Tippecanoe County Early Pauper Deaths From Documents 1827-1860
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Examples of the documents at Alameda McCollough Research Library
| Service providers submitted bills to the appropriate goverment official, who forwarded them to the County Commissioners for final approval and payment. |
| 1827 Death of Wm. Carpenter, shown in the Commisioners' Book A, page 27 | 1846 caring for Joseph Brooker, by citizen John Stanfield, submitted to Samuel Stair, Overseer & Justice of the Peace for Washington township. |
| 1837 Dr Jewet billing for medical expenses for pauper Sarah Parson | 1849 Daniel Rhien -1849 coffin list during the Cholera times |
| 1840 Submitted receipts for burial shrouding Treasurer paying for burial materials |
1849 Quarterly report-submitted by Rue Carson the Superintendant pages 1 2 3 4 |
| 1841 Aug. billing receipt by John Meek, a Gravedigger | 1850 Township Justice of Peace burial expense |
| Inquest papers, showing early deaths. | Receipt showing children being indentured & INDENTURED CHILDREN INDEX 1833- 1888 |
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File box # |
Item # | Pauper Surname | Pauper First Name | Month | Year | Service code | Services by: | Category | Comments | Location/ Building |
| 29 | 503 | Aden | Thomas | 6 | 1850 | Vendor | J. Milford | Death | coffin | Tippecanoe Co. |
| 29 | 471 | Aden | Thomas | 9 | 1850 | Overseer | Rue Carson | Death | Quarterly listing - died 6/7/1850 | Tippecanoe Co. |
| 22 | 9256 | Barry | child | 1 | 1846 | Vendor | James Mix | Death | coffin | Tippecanoe Co. |
| 28 | 95 | Bass | Mrs. | 12 | 1848 | Vendor | Matthias Scudder | Coffin | Fairfield | |
| 42 | 465 | Baumgard | __ | 12 | 1859 | Vendor | Matthias Scudder | Death | coffin | Tippecanoe Co. |
| 18 | 7284 | Bouyer | Jacob | 1 | 1843 | Vendor | H. J. Mulford | Death | coffin | Tippecanoe Co. |
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