Contributed by Cathy Burnsed, [email protected]

For some reason, although Indiana required registration of births and deaths beginning in 1882, Wells County does not seem to have records of this type for events prior to 1883.

Luckily, the Bluffton Banner newspaper ran lists of births and deaths in their publications dated May 25, 1882, and October 12, 1882 covering births from January - September 1882.

They are listed below, as they appeared in the newspaper.

Bluffton Banner, May 25, 1882, page 3

Live and Die.

Dr. T. Crosby, Secretary of the
Board of Health, furnishes us the
following list of births and deaths
reported to him since January 1, 1882:

                                  BIRTHS.

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
Father's Name.	Date.	Sex.
John C. Deam Melvin Rob Peter Weckliff Henry Prough Harvey Prough S. M. Gorrell Ezra D. Stofer C. W. Davidson Morgan B. Todd Victor M. Hatfield	Mar. 9 Mar. 20 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 Feb. 27 Feb. 21 Mar. 12 Apr. 11 Feb. 8 Jan. 15	Male " " " " " Female " " "
LANCASTER TOWNSHIP.
Thomas Wasson Edward Durr Thomas Bulger Simon Bickel	Apr. 1 Feb. 27 Mar. 12 Mar. 9	Male " " Female
HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
Chas. Boyer S. S. Pemberton Peter Ulman Geo. J. Drewitt A. J. Tribolet W. B. Dehaven L. C. Davenport Allen Markley John Stipler William Shire John Higgins Jas. Sobell Perry Schultz J. P. Robinson Edw'd Bartlemay Alfred Beatton Henry Miller John North L. H. Karns Robt. N. Pelham D. M. Karns George Leist Oliver Fryback John Carr Edwin Davis	Jan. 25 Feb. 21 Jan. 30 Feb. 22 Feb. 18 Jan. 26 Mar. 12 Mar. -- Feb. 12 Apr. 0 (sic) Jan. 1 Feb. 14 Feb. 25 Feb. 24 Apr. 16 Mar. 9 Mar. 23? Apr. 24 Apr. 30 Feb. 26 Mar. 4 Mar. 11 Mar. 13 Jan. 27 Jan. 16	Male " " " " " " " " " Female " " " " " " " " " " " " " "
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
Wm. Smithson Chas. C. Eversole Hiram Helton Robt. Karns	Mar. 10 Feb. 3 Apr. 28 May 12	Male Female " "
NOTTINGHAM TOWNSHIP.
C. B. Burger H. Dunwiddie Michael Miller W. S. Burger Jos. Sawyer	Feb. 16 Mar. 4 Mar. 17 Apr. 17 Feb. 15	Male " " " Female
ROCKCREEK TOWNSHIP.
Isaac Burroughs Wm. H. Ebersole John Miller	Apr. 26 Feb. 8 Jan. 2	Male Female "
CHESTER TOWNSHIP.
J. W. Plunkett Richard Watt Newton Shadle Oliver Sills Henry Roush	Apr. 10 Apr. 27 Apr. 3 Mar. 7 Feb. 26	Male " Female " "
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
Lewis Huffman Wm. Laturner	Apr. 4 Mar. 13	Male "

It will be noticed from the above
report that there has been born 29
male children and 29 females since
January 1.  Being equally matched,
it shows that the fathers and mothers
of Wells county maintain the bal-
ance of power.  Harrison township
leads the van, having 25, Jefferson
coming in a good second.

                     DEATHS.

Name.	Township.	Date.
Margaret Nash S. T. Sharp Olin Hunter Jennie F. Petty Emma Davenport Elizab'h Sturgis Sarah J. Drew E. Thrailkill Bertha Miller Samuel Miller Bessie Grove A. H. Penrod Mrs. J. Hall M. Drabenstat	Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Jefferson Harrison Lancaster Harrison Liberty Harrison Jefferson Harrison Chester Lancaster Rockcreek	Mar. 14 Apr. 24 Feb. 24 Feb. 23 Feb. 9 Feb. 5 Feb. 20 Feb. 26 Mar. 29 Mar. 20 Feb. 5 Mar. 8 Mar. 16 Apr. 12

Bluffton Banner, October 12, 1882, page 3.

        BIRTHS AND DEATHS.

The following is a correct list of the
births and deaths in Wells county
since June 1st, 1882, as reported by
Dr. Crosby, the county health officer:

                      DEATHS.
Child of Daniel Double, July, 1882.
Sarah Ann Carmine, July 29.
Dessie Sturgis, Aug. 1.
Infant child of Allen Deam, Aug. 8.
Henry King, Aug. 8.
Dr. W. R. S. Clark, Aug. 3.
Jennie Caston, Aug. 20.
Joseph Beatty, Sept. 9.
Arthur Houtz, Sept. 26.
Child of Henry Bunn, Sept. 30.
Laura R. Crowl, Aug. 5.
Lulu Durr, October 4, 1882.
 

                        BIRTHS.

FATHER'S NAME.

DATE OF BIRTH.

John Gettle John Snyder Washington Snarr W E Maddux G W McCleery John W Cook T B Woodward Valentine Sarber Isaac Freigh Andrew McCague Gilbert Ivy Henry Brindle Frank Cain Wm. Archibold Chas White John Myers Levi Williamson Benj Oswalt C7as (sic) Shaffer W J Spencer George Millerr (sic) J W Williams B F Louis Leodard Foreman Wm Woodruff D P Myers James Evers David Boswell Miles Perfect F Schaffer Z Fetters John Frybac John W High A Oxley Henry K Rothaemd Frederick Harmer John Herman Robt High Ethan Powell John H Johnston Samuel Kunkle William Smith F. M. Smallwood James Reed Martin Miller Henry Barr Amos Nelson Clark Scott Wm R Hutton John R Boon David Howser Geo R Nevius J R Hutz Silas Evans Lafayette Good Jacob North J P Romine H Jones H C Townsend Benj D Wickham Lemuel Sturgis M McCoy D Lyse Frank Adams Thomas Britt Sim Huffman Allen Deam Jacob Walding John Zimerlee Daniel Double Patrick Kern G W. Cotton Hiram Nickelson

Sep. 24 Aug. 24 Aug. 19 Sept. 3 Sept. 9 July 20 Aug. 20 Sept. 19 Sept. 10 Sept. 4 Sept. 10 July 2 July 15 Aug. 21 May 6 Jun. 27 July 1 July 2 Sept. 1 Aug. 30 Aug. 8 Aug. 18 Aug. 11 Aug. 15 Aug. 16 Aug. 8 Aug. 3 Aug. 6 Aug. 8 Aug. 29 Aug. 17 July 19 Aug. 8 July 26 Oct. 2 Sept. 11 July 26 Aug 10 Aug. 26 Aug. 14 Aug. 27 Sept. 1 Sept. 2 Sept. 4 July 22 July 19 July 22 July 27 Aug. 9 May 28 Sept 14 Aug 18 Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 16 June 1 July 21 Aug. 9 Aug. 1 July 30 Aug. 1 July 22 July 22 Aug. 7 July 7 July 22 July 21 July 15 Jun. 29 July 6 Sept. 17 Sept 20 Sept. 16

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