Kansas History and Heritage Project--Douglas County Death Records

Douglas County Death Records
1900 Deaths as Reported by the Lawrence Journal World, Jan. 1, 1901


The list below is from an "end-of-the-year" synopsis, with the death/funeral notices abstracted.


Jan-1900
1 News of Hilliard Johnson's death received.
3 Eli Huddleston, aged 86, dies
4 Dr. William Bolles /Bollen, aged 75, dies at Marion.
5 Frank Martin, 20th Kansas boy, dies of gastritis.
9 Mrs. S. C. Rogers, mother of Rev. G. W. Rogers, dies
9 Benjamin M. Read, aged 80, dies.
14 Mrs. A. Schall, aged 56, dies as the result of an operation in Kansas City
19 Mrs. Frank Owens dies of heart trouble.
23 W. A. Rankin, aged 68, dies in Albuqueque, N. M.
25 R. J. Petty, aged 59, dies of stomach trouble.
29 John W. Bullock dies at his home in Clinton.
30 Mrs. Charles Graeber, aged 69, dies


Feb-1900
7 Mrs. A. H. Griesa, aged 62, dies of neuralgia of the heart
7 D. H. Manley, aged 80, dies of catarrh of the bladder.
14 Death of Mrs. M. G. Elwell, aged 72.
14 Mrs. A. E. Allrite / Albrite, aged 75 dies of pneumonia at Vinland.
15 Christian Peterson, aged 50, dies of pneumonia.
17 Death of H. J. Snyder, of heart trouble.
23 Funeral services held for Joe Wahl.


Mar-1900
8 Mrs. Mandell, pneumonia
8 Carl Fischer, aged 73, heart trouble
11 L. B. Putney dies at Topeka of cancer.
12 J. T. Williams dies of heart trouble.
19 Joseph Kelso, aged 82, dies of old age and the grippe.
23 Frank Gormont kills his wife with a neck yoke, at her father's home near Media.


Apr-1900
9 Robert McBride, aged 56, heart trouble.
9 Mary E. March, aged 45.
11 Herb Spencer dies at Kansas City of pneumonia.
23 Death of Judge Charles Chadwick
23 Roy Rodgers, aged 33, at Vinland


May-1900
1 Charles A. King, 20th Kansas boy, dies.
21 Mrs. Sophia Sable, aged 83 dies.
22 Mrs. Emma Hume found dead on the doorstep of her house.
22 Walter Willis dies of consumption
31 Wm. Houser commits suicide with a revolver.


Jun-1900
1 Grandchild of Mrs. and Mrs. Max Brown dies from burns.
9 Mrs. Gorton Rushmer dies at Pueblo, Colo.
18 Mrs. Endsley Jones dies of catarrh of the stomach.


Jul-1900
9 George W. Hanson dies.
10 Sarah Weimar's death by drowning in a cistern at her home in Holling reported.
12 Wm. Bebout / Bobout dies of cancer, aged 52.
20 Mrs. George Ellis dies of consumption.
20 Emma Carlson dies of heart disease.
23 Dr. J. D. Childs, a former resident of Lawrence, dies in Kansas City.
28 Capt. S. H. Andrews dies.


Aug-1900
3 Death of Miss Amanda D. White.
4 Marion Anderson dies.
8 Mrs. J. F. Williams dies suddenly of heart disease.
9 John W. Parcells dies at Eudora.
13 Death of Samuel Flory at Pleasant Grove reported.
13 Harry Turley drowned in the river while fishing.
15 Will Melvill dies of brain fever.
20 John Parks, father of Mrs. Selig and Mrs. Rohe, dies.
21 Mrs. Lizzie Hemphill dies of quick consumption.
22 Death of Mrs. L. M. Walters, east of town.


Sep-1900
1 George Stubbs dies.
12 News of the death of Mrs. A. V. Wilder at Denver received.
18 Harry Barber commits suicide at his home in Kanwaka township.
28 Death of John Fellows in Philadelphia reported.


Oct-1900
5 Mrs. Matilda Hay dies of dropsy.
5 Mrs. C. J. Deering dies of diabetes.
19 B. W. Woodward dies in Pennsylvania.
23 News of Frank Milliard's death at Leavenworth received.
24 A. A. Sims dies at home in North Lawrence.
25 News of death of J. W. Roberts at Oskaloosa received.
26 Mrs. Jacob Kilworth dies.


Nov-1900
5 Judge A. A. Cooper suicides in Kansas City.
23 Fannie Hook dies in Osborne.
27 M. N. Corbin dies suddenly after a long illness.
29 Col. H. M. Greene dies.
29 Herman Farley dies at Perry from overdose of morphine.


Dec-1900
2 Mrs. Caroline Potter, an old resident, dies.
3 Jack Tolbert dies at Russell.
4 Mrs. Henrietta Durr dies at Eudora.
7 Aunt Ruth Bales dies.
12 Dr. W. S. Bunn dies.
25 L. J. Sperry dies of carbuncle.



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