Chaffee, CO 1880 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/co/chaffee/1880/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by April Phillips and proofread by Pamela Myers-Grewell for the USGenWeb Census Project® http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2005 by April Phillips ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project File Manager, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1880 SCHEDULE 5.--Persons who DIED during the State COLORADO Year ending May 31, 1880 County CHAFFEE Supv's-Dist Colo Microfilm# T655-4 The 1880 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: CO COUNTY: Chaffee TOWNSHIP: Centreville ENUMERATION/DISTR: 27 ENUMERATOR: George D. Merriam ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== |PLACE WHERE THE FAMILY |PLACE WHERE THE DEATH |ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT | ENUM FATHER's MOTHER's |OF THE DECEASED RESIDED |OCCURRED IF AWAY FROM HOME |PRIMARY IMMEDIATE |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS FILE-PG PAGE LINE DIST FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARRIED W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT OTHER-PLACE PHYSICIAN'S-NAME |TOWN COUNTY STATE |TOWN COUNTY STATE |CAUSE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH | ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 27 1 Coon Mary A 37 F W . x . Iowa Penn Penn . March Female Complaints 15 years . E Mascre for AE Wright . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 27 . Howard J 45 M W x . . . . . Miner Sept Burnt to death 21 years . none . . . . . . . . . ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Howard was burnt to death by Forest Fire on Mt Princeton & Mt . Ha**well. I have given all the information that I could obtain about him. 1 1 3 27 . Ardinger Hught (35) M W x . . MO . . Miner Aug Drowned 2 . none . . . . . . . . . ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Ardinger was found drowned in Chalk Creek. It is sufficed that he fell into in a fit of intoxication. No inquest was held 1 1 4 27 . Evans Moses P (38) M W . x . Ohio . . Clerk in Store Dec Consumption 2 In Kansas none . . . . . . . . . ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Evans had no attending Physcian was improving in health at 2pm on day of death at 4pm died with out hemerage*. 1 1 5 27 . Shields John 50 M W x . . Maine Maine Maine Teamster October Consumption 5 In Maine A E Wright . . . . . . . . . 1 1 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 7 27 . Marmaduk A J (60) M W x . . . . . Farmer May Eryupilas 3 * . R S Halleck . . . . . . . . . 1 1 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 9 27 . Gasker J 28 M W x . . . . . Prospector Sept Burnt in Forest Fire 5 yrs . A E Wright . . . . . . . . . 1 1 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 12 . . 1 1 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 15 . . . . . . . . . . Illinois E.D. 133 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 16 133 . Bowling Benj 38 M W . . x Illinois . . . May Drowned . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 18 . . . . . . . . . . Illinois E.D. 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 19 89 . Wells George 55 M W . x . . . . . April Drowned . . . . . . . . . . . Cause of death was crossed out 1 1 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 21 . . . . . . . . . . Iowa E.D. 143 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 22 143 . Measham Ezra 22 M W x . . Iowa . . . Febr Mountain Fever . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 24 . . . . . . . . . . Indiana E.D. 131 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 25 131 . Noble Lazarus 56 M W . . x Ind . . . Oct Disease of Stomach . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 28 . . . . . . . . . . Kansas E.D. 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 30 2 . Callahan D H 34 M W x . . NY . . . May Rupure of bloodvesel in brain . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 34 27 34 Naylor* Elfie 6/12 F W x . . Colorado Ill Ohio . Sept Colera Infantum 6/12 . Dr Halleck . . . . . . . . *Last name could be different REMARKS: Dr Halleck was travelling through the county and *** a stranger. His present plan of abode is not known ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: CO COUNTY: Chaffee TOWNSHIP: Maysville ENUMERATION/DISTR: 27 ENUMERATOR: George D. Merriam ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== |PLACE WHERE THE FAMILY |PLACE WHERE THE DEATH |ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT | ENUM FATHER's MOTHER's |OF THE DECEASED RESIDED |OCCURRED IF AWAY FROM HOME |PRIMARY IMMEDIATE |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS FILE-PG PAGE LINE DIST FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARRIED W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT OTHER-PLACE PHYSICIAN'S-NAME |TOWN COUNTY STATE |TOWN COUNTY STATE |CAUSE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH | ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 2 1 27 . Cas**th P 68 11/12 M W . x . not known not known not known Farmer Febr Lyphict Pnemonia 19 . A E Wright, MD . . . . . . . . Last name could be Carruth or different 2 2 2 27 . McDonald P (52) M W . . . not known not known not known not known May Congestion of Brain 1/12 . had none . . . . . . . . . ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: McDonald came to this locality in May and nothing is known about him he had no doctor attending and the supposition is that he died of Congestion of the Brain. At time of death was living alone in cabi n on the So Kansas River. 2 2 3 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 4 27 . Marshall Townsley 69 M W . x . Ohio . . . Apr Pneumoenia . . . . . . . . . . . name could be reversed 2 2 5 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 6 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 7 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 8 27 . Lewis Hattie 1 F W x . . Colo . . . Dec Diphtheria . . A E Wright . . . . . . . . . 2 2 9 27 . Potts Mary 17 F W . . . . . . Servant Febry Typhoid fever . . A E Wright . . . . . . . . . 2 2 10 27 . Dismukes Tennessee E 9 F W x . . Colo . . . Oct Typhoid fever . . A E Wright . . . . . . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: CO COUNTY: Chaffee TOWNSHIP: Garfield and Alpine ENUMERATION/DISTR: 27 ENUMERATOR: George D. Merriam ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== |PLACE WHERE THE FAMILY |PLACE WHERE THE DEATH |ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT | ENUM FATHER's MOTHER's |OF THE DECEASED RESIDED |OCCURRED IF AWAY FROM HOME |PRIMARY IMMEDIATE |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS FILE-PG PAGE LINE DIST FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARRIED W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT OTHER-PLACE PHYSICIAN'S-NAME |TOWN COUNTY STATE |TOWN COUNTY STATE |CAUSE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH | ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 3 3 1 27 . Addison Allen (30) M W x . . NY not known not known Tie Cutter April Blood Poison 3/12 . F McClure . . . . . . . . . ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Was a stranger cut his leg with ax and before surgeon was call in became blood poisoned. 3 3 2 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 3 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 4 27 . not known not known (30) M W x . . PA not known not known Miner Jan Killed by Plastiny abt 4/12 . none . . . . . . . . . ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Killed by premature* *** blast while making in **lle. 3 3 5 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 6 27 . Couch James 23 M W x . . PA . . . Jan Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 7 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 8 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 9 27 . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 10 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 11 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 12 27 . Gridal Seymour Jr 32 F W . . . . . . Farmer Oct Typhoid fever . . A E Wright . . . . . . . . sex as recorded 3 3 13 27 . DeGrott James 14 M W x . . Colo . . Prospector May Brain. Inf of . . I N Pickett . . . . . . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: CO COUNTY: Chaffee TOWNSHIP: (none listed) ENUMERATION/DISTR: 27 ENUMERATOR: George D. Merriam ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== |PLACE WHERE THE FAMILY |PLACE WHERE THE DEATH |ATTENDING PHYSICIAN'S STATEMENT | ENUM FATHER's MOTHER's |OF THE DECEASED RESIDED |OCCURRED IF AWAY FROM HOME |PRIMARY IMMEDIATE |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS FILE-PG PAGE LINE DIST FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARRIED W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT OTHER-PLACE PHYSICIAN'S-NAME |TOWN COUNTY STATE |TOWN COUNTY STATE |CAUSE OF DEATH CAUSE OF DEATH | ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 4 1 1 26 . Borry Robt E 3 M W x . . Colo Ill VA . Dec Croup 2 Colo Lin**us . . . . . . . . Enumerator for this and following is W H Orrick 4 1 2 26 . Belding Fre'd 21 M W x . . NY NY NY Student* Oct Bronchitis 2/12 NY Bancroft . . . . . . . . . 4 1 3 26 . Long Insan E 47 F W . x . Ms Canada Engld Wife May Pneumonia 4/12 Colo Bacon . . . . . . . . . 4 1 4 26 . Lewis Lillie 1/12 F W x . . Colo Penn Neb . Augt Cholera Infan**** 1/12 Colo Huwitt . . . . . . . . . 4 1 5 26 . Wilthrow E J 7 F W x . . Colo Ky Wis . Janry Croup **/12 Colo Waltoon . . . . . . . . Physiocians name could be Matton 4 1 6 26 . Lean Frank 49 M W . x . Ireland Ireland Ireland Farmer Dec Dropsy 18 Colo Waltoon . . . . . . . . Physiocians name could be Matton 4 1 7 26 . Mathews Floy A 1 F W x . . ** ** ** . Nov Scrofula 1 ** McDonald . . . . . . . . ** hard to read, could be Wis or Mo 4 1 8 26 . Mathews Susan A 1/12 F W x . . Colo ** ** . Febry Bleeding */12 Colo Mrs Paul . . . . . . . . ** hard to read, could be Wis or Mo 4 1 9 26 . Hawkins Lillie 6/12 F W x . . Ill Ill Tenn . Janry Dropsy 6/12 Colo London . . . . . . . . . 4 1 10 26 . Worthington E 9 M W x . . Tenn Tenn Tenn . Apl Diphtheria 1 Colo Ho** and Lee . . . . . . . . . 4 1 11 26 . Worthington N J 6 F W x . . Neb Tenn Tenn . Apl Diphtheria 1 Colo Ho** and Lee . . . . . . . . . 4 1 12 26 . Worthington Somby 4 M W x . . Neb Tenn Tenn . Apl Diphtheria 1 Colo Ho** and Lee . . . . . . . . . 4 1 13 26 . Morris J A 1 M W x . . Colo Iowa Ind . Janry Croup 16 Colo . . . . . . . . . . 4 1 14 26 . Wolcott Ella 16 F W x . . Colo NY Mich Nurse Nov Surgical Operation 1 Colo Bancroft . . . . . . . . . 4 1 15 26 . Davis Creedy 2 M W x . . Ms Wva Wva . Mar Inflamations of Bowel 1 Colo Flournoiy . . . . . . . . . 4 1 16 26 . Rice Chas H 40 M W . x . Vt Vt Vt Lawyer Mar Consumption **/12 Ark Bancroft . . . Denver Arapahoe Colo . . . 4 1 17 26 . Anderson Frank 5/12 M W x . . Colo Sweden Iowa . Apl Pnuemonia 5/12 Colo Allen . . . . . . . . . 4 1 18 26 . Ball Ellen 8/12 F W x . . Texas Engld La . Augt Mealsles 8/12 Colo Lewis . . . . . . . . . 4 1 19 26 . Waters Isabel 2 F W x . . Colo Engld Va . Augt Drowned 2 Colo Lewis . . . . . . . . . 4 1 20 26 . (Lines 20-32 were blank) 4 1 33 26 PR Sommers Herman 30 M W . . . Germany . . Bartender July Suicide . . J A D Adams . . . . . . . . . 4 1 34 26 PR Schleifer Louis 47 M W . . . Germany . . Miner Mch Lung Disease . . J A D Adams . . . . . . . . . 4 1 35 26 PR Gray Wm C 18 M W . . . . . . Farmer Oct Typhoid fever . . A E Wright . . . . . . . . . 4 1 36 26 PR Bishop Robert H 41 M W . . . . . . Painter Apr Dropsy . . J A D Adams . . . . . . . . .