Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Deaths Recorded in the County of Muskegon For the year preceding April 6, 1868 (Records dated January 1, 1867 - April 2, 1868) Transcribed and submitted by Linda Talbott for the U.S. Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ Microfilm of original records - FHL Film No. 1320184 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 324 1 Mar 8 1868 Andrews Eveline M. Female . 8 4 16 Blue Lake Heart Disease Town of Sodus, MI . Ansel & Sarah E. Andrews Blue Lake May 18, 1868 . 2 Aug 17 1867 Detterick George H. Male . . 8 3 Blue Lake . Blue Lake . Mark & Mary L. Detterick Blue Lake May 18, 1868 . 3 Nov 29 1867 Wright Jennie Female . 21 . . Blue Lake Typhoid Fever Ohio . . . May 18, 1868 . 4 Feb'y 12 1868 Sprague Marcus L. Male Single 22 11 12 Cedar Creek Tumor in the Heart Mass. Farmer Ebenezer & Mary N. Sprague Cedar Creek June 22, 1868 . 5 Sept 21 1867 Pray Malcom W. Male Single 1 . 3 Muskegon Teething Mich . George W. & Carrie Pray Cedar Creek June 22, 1868 . 6 Mar 15 1868 Dagan . Female . . . 7 Cedar Creek Unknown Cedar Creek . John & Catharine Dagan Cedar Creek June 22, 1868 . 7 June 10 1867 Fulkerson Newton L. Male Married 37 10 6 Casinovia Drowned New York Farmer . . June 5, 1868 . 8 May 3 1867 Smith Laura Female Married 26 7 8 Moorland Consumption Ohio . . . June 5, 1868 . 9 July 25 1867 Gilchrist Peter Male Single 49 3 . Casinovia Consumption Ireland Farmer . . June 5, 1868 . 10 Apr 25 1867 Westcott Eva M. Female Single 2 5 16 Casinovia Unknown Casinovia . Nathaniel F. & Phebe J. Westcott Casinovia June 5, 1868 . 11 June 17 1867 Krigger Nancy V. Female Married 40 7 9 Casinovia Consumption N.Y. . . . June 5, 1868 . 12 Jany 7 1868 Olmstead Al**ra Female Married 53 2 . Casinovia Typhoid Fever Canada W. . . . June 5, 1868 . 13 Aug 25 1867 Johnston Anna L. Female . 3 . . Dalton Lung Fever Illinois Farmer's wife . Whitehall June 6, 1868 . 14 Nov 20 1867 Pick Caroline Female Married 19 . . Dalton Burned by fire Kent Co., MI . George W. & Adelia M. Johnston Dalton June 6, 1868 . 15 Feb'y 9 1868 Lewis Mary J. Female Married 36 11 17 Dalton Hemmorage of lungs N.Y. Farmer's wife Lyman & Clarissa Griffin Calhoun Co., MI June 6, 1868 . 16 Jan'y 5 1868 Freeman Simeon Male Married 56 11 17 Dalton Chronic Diarrhea Penn Farmer . . June 6, 1868 . 17 Oct 11 1867 King Nancy M. Female Widow 33 4 15 Dalton Consumption Steuben Co., N.Y. Farmer Huldah Trowbridge Dalton June 6, 1868 . 18 Jan'y 4 1868 Yeager Rosa Female . 5 7 . Dalton Heart Disease Branch Co., MI . Alonzo & Elizabeth Yeager Dalton June 6, 1868 . 19 Jan'y 17 1868 Whitney Laura A. Female Married 59 . 4 Dalton Dropsey of Heart Renssaler Co., N.Y. Farmer's wife . . June 6, 1868 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 325 20 Oct 29 1867 McMillan Rosetta Female . . 13 . Dalton Croup St. Joseph Co., MI . George & Emaline McMillan Dalton June 6, 1868 . 21 Oct 28 1867 Wood Caroline E. Female Married 26 . 14 Dalton Fever N.Y. . James & Elmira Gardner Dalton . . 22 Nov 4 1867 Wood Cora J. Female . . 6 . Dalton Unknown Indiana . George W. & Caroline E. Wood Dalton June 6, 1868 Ditto mark for date of record 23 Dec 10 1867 Little Robert Male Widowed 84 3 4 Lovell Unknown Ireland None . Lovell June 1, 1868 . 24 Feb'y 16 1868 Buys Ellen Amelia Female Single 12 6 . Laketon Liver Complaint St. Joseph Co., MI . Henry & Hannah Buys Laketon June 12, 1868 . 25 Mar 9 1868 Wilson John Male Married 63 6 . Laketon Typhoid Fever New York Farmer . . June 12, 1868 . 26 Aug 6 1867 Bass John Male Married 38 5 . Laketon Chill Fever German Laborer . . June 12, 1868 . 27 Feb'y 25 1868 Dumest Ose Female Married 26 . . Laketon Fever Canada . . . June 12, 1868 . 28 Sept 15 1867 Millaw . Male Married 26 . . Laketon Fever Canada Laborer . . June 12, 1868 . 29 Sept 15 1867 Unknown . Male . . . . Laketon Fever . . . . June 12, 1868 . 30 Sept 30 1867 Pearce Daniel Male Married 50 . . Laketon Disease of Kidneys New York Painter . . June 12, 1868 . 31 Nov 1 1867 Clemens Charlotte Female Married 29 4 . Laketon Consumption Ohio . . . June 12, 1868 . 32 Nov 5 1867 LeRoy Ellen Female Single 11 . . Laketon Typhoid Fever Canada . Henry & Mary LeRoy June 12, 1868 . 33 Apr 12 1867 McGahan Thomas L. Male Single 4 1 2 Moorland Measles & Whooping Cough Ravenna . Peter & Mary Ann McGahan Moorland, MI June 18, 1868 . 34 Sept 12 1867 Hodges Ervin G. Male . 1 7 2 Wright, Ottawa Co., MI Dropsey on Brain Wright, Ottawa Co., MI . Gilbert & Adaline A. Hodges Moorland, MI June 18, 1868 . 35 ***y 3 1867 Smith Laura Female . 27 . . Moorland Congestion of Brain Gilead, Branch Co., MI Farmer . Moorland June 18, 1868 Appears May and Jan'y written over each other 36 ***y 27 1867 Kupper Ranier Male Married 27 10 . Muskegon Drowned Holland Laborer John & Betsey Kupper Holland June 13, 1868 . 37 Jan'y 27 1868 Moulton Mary J. Female . 1 5 8 Muskegon Diarrhea St. Joseph Co., MI . Bridgman & Betsey Masters Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 38 June . 1867 Walker Susan Female Married 37 7 . Muskegon Diarrhea Maine . . . June 13, 1868 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 326 39 Sept 10 1867 Archer Emma Female . . 3 . Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Charles G. & Alvira Archer Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 40 Nov 13 1867 McCollum Hattie Female Married 25 1 18 Muskegon Typhoid Fever Canada W. . Andrew & Ann Stone Muskegon June 13, 1838 . 41 Dec 2 1867 McCollum Everett B. Male . . 6 . Muskegon Croup Muskegon . Wm. L. & Hattie McCollum Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 42 Mar 28 1868 Upedeubrown Catharine Female . 3 2 3 Muskegon Scalded Holland . Cornelius Upedeubrown Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 43 Mar 20 1868 Monroe Charles L. Male . . 9 12 Muskegon Congestion of Brain Muskegon . John & Rosetta Monroe Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 44 Aug 9 1867 Culbert Rosa Female . . 2 25 Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Tho's, Jr. & Eliza Culbert Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 45 Aug 12 1867 Wallace Mary Female . . 10 12 Muskegon Teething Muskegon . James & Mary Wallace Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 46 Oct 18 1867 Hodge Mena Female . . 4 28 Muskegon Brain Fever Muskegon . Albert & Jane Hodge Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 47 Nov 15 1867 Miller Charles Male . . 11 . Muskegon Brain Dropsy Grand Rapids . John & Mary Miller Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 48 Sept 14 1867 Peterson Margaret E. Female unmarried 17 . 13 Muskegon Typhoid Fever Canada W. . George M. & Sarah Peterson Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 49 Oct 17 1867 Pierce Cynthia Female Married 67 9 4 Laketon Typhoid Pneumonia Vermont . Joseph & Rebecca Pierce Ohio June 13, 1868 . 50 Sept 30 1867 Pierce Daniel Male Married 47 . 11 Laketon Billious Fever N.Y. . Daniel & Cynthia Pierce Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 51 Sept 28 1867 Weaver Ira M. Male . 1 7 6 Muskegon Fever Illinois . Wm. H. & Harriett Weaver Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 52 Mar 22 1868 Whitney Jennie A. Female Married 34 7 25 Muskegon Peurperal Fever N.Y. . Minerva Chattendon Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 53 Feb'y 3 1868 Marshall Catharine Female Single 17 7 14 Muskegon Inflammation of Bowels Wisconsin . Sam'l & Jane Marshall Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 54 Jan'y 30 1868 Easton Willie Male . 1 1 16 Muskegon Abcess Wisconsin . George & Emily Easton Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 55 Aug 15 1867 Schweigler George Male . . 1 24 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . George & Topena Schweigler Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 56 Feb'y 2 1868 Wheaton Anna Female . . 2 12 Muskegon Aneurism Cedar Creek . Stewart & Ida Wheaton Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 57 Jan'y 2 1868 Gilbert Valentine Male . . 3 3 Muskegon Debility Cedar Creek . Valentine A. & Laura Gilbert Muskegon June 13, 1868 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 327 58 Oct 14 1867 Buck Jeremiah Male . 1 2 7 Muskegon Dysentery Muskegon . Jeremiah & Catharine Buck Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 59 Oct 31 1867 Acteron Kei*na Female . . . 15 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . Cornelius & Krika Acteron Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 60 Aug 3 1867 Meurerer Ferdinand Male . . 9 12 Muskegon Typhoid Fever Chicago . Ferdinand & Alvira Meurerer Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 61 Sept 22 1867 Meurerer Louisa Female . 2 3 . Muskegon D Typhoid Fever Indiana . Ferdinand & Alvira Meurerer Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 62 Nov 23 1867 Kapp Jacob Male . . 3 3 Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Jacob & Felt Kapp Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 63 Aug 1867 Althouse Anna E. Female . . 9 . Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Ferdinand & Anna Althouse Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 64 Jan'y 17 1868 Butler Cornelius Male . 5 1 29 Muskegon Typhoid Fever Muskegon . William & Mary Butler Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 65 Oct 13 1867 Dubrey Sally Female . . 7 27 Muskegon Debility N.Y. . Isadore & Mary Dubrey Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 66 Dec 15 1867 Wagener Kate Female . . . 7 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . Edward & Mary Wagener Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 67 Oct 28 1867 Houl Louisa Female Married 26 1 20 Muskegon Scrofula Toronto . Mark & Nancy Minelle Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 68 Apr 2 1868 Allen Mary Female . 3 8 . Muskegon Scarlet Fever Muskegon . Louis & Catharine Allen Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 69 Apr 10 1867 Terriot Eli Male Married 34 . . Chicago Consumption Canada E. Inn Keeper . Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 70 Nov 20 1867 Backler Frank Male . 2 . 2 Muskegon Disease of Bladder Muskegon . Joseph & Mary Backler Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 70 Aug 6 1867 Laube Frank Male . * 6 . Muskegon Teething Muskegon . Andrew & Ann Laube Muskegon June 13, 1868 "1" is written in Yrs Old column 1 line below 71 Sept 22 1867 Dicey George M. Male . 1 5 2 Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . George & Sarah A. Dicey Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 72 Dec 31 1867 Wheeton John W. Male . 1 . 24 Muskegon Teething Muskegon . Wm & Mary Wheeton Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 73 Sept 1 1867 Miller Ida Female . . 11 . Muskegon Typhoid Fever Illinois . John & Ida Miller Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 74 Nov 15 1867 Miller Amanda Female . . 10 5 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . Magnus & Carrie Miller Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 75 Nov 14 1867 Perry Louis L. Male . 14 7 4 Muskegon Typhoid Fever Muskegon . John & Harriet Perry Muskegon June 13, 1868 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 328 76 Nov 10 1867 Reisoille Denny Male . 3 2 4 Muskegon Typhoid Fever Lake Superior . Denny & Loran* Reisoille Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 77 Apr 12 1867 Reisoille Emily Female . . 3 15 Muskegon Fever Muskegon . Denny & Loran* Reisoille Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 78 July 20 1867 Vanderberg Female . . . 1 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . Wm & Nellie Vandenberg Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 79 Aug 8 1867 Bussing Ellen Female Single . 8 9 Muskegon Cholera Infantum Muskegon . Phillip Jr., & Harriet E. Bussing Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 80 Nov 15 1867 Maher Mary Female . 1 . 15 Muskegon Teething Muskegon . Marshall & Joanna Maher Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 81 Nov 26 1867 McMichael Ida Female . 2 . 17 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . James & Phidema McMichael Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 82 Nov 16 1867 Garvey Marcella Female . . 11 . Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Dennis & Catharine Garvey Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 83 Nov 26 1867 Parata Hannah Female . . . 1 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . Tho's & Elizabeth Parata Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 84 June 17 1867 Barnard Julia A. Female . . 2 27 Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Julius & Cortana Barnard Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 85 Aug 29 1867 Parsons Alice M. Female . 16 . 20 Muskegon Typhus Fever Muskegon . Joseph W. & Clarrissa Parsons Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 86 Dec 22 1867 Mitcheron Daniel Male . 3 1 8 Muskegon Croup England . Joseph & Mary Mitcheson Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 87 Aug 4 1867 Doran Elias Male . . 8 4 Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Henry & Mary Doran Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 88 Oct 2 1867 Kennedy Redmund Male . . 1 19 Muskegon Inflamation of Bowels Muskegon . Patrick & Alice Kennedy Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 89 Oct 2 1867 Kennedy William Male Married 21 4 . Muskegon Accident Canada W. Sawyer John & Mary Kennedy Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 90 Oct 30 1867 Dykema Anna Female Married 22 5 14 Muskegon Child bed Holland . Nicholas & Bartelina Dykema Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 91 Aug 5 1867 Kennedy John Male . . 5 27 Muskegon Dysentery Muskegon . Wm & Mary Kennedy Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 92 Mar 12 1868 Piper Isabella Female . . 9 10 Muskegon Debility Muskegon . Wm & Elizabeth Piper Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 93 Sept 12 1867 Newmaster Minnie Female . . 11 27 Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . Ferdinand & Louisa Newmaster Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 94 June 27 1867 Amiot Peter Male unmarried 23 3 . Muskegon Inflamation of Brain Canada W. Laborer George & Clara Amiot Muskegon June 13, 1868 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 329 95 July 31 1867 Kightlinger Malissa Female . 1 3 . Muskegon Diarrhea Muskegon . James & Ellen Kightlinger Muskegon June 13, 1868 . 96 Sept 29 1867 Kants Anna M. Female Single 7 . 3 Norton Brain Fever New York . John & Hulda Kants Norton June 8, 1868 . 97 Sept 1867 Huff George Male Single 13 . . Norton Fever Canada Farmer Samuel & Catharine Huff Norton June 8, 1868 . 98 Oct 1867 Huff Samuel Male Married 70 . . Norton N** Palsy Canada Farmer . Norton June 8, 1868 . 99 Sept 1867 Huff Ella Female Single 1 5 . Norton Fever Muskegon . Sam'l & Catharine Huff Norton June 8, 1868 . 100 Oct 4 1867 Shebitt Agnes Female Married 40 . . Norton Nervous Fever England . (blank) Clark England June 8, 1868 . 101 Nov 1867 Messer John G. Male . 60 . 2 Norton Nervous Fever Germany Farmer John & Mary Messer Germany June 8, 1868 . 102 Sept 1867 Hartman Mary Female Married 65 . . Norton Typhus Fever Germany . . Germany June 8, 1868 . 103 Feb'y 14 1868 Kusel Hannah Female Married 18 . 6 Ravenna Puerpuel Convulsions Whitley Canada Spinster An's & Elizabeth Spafford Ravenna May 19, 1868 . 104 Sept 28 1867 Young . Male Single . . 1 Ravenna Injury to the bowel Ravenna . Thomas & Harriet Young Ravenna May 19, 1868 . 105 Jan'y 9 1868 Bradford Rosanna Female Married 18 5 19 Ravenna Hemmorhag of uterus Ohio Spinster L.M. & Margaret Sperry Ravenna May 19, 1868 . 106 July 17 1867 Folet Joseph Male Single 33 . . Ravenna Consumption France Laborer . . May 19, 1868 . 107 Nov 17 1867 Meycroft Elizabeth Female . . 5 . Co. Poor House Malformation of Heart Ravenna . Anthony & Mary Meycroft Ravenna May 19, 1868 . 108 Dec 19 1867 Hill Emeline Female Single 16 . . Ravenna Scalded N.Y. Spinster Justin & Mary A. Hill Ravenna May 19, 1868 . 109 Jan'y 17 1868 Hoogstraat Helwert F. Male Married 53 9 4 Ravenna Bowel Inflamation Chronic Hannover Farmer Fred'k & Angitin Hoogstraat Hannover May 19, 1868 . 110 Dec 23 1867 Laffler John Male Married 43 . . White River Consumption N.Y. Carpenter . Ravenna May 19, 1868 . 111 July 3 1867 Milone Hector Male Single 23 . . White River Drowned Canada Laborer . White River June 12, 1868 . 112 July 14 1867 Stormes Benjamin D. Male Married 26 9 18 White River Inflamation N.Y. . Garrison & Lucy A. Stormes White River June 12, 1868 . 113 Apr 4 1868 Minent Hannah Female Single 13 2 . White River Ty Fever Mich . Frank & Maria Minent White River June 12, 1868 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== REC| DATE OF DEATH | |SEX & |MARITAL | AGE | |DISEASE or | | | PARENTS |Date of | PAGE No.|Month Day Year |LAST NAME FIRST NAME |COLOR |STATUS |Years Months Days|PLACE OF DEATH |CAUSE OF DEATH |BIRTHPLACE |OCCUPATION |Names Residence |Record |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 330 114 Dec 24 1867 Minent Julia Female Single 2 8 . White River Ty Fever Mich . . White River June 12, 1868 . 115 Mar 18 1868 Backey Joseph Male Married 40 . . White River Cancer Canada Farmer . White River June 12, 1868 .