SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[ASHMORE TOWNSHIP], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
S.J. BOVELL, ENUMERATOR
©2003, Transcribed by Kimberly Torp

NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880


Columns:
1 = Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 - Schedule 1
2 = Name of the person deceased
3 = Age at last Birthday. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3/12. If under 1 month, give days in fractions, thus 6/30
4 = Sex - Male (M) Female (F)
5 = Color - White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (Mu), Chinese (Ch), Indian (I)
6 = What was the civil condition of the person who died: Single; Married; Widowed/ Divorced D. [Transcriber's note: I have combined these 3 columns into one here and instead of placing "/" under the appropriate heading, have put in the first letter of their status - S, M, W, D]
9 = Place of birth of the person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S. or the county, if of foreign birth.
10 = Where was the father of this person born? (As in column 9)
11 = Where was the mother of this person born? (As in column 9)
12 = Profession, Occupation or Trade. (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age)
13 = The month in which the person died
14 = Disease or cause of death
15 = How long a resident of the county? IF less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus -- 3/12
16 = If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place
17 = Name of attending Physician (Transcriber's note: In order to save space, I've assigned numbers to them. They are as follows:
Doctors:
1 = Robertson, A.T.
2 = Steele, A.T.
3 = Hobart, J. R
4 = Neal, J.W
5 = Morgan, William
6 = Van Dyke
7 = Barnard, H.C.)
On the reverse side of the form:
18 = Cause of death - Primary (C.S. = "correctly stated")
19 = Cause of death - immediate

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ASHMORE TOWNSHIP

NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880

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84 Hawkins, Rosa 26 F W M Illinois Ohio Indiana keeping house May Consumption 26   1 C.S.  
116 Woodworth, Ottawa 5 M W S Indiana Ind. Ind.   Sept Diptheria [note: "croup" crossed out] 5   2   diptheritic croup
114 Galbreath, Leila E. 2 F W S Illinois Ill Ill   Nov Mal. Fever [note: "Typhoid" crossed out]     2 C.S.  
135 Wiley, Flora O. 22 F W M Illinois Ky Ill keeping house July Consumption 22   2 C.S.  
154 Hall, Sally A. 53 F W M Kentucky S.C. S.C. keeping house July Inflamation bowels 24   4 C.S.  
157 Wilson, Arminda 42 F W M Illinois Ind Ind keeping house Jan Cancer of ??? 42   7 C.S.  
173 Grant, Thomas 25 M W M Illinois Ireland VA farmer Dec murdered 5   1 gun shot wound same
177 Thompson, America 18 F W S Illinois "O" (ditto?) Pa keeping house Apr Measles 18   1 measles congestion
178 Bacon, William 6 M W M* Illinois "O" (ditto?) Ind.   Nov Congestion lungs [note: "& croup" crossed out] 6   1 croup congestion
199 Galbreath, May E. 22 F W M Illinois Ill. "O" (ditto?) at home Nov consumption 22   2 C.S.  
232 Moffett, James 72 M W M Virginia VA VA farmer Oct Inflamation bowels 40   2 C.S.  
237 Wickham, Heber 2 M W S Illinois "O" (ditto?) VA   Feb consumption 2   2 C.S.  
266 Kuykendall, William 62 M W W Indiana unknown unknown farmer Nov Pneumonia 20   5    
288 Barnes, Mary J. 40 F W M Kentucky KY Ky keeping house Feb child birth 30   2 puerperal com--? during labor
303 Woodall, Elizabeth 75 F W W S. Carolina VA VA infirm March pneumonia 32   3. scrofulous sores of 30 yrs standing C.S.
  Gordon, Ephraim A. 5/12 M W S Ill       March? hooping cough          

Died in County Poor House

   
349 Golladay, John 85 M W W Virginia VA VA carpenter Nov debility     1 infermity inertia
" Ingraham, Anna 80 F W W Indiana unknown unknown   Dec debility     1 same old age
" Severn, Charles P. 41 M W S Denmark Denmark Denmark cob? August consumption     1   C.S.
" Roney, Jennie 101 F B W N. Carolina unknown unknown   Feb old age     1 old age old age
" Goss, Ida 6/12 F W S Illinois " Illinois illegitimate Feb consumption     1   C.S.
" Smith, Charles H. 38 M W S Ireland Ireland Ireland   Nov consumption     1   C.S.
" Sims, George W. 26 M W M Kentucky unknown unknown   Oct dropsy     1 not known dropsy
" Stretch (?), Lucinda 20 F W S Illinois unknown unknown   Apr pneumonia 20   ? C.S.  
" Skinner, Elva L. 7 F W S Illinois unknown unknown   Feb burned to death 7   1 burned burned
" Andrew, Orecy ? (Trecy?)  5/12 F W S IL Illegitimate   March unknown          
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420 Coulson, William G (or S.) 1 M W S Illinois "O" Ill.   Jan whooping cough 1   6 C.S.  
P.R. White, Clark 21 M W S Ill -- -- laborer Oct consumption     2    
P.R. Smith, Ora 1 M W S Ill -- -- -- Aug Cholera Inft     2    
P.R. Douglas, Clara 54 F W M Ill -- -- -- Nov ??     2    
P.R. Wily, Chas. Aden 1 M W S Ill -- -- -- July consumption     2    

*obvious error - there is a slash in the "Married" column for this name, but if this is truly a 6 year old, he wouldn't be married

SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Aug. H. Chapman, ENUMERATOR

NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880


Columns:
1 = Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 - Schedule 1
2 = Name of the person deceased
3 = Age at last Birthday. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3/12. If under 1 month, give days in fractions, thus 6/30
4 = Sex - Male (M) Female (F)
5 = Color - White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (Mu), Chinese (Ch), Indian (I)
6 = What was the civil condition of the person who died: Single; Married; Widowed/ Divorced D. [Transcriber's note: I have combined these 3 columns into one here and instead of placing "/" under the appropriate heading, have put in the first letter of their status - S, M, W, D]
9 = Place of birth of the person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S. or the county, if of foreign birth.
10 = Where was the father of this person born? (As in column 9)
11 = Where was the mother of this person born? (As in column 9)
12 = Profession, Occupation or Trade. (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age)
13 = The month in which the person died
14 = Disease or cause of death
15 = How long a resident of the county? IF less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus -- 3/12
16 = If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place
17 = Name of attending Physician (Transcriber's note: In order to save space, I've assigned numbers to them. They are as follows:
Doctors:
1 = Davis Jewell
2 = Patton, N.R.
3 = Peyton, Chas A.
4 = Neal, J.W.
5 = Silverthorn, L.L.
On the reverse side of the form are the columns:
18 = Cause of death - Primary (C.S. = "correctly stated")
19 = Cause of death - immediate

Page No. 1, Supervisor's Dist No. 5th; Enumeration Dist No. 47
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP
NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880

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  James Mimi-? 4/12 M W S Ill Ind Ill   Jan Cerebro-spinal fever 4/12   1 C.S.  
  Cash George 30 M W M Ill Ind Ind farmer April Consumption 1   1 C.S.  
  Corbin, Richard   M W S Ill     farmer Dec
(crossed out - should be May according to E. Conard)		 Diabetis 31   2 C.S.  
  Heath, Ephraim? 68 M W M NC NC NC farmer Nov consumption 44   2 C.S.  
  Moore E. John 7/12 M W S Ill Ill Ill   July? congestion of bowells 7/12   1 C.S.  
  Waker Alba ? 111 M W S Ill Ill O farm laborer May rheumatism 111   3 C.S.  
  Parker, Margaret 63 F W W VA Va VA none Dec paralysis 41   4 C.S.  
  Watkins? John 18 M W S Ill Va Ky farm laborer Jan pneumonia 18   5 C.S.  
  Doty Mary 67 F W M KY KY Va keeping house Mar pneumonia 39   2 C.S.  
  Walker (unnamed) 1/12 M W S IL Ind O   Mar disease of heart 1   1 C.S.  
  Ray Melissa 16 F W S Ill Ill Ill at home Aug tphoid fever 16   5 C.S.  
  Gordon Gertrude 1 F W S Ills       Sept Mal fever (spring chills crossed out)       C.S.  


SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[CHARLESTON], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
W.M. Briggs, ENUMERATOR

NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880


Columns:
1 = Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 - Schedule 1
2 = Name of the person deceased
3 = Age at last Birthday. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3/12. If under 1 month, give days in fractions, thus 6/30
4 = Sex - Male (M) Female (F)
5 = Color - White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (Mu), Chinese (Ch), Indian (I)
6 = What was the civil condition of the person who died: Single; Married; Widowed/ Divorced D. [Transcriber's note: I have combined these 3 columns into one here and instead of placing "/" under the appropriate heading, have put in the first letter of their status - S, M, W, D]
9 = Place of birth of the person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S. or the county, if of foreign birth.
10 = Where was the father of this person born? (As in column 9)
11 = Where was the mother of this person born? (As in column 9)
12 = Profession, Occupation or Trade. (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age)
13 = The month in which the person died
14 = Disease or cause of death
15 = How long a resident of the county? IF less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus -- 3/12
16 = If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place
17 = Name of attending Physician (Transcriber's note: In order to save space, I've assigned numbers to them. They are as follows:
Doctors:
1 = Davis, Jewell
2 = Patton, N (or W.).R.
3 = Peyton, Chas A.
4 = Neal, J.W.
5 = Silverthorn, L.L.
6= A.M. Henry
7 = W.M. Chamber
8 = Hiddlegass
9 = county physician
10 = H.C. Barnard
On the reverse side of the form are the columns:
18 = Cause of death - Primary (C.S. = "correctly stated")
19 = Cause of death - immediate

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NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880

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25 Kennedy, Thomas 21 M W S IL KY KY clerk Dec Ohthisis Pulmnatis 21   4

"C.S."

 
42 Hushour, Daisy 5/12 F W S IL KY Missouri   June summer complaint 5/12   1  
87 Eastin, Eliza 19 F W M IN unknown unknown housekeeper Jan consumption 5   1  
164 Stoddert, Georgia 56 F W M KY KY KY housekeeper Dec 2 words, very faint: tumor ?? --   6  
168 Epley, Julia 17 (or 19) F W M IL unknown unknown housekeeper May congestion of stomach 17   1  
207 Ficklin, Mary C. 22 F W S IL KY Georgia   Dec congestion of lungs 22   7  
216 Weber, Daniel 25 M W M IL Wuertenberg? Wuertenberg? merchant Oct consumption 25   4  
262 Ashmore, J.W. 26 M W M IL IN IN merchant Dec typhoid fever 6   5  
275 Balch, Mollie 19 F W S IL unknown IL   Sept consumption 19   5  
332 Messick, Clara 4/30 F W S IL IL IL   May spasms     2  
374 Morgan, Millie 3 F W S IL IL OHio   march croup 3   8  
397 Garrison, Willis? (Miles?) 1 M W S IL IN IL   April lung fever 1   1  
459 Matlock, Jasper 27 M W M IN unknown unknown broom maker Sept consumption     1  
456 Smith, Charles H.
(line thru whole entry)		 30 M W M Canada Canada Canada laborer oct consumption     9  
?37 Harding, Benjamin (line thru whole entry) 21 M W S IL Tenn Ohio ?? R.R. Dec R.R. accident 21   none  
274 Theaker, William C. 56 M W M OH unknown unknown Agent June lobes mesenteric     10  
?16 Golladay, Cami O. (Carrie/Carne?) 1 F W S IL unknown unknown   Sept Summer complaint     10  
42 Hushour, Julia 21 (51?) F W M OH unknown unknown housekeeper Aug dropsy     1  
566 Trott, Lewis E. 23/30 M W S IL unknown unknown   Sept congestion of lungs     1  
458 Nation, Clara E. 1 F W S IL unknown unknown   Aug cholera infantum     1  
381 Spence, Flora 16 F W S IL IN unknown   Sept congestion of stomach     4  
  Bohull, Ellen 33 F W M IN IN IN housekeeper Oct consumption     1  
217 Roberts, Sarah 39 F W M Tenn unknown unknown housekeeper Feby Phthisis pulumnalis 19   4  
397 Garrison, Geo W. 2 M W S IL unknown unknown   April spinal meningitis     --  
  Bradley, Avery 42 M W M IL unknown unknown cooper April Phthisis Pulmonalis     5  
588 Evans, Jesse A. 6 F W S IL VA IL   Jun rheumatism     1  
  Virge, Serilda ? (too faint to read) 48 F W M Ind -- --   Oct typhoid fever     --  
  Simms, George (? very faint) 28 M W M KY       Oct dropsy     --  
  Parish, Jno. 1 M W S Ill       Apr typhoid fever     --  
PR Nees, Richd. - M W Ill IL       Dec consumption     1  
PR Wilson, Abraham 43 M W M "       Jan liver abscess     1  
PR White, Clarinda 17 F W S "       May consumption     1  
PR Johnson, Robt 9/12 M W S "       Mch consumption     10  
PR Goodman 3/12 M W S "       Dec malarial fever     10  
PR Phillips, Wm 19 M W S "     farmer July Malarial fever     3  
                               
  Of the deaths reported above, the following occurred out of this enumeration district, but the families to which the deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880 in the enumeration district as follows:  
  Line 15 above
[transcriber's note: Benj. Harding]		 Town of Dudley   State of Iowa                  
  Line 14 above
[transcriber's note: Chas Smith]		 Town of Ashmore Coles Co IL                  


SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[EAST OAKLAND TWP], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
J.J. Pemberton, ENUMERATOR

NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880


Columns:
1 = Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 - Schedule 1
2 = Name of the person deceased
3 = Age at last Birthday. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3/12. If under 1 month, give days in fractions, thus 6/30
4 = Sex - Male (M) Female (F)
5 = Color - White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (Mu), Chinese (Ch), Indian (I)
6 = What was the civil condition of the person who died: Single; Married; Widowed/ Divorced D. [Transcriber's note: I have combined these 3 columns into one here and instead of placing "/" under the appropriate heading, have put in the first letter of their status - S, M, W, D]
9 = Place of birth of the person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S. or the county, if of foreign birth.
10 = Where was the father of this person born? (As in column 9)
11 = Where was the mother of this person born? (As in column 9)
12 = Profession, Occupation or Trade. (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age)
13 = The month in which the person died
14 = Disease or cause of death
15 = How long a resident of the county? IF less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus -- 3/12
16 = If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place
17 = Name of attending Physician (Transcriber's note: In order to save space, I've assigned numbers to them. They are as follows:
Doctors:
1 = H. Rutherford
2 = Harrison Collier
3 = S.T. Bland
4 = Park McGee
5 = Willis J. Peak
6= Andrew Steel
7 = Mulvane
8 = Macy ?uax
9 = M.L. Hays
10 = W.M. Henry
11= Robinson
12 = Wm. Morgan
13 = Dr. Hawthorne
On the reverse side of the form are the columns:
18 = Cause of death - Primary (C.S. = "correctly stated")
19 = Cause of death - immediate

Page No. 1, Supervisor's Dist No. 5th; Enumeration Dist No. 49
EAST OAKLAND TWP
NOTE A: The Census Year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880

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104 Beasley, Henry (Hemy?) C. 30 M W M Ohio -- -- Trader March Heart disease 8   1    
?17 Pemberton, Martha 55 F W W Ind Ky Ky keeping house Oct Inflamation bowels 38   2    
80 Lyons, Peter 26 M W M Ohio unknown unknown farmer Feby Spinal disease 7   3 "yes"  
140 McIntire, J.O. 59 M W W Ind unknown unknown farmer April Suicided by hanging 25   --    
59 (line through entire entry making it hard to read)
Glassner, Pannanna?		 32? F W M Indiana Ind Ind keeping house July consumption ? Indiana 4    
55? Swinford, Infant 2/12 F W S Ill Ind Ind   June hooping cough 2/12   5 "yes"  
246 Hudson?, Leander M. 70 M W M Va unknown unknown farmer Dec heart disease 27   5 "yes"  
  McConnell, Edisan 1 M W S Ill Ohio IL   Aug inflamation bowels 1   5 "yes"  
  Ashmore, Coleman S. 15 M W S Ill Ill Ill farming Oct consumption 15   5 "yes"  
  Ashmore, infant 2/12 F W S IL Ky Ohio   Oct "born diseased" crossed out and "debility" written above 2/12   6    
296? Roberts, Thomas 76 M W M Va Germany Germany farmer Aug paralysis 19   6    
  Wood, Sarah E. 24 F W M IL Ind Ky keeping house Sept consumption 24   6 & 11    
828 Arthur, William 1 M W S IL Ind IL   Aug Hooping cough 1   --    
829 Arthur, Edward 1 M W S IL Ind IL   Jul Cholera Infantum 1   7    
  Blevins, Roy 3 M W S IL IL IL   Aug Congestion bowels 3   --    
  Level (Sevel?), Michael E. 1 M W S IL IL IL   Sept Flux 1   2    
  Brown, Malinda 1 F W S IL Ind Ind   Oct "born diseased" crossed out and "debility" written above 1   12 "yes"  
  Pemberton, Henry A. 58 M W M Va Va Tenn farmer Dec Lung fever 49   5 "yes"  
157 Duncan, Jacob L. (or S) 3 M W S IL IL IL   Nov membranous croup 3   5    
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?aron, Solomon		 82 M W M N.C. Penn Ky gunsmith Sept heart disease 19 (or 12)   13 "yes"  
469 Moody, Bryant 54 M W M Ohio unknown unknown farmer mar rheumatism heart 50   5    
524 Pemberton, Claborn 27 M W M IL VA IL laborer? (written over) May measels 27   1    
19 Foley, Jasper 5/12 M W S Ky KY KY   Aug Hooping cough & (crossed out) flux 5/12   8    
  Maud Peak 8 F W S IL KY IL   Nov 19 diphtheria 8   9    
P.R. Smith, Catharine 24 F W M Ill -- --   Dec Pneumonia     2    
P.R. Seals, Irwin 72 M W M Ill -- -- farmer April Pneumonia     2    
P.R. Bebles, Thos J. 42 M W M Ill -- -- farmer Mch pneumonia     2    
P.R. Cash, Alice 1 F W S Ill -- -   June meningitis     2    
P.R. Mitchell, Nancy 52 F W M Ill -- --   Feby cancer     5    
P.R. Lawson, C. 12 M W S Ill     farmer July ruptured bladder     5    
P.R. Hudson, Matilda 34 F W M Ill -- --   Dec consumption     5    
P.R. Curtis, Elizabeth 34 (or 54) F W M Ill -- -- housekeeper Jul consumption     5    
P.R. Frost, Thos 4 M W S Ill -- --   Nov meningitis     10    
                                 
  Of the deaths reported above, the following occurred out of this enumeration district, but the families to which the deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1880 in the enumeration district as follows:
  #58
line 5 above (Glassner?)
line 20 above (?aron)
line 23 above (Foley)		 Town of Hoopston
Sargent Twp
near Terre Haute
--		 Vermilion Co
Douglas Co
Vigo
--		 IL
IL
Indiana
Kentucky		              

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