SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[Humbolt], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Att Sutherland, 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 = Dr. Easely
2 = Dr. G.W. Brewer
3 = Dr. C.McFull
4 = Dr. McKinney
5 = Dr. Henry
6 = Dr. Stewart
7 = Dr. Morse
On the reverse side of the form:
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. 50
HUMBOLT

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

"C.S." = correctly stated

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 = J.S. Garner
2 = S.S. Wilcox
3 = Dr. J.Hall
4 = Dr. McHenry
5 = Dr. Barnard
6 = L.L. Silverthorn
7 =Dr. . Patton
8 = James Parcel
9 = Dr. Kershaw
10 = John Franklin
11 = Dr. Larchet?
12 = Dr. Tobey
13 = Dr. Mullin
14 = Dr. Moore
15 = C.A. Butler
On the reverse side of the form:
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. 51
HUTTON

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

"C.S." = correctly stated

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2

Cox, Lillie M.

6

F

W

S

IL

IL

IL

Jan

Croup

5

1

1

McNary, Aleck

53

M

W

M

IL

KY

KY

day laborer

April

pneumonia

53

2

Cold

pneumonia

3

Beavers, Wm

47

M

W

M

IL

Va

KY

farmer

Mar

Gangrene

47

1

8

Forman, Otto C.

2/12

M

W

S

IL

KY

IL

Jan

lung fever

2

9

Bates, Mirtie

5/30

F

W

S

IL

IL

"O"

Jan

bold hives

3

18

Wells, Jeannette

64

F

W

M

KY

KY

KY

keeping house

Mar

disease of kidneys

30

8

24

Redman, Sallie

35

F

W

M

Il

Oh

Va

keeping house

Mar

consumption

35

8

24

Parker, Ellen

25

F

W

S

IL

"O"

Va

at home

Mar

consumption

25

8

24

Parker, James

1

M

W

S

Il

IL

July

Scrolfula

1

12

25

Flenner, Solamon

79

M

W

W

KY

MD

MD

farmer

Jan

Paraysis

22

3

32

(line through entry) Connely, Ora

6/12

F

W

S

Kansas

Texas

Ill

Aug

Brain fever

4

45

Goodman, Mary H.

14

f

W

S

IL

IL

IL

Mar

Brain fever

3

45

Goodman, Henry

44

M

W

M

Ill

--

--

farmer

Dec

Consumption

40

5

45

Weaver, David

67

M

W

M

N.C.

N.C.

N.C.

carpenter

Feb

pneumonia

50

6

46

Gossett, Mary

39

F

W

M

Va

Va

Va

keeping house

April

consumption

25

6

87

Duvall, Homer

5/12

M

W

S

Ill

Ind

Ill

Aug

pneumonia

2

89

Merritt, Riley O.

26

M

W

S

Ill

Va

Va

blacksmith

Mar

consumption

26

13

116

Dallas, Eva

4

F

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ind

Oct

killed by accident

--

138

Barr, John

59

M

W

S

Ireland

Ireland

Ireland

farmer

Jan

dropsey

10

7

155

Troxell, Lydia

55

F

W

M

"O"

"O"

"O"

keeping house

Mar

Siver - D--?

34

9

157

White, Clarinda E.

17

F

W

S

Ill

Ind

"O"

at home

May

consumption

17

7

159

Riggins, Bluford

14

M

W

S

Ill

Ind

Ind

worked on farm

May

congestion bowels

14

2

170

Cooper, Jeramiah

97

M

W

W

N.C.

N.C.

N.C.

farmer

Feb

urinary organs

46

1

171

Harris, Wm. A.

5/12

M

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ill

Sept

brain fever

none

195

(line thru entry) Fuqua, Eva M.

10/12

F

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ill

Aug

cholera infantum

14

182

Boatman, John S.

1

M

W

S

Ill

Ky

Ill

Mar

spotted fever ("typhoid fever" written on top)

2

198

Beavers, not named

2/30

F

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ill

Feb

hemorage of ? (blotted out)

1

215

Bell, Henry

61

M

W

M

N.C.

N.C.

N.C.

farmer

Dec

Congestion of bowels

30

1

226

Deverick, James

64

M

W

W

Va

Va

Va

farmer

Mar

congestion of lungs

35

1

234

Gwin, Pleasant E.

1

M

W

S

Ill

Va

Ill

Sept

teething

2

238

Reynolds, Lee W.

6/12

M

W

S

Ill

"O"

Ill

April

brain fever

7

248

Linnabarry, Wm. H.

1

M

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ill

July

dropsy

1

254

Williams, Hannah

47

F

W

M

"O"

Va

Va

keeping house

Aug

Scrofula

20

11

261

Hanley Joseph

78

M

W

M

Ky

Ky

Ky

farmer

Feb

urasipelas

40

10

263

Orchard, Jane

76

F

W

W

Ky

Va

Va

at home

Oct

Consumption

40

none

280

Anderson, Cornelius

59

M

W

M

"O"

"O"

"O"

farmer

April

pnemonia

30

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:

Line 11 above line 25 above

Barbrur Co McLane County

Kansas Ill

Page 2 of ED 51

290

Decker, John W.

12

M

W

S

Ill

"O"

"O"

Jan

Typhoid fever

12

15

322

Etherington, Wm. H.

77

M

W

W

KY

Va

Va

farmer

Jan

urinary organs

30

none

326

Walker, Mary

88

F

W

W

Va

Va

Va

Mar

lungs

40

none

339

Rennels, Wm. R.

21

M

W

S

Ill

Ky

Va

works on farm

Feb

consumption

21

13

343

Ashby, Oska O.

11/12

M

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ill

Feb

pneumonia

2

354

Willey, Ira

56

M

W

M

Ky

Penn

Md

farmer

April

pneumonia

30

15

374

Anderson, Elias

72

M

W

M

"O"

Va

Penn

farmer

Mar

typhoid fever

40

1

401

Cooper, Benjamin

3

M

W

S

Ill

N.C.

Ind

Mar

brain fever

3

1

401

Cooper, Wesley F.

10

M

W

S

Ill

N.C.

Ind

April

brain fever

10

1

405

Evans, William

37

M

W

M

Ill

Ill

Ill

farmer

Jul

consumption

30

1

P.R.

Moore, Jno.

69

M

W

M

Ill

--

--

farmer

June

debility written over

15

SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[Lafayette Township], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
John W. Williams, 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 = Dr. . Patton
2 = Dr. Hilligoss
3 = Dr. McFall
4 = Dr. Neal
5 = Dr. Kemper
On the reverse side of the form:
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. 52
LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP

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

"C.S." = correctly stated

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

5

Mason, Jane

69

F

W

M

VA

Va

Va

keeping house

Dec

consumption

22

1

118

Ashbrook, Lavina

19

F

W

M

Ohio

Germany

Germany

boarding

Feb

diphtheria

16

2

129

Heifner, Matilda

9

F

W

S

Ill

N.C.

Ind

Aug

typhoid fever

9

2

148

Hodges, Mary

11/12

F

W

S

IL

IL

Ind

Aug

diphtheria

11/12

3

189

Owens, Lee

10/12

M

W

S

Ill

Ill

Ill

Aug

croup

10/12

4

C.S.

225

Switt (Seutt/South?) John

62

M

W

M

Maryland

Md

Md

carpenter, farmer

March

congestion stomach

19

2

Nicholson, Nancy

(39)*

F

W

M

IL

Ky

Ky

keeping house

Mar

childbed fever

(39)*

5

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 7 above

Pleasant Grove

Coles Co

IL

*The instructions state: "When a positive statement is impossible, as when an age can only be estimated, or a birth=place must be conjectured, the entry may be inclosed in parentheses, thus: Age (25), meanting that the best estimate of the age that can be given is 25 years"

SCHEDULE 5 - PERSONS WHO DIED DURING THE YEAR ENDING MAY 31, 1880, ENUMERATED BY ME IN
[Mattoon Township], IN THE COUNTY COLES, STATE OF ILLINOIS,
H.M. Coulter, 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 = J.W. Dora
2 = Dr. Brewer
3 = D.D. Grier
4 = S.D. Gardiner
5 = A.C. Pickett
6 = V.R. Bridges
7 = J.W. Weis
8 = W. H. Paugh
9 = J.C. Ozee
10 = -- Cooper
11 = L.F. Morse
12 = W.W. Williams
13 = C.B. Fry
On the reverse side of the form:
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. 53
MATTOON TOWNSHIP

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

"C.S." = correctly stated

1

2

3

4

5

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

2

James Tucker

83

M

W

W

Virginia

Va

Va

farmer

Dec

paralysis

1

1

old age

paralysis

5

George Blume

29

M

W

S

Prussia

Prussia

Prussia

farmer

Mar

consumption

11

2

7

Thomas H. Watkins

20

M

W

S

IL

Ky

Ky

farmer

Feb

spinal menginitis

20

3

14

Mary Ellen Snapp

1/12

F

W

S

IL

Ky

Ind

May

whooping cough

4

16

Augusta Walther (?)

43

F

W

M

Germany

Germany

Germany

keeping house

Oct

typhoid fever

22

1

malaria

typ fever

28

Lincoln Sawyer

15

M

W

S

IL

Ky

N.Y.

Nov

typhoid fever

4

45

Bessie L. Bell

3/12

F

W

S

Il

IL

Il

Feb

pneumonia

5

pneumonia

55

Hepzibah Rightsell

69

F

W

M

Tennessee

Tenn

--

Sept

typoid fever

13

6

66

Sarah J. Soward

23

F

W

S

IL

Ky

Ky

Sept

Typhoid feer

6

4

76

Malinda Kirk

42

F

W

M

Tenn

Tenn

Tenn

July

Marasmus

12

1

marasmas

76

Franklin Kirk

3/12

M

W

S

IL

Tenn

Tenn

Aug

cholera infantum

7

88

Mary Sours

39

F

W

M

Penn

Pa

Pa

keeping house

Mar

heart disease (crossed out)

10

8

? (can't read)

congestion

111

Charles Luby

12

M

W

S

Il

OH

OH

Feb

paralysis of heart

3

124

Thomas Quiatt (Orcatt?)

6/12

M

W

S

Il

Tenn

N.Y.

Dec

not given

9

131

James A. Powell

62

M

W

M

Pa

Md

Md

farmer

May

Pneumonia

19

1

catarrah

pneumonia

148

Sarah G. Hicks

73

F

W

W

Ky

--

--

Mar

heart disease

7

--

136

Sarah Patterson

65

F

W

W

OH

--

--

Apr

Inflamation Bowels

10

6

infl. bowels

134

Ada G. Waggener

1

F

W

S

Ill

Ill

OH

Nov

membranous croup

3

135

Jane Bonner

58

F

W

S

Pa

--

--

Mar

congestion of lungs

10

164

Peter Voris

50 (or 80)

M

W

D

Pa

N.J.

Pa

Jan

heart disease

23

6

165

Ida M. Lane

11

F

W

S

Ill

Mass

Mass

Mar

Diptheria

11

167

Lola Madison

2

F

B

S

IL

Ala

Ky

Mar

not given

12

168

Mary Rose

78

F

W

M

England

Eng

Eng

June

??? fever (over written)

20

13

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