Persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880, enumerated by me in the County of Ouray,  Colorado. J.L. Van Doren, Enumerator

 

Fam#

Name

Age

Sex

Race

Marr.
Stat.

Born

Fath
Born

Moth
Born

Occup

Month Died

Cause of Death

How long resident

Disease Contracted at

85

Hannan, Mary J. 11 F W S Missouri Illinois Louisiana   October Typhoid Fever 2  
100 Dixon, James 44 M W M Indiana Ohio Ohio Hotel Keeper Feb Alcoholism 4  
128 Richards, Richard 30 M W S Penn Pa Pa Miner Feb Congest. Lungs 3  
193 Woodward, Sarah C. 2/12 F W S Colorado Conn Conn   Dec Congestion of brain 2/12  

214

Morrison, Pitkin

11/12

M W S Colorado Wisconsin Ill   July Typhoid Fever 11/12  
219 Stayer, Clyde J. 4/12 M W S Colorado PA Ill   January Bronchitis 4/12  

Persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880, enumerated by me in Rico, in the County of Ouray,  Colorado. E.A. Robinson, Enumerator

90* Kaufman, Chas. 45 M W M Wurtenberg Wurtenbg. Wurtenbg. Butcher May Pneumonia 9/12  
126 North, Louisa 52 F W M New York NY NY Kept House Nov Pneumonia 2/12  

 81**

Walihen, Stephen

42 M W S New York NY NY Miner May Pneumonia 1  
*** Burgen, (Burgess?) Julius 45 M W   Unknown Unknown Unknown Ranchman Aug Shot 5 hours  
**** Morrow, W.G. 28 M W   Unknown Unknown Unknown Saloon Kpr. Sept. Shot 3/12  
  North, Mrs. Lucy   F W M       Housewife Oct Pneumonia    
  Herod, Thomas 38 M W M?       Miner Sept Brights Dis    
  Morrison, A. 32 F W M       Farmer Aug Peritonitis    

* & ** The primary cause of deaths reported on lines 1 & 3 was the excessive use of whiskey

***The death shot reported on line 4 was received in a drunken row and one Geo. M. Goldrick is now in jail awaiting trial for killing Burgen

****The death reported on line 5 was an accident, such being the verdict of the jury at inquest.

 

 

Persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1885, in the County of Ouray, Colorado

Fam. #

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Marr. Stat.

Birth

Father Born

Mother Born

Occu.

Month Died

Cause of death

How long a resident

Disease contracted

Physician

36

Williams, Walter 7/12 M W S Colo England Conn   April Croup 7/12   Worthington
86 Ruswell?, Lavenia 2/12 F W S Colo Ut     Feby   2/12   Worthington
57 Herran, Baby   F W   Colo Ireland Canada     Died at birth     Worthington
130 Ross, Florence 24 F W M Ind Ind Ind Keeping House Aug Child birth 7 years   Hazard & Rowan

280?

Spinkle, Edgar

1/12

M W S Colo Ill Ill   Jan Jaundice 1/12   Rowan
  Thomas?, John C. 39 M W M Eng Eng Eng Miner Mch Snow Slide 5    
321 Ripley, Wm. 28 M W S Eng Eng Eng Miner Mch Coal Mine Caved 7   W.W. Rowan
  McDonald, Da-- 40 M W S Canada Scotland Scot Miner Feby Stabbed 7   Hazard & Rowan
  Harris, Luther 39 M W S Va Va Va Miner Nov Shot 6   EC Reed

 

Griffith, James

  M W S KY KY KY Miner May Pneumonia 3   EC Reed
  Hansen, Chas 28 M W M Sweden Sweden Sweden Miner Jan? Snow Slide     None
  Wheeler, W.D. 52 M W M Mass Mass Mass Miner Jan Pneumonia     Hazard

 

Johnson, Wm F.

52

M W

S

Mass

Conn? NY Stage Driver June Pneumonia     Hazard Rowan -----

 

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