1880 Mortality Schedule, Parke County, IN - Florida Township
Persons who died in the year ending May 31, 1880 as enumerated by 
Transcribed by James D. VanDerMark - 2007
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Supervisor's District 4
Enumeration District 182
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1 1 Cottrell, Thomas 82 M W M North Carolina Not known Not known Farmer Dec Dropsy of heart 50 Baldridge?
2 18 Tallman, Peter 62 M W M Ohio Pennsylvania Connecticut Farmer Jul Paralysis 40 Baldridge?
3 33 Gookins, Elisha 83 M W W Vermont Not known Not known Farmer 11 Baldridge?
4 63 Coffin, Willie 1 month M W S Indiana Missouri None Apr Dr. Sheppard
5 63 Coffin, Samuel 1 month M W S Indiana Missouri None Apr Dr. Sheppard
6 84 Taylor, Lucinda 45 F W M Indiana Tennessee Tennessee Keeping House Apr M. David
7 85 Scracher, Jane 13 F W S England England England None Aug Typhoid Fever 6 months Dr. White
8 86 Sheeks, Mattie 4 F W S Indiana Indiana Indiana None Apr Burned 4 Dr. Sheppard
9 97 Lake, Lota? 2 F W S Indiana Ohio Indiana None Jul Diptheria 2
10 101 Shewey, Charles 1 M W S Indiana Pennsylvania Indiana None Oct Clolera 1
11 126 Fultz, Infant F W S Indiana Virginia Indiana None Sep Not known
12 153 Cox, Cynthia 3 F W S Indiana Indiana Indiana None Sep Diptheria 3
13 163 Thomas, Lurana 1 F W S Indiana Ohio Ohio None Aug a Park 
14 175 Cottrell, John 5 months M W S Indiana Indiana Indiana None Dec Not known 5 months Park 
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17 P. R. Baxter, Infant 6 months M W S Indiana Nov Convulsions Roberts
18 P. R. Parnell, James 5 M W S Dec Fever Typhoid Sheppard
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* P.R. - most likely means Physician's Records or Physician's Report
1 Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 - Schedule 1 * corresponds to the family number on census
2 Name of the person deceased
3 Age at last birthday.  If under 1 year give months in fractions
4 Sex - Male ( M ) Female ( F )
5 Color - White ( W ), Black ( B ), Mulatto ( M ), Chinese ( Ch ), Indiana ( I )
6 Single
7 Married
8 Widowed ( W ) Divorced ( D )
9 Place of birth of this person, naming the State or Territory of the U. S. or the country 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
16 If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place
17 Name of attending Physician