Historical Collection

Names of Persons Who Died In Dakota Territory during the Year Ending June 1, 1870. (by county)
 

Bon Homme County

NANNIE SHERMAN, age 5 years, Indian, born in Dakota Territory, died in February; cause of death unknown.

ANNIE SESSEA, age 23 years, white, born in Bohemia, died in March of dropsy.

JAMES SESSEA, age 3 years, white, born in Bohemia, died in February; cause of death unknown.
 

Brookings County

GEORGE COLUMBUS, age 16, Indian, born in Minnesota, died in December; cause of death was suicide by drowning.

WINONA, age 18 years, Indian, born in Dakota, died in November, from cholera morbus.

 

Charles Mix County

MARY PANTON, age 9 years, half Indian, born in Nebraska, was accidentally shot in September.

LIZZIE FOSTER, age 2 months, half Indian, born in Dakota, died in November from consumption.

ZONA GALINO, age 3 years, half Indian, born in Dakota, died in February from lung fever.

JOSEPH YOUNG, age one year, half Indian, born in Nebraska, died in February from pneumonia.

JOSEPH BORDEAU, age 2 years, half Indian, born in Dakota, died in April from lung fever.
 

Clay County

ELLEN WRIGHT, age 24 years, white, born in Illinois, died in June from consumption.

GEORGE SIMONS, age 3 years, white, born in Iowa, died in January from pneumonia.

GEORGE HULL, age 60 years, white, born in Rhode Island, died in June from consumption.

FREDDIE CURTIS, age 1 year, white, born in Dakota, was drowned in a well in August.

MATTIE JAGER, age 3 years, white, born in Norway, died in July from ship fever.

MARTHA J. BARBER, age 11 years, white, born in Pennsylvania, died in November from suicide by poisoning.

ROSY VAUGHN, age 1 year, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in January from pneumonia. '

MARY DOWD, age 34 years, white, born in Kentucky, died in January from freezing.

JOHN M. DOWD, age 12 years, white, born in Iowa, died in January from freezing.

NANCY E. DOWD, age 6 years, white, 'born in Iowa, died in January from freezing.

LAURA I. DOWD, age 3 years, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in January from freezing.

BABY CRESTENSON, age one month, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in May; cause of death unknown.

JOEL B. VAIL, age one month, born in Dakota Territory, died in November from fits.

OLE OLESON, age 40 years, white, born in Norway, died in May; cause of death unknown.

GEORGE W. LIVINGSTON, age 4 months, born in Iowa, died in January from croup.

SAMPSON COLBURNSON, age 24 years, white, born in Norway, died in September from acute diarrhea

OLE MORFATT, age 31 years, white, born in Norway, died in January from freezing.
 

Minnehaha County

PETER PETERSON, age 4 years, white, born in Norway, died in August from dysentery.

HARRIET FISHER, age one year, Indian, born in Nebraska, died in February from the croup.

APANA WESTON, age 3 months, Indian, born in Dakota Territory, died in March from cancer.

WILLIAM STEVENS, age 43 years, white, born in New York, died in December from consumption.

OLE ANDERSON, age 50 years, white, born in Norway, died in January from freezing.

HECTOR SHARP, age 50 years, white, born in New York, died in January from freezing.
 

Todd County

JOHN THOMPSON, age 32 years, white, born in New York, died in February from freezing.

ANSON WINDOVER, age 21 years, white, born in Canada, died in February from pneumonia.
 

Union County

RHODA SUSAN GIBSON, age 4 years, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in September from tumor on the face.

WILLIAM EDWARDS, age 30 years, white, born in Missouri, died in March from gunshot wound in head.

CHARLES SHAY, age one month, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in December; cause of death unknown.

CYRELL DELLONA, age 65 years, white, born in Canada, died in July from diphtheria.

EDWARD HALL, age one year, white, born in Illinois, died in October from congestion of the brain.

JAMES FISHER, age 2 years, white, born in Dakota, died from consumption in October.

HERBERT MAXWELL, age 7 months, born in Dakota, died in February from tumor on back.

MARGARET CURRIE, age 51 years, white, born in Ireland, died in March from consumption.

JOHN STOUGH, age 6 months, white, born in Dakota, died in March from spasms.

SARAH JANE WALTERS, age one year, white, born in Dakota, died in August from remittent fever.

GEORGE A. DAILY, age 7 years, white, born in Iowa, died in January from spotted fever.

NELSON BRESSO, age one month, white, born in Dakota, died in September from canker in throat (diphtheria).

IRWIN W. BROWN, age 3 months, white, born in Dakota, died in April from canker in throat (diphtheria).

EDWARD O'BRIAN, age 4 years, born in Illinois, died in February from scarlet fever.

MARY BISHOP, age 73 years, white, born in New York, died in May from chronic diarrhea

E. C. COLLINS, age 33 years, white, born in New York, died in March from erysipelas.

INFANT EDDY, age one day, white, born in Dakota Territory; died in February; cause of death premature birth.

ALVINA MOHAN, age' 4 months, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in October.

LOUIS LA BRASH, age 7 months, white, born in Iowa, died in November from consumption.

AUSTIN E. WYMANS, age 4 years, white, born in Minnesota, died in June from scarlet fever.

PETER PAYROY, age 53 years, white, born in Canada, died in January from bilious colic.

JOHN MANNERING, age 79 years, white, born in England, died in December; cause of death unknown.
 

Yankton County

JOSEPH SWATUSH, age 5 years, white, born in Austria, drowned in Sept.

GEORGE BACKUS, age 2 years, white, born in Wisconsin, died in March from acute bronchitis.

RITCHART DAWSON, age 17 years, white, born in Michigan, died in March from typhoid fever.

HOSTOF INGERSON, age 2 months, white, born in Iowa, died in July from fits.

ALLIS EDWARDS, age 10 years, white, born in Iowa, died in April from dropsy.

PATRICK FINEGAN, age one month, white, born in Iowa, died in April from inflammation of the bowels.

JOE FRICK, white, age 66 years, born in Austria, died in April from consumption.

JOHN HAYS, age 2 years, white, born in Nebraska, died in January from croup.

J. H. THOMPSON, age 9 months, white, born in Dakota Territory, died in September from acute diarrhea.

LIZZIE "WELCH, age one year, white, born in Rhode Island, died in April from croup.

JOHN N. HAMMOND, age 71 years, white, born in Connecticut, died in October from apoplexy.
 

County Unorganized

JOHN COLLINS, age 35 years, white, born in Ireland, died in September from gunshot wound.

JOHN W. ROBINSON, age 20 years, white, born in Kentucky, died in February from bronchitis.

CHARLES SMITH, age 23, white, born in New York, died in September from gunshot wound.

JOHN McKENSTURM, age 22 years, white, born in Germany, died in November, from cholera morbus.

JOHN RYAN, age 35 years, white, born in Ireland, died in October from consumption.

JERVIS GOOLD, age 27 years, white, born in Pennsylvania, died in November from an incised wound.

JOHN O'NEIL, age 32 years, white, born in Ireland, died in March from pneumonia.

JOHN BOBOGE, age 36 years, white, born in England, died in May from inflammation of the liver.

DENNIS HARDY, age 22 years, white, born in Ireland, while on furlough in April was killed accidentally by a locomotive.

LOUISA PORTER (or Poster), age 26 years, black, born in Tennessee, died in August from consumption.

JOHN MOLON age 33 years, white, born in Ireland, died in May from dropsy.

 

 

 

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