1870 Mortality Index - Palo Alto County
Rush Lake Township
Marital Mother Father Month of
F #Name Age Sex ColorStatus POB ForeignForeignDeath Occupation Cause of Death
14 Clements Ida M 2 f w Iowa x August Acute Dysentery
16 Schunk George 39 m w Bavaria x x June Farmer Hemorrhage from the Stomach
26 Schnider John 73 m w Bavaria x x October Butcher Consumption
33 Barnard Esther 14 f w Wisconsin March At Home Scarlet Fever
42 Frieas Mary 3 f w Ohio x x June Measles
Great Oak Township
4 Willy James F 1/12m w Iowa x x November Dropsy of the Brain
8 Sterner Freddie A 1 m w Wisconsin January Convulsions
Nevada Township
3 Dawson Johannah 12 f w Illinois x x August At Home No physician in attendance
4 Mulroney William 10 m w New York x x May At Home Inflammation of bowels
12 Daly Emery H F 19 m w New York March Farmer Inflammation of bowels
Remarks: Dawson, Johannah. Dwarf and always idiotic. Immediate cause of death not known
Emmettsburg Township
21 Hulgrimson Edward 2 m w Minnesota x x January Typhoid Fever