1879 Grant County Deaths

Gaiter, Gabriel   Aug 15     Consumption    25 yrs      s/o William & Emily Gaiter  unmarried

Henson, Kent    Feb 26       Cold       11 month     s/o John & Lucinda Henson

Washington, Joseph    Jan 12    Consumption     50 yr      Lydia Washington (wife)

Armentrout, Birtie    Nov 8     Croup     4 yr    d/o Solomon & Mary Armentrout

Bovy, Adam S     Sep 11    Old Age       82 yr 6 mo  14 da     Minister       s/o Catharine & Christian Bovy        Mary Bobo (wife)      Elizabeth Scott (daughter)

Byrns, Eli    Nov 21       Consumption     28 yr     s/o James & Susan Byrns         farmer    unmarried

Byrns, Mary S     Jan 21    Consumption     20 yr     d/o James & Susan Byrns     unmarried

Cassady, Bessie     Apr 19     9 mo        d/o Benonine T & Virginia Cassady

Cosner, Ida      May 19     14 yr 2 mo 17 da      d/o John T & Eve Cosner

Cosner, Floyd W      Apr 5   Pneumonia     2 yr 9 mo  29 da       s/o John Jr & Eliza C Cosner

Cosner, Susan V      Jul 24   Apolexy    24 yr  7 mo     unmarried    d/o Andrew & Margaret Cosner

Cosner, Daniel E     Nov 5    Accident    unmarried    19 yr  s/o Adam & Ann M Cosner

Delay, Mary A     May 1    Chronic Disease     65 yr 7 mo 10 da    d/o Walter & Sarah McBee            William Delay (husband)

Fout, Samuel H    Dec 26  Croup     2 yr 9 mo 1 da       s/o John W & Nettie Fout

Gesirt, Joanna    Aug 27    old age  89 yr 1 mo 10 da       born in Germany     s/o John & Catharine Gesirt

Hawse, John S    Feb 27    Diabetes      40 yr 11 mo 9 da      Deputy Sheriff    s/o George & Elizabeth Hawse        Dorathy Hawse (wife)

Hunter, Dorcas      Jan 16    old age    87 yr      d/o Archibald & Mary Roberts       John Hunter (husband)

Hilkey, Esther   Nov 10    Consumption     58 yr       d/o Thomas & Hannah ______        Joseph Hilkey (husband)

Hill, Isaac    apr 17    spinal meningitis       66 yr 2 mo 23 da          James W Bare (son-in-law)

Kuykendall, Elizabeth    Sep 16    old age    87 yr 6 mo 28 da         d/o Pete & Kate Kuykendall        Hannah Weese (daughter)

Ketterman, Sarah    Aug 8    old age   79 yr 4 mo       d/o Henry Mallow      Jacob Ketterman (husband)        Harvey W Yankey (son-in-law)

Landes, Nonr?        Nov 13      2 mo 5 da    d/o John & Polly Ann Landes

Ratliff, Virginia E     Jan 26     6 mo 14 da     d/o Samuel & Hannah Ratliff

Rotruck, Malinda     Nov 28      52 yr 7 mo 26 da        d/o Henry & Sarah Liller      John Rotruck, Jr (husband)

Rotruck, None      Oct 26     28 da       parents-William D & Ann J Rotruck

Rohrbaugh, Sarah    Jan 2      18 yr        d/o Moses & Susan Keplinger      Aaron Rohrbaugh (husband)

Riggleman, Charles W     Apr 15      2 mo 3 da       d/o Jeremiah & Mary Riggleman

Snyder, Ann J    May 16   Childbirth      37        d/o David & Christena ______             John Snyder (husband)

Snyder, William W      Dec 24     cold      5 mo 22 da        s/o John W & Ann J Snyder

Stump, Alfred       Jun 18    Disease of liver      59 yr 8 mo 29 da      s/o Jesse & Susan Stump         Margaret Stump (wife)

Shillingburg, Jacob     Jul 4  Paralysis       68 yr     Hannah Shillingburg (wife)    Joseph Shillingburg (son)

Turner, Rebecca    Sep 12     childbirth      38 yr 8 mo 17 da      d/o John H & Amanda _______              John S Turner (husband)


Submitted by Judy Kimble        April 20 2004