THE IRISH IN IOWA

Polk Co, Iowa Death Register of Persons Born in Ireland
1880-1888

 

Last Name      First Name  Age         Occupation     Death Date   S/M/W  Place of Birth  Place of Death        Buried                 Comments
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Banning        Jas         72y         Farmer         11 Aug 1887    M    Ireland                               Catholic Cemetery
Brazell        J F         58y         Priest         25 Aug 1885    S    Ireland                               Des Moines
Breen          Margaret    70y         Housewife                     W    Ireland         Poor Farm at Polk     Catholic Cemetery
Brick          Mary        57y                        4 Jan 1888          Ireland                               East Des Moines
Brown          Mrs Anna    32y         Housewife      25 Jul 1888    M    Ireland         213 W 7th St                                 In IA 20 yrs
Carr           Darby       60y                        14 Feb 1885    S    Ireland         E Maple St            Catholic Cemetery
Carr           Mary        50y         Laundress      29 Apr 1886    M    Ireland         Morgan House, DM      Woodland               In IA 5 yrs
Cate           F M (female)36y                        1 Feb 1886          Ireland         718 Cherry St         Catholic Cemetery
Caulfield      Mary        60y         Housewife      26 Feb 1888    M    Ireland         Delaware Twp          Catholic Cemetery      In IA 20 yrs
Clark          Ann         88y         Housekeeper    13 Dec 1884    W    Ireland         Jefferson Twp         Catholic Cemetery
Collins        Mrs Kate    32y                        11 Sep 1887         Ireland         E Des Moines          Catholic Cemetery
Coughlin       Thomas      50y         Laborer        29 Oct 1885    W    Ireland         Des Moines & Fort DodgDes Moines
Corcoran       Jno         63y 6m      Laborer        22 Dec 1884    M    Ireland         623 N E First
Creley         John        67y                        18 Apr 1883    S    Ireland         Co. Farm              Catholic Cemetery
Cudas          John        60y         Laborer        7 July 1883    M    Ireland         210 E 6th             Catholic Cemetery
Daugherty      Michael     50y                        12 Nov 1882    M    Ireland         Cottage Hospital      Potter's Field
Delahunt       Mrs. Mary   51y         Housewife      22 Jan 1888    M    Ireland         119 4th St            Des Moines
Demer          Michael     63y 6m      Farmer         8 July 1887    M    Ireland         Douglas Township      Catholic Cemetery      In IA 18 yrs
Docherly       James       41y         Stove Cabber   27 Nov 1886    S    Ireland         1528 Cap Ave          Woodland               In IA 16 yrs
Donahoe        James       43y 9m 14d  Laborer        16 May 1881    M    Banden, Co. CorkE Des Moines          Catholic Cemetery      In IA 20 yrs
Donahue        John        30y         Blacksmith     9 Jan 1884          Ireland         Des Moines            Taken to Wis
Duncan         John        67y         Farmer         8 Apr 1881     W    N. Ireland      Cottage Hospital      Greenwood
Eagan          Eliza       50y         Housekeeper    25 Jul 1887    M    Ireland         Walnut Creek          Moingona, Boone Co
Finn           Cath        55y                        25 Jan 1888    M    Ireland         RR track EDM          Catholic Cemetery
Fitzsimmons    Mary        72y         Domestic       29 Dec 1885    W    Ireland         E. Des Moines         Woodland
Fogerty        Margaret    103y                       18 May 1885    W    Ireland         Des Moines            Catholic Cemetery      In IA 15 yrs
Foley          John        80y                        15 May 1885    S    Ireland         E. Des Moines
Forbes         Robert      69y         Laborer        20 Dec 1880    M    Ireland         Altoona, Iowa         Altoona, Iowa
Friel          Cath        60y                        29 Mar 1888    M    Ireland         E Des Moines          Catholic Cemetery
Garrigan       Bartholomew             Blacksmith     17 Dec 1885    M    Ireland         Ireland
Garvey         John        27y 10m     Engineer       12 Apr 1885    M    Ireland         Insane Hospital
Gellerman      D           84y         Farmer         12 Aug 1882    M    Ireland         Madison Co.
Hughes         Jane        28y 4m      Housewife      17 Aug 1880    M    Ireland         Walnut Township       Walnut Township        In IA 3 yrs
Hyland         Catherine   90y                        9 Feb 1888     W    Ireland         803 Murray St         Des Moines
Killen         Thomas      65y         RR Laborer     22 June 1887        Ireland         713 SE 7th            Catholic Cemetery
Kelley         Esther N Mrs48y         Housekeeper    13 Nov 1887    M    Ireland         E Des Moines          Catholic Cemetery
Kelley         John        73y         Pauper         30 July 1886   M    Ireland         Co. Farm              Co. Farm
King           Jane        88y                        5 Jan 1881     W    Ireland         Bloomfield Township   Des Moines             In IA 20 yrs
King           Margaret    65y         Housewife      23 Sep 1882    W    Ireland         629 NE 2nd            Catholic Cemetery
Knight         Ellen       28y         Wife           11 July 1883   M    Ireland         1113 7th              Des Moines             In IA 6 yrs
Kusic          Ann         80y         Laborer        8 Nov 1882     S    Ireland         Elkhart Township      Not Known              In IA 35 yrs
Lee            Julia Goodma67y         Housewife      6 Nov 1880     M    Ireland         4 & Vine St           Catholic Cemetery      In IA 12 yrs
Lydon          Thomas      62y         Laborer        29 Aug 1882    M    Roscommon, Ire                        Catholic Cemetery
Maddegan       Michael     44y         Laborer        8 Nov 1882     M    Ireland         316 W 5th             Catholic Cemetery      In IA 34 yrs
Mahoney        Martin      50y                        1 Feb 1888     W    Ireland         8 & Scott St          Des Moines             In IA 20 yrs
Maloney        Bridget (Mrs59y                        6 Mar 1888          Ireland         Franklin Township
Mahoney        Bryan       60y 5m 10d  Farmer         12 Nov 1880         Ireland         Elkhart Township      Des Moines             In IA 23 yrs
Marlow         james       61y                        3 Dec 1885          Ireland         Des Moines            Catholic Cemetery
McChesney      Jane        59y                        10 Jan 1888    S    Ireland         E Des Moines          Woodland               In IA 32 yrs
McCormick      Daniel      35y         Laborer        6 Nov 1884     S    Ireland         208 9th St            Catholic Cemetery      In IA 35 yrs
McGuire        Mary (Mrs)  85y                        9 Apr 1887     W    Co. Down, Ire   122 5th               Catholic Cemetery      In IA 8 yrs
McKenna        Mrs Mary    34y         Housewife      23 Apr 1883    M    Ireland         Des Moines            Catholic Cemetery
McLaughlin     Mr          60y         Farmer         18 Sep 1887         Ireland         209 Racoon St         Storm Lake, IA         In IA 20 yrs
McNamara       Mrs         78y         Housekeeper    16 Dec 1886    W    Ireland         Des Moines            Catholic Cemetery
Miller         Sarah Jane  18y 3m 23d                 16 June 1881        Belfast, Ireland9 & Center            Greenwood              In IA 6 yrs
Morken         Bridget     80y                        5 Apr 1887          Ireland         Des Moines            Catholic Cemetery
Morken         Mrs         29y         Housewife      29 June 1887        Ireland         Des Moines            Des Moines
Murren         Patrick     49y 1m 3d   Saloon Keeper  27 July 1885        Ireland         Des Moines            Catholic Cemetery      In IA 25 yrs
Newhan         David       57y         Farmer         25 Nov 1887         Ireland         Walnut Township       Des Moines             In IA 30 yrs
O'Brien        Mary        about 70 y  Housewife      2 Apr 1887          Ireland         Des Moines            Des Moines
O'Connor       John        74y         Landlord       10 July 1888        Ireland         1119 Mulberry         Des Moines             In IA 32 yrs
O'Harron       Maggie      52y         Landlady       20 Mar 1885         Ireland         Des Moines            Des Moines
O'Leary        Michael     60y         Laborer        4 Nov 1881     M    Ireland         Sebastapool           Des Moines             In IA 10 yrs
O'Rourke       Patrick     65y         Laborer        3 Nov 1880          Ireland         Des Moines            Des Moines
O'Toole        Margaret    58y                        12 May 1887         Ireland         1409 Walker           Madison Co, Iowa       In IA 40 yrs
Pearson        Joseph      39y 9m 29d  Laborer        29 Aug 1884    S    Armagh, Ireland E Des Moines          Woodland               In IA 7 yrs
Reddy          Thomas      34y         Laborer        18 Jan 1885    W    Ireland         Cottage Hospital      Des Moines
Reedy          Ellen       35y         Housekeeper    12 June 1882        Co. Clare, Irela304 SE 5th St         Catholic Cemetery      In IA 17 yrs
Regan          Mary        84y                        5 Dec 1880          Ireland         Madison Co, IA        Des Moines             In IA 33 yrs
Rice           Jane        53y                        3 Dec 1885          Ireland         S. Des Moines         Catholic Cemetery
Riddle         William     64y         Blacksmith     15 Dec 1887    M    Ireland         Res. Of A.W. Jacobs   Woodland               In IA 20 yrs
Riley          Timothy     52y         Laborer        10 Apr 1880    W    Ireland         764 Oak St            Catholic Cemetery      In IA 30 yrs
Roach          Mike (Mrs)  28y         Wife           4 Nov 1886     M    Ireland         Sevestopool           Catholic Cemetery      In IA 10 yrs
Ryan           Mary        76y                        1 Feb 1888          Ireland                               Catholic Cemetery
Ryan           Patrick     60y                        3 June 1886         Ireland         Des Moines            Des Moines
Ryan           Sabina      51y         Housewife      24 June 1881   M    Ireland         514 E Court           Keokuk, Iowa           In IA 23 yrs
Shanley        Mary        38y                        28 Sep 1887         Ireland         1002 Maple St         Catholic Cemetery
Sheehy         Mrs Jas     37y         Housewife      19 Mar 1881    M    Ireland         847 Lett St           Pella, Iowa            In IA 13 yrs
Slater         James       60y                        6 Sep 1887     S    Ireland         Poor Farm             Poor Farm              In IA 15 yrs
Slaven         Edward      54y         Farmer         12 Jan 1884    M    Tipperary, Ireland                    Catholic Cemetery
Starr          James       86y                        15 July 1888        Ireland         Des Moines            Marion Co, Iowa        In IA 30 yrs
Stevenson      Aggie       28y                        20 Aug 1887         Ireland         1435 Cap Ave          Woodland
Sullivan       Owen        47y         Laborer        9 Aug 1885     M    Ireland         SE Des Moines         Catholic Cemetery
Swift          Katie       45y         Wife           7 Aug 1886     M    Ireland         1222 High St          Catholic Cemetery
Walker         Mary Ann    64y         Housewife      3 Jan 1881     M    Ireland         E Des Moines          Des Moines
Welsh          Jno         74y         Laborer        24 Oct 1884    M    Ireland         5 & Market
White          Martin      44y 10m     Janitor CT Hous11 Jan 1882    M    Ireland         844 9th               Catholic Cemetery
Wilson         William     24y         Laborer        17 Oct 1882    M    Ireland         Cottage Hospital      Potter's Field
Wiser          Julia       49y         Wash Woman     28 Feb 1883         Ireland         E 11 & Elm            Catholic Cemetery


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