SKAGIT COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATES
1908

. 1908 has been completed. The January of 1909 added

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Lyman
Wood, Adrian

Stats: male/white . Born 24 Aug 1906 Lyman ; Age at death: 2 yrs 2 mos 7 dys . Father: Wood, John K. born St Paul Minn ; Mother: Grant, Jennie born Norway . Died: 1 Nov 1908 . Cause of Death: hydrocephalus Comment: no physican Buried: Lyman . Informant: Neune, Williams, Mrs of Lyman WA
Certificate Number 171

Mc Murray
Pangborn, Jennie M. Mrs

Stats: female/white/widowed . Born: Mar 1836 NY ; Age at death: 72 yrs . Father: Walker born NY . Occupation: housewife . Died: 8 Nov 1908 . Cause of Death: pulimonary.... Buried: McMurray 10 Nov 1908 . Informant: Canfield, Emma of McMurray
Certificate Number 172

Burlington
Miller, Alvin Rush.

Stats: male/white/single . Born: 9 Sep 1886 Andirbon? IA ; Age at death: 22 yrs 29 dys . Father: Miller, George H. born Ill ; Mother: Sease, Caroline born Illinois . Occupation: rancher . Died: 8 Oct 1908 . Cause of Death: He died almost instantly. Heart trouble cause by injury in neck 1 yr previously Comment: hard work Buried: L.O.T.M Cem . Informant: Miller, Caroline of Burlington WA
Certificate Number 173

Lyman
McCalib, Evert Efton

Stats: male/white . Born: 23 Nov 1907 Arkansas ; Age at death: 11 months 22 dys . Father: McCalib, Tom born Texas ; Mother: McMahan, Lillie born Arkansas . Died: 15 Nov 1908 at 8 pm . Cause of Death: burned to death Buried: Lyman
Certificate Number 174

Edison
Kerr, Jessie Lu

Stats: female/white . Born: 22 Feb 1908 Edison ; Age at death: 8 mos 15 dys . Father: Kerr, Jim born Tennessee ; Mother: Rodgers, Allice born Tennessee . Died: 6 Nov 1908 . Cause of Death: I don't know. the child nursed at 6 am. Mother found it dead in bed at 9 am. Was apparently well when she left it. Buried: Bow
Certificate Number 175

Anacortes
Cratteau, Leo

Stats: female/white/single . Born: 13 Jan 1891 Wisconsin ; Age at death: 17 yrs 9 mo 18 dys . Father: Cratteau, F. born Canada ; Mother: Pairoidi born Canada . Occupation: domestic . Died: 1 Nov 1908 at 7 pm . Cause of Death: general peritonitis Comment: appenderitis Buried: Anacortes
Certificate Number 176

Anacortes
Smith, Roscoe Jr

Stats: male/white . Born: 13 Jul 1908 Washington ; Age at death: 2 mo 19 dys . Father: Smith, Roscoe Sr born Mississippi ; Mother: Beedar, G. born Mississippi . Died: 2 Nov 1908 at 8 pm . Cause of Death: Inanition Buried: Anacortes
Certificate Number 177

Anacortes
Thomas, Elizabeth Bessie

Stats: female/white/single . Born: 26 Jul 1890 Iowa ; Age at death: 18 yrs 3 mos 8 dys . Father: Thomas, Milo .. ; Mother: Hudlow, Mary born Washington D. C. . Died: 3 Nov 1908 at 2 am . Cause of Death: typhoid fever . Informant: Cain, R. E. Burlington
Certificate Number 178

Anacortes
Storme, Carl J.

Stats: male/white/single . Born: 22 Feb 1882 Wisconsin ; Age at death: 26 yrs 9 mos 6 dys . Father: Storme, Martin born Norway ; Mother: Jackson, Lina born Norway . Occupation: saw filer . Died: 28 Nov 1908 . Cause of Death: Accident (Head crushed in machinary at Anacortes L & B Co., Mill Buried: Monomonee Junction Wis . Informant: Storme, J. C. of Anacortes
Certificate Number 179

LaConner
Gaches, James

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 10 Jan 1842 Peterborough England ; Age at death: 66 yrs 10 mo 28 dys . Father: Gaches, James born Peterborough England ; Mother: Wiggin, Mary born Peterborough England . Occupation: retired merchant . Died: 8 Nov 1908 at 5 pm . Cause of Death: apoplexy Buried: Pleasant Ridge 18 Nov 1908 . Informant: Gaches, George of Seattle WA
Certificate Number 180

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Tallber, Johanna

Stats: female/white/married . Born: 22 Nov 1845 Sweden ; Age at death: 62 yrs 11 mos 14 dys . Father: Anderson born Sweden ; Mother: Anderson born Sweden . Died: 6 Nov 1908 abt 5:20 am . Cause of Death: pulmonary tb Buried: Pleasant Ridge
Certificate Number 181

Mt Vernon
Kimble, Gerthrude

Stats: female/white/baby . Born: 29 Jan 1906 Anacortes ; Age at death: 2 yrs 9 mos 5 dys . Father: Kimble, Nide/Nick ? born Mt Vernon WA ; Mother: Krindley, May born Toledo Ohio . Died: 26 Oct 1908 . Cause of Death: dysentery . Informant: Kimble, Nide/Nick ?
Certificate Number 182

Mt Vernon
Cota, Lydia

Stats: female/white/married . Born: 17 Jun 1908 (sic) Wisconsin ; Age at death: 47? yrs 11 mos 6 dys . Father: Kollis, Myran ... ; Mother: Dunbar, Clara E. born Wisconsin . Occupation: housewife . Died: 6 Dec 1908 . Cause of Death: ....of internal abdominal tumours... Buried: Mt Vernon WA . Informant: Cota, Walter
Certificate Number 183

McMurry (sic)
Murry, Tom

Stats: male/white ; Age at death: abt 45 . Occupation: laborer . Died: 13 Oct 1908 . Cause of Death: alcohol and exposier Buried: McMurry . Informant: Cohistick, Mr of McMurry
Certificate Number 184

Sedro Woolley
Sherbbern, Theodore Raymond

Stats: male/white . Born: 19 Mar 1907 Clear Lake ; Age at death: 1 yr ? mos 15 dys . Father: Shuhloin ?, Dansil (?) T. born Clark Co Wash ; Mother: Robley ? , Ana ? M. born Skagitt (sic) Co . Died: 4 Dec 1908 at 1:30 am . Cause of Death: epidemic cerebro spinal meningitis Comment: resided Clear Lake lived one week Sedro Woolley
Certificate Number 185

Sedro Woolley
Delaney, William Henry

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 3 Dec 1849 St Louis Mo ; Age at death: 59 yrs and 3 dys . Father: Delaney, William Henry born Penn . Occupation: Green House . Died: 6 Dec 1908 at 9 pm . Cause of Death: general breaking down, ... Comment: Over work, worry, loss of sleep ... Buried: Sedro Woolley . Informant: Delaney, James of Sedro Woolley
Certificate Number 186

Sedro Woolley
Grace, Pearl Colin

Stats: female/white/single . Born: 8 Mar 1890 California ; Age at death: 18 yrs 9 mos 20 dys . Father: Grace, Frank born North Caolina ; Mother: Polk, Lilly born Mississippi . Occupation: housekeeper . Died: 28 Dec 1908 at 5 pm . Cause of Death: nephrites Buried: Sedro-Woolley
Certificate Number 187

Anacortes
Dwyer, Marcia M.

Stats: female/white/widowed . Born: 15 Mar 1837 Ohio ; Age at death: 71 yrs 9 mos 1 day . Father: Bedbery, A. born New York ; Mother: Denman, P. born New Jersey . Occupation: retired . Died: 16 Dec 1908 . Cause of Death: ...disease of heart Buried: Seattle WA . Informant: Knapp, V. J. Mrs of Anacortes WA
Certificate Number 188

Anacortes
Verrall, Lillyburn

Stats: boy/white/ . Born: 5 Feb 1907 Anacortes WA ; Age at death: 1 yr 10 mos 15 dys . Father: Verrall, Victor born Brenchley Kent England ; Mother: Young, Margaret born Wausau Wisc. . Occupation: Millman . Died: 20 Dec 1908 . Cause of Death: no undertaker - Funeral private laryngral diphetheria Buried: Anacortes WA
Certificate Number 189

none listed
Dye, Theron Ros

Stats: male/white . Born: 24 Oct 1908 ; Age at death: 2 1/2 dys . Father: Dye, William Albert born Columbus Indiana ; Mother: Larrabee, Grace born Sioux City Iowa . Died: 27 Oct 1908 at 4 pm . Cause of Death:
Certificate Number 190

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Sedro-Woolley
Zimmerman, John

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 29 Aug 1869 Indiana ; Age at death: 39 yrs . Father: Zimmeman, W. born Ohio ; Mother: McKeen, Mary born Indiana . Occupation: Rancher . Died: 13 Dec 1908 at 11:00 pm . Cause of Death: pneumonia
Certificate Number 191

Mt Vernon
Dawson, Maxwell Boone

Stats: male/white . Born: 1 Jul 1890 Washington ; Age at death: 18 yrs 5 ms 13 dys . Father: Dawson, Wm A. born Alabama ; Mother: Walker, Jennie born Minnesota . Occupation: High School student . Died: 14 Dec 1908 at 6:30 pm . Cause of Death: Internal Hemorrage, fractured ribs, Injured lung Comment: Accidentally crushed by log . Informant: Dawson, D. R. of Mt Vernon WA
Certificate Number 192

Baker
Fesler, Bert

Stats: male/white ; Age at death: 27 yrs . Father: Fesler, Joseph . Occupation: Engineer . Died: 31 Oct 1908 . Cause of Death: drowned on 31 Oct Comment: accidental Buried: Baker
Certificate Number 193

Sedro-Woolley
Spurlock, Infant

Stats: female/white . Born: 25 Dec 1908 . Father: Spurlock, L.G. born Missouri ; Mother: Green, Harner born Washington . Died: 25 Dec 1908 . Cause of Death: stillborn
Certificate Number 194

Lyman
White, Arsie Mabel

Stats: female/white . Born: 13 Mar 1908 (sic) Arkansas ; Age at death: 16 yrs 9 ms 10 dys (sic) . Father: White, Elzy born Texas ; Mother: Frantham (?), Savannah born Arkansas . Died: 23 Dec 1908 at 11:20 pm . Cause of Death: TB Buried: Lyman WN
Certificate Number 195

Mt Vernon
Lemmon, Sylvia

Stats: female/white . Born: 17 Nov 1904 WA ; Age at death: 3 yrs 11 ms 23 dys . Father: Lemmon, M. D. born Indiana ; Mother: Cay born Michigan . Died: 10 Nov 1908 at 11:15 am . Cause of Death: Typhoid fever Buried: Pleasant Ridge (from cem. records)
Certificate Number 196

Mt Vernon
Hanson, Annie

Stats: female/white . Born: 1 Jun 1907 Spokane ; Age at death: 11 yrs 5 ms 21 dys . Father: Hanson, Andrew born Norway ; Mother: Marking, Nettie born Wisconsin . Died: 23 Nov 1908 at 1:45 pm . Cause of Death: diabetes
Certificate Number 197

Lake Campbell
Anderson, --

Stats: male/white . Born: 5 Dec 1908 . Father: Anderson, Alfred born Sweden ; Mother: Larson, Pauline born Sweden . Died: 5 Dec 1908 . Cause of Death: stillborn . Informant: father
Certificate Number 198

END OF 1908 DEATH CERTIFICATES

SKAGIT COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATES
1909

Sedro Woolley/St. Elizabeth Hopital
Windish, Joseph

Stats: male/white/single . Born: Germany ; Age at death: abt 49 . Occupation: farmer . Died: 16 Jan 1909 at 6:50 am . Cause of Death: pneumonia complicated by mitral regurgitation Comment: lived near Sedro Woolley at hospital 5 days Buried: Sedro Woolley . Informant: Egellwant, John of Sedro-Woolley
Certificate Number 1

Sedro Woolley
Neilan, Winifred Grace

Stats: female/white/single . Born: 8 May 1887 Michgan ; Age at death: 21 yrs 8 mos 10 dys . Father: Neilan, Thomas born Canada ; Mother: Nason , Elizabeth born Maine . Died: 18 Jan 1909 at 5 am . Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis... Comment: also appendicitis (acute) Buried: Sedro Woolley . Informant: Neilan, Elizabeth (Mrs.) Sedro Woolley
Certificate Number 2

Sedro-Woolley
McCarty, John

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 15 May 1960 Canada ; Age at death: 48 yrs 8 mos 4 dys . Father: Mclearty, Wm ; Mother: born born France . Occupation: Forman Rock Quarry . Died: 14 Jan 1909 3 pm . Cause of Death: accidental fall in rock quarry, Sterling WA. Fractured base of skull... . Informant: McCarty, J. (Mrs) of Sedro Woolley
Certificate Number 3

Sedro-Woolley
Reuter, Lydia Nertella

Stats: female/white/married . Born: 29 Feb 1876 Canada ; Age at death: 32 yrs 10 mos 22 dys . Father: Gillis, J. A. ; Mother: Kerr , Jennette born Canada . Occupation: housewife . Died: 30 Jan 1909 at 10:30 am . Cause of Death: pulmonary tuberculosis Buried: Sedro-Woolley WA . Informant: Reuter, J. J. of Sedro-Woolley
Certificate Number 4

Sedro Woolley, east of Town
Seabury, Eliza Ann

Stats: female/white/married . Born: 3 Aug 1852 England 56 yrs 6 mos 2 dys . Father: Wakeham, W. H. born England ; Mother: Hayden , born England . Occupation: housewife . Died: 6 Jan 1909 at 6 am . Cause of Death: hepatic dropsy Buried: Sedro-Woolley 6 Jan 1909 . Informant: Seabury, Howard of Sedro Woolley
Certificate Number 5

Sedro Woolley
Mansure, Edna

Stats: female/white . Born: Lyman 11 Dec 1907 ; Age at death: 1 yr 1 mo 5 dys . Father: Mansure, Geo. born Wis. ; Mother: Macomber , Anna born Wis . Occupation: child . Died: 15 Jan 1909 at 12 am . Cause of Death: convulsions Buried: Lyman 18 Jan 1909
Certificate Number 6

Baker
Davis, George F.

Stats: male/white ; Age at death: apparently 45 yrs . Father: Davis, . Occupation: electrician . Died: 22 Jan 1909 at 5:30 am . Cause of Death: Heart failure from over exertion climbing mountain Comment: over exertion Buried: Baker . Informant: coronor Mt Vernon
Certificate Number 7

Guemes Island
Shiver, Adeliade Mrs.

Stats: female/white/married . Born: . 1839 Wash Co Maine ; Age at death: 70 yrs . Father: Brooks, Joshua born Wash. Co. Maine ; Mother: Stewert , Nancy born Deer Island Maine . Occupation: housewife . Died: 25 Jan 1909 at 8 am . Cause of Death: hypostatic pneumonia Comment: gall stones Buried: Guemes Island . Informant: Matthews, J. C. of Anacortes WA
Certificate Number 8

McMurray
Kanai, Hatsio

Stats: female/Japanese/ . Born: 18 Aug 1908 Skagit Co ; Age at death: 5 mo 12 dys . Father: Kanai, Toraich born Japan ; Mother: Schai , Myna born Japan . Died: 30 Jan 1909 at 11:30 am . Cause of Death: ...colitic Buried: McMurray . Informant: Miyamato, S. of McMurray
Certificate Number 9

Mt. Vernon
Day, Eliza Catherine

Stats: female/white/married . Born: 1 Mar 1909 Missouri ; Age at death: 60 yrs 10 mos 10 dys . Father: Hightower, ; Mother: Larimor , Polly born Tennesee . Occupation: housewife . Died: 20 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: Dr Frank Brooks of Seattle WA treated deceased for sam ....trouble Buried: Mt. Vernon WA . Informant: Smith, J. Y
Certificate Number 10

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Mt Vernon
McCreary, stillborn

Stats: female/white . Born: 14 Jan 1909 Mt. Vernon . Father: McCreary, Jas W. born Iowa ; Mother: Kimball, May born Iowa . Died: 14 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: stillborn Buried: Mt Vernon 14 Jan 1909
Certificate Number 11

Mt Vernon
Conture, Isidore

Stats: male/white . Born: 4 Apr 1848 ; Age at death: 60 yrs 9 mos 13 dys . Occupation: laborer . Died: 17 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: intestial ... heart Buried: Mt Vernon WA . Informant: Phipps , A. L. of county poor farm
Certificate Number 12

Mt Vernon
Denton, William

Stats: male/married . Born: . 1909 Tennessee ; Age at death: 59 yrs 7 mos 13 dys . Father: Denton, Jackson Tennessee ; Mother: born Tennessee . Occupation: labror (sic) . Died: 21 Jan 1909 at 11:30 pm . Cause of Death: chronic intestitial nephistis...
Certificate Number 13

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Miller, John

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 1 Jan 1847 Germany ; Age at death: 61 yrs 26 dys . Father: Miller, John born Germany ; Mother: Groder?, Caroline born Holland . Died: 26 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: Nephitis...and very large carbuncle on region of kidneys Comment: weak heart Buried: Mt Vernon of 27 Jan 1909 . Informant: Miller , John Mr
Certificate Number 14

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Cambell, John

Stats: male/white/widow . Born: 15 Jan 1839 Leonard? Ontario ; Age at death: 70 yrs 6 mos 16 dys . Occupation: laborer . Died: 31 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: gangren of toes caused by careless trimming of corns Old age . Informant: Phipps , P. L (Supt. of poor house) of Mt Vernon
Certificate Number 15

Anacortes
Olmstead, Sarah

Stats: female/white/married . Born: 18 Nov 1872 Missouri ; Age at death: 36 yrs 2 mos 4 dys . Father: Ross, M. R. born Iowa ; Mother: born Ireland . Died: 22 Jan 1909 at 11 am . Cause of Death: prostration and heart failure Buried: Anacortes WA . Informant: Olmstead , J. of Anacortes
Certificate Number 16

Anacortes
Pollard, Charles

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 16 May 1838 England ; Age at death: 70 yrs 7 mos 27 dys . Father: Pollard, George born England ; Mother: born England . Occupation: Bridge Carpenter . Died: 13 Jan 1909 at 2:40 am . Cause of Death: urtral steuasis Buried: Anacortes 15 Jan 1909 . Informant: Pollard (Mrs) of Anacortes WA
Certificate Number 17

Anacortes
Beffa, William Taft

Stats: male/white/ . Born: 19 Aug 1908 Washington ; Age at death: 5 mos 7 dys . Father: Beffa born Wisconsin ; Mother: Hebert born Canada . Died: 25 Jan 1909 at 9 pm . Cause of Death: non-closure of the tonoamin.oral Buried: GrandView . Informant: Beffa , P. J. of Anacortes
Certificate Number 18

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Hurd, Wm. Knowles

Stats: male/white/married . Born: 27 Feb 1839 Wellington, Maine ; Age at death: 69 yrs 10 mos 20 dys . Father: Hurd, Sam'l born Maine ; Mother: Knowles, Eliza born Maine . Occupation: miner . Died: 20 Jan 1909 at 3:30 pm . Cause of Death: Dilatation of Heart-acute-Died suddenly Buried: Grand View . Informant: Hurd , Emma C. (Mrs) of Anacortes WA
Certificate Number 19

Anacortes
Bromwell Mildred

Stats: female/white . Born: 29 Jan 1909 Anacortes ; Age at death: 5 1/2 hours . Father: Bromwell, Raymond A. born Kansas ; Mother: Autenbacher, Simone? born Missouri . Died: 29 Jan 1909 at 11 pm . Cause of Death: premature birth Comment: fright of mother Comment: (could have mispelled surname and mothers name as can't read doc's writing) . Informant: doctor
Certificate Number 20

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Anacortes Tennaut, Guy Wellington male/white . Born: 20 Jun 1907 Anacortes ; Age at death: 1 yr 7 mos 7 dys . Father: Tennaut, Albert born Illinois ; Mother: Sparhawk, Ada born Michigan . Occupation: night watchman (prob.occupation of father) . Died: 27 Jan 1909 at 7 pm . Cause of Death: meningitis following scarlet fever Comment: teething . Informant: doctor
Certificate Number 21

La Conner
Jenne, Fred (Mrs)

Stats: female/white/widowed . Born: 14 Sep 1854 Kempsville Ill ; Age at death: 55 yrs 3 mos 23 dys . Father: Helfrick, Leonard born Ohio ; Mother: Helfrick, Mary born Ohio . Occupation: Housewife . Died: 7 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: diabetes Comment: 1st stroke about 4 weeks Buried: Pleasant Ridge 10 Jan 1909 . Informant: Esary , Clifford (Mrs) of LaConner WA
Certificate Number 22

La Conner
Erickson, E. J.

Stats: male/white/widowed . Born: Mar 1821 Sweden ; Age at death: 87 yrs 9 mos 29 dys . Father: Erickson born Sweden ; Mother: born Sweden . Occupation: farmer . Died: 9 Jan 1909 at 11 pm . Cause of Death: percarditis Buried: Ridway (Pleasant Ridge) . Informant: Wells , S. of LaConner
Certificate Number 23

La Conner
Moore, Dorothy

Stats: female/white . Born: 28 Jan 1909 La Conner WA . Father: Moore, Alfred S. born Skagit Co WA ; Mother: Anderson, Ellenore born Skagit Co WA . Died: 28 Jan 1909 . Cause of Death: stillborn Buried: Pleasant Ridge
Certificate Number 24

near Sedro Wooley
Grace, baby

Stats: male/white . Born: 16 Feb 1909 Washington . Father: Grace, Arnold born Arkansas ; Mother: McGure, Lola born Washington . Died: 16 Feb 1909 . Cause of Death: asphyria Buried: Sedro Wooley . Informant: Grace , F. of Sedro Woolley
Certificate Number 25

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