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organization, strives to preserve resource

materials of genealogical and historical

significance pertaining to ancestors and

families within our local communities.

We provide instruction and assistance in

methods of seeking and finding family

history data as well as encourage and

promote the accurate recording of and

access to genealogical information.

Through these efforts our society

members, patrons, and generations of

families will be instilled with a greater

understanding and appreciation of the

contribution of their heritage to their own

lives, to the culture of our communities,

and to the history of our nation.

Hours: The NEPGS Family History Research Library is open on Thursdays

from 10:00am to 4:00pm and the second Saturday of every month from 12:00pm to

4:00pm. Special hours can be arranged if given advanced notice.

See Summer hours schedule on Page 9.

Meetings: The NEPGS holds four general membership meetings per year. Meetings

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OFFICERS

President::

Roseann Kebles, Dallas PA

Vice-President::

Ron Scheff, Dallas PA

Treasurer:

Michelle McGowan, Moosic PA

Secretary: (interim)

Lisa Doran, Hanover Twp. PA

DIRECTORS

Immediate Past President:

Alan P. Drust, Harveys Lake PA

Mark Fraley, Nashville TN

Gina Gibbon, Hanover Twp. PA

Norman D. Nicol, Harveys Lake PA

Catherine Scheff, Dallas PA

BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS

Richard Cebrick

Alta Kubick

Lavada Riggins

John Stevenson

Sandra Swingle

APPOINTMENTS

Parliamentarian: Ron Scheff Dallas PA

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

By-Laws: Lisa Doran, Hanover Twp. PA

Library: Lisa Doran, Hanover Twp. PA

Nominating: Ron Scheff, Dallas PA

Programs and Publicity: Anthony Paddock

Moosic PA

Records Preservation co-chairs:

Jim McAndrew, Kingston PA

Alan P. Drust, Harveys Lake PA

RESEARCH

Eleanore Honeywell

Roseann Kebles

Doug Nicol

John Stevenson

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Table of Contents

The Heritage

Volume 26 No. 2 Summer 2016

President’s Message.....……...………………..….......4 NEPGS Summer Calendar........................................5 Society Report……………………...…….………...…..6

NEPGS Night With the RailRiders…………….……...8

DIG: DNA Interest Group…………………….……..….8 Finding What Resources are Available in the NEPGS Collections …………………………..……..….9 Pennsylvania, WPA Church Archives, 1937-1940....10

Inside Out: Judging a Book By Its Cover……...…….11 Records of Naturalization and Divorce in the Oldest Extant Docket of the Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania……………....14 Wilkes-Barre Death Series from the Wilkes-Barre Record…...................................................................28 Spanish-American War Veteran Burial Records…...35 Pedigree Chart…………………………………..……..36 NEPGS Membership/Donation Form………...…..….37

The Heritage

Editor: Alan P. Drust, Harveys Lake PA

Staff:

Jim McAndrew, Kingston PA

Lavada Riggins, New Tripoli PA

Gina Gibbon, Hanover Twp. PA

All articles submitted become the property of the NEPGS. No signed

article may be copied for commercial use or for profit without consent

of the NEPGS.

The HERITAGE should be acknowledged in any reprinted article that

is granted this approval. Editorial Committee reserves the right to

edit for space considerations.

All articles submitted must be received at least six weeks prior to

publication for consideration to be published.

Articles submitted for publication should be sent to

Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, Inc.

Attn: Alan P. Drust , Editor

P.O. Box 1776 Shavertown, PA 18708-0776

or emailed to: nepgsmail@gmail.com

Upcoming Events

NEPGS Night with the RailRiders

July 8th

6:00 PM

At PNC Field

(Fireworks Night)

DIG

DNA Interest Group

July 6, August 3 and September 7

Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

Family History Research Library

at 6:00 pm

The DIG is open to anyone interested in genetic genealogy

and using DNA in family research.

For information on future meetings, workshops and other upcoming events

check our website at:

www.nepgs.com

Facebook Group

http://www.facebook.com/groups/nepgs/

Please advise us of any changes in email address as well as home mailing addresses.

Send both old and new address to:

Northeast Pennsylvania Genealogical Society

P.O. Box 1776 Shavertown, PA 18708-0776

or email: nepgsmail@gmail.com

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Presidents Message

I can’t believe how quickly the year has passed so far and summer is now upon us. Please take

note of our new summer hours. Join us for open research every Thursday from 10-4pm and on the

second Wednesday evenings of the month from 5-8pm. We are closed Saturday afternoons through

September.

The always popular NEPGS Night at the RailRiders is happening on Friday, July 8th. What is more

fun than combining two favorite American pastimes, Baseball & Genealogy? Get all the details in

this newsletter. Tickets sell out fast so order them early!

Our dedicated volunteers of NEPGS Records Preservation continues to rapidly increase our digital

collections. Over 40,000 pages of genealogical important records were scanned in the month of

May alone. We continue to streamline our library and more upgrades are planned for our facility to

keep up with the growing need for digital technology.

As we transition to our new summer hours, the NEPGS is here to help you with all your research

requests and needs. Our staff of experienced research volunteers are eager to help you with the

NEPGS Collections. A snapshot of our Digital Library Resources can be found on our website at

www.nepgs.com Get to know what we have in our collections before you visit to have the best

possible research experience.

Thank you, Lavada Riggins, NEPGS Director Emeritus, for the years of dedicated service you have

put in, and the guidance and wisdom you have provided all of us. We will miss you and wish you all

the best!

Wishing you all a great summer that is filled with lots of fun and successful research!

Roseann T. Kebles

President

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Society Report

Summer 2016

By Alan P. Drust

Welcome New Members

Jay G. Ruckel

Kristen Costello

Anthony Fabian

Bill Genetti

Karin Hartman

Richard Jenkins

Karen Olenick

Kenneth Stoddard

Jeanne Peters

Mark Wells

Joseph Wachs

Cindy & Dale Frie

Sharon Kerst

Barbara Buckingham

Carrie Walizer

New Life Member

Sharon McClung

Surnames Researching

Due to privacy issues, we no longer include members

email or home address in the “Surnames Research-

ing” column, unless the member requests that it be

included. If you would like to contact a member that is

researching a surname you might be interested in,

please contact us at nepgsmail@gmail.com and we

will forward your request to that member so they can

contact you directly.

Barbara Buckingham: Mikolajczak, Mick and

Mikolajczyk.

Kristen Costello: Ambrosino, Bucher, Collins,

Davis, Geiger, Hartman, Heath, Jenkins, Lewis,

Mears, McHenry, Morgan, Pisaneschi, Pritchard,

Richter, Spinelli and Wilkins.

Anthony Fabian: Fabian, Forys, Kanon,

Kuprowski, Kutarnia, Lewandowski, Wadzinski and

Wasilewski.

Cindy & Dale Frie: Beck,Resha, Rockwell,

VanWiet, Wheeler and Wyson.

Grace Garlan: Williams, Moore, McGlynn,

Schappert and Lyons.

David J. Gates: Gates and Komsisky.

Bill Genetti: Genetti.

John A. Gavenonis: Gavenonis and Gocek,

Tonart, Thonart and Nunhart.

Gina Gibbon: Gibbon, Parry, Hicks, and Woolner.

Walter J. Gilbert: Wilkenson, Miller, Maue, Thrash,

Mumaw and Gilbert.

John Golden: Golden, Monahan, Kerwin, Owens,

brady Kehoe, Dooner. Dougher, Pittston,

Hughestown.

Joseph Grandinetti: Quinn and Fallon.

Beth Goldman: Yancefski, Przekop, Zenkanis,

Platt and Gorko.

Theresa Griffin: Zoeller, Morath, Barger, Conway,

Smigelski, Grabowski, Keegan, McKeon and Moore.

Robert Grosky: Grosky.

Karen Habersky: Habersky/ Haberski, Lusnia,

Dzurovcin and Bartosh.

Patrick Hannon: Hannon, Hillard, Bradbury,

Callahan, Korus, Lincavage and Eley.

Ann Marie Haraschak: Bzancka, Deeh, Dih,

Dzunski, Hyde, Rzoski and Zunski.

Cinda L. Hartman: Englehart, Quoss/Quoos,

Kemrite, Hartman and Ness.

Margaret Helker Jancewicz: Helker, Van Horn,

Rimshaw/Rymsza/Renshaw/ Rynshaw, Jancewicz,

Mikitka, Fedorovicz, Reinmiller, Briel and Cost.

Mary Jankowski: Johnson and Ternosky.

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Sharon Jarrow: Is interested in knowing

information about the Carr familiy from Lee Park and

the Edwin & Louisa Williams Wright family from Glen

Lyon.

Ron Jepson: Cummings, Flannelly, Burke and

Kane.

George & Cole Kebles: Derwin, Devey, Brennan

and McAvoy.

Roseann Kebles: Schwab, Werner, Oswald.

Eileen A. Kelly: Stankauskas, Staukowski, Zokas,

Sod and Madajewski.

Sharon Kerst: Mikolajczak, Mick and Mikolajczyk.

Gene & Marilyn Klein: Klein, Flanagan, Schappel

Helfrich, Greener, Shea and Koutter.

Robert E. Klein: Klein, Fey, Broedel/Bradel,

Swartman and Spittle.

Patricia Klus: Sherrill, Gonseski, Kocis and

Spisak.

John Kucirka: Kucirka, Kapcala and Drahuschak.

Donna Lee: Lee, Weron and Moores.

Darlene Lewis: Umlah, Becker and Lewis.

Noreen Blake Lewis: Petcoski/Petkevichus and

Thomas/Tumosa.

Leonard T. Luba: Luba, Fela and Perno.

Karen Olenick: Chelstowski, Olenick, Swiatek,

Waclawska and Wysowski.

Jeanne Peters: Petro.

Jay G. Ruckel: Bennett, Cononer, Fairchild,

Goodwin, Ruckel, Stuart and Young.

Carrie Walizer: Kmush, Mauzer andPollack.

Mark Wells: Bonomo, Brinks, Campbell, Cavello,

Dilley, Edgerton, Keating, Riley, Sigley, Sims,

Whipple and Worms.

Donations

Eleanore Honeywell

Robert & Michele Stofko

Verizon Foundation

Louis Masday

Acquisitions

By

Catherine Scheff

Ancestors A Beginner's Guide to Family History and

Genealogy by Jim & Terry Willard with Jane Wilson

donated by Robert Paluck

Lehigh Valley Transit Company, VHS tape donated by

Robert Paluck..

The Polish Peasant in Europe and America Vol 1

by William I. Thomas & Florian Znaniecki donated by

Robert Paluck.

The Polish Peasant in Europe and America Vol 2

by William I. Thomas & Florian Znaniecki donated by

Robert Paluck.

The Complete Idiots Gude to Genealogy by Christine

Rose Kay Germain Ingalls donated by Robert Paluck.

Lest We Forget by H.B. Hall, C. Bagley, R. Souther

and D. Wallbrecht donated by Robert Paluck.

Pennsylvania Keystone to Progress by E. Willard Mil-

ler donated by Robert Paluck.

Tracing Charting and Writing Your Family History by

Louis Martin Skalka donated by Robert Paluck.

14 Family Tree Magazines donated by Robert Paluck.

1964 & 1966 Mercy Hospital Yearbooks donated by

Paulette Williams.

German Census Records 1816-1916 by Roger P.

Minert PhD., A.G. purchased by NEPGS.

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DIG: CITIZEN SCIENTIST Meets every first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 PM

The next meetings will be held on:

6 July 2016, 3 August 2016 & 7 September 2016.

The DIG is open to anyone interested in genetic

genealogy and using DNA in family research.

Join the NEPGS at PNC Field

in Moosic for a

evening of baseball.

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

vs. Rochester Red Wings

Friday, July 8th at 6:00pm

on the First Base Party Deck

includes

post game

Fireworks

$ 40 per person

For more information or to sign up, call 570-829-1765 or email us at nepgsmail@gmail.com

Price includes:

Free Parking.

VIP Entrance to 1st Base Party Deck.

Access to Mohegan Sun Club.

Ticket to the game.

All you can eat buffet.

Seating is limited. Call now.

Post Game Fireworks Show

Buffet includes:

Entrees: Pulled Pork, Jumbo Hot Dogs

and Grilled Hamburgers.

Sides: Baked Beans, Creamy Cole

Slaw, Italian Pasta Salad.

Dessert: Assorted Cookies, Sliced

Watermelon.

Beverages: Lemonade, Iced Tea,

Water.

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New Summer Hours

Beginning June 1st, NEPGS will have new summer hours.

We will be open the second Wednesday of the month (5pm– 8pm) for Open Research.

You are also welcome to stop by any Thursday from 10am—4pm for Open Research.

We will be closed Saturdays until October.

Open Research Every Thursday This Summer 10am –4pm

Wednesday Evening Open Research dates are: June 8, 2016 5pm-8pm July 13, 2016 5pm-8pm August 10, 2016 5pm-8pm

September 14, 2016 5pm-8pm

DIG: Citizen Scientist meeting dates are: June 1, 2016 6pm - 8pm July 6, 2016 6pm - 8pm

August 3, 2016 6pm - 8pm September 7, 2016 6pm - 8pm

Many of our email and telephone inquiries involve the question “What records does the NEPGS

have in its collections?” Webmaster Gina Gibbon has made the answer incredibly easy on our

website at http://nepgs.com/wordpress/. Patrons may go to the “Our Library” tab and click on

either Traditional Library Resources or Digital Library Resources. The Digital Library Resources

is a snapshot of our in-house Public File. It does take some time to load but it is worth the wait!

Visiting the NEPGS from out of town? Use this resource to know exactly what we have and in

what type of format before you get here to maximize time.

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Ancestry.com Databases

Pennsylvania, WPA Church Archives, 1937-1940

http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2795

How often have we heard the dreaded news that “The church burned to the ground in 1899 and all the

records were lost?” What do we do next? With the help of the Ancestry.com database, Pennsylvania,

WPA Church Archives, 1937-1940, I check for documents about the church. I find this a great historical

resource to know what records actually existed between 1927-1940 and where they were housed. Were

the records really lost when the church burned down? Not all churches were part of this WPA project but

many participated. The inventories are not indexed but they are searchable by County and City. I find

that the records are in order of denomination, so if you are looking for Roman Catholic for instance, look

toward the end of the run of images for the city you are researching. Wilkes-Barre alone has 1109

images. Thanks to life member, Sandra Panzitta, for making us aware of the WPA project!

Example: Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

PS: The NEPGS records preservation team digitized the records of Holy Trinity church in 2015 and they

are available for patron research at our facility or by the NEPGS research staff for a nominal fee.

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Inside Out: Judging A Book By Its Cover

By

D. Kay Strickland

The Find

The slim, malachite volume sat on the shelf, waiting for family hands to categorize its fate. Without a voice-

over from Mary Corrigan Delehanty, my mother-in-law, I had a conundrum. The book was physically too

beautiful to throw on the trashheap, and it’s 128 years out of date, no library would accept its donation. The

Mine Foreman's Handbook of Practical and Theoretical Information (©1887)1 was obviously special to Mary,

but was it heirloom-worthy?

The Book

Between the 5 x 9 inch covers were 207 pages of text and diagrams,

written by ex-inspector of Pennsylvania anthracite mines, Robert

Mauchline. The subtitle, Questions and Answers on Practical and

Theoretical Mining, Designed to Assist Students and Others in

Passing Examinations for Mine Foremanships, identified the book's

purpose and audience. In his preface, Mauchline spoke to the an-

thracite miners of northeastern Pennsylvania who, laboring in the

mines since young boys, had sacrificed formal schooling. In the

wake of the Pennsylvania's 1885 mine safety law, advancement into

mine management positions, however, required state certification.

Mauchline was committed to empowering that pool of undereducated

miners. The author drew from his own mining experience and his

mine inspector's knowledge of the system to produce this

preparatory course. Its lessons ranged from "How to Detect

Firedamp" and "Theory of Natural Ventilation" to "Principles of the

Fan". Aspiring foremen could learn "Surveying in Collieries" and

the "Construction of Dams" before moving into the intricacies of the

"Cost and Plans of (Colliery) Operation." A thorough study of this

material, Mauchline was convinced, would result in an experienced

miner receiving the certificate of examination2. Mine foremen could

continue to come from the ranks of miners.

This glimpse into the anthracite mine safety movement of the late 19th century was fascinating, but the inked

text was not what moved the textbook from artifact to heirloom. Close inspection of the inside front cover

revealed the penciled name of Martin Corrigan, Mary Corrigan Delehanty's grandfather.

The Man

Martin Corrigan was born just outside the Irish town of Leighlinbridge, County Carlow, in 1834 to John and

Margaret Dooly Corrigan. To support their growing brood, the couple moved to the coal fields of Swansea,

Wales, where John and later Martin learned the trade of anthracite mining. By the family's 1852 emigration to

the United States young Martin was a skilled Welsh-trained miner, a highly prized laborer to the Pennsylvania

coal barons. The Corrigans (Corgans) all lived together, mining for some time in the Mauch Chunk (Jim

Thorpe) area before settling in the mining communities of the Black Creek Coal Basin, just north of the village

of Hazleton3.

Martin married another recent Irish immigrant, Mary Walker, on Easter Sunday 1861, walking from his

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Ebervale home to St. Mary's Church, Beaver Meadows. Reverend Father Scanlan performed the ceremony

uniting this young couple, who would become beloved members of their communities4. Literacy was a

valued, and rare, skill set among the mining villages. Mary was known for her willingness to read neighbors'

letters from back home, and to write dictated replies for families remaining in Ireland5. Self-educated, Martin

was a quick learner, with an inventive, resourceful mind. In that era, mines were frequently closed due to

weather-related incidents and mine owner initiated, price-stabilizing, work stoppages. Martin used that time to

continue reading and studying6.

By the mid-1870s, the young man was a highly respected, savvy miner. Overcoming initial resistance from

the Stout Coal Company engineers and superintendent, Martin led the development of Milnesville slope #77,

Stout Coal Company's most productive coal seam for the next decade. (Corrigan's Counter is now the site of

Sheetz at the intersection of Rt. 309 and Airport Road, Milnesville/Hazleton8.)

In 1887 Martin Corrigan was granted a Certificate of Service by the Pennsylvania Mine Foreman Examining

Board, an alternative certification which recognized men who had served as mine foremen for at least one

year prior to the 1885 Mine Safety Act9.

Martin Corrigan did not own this book in order to take the Mine Foreman Exam himself. Martin may have

originally purchased the book for his own private library, consulting its contents in his role as mine boss for

Augustus S. Van Winkle's Milnesville collieries. But Martin also loaned this book out. The words "Please

Return" were found inside the front and back covers, and on one of the first pages someone inscribed the

words:

Martin Corrigan

No. 90 North Wyoming Street

Hazleton

This detail--an address to which the book was to be returned, provided evidence about when Martin lent the

handbook to his mining colleagues.

In 1869 Martin used $390 of the Corrigan savings to purchase "lot #3 in square 86" in the Village of

Hazleton10. The family, however, remained in Milnesville until 188911, when Martin, Mary, and the younger

children moved to No. 90, in a home built on that corner of North Wyoming and Oak Street12. By 1900 Martin

had retired from mining, and together with Mary moved to a new home on Oak Street13.

It would appear then that Martin Corrigan's copy of The Mine Foreman's Handbook was passed from one set

of miner's hands to another during the Milnesville boss' final decade in the field. At the height of his career

Martin shared his knowledge, his skill, and his books, mentoring as well as leading his colleagues to safely

and successfully advance in the tough anthracite coal industry. Little wonder then that decades later Martin

was remembered as a "man of ability, a good citizen, a good father" who "fairly won the high esteem in which

he is held by his many friends.14"

And little wonder that Mary Corrigan Delehanty kept this slim book safely tucked among her possessions,

rightfully deemed a family heirloom.

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Endnotes

1 Mauchline, Robert. The Mine Foreman's Handbook of Practical

and Theoretical Information. Shenandoah, PA: J.S. Kirkwood,

1887. Print.

2 Ibid.

3 Corgan, Margaret. The Genealogy of the Corgan-Corrigan

Family. Mountaintop, PA: Self-published., 1991. Print.

4 Ibid.

5 Delehanty, Mary C. Oral History.

6 Harvey, Oscar Jewell, and Ernest Gray Smith. A History of

Wilkes-Barre Luzerne County, Pennsylvania From Its First

Beginnings to the Present Time, including Chapters of Newlydiscovered

Early Wyoming Valley History, Together with Many

Biographical Sketches and Much Genealogical Material. Vol. 6,

p.703. Wilkes-Barre: Raeder, 1930. Print.

7 Ibid.

8 Delehanty, Mary C. Oral History.

9 Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite Coal

Regions of Pennsylvania, for the year 1887. Harrisburg: Edwin K.

Meyers, State Printer, 1888. Digital.

10 Luzerne County (Pennsylvania) Deed Book 134, p 160.

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County (PA): Recorder of Deeds.

11 Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Pennsylvania), 9 Feb 1889, p4.

Digital image: Newspapers.com

12 The Plain Speaker (Hazleton, Pennsylvania), 15 Oct 1890,

p4. Digital image: Newspapers.com

13 1900 United States Federal Census. Year: 1900; Census

Place: Hazleton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania; Roll: T623_1431;Page:

12A; Enumeration District: 61. Digital image: ancestry.com.

14 Harvey, p. 703.

Left: Index page from “The Mine Foreman’s

Handbook.”

Bottom: Sketch showing ventilation plan in a

typical two shaft colliery.

Right: Descriptions and use of an anemometer.

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Records of Naturalization and Divorce in the Oldest Extant Docket

of the Court of Common Pleas, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania1

By

Doug Nicol

The following records of a genealogical interest are transcribed from the earliest extant docket book of the Court of Common Pleas for Luzerne County2. The majority of entries in the approximately 340 pages deal with debts, obligations, real estate title deed disputes and other mundane cases of a monetary nature. The two main naturalization records exhibited here pertain to persons who figure large in the history of the region, whereas the divorce records are illustrative of court actions of this nature in the early nineteenth century.

Petition for Naturalization of Charles Homet

[page] 30. April Term 1810.

4th April 1810, the Petition of Charles Homet was read, setting forth that he emigrated from the City of Paris in the Kingdom of France and arived (sic) at New York some time in July in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety three. That he resided in the State of New Jersey about one year and a half, and afterwards about the month of June in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five removed to the town of Asylum in the County of Luzerne and State of Pennsylvania, where he has resided ever since. And praying the Court that he may be admitted a Citizen of the United States conformably to the Act of Congress passed the 14th day of April 1802. And on due proof being made on oath of Barthalomew Laporte, that he is well acquainted with the said Charles Homet, and that to his knowledge the said Charles hath resided in the United States more than five years last past, and that he hath during the said time behaved as a man of good moral character, attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States, and is well disposed to the good order and happiness of the same. And the said Charles Homet having declared on oath before the said Court, that he will support the Constitution of the United States, and that he did absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every foreign prince, Potentate and Sovereignty whatsoever and particularly to Napoleon Boneparte Emperor of France. He is accordingly admitted a Citizen of the United States - by the Court.

The violent events of the French Revolution brought Charles Homet to Pennsylvania. He had been a servant in the court of Louis XVI and after the downfall of the monarchy, Charles escaped to Ameri-ca. Upon learning that a number of French nobles were working to establish a colony along the up-per reaches of the Susquehanna River which was planned as a refuge for Marie Antoinette,

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1The following article was first published in The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, v. 49, nº 4 (Winter 2014). 2Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Court of Common Pleas, Continuance Docket Book 3, April Term 1810 to August Term 1812, Clerk of Courts Office, Wilkes-Barre. Digital images of this volume are preserved in the library of the North-eastern Pennsylvania Genealogical Society (NEPGS), Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. Images included in the article are courtesy of the Board of Directors, NEPGS.

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Charles made his way to Asylum, in present-day Bradford County, and was a major figure in the building and furnishing of the intended residence of the Queen. After the danger to French nobles had passed, most of them returned to France, but Charles Homet remained and his progeny remain in the area to this day.3

Secor Divorce

69. August Term 1810

John Secor vs. Esther Secor: Libel for a Divorce...A Vinculo Matrimonii.

Be it remembered that at a Court of Common Pleas held at Wilkes Barre in and for the County of Luzerne, on the tenth day of August Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and ten before the Honourable Thomas Cooper, Esquire, Predident and Matthias Hollenback and Jesse Fell Esquires, Judges of said Court, the Petition for Libel of

John Secor of Providence Township in said County aforesaid, with an affidavit thereto sub-joined was exhibited and read, setting forth and complaining, That the Libellant is a citizen of the State of Pennsylvania and has resided therein for more than one year previous to the date hereof. That the Libellant the twenty third day of February A.D. 1796 at the County of Ulster in the State of New York, was married to a certain Esther Pack of the same County Spinster, and that they lived and cohabited together, for about three years as

70. August Term 1810

man and wife, and as such was known and reputed by all their neighbors and acquaintance in That about four years last past the said Esther forgetting the duty she owed the Libellant withdrew her af-fection from him, and without any just cause, and knowingly entered into a second marriage, in viola-tion of the previous vow, with a certain James Shepard, and with him lived and cohabited as his wife and still doth, whereupon the Libellant prays that a Subpoena may issue from the Court of Common Pleas commanding the said Esther to appear at the next term to answer this Libel; and that a

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3There are a fair number of references, which recount the story of Asylum and include information about Charles Homet. Interested readers may refer to one or more of the following publications. Oscar Jewell Harvey and Ernest Gray Smith, A History of Wilkes-Barré Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. 6 vols. (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: Raeder Press and Smith-Bennett Corporation, 1909-30), 3:1697-1718; J.W. Ingham, A Short History of Asylum Pennsylvania (Towanda, Pennsyl-vania: Towanda Printing Company, 1916); David Craft, "The French Settlement at Asylum, Bradford County, PA. 1793, " Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), For the Years 1902-1903, 5 (1900): 46-86; David Craft, "A Day at Asylum, " Proceedings and Collections of the Wyoming Histori-cal and Geological Society (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), For the Years 1902-1903, 8 (1904): 46-86; Louise Welles Mur-ray, The Story of Some French Refugees and their "Azilum" 1793-1800 (Athens, Pennsylvania: Tioga Point Historical Society, 1903); Elsie Murray, Azilum French Refugee Colony of 1793 (Athens, Pennsylvania: Tioga Point Museum, 1950). Web edition. http://collection1.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/digitalbks4/id/1298/rec/1; Norman B. Wilkinson, A French Asylum on the Susquehanna River, Historic Pennsylvania Leaflet No. 11 (Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1991). Web edition. http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/places/4278/french_asylum_on_the_susquehanna_river/472247

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sentence of the said Court may pass divorcing and separating the Libellant from the marriage vow with the said Esther his wife as aforesaid and your Petitioner Shall pray etc.

August 9th 1810

Luzerne County Ps: John Secor the Libellant above named being duly sworn according to Law, saith that the facts contained in the foregoing Libel are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; and that the complaint in the said Libel Contained is not made out of levity or collusion, between the said libellant and the said Esther, but in Sincerity and truth for the Causes in said Libel mentioned.

Sworn before me this John Secor

ninth day of August

A.D. 1810 Jos. Fellows, Justice of the Peace

Whereupon It is ordered by the Court that a Subpoena issue returnable to the next November Term, to the said Esther Commanding her to appear and make her answer to the said petion (sic) or libel. And now, at November Term 1810, Upon the Motion of Mr. Welles, the Court direct a subpoe-na to issue to the Said Esther Secor Commanding her to appear at the next january Term, to an-swer the said Petition or Libel, and the same was issued accordingly.

Withy Divorce

193 August Term 1811

Amasa Withy vs. Lucy Withy: Libel for a Divorce a Vinculo matrimonii

Be it remembered that at a court of Common Pleas held at Wilkes Barre in and for the County of Luzerne, on the ninth day of August one thousand eight hundred and eleven before the Honourable Seth Chapman Esquire, President and his Associates Judges of Said Court.

Amasa Withy of Braintrim township in the County aforesaid exhibited his petition or libel set-

ting forth and complaining, That on the sixth day of July Anno Domini one thousand seven hundred

and eighty four he was lawfully joined in marriage to Lucy Baker his present wife, and from that time

until the 20th day of June 1804, lived and cohabited with her, and hath in all respects demeaned

himself as a kind and loving husband. And although by the laws of God as well as by their mutual

vows and faith plighted to each other they were reciprocally bound to that constancy and uniform

regard which ought to be inseperable (sic) from the marriage state. Yet so it is that the said Lucy

from the 20th day of June 1804, hath wilfully (sic) and maliciously deserted and absented herself

from him the said Amasa Withy and such desertion and absence hath persisted in for the term of six

years and more, without any just and reasonable cause, and yet doth continue to absent herself

from him the said Amasa Withy. Wherefore, further shewing (sic) that he hath resided for one year

and more within this state, prays the Court that a subpoena may issue forth to summon the said

Lucy to appear in the said Honourable Court, at November term next, to answer the Complaint

aforesaid; And also that a decree of the said Court may be given for the divorcing and separating of

the said Lucy from the said Petitioner’s society, fellowship and

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Company in all time to come, and him the said petitioner from the marriage bond aforesaid, as if he had never been married, or as if she the said Lucy were naturally dead. Whereupon, the said peti-tion or libel being read with the affidavit thereto subjoined wherein the said Amasa Withy on oath de-clares that the facts contained in the foregoing petition or libel are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; and that the complaint is not made out of levity, or by collusion between him and his wife and for the mere purpose of being freed and separated from each other, but in sincerity and truth for the causes mentioned in the said petition or libel, the Court do grant the prayer of the said petition or libel, and Do Order that a subpoena issue to the said Lucy Withy commanding her to appear at the next court of Common Pleas to be held at Wilkes-Barre, for the County of Luzerne, to make her an-swer to the foregoing petition or libel, and to shew (sic) cause if any she hath why a Decree of the said Court shall not be made divorcing and separating her the said Lucy from her marriage bond with the said Amasa, and further to do and receive whatsoever the said Court shall consider in that behalf; And the same was issued accordingly. And now at November Term 1811, the Sheriff of the County makes return that he had served the said Subpoena on the said Lucy Withey; Whereupon on Motion of Mr. Bowman Court direct an alias Subpoena to issue and the same was accordingly issued. And now at January Term 1812 the Sheriff of the County makes return to the said Subpoena that he had served the same on the said Lucy Withey. Whereupon on Motion of Mr. Bowman Rule to take the Depositions of Witnesses before Joseph Eaton Esq. who is appointed a commissioner of that purpose, in the

195. August Term 1811.

town of Plainfield County of Windham and State of Connecticut, to be read in evidence in this case.

Young Divorce

229. November Term 1811

Bill of Costs Tamar Young Libel for a divorce a vinculo

Proc. vs. } Matrimonii

D. S...bt 3.50 Henry Young

A. Beaumot 2.50

Shff Heyde 4.48

hd. Rot $10.48

Be it Remembered That At a court of Common Please held at Wilkes Barre in

and for the County of Luzerne, on the fourteenth day of November Anno Domini one thousand eight

hundred and Eleven, before Seth Chapman President and Matthias Hollenback and Jesse Fell Es-

quires Judges of said Court, Tamar Young by her next friend Jonas Brush exhibited her Petition or

libel setting forth and complaining That the said Tamar on the fifteenth day of May in the year of our

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Lord one thousand eight hundred and two was lawfully joined in marriage with Henry Young her present husband and from that time hath lived and cohabited with him and hath in all respects demeaned herself as a kind and loving wife. And although by the laws of God as by the mutual vows plighted by each other, they bound to that charity which ought to be inseparable from marriage yet the said Henry in violation of his marriage vow hath for a considerable time hast given himself up to adulterous practices and been guilty of adultery: and praying the Court will be pleased to order and direct that a subpoena do issue in due form of law directed to the said Henry Commanding him to appear at the next court of Common Pleas to be held at Wilkes Barre in and for the County afore-said to answer the said libel and to shew (sic) cause, if any he has, why the said Tamar should not be divorced from the bond of Matrimony. And the said Tamar having declared on oath that the facts contained in the above petition or libel are true to the best of her knowledge and belief and that the said complaint is not made out of levity or collusion between her and her said husband Henry and for the mere purpose of being freed and separated from each other, but in sincerity and truth for the causes mentioned in the said petition; Which said Petition and affidavit being read and considered, It is ordered by the Court that a subpoena do issue to the said Henry Young commanding him to appear at the next January Term to answer the said Petition or libel, And the same was issued accordingly. And now, at a court of Common Pleas held at Wilkes-Barre

230. in and for the County aforesaid, Jabez Heyde jr. Sheriff of said County makes return that he

served the said subpoena on the said Henry Young, on the 25th December 1811, by reading and

leaving a copy with him. Whereupon on the 9th day of January 1812, on motion of Roswell Welles

Esquire, It is ordered by the Court that an alias Subpoena do issue to the said Henry Young Com-

manding him to appear at the next court of Common Pleas to be held at Wilkes Barre on the first

Monday of April next, to answer the said petition or Libel and the said Subpoena was issued accord-

ingly And also at a court held at Wilkes Barre in and for said County Came Jabez Heyde jr. Shrff of

said County certifies and returns that he served the above Als subae by reading the same & leaving

a copy with the said Henry Young on the 13th February 1812 and now to wit on the 17th day of April

1818 on motion of Mr Evans the Court appoint Thomas Dyer Esq Commissioner to take the Deposi-

tions of witnesses or Interrogatories filed Augt. court 7th November Interrogatories filed and com-

mission issued and now to wit on the seventh day of January 1819 commission & depositions of

witnesses thereto annexed returned & examined by the court and ordered to be filed of Record. And

now to wit on the on the (sic) 8th day of January 1819 it appearing to the Court that the parties had

been legally joined in lawful wedlock that the Libellant & Libellee were citizens of this state that sub-

poenas had been regularly issued & returned served & the services proved on the oath of the Sher-

iff and that the said Henry after having been duly subpoenaed as aforesaid hath made default and

never appeared to answer the Libellant. And whereas from a due consideration inspection of the

depositions of witnesses & evidence by the Court it appearing that the said Libellee was guilty of the

practices set forth in said Libel the Court thereupon do order and decree a divorce & separation

from the Bonds of matrimony contracted between the said Tamer & Henry and that the Marriage be-

tween them be nul (sic) and void and that all and every the duties and claims accruing to either of

the said Parties at any time heretofore in pursuance of said marriage shall cease and determins and

the said parties shall severally be at liberty to marry again in like manner as if they had never been

married.

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Raish Declaration of Intention

2nd November 1811,

Godfrey Raish files a declaration of his intentions to become a citizen of the United States, with the necessary affidavit thereto subjoined /vide files/

Ayers Divorce

299. April Term 1812

Daniel Ayers

Prff. p. prot. by vs } Libel for Divorcee a vinculo matrimonii

Note... Esther Ayers

Be it remembered that at a court of Common Pleas held at Wilkes Barre in and for the county of Luzerne on the 8th day of April Ao. Di. 1814 (sic) Daniel Ayers Presented his Petition or Libel Setting forth that the Petitioner on the ___ day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five was lawfully joined in marriage with Esther Parish his present wife, and from that time has lived and cohabited with her as such and has in all respects be-haved as a kind and affectionate husband — And although as well by the laws of God as the mutual vows plighted between them they were bound to that chastity which ought to be inseparable from the marriage state, Yet the said Ester (sic) in violation of her marriage vow, hath for a long time es-tranged herself from her husband's bed and by indulging in lewd, practices has become guilty of adultery. And praying that a subpoena may issue _ Whereupon, the said Daniel Aayers (sic) having exhibited the affidavit required by law, It is ordered by the court that a subpoena issue to the said Ester (sic) Commanding her to appear at the next August Term to answer the said Petition or libel _ And the same was accordingly issued. August Term 1812 Subpoena returned and service proved. And now, to wit, 1 November 1814 on motion of Mr. Evans court order an alias subpoena to issue, and the same was accordingly issued. 28th December 1814, Subpoena quashed, and alias Subpoe-na directed to be issued returnable to next term. And now in the term of April 1815 the Sheriff certi-fies & returns to our said Court that he had served the said Subpoena by publication for four Suc-cessive weeks in the Susquehanna Democrat a public paper printed in Luzerne county previous to the day thereof cont. Augt cont. Nov. cont. and now in the Term of January 1816, to wit 4th January 1816 Court appoint Thomas Dyer esq. a commissioner to take depositions to be read & filed in this case — Same day commission & depositions returned & filed. Whereupon on the same 4th day of January 1816, upon consideration, It is sentenced & decreed by the said Court that the said Daniel Ayers be divorced & separated from the nuptial ties or bonds of Matrimony contracted with Esther Ayers his wife, according to act of assembly in such case made and provided

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Petition for Naturalization of Henry L. C. von Storch

336 August Term 1812

Be it remembered that at a court of Common Pleas held at Wilkes Barre in and for the county of Luzerne on the thirteenth day of August Ao. Di. one thousand eight hundred and twelve before the Honourable Seth Chapman President and Matthias Hollenback and Jesse Fell Esquires, Judges of said court.

The Petition of Henry Lodwich Christopher Von Stork was read, Representing that henow re-sides in the township of Providence in the County aforesaid. That he was born in the town of Lohm[en] Mechlenburgh Schwarrin in the Empire of Germany in the month of April A.D. 1771, from which place he sailed in the month of June A.D. 1794 and landed in the city of Philadelphia in the month of August following in the same year; since which time he has continued to reside within the United States, and since the year 1795, in the County of Luzerne aforesaid. That he is desirous of becom-ing a citizen of the United States, and praying that he may be admitted a citizen of the United States according to Act of Congress in such case made and provided. And the said H.L.C. Von Stork hav-ing in open court declared on oath that he will support the Constitution of the United States and that he doth absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to every other, prince potentate & sovereignty whatsoever and particular to his Majesty Francis Emperor of Austria to whom he has been a subject. And that he doth moreover renounce forever all titles of nobility. And on due proof being made on oath of Matthias Hollenback Esq. that he is acquainted with the said H.L.C.V. Stork and that to the personal knowledge of the deponent he hath resided within the United States since about the year A.D. 1795, and both behaved himself as a man of good moral character attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States and well disposed tot he happiness and good order of the said States. The Said H.L.C. Von Stork is admitted as a citizen of the United States By the Court.

Henry von Storch was born on 16 May and baptized 18 May 1772 in Lohmen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, the son of Christian Theodosius von Storch, the pastor of the parish church4. The names given to him at his baptism were Ludwig Hinrich Christoph. The von Storch family in Mecklenburg was ennobled by Imperial Diploma (Lehnsbrief) in 17335. Henry was an early settler in Providence Township of Luzerne County, which later became part of the city of Scranton in what is now Lacka-wanna County. He was one of the first in the region to experiment with the burning of coal and early realized its potential. He died on 10 April 1826 and is buried in Dunmore Cemetery6. Some of his de-scendents still live in northeastern Pennsylvania.

4Lohmen Evangelische Kirche (Lohmen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany), Taufen [Baptisms], 1740-1786, pp. 226-7, Ludwig Hinrich Christoph von Storch, 18 May 1772, digital image, Landesarchiv Greifswald mi-crofilm 10.72-4. Ancestry.com. Mecklenburg, Germany, Parish Register Transcripts, 1740-1918 [database on-line]. Provo UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2009. Accessed 26 December 2014. 5Ernst Heinrich Kneschke, editor, Neues allgemeines Deutsches Adels-Lexicon im Verein mit mehresen His-torikern. 9 vols. (Leipzig: Friedrich Voigt, 1859-70), 9:64. 6Henry L.C. Von Storch gravestone, Dunmore Cemetery, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, Find a Grave [database on-line], memorial 101336699, accessed 26 December 2014.

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Wilkes-Barre Death Series from the Wilkes-Barre Record

This is the thirty-seventh in a continuing series that lists the deaths in the City of Wilkes-Barre recorded each month by the Wilkes-Barre City Clerk. The Wilkes-Barre Record Newspaper published the monthly mortalities at the beginning of each month starting in May 1892 and included the individuals ’ name, age, cause of death, place of death and the month of death. Some of the deaths, in this series, did include the place of interment and/or the day the death occurred, but the day of death may be found in the yearly publication of the Wilkes-Barre Record Almanac that is available at some libraries. The spelling of names and causes of death will be printed as they were previously published, even though some are recognized to be misspelled.

If you find a name in any Heritage Wilkes-Barre Death Series beginning with Winter Edition 2014 you should be able to get a Free Death Certificate from Ancestry.com Pennsylvania.

Just go online to: www.pmhc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Ancestry-PA.aspx when the page opens scroll down to where is says: Ancestry.com Pennsylvania and click on it. When the page opens scroll down to the box “Start by entering your zip code”. Enter yours and scroll down and click on Go to State Archives records at Ancestry.com On the next page enter the information for the person you want, click Search, a box should open with the death certificate.

This thirty-seventh series lists the names alphabetically from the months of April, May, June, July, August and September 1909.

Adams John Ambrose 2 nephritis 22 Cottage St. April 1909 Angelo Peter 19 accident City Hospital April 1909 Bannon Rebecca 46 uremia 298 Lehigh St. April 1909 Barrett Richard 64 paralysis 39 N. Grant St. April 1909 Bellas ?las 54 accident 602 S. Main St. April 1909 Binner Anna Elizabeth 29 cancer 123 Poplar St. April 1909 Bologa child of Andrew not given asphyxiation 740 N. Main St. April 1909 Brislin John 80 paralysis 487 Hazle St. April 1909 Cannon Ruth 9 months pneumonia 5 Auburn St. April 1909 Carkhuff Frank 47 accident Cross Lane April 1909 Challenger Albert 4 days accident 130 Daisy Lane April 1909 Chapin Martha E. 51 pneumonia 39 S. Main St. April 1909 China Paul 24 pneumonia Mercy Hospital April 1909 Clapo Anthony 48 diabetes Mercy Hospital April 1909 Collett Elizabeth 3 cerebral concussion 247 Parrish St. April 1909 Corgan Robert Emmett 23 peritonitis Mercy Hospital April 1909 Corrigan Margaret, Mrs. 98 bronchitis 60 Jones St. April 1909 Covert Elizabeth 13 appendicitis City Hospital April 1909 Dedialaetes Martha 19 heart failure Wilkes-Barre April 1909 Demochko Helen 1 convulsions 61 N. Empire St. April 1909 Dettmore Jacob 63 paralysis 237 Park Ave. April 1909 Elms Rebecca 67 cancer 129 Cunningham St. April 1909 Evans Benjamin 1 month weakness City Hospital April 1909 Faser Laura 67 coma 309 S. Franklin St. April 1909 Furman Legrand H. 72 pneumonia 117 Moyallen St. April 1909 Gavin Annie F., Mrs. 46 apoplexy E. Northampton St. April 1909 Gilborn Jesse 65 paralysis Parrish St. April 1909 Hanse Mary 77 apoplexy 20 Mallery Place April 1909 Harveylicz John 2 months weakness 44 E. Chestnut St. April 1909 Hatfield Vesta 69 asthma Mercy Hospital April 1909 Hendricks Benjamin F. 65 apoplexy 388 E. South St. April 1909 Hoffman Margaret C. 29 embolism 70 N. Main St. April 1909 Hoffman Charles I. 2 pneumonia 116 Lehigh St. April 1909 Hoffman Florence May 7 months weakness 138 N. Main St. April 1909 Honkul Mary 4 months convulsions 8 Carbon Lane April 1909 Johnson Percy Boardman 8 peritonitis 234 Academy St. April 1909 Jones Mary, Mrs. 56 cancer 26 E. Market St. April 1909 Kane Dennis 70 bronchitis Mercy Hospital April 1909 Kemachun Sylvester 22 pneumonia Mercy Hospital April 1909 Kepp Frank 56 heart failure 35 E. Jackson St. April 1909 Kern Catherine 18 pelvic cellulitis City Hospital April 1909 Klug Matilda 16 accident Mercy Hospital April 1909

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Year

Lark Emma Edith 43 cancer 29 Stetler Alley April 1909 Leigenfus Katherine 82 pneumonia Hanover Green April 1909 Logue Frances 3 days paralysis 96 Jones St. April 1909 Lynch Samuel Henley 87 general debility 243 S. Franklin St. April 1909 Lynn Mary M., Mrs. 60 paralysis E. Union St. April 1909 Lyons Thomas not given edema of lungs 73 Park Ave. April 1909 MacAnany Mary 68 heart failure 371 Kidder St. April 1909 Maher Michael not given accident Mercy Hospital April 1909 Maxwell child of Mr. & Mrs. 2 days weakness 16 Lawrence St. April 1909 McDevitt Joseph 7 months convulsions 224 Lehigh St. April 1909 McGrath Ann, Mrs. 72 bronchitis 8 W. Northampton St. April 1909 McHale Abatine Margaret, Mrs. 23 edema of lungs 446 E. South St. April 1909 McKenna Margaret 13 peritonitis 27 Schoolhouse Lane April 1909 McLaughlin Catherine 77 liver trouble 81 W. South St. April 1909 McManus Joseph 25 hemorrhage S. State St. April 1909 Meister Mary 74 gangrene Mercy Hospital April 1909 Menchuk Danko 30 stab wound City Hospital April 1909 Murphy Michael 46 liver trouble Mercy Hospital April 1909 Owens Mary 20 months pneumonia 673 Hazle St. April 1909 Perednis Louis 14 accident Brookside April 1909 Peterson Francis 6 meningitis 532 N. Pennsylvania Ave. April 1909 Peterson Rocco 18 pneumonia 208 Lehigh St. April 1909 Pethic Hilda L. 20 tuberculosis 63 Elizabeth St. April 1909 Pflaum Charles 37 accident City Hospital April 1909 Phillips Theresa Marie 20 tuberculosis 17 Priestly St. April 1909 Reets Martha Jane 76 indigestion 285 S. Franklin St. April 1909 Reilley James J. 44 locomotor ataxia 302 Scott St. April 1909 Richards Edward William 41 tuberculosis Wilkes-Barre April 1909 Robbins George Henry 33 heart failure 34 Butler Alley April 1909 Romans John 63 coma City Hospital April 1909 Rubuscscak Andrew 51 liver trouble 54 E. Chestnut St. April 1909 Rutkarickas Joseph 20 accident Stanton mine April 1909 Sandosana Lena 1 scarlet fever 306 N. Main St. April 1909 Schlapinsky Margaret 41 cancer 26 Lehigh St. April 1909 Schwartz Ida 3 pneumonia 134 Hill St. April 1909 Schwarz Marie 1 measles 134 Hill St. April 1909 Sendosana Adaline 1 meningitis 306 N. Main St. April 1909 Sharko Toni 48 lung trouble City Hospital April 1909 Smart Margaret 34 liver trouble 140 E. Northampton St. April 1909 Smith Edward 8 months pneumonia Shelter and Day Nursery April 1909 Soley Nellie, Mrs. not given eclampsia City Hospital April 1909 Stevens Minerva W. not given general debility 42 Susquehanna Ave. April 1909 Stevens James not given weakness 7 Laurel St. April 1909 Stocks Mary Emily 51 cancer 18 N. Washington St. April 1909 Szuber Stanley 29 tetanus City Hospital April 1909 Taylor James P. 77 general debility 61 Hutson St. April 1909 Wagner Elmer 2 pneumonia 11 Moyallen St. April 1909 Walters Daniel 84 asthma 248 S. Washington St. April 1909 Warnialis Joseph 17 accident on way to hospital April 1909 Wescavitch Gertrude 3 months cholera infantum 56 N. Washington St. April 1909 Abansky Stephen 24 hemorrhage Mercy Hospital May 1909 Andes Mary 73 embolism 318 Kidder St. May 1909 Bachman Henry Huber not given anaemia 46 Sambourne St. May 1909 Beynak Mary 17 blood poisoning 704 N. Main St. May 1909 Bloeth Henry 71 bronchitis 8 Parry Lane May 1909 Brent Margaret G. 10 months eclampsia 431 Northampton St. May 1909 Brodhead Mary A. 81 accident 132 Park Ave. May 1909 Butler John 23 tuberculosis 178 S. Sherman St. May 1909 Connell Michael not given convulsions 25 S. State St. May 1909 Crighton Alice 10 months cerebro spinal meningitis Wilkes-Barre Private Hospital May 1909 Croll Mabel J. 12 cancer 45 Oregon St. May 1909 Daniels Anthony 36 burns 13 Prospect St. May 1909 Delbrath Margaret 50 cancer Mercy Hospital May 1909 Demboski Stanley not given membranous croup 393 S. Meade St. May 1909 Ell Sophia, Mrs. 66 kidney trouble 194 Hazle St. May 1909 Gabele Harold 7 months pneumonia 226 E. Market St. May 1909 Generals Mildred 1 pneumonia 25 Darling St. May 1909 Gildea John 43 accident near No. 14 colliery May 1909 Glomb Alexis 1 hour weakness 80 Brookside St. May 1909 Gorton Alice 42 paralysis 119 Grove St. May 1909 Grant Caroline 57 paralysis 157 Moyallen St. May 1909 Griffith Elizabeth 2 pneumonia 148 Sheridan St. May 1909 Hoblack John 49 tuberculosis Mercy Hospital May 1909 Horwath Joseph 44 pneumonia Mercy Hospital May 1909 Hull Lorenzo 55 heart trouble 130 Madison St. May 1909 Jacob Abram 11 pneumonia 323 High St. May 1909 Johnson Margaret L. 3 days instrumental delivery 94 Regent St. May 1909

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Jones Elizabeth 39 heart trouble 404 Hazle St. May 1909 Kasner Thomas 26 typhoid fever City Hospital May 1909 Kopeo John 1 cholera infantum Hemlock St. May 1909 MacKey Mary, Mrs. 61 lung trouble 17 S. Hancock St. May 1909 Madison James 9 months pneumonia 87 Hillside St. May 1909 McAvoy Thomas D. 49 heart trouble 218 Kidder St. May 1909 McGinty Catherine 29 tuberculosis 80 Maxwell St. May 1909 Mehm Agnes 52 Bright's Disease 235 Park Ave. May 1909 Melvney Chalmero 3 cerebro spinal meningitis 16 Madison St. May 1909 Miles Emily 75 unknown cause 5 E. Northampton St. May 1909 Miller Samuel N. 65 Bright's Disease 52 Wright St. May 1909 Nicholas James 55 heart trouble 259 Parrish St. May 1909 Novak Stanley 26 convulsions E. Market St. May 1909 Orr Priscilla W. 79 general debility 70 W. Union St. May 1909 Owens Mary Agnes 20 months pneumonia 673 Hazle St. May 1909 Parry William E. 45 tuberculosis 36 Spruce St. May 1909 Potichko Joseph 20 days weakness 94 Darling St. May 1909 Raducovitch Rad 42 accident City Hospital May 1909 Reese Harriet W. 49 apoplexy 146 Prospect St. May 1909 Rice Peter Edward not given asthma 59 Kidder St. May 1909 Rishel child of Boyd 2 hours weakness 22 E. Northampton St. May 1909 Ritz Theodore 4 accident 71 Amber Lane May 1909 Robbins Mary 50 scorbutus City Hospital May 1909 Rustay Herman T. 2 anaemia 175 Madison St. May 1909 Rutter Elias A. 54 kidney trouble 84 Bertels Lane May 1909 Schade Fred 72 blood poisoning 575 New Grant St. May 1909 Schuler Mary not given thesis 118 Hazle St. May 1909 Sigar Henry 78 kidney trouble 307 N. Washington St. May 1909 Simm Lewis Henry 51 heart trouble 234 S. State St. May 1909 Smith Geraldine E. 1 month weakness 70 Sambourne St. May 1909 Tetter Rebecca Johnson

Brown 66 heart trouble 319 S. Franklin St. May 1909

Thomas Josiah 44 anthracosis 70 S. Grant St. May 1909 Thomas John D. 55 respiratory failure Mercy Hospital May 1909 Thompson Mary W., Mrs. 80 heart trouble 216 S. Main St. May 1909 Toth Alexis G., Rev. 56 lung trouble 591 N. Main St. May 1909 Troutman Emanuel 66 pneumonia 263 Parrish St. May 1909 Turk John not given heart trouble City Hospital May 1909 Wagner Ralph 3 convulsions 11 Moyallen St. May 1909 Wavernak John 38 burns City Hospital May 1909 Wibitis John not given heart trouble City Hospital May 1909 Wiczak Luspy 3 months pneumonia 676 Hazle St. May 1909 Young Frances G. 2 months enteritis 83 Lawrence St. May 1909 Abraham George 5 months enteritis 58 Lehigh St. June 1909 Augusta Joseph 32 brain tumor City Hospital June 1909 Barnes Ersken Herbert 59 nephritis 97 Northampton St. June 1909 Barney Charles Wade 6 exhaustion 10 Brown St. June 1909 Barrett Harold John 3 days jaundice 440 N. Pennsylvania Ave. June 1909 Belles Ida L. 47 cancer Mercy Hospital June 1909 Belles Emily Horton 85 general debility 805 S. Main St. June 1909 Borsos Mary not given enteritis 819 N. Pennsylvania Ave. June 1909 Canavan Anthony 25 gunshot wound City Hospital June 1909 Carroll Peter 62 apoplexy 26 N. Welles St. June 1909 Chippera Rosco 3 months weakness Lehigh St. June 1909 Chudick John 2 tetanus 93 Brookside St. June 1909 Coddington Harriet 52 suppurative encephalitis 57 Mallory Place June 1909 Corrigan Patrick 75 convulsions 418 Park Ave. June 1909 Davis Ann 59 general debility 9 Empire St. June 1909 Davis Byron 78 heart trouble 20 W. South St. June 1909 Dawson Arabella May 19 hours weakness 11 Perry Lane June 1909 Deutsch Bernhard 86 pneumonia 87 Hill St. June 1909 Dimmock Edith H. 28 tuberculosis Terrace St. June 1909 Donahue Winifred 42 pneumonia 12 Waverly Place June 1909 Dougherty Mary 33 tuberculosis 210 Bowman St. June 1909 Druminsky Jacob 23 accident City Hospital June 1909 Ephlius Ellen E. 74 pneumonia 370 S. Main St. June 1909 Evans William, Mrs. 51 accident 78 S. Meade St. June 1909 Flus Francisca 30 puerperal fever 29 Brookside St. June 1909 Fuller Adeline 85 exhaustion 21 E. South St. June 1909 Gaughan Margaret, Mrs. 43 nephritis 55 Lincoln St. June 1909 Gillespie James T. 38 accident Mercy Hospital June 1909 Gommer Jennie T. 53 cancer 50 Sambourne St. June 1909 Goodman Ernest 13 appendicitis City Hospital June 1909 Hallas Slonka 4 days pneumonia 15 Elm St. June 1909 Horwitz Fannie, Mrs. 63 cancer 91 E. South St. June 1909 Jenkins Victoria 40 peritonitis 31 Hollenback St. June 1909 Jones Theodore 6 months cholera infantum 203 Lehigh St. June 1909 Jones Morgan D. 54 heart trouble 25 N. Sheridan St. June 1909

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Surname Given Name Age Cause of Death Place of Death Month of Death

Year

Jones Catherine 74 pneumonia 283 Stanton St. June 1909 Jones Arthur 52 suicide City Hospital June 1909 Kaporowski Alec 36 accident City Hospital June 1909 Kerrigan Thomas 14 days convulsions 242 Sheridan St. June 1909 Killgallon Margaret A. 35 placenta praevia 531 N. Main St. June 1909 Kohler Jacob 42 tuberculosis 255 Lincoln St. June 1909 Lane Katie E. 54 paralysis 243 S. Main St. June 1909 Lewis Emily Estella 9 nephritis 92 Willow St. June 1909 Lind John Edward 21 liver trouble 908 S. Franklin St. June 1909 Makowicz John 50 cancer Mercy Hospital June 1909 McAvoy Maggie 23 nephritis 218 Kidder St. June 1909 McDonald Eliza 81 gastritis 202 E. South St. June 1909 McGraw Mary Ann, Mrs. 52 apoplexy Bowman & Hortense Sts. June 1909 McIntosh John 81 general debility 17 Niocholson St. June 1909 Miller Nicholas 70 uremia 209 Lehigh St. June 1909 Mooney John 13 drowning Susquehanna River June 1909 Mudge Henry Dobson 56 uremia 33 Jones St. June 1909 Nesbitt Catherine 82 pleurisy 130 S. Sherman St. June 1909 Palmer Fred L. 1 pneumonia 437 N. Main St. June 1909 Pellenz William Henry 36 pneumonia 246 Blackman St. June 1909 Peterson Peter 34 accident City Hospital June 1909 Petresini Vladimer 5 cholera infantum 829 N. Pennsylvania Ave. June 1909 Popovic Annie 15 puerperal septicaemia Mercy Hospital June 1909 Prest Ella, Mrs. 34 heart trouble 181 Jones St. June 1909 Reese John W. 69 lung trouble Mercy Hospital June 1909 Reiss Mary Josephine 41 nervous exhaustion 21 Susquehanna Ave. June 1909 Richards Richard H. 34 Bright's Disease 7 S. Grant St. June 1909 Ritter Sylvester V. 75 apoplexy 278 E. Northampton St. June 1909 Sefsick Mary 8 convulsions 24 W. Chestnut St. June 1909 Seigle Lottie A., Mrs. 55 cancer Wilkes-Barre June 1909 Shukiec John 22 accident Mercy Hospital June 1909 Simmer Mosco 49 pulmonary congestion 89 N. Sherman St. June 1909 Stankawich Margaret 3 months cholera infantum 21 Murray St. June 1909 Stanziale Henry 1 congestion of liver 64 Lehigh St. June 1909 Sudnik Agnes, Mrs. 49 cerebral hemorrhage City Hospital June 1909 Urquhart Samuel 70 paralysis 73 Academy St. June 1909 Vitkoski Michael 28 accident City Hospital June 1909 Volonteer Michael 4 months cholera infantum 60 Johnson St. June 1909 Wallace George 65 accident Wilkes-Barre June 1909 Walsh Ulick 48 heart trouble 288 Hazle St. June 1909 Ward Elizabeth 67 paralysis 440 S. Main St. June 1909 Wolicke Stanley 4 pneumonia 91 Carbon Lane June 1909 Wright Samuel 50 pneumonia City Hospital June 1909 Zelinski Rose 26 insanity Wilkes-Barre Private Hospital June 1909 Zions Michael 1 cholera infantum 218 Noble Lane June 1909 Allen Vass 30 mastoiditis City Hospital July 1909 Amishkas Julia 2 months cholera infantum 474 E. South St. July 1909 Andes Nicholas 49 paralysis 216 Kidder St. July 1909 Andes Daniel 51 tuberculosis 824 S. River St. July 1909 Babcock Charles 55 cancer City Hospital July 1909 Barker Frances 5 bronchitis 111 Jones St. July 1909 Blaum William 37 nephritis 23 Grove St. July 1909 Bura Mary 4 diphtheria 733 N. Washington St. July 1909 Cainarooms Anna 4 accident Mercy Hospital July 1909 Caverly Mary, Mrs. 70 general debility 67 Jones St. July 1909 Connell Margaret 33 hemorrhage 25 S. State St. July 1909 Conniff Anna 38 apoplexy 326 Blackman St. July 1909 Crane Mary Ann Brower 89 old age 65 W. Union St. July 1909 Dasch Bartholomew 19 diabetes 573 S. Main St. July 1909 Davis James S. 67 cancer 146 S. Hancock St. July 1909 Deitz Charles 64 cancer 256 Dana St. July 1909 Domvko Elizabeth 1 convulsions 61 N. Empire St. July 1909 Duddly Helen 9 months cholera infantum 38 Logan St. July 1909 Ernst Margaret Elizabeth 59 cancer 55 Hazle St. July 1909 Erth Elizabeth 70 heart trouble 533 S. River St. July 1909 Evans William M. 43 accident 102 Waller St. July 1909 Evans Walter G. 5 months enteritis 19 S. State St. July 1909 Finnerty John 34 accident Mercy Hospital July 1909 Flies John 1 convulsions 31 Brookside St. July 1909 Frey Robert H. 13 heart trouble 161 Sambourne St. July 1909 Gallagher Richard 30 minutes lung trouble 509 N. Pennsylvania Ave. July 1909 Gotthoid Martin Adam 39 sarcoma 75 Grove St. July 1909 Gustatis Frank 25 pneumonia City Hospital July 1909 Hall Helen C. 33 tuberculosis 8 Holly Lane July 1909 Hart Mary, Mrs. 75 apoplexy 534 Hazle St. July 1909 Helfrick Margaret 33 heart trouble 38 Lehigh St. July 1909 Het Joseph 6 months cholera infantum 742 N. Washington St. July 1909

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Surname Given Name Age Cause of Death Place of Death Month of Death

Year

Higley Ralph E. 5 nephritis Home for Friendless Children July 1909 Hiscox Cyril 1 pneumonia 59 Reno Lane July 1909 Holodick Michael 6 accident City Hospital July 1909 Hontz Miner W. 43 tuberculosis Mercy Hospital July 1909 Hoppenhauer Louise R. 11 months cholera infantum 87 Bowman St. July 1909 Hudson Harry 22 uremia Mercy Hospital July 1909 Jacobson child of John not given weakness 78 Monroe St. July 1909 Jakubowski Ceslawa 2 diphtheria 410 S. Meade St. July 1909 James William 48 uremia City Hospital July 1909 Jednacz Michael 27 accident Mercy Hospital July 1909 Johnson Ella, Mrs. 46 lung trouble 70 W. Jackson St. July 1909 Jones Thomas 68 heart trouble 59 E. Northampton St. July 1909 Jones Rachael, Mrs. 37 hemorrhage 300 N. Washington St. July 1909 Kappler Catherine 61 lung trouble 216 Dana St. July 1909 Keast Margaret 2 scarlet fever Home for Friendless Children July 1909 Kekis Stephen 1 cholera infantum 35 Johnson St. July 1909 Kern Carl Anthony 17 tumor 84 E. Jackson St. July 1909 Lacesion Mary 7 days epileptic seizure 763 N. Pennsylvania Ave. July 1909 Lawler Nora 44 heart trouble 257 Kidder St. July 1909 Lipinoski Rosa 5 accident City Hospital July 1909 Long Marx 91 heart trouble 49 Public Square July 1909 Marcy Ruth Ann Kelly 70 heart trouble Wilkes-Barre July 1909 McAllister John Wilson 3 months enteritis 496 N. Pennsylvania Ave. July 1909 McCabe Margaret 5 months cholera infantum 183 Scott St. July 1909 McGrath James 67 hardening of the arteries 590 N. Main St. July 1909 Meyer Fanny, Mrs. 71 gangrene Clubhouse Alley July 1909 Meyer Sarah 68 old age 4 Dougher Lane July 1909 Micheli Angelo 24 accident 25 Prospect St. July 1909 Michkoski Anthony not given erysipelas Mercy Hospital July 1909 Miles William 77 prostration 75 E. Jackson St. July 1909 Miller Wayne F. 14 paralysis 107 Grove St. July 1909 Mossbacher Mary Margaret 10 months convulsions 38 Lehigh St. July 1909 Moyle George 4 months weakness 71 Bowman St. July 1909 Ney Philip 54 tuberculosis 24 Joseph Lane July 1909 Olsen Caroline 23 lung trouble 301 N. Grant St. July 1909 Paul Anna E. 66 apoplexy 220 Bowman St. July 1909 Polack Charles 25 hemorrhage Mercy Hospital July 1909 Porter Frank 2 convulsions 118 Holland St. July 1909 Quinn child of John 2 days indigestion 78 Custer St. July 1909 Roth Mary E. 1 cholera infantum 169 Daisy Lane July 1909 Salms Delbert E. 1 month cholera infantum 196 High St. July 1909 Sauberay Polly 42 cancer City Hospital July 1909 Sheridan Margaret C. not given heart trouble 362 N. Main St. July 1909 Smith Elizabeth, Mrs. 54 intestinal obstruction Mercy Hospital July 1909 Solak Stanislawa 9 months pneumonia Wilkes-Barre July 1909 Sparks Harriet E. 76 heart trouble 16 Public Square July 1909 Stubbins Alice 70 uremia 18 Hollenback Ave. July 1909 Szajna Zoliya 42 uremia 854 N. Pennsylvania Ave. July 1909 Thomas Thomas 28 diabetes City Hospital July 1909 Umscavage Joseph 3 accident City Hospital July 1909 Underwood Henrietta Eliza 75 cancer 15 E. North St. July 1909 Unknown Man not given apoplexy City Hospital July 1909 Urban Frank 33 accident 68 Johnson St. July 1909 Vargo Joseph 1 cholera infantum 45 W. Chestnut St. July 1909 Washington John not given apoplexy 63 Rector Lane July 1909 West Maria 70 diabetes 507 S. Main St. July 1909 Wichosky Wadyska 24 accident City Hospital July 1909 Williams John 73 cystitis 151 Park Ave. July 1909 Williams Edward 67 heart trouble Mercy Hospital July 1909 Woodruff Levi H. 43 accident 70 N. Main St. July 1909 Yancheck John 1 month syphilis City Hospital July 1909 Yarkobski Gessiva 1 day weakness 410 S. Meade St. July 1909 Zulinski Annie 4 months cholera infantum 499 S. Grant St. July 1909 Arnold Lester I. 6 marasmus 18 Beekman St. August 1909 Bank Pauline 39 asthma 431 Hillard St. August 1909 Bank Pauline 39 cardiac asthma Wilkes-Barre August 1909 Bazley Jane 71 unknown 131 Prospect St. August 1909 Bennett Samuel 7 senility 235 Wyoming St. August 1909 Bogert Emma A. 54 suffocation 562 S. Franklin St. August 1909 Bosack Edward 4 dysentery 636 N. Main St. August 1909 Boyle James 10 months cholera infantum 269 Scott St. August 1909 Bronga Lizzie 1 cholera infantum 6 Nelson St. August 1909 Brooks Frances Lee 30 murder City Hall August 1909 Buckley Redmond J. 2 oedema of lungs 71 Custer St. August 1909 Bukowski Stefan 22 accident 113 Reno Lane August 1909 Butler Frank 9 months gastro enteritis Hanover St. August 1909

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Surname Given Name Age Cause of Death Place of Death Month of Death

Year

Closs Joseph 76 uremia 256 S. State St. August 1909 Coleman Mary, Mrs. 66 bronchitis 372 N. Grant St. August 1909 Collins Wilbur 16 peritonitis City Hospital August 1909 Collins Lillian 4 scarlet fever 34 S. Franklin St. August 1909 Conroy Ann 70 rheumatism 67 Penn St. August 1909 Daniels William, Mrs. 36 paralysis Wilkes-Barre Private Hospital August 1909 Dohl Elizabeth, Mrs. 81 ulcer 42 Monroe St. August 1909 Domutski Peter 3 septicemia 355 E. Market St. August 1909 Doty Iva I. not given diphtheria 20 E. South St. August 1909 Duncan Edward 11 membranous croup 19 Bennett St. August 1909 Edwards William 78 dysentery 848 S. Franklin St. August 1909 Evans Hazel M. 8 months cholera infantum 135 Wyoming St. August 1909 Flynn Mary A., Mrs. 27 peritonitis Mercy Hospital August 1909 Foy Michael 52 asthenia Mercy Hospital August 1909 Fraser Elizabeth 7 heart trouble 125 Grove St. August 1909 Gardner Frank S. 1 entero colitis Wyoming St. August 1909 Green Nina not given heart trouble City Hospital August 1909 Hanks Mary C. 49 gastritis 161 S. Washington St. August 1909 Hess Nathan S. not given shock City Hospital August 1909 Hourigan Mary C. not given cancer 361 N. Main St. August 1909 Hronik Mary 9 months cholera infantum 110 N. Empire St. August 1909 Hudock Joseph 8 months cholera infantum 717 N. Washington St. August 1909 Hultgren Karin 53 exhaustion 122 Wyoming St. August 1909 Humphrey Edith 1 marasmus City Hospital August 1909 Johnson Howard H. 41 indigestion 42 Birch St. August 1909 Jones Henry C. 61 embolism 24 Parsons Court August 1909 Kelley George 39 appendicitis City Hospital August 1909 Klein George W. 6 convulsions 75 S. State St. August 1909 Kline Catherine 19 septicemia City Hospital August 1909 Komsoraitis Joseph 2 diphtheria 718 N. Washington St. August 1909 Lange Anna 60 atrophy 20 St. Clement St. August 1909 Laskowski Joseph 25 accident Mercy Hospital August 1909 Layvos Veronica 1 cholera infantum 342 S. Sherman St. August 1909 Leavenworth Annie W. 80 apoplexy 253 S. Franklin St. August 1909 Lewis Rachael H. 61 diabetes 61 Logan St. August 1909 Lucowiecz Frank 11 cholera infantum 196 E. Market St. August 1909 Markawitch Eva 6 days atelectasis 71 Fulton St. August 1909 McCormick Richard 5 months indigestion 63 Holland St. August 1909 McDermott Louis A. 11 days heart trouble N. River St. August 1909 McShea James, Mrs. not given cancer Mercy Hospital August 1909 Meiss John S. 84 cancer 28 Academy St. August 1909 Mellett Martin, Mrs. 70 scerosis Mercy Hospital August 1909 Miller John H. 1 cholera infantum 450 N. Main St. August 1909 Miller Ernest 7 months marasmus Shelter and Day Nursery August 1909 Milneski Joseph 36 accident Mercy Hospital August 1909 Molinir Albina 4 months cholera infantum 452 S. Grant St. August 1909 Musselman Alice L. 1 month cholera infantum 54 Pearl St. August 1909 Myers Robert 48 accident Mercy Hospital August 1909 Ney John 9 days atelectasis 305 Bowman St. August 1909 Oslonick John 50 endocarditis Mercy Hospital August 1909 Owens Bertha T. 2 months itis colitis 32 Essex Lane August 1909 Padden Lizzie 25 shock City Hospital August 1909 Pease William H. 23 days convulsions 155 Stanton St. August 1909 Reese Alexander 60 general debility 155 Parrish St. August 1909 Reese Herbert T. 66 scerosis 70 Barney St. August 1909 Richards Isaac M. 26 pulmonary tuberculosis 7 S. Grant St. August 1909 Roberts Shadrack, Mrs. 71 apoplexy 21 N. Sherman St. August 1909 Russell Martha, Mrs. 66 carcinoma of intestines Wilkes-Barre August 1909 Russell Martha, Mrs. not given cancer 176 S. Grant St. August 1909 Sanders Margaret 10 months cholera infantum 75 W. Jackson St. August 1909 Saraka Joseph 7 months enteritis 91 E. Chestnut St. August 1909 Saraka Joseph 7 months gastro enteritis Wilkes-Barre August 1909 Schapiro child of Lewis 15 hours asthenia 72 E. Northampton St. August 1909 Sheridan Thomas 40 necrosis of skull Mercy Hospital August 1909 Smith Anthony 32 apoplexy County Prison August 1909 Socka Anna 1 month cholera infantum 817 N. Pennsylvania Ave. August 1909 Stoss John A. 15 days spina befida 62 Daisy Lane August 1909 Sykes Edward B. 10 peritonitis City Hospital August 1909 Talbot Joseph 31 typhoid fever Mercy Hospital August 1909 Unknown child not given found in river Wilkes-Barre August 1909 Urbana Sister (nun) not given perforation of bowels 176 S. Meade St. August 1909 Urbonista Frances 4 months cholera infantum 450 E. South St. August 1909 Veloskik Andrew 29 indigestion 19 Mill St. August 1909 Waluk Peter 25 accident Mercy Hospital August 1909 West Lester I. 15 months heart trouble 25 Jones St. August 1909 Williams Leona 3 weeks cholera infantum 33 Hughes St. August 1909 Wilson Isabel 24 perforation of bowels City Hospital August 1909 Wilson Thomas 25 shock City Hospital August 1909

34

Surname Given Name Age Cause of Death Place of Death Month of Death

Year

Balata Frank 56 hemorrhage 833 Washington St. September 1909 Baldwin Raymond 19 days atelectasis 53 Orchard St. September 1909 Baldwin Griffin L. 72 heart trouble 79 Carey Ave. September 1909 Blank Samuel 42 embolism 318 S. River St. September 1909 Brickney Anna 8 days pneumonia 440 E. Northampton St. September 1909 Burke Catherine not given cerebral softening 135 S. Washington St. September 1909 Cannon Mamie 5 months bronchitis 676 N. Franklin St. September 1909 Carter Elizabeth J. 52 heart trouble 34 Kulp St. September 1909 Charnogursky Joseph 4 accident City Hospital September 1909 Clarke Charles W. 41 pneumonia Mercy Hospital September 1909 Cole W.B. 60 tuberculosis Mercy Hospital September 1909 Cowel Mary, Mrs. 55 paralysis 28 Arch St. September 1909 Denkowski Felix 47 accident City Hospital September 1909 Dombrosky Delia 7 months cholera infantum 24 Frederick St. September 1909 Donnelly Paul A. 3 meningitis 63 Grove St. September 1909 Duthevic Walter G. not given entero colitis City Hospital September 1909 Ellis Margaret 36 heart trouble 65 Custer St. September 1909 Evans Ellen 65 cancer 65 N. Meade St. September 1909 Gannon Elizabeth, Mrs. 38 pneumonia City Hospital September 1909 Glasby James 44 cancer City Hospital September 1909 Hageline Catherine 61 Bright's Disease 37 Race St. September 1909 Hanlin Joseph 38 heart trouble Mercy Hospital September 1909 Hazen Laura B. 68 uremia 55 E. Northampton St. September 1909 Herrick Helen C. 63 complications Old Ladies Home September 1909 Hochreiter Stanislawa J. 10 months cholera infantum 192 S. State St. September 1909 Hoover Russell 1 month entero colitis Shelter and Day Nursery September 1909 Houser George L. not given unknown cause 61 Central Railroad September 1909 Hunter Charles W. 25 appendicitis City Hospital September 1909 Jackson Diana 67 cancer 258 S. State St. September 1909 Johns Emil 48 tuberculosis City Hospital September 1909 Jones W.R. 48 asthma 37 N. Meade St. September 1909 Jones Lizzie 41 tuberculosis City Hospital September 1909 Karavage John 8 months diarrhoea Wilkes-Barrre September 1909 Kashilonis Thomas 29 accident City Hospital September 1909 Kawaleski Casmir 25 tuberculosis 457 New Grant St. September 1909 Kelley Regina 3 months convulsions 211 Dana St. September 1909 Klein Catherine not given indigestion 249 McLean St. September 1909 Klein John 4 months inanition 249 McLean St. September 1909 Kozlowski John 5 diphtheria 409 S. Sherman St. September 1909 Kruszinskas Stanley 3 months inanition 116 Holland St. September 1909 Laning John 72 uremia 32 S. Franklin St. September 1909 Leavenworth Franklin Jared 82 old age 253 S. Franklin St. September 1909 Lewis Elizabeth 40 apoplexy 32 N. Sherman St. September 1909 Lydon Thomas not given nephritis 127 Jones St. September 1909 Lyons Rose 1 month meningitis 240 Scott St. September 1909 Marr Helen C. 8 months entero colitis Shelter and Day Nursery September 1909 Maso Lazo 19 suicide 230 Jones St. September 1909 McBride John 27 heart trouble Mercy Hospital September 1909 McCarthy Alice 9 tuberculosis Mercy Hospital September 1909 McGeever Mary not given convulsions 567 Hazle St. September 1909 Murphy Ernest 6 peritonitis 26 Grove st. September 1909 Norton James A. 25 tuberculosis S. Washington St. September 1909 O'Donnell Joseph 2 days congenital deformity 218 E. Market St. September 1909 Olszik Katie 9 months cholera infantum 6 Carbon Lane September 1909 Piszek Frances, Mrs. 30 cholecystitis Mercy Hospital September 1909 Pjoutek Anna 1 entero colitis 13 Elm St. September 1909 Reichard George N. 74 suicide 25 N. River St. September 1909 Reilley John 3 days concussion of brain 193 High St. September 1909 Rood Harold 6 accident City Hospital September 1909 Schlingman John W. 7 days heart trouble 16 Ralph St. September 1909 Schneider Carl S. 11 months leubegmia 184 N. Washington St. September 1909 Schultz Charles not given entero colitis City Hospital September 1909 Screen Charles 17 accident City Hospital September 1909 Shinjokofski Witchend 1 month indigestion 28 W. Chestnut St. September 1909 Smith Ellen, Mrs. 61 nephritis 104 Prospect St. September 1909 Sweeney James 27 sarcoma Mercy Hospital September 1909 Symons Mary E. 22 Bright's Disease 253 Scott St. September 1909 Tammany C.W. 56 hemorrhage 172 Hanover St. September 1909 Tonzo Charles 5 fever 61 Loomis St. September 1909 Townsend Eliza 60 cancer rear 92 Academy St. September 1909 Tresidder William 46 asthma 208 McLean St. September 1909 Urban Andrew 35 tuberculosis Mercy Hospital September 1909 Walker Francis E. 2 pneumonia 11 W. Chestnut St. September 1909 Walters Albrina 58 tuberculosis 25 S. State St. September 1909 Wazlavek Sophie 18 suicide City Hospital September 1909 Wentzel Madeline 18 appendicitis Dagobert St. September 1909 Wolbaugh Ollie 22 accident Mercy Hospital September 1909 Yankoskey Adele 7 months cholera infantum 199 Noble Lane September 1909 Zemantachas John 1 month cholera infantum 49 Harkins Lane September 1909

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