Death
Kearney Hub – August 7, 1889
Insane
John Schackler was taken to Lincoln by
Deputy Sheriff W. H. Wilson and C. T. Weldin. One of the
first settlers of this county. Who owns a large ranch on the
Loup River and owns the only natural grove of large timber
in this part of the state and has had the misfortune to
become hopelessly insane which necessitated his removal to
the asylumn. [sic]
[Schackler homesteaded and is listed in the school census
records as living in Dist. 33 in 1881 and 1882.]
Kearney Hub – January 2, 1894
Died from Old Age
Grandma McBride, the old lady who fell out of her bed a few
days ago as mentioned in The Hub at the time, died at her
home last evening, aged 87 years, 6 months and 6 days. The
funeral services will be held from Trinity M. E. church
tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock conducted by Rev. Cook. The
deceased was born in New York state, but has lived in this
city several years. She has been confined to her bed for
some time past and at last died from old age.
Kearney Hub – April
1896
Illness
Woman in Thornton Township had been
ill several weeks
Daughter was there taking care of her
Daughter became ill from fatigue and was delivered of a 5 lb
baby girl.
[Guess there was a reason for the fatigue.]
Woman died in July 1896 and is
buried in Prairie View Cemetery. She was 79 years old. She
had a son and two daughters, one being the one who cared for
her. That daughter died in 196 when she was 39. She is
buried beside her mother. Neither woman’s husband is buried
there.
Death
Records – 1917
TB Hospital
–
Usual cause of death was Pulmonary Tuberculosis with
“chronic” in the Duration space
16 year old school boy from Omaha, in hospital 10 weeks
35 year old farm laborer from Omaha, in hospital 1 ˝ years
39 year old van and storage driver from Omaha, in hospital 1
month
19 year old nurse girl from Omaha, in hospital 1 year
24 year old girl who did housework from Henry, in hospital 6
months
17 ˝ year old black school girl from Papillion, in hospital
1 mo
Other deaths –
Alexander Morrow, died July 10, 1917, age 78, from Poor
Farm, did day labor. Cause of death was suicide by hanging
himself in the barn with a rope. Born in Ohio, buried in
Poor Farm cemetery on June 12, 1917.
33 year old widow, housekeeper, died of chronic Nephritis
71 year old retired farmer, died of Bright’s disease with
heart complications
Kearney Hub – July 1921
Death
Boy, age 11, drowned in Kearney Lake when he went into the
water to recover a golf ball.
Kearney Hub - June 1925
Death
Thorn Price died in Iowa and was brought to Gibbon for
burial.
When he left home as a young man his mother gave him a $1.00
Asked him to keep it unless absolutely necessary to use to
prevent hunger.
He still had it and asked that it be buried with him
It was placed in his hand in the casket
85 years old. Civil War vet, enlisted in Ohio (26 when war
began).
Not a member of the Gibbon Homestead Colony.
Causes of Death – from Kearney Cemetery records
(Persons
whose last name starts with C in Kearney Cemetery Records as
of 9-2005)
Spasms
Old age (usually age 70 +)
Accidental poisoning (15 year old girl)
Suicide – Hanging (age 41)
Dropsy
Water bone
Railroad accident
Natural (age 40 in 1976)
Natural causes (age 25 in 1946)
Unknown (3 mo in 1889)
Senile Disability (age 80)
Malnutrition (died in 1952)
Frozen (Feb 1891, age 14)
Bullet wound in back (29, female, 1942)
Injury (68 in 1904)
Cold (no age 1901)
[No polio]
Other causes
Congestion of the brain (a 1 year old child)
Old Age (age 79 in 1923)
an
attack of heart failure (1916)
Homicide (female, age 45 in 1929)
Gun shot wound to head (male, age 79, 1973)
Gun shot - [no indication if it was accidental, self
inflicted, or murder.
Further research proved third choice to be the reason]
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