Lassen Advocate
Susanville, California
Obituary Index for 1880 through 1889

Important Note: Unfortunately, there are numerous gaps and missing issues, the largest gap is May through December 1886; missing January through July 1888; missing January through June 1889.

*Denotes death occurred outside of Lassen County, whether a resident, former resident or relative of a Lassen County resident.

This index was compiled by Tim I. Purdy

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Abel, infant daughter of L.J. – 11 February 1886 3;3
Adams, Frank – 2 March 1882 3;2
Adams, Mrs. W. – 29 April 1881 3;2
Allnut, Jesse – 25 August 1887 3;2
Ambrose, Johannah – 2 August 1883 3;4

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Bailey, William Moody – 30 October 1884 2;3*
Baldwin, Arthur – 21 January 1881 3;3
Baldwin, Jeremiah – 18 October 1888 3;3 & 8 November 1888 3;2
Barnett, Mark – 12 February 1885 3;1*
Barstow, Rev. O.L. – 9 August 1888 3;4*
Bechtol, infant daughter of A.G. – 15 April 1881 3;3
Bechtol, Mary (Tanner) – 14 April 1887 3;3*
Benjamin, Maude – 25 December 1884 3;5
Berthiaume, infant daughter of Julian – 6 September 1883 3;5
Bigelow, infant son of E. – 29 August 1889 3;5
Bird, Cecil – 8 November 1888 3;2*
Bishop, Katie – 20 January 1887 3;1
Blair, Beverly – 8 November 1883 3;4
Blair, Eleanor – 18 September 1884 3;3
Blake, Maud – 16 August 1883 3;2
Blake, Rhoda – 13 March 1884
Blethen, George – 24 February 1887 3;1 & 10 March 1887 3;1
Blunt, David B. – 11 June 1885 3;2*
Boffinger, William F. – 25 February 1886 3;3*
Boggs, Mrs. J.B. – 29 August 1889 3;5
Bond, Wirt – 6 October 1887 3;1
Bonyman, Frank Day – 27 March 1880 3;3
Bonyman Lettie – 10 November 1881 3;2
Boody, Philip – 7 December 1882 3;3*
Boody, Rachel – 27 August 1885 3;3
Boxley, Nancy – 17 November 1881 3;3
Boyd, Archibald – 15 December 1887 3;3
Boyd, Julia (Bass) – 24 March 1887 3;3
Boyd, Mary Edna – 12 May 1887 3;4
Boyer, David – 5 July 1883 3;5
Branham, Isaac – 10 November 1887 3;1
Breed, Fred A. – 5 March 1885 3;3*
Briggs, Henry M. – 18 March 1881 3;1 & 3;3
Brince, H. – 9 November 1882 3;4*
Bronson, Marshall – 2 March 1882 3;3
Burchfield, Mrs. A.D. – 7 July 1887 3;2*
Byers, J.H. – 14 April 1887 3;1*
Byers, Margaret – 7 February 1884 3;4*

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Cadle, James – 22 September 1887 3;2*
Cain, infant son of Charles – 6 December 1888 3;2
Cannon, William M. – 28 May 1885 3;2 & 5 June 1885 3;1
Cantrill, W.H. – 11 December 1884 3;3*
Cavanaugh, Mike – 10 November 1887 3;2
Chapman, Lucretia – 20 March 1882 3;4*
Chilson, B.F. – 23 April 1885 3;1
Chinn, Ida M. (Brashear) – 22 March 1883 3;2
Chisholm, John – 6 December 1883 3;4*
Clough, Rebecca W. – 2 April 1885 3;5*
Coats, Robert I. – 15 December 1881 3;4*
Cole, Ernest – 10 January 1880 3;4
Collette, Rachel – 18 October 1883 3;4
Conger, Mary R. – 14 February 1884 3;4
Conkey, Jesse – 3 January 1880 3;4
Conkey, S. Sylvanus – 10 April 1880 3;3
Coon, Dr. E.L.V. – 8 June 1882 3;1*
Cooney, John – 10 March 1887 3;1
Cooper, Ida R. – 8 November 1888 3;3*
Cooper, infant daughter of John – 29 November 1888 3;2
Cornell, Harriet H. – 15 May 1884 3;4
Cramer, Frederick Daniel – 23 August 1883 3;4

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Dalton, Ed – 1 November 1888 3;4*
Davis, Lulie – 30 March 1882 3;4
DeForest, infant son of Gil – 27 June 1889 3;4
DeForest, Mary Ellen – 7 February 1884 3;4
Dewitt, Mrs. Oscar (Katie) – 6 October 1887 3;3 & 13 October 1887 3;4
Diander, Lewis – 13 August 1885 3;1
Dick, Holden – 28 January 1886 2;2
Dill, Andrew – 6 December 1888 3;2*
Doncase, Johnnie – 24 March 1887 3;3
Dowden, Thomas – 21 July 1887 3;1
Dozier, Sarah L. – 31 October 1889 3;4
Dunbar, Charles Andrew – 6 September 1883 3;5

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Eads, Florence E. – 31 December 1885 3;3*
Eaves, Maria Theresa – 3 November 1887 3;1
Edwards, W.F. – 6 December 1888 3;1 & 20 December 1888 3;3*
Effington, Henry – 9 July 1885 3;1
Elliott, Mrs. C.A. – 30 August 1883 3;5
Evans, Mrs. Orlando – 20 December 1888 3;3*

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Fairchild, T.H. – 29 April 1881 3;2
Farley, Thomas – 5 February 1885 3;3
Finegan, David – 8 November 1888 3;1
Fisher, Henry – 23 October 1884 3;5
Fisher, John – 13 April 1882 3;4*
Fletcher, Cyrus – 13 August 1885 3;1*
Fogg, Dave aka Roberts – 11 February 1881 3;2
Folsom, Dan R. – 25 February 1886 2;2*
Folsom, Mary – 6 September 1888 3;4 & 12 September 1888 3;1
Ford, Margaret Jane – 9 August 1883 3;4*
Forkner, Charles Earl – 17 December 1880 3;4
Fox, Mary Elizabeth – 29 January 1885 3;4
Fox, Robert – 10 May 1883 3;4
Freeborn, John – 1 December 1881 3;3
Frost, Charles – 12 June 1884 3;2*
Frost, Joseph – 13 May 1885 3;3*
Frost, Sarah – 13 May 1885 3;3*
Fry, Cathrina – 22 May 1884*
Fulton, Charles Robert – 13 August 1885 3;3*

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Gardner, D.N. – 22 August 1889 3;2
Gardner, W.C. – 29 April 1886 3;1
Gaskill, Caleb – 1 April 1886 3;3
Gassaway, William – 15 April 1881 3;3
Gilman, John Waldo – 25 June 1885 3;2
Gloster, Margerite – 14 June 1883 3;4*
Goerig [Gerig], Mrs. O.R. – 29 May 1884 3;4
Goodwin, Cora – 3 September 1880 3;3*
Gordon, Dr. Edward Ashby – 2 August 1888 3;4*
Goumaz, Philomene – 23 March 1882 3;4
Graves, Rev. Roswell – 22 November 1883 3;4
Greenlee, James A. – 4 June 1885 3;1
Griffin, J.R. – 23 March 1882 3;4

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Haley, Harriet – 14 September 1882 3;4 & 21 September 1882 3;3
Haley, James – 14 September 1882 3;4 & 21 September 1882 3;3
Haley, Lucky – 6 December 1883 3;4
Haley, Lucky – 15 May 1884 3;1
Hall, Davis – 28 September 1882 3;4
Hall, Irvin M. – 15 August 1887 3;4
Hall, Minto – 31 March 1887 2;3*
Hallstead, Elizabeth – 7 July 1887 3;2*
Hamilton, William S. – 29 May 1880 3;3
Harris, J.T. – 8 June 1882 3;2
Harris, James Henry – 22 May 1880 3;2
Harris, L.W. – 17 September 1885 3;3*
Harrison, Charlie – 10 November 1887 3;3 & 1 December 1887 3;3*
Harrison, Georgie – 31 December 1880 3;4
Hart, Richard – 8 December 1887 3;4
Hartley, Lucy A. – 28 September 1882 3;4
Hayden, Joseph W. – 15 January 1885 3;2
Hendrick, Jennie Evelyn – 22 November 1883 3;5
Hendricks, Mrs. H.G. – 28 July 1887 3;4*
Herrick, Manly – 27 September 1883 3;4
Hill, Edward Elwood – 5 June 1884 3;4
Hines, Robert G. – 5 July 1883 3;5*
Hoffman, Eva Leona – 26 April 1883 3;4
Hoffman, James – 24 September 1880 3;2
Holstead, John – 23 June 1887 3;1
Hornbeck, A.J. – 24 August 1882 3;1*
Hostetter, infant son of Frank – 25 June 1885 3;3
Hostetter, Milton – 27 May 1881 3;3
Houghton, Clark B. – 23 February 1881 3;4
Hulsman, Henry – 14 February 1880 3;3
Hurley, George – 6 August 1880 3;2 & 13 August 1880 3;3

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Indian Ben – 18 October 1883 3;1
Ingram, Robert – 4 December 1884 3;3*

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Jacques, Frank Alfred – 12 July 1883 3;4
Jennings, Rev. George – 3 March 1887 3;1*
Johnson, Annie Logan – 28 September 1882 3;4
Johnson, William – 14 December 1882 3;2*
Johnston, C.O. “Chet” – 11 June 1885 3;1
Johnston, infant son of Julian – 11 February 1886 3;3*
Johnston, Nancy – 14 September 1882 3;4
Johnston, Nay – 17 October 1889 3;4*
Jones, W.E. Paul – 18 October 1888 3;2

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Keener, infant child of J.P. – 1 August 1889 3;3
Kelly, Emily B. – 27 August 1885 3;3
Kelly, George F. – 26 June 1884
Kelly, Mary Ann – 24 April 1884 3;2
Kenyon, Clarence Marines – 6 September 1883 3;5
Kingsbury, Cynthia – 8 November 1883 3;5*
Kranish, Rudolph – 19 July 1883 3;4

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Laird, Frank Drake – 13 March 1880 3;3
Lamburth, Walter Irvin – 22 December 1887 3;2
Langley, Hattie E. – 5 November 1885 3;3
Lanigar, infant child of F. – 2 August 1888 3;4
Laswell, Tom – 7 February 1880 3;3*
Lauderdale, James A. – 4 September 1884 3;3*
Lawson, infant daughter of Charles – 13 August 1885 3;3
Lax, William – 20 December 1883 3;5
Lee, L.W. – 8 April 1886 3;3*
Leith, William Jr., – 6 July 1882 3;4
Logan, Griffin – 19 November 1885 3;1
Long, Oscar – 5 February 1886 3;1
Loomis, Belle – 20 October 1887 3;1
Loveland, Belle – 26 July 1883 3;4
Lovell, Edgar J. – 17 January 1880 3;4
Lovell, Ernest Guy – 24 January 1880 3;4
Lute, N. – 12 December 1889 3;3
Lyons, John – 24 March 1887 3;3
Lysinger, Henry C. – 17 December 1885 3;3*

-M-
Madden, George – 25 February 1886 3;3
Madden, Mary E. – 12 October 1882 3;4*
Madden, Mrs. W.B. – 30 August 1888 3;4*
Main, John – 10 September 1880 3;2
Maltby, Charles – 15 May 1884 3;2*
Maltby, Edith May – 2 August 1883 3;4
Maltby, infant son of C.L. – 7 February 1884 3;4
Marsh, Pompey – 12 September 1888 3;4*
Marstellar, Eliza J. – 19 July 1883 3;3
Marstellar, infant son of M. – 1 April 1881 3;3
Mathews, Susan J. – 26 February 1885 3;4*
Mawer, Ada – 16 August 1883 3;4
McClelland, Ellen – 14 July 1887 3;4
McClelland, Homer G. – 2 September 1881 2;2*
McClelland, Sophronia H.S. – 25 May 1882 3;4*
McCloud, Alexander – 8 February 1883 3;4*
McClure, David – 13 December 1888 3;3
McCoy, L. – 27 September 1888 3;4
McCrimmon, Archie D. – 2 August 1883 3;4
McDow, Lee – 2 August 1888 3;4*
McElroy, Frank D., – 22 June 1882 3;4*
McFarland, David – 2 February 1882 3;4*
McGrath, Rev. T.H. – 23 March 1882 3;2*
McGuire, Peter – 20 March 1880 3;2
McKillop, Herbert – 20 September 1888 3;2 & 4 October 1888 3;3
McKinney, Beulah – 8 November 1888 3;3
McKinsey, Louisa B. – 28 June 1883 3;4
McKinsey, Rachel Francis – 28 January 1886 3;2 & 4 February 1886 3;5
McLane, infant daughter of D. – 22 June 1882 3;4
McMurphy, Eunice – 28 June 1883 3;4
Merrill, Charles Albert – 7 February 1880 3;3
Meylert, Michael – 22 March 1883 3;2*
Miles, Harry – 19 October 1882 3;3
Miller, Annie – 19 July 1883 3;4
Miller, infant child of P.S. – 26 July 1883 3;4
Minckler, Inez – 27 June 1889 3;4
Minckler, Mrs. David – 16 April 1885 3;4*
Minto, Mary – 18 February 1886 3;3*
Moody, Daniel R. – 10 November 1887 3;3
Moore, Albert – 23 August 1883 3;4*
Moore, infant daughter of Charles W. – 19 April 1883 3;4
Moore, Totie – 16 August 1883 3;1*
Moseley, Albert B. – 24 September 1880 3;2
Mulroney, Helen C. – 2 August 1883 3;2*
Munson, Capt. A.T. – 18 October 1888 3;3*
Murphy, George – 26 February 1885 3;5
Murry, James – 2 July 1885 3;4*

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Naileigh, William Hill – 19 November 1880 3;2
Neely, infant child of Walter – 2 August 1888 3;4*
Nett, infant child of T.F. – 1 November 1888 3;4
Neuhaus, Albert Benhart – 4 September 1884 3;4
Neuhaus, infant daughter of B. – 24 June 1884 3;4
Newington, Fannie – 21 August 1884 3;4
Newington, James – 27 December 1888 3;4*
Newington, John George – 22 October 1885 3;3
Newton, John – 17 May 1883 3;4
Nims, Rev. Warren – 4 October 1888 3;3*

-O-
Ogle, William – 20 March 1880 3;4
Olivas, Vincente – 28 January 1886 2;2
O’Neill, John Falls – 22 May 1880 3;1*
Osburn, Louis W. – 2 February 1882 3;4
Owen, Egbert L. – 24 November 1881 3;3

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Painter, Mellie – 9 March 1882 3;4
Partridge, John C. – 24 June 1881 3;3
Peachy, William D. – 20 March 1880 3;3 & 27 March 1880 2;1*
Pedroni, Eva – 28 August 1884 3;4
Perry, A.B. – 18 October 1883 3;5*
Philliber, Lolie – 17 September 1880 3;2
Philliber, Wesa – 8 October 1880 3;3
Post, Lucius – 22 January 1885 3;3*
Powers, John M. 19 November 1880 3;2
Powers, Robert – 11 January 1883 3;3
Prime, Dr. E.M. – 1 June 1882 3;2 & 15 June 1882 3;4*
Purdy, Jane Hadden – 28 October 1881 3;3
Purdy, Lizzie – 18 February 1886 2;5*
Purdy, Solomon – 21 October 1881 3;1
Putnam, James Lester – 15 November 1883 3;5*

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Raker, Mrs. William – 7 April 1887 3;1
Raymond, infant child of Thos. – 18 July 1889 3;4
Rice, Betsy – 5 January 1882 3;3
Rice, Edwin – 13 December 1883 3;2
Rice, Herbert Newman – 25 February 1886 3;3
Rich, John A. – 2 September 1881 3;3
Ridenour, Eli – 13 December 1888 3;3
Roberts, Dave aka Fogg – 11 February 1881 3;2
Robinson, Henry J. – 4 December 1884 3;3
Robinson, Herbert L. – 20 August 1885
Robnette, Mary – 7 January 1886 3;3
Ross, Robert E. – 3 April 1884 3;5
Ross, Rosie Arrowsmith – 5 January 1882 3;4
Rundel, Ellen S. – 14 December 1882 3;2*
Rundel, R.Y. – 8 March 1883 3;3*

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Sayre, Alfred M. – 19 March 1885 3;4 & 23 April 1885 3;1*
Scotten, Charles Edwin – 7 June 1883 3;4
Shaw, Samuel B. – 18 October 1883 3;2
Sheffield, C.P. – 19 December 1889 3;4*
Sheffield, Charles M. – 25 September 1884 3;5*
Sheffield, Mary A. – 27 May 1881 3;3*
Shepherd, Guy – 12 July 1883 3;4
Sherman, Charles T. – 13 April 1882
Sherman, John – 18 June 1885 3;3*
Shinn, Emma – 15 August 1887 3;4
Shinn, infant son of Allen – 22 September 1887 3;3
Shinn, James O. – 20 August 1880 3;2
Shinn, John W. – 27 August 1885 3;1*
Shinn, Louisa – 26 September 1889 3;4
Shinn, Nannie T. – 18 December 1884 3;3
Shinn, Oliver – 30 August 1883 3;2
Shirley, Edward T. – 13 November 1884 3;2
Siebert, Charles – 14 April 1887 3;1
Siebert, Ottelia – 30 June 1887 3;3*
Sifford, Elmer – 27 April 1882 3;4
Skadan, Grace N. (Talbot) – 24 November 1881 3;2
Skinner, Dr. Mulford – 18 February 1886 3;3
Slackford, Edward T. – 8 February 1883 3;4
Slater, Victor Delos – 5 February 1886 3;3*
Sleeper, George W. – 26 November 1885 3;1*
Smith, Annie Louisa – 4 December 1884 3;3
Smith, C. Ed. – 18 June 1885 3;1*
Smith, John – 18 May 1882 3;2
Smith, L.S. – 17 December 1885 3;3*
Snyder, Kitty – 29 July 1881 3;3
Spalding, Noah – 8 September 1887 3;4*
Spargur, infant son of H.L. – 19 October 1882 3;4*
Spencer, Mary Van Buren – 13 July 1882 3;2
Spoon, infant child of Rev. – 18 December 1884 3;2
Spoon, young daughter of Rev. – 1 June 1882 3;2
Stewart, Jane E. – 5 June 1880 3;1*
Stewart, Mary – 3 January 1884 3;4*
Stienberger, James Milton – 12 July 1883 3;4
Stiles, infant son of L.C. – 25 March 1881 3;3
Stockton, Henry Clay – 24 April 1884 3;2
Strong, Frank L. – 2 August 1883 3;4
Strong, Freddie – 26 July 1883 3;4
Sugro, Mollie – 24 September 1885 3;3*
Summers, Alice – 10 September 1880 3;2
Summers, Arthur – 23 July 1885 3;5
Summers, Effie – 24 January 1880 3;4
Summers, infant child of W.T. – 7 June 1883 3;4
Summers, Rosie – 17 January 1880 3;4
Summers, Virginia – 31 May 1883 3;4
Summers, Wash G. – 3 January 1880 3;4

-T-
Templar, James A. – 11 June 1885 3;1
Titherington, infant child of J.B. – 21 July 1882 3;3*
Toteman, infant child of E.J. – 2 August 1888
Totten, Rachel R. – 5 February 1885 3;5
Tunison, Hazel – 13 April 1882 3;4
Tunison, Henry B. – 27 July 1882 3;2
Tunison, Katie – 29 October 1885
Tunison, Nannie A. – 10 January 1880 3;4
Tyler, S.G. – 25 June 1885 3;1*

-V-
Van Cleave, Sherman – 3 September 1885 3;3
Van Sickle, Arthur J. – 1 December 1881 3;4*

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Walsh, Richard – 24 April 1880 3;3
Ward, Willie C. – 15 November 1883 3;5
Watson, Thomas, Sr., – 8 October 1880 3;1
Way, Arad – 21 January 1881 3;3
Webster, J.M. – 10 March 1887 3;3*
Welch, George W. – 16 February 1882 3;1*
West, Hugh Asbury – 24 September 1880 3;1
West, infant twin daughter of Rollin & Edna – 22 January 1885 3;3*
Wheeler, M.E. – 17 September 1880 3;2*
White, infant daughter of J.N. – 20 May 1881 3;3
Whiting, Franklin – 18 February 1881 3;3
Whittier, William – 13 December 1888 3;3
Wilcox, Hiram K. – 12 July 1883 3;3
Willard, Adison – 29 January 1885 3;3
Williams, Edna A. – 24 September 1885 3;3
Williams, William – 6 September 1883 3;5
Wilmans, D.I. – 6 September 1883 3;5*
Wilson, Josie – 9 August 1883 3;4*
Winnemucca, Chief – 26 October 1882 3;3
Wood, Bobbie – 20 September 1888 3;4
Wood, Jeremiah – 20 September 1888 3;4
Woodstock, infant daughter of L. – 6 April 1882 3;4
Wright, A.S. – 25 October 1883 3;2
Wyatt, James Rix – 3 January 1884 3;4*

-Y-
Yawger, Mollie I. – 24 January 1880 3;4

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Zimmerman, Rollin – 25 July 1889 3;3