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Box suf Deceased First M Date Decision Type 2 Name Comments
4013 4 Wade Ada Mrs 6-10-1896 DEC Suicide A34     Coroners Inquest Box # 13. Death by suicide shot by herself with a revolver, age 34.
4018 26 Wade Austin 7-4-1921 DEC Train Wreck     Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Train wreck, he was in a wagon and the train struck him, age 10.
4008 14 Wade James W   1927 DECKicked     Coroners Inquest Box # 8. Death by: Kicked by mule.
4046 27 Wade Rebecca T 5-6-1946 Dec - Heart     Death by heart disease, age 75.
4086 39 Wagner Christina 3-5-1964 Dec Natural     Cause of death was natural coronary occulsion.
4018 12 Wagner Jacob 9-8-1909 DEC Suicide AKA Waggoner Jacob Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Suicide.
4002 48 Wagner Leo J 1-24-1931 DEC Stroke A38     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Stroke apoplexy - Age 38.
4066 26 Wainman Fred August 1-20-1958 Dec Coronary     Cause of Death was coronary occlusion.
4002 22 Walker Andrew     1924 DECDrowned     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Drowning.
4068 21 Walker Andrew   4-7-1924 Drowned A24     Coroners inquest death by: Drowned age 24.
4009 23 Walker Elvis   10-6-1928 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Suicide by drinking carbolic acid - no age.
4030 58 Walker Lloyd   1⁄3⁄1941 Dec Cereboral H     Coroners Inquest Death By: cereboral hemorrhage age 52.
4002 27 Walker Vina V 4-7-1924 DEC Drowned A19     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Drowning accident her launch sunk in Ohio River - Age 19.- Married.
4009 28 Walker William Marshal 1-22-1926 DEC Heart A67     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Heart disease - Age 67.
4046 28 Wall Mary 4-10-1944 Dec - Heart     Death by heart disease, age 70.
4007 48 Wallace David L 8-23-1910 DEC Acc Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 7. Death by: Drowned accidentally age 16 and red headed.
4002 45 Wallace Mattie     1930 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Suicide.
4006 2 Waller Alonzono     1900 DEC Train     Coroners Inquest Box # 6. Death by: Train.
4020 19 Walling Wilburn     1898 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 20. Death by: Suicide.
4046 29 Wallis Arthur Lee 2-12-1945 Dec - Drowned     Death by drowning, age 6.
4058 52 Walls Edward Clifford 7-11-1946 Dec Heart A72     Death by chronic heart trouble, age 72, brown eyes, 5'9" tall and 185 lbs.
4022 61 Walls Effie Roberts 3-3-1950 Dec - Nat Heart     Death from natural causes due to heart attach at her home, RR 1, Lynn Twp, New Harmony. Died in her bed and found by her son.
4018 6 Walls Isaac   1-8-1912 DEC Natural A67     Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Natural causes - Age 67.
4018 3 Walls John   4-9-1921 DEC Auto Acc     (colored)Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Auto fell on him while he was working on it, colored age 55.
4003 28 Walls Leroy   6-9-1929 DEC Stabbed     Coroners Inquest Box # 3. Death by: Stabbed by Beatrice Markey because he threatened to kill her with a knife. He was age 33 and he had a pocket knife on him.
4021 6 Walls William Lawrence 7⁄22⁄1949 Dec Nat Causes     Coroners Inquest Box # 21. Death by: Natural cerebral hemorrhage. Coroner was John W Doane and he conducted the inquest. Obit 23JUL1949 Mt Vernon Democrat.
4067 18 Walter Phillip W 5-20-1932 DEC Body Burns     Coroners Inquest Box #17. Death by: Burns from gasoline explosion from lighted lantern while drawing gasoline from tank to a five gallon can to fill tractor, entire body envolved.
4017 18 Walter Phillip W 5-20-1933 DEC Explosion     Coroners Inquest Box # 17. Death by: Explosion.
4012 10 Walter William M 1933 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 12. Death by: Suicide.
4068 22 Walter William M 12-24-1933 Suicide by Gun     Coroners inquest death by: At home by gun shot wound - Suicide.
4061 23 Wannemuehler Joseph B 6-30-1957 Dec Heart     Death due to natural causes: immediate cause of death was acute myocardial infraction due to coronary occlusion.
4046 31 Ward Amy 10-20-1944 Dec - Heart     Death by heart disease, age 87.
4015 27 Ward Malcom E 8-1-1938 DEC Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Drowned.
4022 62 Ward Othel D 4-11-1951 Dec - Auto Acc     Death from fractured skull from 2 vehicle truck accident, near Wadesville, Hwy 66.
4047 54 Wargel Mollie Marie 12-9-1972 Dec - Accident     Was Coroner's Box #22.- Death by accident carbon monoxide poisoning due to imiproper vented space heater (natural gas). Injury at 404 W 2nd St, Mt Venron at her home.
4021 19 Warren George Halleck 2⁄9⁄1949 Dec Nat Causes     Coroners Inquest Box # 21. Death by: Natural causes due to coronary thrombosis at his residence on Steammill St, New Harmony, IN. Statement by Dr Lewis R Thompson.
4010 11 Warren Joe   6-16-1916 DEC Train     Coroners Inquest Box # 10. Death by: Train.
4010 6 Warrner Peter   9-27-1882 DEC Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 10. Death by: Drowned.
4064 27 Wasem Louis J 4-26-1960 Dec Suicide     Cause of death was suicide by poisoning.
4011 24 Waters Andrew   4-25-1914 DEC TB of Lungs     Coroners Inquest Box # 11. Death by: TB of the lungs.
4010 19 Waters James   1-3-1914 DEC Natural     Coroners Inquest Box # 10. Death by: Natural causes. He died Point Twp age 75.
4086 40 Watkins John Earl 12-15-1964 Dec Acc Frozen     Cause of death was accidental freezing.
4002 16 Watson Calpurnia 8-25-1934 DEC Suicide??     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Suicide? (per Doctor), drowning in Ohio River - Age 23 Female.
4022 63 Watson Gene Albert 5-13-1950 Dec - Auto Acc     Accidental death due to broken neck, fractured skull and internal injuries from auto accident on Hwy 69, near New Harmony.
4022 64 Watson Meldon "Bob" 5-20-1950 Dec - Drowned     Accidental death due to drowning while putting out fish net, in Wabash River above New Harmony.
4030 59 Watts Edward Phillip 8⁄6⁄1939 Dec Truck Neck     Coroners Inquest Death By: a truck accident which broke his neck at age 18.
4020 18 Wayland Elizabeth     1898 DEC Train     Coroners Inquest Box # 20. Death by: Train.
4018 7 Webb James 2-5-1912 DEC Natural A71     Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Natural causes - Age about 71.
4018 31 Webb William 5-20-1933 DEC Train Jump     Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Jumping from Train - Age 38.
4007 8 Webber Erwin E 7-17-1905 DEC Train Upton CRNR Price Leonard E Coroners Inquest Box # 7. Death by: Train wreck (Upton wreck when two trains met head on).
4086 41 Weber William DeRoo 4-10-1964 Dec Nat Sudden     Cause of death was natural causes causing sudden death from heart problems.
4030 60 Weckesser George A 10⁄8⁄1940 Dec Cereboral H WITH Wilkerson John Coroners Inquest Death By: cereboral hemorrhage while working on windows with John Wilkerson. He was age 71.
4015 17 Wehstead Mary Lucille 6-28-1938 DEC Car     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Car.
4030 63 Weickinger George 9-20-1877 Dec Inquest AT Stackler Coroners Inquest on George Weickinger's body found at house of Stackler on Main St, Mt Vernon 20SEP1877. He was thrown from his mule in a wagon receiving internal injuries. Jurors included: H R Munchoff, James Utley, William T Miller, Charles Gerwick, Charles Blockly and Thomas Stevens. Coroner was William Hendricks. Witnesses were Enoch Alldredge and Richard Moore.
4030 63 Weickinger George 9-20-1877 Dec Inquest AT Stackler Coroners Inquest on George Weickinger's body found at house of Stackler on Main St, Mt Vernon 20SEP1877. He was thrown from his mule in a wagon receiving internal injuries. Jurors included: H R Munchoff, James Utley, William T Miller, Charles Gerwick, Charles Blockly and Thomas Stevens. Coroner was William Hendricks. Witnesses were Enoch Alldredge and Richard Moore.
4005 7 Weigand Albert 1-10-1934 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 5. Death by: Suicide.
4022 65 Weinzapfel Imelda Mary 4-7-1950 Dec - Car Acc     Death by car accident.
4013 32 Weir Anna Dorthora 1898 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 13. Death by: Suicide.
1584 40 Weisinger Merle A 12⁄15⁄1953 Deputy Crnr APPT Tygert James H Found in Civil Box 4011. Coroner Merle A Weisinger appointed Tygert as Deputy coroner in 1953.
4086 42 Weiss Doris Sue 10-22-1964 Dec Nat Heart     Cause of death was natural causes due to acute myocardial infraction due to coronary occulsion.
4028 45 Weissinger Grace 9⁄15⁄1934 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box #28. Death by: bt gun shot wound through occiputal region of head by 22 caliber rifle, accidental. She was 5'3" tall, 50 years old, fair complexion, blue eyes, and blonde hair.
4066 27 Welborn Helen Norine 4-13-1959 Dec Natural     Cause of Death was natural causes.
4006 1 Welborn Nora 6-10-1919 DEC Train AccFM     Coroners Inquest Box # 6. Death by: Train killed by RR Car. 5'4" Tall, 73 years old. Killed in Stewartsville, IN. File Missing.
4064 28 Wentzel Adam J 5-23-1960 Dec Coronary     Cause of death was coronary.
4010 8 Wesley Holder     1922 Dec FM     Coroners Inquest Box # 10. Death by: Train and file misplaced.
4013 20 Westfall Allen J 12-2-1891 DEC Heart A78 MENT Robb Leroy Coroners Inquest Box # 13. Death by: Heart failure at home, age 78. Mentions Leroy Robb and Grandma Jones.
4015 7 Westfall Arthur     1937 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Suicide - FM = File missing.
4016 19 Westfall Arthur 7-10-1937 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 16. Death by: Suicide 22 rifle wound, self-inflicted, age 56.
4028 46 Westhyderman William J 3⁄18⁄1925 DEC Tornado     Coroners Inquest Box #28. Death by: reason of being caught in a building which collapsed in tornado or sind storn and burned. He was 38 years old.
4063 49 Wheat Henry Clayton 8-29-1942 Dec RR A36 Acc     Cause of death was dismembered by railroad train, age 36. LNRR in Black Twp.
4024 30 Wheeler Robert L 23-8-1967 DEC Alcoholism     Coroners Inquest Box # 24. Death by: Overdose of alcohol and barbiturates in his apartment in Cynthiana, IN. Age 30. Motive was an end to financial and marital problems.
4067 17 Whipple Herbert 9-26-1912 DEC Suicide A26 CRNR Weisinger Merle R Coroners Inquest Box #17. Death by: Shot gun wound that was by his own hands.- Suicide age 26.- Coroner was Merle R Weisinger.
4017 17 Whipple Herbert   9-26-1912 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 17. Death by: Suicide.
4010 22 White infant   5-6-1899 DEC Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 10. Death by: Drowned.
4007 36 White Unknown ? 1905 DECDrowned     Coroners Inquest Box # 7. Death by: Drowned at New Harmony.
4003 6 Whitehead Jame E 12-26-1939 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 3. Death by: Suicide with pistol, age 61.
4007 58 Whitfield William T 5-26-1907 DEC Hit byTrain     Coroners Inquest Box # 7. Death by: Train wreck age 22.
4003 21 Wiggers Christ 7-19-1931 DEC Heart     Coroners Inquest Box # 3. Death by: Heart.- Age 71.
4022 66 Wiggins Louis 12-26-1950 Dec - Natural     Death by natural causes.
4015 31 Wiggins Mary E 6-18-1938 DEC Heart     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Heart.
4018 29 Wilderman John B 2-21-1916 DEC Drown Acc     Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Drowning accident - About age 76 - In Marrs Twp.
4046 30 Wiley James D 9-15-1944 Dec - Heart     Death by heart disease, age 84.
4030 61 Wilhite Clarence 5⁄12⁄1941 Dec Heart Angin     Coroners Inquest Death By: acute angina age 55.
4028 47 William Golden 3⁄18⁄1925 DEC Tornado     Coroners Inquest Box #28. Death by: reason of left half of head mashed off in tornado or wind storm. He was 40 years old and weighted abt 145 lbs.
4004 8 Williams Curran     1925 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 4. Death by: Suicide.
4016 15 Williams Dorthory Ashworth 10-18-1937 DEC Shot BY Williams Paul Coroners Inquest Box # 16. Death by: Shot by Paul Williams. She is probably the wife of Richard Williams. She had a baby with her at 929 W 2nd St, Mt Vernon. She was age 29 see 7016-14.
4019 17 Williams Edward   4-29-1912 DEC Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 19. Death by: Drowned.
4015 37 Williams Emma   12-30-1937 DECSuicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Suicide.
4015 30 Williams Ernest   6-21-1938 DEC Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Drowned.
4022 67 Williams Lou Edward 12-20-1951 Dec - Nat Heart     Death by natural - heart.
4003 9 Williams Mackey B 7-30-1931 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 3. Death by: Suicide shotgun wound over the heart, age 59.
4012 9 Williams Margaret C Date Dec Heart     Coroners Inquest Box # 12. Death by: Heart.
4068 23 Williams Margaret Cordelia 12-25-1933 Heart Age 70     Coroners inquest death by: Heart attach age 70.
4047 55 Williams Russell L 6-10-1971 Dec - Plane Acc SEEN Goebel Sharon  Was Coroner's Box #22.- Death by airplane crash accidental. Seen by: Goebel, Sharon; Hancock, Patrick; Goebel, Philip; and Goebel, Bernard. Injury occurred in corn field on the Ned Williams farm in Poseyville.
4058 53 Williams Walter Lockett 7-29-1944 Dec Electrical     Death by accidental touching 2300 volt wire while trying to raise it with rubber hose, age 36, brown hair, blue eyes, 5'10" tall and 170 lbs.
4061 24 Williams William   5-10-1955 Dec Heart     Died of coronary occlusion. Age unknown.
4013 12 Willman Catherine   8-10-1896 DEC Sun A80     Coroners Inquest Box # 13. Death by: Sunstroke at age 80, 5'4" tall and 160 lbs.
4012 6 Willman Clarance John 1933 DECLighten     Coroners Inquest Box # 12. Death by: Lightening.
4021 22 Willman George Henry 7⁄9⁄1949 Dec Fractures     Coroners Inquest Box # 21. Death by: Accidental due to multiple fractures of skull, broken neck, crushed chest and internal injuries, suffered as a result of an auto-train collision at 1:08 pm. Coroner J W Doane reported.
4021 33 Willms Alva Ray 7⁄31⁄1948 Dec Electrocuti     Coroners Inquest Box #21. Death by: Accidental death by electrocution when he came in contact with a 110 volt household circuit being used to heat bath water through and immersion type electric water heater.
4066 28 Wilsey Gilbert 11-9-1960 Dec Coronary     Cause of Death was coronary occlusion.
4058 54 Wilsey William G 9-16-1946 Dec Heart A81     Death of Coronary thrombosis, age 81.
4005 25 Wilson Charles     1916 DEC-FM     Coroners Inquest Box # 5. Death by: Drowned (colored).- File missing.
4009 27 Wilson Faith 2-15-1926 DEC Brights A46     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Brights disease - (colored).- Age 46.
4009 21 Wilson George 2-27-1928 DEC Heart A70     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Heart trouble - Age 70.
4013 11 Wilson George ? 1897 DEC Sun     Coroners Inquest Box # 13. Death by: Sunstroke.
4021 14 Wilson Harold Lee 7⁄6⁄1948 Dec Swimming     Coroners Inquest Box # 21. Death by: Accidental death due to drowning while swimming.
4009 1 Wilson Jennie F 10-22-1927 DEC Drown A23     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Accidental drowning at Maurnie Ferry, Maunie, IL. Age 23.
4016 13 Wilson Samuel W 10-5-1882 DEC Accident ?     Coroners Inquest Box # 16. Death by: Accident or violence in Harmony Twp - age abt 35 years old.
4011 13 Winger Adam Sr 6-11-1914 DEC Natural     Coroners Inquest Box # 11. Death by: Natural Causes.
4008 34 Wingo Joseph   6⁄12⁄35
   
4008 34 Wingo Joseph   6⁄12⁄35    
4009 45 Winiger Adolph J 6-20-1926 DEC Train A43     Coroners Inquest Box #9. Death train accident by age 43.
4009 46 Winiger Christena 6-20-1926 DEC Train A34     Coroners Inquest Box #9. Death train accident by age 34.
4009 42 Winiger Norma E 9-30-1928 DEC Auto A32     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Accident in an automobile - received a broken neck - Age 32.
4009 33 Winiger Rudolph 6-20-1926 DEC Train A13     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Train accidnet - Son of Mr & Mrs Adolph Winniger.- Age 13.
4015 46 Winkler Adolph 10-14-1932 DEC Car     Coroners Inquest Box # 15. Death by: Car
4002 40 Winkler George A 6-29-1931 DEC Heart A39     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Heart hemorrhage - Age 39.
4003 26 Winterheimer John F 9-8-1930 DEC Suicide     Coroners Inquest Box # 3. Death by: Suicide with a 22 calibre rifle, age 40.
4002 34 Winterheimer Norma Lawrence 4-3-1923 DEC Indigestion     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Acute Indigestion - Age 12 days.
4024 31 Winternheimer Clarence C 4-18-1968 DEC Natural A64     Coroners Inquest Box # 24. Death by: Natural causes of cerebral vascular accident. Age 64. Born 2JUN1904.
4012 15 Wiseman Ola Agnes 1933 DEC Drown     Coroners Inquest Box # 12. Death by: Drowned.
4068 24 Wiseman Ola Agnes 10-15-1933 Drowning     Coroners inquest death by: Dorwning.
4047 56 Withers Robert G 5-9-1972 Dec - Drown Acc BY Scott Mrs Was Coroner's Box #22.- Death by accidental asphyxia downing. With or found by Mrs Scott in farm pond at Parker Settlement.
4009 4 Witley Ella 11-24-1927 DEC Heart A41     Coroners Inquest Box # 9. Death by: Heart.- Age 41.
4047 57 Wolbert Stephen M 10-4-1971 Dec - Natural     Was Coroner's Box #22.- Death by natural causes while sitting in the front yard of acute myocodial shock of the heart.
4019 31 Wolrecht George H 2-17-1929 DEC Drunk Exp     Coroners Inquest Box # 19. Death by: Drunk, exposure.- Age 58 and was found in a ditch.
4018 16 Woods Alva 9-12-1909 DEC Drown River     Coroners Inquest Box # 18. Death by: Drowned at the Dam in the Wabash near New Harmony on a Sunday at 11:30 am while swimming with friends.
4064 29 Woods J Harry 4-10-1958 Dec Heart     Cause of death was heart.
4061 25 Woodside Richard W 11-2-1957 Dec Heart     Died of myocardiel ischemia due to coronary occlusion. Age unknown.
4047 58 Woolsey Kathy Lynn 6-3-1971 Dec - Drown Acc     Was Coroner's Box #22.- Death was accidental drowning and died of asphyxia. She was wading in the Wabash river and was not able to swim. She was with or found by her family 6 miles West of Mt Vernon.
4061 26 Wooten Joe   11-6-1957 Dec Hemorrhage     Death of natural causes. Massive cerebral hemorrhage due to hypertension. Chronic Alcoholism.
4030 62 Workman Charles Henry 12⁄14⁄1941 Dec Heart Angin     Coroners Inquest Death By: acute angina at home age 67.
4058 55 Wray William 6-3-1946 Dec Electrical     Death by accidental touching of 110 volt wire while at work, age 20, brown hair, brown eyes, 5'11" tall and 190 lbs.
4002 25 Wulf Lousia Phillipina 11-2-1924 DEC Lungs A86     Coroners Inquest Box # 2. Death by: Lung trouble an odema - Age 86.