MEEKER COUNTY, MINNESOTA DEATH RECORDS


Minnesota Historical Society Library
Minnesota Department of Health Death Records

Microfilm 1900, roll ?, cards 2652 and 2653:
Died 1900  Apr 28  Forest City Town[ship], Meeker County
Cause of Death: Consumption
Name:  Celia A. Britney
Color:  W,  Sex:  F,  Age:  46 years, 2 months, 24 days,  Married
Where Born:  Ohio
Father:  Andrew J. Pancake
Mother:  Ann E.
Undertaker:  D. Dougherty
Burial Place:  Forest City


Microfilm 1900, roll ?, cards 2685 and 2686:
Died 1900  Nov 29  Eden Valley Village, Meeker County
Cause of Death: [Phthisis?]
Name:  Edna Donnohue
Color:  W,  Sex:  F,  Age:  17 years, 17 days,  sg
Where Born:  Minn
Father:  Joseph, born Ind.
Mother:  Ellen Pancake, born Ohio


Microfilm 1900, roll ?, cards 2861 and 2862:
Died 1900  June 23  Forest City Town[ship], Meeker County
Cause of Death: Chol. Inf.
Name:  Rosie Blanche Pancake
Color:  W,  Sex:  F,  Age:  1 year, 7 months, 9 days,  sg
Where Born:  Minn
Father:  Andrew J., born Ohio
Mother:  Nellie, born Vt


Microfilm 1913, roll 4, certificate 7442:
Full Name:  Myrtle Ellan Broberg
Date of Death:  Sept 29, 1913
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Dassel Village
Sex:  Female   Color:  White
Marital Status:  married
Date of Birth:  June 17, 1888
Age:  25 years,  3 months, 12 days
Occupation:  House work
Birthplace:  Dassel Minn
Name of Father:  James Scalf, born "Dont no"
Name of Mother:  Lucinda Pankake, born "Dont no"
Informant:  C [V?] Broberg, Dassel Minn
Cause of Death:  [unreadable]
Burial:  Dassel Minn, Sept 30, 1913
Undertaker:  O E Eckman, Dassel Minn


Microfilm 1913, roll 4, certificate 7477:
Full Name:  Edward Duan Watkins
Date of Death:  March 19, 1913
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Forest City Township
Sex:  Male   Color:  White
Marital Status:  married
Date of Birth:  Nov 4, 1869
Age:  45 years,  4 months, 15 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Minnesota
Name of Father:  James Richard Watkins, born Iowa
Name of Mother:  Hety Fish, born Minnesota
Informant:  [unreadable] Watkins, Litchfield Minn
Cause of Death:  [unreadable] Tuberculosis
Burial:  Forest City Prot Cemetery, March 22, 1913
Undertaker:  O. L. Langren, Litchfield Minn

[Edwin Duane Watkins was the first husband of Marietta Pancake Watkins Inselman.]


Microfilm 1914, roll 4, certificate 7891:
Full Name:  Addie Smith
Date of Death:  May 11, 1914
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Forest Prairie Township
Sex:  Female   Color:  W
Marital Status:  Single
Date of Birth:  Apr 29, 1913
Age:  1 years, 12 days
Occupation:  -
Birthplace:  Minnesota
Name of Father:  John Smith, born Minnesota
Name of Mother:  Anna Britany, born Minnesota
Informant:  John Smith, Watkins
Cause of Death:  [unreadable]
Burial:  Forest City Township, May 13, 1914
Undertaker:  H. J. [Martins?], Watkins
[Addie was the grand daughter of William Britney and Celia A. Pancake]


Microfilm 1923, roll 5, certificate 8089:
Full Name:  Ellen Hardy
Date of Death:  June 6, 1923
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Dassel Village
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred:  15 yrs.
Sex:  Female   Color:  White
Marital Status:  M
Name of Spouse:  Tom Hardy
Date of Birth:  Dec 18, 1841
Age:  81 years, 5 Months, 18 days
Occupation:  House Wife
Birthplace:  West Virginia
Name of Father:  Ruben Lunsford, born West Virginia
Maiden Name of Mother:  Unknown, born West Virginia
Informant:  Linz Pankake, Dassel Mn
Filed 6/12 1923
Cause of Death:  Senility - artereo-oclusion myocardia chronic [unreadable]
Burial:  Dassel Minn, June 14, 1923
Undertaker:  O E Eckman, Dassel
[Ellen was first married to George Pankake, and secondly to Thomas Hardy.]


Microfilm 1923, roll 5, certificate 8090:
Full Name:  Tom Hardy
Date of Death:  June 12, 1923
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Dassel Village
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred:  15 yrs.
Sex:  Male   Color:  White
Marital Status:  Widowed
Name of Spouse:  -
Date of Birth:  June 2, 1845
Age:  78 years, - Months, 10 days
Occupation:  Retired Farmer
Birthplace:  Ohio
Name of Father:  unknown, born Ohio
Maiden Name of Mother:  unknown, born Ohio
Informant:  Linz Pankake, Dassel Mn
Filed 6/15 1923
Cause of Death:  Senility [unreadable] chronic [unreadable]
Burial:  Dassel Minn, June 14, 1923
Undertaker:  O E Eckman, Dassel
[Second husband of Ellen Lunsford Pankake Hardy.]


Microfilm 1924, roll ?, certificate 7874:
Full Name:  Elmer John Smith
Date of Death:  Aug 14, 1924
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Forest Prairie Township
Sex:  male   Color:  white
Marital Status:  Single
Spouse:  -
Date of Birth:  June 1, 1902
Age:  22 years, 2 months, 14 days
Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Minn
Name of Father:  John Smith, born Minn
Name of Mother:  Anna Britney, born Minn
Informant:  John Smith, Watkins, Minn
Cause of Death:  Generalized Tuberculosis - of Pulmonary Origin
Burial:  Forest City Cemetery, Aug 17, 1924
Undertaker:  H J Wartman, Watkins
[Elmer was the grandson of William Britney and Celia A. Pancake]



Microfilm 1924, roll ?, certificate 7875:
Full Name:  Andrew Jackson Pancake
Date of Death:  August 22, 1924
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Forest Prairie Township
Residence:  Forest City Township
Length of residence in city or town where death occurred:  1 month
Sex:  male   Color:  white
Marital Status:  "Married" crossed out and "widowed" written in
Spouse:  Nelie Ovat
Date of Birth:  July 4, 1856
Age:  68 years, 1 months, 18 days
Occupation:  farmer
Birthplace:  Ohio, Lawrence Co.
Name of Father:  Andrew Pancake, born Ohio
Name of Mother:  Eliza Wolf, born Ohio
Informant:  L[ouis?] Inselman, Litchfield Minn
Cause of Death:  Tuberculosis
Burial:  Forest City Prot Cemetery, Aug 24, 1924
Undertaker:  O. L. Langren, Litchfield, Minn


Microfilm 1927, roll 5, certificate 7923:
Full Name:  Esther Caroline Pancake
Date of Death:  May 10, 1927
Place of Death:  Meeker County, Watkins Village
Sex:  Female   Color:  White
Marital Status:  married
Spouse:  Earnest Pancake
Date of Birth:  2-17-1886
Age:  41 years, 2 months, 23 days
Occupation:  Farm wife
Birthplace:  Minnesota
Name of Father:  John A. Hillstrom, born Sweden
Name of Mother:  ? Johnson, born Sweden
Informant:  Earnest Pancake
Cause of Death:  Septic Embolus
Burial:  Ostmark Cem. No. Kingston, 5-13 1927
Undertaker:  H J Wartman & Sons, Watkins, Minn




CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT, MEEKER COUNTY
Certified Copies

Death Record B, page 224, Section 1
Name of Deceased:  Lucinda Dillingham
Date of Death:  Jan. 11, 1891
Place of Death:  Forest City, Meeker County
Sex: F.m., Color or Race: White, Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth:  Died at the Age of 32 yrs; 10 mths; 8 days
Place of Birth:  Ohio
Name of Father:  Andrew Pankake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Elza Pankake
Date of Filing:  Jan. 20, 1891

Death Record B, page 252, Section 15
Name of Deceased:  Celia Anne Britney
Date of Death:  Apr. 28, 1900
Place of Death:  Forest City; Meeker County
Sex: F., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: M.
Date of Birth:  Had attained the age of 46 yrs; 2 mths; 24 days.
Place of Birth:  Ohio
Name of Father:  Andrew Jackson
Maiden Name of Mother:  Anne Eliza Pancake
Date of Filing:  June 7, 1900

Death Record B, page 255, Section 158
Name of Deceased:  Rosie Blanche Pancake
Date of Death:  June 23, 1900
Place of Death:  Forest City, Meeker County
Sex: F., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: Single
Date of Birth:  Died at the Age of 1 yr; 7 mths; 9 days
Place of Birth:  Minn.
Name of Father:  Andrew
Maiden Name of Mother:  Nellie
Date of Filing:  Feb. 27, 1901

Death Record D, page 163, Section 66
Name of Deceased:  Andrew Jackson Pancake
Date of Death:  Aug. 22, 1924
Place of Death:  Forest Prairie Twp., Meeker County
Sex: M., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: W.
Date of Birth:  Jul. 4, 1856
Place of Birth:  Ohio
Name of Father:  Andrew Pancake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Eliza Wolf
Date of Filing:  8-26-1924

Death Record D, page 232, Section 52
Name of Deceased:  Mary Modelah Pancake
Date of Death:  Nov. 20, 1932
Place of Death:  Forest City Twp., Meeker County
Sex: F., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: M.
Date of Birth:  Apr. 30, 1860
Place of Birth:  Pa.
Name of Father:  John Brower
Maiden Name of Mother:  Emiline---
Date of Filing:  11-25-1932

Death Record D, page 239, Section 86
Name of Deceased:  Fred Pankake
Date of Death:  May 2, 1933
Place of Death:  Forest City Twp., Meeker County
Sex: M., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: M.
Date of Birth:  May 18, 1864
Place of Birth:  Ohio
Name of Father:  Andrew Pankake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Unknown
Date of Filing:  6-3-1933

Death Record D, page 262, Section 130
Name of Deceased:  Isabelle Pankake
Date of Death:  Mar. 11, 1936
Place of Death:  Forest City Twp., Meeker County
Sex: F., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: Wd.
Date of Birth:  Aug. 29, 1866
Place of Birth:  Michigan
Name of Father:  Samuel Hamilton
Maiden Name of Mother:  -----Campbell
Date of Filing:  4-6-1936

Death Record D, page 293, Section 171
Name of Deceased:  Anna Eliza Smith
Date of Death:  April 1, 1939
Place of Death:  Watkins Vil., Meeker County
Sex: F, Color or Race: W, Marital Status: Wd.
Date of Birth:  Sept. 3, 1876
Place of Birth:  Kansas
Name of Father:  Wm. G. Britney
Maiden Name of Mother:  Alia [sic] Ann Pancake
Date of Filing:  4-5-39

Death Record D, page 301, Section 118
Name of Deceased:  George W. Pancake
Date of Death:  May 9, 1940
Place of Death:  Forest City Twp., Meeker County
Sex: M., Color or Race: W., Marital Status: Wd.
Date of Birth:  Sept. 6, 1851
Place of Birth:  Ohio
Name of Father:  ------ Pancake
Maiden Name of Mother:  ------ Wolfe
Date of Filing:  6-4-1940

Death Record E, page 105, Section 128
Name of Deceased:  Linzay Pankake
Date of Death:  Apr. 12, 1945
Place of Death:  Dassel Vil.
Sex: M, Color or Race: W, Marital Status: M
Date of Birth:  Aug. 24, 1864
Place of Birth:  Ohio
Name of Father:  George Pankake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Ellen Lunsford
Date of Filing:  4-18-45

Death Record F, page 155, Section 6
Name of Deceased:  Lindsay Pancake
Date of Death:  July 17, 1950
Place of Death:  City of St.Cloud
Usual Residence:  Forest Prairie Twp.
Sex: Male, Color or Race: White, Marital Status: Divorced
Date of Birth:  March 10, 1890
Place of Birth:  Minnesota
Name of Father:  G. W. Pancake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Mary Brower
Date of Filing:  July 21, 1950

Death Record F, page 455, Section 7
Name of Deceased:  James R. Pancake
Date of Death:  July 17, 1960
Place of Death:  City of Litchfield, Meeker County
Usual Residence:  Forest Prairie Twp., Meeker County
Sex: Male, Color or Race: White, Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth:  Oct. 16, 1900
Place of Birth:  Minnesota
Name of Spouse:  Lillian Johnson Pancake
Social Security Number:  472-03-2277
Name of Father:  George W. Pancake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Mary Bower
Date of Filing:  July 25, 1960

Death Record G, page 87, Section 1
Name of Deceased:  Alonzo Pancake
Date of Death:  Jan. 29, 1968
Place of Death:  City of Litchfield, County of Meeker
Usual Residence:  City of Litchfield, County of Meeker
Sex: Male, Color or Race: Cauc., Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth:  Mar. 10, 1890
Place of Birth:  Minn.
Name of Spouse:  Lillie Nelson
Social Security Number:  472-36-1008
Name of Father:  George W. Pancake
Maiden Name of Mother:  Mary Brower
Date of Filing: Feb. 1, 1968

Name of Deceased:  Mildred M. Pankake
Sex:  Female
Date of Death:  March 25, 1970
Age:  58   Date of Birth:  October 27, 1911  Race:  Cauc.
Location of Death:  Meeker County Hospital, Litchfield, Meeker County
Birthplace:  Minnesota   Marital Status: Widowed   Name of Spouse:  Theodore Pankake
Social Security Number:  471-50-6319
Occupation:  Cook, Nursing Home
Address of Decedent:  615 East 1st St., Litchfield, Meeker County, Minnesota
Name of Father:  Reinhold Kaniess, born Germany
Maiden Name of Mother:  Emma Saar, born Germany
Informant:  Diann Pankake, Litchfield, Minnesota
Cause of death:  Carcanoma of ovary
Burial:  Ostmark Cemetery, Meeker County, Minnesota, March 28, 1970
Funeral Home:  Johnson-Hagglund, 316 So. Sibley, Litchfield, Minnesota
Date of Filing: April 1, 1970




COURT ADMINISTRATOR, MEEKER COUNTY
Photocopies

Death Record A, Page 198, Section 112
Date of Death:  Jan 21, 1883
Full Name of the Deceased:  Lucinda Pancake
Sex:  Female
Color:  White
Married, Single, (Or Widowed):  Widow
Age:  100 Years
Place of Birth:  Virginia
Cause of Death:  Old age
Place of Death:  Kingston
Occupation:  [blank]
Name and Birth-Place of Parents:  [blank]
When Registered:  Jan 5, 1884

Death Record A, Page 198, Section 113
Date of Death:  Jan 24, 1883
Full Name of the Deceased:  Edward J. Donnahoe
Sex:  Male
Color:  White
Married, Single, (Or Widowed):  Single
Age:  7 Months
Place of Birth:  Minnesota
Cause of Death:  Whoop'g Cough
Place of Death:  Kingston
Occupation:  [blank]
Name and Birth-Place of Parents:  Jack and Mary J, Ohio
When Registered:  Jan 5, 1884
[Son of Andrew Jackson Donahue and Mary Jane Pancake]

Death Record F, Page 595, Section 2
Name of Deceased:  Theodore L. Pankake
Date of Death:  July 12, 1964
Place of Death:  Rural Route 2, Litchfield, Forest City Township, Meeker County
Usual Residence:  Rural Route 2, Litchfield, Forest City Township, Meeker County, Minnesota
Sex:  Male   Color or Race:  Cauc.   Marital Status: Married
Date of Birth:  April 1, 1907   Age in Years:  57
Usual Occupation:  Farmer
Birthplace:  Centerville, South Dakota
Father's Name:  Andrew Pankake
Mother's Maiden Name:  Nellie Ovitt Pankake
Spouse's Name:  Mildred Pankake
Was Deceased ever in U.S. Armed Forces?:  No
Soc. Sec. No.:  474-32-2149HA
Informant:  Mrs. Mildred Pankake, Litchfield, Minn.
Cause of death:  Acute Coronary Thrombosis
Burial:  July 15, 1964, Ostmark Cemetery, Meeker County, Minnesota
Funeral Director:  Johnson-Hagglund, Litchfield, Minnesota
Date Filed:  7-16-1964
[For the record, our address was RR 2, Watkins - not Litchfield]



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