THOSE WITH CONTAGIOUS DISEASED REPORTED IN

LYON COUNTY

April 1, 1892 to April 23, 1902

The persons named below were listed from the few vital records that were kept during the later 1800's. Taken from Volumes 2, & 3 are those with a name listed as having a contagious disease. Some records only have the information that is listed, and others have more information. Members of the Flint Hills Genealogical Society will make copies for the complete record for you, for a small donation to cover copy and postage charges.
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Our special thanks to the Lyon County Historical Society for their help in sharing these records.

The few early Lyon County Vital Records are housed at the Lyon County Historical Society, and are available to the public.

Varioloie appears several times on this list, and it is similar to small pox.

NAME OF PERSON AFFLICTED RESIDENCE AGE SEX COLOR MARITAL STATUS NO. IN FAMILY NO. AFFECTED IN HOUSE-HOLD DISEASE DATE
Beals, Lydia Emporia 5 Female White Single 8 4 Measles June 2, 1894
Bechtel, Marie 318 Coml - Female White Div. 5 1 Small pox Quar. April 22
Best, Richard Admire 4 Male White Single - 1 Diphtheria Sept. 20, 1898
Best, Roy Admire 8 Male White Single - 1 Diphtheria Sept. 8, 1898
Black, Earl near Admire 10 Male White Single - 1 Diphtheria Sept. 24, 1898
Black, Edith near Admire 3 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria Nov. 2, 1898
Black, May near Admire 4 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria Sept. 17, 1898
Bolinger, Neosho Rapids 4 Female White Single 4 1 Diphtheria Feb. 17, 1886
Brazell, 1 mi N E City 39 Male White Married 9 8 Small pox Quar. Feb 1, 1902; Released March 10
Brown, C.H. 121 Coml - - - - - - Scarlet fever -
Brown, Minnie Americus 23 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria May 10, 1898
Buckner, John Emporia, Kan. 41 Male White Married 9 - Measles March 2, 1892
Burns, Cennie Emporia 35 Male White Married 7 6 Measles April 9, 1894
Burus, Chas. Emporia - Male Colored Single - - Small Pox -
Call, W 6th 19 Female N Single 3 1 Small pox Quar. Mch 8
Clark, C. - - Male White Married 2 2 Varioloie -
Clark, Delilah Emporia - Female White Married 2 2 Small Pox -
Coal, C.H. New Neosho Rapids 30 yr. Male White Married 3 2 Measles July 23, 1892
Coal, James New Neosho Rapids 2 yr. Male White Single 3 1 Measles July 18, 1892
Cross, Emma - 24 Female White Single - 1 Typhoid Fever July 1, 1899
Crowe, W.L. Emporia, Kan. 5 Male White Single 4 1 Scarlatina April 12, 1892
Cupp, Alice - 10 Female White Single 7 4 Diphtheria Dec. 31, 1896
Cupp, Mary - 7 Female White Single 7 4 Diphtheria Dec. 31, 1896
Cupp, Nellie - 13 Female White Single 7 4 Diphtheria Dec. 31, 1896
Cupp, Roy - 5 Male White Single 7 4 Diphtheria Dec. 31, 1896
Davis, - Emp. Twp. 9 Female White Single - 2 Diphtheria Oct. 26, 1898
Davis, Millie Emp. Twp. 12 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria Oct. 26, 1898
Demont, Miss Emporia 7 yrs. Female White Single 6 1 Scarlet Fever April 27, 1893
Dickensheets, Frank 418 Ex. St. Emporia 20 yrs Male White Single 5 1 Mumps March 30, 1894
Elliott, Jno. Emporia - Male White Single - - Small Pox -
Evans, Alice Emporia - Female White Single - 3 Varioloie -
Evans, Evan Emporia - Male White Single - 3 Varioloie -
Evans, Gladys Emporia - Female White Single - 3 Small Pox July 1, 1899
Fagan, Reading Tp. 5 Male White Single - 6 Measles April 1, 1899
Fagan, Reading Tp. 7 Female White Single - 6 Measles April 1, 1899
Fagan, Reading Tp. 9 Female White Single - 6 Measles April 1, 1899
Fagan, Reading Tp. 11 Female White Single - 6 Measles April 1, 1899
Fagan, Reading Tp. 13 Female White Single - 6 Measles April 1, 1899
Fagan, Reading Tp. 16 Female White Single - 6 Measles April 1, 1899
Fairhurst, Harry - 8 Male White Single 6 2 Typhoid Dec. 31, 1896
Fairhurst, Osie - 9 Male White Single 6 2 Typhoid Dec. 31, 1896
Fenns, Miss Emporia 16 yrs. Female White Single 6 1 Diphtheria April 24, 1893
Four, Clem Emporia 9 Male White Single 3 1 Measles May 28, 1894
Gough, Willie Emporia 8 yrs Male White Single 6 4 Measles April 9, 1894
Gross, Gertie Emporia 8 yrs Female White Single 8 3 Measles April 9, 1894
Gross, Josephina Emporia 3 Female White Single 8 6 Measles April 24, 1894
Hammond, Emp. Tp. - - - - - - Diphtheria Oct.
Harr, Dora C. Neosho Rapids 5 Female White Single 5 2 Diphtheria Feb. 17, 1886
Harra, Roy Emporia 6 Male White Single 3 1 Measles April 24, 1894
Heaselhurst, Henry Americus Twp. 6 Male White Single - 1 Diphtheria May 10, 1898
Hiltzel, Phenis Creek 11 Male N Single 4 1 Small pox Quar. Mch 1, 1902; Released Mch 22
Hubbond, Amanda Emporia, Kan. - Female White Single 5 2 Scarlet Fever -
Humphrys, G.G. Emporia 8 Male White Single 6 4 Measles March 30, 1894
Humphrys, John J. Emporia 14 Male White Single 6 4 Measles March 30, 1894
Humphrys, Lazerus Emporia 12 Male White Single 6 4 Measles March 30, 1894
Humphrys, Luther H. Emporia 6 Male White Single 6 4 Measles March 30, 1894
Loose, Emporia, Kan. 4 yr. Male White Single 5 1 Scarlet Fever -
Marx, Carl Bushong 10 Male White Single 5 1 Measles April 1, 1899
McAnley, Duncan S. Americus, Kan. - Male White Married - - Chronic Bronchitis April 12, 1892
McDaniel, Blanche Admire 5 Female White Single - 1 Scarlet fever Oct. 28, 1898
McGregor, Emporia, Kan. 2 & 6 Male White Single 5 3 Scarlet Fever -
McGregor, Clara Hartford, Kan. 4 yr Female White Single 5 1 Scarlet Fever -
Miller, Bessie Admire 12 Female White Single - 2 Diphtheria August 30, 1898
Miller, Leonard Admire 9 Male White Single - 2 Diphtheria August 30, 1898
Milligan, Ruth Neosho Rapids 6 Female White Single - 1 Measles Dec. 23, 1895
Mow, Minnie Jacobs Creek 16 Female White Single 8 8 Diphtheria Dec. 13, 1895
Murray, Roy Emporia 9 Male White Single 8 1 Typhoid -
Musick, G. Neosho Rapids - - - - - - Measles 6 cases names & ages not given June 20, 1897
Nealey, - W. 6th 15 Female White Single 6 1 Small pox Quar. April 23
Nelson, Nora Emporia 5 Female White Single 5 1 Dipathentic Larangites Oct. 11, 1895
O'Conner, 6 mi north - - - - - - Scarlet fever Quar. April 16
Officer, Alma - - Female White Single - 3 Measles -
Officer, Edna - - Female White Single - 3 Measles -
Officer, Mrs. - - Female White Married - 3 Measles -
Owens, Maggie Emporia 7 Female White Single 3 1 Measles June 2, 1894
Owens, Mary Emporia 4 Female White Single 3 1 Whooping cough June 9, 1894
Page, Hardy & Bing Emporia 4 & 2 Male White Single 5 3 Scarlet Fever July 2, 1894
Page, Ollie Emporia 6 yrs. Female White Single 5 1 Scarlet Fever April 27, 1893
Paxton, F.W. Emporia 19 Male White Single 4 1 Measles June 22, 1899
Pigman, Daniel Jackson Township 17 months Male White Single - 1 Scarlet Fever April 10, 1897
Ratcliff, Bakers Ford 22 Male White - 3 1 Small pox Quar. Mch 21, 1902
Razer, E.R. - - Male White Married 3 3 Varioloie -
Razer, Parthena - - Female White Married 3 3 Varioloie -
Read, - 3 m. north - - White - 5 4 Small pox Quar. Feb 1, 1902; Released Mch 10
Reber, Mary Neosho Rapids 7 Female White Single 5 1 Diphtheria Feb. 17, 1886
Rees, Chas. Emporia 19 yrs. Male White Single 6 4 Measles March 30, 1894
Rees, John Emporia 14 Female White Single 8 3 Measles March 30, 1894
Rickabaugh, Bertha Emporia - Female White Married - 1 Small Pox -
Roberts, P.G. 518 Rural, Emporia 16 yrs. Male White Single 5 1 Mumps March 30, 1894
Rooke, Dick Emporia - Male White Single - 2 Varioloie -
Saxton, Orbe Neosho Rapids 21 yr. Male White Married - 1 Typhoid Fever Oct. 1, 1892
Scott, - near Admire - Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria Nov. 23, 1898
Sellars, Altie Emporia - Female White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Chas. Emporia - Male White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Clyde Emporia - Male White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Fred Emporia - Male White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Harry Emporia - Male White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Jas. Emporia - Male White Married 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Jennie Emporia - Female White Single 10 10 Small Pox -
Sellars, Lucy Emporia - Female White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Mattie Emporia - Female White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Sellars, Walter Emporia - Male White Single 10 10 Varioloie -
Shaw, Florence Emporia Township 9 Female White Single 6 1 Diphtheria Sept. 24, 1895
Sisler, Polycarpa - - - White Single 3 3 Varioloie -
Sisler, Sebastiana - - Female White Single 3 3 Varioloie -
Sisler, Usella - - Female White Single 3 3 Varioloie -
Slack, Gergia Emporia, Kan. 3 yrs. Female White Single 4 2 Measles April 24, 1894
Smith, Emporia 12 Female White Single 4 1 Diphtheria Oct. 28, 1895
Smith, Ezra Market S. No. 2, Emporia 32 yrs Male White Married 6 1 Mumps March 30, 1894
Stephens, A.A. Jacobs Creek - Male White Married 8 8 Diphtheria Dec. 13, 1895
Stephens, Aggie Jacobs Creek 9 Female White Single 8 3 Diphtheria Nov. 30, 1895
Stephens, Chester Jacobs Creek 3 Male White Single 8 8 Diphtheria Dec. 13, 1895
Stephens, Harry Jacobs Creek 5 Male White Single 8 3 Diphtheria Nov. 30, 1895
Stephens, Lizzie Jacobs Creek - Female White Married 8 8 Diphtheria Dec. 13, 1895
Stephens, Ralph Jacobs Creek 18 Male White Single 8 8 Diphtheria Dec. 13, 1895
Stephens, Ray Jacobs Creek 7 Male White Single 8 3 Diphtheria Nov. 30, 1895
Suppa, Laura Emporia 6 yrs. Female White Single 6 1 Scarlet Fever May 7, 1893
Thomas, Catharine Emporia 9 Female White Single 5 1 Measles May 28, 1894
Thomas, Wm. V. 127 Const. St. 21 mos. Male White Single 4 1 Measles March 30, 1894
Thompson, E.G. Chicago Mound - Female White Married 10 1 Small pox Quar. Mch 20, 1902
Unsicker Emporia, Kan. 4 & 6 Female White Single 3 2 Scarlet Fever -
Weitmeister, Mabel Reading 1 Female White Single - 1 Measles April 1, 1899
Wetchter, Emporia, Kan 5 & 9 Male and F White Single 7 2 Scarlet Fever April 12, 1892
Whecker, Fremont Township 7 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria Sept. 24, 1895
Wilcox, W.P. Emporia, Kan. 1 M White Single 4 1 Scarlatina April 12, 1892
Williams, Emporia 2 Male White Single 5 2 Scarlet fever June 9, 1894
Williams, Wm. Emporia 21 yrs. Male White Single 5 3 Measles March 30, 1894
Winter, Esther near Admire 10 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria Oct. 15, 1898
Winters, Leonard Admire 12 Male White Single - 1 Diphtheria August 30, 1898
Woods, Winnie Admire 10 Female White Single - 1 Diphtheria August 30, 1898
Wright, T.A. Americus - - White Single - 1 Diphtheria -
Young, Annie Emporia 2yrs. Female Black Single 6 1 Chicken Pox May 24, 1893


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