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1878 Death Certificate for Gillian Austermell

Citation

Madison County Clerk's Office, “1878 Death Certificate for Gillian Austermell,” Madison Historical, accessed April 20, 2024, https://madison-historical.siue.edu/archive/items/show/2071.

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Description

This death certificate is the oldest death certificate on file at the Madison County Clerk's Office in Edwardsville. Gillian Austermell died January 7, 1878 at the age of five days old in Alton.

This certificate was scanned by the Keith Sternberg as a part of History 400: Community-Engaged Digital History.

Source

  • Madison County Clerk's Office

Subjects

  • government
  • law

Creator

Madison County Clerk's Office

Contributor

  • Sternberg, Keith

Date

January 10, 1878

Relevant Encyclopedia Article

Language

English

Type

  • Miscellaneous Document

Format

  • jpg

Coverage

  • Alton, Illinois
  • 1870s

Identifier

  • Sternberg-Keith-D-0001
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