Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

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Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av saki » 26 jan 2005 21:30:02

Does anyone know whether Wisconsin held autopsies for non-natural-causes
deaths in the early twentieth century, and whether (if available) those
reports would be a matter of public record?

Two of my ancestors died prematurely in the Milwaukee area, one in 1903 of
poisoning (suicide) and one in 1905 from drowning (not sure if accidental
or otherwise). Their handwritten death certificates don't indicate whether
autopsies were conducted. Would the law have automatically required them at
that time?

I'd be curious whether an autopsy report might have more information about
the circumstances of death.

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ecunningham

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av ecunningham » 27 jan 2005 02:35:50

saki wrote:

Two of my ancestors died prematurely in the Milwaukee area, one in 1903 of
poisoning (suicide) and one in 1905 from drowning (not sure if accidental
or otherwise).

I'd be curious whether an autopsy report might have more information about
the circumstances of death.

saki: You might find that the local newspaper would have lots of the
finer details as news and not obit!
ecunningham@att.net

saki

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av saki » 27 jan 2005 04:06:45

ecunningham wrote:
saki wrote:

Two of my ancestors died prematurely in the Milwaukee area, one in
1903 of
poisoning (suicide) and one in 1905 from drowning (not sure if
accidental
or otherwise).

I'd be curious whether an autopsy report might have more
information about
the circumstances of death.

saki: You might find that the local newspaper would have lots of the
finer details as news and not obit!

Do you have a suggestion for a particular newspaper, and a source for
it? I've been considering subscribing to the Godfrey Library
specifically for its online newspaper collection, but if you have a
another source in mind I'll see whether I can access it.
Thanks for the suggestion.

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ecunningham

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av ecunningham » 27 jan 2005 15:53:34

saki wrote:

Do you have a suggestion for a particular newspaper, and a source for
it? I've been considering subscribing to the Godfrey Library
specifically for its online newspaper collection, but if you have a
another source in mind I'll see whether I can access it.
Thanks for the suggestion.

saki: I looked at most of the online sources and most appear to be the
same databases.
No Milwaukee papers listed. E-mail Milwaukee reference librarian or
have your local ILL Librarian ask for a copy of the news for those
events. Alternative, get ILL person to request film from another
library for those dates. Second alternative, ask a Milwaukee person
online to do it for you in Milwaukee.
ecunningham@att.net

Richard R. Johnson

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av Richard R. Johnson » 27 jan 2005 15:59:22

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:22:18 +0000 (UTC), saki <saki@ucla.edu> wrote:

Does anyone know whether Wisconsin held autopsies for non-natural-causes
deaths in the early twentieth century, and whether (if available) those
reports would be a matter of public record?

The Milwaukee County Historical Society at 910 Old World 3rd St.,
Milwaukee, WI has early coroner's reports. You can search a card file
of surnames and, if found, obtain a photocopy of the report. See the
MCHS web site for more information:

http://www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org/

Cheers,
RRJ

saki

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av saki » 27 jan 2005 18:27:18

Richard R. Johnson wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:22:18 +0000 (UTC), saki <saki@ucla.edu> wrote:

Does anyone know whether Wisconsin held autopsies for
non-natural-causes
deaths in the early twentieth century, and whether (if available)
those
reports would be a matter of public record?

The Milwaukee County Historical Society at 910 Old World 3rd St.,
Milwaukee, WI has early coroner's reports. You can search a card file
of surnames and, if found, obtain a photocopy of the report. See the
MCHS web site for more information:

http://www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org/

Thanks for this. I'm not near the Milwaukee area but the society will
do lookups for a modest fee. Very helpful, thanks!

Thanks too to ecunningham. I have a contact in the Milwaukee area who
perhaps can do obit lookups for me.

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Dave Hinz

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av Dave Hinz » 27 jan 2005 18:31:05

On 27 Jan 2005 09:27:18 -0800, saki <saki@ucla.edu> wrote:
Richard R. Johnson wrote:
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 20:22:18 +0000 (UTC), saki <saki@ucla.edu> wrote:

Does anyone know whether Wisconsin held autopsies for
non-natural-causes
deaths in the early twentieth century, and whether (if available)
those
reports would be a matter of public record?

The Milwaukee County Historical Society at 910 Old World 3rd St.,
Milwaukee, WI has early coroner's reports. You can search a card file
of surnames and, if found, obtain a photocopy of the report. See the
MCHS web site for more information:

http://www.milwaukeecountyhistsoc.org/

Thanks for this. I'm not near the Milwaukee area but the society will
do lookups for a modest fee. Very helpful, thanks!

Saki, I can _see_ the Milwaukee Historical society from here. If
there's some need for an in-person interaction, email me and let me
know what you want.

Thanks too to ecunningham. I have a contact in the Milwaukee area who
perhaps can do obit lookups for me.

Two contacts now maybe, or have we talked about this before?

Dave Hinz

saki

Re: Autopsies for Wisconsin deaths, 1903-05

Legg inn av saki » 27 jan 2005 22:35:34

Dave Hinz wrote:

Saki, I can _see_ the Milwaukee Historical society from here. If
there's some need for an in-person interaction, email me and let me
know what you want.

Thanks for the offer! Please be on the lookout for my email to you.
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