Who...
- Died in the fire?
- Survived the fire?
1. Who Died in the Fire?
Below is a list of some of the known people who died in the PEshtigo Fire:
"Alvord, John wife and one child.
Beebe, J. E. and wife Frances, and three children.
Bruette, Mrs. Anton.
Bruette, Mrs. Charles, and one child.
Barton, Roger, died from effects of the fire at Peshtigo harbor.
Cramer, Mrs. Michael, and two sons; husband saved, and one son.
Clement, Joseph G., just married; wife saved.
England, Mrs. William, and two children, fled to the village and were burned; husband and eight children remained in the sugar bush and were saved.
Jacobs, Frank, infant son of T. Jacobs, was taken to the river by his aunt, Charlotte Seymour; both drowned.
Kerr, James.
Kenan, James.
Kuncner, Ernest, found in river.
Lawerence, Charles, wife and four children; fled from lower sugar bush to village, and were all burned near the river.
Monaghan, Patrick.
Mellen, James, son and daughter of.
McGregor, Daniel, wife, and sister Jenny.
McDonald, Mrs. Leroy, and five children.
Marsh, Nellie, daughter of P. J. Marsh.
McMinn, Mrs. Silas.
McGregor, Mrs. James, and child.
Olestrom, Charles, wife and two children, and a lady visiting name unknown.
Olson, Hans, wife and two children.
Olson, Anson.
Plush, Charles.
Potter, J. T. child of.Stit, Mrs. Wilson, died at Marinette.
Scott, Joseph, child of, died at harbor.
Slaughter, Mrs. Robert and child.
Seymour, Miss Charlotta, drowned in river.
Tanner, Mrs. J. J. and two children.
Thompson, William, and wife.
Timmer, John, two sons and a daughter of.
Tackman, Mrs. Christina.
Westfall, Charles, wife and his father.
Winters, Neils.
Van Byninger, John." -Deana C. Hipke. The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871. <http://www.peshtigofire.info/deadlist.htm>
Beebe, J. E. and wife Frances, and three children.
Bruette, Mrs. Anton.
Bruette, Mrs. Charles, and one child.
Barton, Roger, died from effects of the fire at Peshtigo harbor.
Cramer, Mrs. Michael, and two sons; husband saved, and one son.
Clement, Joseph G., just married; wife saved.
England, Mrs. William, and two children, fled to the village and were burned; husband and eight children remained in the sugar bush and were saved.
Jacobs, Frank, infant son of T. Jacobs, was taken to the river by his aunt, Charlotte Seymour; both drowned.
Kerr, James.
Kenan, James.
Kuncner, Ernest, found in river.
Lawerence, Charles, wife and four children; fled from lower sugar bush to village, and were all burned near the river.
Monaghan, Patrick.
Mellen, James, son and daughter of.
McGregor, Daniel, wife, and sister Jenny.
McDonald, Mrs. Leroy, and five children.
Marsh, Nellie, daughter of P. J. Marsh.
McMinn, Mrs. Silas.
McGregor, Mrs. James, and child.
Olestrom, Charles, wife and two children, and a lady visiting name unknown.
Olson, Hans, wife and two children.
Olson, Anson.
Plush, Charles.
Potter, J. T. child of.Stit, Mrs. Wilson, died at Marinette.
Scott, Joseph, child of, died at harbor.
Slaughter, Mrs. Robert and child.
Seymour, Miss Charlotta, drowned in river.
Tanner, Mrs. J. J. and two children.
Thompson, William, and wife.
Timmer, John, two sons and a daughter of.
Tackman, Mrs. Christina.
Westfall, Charles, wife and his father.
Winters, Neils.
Van Byninger, John." -Deana C. Hipke. The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871. <http://www.peshtigofire.info/deadlist.htm>
2. Who survived the fire?
Historians aren't sure about who survived the Peshtigo fire or how many people survived because the fire was so large it destroyed all of the communication systems they had back then including the telegraph and the railroad. Because of that, the rest of the world did not find out about the Peshtigo fire until many days later.