Mathew Moses Larimer1,2

b. 17 April 1856, d. 15 December 1858
FatherRobert Larimer3 b. abt 1790, d. 8 Jun 1875
MotherRachel Debusk3 b. 29 Jan 1829, d. 30 Oct 1882
Birth17 Apr 1856 Mathew Moses Larimer was born on 17 Apr 1856 in Washington County, Virginia.3 
Death15 Dec 1858 Mathew died of scarlet fever on 15 Dec 1858 in Washington County at age 2. The 1858 year of death is from a county death record (which may or may not be accurate). Moses's death was also entered on the 1860 Washington Co. federal census mortality schedule which implies he died in Dec. 1859.2,1 
Last Edited17 May 2010

Citations

  1. [S2315] Moses Larimer entry, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, Mortality Schedule, p. 613 (stamped), line 7, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Entry reads: Moses Larimer, 2, male, b. VA, d. Dec. [1859 implied as schedule was for census year ending in June 1860] of scarlet fever of 1 day duration.
  2. [S2268] Research of Tom Colley, Hanceville, Alabama; Mr. Colley cites the Washington County Death Register for the year 1858 originally held by the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics and viewed as Library of Virginia microfilm reel #30 which reports: M. M. Larimore, d. 15 Dec 1858, age 3y, Scarlet fever, d/o Robert Larimore, reported by father. Mr. Colley also notes that the same entry was recorded in the death register at the courthouse in Abingdon as: Mathew M. Larimore, d. 15 Dec 1858, age 3y, scarlet fever, s/o Robert Larimer.
  3. [S3] Moore and Stephens, Washington Co., VA Birth and Death Records, p. 82. Moses M. Larimer, b. 17 Apr 1856 to Robert and Rachel Larimer.