Names of the dead since found in documents and archives, but not affiliated with a particular place of death:

From 1895 newspaper report
A partial list of those who perished in the terrible fire at Peshtigo in 1871 given in a Marinette paper, suggests that several families who at one time resided in this city (Oconto) were among the victims,
Charles Tousley, wife and three children being of that number. Mrs. Tousley was a daughter of Mrs. Marion Fisher, now a resident of the East ward, and beside her body was found a bible with plush and clasps burned away, and other relics of that sad time are in Mrs. Fisher’s possession.

Perrane Mr.  Nelson and Mrs. Victorine Burgoin and thirteen children, once residents of Depere and later of Peshtigo, WI., Mrs. P. was a sister of Mrs. Eleanore Martineau of Oconto - the later the mother of Antoine, John and P. A. Martineau.

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List of the Dead in the Sugar Bushes.

Alschwager, Mrs. John and one child. Husband and five children saved.
Auest, Fred; wife saved.
Aldis, William, wife and two children, were from Connecticut, visiting the family of N.
May, also burned.
Mrs. Nepthallon May, was the sister of Mrs. Aldis.
Aymar, Mrs. William

Boerner Casla and Caroline
Bruce, Mrs. August, and three children - husband and two children saved.
Bell, Mrs. William husband and child saved.
Birney, Caroline; lived with Chas. Chapman and family; burned.
Bush, Charles, Wife and six children.
Bosworth, Olive Phillips, with two children of John Taylor’s.(See son John Taylor and grand daughters Sarah and Alice Taylor perished.; John's wife Sylvia Phillips Taylor and daughter Mary Melissa Taylor survived.  contributed by descendant Laura D Washabaugh) widow Olive Phillips Bosworth, was living with son Alvah Phillips family but in fear refused to leave her spot beneath a tree and burned to death outside. The house and family inside were spared. contributed by descendant: Linda Phillips Loser
Busly, John
Bush, John  Mr. Bush died one week after fire of burns.
Brackett, Augusta.
Bartels, Miss Agusta; was visiting her grandmother;  of Peshtigo. Daughter of Capt. Fred J Bartels,
Bohemaster, Henry, wife and child.

Carrough Fred wife and one child, also the father-in-law
Curtis, William, and daughter Martha burned in the well. Mrs. Eliza Curtis, his wife, was badly crippled by fire and remains so.
Church, John (age 47), wife Lucinda (age 49) and three sons Warren (age 19), Theodore (age 22), and ? - Warren Church age cut his throat rather than be burned, but was saved from fire, then died from self inflicted wound. Family was from New York.
Chapman, Charles, wife and son and hired man and girl.
Cook, Jacob E., wife and three children, burned in root house.
Cramer Joseph, wife and four children
 

Diedrich, Joseph (alias Bailey), wife and three children. Enlisted in the 5th Wisconsin
infantry  under the name of Bailey, and drew a pension for wounds until he was burned.
His wife was found dead, standing upright, leaning against the roots of a large tree.
Doyle, Patrick, wife and seven children, known to have been upon their farm at the time
of the fire. Nothing has been heard or seen of their remains since. Mrs. Doyle was a
daughter of John Derryman,  of Mill Point, Michigan. Three of the children by her first husband, Ferguson.
Davis, Norman, wife and three children. This family were burned in a well. James Hays,
a hired man and a hired girl, name not known, also burned.
Drees (also Dress), Elizabeth - (wife of Joseph Drees who survived -  Toni Ristau)
Drees, John - (age about 4 years, son of Elizabeth and Joseph -  Toni Ristau)
Duckett, Benjamin, wife and one child.
Dunlap, Wm. And adopted child

Eamer, Mrs. Mary Ann Burton and daughter Mandy. Husband William, two sons, James and Philip, survived ( Survivor descendants: Lily Worrall &  Gail Hewlett )

Fagan, Mrs. Martin, and two children; husband saved.
Finch, Eben - Believed to have perished while visiting in the Peshtigo area. Age 74 years (Contributed by : Lynn Davies)
Fletcher, Mary and Halsey, children of Lucius.
 

Glass, Flora, Belle and William, children of James.
Gregor, John, and wife.

Halswafer, Mrs. Died Oct. 30 from burns and acute bronchitis, also her son Charles who died 4 days after the fire.
Hayes, Israel; wife saved.
Helms, Charles, wife and son. Mr. Helms traveled a long distance in the fire. The calves
of his legs burned loose; dragging on the ground, held by cords. Was taken to the
hospital at Marinette, but soon died.
Helm, John (died three days after fire of burns), wife and child.
Highmore, Mrs. Hiram and 6 children.
Hill, L. H., and wife - Wife was Abrigail (nee Jackson) Cass - Hill, mother of survivor Asa Cass. L. H. Hill was step-father of Asa Cass. Researched and contributed by:Linda Phillips Loser
Hoyt, Charles E., wife and one child.
Hoyt, Enoch, wife and one child. One saved. Three other sons were badly burned. One
in trying to save the life of his mother, Mrs. Maria Hoyt, who begged to be left to her
fate, which he refused to do, and is badly crippled by the fire in consequence.
Hayes, Henry Sr., wife and one son.
Hayes, Rebecca, wife of Henry Hayes Jr., and one child.

Jackson, Harry, child of E. A. Jackson.
Jackson, John, left with the child named above.
Jackson, Asa, reported burned, remains not identified.

King, John, wife Sarah and four children, George, June, Barbara, John Jr.. A daughter and son away from home were saved James and Ann.
King, Robert, wife Mary and three children, Charles, Shantell, Marvens. A daughter, Delia, absent from home, saved.
Kiefer, Peter, wife and two children; one saved.
Kappus (Koppus), Catharine, wife of Chris., and two children; husband
and three children saved.(My great-grandfather Christian Koppus died months later from causes directly related to the fire.  Fran Koppus  )
Kappas, Christian ( husband of Catharine. My great-grandfather Christian Koppus died months later from causes directly related to the fire.Fran Koppus  )
Kelly, Terence, and one child; wife and three children saved.
Karrow, Michael, and wife; two children saved.
 

Loucks, Lindsey, and wife.
Loyal, John.
Lafay, Joseph and wife.
Law, James.
Lembk (Lamp, Lamke), Mrs. Charles  - wife and five children died on a wagon, fleeing for safety, when one of his horses falling, he got out to help him up, and finally succeeding in doing so, and upon returning to the wagon found his family all dead. He finally reached a small brook near by, in which he lay until morning, when returning, he found the remains of his family and wagon entirely consumed.Charles (survived)
Leasuae, Mrs. Joseph Jr., and three children; husband saved.
Leach, Ann, wife of Peter Leach.
Leach, Lot wife and infant.
 

Mac,  Rose and her children, Amos, Henry, and Minni Lou
May, Nepthallon, wife and child.
McMaan, Mrs. Silas
McPearson L.H.
McPearson Sally
Moore, Mrs. Hiram, and five children. Mr. Moore could not induce them to leave the
house after it was enveloped in flames, and barely escaped himself.
Myers, George, wife and four children.

Newton, Ralph and Lizzie, children of Samuel and Helen Newton.
Newberry, Henry Sr.; age 71, wife Nancy age 64 saved. She was away from village of Peshtigo, visiting her daughter in Menominee, MI. Henry had come toWisconsin 15 years before the fire. Out of a family of seventeen,  twelve perished in the fire.  Bonnie Thayer -  Newberry family descendant, great granddaughter of William P. Newberry.
Newberry, Charles O. (age 30), and two children; son Franklin (age 6), daughter Jessie (age 5)  Wife Joyce saved.; son of Henry Newberry Sr.
Newberry, Edward S (age 22)., wife Sulah (age 25) and infant child. son of Henry Newberry Sr.
Newberry, Walter, wife and three children. son of Henry Newberry Sr.
 

Olson, Mrs. Nelson and two children, husband and two saved.
Ouset, Fred, wife and lady friend

Papp, William, Jr.
Pratt, A. A., wife and two children; two saved.
Pentree, Charles, Sr., wife and three children; two saved.
Pentree, Mrs. William and two children; husband saved.
Pentree, George
Pentree, Alfred
Pentree, Joseph
Prestine, Mrs. Joaquin; husband badly crippled.
Prestine, Mrs. Joseph, her daughter with husband and five children, and another daughter and husband with three children
Phillips, Cornelia E., Daughter of R.E.P.; died from effects of the fire.contributed by descendant: Linda Phillips Loser
Perault (Perrane), Nelson, wife and eight children and a Frenchman with them could not be ascertained. (wife was VictoriaBurgoin also Burgoyne, children included adopted son Levi Haynes Perrane b: 1856 in Wisconsin, Edward Perrane b: 1860 in Wisconsin, Amelia Perrane b: 1864 in Wisconsin, Henry Perrane b: 1866 in Wisconsin, Adelia Perrane b: 1867 in Wisconsin, Lorraine Perrane b: 1868 in Wisconsin,  Marie Perrane b. 1870 Wisconsin,  Newborn Twins - names unknown found in mother's arms, and Angelique Girard Burgoyne age 61,  widowed mother of Victoria with whom she made her home.)
Race, Martin, and Almira and two children, Charles and Ida.
Reinhart, Mrs.

Seymour, Fred, son of Isaac J. and Charlotte; reported in Peshtigo list.
Soper, William.
Sheponto, Peter.
Smith, John Fritz, wife (both age 24) and two children. -  Wife Victoria; daughter Katherine age 1; infant ? Lived in town of Peshtigo.
Spear, Lemuel H., wife and two children.
Segar, Lyman, wife and child.
Strinz Charles

Tousley, Mrs. C. R.; Mr Tousley cut the throats of his two children and his own; all found dead.
Taylor, John and two children; wife and one child saved.( lost in the fire were husband John Taylor and daughters Sarah and Alice Taylor; wife Sylvia Phillips Taylor and daughter Mary Melissa Taylor survived. Mother of John, Olive Bosworth also perished.  contributed by descendant Laura D Washabaugh)

Utter, Mrs. John, and two children; husband saved.  ( lost were wife Ada Elmira Phillips Utter, son John Utter Jr. and daughter Eliza Ann Utter.  Ada was the daughter of Austin and Martha Phillips Linda Phillips Loser)

Vanderhoven, John.
Warneck, John.
Wenzel, John, Sr., and wife.
Westfall, Mr. (died 2 days after fire) wife and son
Wienhart, Philip, wife and five children; four saved.
 

List of dead recognized in Peshtigo (note: an estimated 800 lives were lost among the residents of Peshitgo Village alone)

Alvord, John wife and one child.

Beebe, J.  E. (James, son of William and Frances) and wife Elizabeth, infant son Charles survived.
Beebe, William and wife Frances and son Alvin also son James and his wife Elizabeth, see above.
Bruette, Mrs. Anton {Harriet Emily (White) LeBlanc} . Husband Antoine (Bruette) Brouillette was owner of the hotel in Peshtigo, ran to the river and survived. Mrs. Bruette perished in the fire during her trip home from dinner at their son Antoine Thomas Bruette's home. (Contributed by family descendant: Patrick )
Bruette, Mrs. Charles, and one child. Names were wife Margrette, age 24, and infant child, a few months. Daughter Carrie, age 5 and husband Charles survived. Charles was the son of Peshtigo residents Charles and Amelia Bruette.
Barton, Roger, died from effects of the fire at Peshtigo harbor.

Cramer, Mrs. Michael (Diana Carnel), and two sons, Levi and Sidney -  husband Michael Cramer and son William A. survived. Descendant:Pam Taylor
Cramer, Diana and two sons Joshua Jr, and Lewis; husband Joshua Sr., and daughters Anna, Elina and Mary Cramer survived.
Clement, Joseph G., just married; wife saved.
Curtis, William and adopted daughter Mattie. Eliza Curtis' husband also English, died in the Fire, having hanged himself in the well with their adopted daughter, Mattie. Eliza survived though permanently crippled  and later married fellow survivor Michael Cramer. Descendant: Pam Taylor

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 childern; fled from lower sugar bush to village, and
were all burned near the river.

Marshall, Nellie age 8, daughter of Paul and Martha Marshall who survived
Mellen, James, son and daughter .
McGregor, Daniel, wife.
McGregor, Margaret (widow), daughter Jennie, sons Duncan, Donald and John mother of Daniel above.
McDonald, Mrs. Leroy, and five children.
Marsh, Nellie, daughter of P. J. Marsh.
McMinn, Mrs. Silas.
McGregor, Mrs. James, and child.
Monaghan, Patrick.
 

Newberry, Nalle (teacher age 38), wife Louisa (age 25), daughter Nellie (age 5), son Walter (age 2) -  village of Pestigo

Olestrom, Charles, wife and two children, and a lady visiting name unknown.
Olson, Hans, wife and two children.
Olson, Anson.

Peths, John
Plush, Charles.
Potter, J. T. child of Mrs. Wilson, died at Marinette.

Scott, Joseph, child of, died at harbor.

Slaughter, Mrs. Robert and child. (Margaret  and daughter Maggi) Sarah Thorson
Seymour, Miss Charlotta, drowned in river.

Tanner, Mrs. J. M. (John) - Sarah A. age 26 and two children.
Thompson, William T. (age 26), and wife Cordelia (age 23). - William was born in WI and was a store clerk.
Timmer, John, two sons and a daughter of.
Tackman, Mrs. Christina.

Westfall, Charles, wife and his father.
Winters, Neils.
Van Byninger, John.
 

List of the burned in Lincoln

Bodot, Mrs. Louis, was found in the woods eight days after the fire, crushed to death by a fallen tree.

Denis, Mary.
Delafosse, Matilda.

Dantoin, Mrs. Joseph, and three children; although burned to death herself, she had so well protected an infant in her arms, that it was saved, though badly burned.

Licot, Maurice, left his house with a roll of leather and a new pair of boots which he left after proceeding a short distance, and returned it is supposed to save his wife; his remains were found in the cellar; his wife saved her life by lying beside a heap of stones in the field.

Wendrick, Mrs.. John B., left her house to go to the house of a neighbor, Dantoin, for three of her children, which she got and left with three of Dantoin’s children; they were all burned to death.
 
 

List of burned in Brussels

Kolbeck, George, wife and three children.

Milichewart, Joseph, wife and four children.

Mutter, Frank, wife and two children.

Pavlic, Casper, a child of.

Seveikert, Michael, wife and five children; also his wife’s father and mother, names not
ascertained.
Shelber, John, wife and child.

Trydy, wife and five children; also his wife’s father and mother, and his brother-in-law,
names could not be ascertained.

Weiss, Louis, wife and one child.

The following were burned at Schoefields & Co’s Mill, section 15 Brussels:

Crow, John (an Indian)

Doughherty, John.
Doughherty, William.
Doughherty, Sarah.
Disotelle, Mary.

Ligot, Hypolite.

McNames, John.
McWilliams, Daniel, (colored).

Wood, John.
 

Nasawanpee

Larch, Caspar, and two children of Peter Larch.
 

List of persons burned at Birch Creek, in the town of Menominee, Mich.

Ames, Mrs. Phineas, aged 42 years.
Ames, Lincoln, a child aged 7 years.
Ames, Mary, an infant child. Mr. Ames badly crippled in both hands and feet, with two daughters were saved.

Brokling, Peter aged 40 years.
Brokling, Kate, his wife, aged 45 years.
Brokling, Kate, his daughter, aged 15 years.
Brokling, William, a son, aged 9 years.
Brokling, Philip, a son, aged 8 years.
Brokling, Theodore, a son, aged 6 years.
Brokling, Fred. a son, aged I year.
Blanrette, William and Nellie, aged 6 and 3 years.

Hill, James, aged 42 years.
Hill William a son, aged 13 years.
Hill Mary, a daughter, aged 3 years.
Hill, John, a son, aged 6 years. Mrs. James Hill and a daughter about 14 were saved. Mrs. Hill's hands were so severely burned that the flesh between the fingers united and
has been recently cut apart.

Kuninger, Karl, aged 38 years.

Linden, Charles, aged I8 years.

Vallier M. N. aged 63 years.

Osidiler, 0. B. aged 28 years.
Two travelers, strangers, names unknown.
 
 

Dead in Williamsonville

Coneya Child of Maxeme
Cryin Thomas

Olson Anson
O’Neil Maggie

Williamson James and wife and children
Williamson John and father Mr. Williamson
Williamson Maggie

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