Below we have transcribed a photocopy of the Mason County Death Record, Volume 1, Page 105, obtained from IRAD in Springfield.

No.: 1385

Date of Report: Aug 8

Name: Isaac Dewalt

Sex: male

Color: white

Age: 72 yrs

Occupation: farmer

Date of Death: July 28, 1900

Single, Married, Widower or Widow: married

Nationality: American

Where Born: Illinois

How long resident in this State, years: -

Place of death: Bath Tp, Ills.

Cause of death: natural causes, heart trouble; Inquest was held and Post Mortem on Aug 3, 1900

Place of burial: Mt Zion Cemetery

Date of burial: July 29, 1900

Name of Undertaker: Middlecamp

Name and residence of Physician Returning certificate: M. Gordon, Coroner, Forest City, Ill.