1896 Cyclone Deaths
In May 1896, a cyclone, now called a tornado, hit St. Louis near the Soulard area. Many people died from this weather catastrophe. Some were prominent St. Louisans, others ordinary citizens. A special publication, The Great Cyclone, outlines the devastation from this event. The index includes the names of the deceased, their ages, and their home addresses.
This index was published in the 1975 St. Louis Genealogical Society Quarterly, volume 8, number 2, pages 43–45.
1896 St. Louis Cyclone Deaths
Showing records 213 to 237 of 237.
| Name | Notes |
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| Watkins, George |
Colored, 27 years, St. Paul, Minnesota stopping at 1608 Carr street. |
| Weckerman, Anton |
40, 1938 Cherokee. |
| Wehrfritz, Olga |
20 years. |
| Weis, Max |
49, 3100 Magazine. |
| Wells, Theresa G. |
9 months, 1728 S. Ninth. |
| Wells, Fred |
2 years, 1728 S, Ninth. |
| Wendt, Jacob |
Ferryboat clerk. |
| Wetzel, Bertie |
2906 1/2 Olive street. |
| Whetsel, Oscar |
4338 Fairfax avenue. |
| Wills, Michael |
46, S. Sixth. 1315 S. Sixth. |
| Wilson, Robert |
23, 4214 Cottage avenue. |
| Wind, William |
40 years. |
| Winkler, William |
30, 2011 Virginia avenue. |
| Woddell, F. H. |
6057 Horton place. |
| Woodruff, Sarah B. |
50, 2743 Ann avenue. |
| Woods, Sim |
Clerk aboard steamer J. J. Odill |
| Woods, William H. |
29, 1428 S. Eighteenth. |
| Wulfinger, John |
35 years, 2108 Bremen avenue. |
| Young, John |
65 years, 3007A Magazine street. |
| Zalijigak, Frank, Jr. |
21 years, 2235 Montana avenue. |
| Zalijigak, Rose |
27 years, 2235 Montana avenue. |
| Zeic, Gregor |
2507 S. Second street. |
| Zimmer, Ernst |
32, 4731 Greer avenue. |
| Zimmerly, Samuel |
56, 321 Russell avenue. |
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