The Muncie Morning News of January 13, 1883, published an article reviewing health department statistics of the previous year.
It included the number of births and deaths, the latter of which were
broken down into age groups. That article went on to note families whose recent additions pushed them to and beyond ten children.
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SURNAME | PARENTS | CHILD # |
Broyles | James & Sarah | 10 |
Broyles | John W & Margaret | 10 |
Dick | George & Rebecca | 11 |
Flin | F M | 10 |
Gammon | Marion & Sarah | 10 |
Gibson | Valentine & Martha | 10 |
Hamilton | Stephen | 10 |
Hart | William R & Caroline | 10 |
Hazelbaker | Peter & S | 12 |
Heath | Robert W & Elizabeth | 10 |
Kimbal | Nicodemus & Sarah | 10 |
Lake | Isaac & Sarah | 12 |
Miller | Adam & S J | 10 |
Nicholls | Elisha & Susan | 12 |
Polan | John & Hanna | 10 |
Smith | George & Eliza | 14 |
West | Jeremiah & Mahala | 12 |