Parke County, IN 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/parke/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 50-54 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Karen D. Foster for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1870 MICROFILM# NONE STATE INDIANA COUNTY PARKE SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1869 and ends May 31, 1870 Because death certificates were mostly unknown prior to 1902, enumerators were instructed to collect the name and information for every person who died during the twelve months preceding the official census date. These censuses were taken from 1850 to 1900, although not all have survived. By 1902, most states had implemented vital records laws and the mortality schedules were phased out. It is important to remember that the information is available only for the year immediately preceding the census. Those who died outside of this range were never enumerated. Even then, the information was under- reported. According to U.S. Public Health Service estimates, only about 60% of deaths were reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: IN County: Parke TOWNSHIP; Florida MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Ja's Glass FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 50 ======================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 219 Doty Dora 9/12 F W . Indiana . . Sept . Intermittent chills . 2 227 Watt Mary 82 F W W Ohio . . November . Consumption . 3 237 Barnes Eddy 1/12 M W . Indiana . . August . Unknown . 4 238 Margaret Lewis 1/12 F W . Indiana . . July . Scarlet fever . 5 252 Husbands Pauline E. 2 F W . Indiana . . January . Unknown . 6 252 Husbands Annie B. 3 F W . Indiana . . February . Spotted fever . 7 252 Husbands Laura A. 11 F W . Indiana . . March . Spotted fever . 8 259 White William 27 M W M Indiana . . June Farming Homicide . 9 270 Wright John F. 14 M W . Indiana . . Nov . Dropsey . 10 270 Wright Wm. H. 1 M W . Indiana . . May . Dropsey . 11 284 Cottrell Wm. C. 40 M W M Indiana . . August Farming Disease of stomach . 12 306 McCal*ary Azro 15 M W . Indiana . . March . Disease of brain . 13 305 Wilson John W. 35 M W M Kentucky . . February Farmer Consumption . 14 360 Hawkins Anna 1/12 F W . Indiana . . January . Unknown . 15 362 Barnes Sarah 63 F W M Virginia . . September Keeping house Dyspepsia . 16 367 Holman William 5/12 M W . Indiana . . May . Whooping cough . 17 368 Barnes John N. 16 M W . Indiana . . January . Intermittent fever . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Raccoon Twp 19 54 Jackman James 32 M W M Indiana . . December . Consumption . 20 111 Beal Fanny K. 1 F W . Indiana . . April . Spinal disease Should be FM 112. Ch of Ridley & Nancy 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Union Twp 22 137 Connerly Polly 63 F W M Kentucky . . April Keeping house Rheumatism . 23 148 Burks Sarah E. 14 F W . Indiana . . July . Dropsey . 24 180 Rhoten Minnie? 2 F W . Indiana . . September . Inflamation of brain . 25 199 Combs Cha's H. 2 M W . Indiana . . September . Disease - head Child of Richard & Sarah 26 200 Butcher Nancy 1 F W . Indiana . . October . Cholera Infantum Child of Godfrey & Catharine 27 242 Mershon Amanda 5/12 F W . Indiana . . September . Unknown Child of John & Margaret 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Jackson Twp 29 32 Bridgewater Rebecca J. 26 F W M Indiana . . May Keeping house Consumption . 30 36 Vanzant A. J. 24 M W . Indiana . . August . Killed by cars Alexander Vanzant per obit 31 43 Havenless Louisa 40 F W M Indiana . . November Keeping house Child birth wife of Wm. 32 54 Todd Ira 12 M W . Indiana . . March . Spotted fever Child of Basil & Rachel 33 54 Todd Sarah A. 17 F W . Indiana . . August House keeping Consumption Child of Basil & Rachel 34 60 Pruett Scott 3/12 M W . Indiana . . March . Croup Child of James & Mary 35 78 Jones Lewis 67 M W M Wales X X November Farmer Hernia? . Enumerator Remarks: William Whites skull was fractured "by one of the fence stakes hitting his head while the other end was fast in another man's hands." ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: IN County: Parke TOWNSHIP; Rockville, Adams Twp MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Ja's Glass FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 51 ======================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 37 Stryker Peter Q. 73 M W M New York . . September Physician Diseased lungs . 2 124 Daly Catharine A. 20 F W . Indiana . . October Keeping house Typho Marid fever . 3 170 Potts Joseph 79 M W M Pennsylvania . . May Atty at law Dis of the heart . 4 229 Bartley Mary A. 2/12 F W . Indiana . . April . Pneumonia . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adams Twp 6 5 Conners Sarah F. 16 F W . Iowa . . June . Scrofula . 7 27 Linsey A*** 29 M W . Pennsylvania . . October Shoemaker Consumption FM# 27 is the Poor Asylum 8 27 Sharp? Daniel 36 M W . Indiana . . December Farmer Convulsions Poor asylum 9 27 Wills Samuel 54 M W . Not known . . March None Not known Poor asylum 10 27 James Zora 1 F W . Indiana . . April . Whooping cough . 11 55 Pittman Sarah 23 F W . Indiana . . May . Consumption . 12 70 Shipley Oscar 1/12 M W . Indiana . . February . Not known Child of James & Rebecca 13 142 Day Hannah 59 F W M North Carolina . . April Keeping house Pneumonia COD Typhoid is struck out 14 297 Stryker Charles E. 1 M W . Indiana . . March . Lung fever Child of Charles & Nancy 15 310 Davis Samuel E. 2 M W . Indiana . . October . Sore throat Child of James & Maria 16 310 Davis Barbara A. 1 F W . Indiana . . October . Sore throat Child of James & Maria 17 333 Galey Nettie F. 1/12 F W . Indiana . . August . Diarrhea Child of Wm. & Martha 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Florida Twp 19 26 Lawson Tipton 28 M W M Kentucky . . May Farming Consumption . 20 63 Mahan James H. 1/12 M W . Indiana . . October . Not known Child of J.H. & Angeline 21 70 Armstrong Thomas 75 M W . Virginia . . September . Typhoid fever . 22 70 Armstrong Mary 79 F W . Virginia . . September . Not known . 23 78 Hubbard Victoria 22 F W . Kentucky . . April . Consumption . 24 82 . Infant . M W . Indiana . . March . Unknown Child of James & Sarah Beaty? 25 92 Baugh Susan J. 1/12 F W . Indiana . . September . Not known Child of Allen & Margaret 26 97 Mark Elizabeth 78 F W W Maryland X . August . Acute Rheumatism . 27 113 Brown Mills 14 M W . Indiana . . March Work on farm Consumption . 28 179 Davis Isabell 1/12 F W . Indiana . . January . Jaundice FM# should be 181 29 182 Gosnell Annie Bell 2/12 F W . Indiana . . April . Lung fever FM# should be 182. Child of Henry & Arvilla 30 183 Taylor Thompson 48 M W M Pennsylvania . . February Blacksmithing Typhoid fever FM# should be 193 31 183 Taylor Calvin 11 M W . Indiana . . March . Typhoid fever FM# should be 193 32 188 Sidwell Maria L. 49 F W W Indiana . . January Keeping house Pneumonia FM# should be 198 33 193 Blue Allen 1 M W . Indiana . . October . Diarrhea FM# should be 203. Child of Clestin & Emily 34 199 Sackett Wm. H. 7 M W . Indiana . . March . Hydrothorax FM# should be 209. Child of C.M. & Susan 35 208 Webster Infant 1/12 M W . Indiana . . December . Unknown FM# should be 218. Child of Reuben & Lucinda ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: IN County: Parke TOWNSHIP; Jackson Twp MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Ja's Glass FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 52 ======================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 78 Haines George 8 M W . New York . . August . Unknown . 2 95 Moore Jane C. 56 F W M Virginia . . April Keeping house Typhoid fever . 3 99 Blake John N. 2 M W . Indiana . . October . Typhoid fever Child of Madison & Martha 4 113 Coombs I. C. B. 5 M W . Indiana . . April . Inflm of brain Child of James & Elizabeth 5 120 Snow Andrew 3 M W . Indiana . . April . Spotted fever Child of Isaac & Hannah 6 130 Gurton Clarinda R. 1 F W . Indiana . . September . Diarrhea Gurdon/Girtor child of John & Rachael 7 154 Harris Benjamin 69 M W M Kentucky . . April Farmer Typhoid fever . 8 201 White George E. 4/12 M W . Indiana . . February . Spotted fever Child of E. & Mary 9 213 Toney Infant . M W . Indiana . . June . Unknown Child of John & Santha 10 216 Bird Rose A. 6 F W . Indiana . . January . Spotted fever Child of Adam & Louiza 11 247 Beemis W. S. *5 M W W Indiana . . January Farmer Consumption . 12 247 Beemis Mary E. 27 F W . Indiana . . March . Croup Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: IN County: Parke TOWNSHIP; Sub Division MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: E. W. Burford FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 53 ======================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 5 Swain Jane 23 F W M N. Carolina . . Jan Keeping house Cancerous dis Pg top say Sub Division 2 7 Huey Sarah 50 F W M Ky . . March Keeping house Consumption but not of what 3 9 Fogleman David 92 M W W N. Carolina X X Jan Farm laborer Hydrothorax . 4 37 Operman? Rebbeca J. 23 F W . Ind . . Oct . Consumption . 5 106 Sanders Elizabeth 84 F W W N. Jersey . . Jan . Fever intermittent . 6 110 Taylor Parkinson 76 M W W Va . . March . Heart disease . 7 101 Hutton Nancy 73 F W M Ky . . Jan Keeping house Disease of stomach . 8 153 Buchanan Priscilla 38 F W . Ind . . Oct . Consumption . 9 131 Kennedy William T. 2/12 M W . Ind X . March . Pneumonia . 10 141 Lamb William 13 M W . Ind . . Jan Works on farm Whooping cough . 11 190 Ray Phebe 58 F W W England . X April Keeping house Inflamation bowels . 12 148 Rayle Jane 65 F W W N. Carolina . . April Keeping house Inflamation bowels . 13 81 Passmore Mary F. 3/12 F W . Ind . . April . Whooping cough . 14 73 Porter Mary E. 38 F W M Ohio . . April Milliner Consumption . 15 37 Wilkins Cynthia A. 25 F W M Ind . . Sept K house Not known . 16 148 Tucker George 82 M W M N.Y. . . Oct Basket maker Consumption . 17 127 Rubatton Laben 45 M W M Ind . . May Pump maker Consumption . 18 163 Williams James M. 9/12 M W . Ind . . Nov . Lung fever . 19 214 R**ar Jacob 5/12 M W . Ind . . May . Whooping cough . 20 215 Gilbison Marion 8/12 M W . Ind . . May . Sufocated to death . 21 209 Copeland Barbarry 69 F W W N.C. . . June Keeping house Asthma . 22 1 McCord Harris W. 6/12 M W . Ind . . April . Congestion bowel . 23 63 Jared Nancy L. 13 F W . Ind . . July . Spinal disease . 24 63 Jared Lucy Ann 40 F W M Ohio . . May Keeping house Not known . 25 63 Headley Berry 52 M W M Ind . . March Keeping hotel Diseaased liver . 26 69 Strait Phebe E. 10 F W . Ind . . Dec . Debility . 27 37 Morris Adaline 22 F W . Ind . . Feb School teacher Consumption . 28 11 Warner Henry 7/12 M W . Ind . . Sept . Yellow Jaundice . 29 63 Dix Euleba M. 1/12 F W . Ind . . Nov . Not known . 30 112 Cornwell Oscar 18 M W . Ind . . June Farm labor Acute Rheumatism . 31 119 Warren John 10 M W . Ind . . Aug't . Drowned . 32 120 Lowry William 44 M W M Ill . . March Sadler Pneumonia . 33 121 Watt Mary 28 F W M Ind . . July Keeping house Spinal disease . 34 *** Donaldson Walter 27 M W . Ind . . Oct Carpenter Consumption . 35 37 Echard Joseph 75 M W M Va . . Sept Farmer Inflamation bowels . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: IN County: Parke TOWNSHIP; Sub Division 165 MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Ja's Glass FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 54 ======================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 10 Allee Nancy 27 F W M Ind . . Sept Keeping house Typhoid fever . 2 50 McCulloch Rees B. 2/12 M W . Ind . . Jan . Unknown . 3 146 McMasters William 74 M W M N.C. . . Feb Farmer Inflamation bowels . 4 134 Sappenfield Margaret 17 F W . Ind . . Oct . Typhoid fever . 5 50 Vincent Andrew 28 M W . Ind . . March Farmer Consumption . 6 113 Dowdell Sarah A. 1/12 F W . Ind . . Oct . Inflamation bowels . 7 235 Richmond Mary M. 28 F W M Ind . . Jan Keeping house Child birth . 8 71 Arviss William 35 M W M Ind . . March Farming Lung fever . 9 71 Arvis Absolom 1/12 M W . Ind . . March . Lung fever . 10 240 Tift Elizabeth 31 F W . Ohio . . March House keeping Lung fever . 11 145 Dungan Garnett 6 F W . Ind . . June . Lung fever . 12 246 Mendenhall Gorden 1 M W . Ind . . April . Lung fever . 13 246 Whitford F. 1 M W . Ind . . April . Lung fever . 14 245 De**nty Elizabeth 10 F W . Ind . . Oct . Worms . 15 24 Cook Mark 87 M W W Ind . . July Farmer Old age . 16 65 Newell Catharine 30 F W M Germany X X Feb Keeping house Heart disease . 17 21 Fisher Cynthia 60 F W . Ky . . March House keeping Flux . 18 47 Curtis Jonathan P. 38 M W M Ind . . Nov Blacksmith see page bottom . 19 82 Tappan Edward 1/12 M W . Ind . . Oct . Congestion lungs . 20 105 Smith Hannah J. 2/12 F W . Ind . . Nov . Convulsions . 21 31 Hendricks Wm. T. 8/12 M W . Ind . . Nov . Consumption . 22 31 Hendricks Catharine 27 F W . Ind . . Oct Keeping house Cancer . 23 121 Millikan Albert 21 M W . Ind . . July Farmer Drowned . 24 49 Broyles Nancy 73 F W . Va . . April Keeping house Brochittis . 25 237 Swaim Emma C. 3 F W . Ind . . May . Spinal disease . 26 163 Hobson Isaac 71 M W . N.C. . . Aug't Farmer Liver disease . 27 269 Osborn Jesse 56 M W W N.C. . . Nov Farmer Consumption . 28 184 Pickett William 35 M W M Ind . . Nov Farmer Consumption . 29 100 Jones Edward S. 63 M W M Ky . . April Minister Gospel Paralysis Ends Parke County Line 18: Jonathan P. Curtis: killed by pistol shot from the hands of another man. ======================================================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ========================================================================================================================================================================