Benzie County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/benzie/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott 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# T1164-26 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY BENZIE 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: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Almira MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 1 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 11 Wheelock Ebenezer 78 M W W Vermont . . April Farmer Paralysis . 2 42 Mansfield Electa 77 F W M Vermont . . April Keeping house Consumption . 3 43 Mansfield Sally 73 F W M Vermont . . September Keeping house Consumption . 4 92 Varney Mary 3 F W . Ohio X . December . Poisoned FM# should be 93 ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Benzonia MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 2 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 19 Smith Lottie Belle 2 F W . Ohio . . August . Inflamation on brain . 2 32 Pettit Charles Marshal 27 M W . Ohio . . April Engineer Civil Drowned . 3 40 Bailey Charles L. 24 M W . New York . . April Farm laborer Drowned Page blank below ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Colfax MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 3 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 7 Hickey Francis 2 M W . Canada West X X November . Cholera infantum . 2 14 Griner Sophia 18 F W . Pennsylvania . . October . Typhoid fever Page blank below ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Crystal Lake MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 4 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 Ball Cora 4 F W . Michigan X . July . Typhoid fever . 2 84 Fletcher Ellen W. 24 F W . Indiana . . March . Consumption . 3 91 Lockhart Adam 6/12 M W . Michigan X X November . Croup . 4 102 Cambell John 6/12 M W . Michigan . . September . Cholera infantum . 5 114 Robar William 26 M W . Michigan X X December Sailor Drowned Page blank below ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Homestead MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 5 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 23 Sinclair Harriet *4 F W . British Columbia X X August Seamstress Paralysis . 2 25 Steele Lois May 2 F W . Michigan . . August . Whooping cough Page blank below ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Inland MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 6 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 3 Davis Burt 1/12 M W . Michigan . . July . Cholera infantum Page blank below ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Benzie TOWNSHIP; Platt MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 7 ==================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 10 Richbaugh Maggie 3/12 F W . Michigan X X June . Cholera infantum End Benzie county ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ====================================================================================================================================================================