Berrien County, MI 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/berrien/1860/ 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) 2024 by 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 1860 MICROFILM-#: T1164-15 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY BERRIEN SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Watervliet Twp ENUMERATOR: Thomas Cumins FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hastings Augustine 9 F . . . Michigan Feby . Typhoid fever 8 . 2 Black Welland L. 26 M . . . New York June Farmer Appoplexy . pos Wayland A. Black d. 6 June 1859, bur. Coloma Cem. 3 Kellogg Chauncey 53 M . . W New York October Farmer Appoplexy . . 4 Pell Allen Albert 3 M . . . Michigan August . Scarlet fever 10 . 5 Walker Emily 38 F . . M Massachusetts July . Consumption 1 year . 6 Cargill Jesse 51 M . . M Maine Nov'r Farmer Consumption 4 years . 7 Burke Ann M. 45 F . . M Massachusetts Sept . Typhoid fever 18 . 8 Burke Ellen R. 2 F . . . Wisconsin Sept . Croup 7 . 9 Walton Silas J. 30 M . . M Unknown March Farmer Consumption 2 years . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Jennings Nancy P. 28 F . . M New York Oct . Disease of heart 2 *** Begin Bainbridge Twp 15 Brant Simeon 83 M . . W Rhode Island May Farmer Falling from waggon 6 d. 29 May 1860, bur. Brant Cem. 16 Metras John 5/12 M . . . Michigan March . Inflammation of brain 14 . 17 Metras Oyouth 2 M . . . Canada East April . Worms 2 . 18 Sutherland Ora 11/12 M . . . Michigan February . Lung fever 3 . 19 Marshall Joan 19 F . . M Michigan August . Unknown . . 20 Armstrong Lydia 22 F . . M Michigan December . Consumption 3 mos . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 VanPatten Thomas 2 M . . . Michigan July . Scarlet fever 21 Begin Oronoko Twp 26 Boil Samantha L. 1 F . . . Michigan October . Flux 3 . 27 Longstreet Ruth 58 F . . W New York May House keeping Disease of heart . . 28 Harper Lawson E. 8 M . . . Michigan Sept . White swelling 4 mo . 29 Lemon Dora 5/12 F . . . Michigan August . Scalded 8 . 30 Leeds Susan E. 58 F . . M Turk's Island May . Consumption 6 mos d. 19 May 1860, bur. Rose Hill Cem. 31 Hall John F. 3 M . . . Michigan March . Lung fever 8 Remainder of page is blank Enumerator Remarks: Christine Stone (line 4) dropped dead while at work. ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Hagart Twp ENUMERATOR: Thomas Cumins FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Bishop Augustus 8/12 M . . . Michigan October . Teething 15 . 2 Standish Esther 79 F . . M Connecticut June House keeping Unknown . . 3 Brant Margaret 3 F . . . Michigan January . Bilious fever 6 mos . 4 Stone Christine 37 F . . M Michigan March House keeping Unknown . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Brown Julius 64 M . . M Massachusetts May Farmer Inflamation of lungs 11 Begin Berrien Twp 9 Snow Nellie 2/12 F . . . Michigan August . Unknown . . 10 Siddles Francis 2/12 M . . . Michigan January . Unknown . . 11 Tate Andrew John 9/12 M . . . Michigan Feb'y . Inflamation of lungs 21 . 12 Carroll Patrick 72 M . . M Ireland June Laborer Dyspepsia 21 . 13 Puterbaugh Rachel 50 F . . . Ohio December House keeping Consumption 2 mos . 14 Noland William 40 M . . . Scotland Jan'y Laborer Consumption 5 mos . 15 Gill Nancy A. 3 F . . . Michigan Dec'r . Accidentally burned . . 16 Depew Edward 22 M . . . Ohio Dec'r Laborer Fits . . 17 Dowd William 45 M . . . Ireland April Laborer Venereal disease 1 year . 18 Ellis Ira 60 M . . M Pennsylvania Sept Farmer Consumption 2 mos . 19 Fisher Francis M. 9 M . . . Michigan Feb'y . Scarlet fever 9 . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Caldwell Francis M. 9/12 F . . . Michigan January . Scarlet fever 3 Begin Pipestone Twp 25 Davis Hattie Ann 10 F . . . Ohio May . Inflamation of brain 21 . 26 Preston Myron 1 M . . . Michigan January . Inflamation of lungs 10 . 27 Ridenour Olive B. 1 F . . . Michigan March . Liver complaint 3 mos . 28 VanHorn Isaiah 13 M . . . Michigan Jan'y . Inflamatory Rheumatism 21 . 29 Gray Julia 1/12 F . . . Michigan Feb'y . Congestion of lungs 5 . 30 Moore Phebe 6/12 F . . . Michigan November . Inflamation of brain 14 . 31 Haskins Anna 68 F . . W New York April House keeping Appoplexy . . 32 Ryther John L. 53 M . . M New York August Carpenter Inflamation of lungs 7 Remainder of page is blank ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: St. Joseph Twp ENUMERATOR: Thomas Cumins FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Vandegrift Nancy A. 37 F . . W New York January Milliner Disease of heart 1 . 2 Nicholson Frederick D. 1 M . . . Michigan January . Lung fever 14 . 3 Edwards James M. 1 M . . . Michigan December . Scarlet fever 7 . 4 Mann Jane 23 F . . M Illinois April . Dropsy of heart 8 . 5 Mann Willis W. 4/12 M . . . Michigan August . Consumption 28 . 6 Fay William 65 M . . W Unknown Jan'y Carpenter Typhoid fever 10 . 7 Forbes Martha J. 20 F . . . Wisconsin July Teacher Com School Consumption 2 mos . 8 Morrison Mariam 2 F . . . Michigan August . Chronic diarrhea 7 . 9 Armstrong Calvin D. 6 M . . . Michigan May . Drowned . . 10 Wells Mary 33 F . . . Germany June Housekeer Consumption 4 mos . 11 Hatch Maggie 1 F . . . Illinois August . Dysentery 21 . 12 Mellish George 7/12 M . . . Michigan July . Disease of brain 9 . 13 Moulton Sophia 24 F . . M Michigan Jan'y . Consumption 3 mos . 14 Winslow Rosa C. 1 F . . . Michigan Jan'y . Scarlet fever 7 . 15 Pew Ida J. 6 F . . . New York Feb'y . Croup 7 . 16 Pew Adelia 1 F . . . Michigan Nov'r . Lung fever 7 . 17 Watson Joseph C. 38 M . . . Michigan July Sailor Drowned . . 18 Rister Charles 1 M . . . Michigan August . Dysentery 5 . 19 Rowe Charles 2 M . . . Michigan August . Diarrhea 14 . 20 Prater Albert 30 M . . . Germany March Laborer Killed falling tree . . 21 Sweet Charles F. 3/12 M . . . Michigan July . Consumption 21 . 22 Melchimer Jedwood 7/12 M . . . Michigan August . Cholera morbus 1 . 23 Gilbert Frank 1 M . . . Michigan August . Diarrhea 5 weeks . 24 Hoyt Eleanor 41 F . . M Ohio May . Inflamation lungs 8 . 25 Crane Caspar R. 28 M . . M New York Nov'r Dentist Consumption 1 year . 26 Napier Andrew J. 28 M . . M Ohio July Sailor Cannon explosion . . 27 McMillan Martha A. 7 F . . . Michigan April . Ulceration of bowels 21 Remainder of page is blank ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Sodus Twp ENUMERATOR: Thomas Cumins FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Herrick Daniel 59 M . . W Vermont May Carpenter Inflaation of lungs 10 . 2 Foocoren Frank 22 M . . . Canada July Laborer Drowned . . 3 Drew Oscar T. 4/12 M . . . Michigan May . Inflamation of brain 10 . 4 Dodge John 55 M . . M Vermont Sept'r Farmer Bilious Diarrhea 5 . 5 Curran William 32 M . . M Canada Feb'y Sawyer Consumption 5 mos . 6 Goss Joseph 52 M . . M Canada July Cabinet maker Nervous fever 14 . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Napier Anna A. 28 F . . M New York December . Lung fever 7 Begin Benton Twp 12 McAllister Arthur 6 M . . . Canada West March . Lung fever 14 . 13 Anable Ransom 8 M . . . Michigan Nov'r . Typhoid fever 7 . 14 Hoppey Frank 7/12 M . . . Michigan Oct'r . Inflamation of brain 14 . 15 Boyer Mary 45 F . . W New York March House keeping Consumption 6 mos . 16 Pearl Cora 2 F . . . Michigan Nov'r . Unknown 7 . 17 Yerrington John B. 5 M . . . Michigan March . Croup 4 . 18 Yerrington Delbert D. 5/12 M . . . Michigan July . Inflamation of bowels 4 . 19 Stover William 3 M . . . Illinois June . Croup 8 . 20 Cronk Adelbert 1 M . . . New York August . Canker sore mouth 21 . 21 Morton Josephine 28 F . . M New York August . Heart disease 14 . 22 Ivory William H. 2 M . . . Michigan July . Scarlet fever 3 . 23 Bassford Samuel 40 M . . M New York Sept Farmer Typhoid fever 5 weeks Remainder of page is blank ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Royalton Twp ENUMERATOR: Thomas Cumins FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Tryon Nancy 23 F W F M New Jersey April Dress maker Comsumption 90 . 3 Bordus John 30 M W F M Not known March Farmer Lung fever 10 . 4 Bomgarden Mary 2 F W F S Michigan Sept . Flux 7 . 5 Bomgarden Sarah 16/12 F W F S Michigan Sept . Flux 4 . 6 Bomgarden Lucinda 1 F W F S Michigan June . Liver complaint 10 . 7 John Christopher 23 M W F S Germany March Farmer Consumption 210 . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Wilkinson Abram B. 28 M W F M Virginia March Lumberman Suicide Sudden Begin Chickaming 11 Spaulding Freeman 8/12 M W F S Michigan Sept . Canker 25 . 12 . infant not named 4/12 M W F S Michigan Sept . Canker 25 . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Broadwolf Mary 5 F W F S Canada Sept . Consumption 100 Begin New Buffalo Twp 16 Palmenteer F. A. 21 F W F M New York April . Child bed 14 . 17 Lain Susan 29 F W F M Switzerland March Farmers wife Typhoid fever 10 . 18 Lain Jane C. 9 F W F S Michigan May . Consumption 150 . 19 Spencer S. J. 52 M W F M New York Feb Farmer Accident . . 20 Schencke Carl 2 M W F S Germany Feb . Accident . . 21 Lain R. R. 52 M W F M Tennessee June Farmer Bilious Cholic 6 . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Richards John 36 M W F S Germany March Farmer Lung disease 3 Begin Three Oaks Twp 25 Gridley George M. 2/12 M W F S Michigan March . Lung disease 16 . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Herrington Thomas 25 M W F S New York Oct Farmer White swelling 365 Begin Galien Twp 29 Wills Mary 2 F W F S Michigan Sept . Unknown 14 . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Swangn Mary 81 F W F M Pennsylvania July Farmer Dropsy 40 Begin Wesaw Twp 33 Sherwood Amos C. 2 M W F S Michigan Feb . Lung fever 2 . 34 Hill Olpheus 82 M W F M Connecticut August Farmer Old age 180 . ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Buchanan Twp ENUMERATOR: Thomas Cumins FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Raymond George 22 M W F S New York June Farmer Inflamation 2 . 2 Bennett Huram 44 M W F M New York Oct Farmer Typhoid fever 21 . 3 VanOrman Frederick 80 M W F M Canada Feb Farmer Old age 7 . 4 Morris William 9 M W F S Michigan July . Inflamation 8 . 5 Ingersoll C. J. 7 F W F S Michigan Aug . Fever 14 . 6 Hale C. 39 M W F M New York Feb Carpenter Consumption 3 . 7 Wilson E. L. 2/12 M W F S Michigan Aug . Inflamation 3 . 8 Rolf James 22 M W F M Michigan June Farmer Consumption 14 . 9 Ferguson Jonathan 69 M W F M Virginia May Farmer Consumption 8 . 10 Sanford Newton 44 M W F M New York Sept Farmer Consumption 10 . 11 Scott Phebe E. 25 F W F S Indiana July Farmer Consumption 30 Remainder of page is blank ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Bertrand Twp ENUMERATOR: D. B. Cook FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Messenger Hetty 3 F . . . Michigan Mar 14 1860 . Typhus fever 28 . 2 Messenger Banks 7/12 M . . . Michigan Mar 1 1860 . Lung fever 14 . 3 Marsh Retta 33 F . . M New York Feb 13 1860 . Child birth 21 . 4 Moyers William T. 4 M . . . Indiana July 20 1859 . Scofula in head 3yr 6mo . 5 Fender Mouran 2/12 M . . . Michigan Sept 1859 . Unknown Always ill . 6 Wilson Benjamin 41 M . . . Ohio Dec 13 1859 Farmer Lung fever & inflamation kidneys 7 . 7 Welch George 2 M . . . Michigan Nov 1859 . Lung fever . . 8 Kraft Elizabeth 1 6/12 F . . . Michigan April 21 1860 . Drowned in a wash tub . . 9 Potter Emma M. 1 6/12 F . . . Michigan June 1860 . Congestive fever 2 . 10 Hamilton Nathaniel 62 M . . M N.Y. May 6 1860 Farmer Inflmation of brain & lungs 2 . 11 Hamilton Alonson 22 M . . . Mich May 2 1860 Farmer Lung fever 10 . 12 Cissna Charles H. 2 M . . . Iowa Dec 7 1859 . Croup 4 . 13 Pope Orpha 72 F . . M Mass Nov 1859 . Liver complaint 1 year . 14 Stainer Francis B. 49 M . . M Penn Dec 18 1859 Farmer Liver complaint 90 STEINER bur. Portage Prairie Cem. 15 McEarlain John 57 M . . M Ireland Nov 3 1859 Farmer Inflamatory Croup 7 . 16 Dalrymple George W. 1 M . . . Mich March 18 1860 . Croup 12 hours . 17 Dalrymple John 4 M . . . Mich April 30 1860 . Croup 4 . 18 McCue Mary 30 F . . M Ireland June 24 1859 . Child birth 14 . 19 Errohoo Margaret E. 2 F . . . Mich June 3 1859 . Scarlet fever 14 . 20 Mowery Sarah 21 F . . M Va Oct 1859 . Child birth 4 hours . 21 Mowery infant of Sarah 6m M . . . Mich April 9 1860 . Quinsy 7 . 22 Redding Nancy 36 F . . M Ohio Oct 25 1859 . Child birth 15 . 23 Mowry Allen 6/12 M . . . Mich April 10 1860 . Croup 7 . 24 Furguson Jonathan 69 M . . M Penn May 8 1860 Farmer Lung fever 7 . 25 Summers Mary A. 25 F . . M Ohio July 11 1859 . Child birth 14 . 26 Summers infant of 2 weeks F . . . Mich July 13, 1859 . Fits Always ill Infant of " Enumerator Remarks: Tellman Rice was shot in a Buffalo hunt on the route to Pike's Peak through the liver Charles Rutledge was thrown from a horse and skull broken ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: First Ward Niles ENUMERATOR: D. B. Cook FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Morley Samuel E. 3 M . . . Michigan May 25 1860 . Scarlet fever 20 . 2 Fairfield Clarence T. 3 M . . . Michigan April 18 1860 . Erysepelas 10 . 3 Jones Harry H. 4 M . . . Michigan Feb 11 1860 . Inflamatory Rheumatism 5 . 4 Castaloo James 32 M . . M Ireland April 18 1860 Groceryman Pleurasy 4 . 5 Joy Matchel 4/12 M . . . Michigan April 10 1860 . Unknown always ill . . 6 Burns Farl 40 M . . M Ireland Feb 10 1860 Day Laborer Delerium tremens 5 . 7 Tracey John 38 M . . M Ireland Aug 1859 Day Laborer Fever 100 . 8 Hackley John W. 2 M M . . Michigan June 18 1859 . Consumption 180 . 9 Crofoot Benjamin S. 1/12 M . . . Michigan Nov 18 1859 . Inflamation on the brain 3 . 10 Gray Alexander 2/12 M . . . Michigan March 1860 . Fits 28 . 11 Riley Dennis 32 M . . M Ireland Apr 20 1860 Day Laborer Consumption 2 years . 12 Barron Jaby, Dr. 69 M . . M England Jan 18 1860 Physician Dropsy on the heart 3 years . 13 Pratt Daniel 68 M . . M Connecticut July 18 1859 Jeweler Apoplexy 1 day . 14 Metcalf Jabez 7 M . . . Michigan July 23 1859 . Shot by accident 8 hours . 15 Partridge Freddie M. 4 M . . . New York Feb 1 1860 . Scarlet fever 7 days . 16 Phelps Halsey 67 M . . M Connecticut Oct 21 1859 Farmer Nervous fever 2 years . 17 Dilts Henry B. 51 M . . M New York May 4 1860 Stage driver Delerium tremens 4 days . 18 **** **** . . . . . . . . . . name George Mead struck out 19 Winsel Elezer 5 M . . . Germany June 1859 . Shot in the side accidentally . . 20 Shubert Mary 9 F . . . Pennsylvania Sept 1859 . Scarlet fever 7 days . 21 Toll Theodore S. 1 M . . . Michigan Sept 1859 . Teething 14 days . 22 Cochran Emily W. 33 F . . . Vermont Feb 10 1860 . Dropsical consumption 100 days . 23 Trumbower Theodore 22 M . . . Pennsylvania Oct 21 1859 . Drowned . . 24 Menn Orville S. 29 M . . M Indiana May 1 1859 . Heart disease 3 days . 25 O'Donnell Mary A. 1/12 F . . . Michigan Jan 1860 . Fits 12 days . 26 Fish Martha R. 11/12 F . . . Michigan Dec 6 1859 . Congestion on the brain 10 days . 27 Cleland Francis B. 2 M . . . Michigan Dec 10 1859 . Inflamation on lungs & brain 6 days . 28 **** **** . . . . . . . . . . name Edward R. Brookfield struck out Enumerator Remarks: Jabez Metcalf was accidentally shot by his older brother with his father's load gun. He was looking into the Barrell when the gun was discharged receiving the contents of the Bbl in his left eye carrying away the case of the brain. Elezer Winsel was accidentally shot by another boy playing with a shot gun. The ball penetrated the arm & heart and he died instantly. ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Niles Twp ENUMERATOR: D. B. Cook FILE PAGE: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Howard Jesse 3 M . . . Michigan Aug 8 1859 . Choaked with grass in throat 24 . 2 Hill Lowella T. 1 F M . . Michigan Jan 31 1859 . Inflamation on the brain 14 . 3 Battles Mary 6/12 F M . . Michigan Mar 18 1860 . Consumption Always ill . 4 Curtis Louisa E. 22 F B . . Indiana Mar 19 1860 . Consumption 70 . 5 Tuller William 49 M . . M Massachusetts Mar 2 1860 Farmer Lung fever 4 . 6 Phillips Howard 2 M . . . Illinois Aug 1860 . Dysentary 10 . 7 Faunt Emma 1/12 F . . . Indiana Feb 1859 . Croup 2 . 8 Rice Tellman 24 M . . M Michigan Apr 3 1860 Farmer Shot by accident 2 . 9 DeMott Luella J. 2 F . . . Michigan June 25 1859 . Congestion of the brain 2 . 10 Graham Samuel G. 45 M . . M Ireland Feb 18 1860 Farmer Nervous Rheumatism 120 . 11 Glover James W. 11/12 M . . . Michigan Apr 10 1860 Farmer Scarlet fever 21 Occupation clearly written 12 Ives Timothy 63 M . . M Pennsylvania Jan 1860 . Killed by doctor 7 . 13 Hasen John C. 33 M . . M Ohio Mar 14 1860 . Consumption 152 . 14 Williams Catharine 6 F . . . Michigan May 6 1860 . Unknown 60 . 15 Foster Manetta 2weeks F . . . Michigan Feb 1859 . Fits 10 . 16 Rutledge Charles P. 14 M . . . Ireland May 27 1860 . Thrown from horse skull bro 7 . 17 Slayton Anna 9 F . . . Michigan Dec 1859 . 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