Cass County, MI 1850 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/cass/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Karen D. Foster and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Karen D. Foster ========================================================================== 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 1850 MICROFILM-#: T1163-1 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY CASS SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 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: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Jefferson Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 477 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Nicholson Ira P 1 M . . . Michigan June . Inflamation 5 . 2 Blackman Nathaniel 54 M . . M Massachutets May Farmer Consumption C . 3 Hunt Walter 59 M . . W Unknown May None "Pauper" Dropsy C . 4 Baughum Martha A 17 F . . . Ohio May . Lung fever 8 weeks . 5 Petticrew Jno 47 M . . M Ohio Feby Farmer Consumption C . 6 Hess Tho's 45 M . . M Pennsylvania Oct'r Farmer Fever 9 . 7 Bosley Angeline M 21 F . . M Ohio Sept . Sinkery Chills 9 . 8 Smith Rachel 2/12 F . . . Michigan May . Lung fever 6 . 9 Patter Jno 3 M . . . Michigan March . Dropsy 11 . 10 Marshall Ambrose 27 M . . M Pennsylvania March Carpenter Brain fever 4 . 11 Roberson Lydia A 20 F . . . Ohio March . Consumption C . 12 Lampkins Eveline 40 F . . M Virginia Feby . Lung fever 5 . 13 Lampkins Quinton 8 M . . . Virginia Jany . . Sudden . 14 Williams Harriet M 1 F . . . Michigan Aug . Hooping Cough 5 . 15 Vantile Dan'l 4 M . . . Michigan July . Desease of Heart . . 16 Vantile Nancy 2 F . . . Michigan Oct'r . Fit Sudden . 17 Painter Julia A 38 F . . M Virginia Aug . Inf of Brain 21 . 18 Corwin David 32 M . . M Ohio Dec'r . Inf of Brain 7 . 19 Amy Rebecca 39 F . . M Ohio Sep't . Shot Accident . blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Lagrange Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 499 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Isaac 1/12 M . . . Michigan June . Unknown 1 . 2 Shidler Nancy J 2 M . . . Indiana July . Inf on Brain 5 . 3 Collins Polly 23 F . . . Ohio Aug . Fits Sudden . 4 Benedect Timothy 3/12 M . . . Michigan Nov'r . Croup 10 hours . 5 Pollock Sarah 55 F . . M Ireland Dec'r . Oplectic Fit Sudden . 6 Gibb Oscar 2 M . . . Michigan May . Croup 1 . 7 Wright W'm 75 M . . M New Jersey May Farmer Consumption C . 8 Tuttle Mary 47 F . . M New York April . Lung fever 10 . 9 Westen Dan'l G 20 M . . M New York May Painter Consumption Sudden . 10 Lybrook Belida 29 F . . M Virginia April . Consumption C . 11 Smith Clifford O 1 M . . . Michigan Sept . Scarlet Fever 28 . 12 Fletcher Ireland 12 M . . . Ohio April . Small Pox 42 . 13 Clowes Cha's L 47 M . . M Virginia March Physician Congestion 4 . 14 Jewell Mary A 35 F . . M Ohio March . Conges Brain 8 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Calvin Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 501 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Osborn Preston 1 M . . . Michigan June . Erysypilas 14 . 2 Hayden Hester A 3 F . . . Michigan Jan'y . Unknown 15 hours . 3 Gragg Sam'l 3 M . . . Ohio June . Croup 25 hours . 4 Hukell Elizabeth 6/12 F . . . Michigan April . Croup 2 Hours blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Porter Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Simmons Warren 23 M . . . Ohio Oct Farmer Tyrus fever 21 . 2 Burns Douglas J 24 M . . . New York April Farmer Pluerisy 3 . 3 Williams W'm 9 M . . . Michigan May . Inflamation 7 . 4 Allen Angeline M 4 F M . . Ohio Aug . Wooping Cough 28 . 5 Allen Jno 20 M M . . North Carolina Sept Shoe Maker Billious fever 13 . 6 Hitchcock Jaras 55 M . . M New York . Mason Lung fever 5 . 7 Hall Martha J 10 F . . . Michgan Jan'y . Scarlet fever 10 . 8 Sherry Hannah 32 F . . M Pennsylvania March . Chill fever 14 . 9 Sherry Jones 5/12 M . . . Michigan August . Cong fever 1 . 10 McDaniel Oscar 2 M . . . Michigan Sept . Cong fever 4 . 11 Morton Amelia 2/12 F . . . Michigan Dec . Unknown 7 . 12 Gillis Robert 31 M . . M Ireland Sept Farmer Consumption 3 Ms . 13 Gillis Rebecca 37 F . . W Pennsylvania Jany . Croup 1 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Mason Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 505 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Follet Henry 60 M . . M Connecticut Dec'r Physytion Dropsy of the Heart 3 . 2 Bishop Infant 3/12 M . . . Michigan Oct . Unknown . . 3 Kingsley Gertrude 4 F . . . Michigan Dec'r . Chill fever 10 . 4 Lacey Sarah J 3 F . . . Michgian April . Inf of Lungs 2 . 5 Curtiss Richard 2 M . . . Michigan April . Lung fever 3 . 6 Fenn Harriet M 21 F . . . Vermont March . Consumption C blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Ontwa Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 507 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Smith Jacob 67 M . . M Pennsylvania Sept Farmer Consumption C . 2 Humphrey Sarah H 68 F . . M Rhode Island April . Festyta C . 3 Russell Elias 2 M . . . Michigan Sept . Chill fever 21 . 4 Aldrich Isaac J 4/12 M . . . Michigan July . Inflamation 4 . 5 Reynolds Infant 1/12 M . . . Michigan August . Disease of Heart 1 . 6 Church Barbara 58 F . . M New York March . Congn of Lung 5 hours . 7 Davis W'm 62 M . . M Rhode Island Feby Constable Lung fever 9 . 8 Bishop Infant 1 day M . . . Michigan Dec'r . un . . 9 Bishop Martha 20 F . . M New York Dec'r . Child bed fever 10 . 10 Olds Mary 5 F . . . Michigan Sept . Chill fever 3 . 11 Lage Melinda 52 F . . M New York May . Lung fever 14 . 12 Levott Vastah 3 F . . . Michigan Sept . Chill fever 3 . 13 Lowery W'm 40 M . . M Deleware Jan'y Farmer Congestion 21 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Milton Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 509 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Hall Tho's 75 M . . W Deleware January Farner Old age C . 2 Beauchamp Emily 4 F . . . Indiana Sept . Worms 4 . 3 Jones W'm Henry 1 M . . . Michigan August . Doarhea 5 . 4 Keeler Tho's 27 M . . . Pennsylvania March Farmer Cong fever 2 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Silver Creek Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 511 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sallie Mary 61 F . . W Maryland April . Consumption C SALLE bur. Indian Lake Cem 2 Henchman Sarah 21 F . . M N Canada April . Cho. Morbus 7 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Volinia Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 513 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Goodspeed Joseph 53 M . . M Mass April . Inf on Head 5 Should be VOLNIA Twp 2 Huff Rebecca 32 F . . M Pennsylvania . . Lung fever 3 Ms blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Wayne Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 515 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Provolt Hepsebal 4 F . . . Indiana Aug . Inf of Bowels 5 . 2 Waldron Albert 10 M . . . Mchigan March . Small Pox 15 . 3 Gee Eve 55 F . . M Virginia Aug . Inf of Bowels 21 . 4 Gee Aaron 24 M . . . Ohio March Farmer Consumpted C . 5 Mott Zopher 57 M . . M New York Sept Farmer Fit Sudden . 6 Hungerford Sophia 23 F . . M New York Dec'r . Consumpted C . 7 Callam Margaret 28 F . . M Penna April . Confinement 21 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Marcellus Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 577 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Udell Nathan 72 M . . W New York Jan'y None Consumpted C Handwritten Pg# out of sequence 2 Been Joseph 49 M . . M Penn Feby Farmer Bron Chites 13 . 3 Goff Albino 27 F . . M New York April . Child Birth fever 12 . 4 Goff Alvin V 4/12 M . . . Michigan April . Dropsy C . 5 Comstock Amos 70 M . . . Rhode Island March None Eyspelas C . ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Newbury Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 12 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 517 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jones Lovina 24 F . . M New York Sept . Fever 42 . 2 Jones Charlotte P 2 F . . . Michigan Sept . Dysentery 10 . 3 Corey Emily J 10/12 F . . . Michigan April . Cancer 21 . 4 Jones Dudley 38 M . . M New York Sept Farmer Cong of Bowles 4 . 5 Curtis Nelson 19 M . . . New York April None Eyspelas 14 . 6 Arnold Caleb 45 M . . M New York Oct'r Farmer Consumption C . 7 Tubbs Sam'l 36 M . . M Ohio April Farmer Disease of Heart 7 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Penn Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 13 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 521 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Ashcraft Nancy L 1 F . . . New York Oct . Bloody Fluft 9 . 2 Ashcraft W'm L 3 M . . . New York Nov . Bloody flex 7 . 3 Leach Cha's 10 M . . . Michigan Sept . Unknown 8 . 4 Nichols Charlotte I 27 F . . W New York May . Consumpted C . 5 Bogue W'm 74 M . . . North Carolina Dec'r Farmer Inf on Lungs 6 . 6 Ashby Maria 40 F . . M North Carolina July . Inf on Lungs 12 . 7 Frasher . 7/12 F . . . Michigan April . Unknown 7 No given name entered. 8 Kese George 71 M . . W Connecticut April None Dropsy C blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Howard Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 14 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 523 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Pattendale John J 2 M . . . Michigan Sept . Bloody Flux 42 . 2 Bunberry Frances 3 F . . . Michigan Sept . Scarlet Fever 28 blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Pokagon Twp ENUMERATOR: Henry R. Close FILE PAGE: 15 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 525 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sheridon Polly 29 F . . M New York Feby . Child Bed fever 21 . 2 Powell Thomas 7 M . . . Ireland May . Unknown 3 . 3 Mafley Matthew 1 M . . . Michigan Dec'r . Unknown C . 4 Hotchkiss Marshall 47 M . . M Conn May Farmer Lung fever 14 . 5 Bates Mary E 9 F . . . Michigan April . Inf on Lungs 10 bl ========================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =========================================================================================================================================================================