Cass County, MI 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/cass/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 CASS 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 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: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Village of Dowagiac ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey 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 Smith Mary 11 F . . . Michigan Nov . Consumption 10 days . 2 Mosher Duane 2 M . . . Michigan July . Inflamation of brain 24 days . 3 Vanderhoof Sylvia 57 F . . W New York August . Typhoid fever 40 days bur. Riverside Cem. 4 Beals Lamanura 22 F . . M New York March Com School Teacher Purperreal Fever 8 days LA MIRA bur. Edwardsburg Cem. 5 Smith Mariah 57 F . . W Vermont May Tailoress General debility 12 months . 6 Radford William 1/12 M . . . Michigan Nov . Croup 2 days . 7 Dennison Charles B. 11 M . . . Michigan June . Accidental drowning sudden . 8 Squires Allice G. 3 F . . . Michigan May . Scarlet fever 3 days . 9 Cribbs William 27 M . . M Ohio March Machinist Inflamation of bowels 6 days . 10 Cribbs Annie 3 F . . . Mich May . Scarlet fever 28 days . 11 Hackett Ellen 1/12 F . . . Mich July . Typhoid fever 1 day . 12 Morely Ellen 26 F . . M Ireland July . Consumption 2 years . 13 Fanone Sarah F. 6 F B . . Mich Aug . Congestion of the brain 12 days . 14 Cook George 1 M . . . Mich January . Congestion of the brain 5 days . 15 Pettit Martha 77 F . . W Conn May . Diareah 4 days . 16 Dubois Nancy 17 F . . . New York Aug . Consumption 6 months . 17 Wells Frank 5/12 M . . . Mich Nov . Brain fever 4 days Remainder of page is blank Enuerator Remarks: Charles B. Dennison (7) Drowned in the Kalamzoo river while bathing. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Pokagon Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey 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 Moody Walter L. 40 M . . M New York January Farmer Consumption 4 years . 2 Beach William 67 M . . M England April Farmer Cancer in the stomach 4 years . 3 Caldwell Zarietta 1 F . . . Mich January . Lung fever 6 days . 4 Burns Mary L. 5 F . . . Mich Oct . Heart disease 12 days Remainder of page is blank Enumerator Remarks: The character of the water in my subdivision is generally hard and limy. The nature of the soil generally on what we call the thick woods and barrens is generally composed of a gravelly and sandy loam, but in some localities, the soil is composed of a thick heavy clay mould. On our upraises the soil is composed of a vegetable mould or muck extending generally to the depth of eighteen inches from the surface. The character of the rocks generally... (cont'd on next page) ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Silver Creek Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey 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 Walter Lucina 18 F . . . Michigan January . Consumption 2 years . 2 Lybrook Isaac 9/12 M . . . Michigan Oct . Disease of head 1 month . 3 Veach Marcissa 4/12 F . . . Michigan Dec . Croup 5 days . 4 Hinckman Warren 1/12 M . . . Michigan Aug . Disease of heart 6 days . 5 Arbor Mary 84 F . . W Penn Jan . Palsey 6 months . 6 Foster Adalade C. 17 F . . . Mich Aug . Typhoid fever 2 months . 7 Hoyt John F. 46 M . . M New York May Hatter Dropsy 1 year . 8 Daily John 2 M . . . Mich March . Lung fever 1 month . 9 Waterman Rosey 1 F . . . Mich Oct . Scalded 1 day Remainder of page is blank Enumerator Remarks: ... in this region are the common boulder. The honey suckle, the granite and a very few lime stones. The kind of timber common to this region are the white wood walnut chery white oak black oak red oak beach maple ash and white ash and basswood. The only natural fertilizers in this region is Marl and Marsh muck. The remarks made here apply to every locality in my subdivision. M. T. Garvey, Assistant Marshal ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Wayne Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey 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 Reed Mariah M. 43 F . . M New York March . Lung fever 9 days . 2 Sallsbury William 2 M . . . Mich Feb . Brain fever 1 month . 3 Cook Charles 4/12 M . . . Mich Jan . Fits 1 day . 4 Lake Ida 2 F . . . Mich Jan . Congestion of brain 6 days Remainder of page is blank ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Howard Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 McCoy Sarah J. 6 F . . . Michigan Dec . Typhoid fever 6 days . 2 Duncan John 25 M . . M Virginia Dec Farmer Typhoid fever 1 month . 3 Wells Mary E. 1 F . . . Mich May . Brain fever 9 days . 4 Sullivan Mary 42 F . . M Delaware Aug . Congestive fever 4 days . 5 Perkins Hannah E. 4/12 F . . . Mich April . Inflamation of bowels 12 days . 6 Griswold Milton 1 M . . . Mich March . Congestion of brain 1 day . 7 Hoberlin Eliza 15 F . . . Ireland June . Quick consumption 2 days . 8 VanEvery Peter 64 M . . M Canida Dec Farmer Apopletic fits 3 days . 9 French Frances 2 F . . . Mich Sept . Typhoid fever 18 days Remainder of page is blank ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Jefferson Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Calahan Patrick 45 M . . M Ireland March Farmer Disease of kidney 3 days . 2 Sanders Jessee 72 M B . W N Carolina May Day laborer Tumor in his arm sudden . 3 Beckwith Sylvanus 77 M . . M Conn March Farmer Inflamation of lungs 10 days . 4 Smith Eliza 52 F . . M New York January . Consumption 3 months . 5 Basley Emily A. 21 F . . M Mich Feb . Quick consumption 1 month . 6 Vantyle Richard 23 M . . . Mich Nov Farm laborer Consumption 8 days . 7 Lofland Caroline 22 F . . . Mich Feb . Consumption 3 months . 8 Davis Harriet 33 F . . M New York Feb . Consumption 1 month . 9 Reames Mahala 52 F . . M Ohio Sept . Unknown 7 days . 10 Parker Flora M. 1 F . . . Mich March . Lung fever 12 days Remainder of page is blank ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Ontwa Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Landen Lewis R. 2/12 M . . . Mich Sept . Fits 1 day . 2 Fisher Rachel 48 F . . M Penn July . Dropsy 3 months . 3 Tharp William O. 2 M . . . Mich April . Fusion of brain 3 months . 4 Mack Cary M. 1 F . . . New York Aug . Fits 1 day . 5 Farnham Cornelia 1 F . . . Mich Dec . Inflamation of lungs 12 days Remainder of page is blank ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Milton Twp ENUMERATOR: Matthew T. Garvey FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Rogers Margaret 24 F . . M Mich Oct . Typhoid fever 10 days . 2 Bouman Nathaniel 18 M . . . Mich April Farmer Unknown 1 year . 3 Hulin Jenette A 14 F . . . Mich Sept . Consumption 6 months . 4 Stuart Mary E. 19 F . . . Delaware Jan . Inflamation of brain 12 days Remainder of page is blank ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: La Grange Twp ENUMERATOR: H. B. Shinter FILE PAGE: 9 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 Smith Newton 6/12 M . . . Michigan January . Croup 2 days . 2 Smith Clarence 1/12 M . . . Michigan February . Croup 5 days . 3 Tietsort Philander 18 M . . . Ill July . Consumption 4 years bur. Prospect Hill Cem., Cassopolis 4 Voorhis Geo. E. 11/12 M . . . Michigan January . Throat disease 3 weeks . 5 Voorhis Chas. E. 11/12 M . . . Michigan January . Throat disease 2 weeks . 6 Beckwith S. 77 M . . M Conn Dec Farmer Lung disease 1 week . 7 Hall J. M. 28 M . . . New York May Farmer Consumption 2 1/2 years . 8 Lewis Fred 4/12 M . . . Mich January . Croup 4 days . 9 Lofland Caroline 21 F . . M Mich February . Consumption 4 mos . 10 Whiteman Mary A. 3/12 F . . . Mich Sept . Cholera Infantum 1 day . 11 Hunter Fanny 21 F . . . Mich March . Consumption 11 mos . 12 Hain Jane 65 F . . M Virginia March . Consumption 2 1/2 mos bur. Dailey Cem. 13 Tietsort Clarence B. 3 M . . . Mich Aug . Consumption 18 mos . 14 Fletcher Elam 29 M . . M N.C. Oct Farmer Lung fever 2 weeks . 15 Bunch Wm. H. 14 M . . . Mich Aug . Broken leg 9 days . 16 Russery Sarah 30 F . . M New York May . Quick consumption 2 mos . 17 Whitmore Wm. 60 M . . M New York April Laborer Quick consumption 5 mos . 18 Decou Lucy Z. 1 F . . . Michigan Feb . Typhoid fever 3 weeks . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Shepherd James H. 12 M M . . Michigan Sept . Typhoid fever 3 weeks Begin Penn Twp 22 Mosher infant 11/12 M . . . Michigan June . Unknown 20 days . 23 Ayres infant 1/12 M . . . Michigan Oct . Fits . . 24 Garrison Hannah C. 7/12 F . . . Michigan June . Lung fever 9 days . 25 Jones Wm. H. 1 M B . . Michigan January . Whooping cough 6 weeks . 26 Tyler John 3/12 M M . . Michigan June . Unknown 2 1/2 mos . 27 Connor M. E. 7/12 F M . . Michigan Dec . Whooping cough 3 weeks . 28 Bonine Ester 38 F . . . Indiana January . Congestion of stomach 16 days . 29 Domeris Adeline 1 F M . . Michigan July . Croup 2 days . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Artis John 108 M M . M Virginia April . Old age . Begin Calvin Twp 34 Artis Mary 17 F M . . Virginia May . Consumption 6 months . 35 Allen Jesse 10 M M . . Mich March . Consumption 6 months . ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Calvin Twp ENUMERATOR: H. B. Shinter FILE PAGE: 10 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 Hood Rachael 40 F M . M Virginia April . Canker sore mouth 3 mos . 2 Adamson Frank 4/12 M . . . Mich Aug . Whooping cough 2 weeks . 3 Robinson Geary 3 M . . . Mich January . Croup 2 weeks . 4 Robinson S. L. 1 F . . . Mich February . Scarlet fever 3 days . 5 Lawson John W. 1 M M . . Mich June . Croup 2 days . 6 Givens Mary E. 1/12 F . . . Mich April . Whooping cough 6 days . 7 Artis K. 75 M M . . N.C. June Farmer Asthma 12 mos . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Dunn R. F. 24 M . . M New York Aug Carpenter Consumption 3 mos Begin Mason 12 Thompson Elizabeth 36 F . . M New York April . Consumption 9 mos . 13 Warner Jeremiah 16 M . . . Ohio Dec . Brain fever 2 days . 14 Bishop Sylvester 80 M . . W New Hamp. Aug Farmer Old age 7 days bur. Five Points Cem., Edwardsburg 15 Hazen John 39 M . . M Ohio March Farmer Consumption 9 weeks . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Williams Henry 39 M . . M New York February Farmer Lung fever 4 weeks Begin Newburg 20 Stewart L. F. 1 M . . . Mich Jany . Croup 3 hours . 21 Stewart L. A. 6 M . . . Mich Oct . Bronchitus 3 yrs . 22 Ingling Alice 5/12 F . . . Mich Aug . Inflam of bowels 5 days . 23 Weatherbee Agnes 3/12 F . . . Mich Sept . Inflam of bowels 3 days . 24 Rivenbury Flora 1 F . . . Mich Sept . Croup 6 days . 25 Weatherwax Milo A. 10 M . . . Mich Aug . Inflam of bowels 5 days . 26 Gardner Eliza 66 F . . W Penn May . Lung fever 6 days . 27 Barns infant 2/12 F . . . Mich May . Unknown 2 weeks . 28 Roy Harriet 6 F . . . Mich Oct . Caused by a fall 10 days . 29 Turle W'm H. 8/12 F B . . Ohio April . Fever 10 days Gender as written 30 Kinney Sally 1/12 F . . . Mich Aug . Fits 1 day . 31 Deprey Ella 8/12 F . . . Mich May . Dropsey 2 weeks . 32 Hastings S. 76 M . . W New York Feb . Lung fever 10 days Remainder of page is blank ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Cass DISTRICT: Volnia ENUMERATOR: H. B. Shinter FILE PAGE: 11 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 Churchill Fanny 19 F . . M Mich Feb . Consumption 2 years . 2 Churchill L. E. 9/12 F . . . Mich June . Inflam on brain 2 weeks . 3 Warner Edna 25 F . . M Mich May . Consumption 8 mos . 4 Thorp E. A. 11/12 M . . . Mich Sept . Cholera Infantum 7 days . 5 Welcher Lovina 6/12 F . . . Mich Sept . Cholera morbus 6 mos . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Humphrey Arthur 9/12 M . . . Michigan Nov . Inflam of bowels . Begin Marcellus 10 Cooper Lloyd 19 M . . . Penn June Farmer Consumption 4 weeks . 11 Peachey John 2 M . . . Mich Oct . Typhoid fever 4 weeks . 12 Thompson Geo. 5/12 M . . . Mich July . Diarrhea 1 week . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Daily Chas. 4/12 M . . . Mich Aug . Inflamation 3 days Begin Porter 17 Fallarday Susan 52 F . . M New York Oct . Liver complaint 3 days . 18 Earley W'm H. 2 M . . . Mich Jany . Croup 3 days . 19 Richmond F. 1 M . . . Mich February . Lung fever 3 days . 20 Stage M. A. 28 F . . . Penn January . Scarlet fever 5 days . 21 Bland Austin 10/12 M M . . Ind Nov . Lost in the woods and chilled to death . . 22 Evins E. 18 M B . . N.C. May Farmer Consumption 4 mos . 23 Bland Geo. 10/12 M M . . Mich April . Whooping cough 3 mos . 24 Ward Mary 7 F B . . Mich May . Consumption 4 mos . 25 Brown Chas 2 M B . . Indiana Jany . Lung fever 2 weeks . 26 Rhinehart Chas 1 M . . . Mich Jany . Consumption 5 weeks . 27 Fuller infant 7 days F . . . Mich Jany . Unknown . . 28 Fuller infant 2 days . . . . Mich Jany . Unknown . . 29 Rickert M. I. 27 F . . . New York Sept . Consumption 2 1/12 yrs . 30 Comstock S. 67 F . . . Conn Oct . Heart disease 6 days . 31 Rockwell Henry O. 14 M . . . Mich Feb . Spinal complaint . . 32 Tolbert John 1 M . . . Mich Sept . Inflam of bowels 6 days . 33 Tolbert Ellen 2/12 F . . . Mich March . Croup 2 days . 34 Whiteman Mary C. 6 F . . . Ohio Oct . 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