DELTA County, MI 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/delta/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by C. Talbott 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 DELTA 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. Transcriber Note: George T. Wendell was the enumerator for several small counties in northern Michigan. His handwritten page numbers are sequential but microfilmed out of order. Pages 1 - ** are found in other counties. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Delta DISTRICT: not listed ENUMERATOR: George T. Wendell FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 11 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 LeMeaux Joseph 3 M Ind M . . Wisconsin July . Accidental drowning Sudden . 2 Champ Baby . F . . . Michigan October . Unknown 1 . 3 McDonald Patrick 8/12 M . . . Michigan September . Water on the brain 16 weeks . 4 Sexton George 32 M . . M New York November Farmer Accidental drowning Sudden . 5 Savage Robert 17 M . . . Unknown November Laborer Accidental drowning Sudden . 6 Mahoning Bridget 2 F . . . Illinois January . Consumption 20 weeks . 7 Langley Carry C. 29 F . . M Maine August . Inflimation of lungs 72 . 8 Keller Frederick 5/12 M . . . Michigan June . Summer complaint 3 . 9 Legar Francis 2 M . . . Michigan January . Unknown 12 . 10 Bostwood Josaphine 16 F . . . Michigan July . Consumption 60 . 11 Breen Daniel 22 M . . . New Brunswick April Lumberman Accidentally crushed 2 . 12 . Roswell 1 M . . . Michigan October . Unknown 3 . 13 Couta Joseph 5/12 M . . . Michigan August . Inflimation of brain 8 blank below ================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =================================================================================================================================================================