Emmet County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/emmet/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 EMMET 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: Emmet TOWNSHIP; Bear Creek Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: E. L. Sprague FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 208 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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 5 . Infant - no name 2/12 F I . Mich . . June . Wooping cough FN# 5 Petascay on Pop. Sched. 2 23 . Elliot 3 M I . Mich . . April . Whooping cough FN# 23 Pedmasay on Pop. Sched 3 23 . Elijah 2 M I . Mich . . May . Whooping cough FN# 23 Pedmasay on Pop. Sched 4 28 . Negadoon 1/12 F I . Mich . . April . Whooping cough . 5 32 . Michael 55 M I M Mich . . Dec Farmer Apoplexy . 6 32 . Infant 1 F I . Mich . . March . Whooping cough . 7 33 . Infant - no name 6 days F I . Mich . . Aug . Whooping cough . 8 34 . Can't get the name 2/12 F I . Mich . . Aug . Whooping cough FN# 34 Sheegnber on Pop. Sched. 9 35 Pakananakud Pete 5 M I . Mich . . Aug . Whooping cough . 10 41 . Sheshegnan 4/12 M I . Mich . . Aug . Whooping cough . 11 43 . Begile 4 M I . Mich . . Oct . Whooping cough . 12 45 . Michael 20 M I . Mich . . March Farmer Lung disease FN# 45 Pamesaa on Pop. Sched. 13 46 . Alexander 1 M I . Mich . . Dec . Whooping cough FN# 46 Pamesaa on Pop. Sched. 14 47 . Emma 1/12 F I . Mich . . Nov . Teething FN# 47 Shemin on Pop. Sched. 15 48 . Henry 1/12 M I . Mich . . Dec . Delebility . 16 21 Minewtain Sophia 28 F I . Mich . . April Keep house Consumption . 17 . Kehuisquahsi* Stephen 6 M I . Mich . . May . Whooping cough Page blank below ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Emmet TOWNSHIP; Little Traverse Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: E. L. Sprague FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 209 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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 12 Wasson Charlotte 1/12 F I . Mich . . June . Cholery infantum . 2 22 Nesawakwad Charlotte 11/12 F I . Mich . . Dec . Brain fever Ends Emmet 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/ ====================================================================================================================================================================