Grand Traverse County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/grandtraverse/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 GRAND TRAVERSE 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: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; Blair Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 231 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 77 Yonker Phebe 11 F W . Pennsylvania . . Aug Attending school killed by falling of a tree . 2 77 Yonker John G. 81 M W . New York X X May Farmer Dropsy . 3 84 Whaley Jobe 46 M W . Canada W X X May Farmer killed by falling of a tree Page blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; East Bay Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 232 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 43 Mahon Lillie 2/12 F W . Michigan . . Aug . Inflamation of bowels . 2 69 Atwood Charles 4 M W . New York . . Sept . Inflamation of brain . 3 69 Russell Charles 75 M W M New Hampshire . . Dec . Appoplexy Page blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; Long Lake Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 233 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 16 Hall Albert 1/12 M W . Michigan . X October . Cholera Infantum . 2 16 Hall Alvin 1/12 M W . Michigan . X October . Cholera Infantum . 3 18 Barger Leroy 1/12 M W . Michigan . . April . Inflamation of brain . 4 30 Williams Mora 1/12 F W . Michigan . . April . Premature birth . 5 58 Fillmore Minnie 1 F W . Michigan . . March . Inflamation of lungs Page blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; Mayfield Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 234 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 4 McVay James 6/12 M W . Michigan . . Dec . Inflamation of lungs . 2 29 Harrison William 2 F W . Michigan X X Aug . Cholera Infantum Gender as written. Blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; Paradise Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 235 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 25 McDougal Duncan 5/12 M W . Michigan X X Sept . Cholera Infantum Page blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; Peninsula Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 236 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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) =================================================================================================================================================================== 1 130 Thorn Orin 12 M W . Michigan . . March Attending school Epilepsy Page blank below =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; Traverse Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 237 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 46 Anderson Samuel 8 M W . Ohio . . July Attending school Drowned . 2 73 Baker Mary 44 F W . Canada West . . Dec House keeper Female weakness . 3 77 Aineslie Gilbert 43 M W M New York X X Oct Farmer Diabettas . 4 79 Bates Merrill 63 M W M Pennsylvania . . Aug Minister M.E. Congestion of bowels . 5 93 Hulbard Huldy *. 40 F W M Pennsylvania . . Dec House keeper Typhoid pneumonia . 6 95 Page Alice 3 F W . Michigan . . Feb'y . Appoplexy . 7 122 Brooks James 1/12 M B . Michigan . . April . Inflamation of lungs . 8 123 Woodward La**ty 1 F W . Michigan . . July . Cholera Infantum . 9 33 Smith James 68 M W M New York . . May Farmer Gravel . 10 203 Burdock Anna 7 F W . Michigan . . Feb'y . Inflamation of bowels . 11 179 Wilhelm Antona 15 M W . Michigan . . Oct Farm laborer Inflamation of lungs . 12 ** Hartwell Henry 1 M W . Michigan . . March . Inflamation of brain ** Family removed =================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Grand Traverse TOWNSHIP; White Water Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: W. W. Bartlett FILE PAGE NO: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 238 =================================================================================================================================================================== 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 18 Johnson Cyril 86 M W M Connecticut . . June Farmer Old age . 2 23 Cushman Ellen 39 F W M New York . . Sept Keeping house Consumption . 3 24 Barker Orlando 65 M W M Massachusetts . . June Farmer Valvular disease of heart . 4 41 Bartlett William 11 M W . Canada East . X August Attending school Drowned . 5 98 Conant Timothy 71 M W M New York . . Dec Farmer Consumption Ends Grand Traverse 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/ ===================================================================================================================================================================