Iosco County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/iosco/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) 2026 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 IOSCO 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: Iosco TOWNSHIP; Au Sauble Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John D. Potter FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 8 Cameron Joseph 1/12 M W . Michigan X X September . Whooping cough . 2 13 Loud Herbert 9 M W . Michigan . . December . Unknown . 3 14 McCall Eva 8 F W . Canada X X July . Consumption . 4 54 McLachlan Ellen 11/12 F W . Michigan X X July . Dysentary . 5 57 Casmer Nancy 34 F W . Michigan . . April . Consumption . 6 77 Acklay Hannah 11/12 F W . Michigan . . August . Teething . 7 89 Young Mary 1 F W . Michigan . . July . Whooping cough . 8 92 Smith Harriet 3/12 F W . Michigan X . May . Infant . 9 93 Rotheel Bessie 8/12 F W . Michigan X X September . Dysentary Page blank below =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Iosco TOWNSHIP; Grant Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John D. Potter FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 Stiles Wilber 50 M W M New York . . May Carpenter Suicidec by poison Page blank below =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Iosco TOWNSHIP; Oscoda Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John D. Potter FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 35 Goolay Alexander 1/12 M W . Michigan X X August . Infant Page blank below =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Iosco TOWNSHIP; Plainfield Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John D. Potter FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 22 Eaton Francis 30 M W M New York . . February Farmer Killed by falling limb Page blank below =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Iosco TOWNSHIP; Tawas Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John D. Potter FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 19 Sims Mary 38 F W M Canada X X February . Heart disease . 2 27 Locke Charles 1/12 M W . Michigan X . August . Infant . 3 36 Clark Albert 58 M W M Vermont . . November Farmer Disease of spine . 4 44 Porter Chauncy 7 M W . Michigan . . February . Drowned . 5 93 Good Matilda 27 F W M Canada X X September . Congestion of lungs . 6 103 Dillion Anna 11/12 F W . Canada X X May . Disease of lungs . 7 185 McMillen Emaline 18 F W M Canada X X July . Child birth . 8 257 Wescot Harvey 41 M W M New York . . April Farmer Consumption Ends Iosco 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/ ===========================================================================================================================================================