Isabella County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/isabella/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 ISABELLA 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: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Broomfield Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher 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 5 Griffith Nettie 1/12 F W . Michigan . . Sept . Unknown Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Sherman Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher 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 20 Abby Elida H. 25 F W M New York . . October Keeping house Consumption Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Coe Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher 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 19 Girvin James B. 9 M W . Pennsylvania X X April . Inflamation of bowels . 2 108 Heckathorn Charles 58 M W M Ohio . . April Farmer Fever sore . 3 108 Heckathorn John 8 M W . Michigan . . March . Whooping cough . 4 146 Wood . . F W . Michigan . . Oct . Still born . 5 149 Groin Clarence N. 1/12 M W . Michigan . . June . Dypheria . 6 172 Sawyer Mary 57 F W M Vermont . . June House keeper Consumption . 7 172 Sawyer Horace 22 M W . New York . . July Clerk in store Congestive chills Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Chippewa Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher 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 11 Quilhot Willie 3/12 M W . Michigan . . April . Unknown Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Coldwater Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher 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 38 Colby . . M W . Michigan . . March . Still born Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Gilmore Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher FILE PAGE NO: 6 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank Page ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Rolland Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher FILE PAGE NO: 7 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 3 Taylor George 5 M W . Michigan . . Decemb . Typhoid Fever . 2 15 Beardsly Minerve J. 28 F W M Ohio . . September House keeper Consumption . 3 35 Bailey Prince A. 1 M W . Michigan . . November . Dyftheria Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Fremont Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher FILE PAGE NO: 8 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enumerator wrote NONE ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Union Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher FILE PAGE NO: 9 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 15 Arnold Walter 1 M W . Michigan . X September . Consumption . 2 17 Welfer James G 31 M W M Michigan . . February Printer Chronic valvular disease of the heart . 3 107 P***sville Mary A. 1 F W . Michigan . . August . Fits . 4 125 Handy Horace 77 M W M New York . . August Farmer Killed by falling tree . 5 . Barr James W. about 30 M W M New York . . September Physician Typhoid Fever . TRANSCRIBER REMARK: Line #5 - Michigan Death Record, Ledger Page 273, Record No. 81 BARR, JAMES WILLIAM, died Nov. 1869 at Mt. Pleastant, Isabella county, Male, White, Married age 24 years, 6 months. birthplace Canada. Father: James Barr; Mother: Maryin Barr. Occupation: Physician Cause of Death: Typhoid Pneumonia ENUMERATOR NOTE: Mr. Barr's wife removed from here soon after his death. ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Lincoln Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher FILE PAGE NO: 10 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 2 Case Jarvis P. 40 M W M New York . . December Farmer Cancer on neck . 2 11 Loomis Emma 4 F W . Michigan . . September . Bloody dysentery . 3 11 Loomis Amelia 6/12 F W . Michigan . . September . Bloody dysentery . 4 31 Birch George 19 M W . Ohio . . September Farmer Typhoid Fever . 5 37 McClain Demcy 4 F W . Michigan X . April . Scarlet fever . 6 41 White Berthina 11 F W . Michigan . . May . Consumption . 7 60 McKinstry Grace E. 1 F W . Michigan . . March . Fever . 8 74 Edwards Bernard 50 M W W New York . . December Farmer Typhoid Fever . 9 99 Bebee Joel 65 M W M New York . . December Farmer Unknown . 10 115 Burger Eliza M. 17 F W . Canada X . October . Consumption . 11 . Landon John 23 M W M Ohio . . February Farmer Consumption Page blank below ENUMERATOR NOTE: Mr. Landon's folks left before June. ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Vernon Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher FILE PAGE NO: 11 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 32 Bartlett Rose B. 1/2 F W . Michigan . . February . Whooping cough Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Isabella TOWNSHIP; Isabella Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Isaac A. Fancher 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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