Kent County, MI 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/kent/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Mary Lou Barrett for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2009 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 1850 MICROFILM-ROLL #T1163-1 State MICHIGAN County KENT SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Ada Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 1 . 1 Chilson Rachel 20 F . . . Mich Jan'y . Cong. Brain 1 1 . 2 Swift Hellen M. 12 F . . . N.Y. Sept . Dystentery 7 1 . 3 Swift Francis E. 5 F . . . N.Y. Sept . Dystentery 9 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Alphine Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 2 . 1 Mead Harriete D. 1 F . . . Mich May . Croup 3 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Cannon Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 3 . 1 Baily Luther 23 M . . . N.Y. Oct Unknown Unknown Sudden 3 . 2 Provin Martha C. 1 F . . . Mich Sept . Dystentery 5 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Cascade Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 4 . 1 Cook Ezekiel 60 M . . M N.J. March Carpenter Fever 14 4 . 2 Stewart Leonard 54 M . . M Vt May Farmer Unk'n 28 4 . 3 Pettett Mary 2/12 F . . . Mich Dec . Unk'n * ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Courtland Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 5 . 1 Carlyle Mary 35 F . . M Scotland March . Child Birth 7 5 . 2 Graham Sarah E. 3 F . . . Mich Oct . Croup 2 5 . 3 Johnson Saben, Jr 39 M . . M N.Y. Dec Blk Smith Inflam Lungs 7 5 . 4 Kellogg Cha's C. 7/12 M . . . Mich Nov . Fever 5 5 . 5 Davis Orra 2 F . . . Mich Jan'y . Inflam. 14 5 . 6 Davis Newell 6 M . . . N.Y. Aug . Croup 1 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Gaines Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 6 . 1 Teeple Elmer 14 M . . . Mich Jan'y . Inflam 8 6 . 2 Clark Benj'n 18 M . . . N.Y. May Laborer Consumption * 6 . 3 Rosenburgh Lydia J. 22 F . . M N.Y. Feb'y . Child Birth 7 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Town of Grand Rapids ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 7 . 1 Lawyer Nickolas 30 M . . M N.Y. Nov Farmer Fever 6 7 . 2 Reed Agnes 76 F . . M Scotland April . Old Age 4 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Grattan Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 8 . 1 Aldrich Jerome 9/12 M . . . Michigan Febuary . Lung fever 7 8 . 2 Smith Emeline 12/31 F . . . Mich Nove . Bowel fever 1 8 . 3 Watkins Lewis E. 4 M . . . New York April . Bowel fever 5 8 . 4 Cook Abiah 67 F . . W Connecticut Nove . Palsey 6 8 . 5 Morey *ialdar 6/12 M . . . Mich Sept . Lung fever 6 8 . 6 Towen Mary 31 F . . M Vermont March . Child birth fever 14 Another word follows name 8 . 7 Deysam Anna 47 F . . M New York March . ****** * ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Paris Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 9 . 1 Robinson Sally 22 F . . M N.Y. March . Child Birth 20 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Plainfield Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 10 . 1 Pinkney Hannah J. 2/12 F . . . Mich June . Inflam B 4 10 . 2 Woods Michael 5/12 M . . . Mich Oct . Inflam B 8 10 . 3 Wilson Wm. H. 2 M . . . Mich Sept . Unk'n Sudden 10 . 4 Myers Ester M. 22 F . . M N.Y. Aug . Child birth 14 10 . 5 Thomas George N. 4 M . . . Ohio Aug . Fever 13 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Sparta Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 11 . 1 Atherton Isabella 10/12 F . . . Ohio Oct . Fever 21 11 . 2 Atherton Albert 1/12 M . . . Mich Aug . Fever 7 11 . 3 Amidon Walter 74 M . . M Vt Aug . Fever 13 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Vergennes, Lowell, & Bowne Twps ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 12 . 1 Cullan Agnes 2 F . . . Mich Febuary . Lung fever 14 12 . 2 Hodges Lorenzo T. 9 M . . . Mich July . Inflam Cidney 6 12 . 3 Fox Hellen 9/12 F . . . Mich Feb . Lung fever 7 12 . 4 McLean Lauchlan 29 M . . . New York Febuary Farmer Bowel fever 11 12 . 5 Force Irving 11/12 M . . . Mich Nove . Croup 7 12 . 6 McPherson Jenntt 67 F . . W Scotland Feb . Consumption two years 12 . 7 Baker Elizabeth 20 F . . W Canada January . Child birth 12 12 . 8 Keeney Calista 36 F . . M New York March . Consumption 6 12 . 9 Wunch Olive B. 1 F . . . Mich Febuary . Lung fever 9 12 . 10 Burch George 17 M . . . New York Augus Farmer Culery 1 12 . 11 . Not named 2/12 M . . . Mich Febuary . Croup 3 12 . 12 Hunter Nancy 26 F . . M Canada January . Child birth 1 12 . 13 Parker George 4/12 M . . . Mich March . Lung fever 24 12 . 14 Doty James 49 M . . M New York August Farmer Diare* 4 12 . 15 Denny Bates 2/12 M . . . Mich March . Weekness 30 12 . 16 Dessel Benjamin 11/12 M . . . New York January . Croup 3 12 . 17 Tyler Louisa 32 F . . M New York Oct . Congestive **** 10 12 . 18 Tyler Lamat 1 M . . . Mich Nove . Congestive F 2 12 . 19 Tyler Roswell 77 M . . W Mass Sept None Lung fever 9 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Walker Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 13 . 1 Jennings James 58 M . . . Ireland June Laborer Unknown 3 13 . 2 Edison Moses 77 M . . M N.J. Sept Farmer Shot himself . 13 . 3 Smith Darius 18 M . . . Canada Dec Laborer Fever 8 ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kent ENUMERATOR: G. C. Nelson DISTRICT: Wyoming Township ============================================================================================================================================================== FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 14 . 1 McConaghy John 4 M . . . Mich Aug . Unk'n Sudden 14 . 2 McConaghy Richard 3 M . . . Mich Aug . Unk'n Sudden 14 . 3 Cook Ezekiel 52 M . . M Unknown April Joiner Inflam Bowels 10 14 . 4 Tenny Lois B. 4 F . . . N.Y. Sept . Fever 28 14 . 5 Tenny Laura A. 6/12 F . . . Wis Oct . Fever 42 14 . 6 Rodgers D. M. 4 M . . . Mich Sept . Fever 3 14 . 7 Rodgers Lucretia M. 2 F . . . Mich Sept . Fever 2 14 . 8 Beals Susan C. 8 F . . . Mich Sept . Fever 5 14 . 9 Marsh James W. 3/12 M . . . Mich Oct . Fever 10 14 . 10 Waters Avalena 8 F . . . N.Y. Nov . Scrofula a* *