Manistee County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/manistee/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by C. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2016 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# T1164-27 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY MANISTEE 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: Manistee DISTRICT; Bear Lake Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 523 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 10 Murphy Thomas 10 M W . Canada . . April . Measels . 2 33 Rockwell Charles 3 M W . Michigan . . July . Inflamation of stomach . 3 40 Morse Amasa A. 41 M W M New York . . June Farmer Abcess . 4 65 Castles William 1/12 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Inflamation of bowels . 5 . Robinson Minerva 25 F W M Ohio . . July Keeping house Epelepsy . 6 . Latimore Samuel 52 M W M Canada . . Oct Carpenter Dropsy Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Those without the number of family were taken from county records. ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; Filer Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 524 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Hagadorn . 1 week M W . Michigan X X June . Dysentery . 2 5 Paterson Peter 5/12 M W . Michigan X X August . Convulsions . 3 6 Burgwin Mary 2 F W . Minesota X . August . Dysentery . 4 6 Burgwin Charles 7/12 M W . Minesota X . Sept . Scarlet fever . 5 27 Regal Herman 2 M W . Prussia X X Sept . Cholera infantum . 6 27 Regal Fredrick 1 M W . Prussia X X Sept . Cholera infantum . 7 57 Ball George 1 M W . Michigan X X August . Cholera infantum . 8 . Barrett James W. 2 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Typhoid fever . 9 . Dolka Antoine 1 M W . Germany X X August . Remittent fever . 10 . Grams Sophia 24 F W M Poland X X Sept Keeping house Child birth . 11 . Bueter Johannah 7 F W . Poland X X Jan'y . Fever . 12 . Bouk Michael 25 M W . Poland X X Dec Laborer Diarrhea . 13 . Rushwak Anna 2 F W . Germany X X Dec . Fever Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Those without the number of family were taken from county records. ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; Manistee Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 525 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Greenwood Phillip E. 5/12 F W . Michigan X . Oct . Measels Gender as written 2 14 Messer Mary 26 F W . Massachusetts . . Oct No occupation Venereal disease Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; 1st Ward, Manistee MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 526 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Turville Mary A. 1 F W . Michigan X X Sept . Measels . 2 15 Goodwin Archibald A. 1/12 M W . Michigan X X Oct . Cholera infantum . 3 20 Hoffman Fredinand 9/12 M W . Michigan X X July . Cholera infantum . 4 41 Engfan Willie 4/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Cholera infantum ENGFEW on 1870 census ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; 2nd Ward, Manistee MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 527 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 24 Williams Samuel E. 1 M W . Michigan . . August . Cholera infantum . 2 71 Molven Hellen 31 F W M New York . . March . Congestion of lungs . 3 71 Molven Charles 11 days M W . Michigan . . Feb'y . Cholera infantum . 4 99 Leggett John 29 M W M Scotland X X August Laborer Drowning . 5 110 DeLoya Daniel H. 3 M W . Canada X X Oct . Typhoid fever . 6 185 Yager William D. 1 M W . Michigan . X Nov . Cholera infantum . 7 195 McElroy Charles 21 M W . Rhode Island X X Oct Laborer Drowning . 8 201 Hornkohl William 1 M W . Michigan X X May . Convulsions . ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; 3rd Ward, Manistee MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 528 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 21 Durmett Charles F. 1/12 M W . Michigan . . August . Cholera infantum . 2 62 Bailey John C. F. 12 M W . Michigan . . August . Typhoid fever . 3 70 Thompson Charles W. 1/12 M W . Michigan X X May . Congestion of brain . 4 94 Elza Eddie M. 1/12 M W . Michigan . X April . Dis of throat . 5 105 Chamberlain Mary 1/12 F W . Michigan X X April . Cholera infantum . 6 111 Brandt Isabella 17 F W M Bavaria X X Sept . Consumption . 7 111 Brandt Charles 67 M W M Prussia X X August Surveyor Palpitation of heart . 8 114 Collins Anna M. 4/12 F W . Michigan X X June . Dysentery . 9 119 Comprey Joseph 52 M W M Canada X X May Laborer Typhoid fever . 10 186 Welbes Frankie 2 M W . Michigan X X Oct . Cholera infantum . 11 188 O'Connell Mary A. 1/12 F W . Michigan X X August . Overlaid . 12 207 Tieffenback Sarah M. 42 F W . Scotland X X Dec . Cancer in stomach . 13 . Cunningham Margaret 1 F W . Michigan . . Sept . Intermitant fever . 14 . Anderson Christina 1 day F W . Michigan . . Dec . Not known . 15 . Jackson Anna J. 1 F W . Michigan . . August . Consumption . 16 . Johnson John P. 2 M W . Michigan . . August . Not known . 17 . Whitfield John 6 M W . Michigan . . Nov . Remittent fever Page blank below TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS: Line 11: COD written Smothered in Bed. Struck out with "Overlaid" written. ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Those that are deficient were taken from county records. ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; 4th Ward, Manistee MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 529 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Weeger Helmer N. 1/12 M W . Michigan X X Jan'y . Cholera infantum . 2 45 Sibben Holister 5/12 M W . Michigan X X July . Cholera infantum . 3 57 Gaffney Jane 1/12 F W . Michigan X X Jan'y . Dysentery . 4 67 Wyat Frankie 4 M W . Wisconsin X X May . Drowning Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; Onekama MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 530 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Dailey Mina M. 1 F W . Michigan . . July . Consumption NINA M. on tombstone ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; Pleasanton MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 531 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Glover Edgar 1 M W . Michigan X X July . Dysentery . 2 25 Glover Jane 1 F W . Michigan X X July . Dysentery . 3 . Austin Mrs. 45 F W . Mass . . Oct Keeping house Cancer in stomach Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Manistee DISTRICT; Stronach MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Samuel S. Glover FILE PAGE NO: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 532 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 7 Scofield Edward A. 1 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Cholera infantum . 2 23 Pauling John M. 1 M W . Michigan X X Sept . Cholera infantum . 3 34 Rossetta Hellen 1/12 F W . Michigan X X March . Cholera infantum Ends Manistee county ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Mrs. Austin was taken from County Record description uncomplete. TRANSCRIBER'S REMARK: Line 3 "Mrs. Austin" was MARY W. AUSTIN. d. 25 Oct, 1869 Buried Pleasanton township cemetery. ================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ==================================================================================================================================================================