Marquette County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/marquette/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# T1164-27 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY MARQUETTE 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: Marquette DISTRICT: Ishpeming MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: John Sullivan FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 534 ============================================================================================================================================================================== 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 1 Mills Esther 9/12 F W . Mich . . Oct . Cholera Infantum . 2 9 McNamara Hanah 3/12 F W . Mich X X June . Inflamation of lungs . 3 19 Noonan Ann 1/12 F W . Mich X X Feb . Sore mouth . 4 20 Carr Joseph 9/12 M W . Mich X X Aug . Measles . 5 29 Brazel John 3/12 M W . Mich X X June . Water on brain . 6 33 McCarthy Murtough 2 M W . Mich X X Mar . Scarlet fever . 7 41 Errie John 29 M W . Sweden X X Oct Miner Consumption . 8 56 Johnson Julia 1/12 F W . Mich X X July . Diarrhea . 9 75 Oscarson Oscar 40 M W . Sweden X X Mar Laborer Consumption . 10 77 Gustaveson Ernst 10/12M W . Sweden X X Sept . Teething . 11 80 Linquist Andrew 4/12 M W . Mich X X Aug . Inflamation of lungs . 12 83 Senstrom Hannah 8/12 F W . Mich X X Mar . Teething . 13 83 . . . M W . Wis X X June . Dead born No name written 14 92 Waight Adeline 24 F W W Wis . . Jan At home Typhoid fever . 15 93 Harvey Margret 32 F W M England X X Dec Keeping house Inf of womb . 16 98 Allison Elizabeth 23 F W M England X X July Keeping house Consumption . 17 113 Swanson Christiana 46 F W M Sweden X X Nov Keeping house Scarlet fever . 18 115 Larson Anna 7 F W . Sweden X X Mar At home Hemorrage of lungs . 19 144 Glasson William 43 M W . England X X Mar Miner Accident . 20 150 Moody Sarah 5 F W . Mich X X Aug . Scarlet fever . 21 150 Moody W. Jno 1 M W . Mich X X Aug . Scarlet fever . 22 152 Finnerty Mary 52 F W M Ireland X X Oct Keeping house Asthmatic consumption . 23 190 Baker Augusta 30 F W M Germany X X April Keeping house Child birth . 24 197 Reed Martha J. 1 F W . England X X Dec . Chronic diarrhea . 25 202 Rowen Joseph 25 M W . Ireland X X Dec Laborer Accident . 26 263 Bonde Lucretia 11/12F W . Mich X X Oct . Teething . 27 267 Robberts Lillie 1 F W . Wis X X Feb . Inf of lumgs . 28 277 Brayton Wm J. 1 M W . Mich X X Sept . Cholera Inf . 29 292 Trombath Samuel 36 M W M England X X Dec Miner Inf of lumgs . 30 317 Weiden Peter 12 M W . Mich X X Oct At home Brain fever . 31 332 Costellow James 10 M W . Prov Quebec X X April At'd school Scarlet fever . 32 335 Randle Thomas 40 M W M England X X Dec Miner Inf of lumgs . 33 346 Begeonne Exilda 3/12 F W . Mich X . May . Scarlet fever . 34 359 Maher Ellen 1 F W . Mich X X Sept . Croup . 35 381 Burns Margret 4/12 F W . Mich X X Jan . Cause unknown . ============================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Marquette DISTRICT: Ishpeming MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: John Sullivan FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: none written ============================================================================================================================================================================== 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) ============================================================================================================================================================================== 1 390 Uren Wm. G. 1/12 M W . Mich X X July . Inf of brain No Handwritten page no. 2 403 Pierce B. M. 27 M W . Mass . . April Mineralogist Consumption . 3 412 Hogan Bridget 4 F W . Mich X X Nov . Billious fever . 4 413 Simmons . . F W . Mich X X Mar . Dead born No first name given 5 414 Weigstrom Josephine 2 F W . Sweden X X Mar . Inf of lumgs . 6 415 Kingstel Jno A. 4/12 M W . Mich X X April . Cause unknown . 7 421 Harrington Johanna 1 F W . Mich X X June . Cause unknown . 8 435 Hughs Catherine 6/12 F W . Mich X X Feb . Water on brain . 9 437 Ryan James 22 M W . Ireland X X Aug Miner Accident . 10 442 Foster Mary 1/12 F W . Mich X X Aug . Cause unknown . 11 444 Rober Bathese 3 M W . Mich X X May . Scarlet fever . 12 461 Desmond Cornelius 2 M W . Mich X X April . Scarlet fever . 13 462 McCormick Thomas 45 M W M Ireland X X May Miner Consumption . 14 473 Shea Dennis 2 M W . Mich X X April . Brain fever . 15 481 Connell Thomas 2/12 M W . Mich X X April . Cause unknown . 16 487 Roach Mary A. 2 F W . Mich X X Mar . Scarlet fever . 17 492 Denhamsches Susan 1/12 F W . Ill X X Sept . Convulsions . 18 499 Harrington Bridget 35 F W M Ireland X X May Keeping house Dropsy . 19 506 Moore Mary A. 9 F W . England X X Mar At'd school Inf of lumgs . 20 521 Charls Lucinda 1/12 F W . Mich X X June . Cause unknown . 21 . Ela Minabor 1 F W . Mich X X Aug . Palsy . 22 549 Lanava Cissereno 8 F W . Mich X X Nov At home Scarlet fever . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . Shea Dennis 70 M W M Ireland X X Jan Laborer Inf of lumgs Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: No 21 - The cause is uncertain. No Physician was called. No 25 - Family gone to Canada No 21 - Family gone to Canada ============================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Marquette DISTRICT: Ishpeming MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Joseph Arthur FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 535 ============================================================================================================================================================================== 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 73 London Mary 3/12 F W . Michigan X X October . Pneumonia Penmanship leaves much 2 74 Fall Mary 6/12 F W . Michigan X X October . Pneumonia to be desired 3 99 Death Thomas 33 M W M Canada X X February Labourer Diabates . 4 104 Fredo Catherine 11/12F W . Michigan X X September . Diarrhea . 5 132 Boome Victoria 1 F W . Sweden X X May . **ump . 6 138 Greener Sophia 4 F W . Norway X X July . Typhoid fever . 7 138 Greener Matilda 2 F W . Norway X X July . Typhoid fever . 8 144 Cruse William 1 M W . Michigan X X September . Measles . 9 148 Carson Herbert 8/12 M W . Michigan X X February . Scald . 10 159 Pascoe Richard 16 M W . England X X October Labourer Killed - see note . 11 259 Gill Thomas 1/12 M W . Michigan X X July . Unknown . 12 263 Lonstrom Nida 1/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Unknown . 13 268 Hunting Albert G. 7 M W . Vermont . . March . Abscess of brain . 14 281 Baker Ellen 9/12 F W . Michigan X X September . Cutting teeth . 15 283 Laloon Joseph 8 M W . Canada X X July . Dropsy . 16 298 Obray Jeremiah 2 M W . Michigan X X October . Measles . 17 300 Christman Mary 4 F W . Canada X X November . Croop . 18 308 Coulter Martha 14 F W . Canada X X April . Rupture of blood vessel . 19 278 Grig William 35 M W M England X X May Labourer Drown*** Overwritten - Drowned?? 20 348 Stanway William 1 M W . Michigan X X October . Deseese of throat . 21 355 French Eugene 7 M W . Michigan X X November . Scarlet fever . 22 359 Remer Josephine 1/12 F W . Michigan X X January . Thrush . 23 398 Mcleaven Charles 19 M W . Pennsylvania X X March Labourer Rhumatic fever . 24 . Berry Henry 5/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Croop . 25 . Cov** Mary 30 F W M Prussia X X September . Peritonitis . 26 . Gilbo Martha 22 F W M Canada X X October . Perpural convulsion Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Those last three I had of the Physician. The families of which are removed to some other place. No. 159 was killed by falling over precipice. ============================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Marquette DISTRICT: Marquette Village MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: A. G. Benedict FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 536 ============================================================================================================================================================================== 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 88 Laydon John T. 9/12 M W . Michigan X . June . Dropsy on brain . 2 154 French Albert 5 M W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever . 3 187 Brown Otice 7 M W . Michigan . . January At school Scarlet fever . 4 255 McGraw Ann 22 F W M Ireland X X November Keeps house Consumption . 5 257 Voce William 5 M W . Michigan . . April . Scarlet fever . 6 280 Drille William 7 M W . Michigan . . June At school Drowned . 7 285 Adams Flora 3/12 F W . Michigan . . November . Inflamation of brain . 8 294 Whiting Ora P. 3 F W . Michigan . . February . Inflamation of brain . 9 296 Theil Joseph V. D. 9 M W . Michigan . . February At school Scarlet fever . 10 296 Theil David A. 6 M W . Michigan . . February At school Scarlet fever . 11 333 Libby Desmon 13 M W . Canada X X February At school Inflamation of bowels . 12 415 Bishop May 3/12 F W . Michigan . . September . Inflamation of brain . 13 428 DeCotean Eva 2 F W . Canada X X March . Scarlet fever . 14 457 Hursley Carry 1 F W . Michigan . . February . Abses of liver . 15 500 Billisbe William 2 M W . Canada X X December . Measles . 16 534 Lawler Henry 1/12 M W . Michigan . . May . Croup . 17 563 Flynn Mary Ann 1 F W . England X X September . Inflamation of lungs . 18 672 Morgan Alfred 4 M W . England X X September . Drowned . 19 672 Morgan Atta 4/12 F W . Michigan X X August . Consumption . 20 696 Crosker Fredrick 13 M W . Canada X X Sept . Typhoid fever . 21 696 Crosker Joseph 5 M W . Canada X X October . Consumption . 22 631 Jackson Harry H. 12 M W . Michigan . . December At school Scarlet fever . 23 631 Jackson Mary 9 F W . Michigan . . December At school Scarlet fever . 24 631 Jackson Elizabeth 5 F W . Michigan . . Jan'y . Scarlet fever . 25 635 Schirley Jacob 3 M W . Michigan . . May . Drowned Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Marquette DISTRICT: Negaunee Village MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: A. G. Benedict FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 537 ============================================================================================================================================================================== 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 63 Purce Elizabeth 1 F W . Michigan X X January . Brain fever . 2 67 Riley Phillip 55 M W M Ireland X X May Miner Consumption . 3 86 Dunn Catharine 15 F W . Canada X X August At school Typhoid fever . 4 86 Dunn Ellen 2 F W . Michigan X X October . Typhoid fever . 5 130 Day Richard 6/12 M W . Michigan X X May . Inflamation of brain . 6 102 Holman Adaline 2 F W . Michigan X X February . Brain fever . 7 148 Gelmot Celinda 40 F W M Canada X X March Keeps house Consumption . 8 171 Gleason Julia Ann 5 F W . Michigan X X October . Croup . 9 203 Curn Mary 11/12F W . Michigan X X October . Teething CARN on 1870 Census 10 224 McKenney Mary 3 F W . Michigan X X December . Measles . 11 224 McKinney Maggy 9/12 F W . Michigan X X December . Measles Surname spelling changed 12 259 Haskins Agness B. 20 F W . England X X May Keeps house Child bed fever . 13 287 Cronin Margaret 2 F W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever . 14 344 Nagle Adda 9/12 F W . Michigan X X July . Teething . 15 352 Caton John P. 1 M W . Michigan X X June . Unknown . 16 373 Polrech Alfred G. 1 M W . Michigan X X December . Teething . 17 374 Sullivan Bartholomew 1 M W . Michigan X X January . Teething . 18 411 Sullivan John 5 M W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever . 19 433 LeRoy Thomas 3 M W . Michigan X X June . Scarlet fever Ends Marquette 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/ ==============================================================================================================================================================================