Mecosta County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/mecosta/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 MECOSTA 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: Mecosta DISTRICT: AEtna Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 545 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 54 Lemon William 18 M W . Michigan . . February Without occupation Typhoid fever . 2 54 Lemon Mary 16 F W . Michigan . . February Without occupation Typhoid fever Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Austin Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 546 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 ** Olin James 1 M W . Michigan . . October . Brain fever Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Big Rapids, 1st Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 547 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 Whitney Peter B. 8/12 M W . Michigan . . November . Cholera Infantum . 2 29 Lockholz Martin 6/12 M W . Michigan X X November . Diarrhea . 3 58 Hane John 75 M W W Kentucky X X May Without occupation Black Erysipelas . 4 59 Rose Emery F. 2 M W . Michigan . . September . Dysentery . 5 69 Campbell Daniel 7 M W . New York . . June . Scarlet fever . 6 69 Campbell Mary 4 F W . New York . . June . Scarlet fever . 7 69 Campbell Emma 1 F W . Michigan . . June . Scarlet fever . 8 73 Linchot Mary 88 F W . Maine . . June Without occupation Dropsy LINSCOTT per MI Death Index 9 73 Triplet Sarah 26 F W M Ohio . . July Keeping house Consumption . 10 73 Triplet Amasa 2 M W . Ohio . . July . Scrofula . ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Big Rapids, 2nd Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 548 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 18 Phelps Maud E. 3 F W . New York . . August . Drowned . 2 28 Snyder Catherine E. 23 F W . Ohio . . August . Typhoid fever . 3 36 Osgood Lafayette 45 M W M New York . . May Carpenter Killed on log way . 4 45 Gron*wall Godfrey 45 M W M Sweden X X August Horse farrier Disease unknown . 5 14 Williams Catherine 53 F W M New York . . March Keeping house Constipation of bowels Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Big Rapids, 3rd Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: None ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 Whitney Fannie 23 F W M Ohio . . January Keeping house Consumption No HW page or enumerator written 2 69 Murdock Charlie 1 M W . Michigan . . March . Scalded . 3 80 Markham Willie L. 2 M W . Michigan . . August . Dropsy on brain Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Big Rapids, 4th Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 549 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 13 Lynch Sally 33 F W M New York . . March Keeping house Typhoid fever No enumerator written 2 13 Lynch not named 7/12 F W . Michigan . . February . Brain fever . 3 4 Bailey Larry S. 1/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Disease unknown . 4 4 Bailey William S. 36 M W . England X X November . Heart disease . 5 4 Bailey John S. 27 M W . England X X January . Drowned Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: ChippewaTownship MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 550 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 McCormick . 1/12 F W . Michigan X X April . Disease unknown No first name written 2 21 Huntley Louisa E. 36 F W M Canada . . July Keeping house Consumption Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Deerfield Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 551 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 Wilder Rosanne 11/12 F W . Canada X X October . Dysentery . 2 56 Sedore Margaret 80 F W W New York . . September Without occupation Old age . 3 63 McGill George 52 M W M Ireland X X June Farmer Lung fever . 4 77 Yates Ann E. 43 F W M Rhode Island . . January Keeping house Heart disease Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Green Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 552 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 61 Dunam Addie M. 6 F W . Michigan . . November . Billious fever . 2 110 Williams R. H. 8/12 M W . Michigan . . April . Epileptic fever Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Hinton Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 553 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 34 Preston Jane 10 F W . Michigan . . July . Small pox . 2 34 Preston Ida 5 F W . Michigan . . July . Small pox . 3 34 Preston Cora A. 1 F W . Michigan . . July . Small pox . 4 34 Preston Herbert C. 4/12 M W . Michigan . . July . Inflamation lungs . 5 58 Woolworth Albert G. 56 M W M New York . . February . Typhoid fever Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Millbrook Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 554 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 6 Allen John 1 M W . Michigan . . June . Consumption . 2 16 King Fannie E. 1 F W . Michigan . . December . Congestion of brain . 3 19 Scott Clarissa E. 2/12 F W . Michigan X X May . Consumption . 4 27 Hubbard Belle 9 F W . Illinois . . August . Typhoid fever . 5 32 Decker Gilbert 87 M W W New York . . September Farmer Asthma . 6 52 Marvin Britania 32 F W M Michigan . . June Keeping house Liver complaint Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Sheridan Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 12 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 555 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 Rathburn William 39 M W M Scotland X X February Farmer Consumption . 2 14 Watson William 59 M W W Scotland X X May Farmer Dropsy Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DISTRICT: Wheatland Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: William J. Latimore FILE PAGE NO: 13 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 556 ======================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE 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 Gross Josiah E. 15 M B . Ohio . . September . 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