Bosque County, TX 1870 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tx/bosque/1870/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Robert E. Lane for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 by 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, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1870 MICROFILM ROLL# T655-10 STATE TEXAS COUNTY BOSQUE SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 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 enumerated in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ===================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: TX County: Bosque MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUMERATOR: Thomas Ford FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 ===================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COL M/W BIRTHPLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 8 Buckhorn Jacob 50 M B M Virginia . . August Farmer Fever Intermitent . 2 19 Butler William S. 2 M W . Texas . . June . Diarhora . 3 22 McGee John 47 M W M Louisiana . . October Farmer Murder . 4 26 Holcom Lydia 30 F W M Texas . . August Keep House Phlabiis . 5 26 Holcomb Lydia 1/12 F W . Texas . . March . Inflamation Lungs . 6 28 Suttles Albert 4 M W . Texas . . Aug . Inflamation B**** . 7 28 Suttles Dora 1/12 F W . Texas . . Sept . Inflamation Bowels . 8 29 Herring Mary J. 26 F W M Misorie . . March Keep House Consumption . 9 30 Roca Samuel 11 M B . Losiesiana . . Sept . Fever Intermitent . 10 31 . not named 1/12 F B . Texas . . May . Croup . 11 84 . not named 1/12 F B . Texas . . Sept . Inflamation Stomach . 12 99 Parr Franklin 1 M W . Texas . . April . Cancer in Mouth . 13 105 Webb Martha L. 40 F W W Miss . . April Keeping House Measels . 14 125 Smith John J. 5 M W . Texas . . Sept . Inflamation Lungs . 15 130 Jackson James 45 M W M Tennessee . . June Day Labor Diarhora . 16 144 Crow Malissa J. 30 F W S Texas . . January . Inflamation Lungs . 17 145 Nickils James W. 5 M W . Tex . . October . Infla Brain . 18 146 McDonel William M. 2 M W . Tex . . March . Measels . 19 162 Eddy Cordelia 1 F W . Texas . . March . Measels . 20 168 Graham Joseph D. 11 M W . Texas . . Aug . Disease of Brain . 21 170 Mcfadden Margaret 18 F W S Miss . . Aug . Inflam Stomach . 22 170 Mcfadden Jonathan 18 M W S Miss . . June Farm Labor Disease of B**** . 23 174 Bible James H. 1 M M . Tex . . March . Inflamation Lungs . 24 178 Everitt Thomas E. 70 M W W Kentucky . . April Farmer Jaundice . 25 180 Olive Mary W. 37 F W S Virginia . . July House Keep Unknown . 26 197 Ragsdale Charma 6/12 F W . Texas . . June . Measels . 27 225 Maples Lafayette 1 M W . Texas . . June . Measels . 28 226 Rust Selina 22 F W S Geo . . August House Keep Disease of Brain . 29 226 Rust Peter E. 52 M W S NC . . March Farm Lab Inflamation Lungs . 30 227 Barton David 6/12 M W . Tex . . Aug . Convulsions . 31 168 Grimly George Ann 23 F W S Norway . . April Keep House Measels FM# out of sequence 32 270 Canutson Isabella 37 F W M Norway . . June Keep House Measels . 33 289 Dow*yl Samuel 11 M W . Texas . . April . Intermittent Fever . 34 289 Mcniel Mary J. 42 F W W NC . . March Keeps House Consumption . 35 329 Questad Jefferson 1/12 M W . Tex . . May . Measels . ===================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: TX County: Bosque MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUMERATOR: Thomas Ford FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 2 ===================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COL M/W BIRTHPLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 330 Linberg Letha 3 F W . Tex . . May . Measels Linbery? 2 332 Swenson Martin 1/12 M W . Tex . . May . Measels . 3 350 Ballinger Ida 8/12 F W . Tex . . March . Croup . 4 357 Holder Infant 1/12 M W . Tex . . Sept . Measels . 5 359 Kelly Carrie 35 F W M Tenn . . June Keeping House Measels . 6 377 Renfrow Elizabeth 31 F W M Ill . . June Keeps H. Consumption . 7 374 Frasier Richard 12 M W . Tex . . Sept . Fever Intermitent . 8 406 Lewis William 21 M W . Arks . . April Farm Lab'r Measels . 9 406 Franklin Lewis 19 M W . Tex . . April Farm Lab'r Measels . 10 414 Seay James R. 5 M W . Tex . . May . Disease of Brain . 11 416 Barton Cathrine 20 F W . Ga . . June . Typhoid Fever . 12 418 Byford Elizabeth 43 F W M Tenn . . May Keeps House Abscess of Liver . 13 443 Scott Winfield 16 M W . Ga . . Mar Farm Lbr Pneumonia . 14 431 Walling Emma 5 F B . Tex . . Jan . Hydrothorax . 15 437 Smith Kal 6/12 M B . Tex . . Sept . Disease of Throat . 16 442 Cole Harriet 40 F B W Ga . . Mar House Keeper Pneumonia . 17 442 Messer Infant 3/12 M W . Tex . . Feb . Scarlet Fever . 18 458 Garrison Green 1/365 M B . Tex . . May . Disease Unknown . 19 480 Howard Sarah 60 F W M Ill . . March Keeps House Fever Intermitent . 20 483 Barton Eliza 4 F W . Tex . . July . Inflamation of Brain . 21 500 Smith Margeret 2 F W . Tex . . Dec'r . Brain Fever . 22 508 Callahan Joseph 6/12 M W . Tex . . Jan . Brain Inflamation . 23 506 McAdoo Thomas 21 M W . Tex . . May Stutdent at School Lightning Struck . 24 520 Colton Henry 8 M W . Tex . . Aug . Remittant Fever . 25 534 Greer Infant 1 M B . Tex . . Aug . Disease of Brain . 26 548 Robertson Baby 1/12 M W . Tex . . Feb . Disease Unknown . 27 596 Pollard Viola 2 F B . Tex . . March . Diarhora . 28 603 Dean Richard E. 5 M W . Tex . . Nov . Diphtheria . 29 628 Giles Liggin 2 M M . Cal . . July . Remittant Fever . 30 636 Locher Cha's 4/12 M W . Tex . . Dec'r . Croup . 31 646 Spencer Anna S 15 F W . Tex . . April . Inflamation of Bowels . 32 650 Logan Charles 62 M W W Mo . . Nov Farmer Consumption . 33 704 Smith McCall 4 M W . Tex . . Sept . Disease of Bowels . 34 704 Smith Betty 7/12 F W . Tex . . Sept . Disease of Bowels . 35 756 Lenna William B. 40 M W M Tenn . . Apr Farm Lab'r Pneumonia . ===================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: TX County: Bosque MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUMERATOR: Thomas Ford FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 3 ===================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COL M/W BIRTHPLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 767 Penel Merrit 6 M W . Tex . . Sept . Inflamation of Brain . 2 731 Lightell Dovie *. 62 F W W NC . . March . Hydrothorax . 3 730 Bartin Baby 1/12 M W . Tex . . March . Disease Unknown . 4 785 Hurley Henry 76 M W W Mo . . Sept Farmer Pistol Ball through head . 5 785 Mcarta James 66 M W M Ga . . Sept Farmer Pistol Ball through head . 6 785 Mcarta Aaron 8 M W . Tex . . Sept . Head mashed with rock . 7 796 Howell Henrietta 25 F W M Miss . . April Keeps House P***** Fever . 8 85* Harvey Elizabeth 3 F W . Tex . . Oct . Cause unknown . 9 861 Pierce Columbia 20 F W M Mo . . Nov Keeps House P**peral Fever . 10 882 Everett Elisha 6 M W . Tex . . August . Remittant Fever . 11 882 Everett Infant 2/12 F W . Tex . . May . Hives . 12 890 Jones David 43 M W M Ill . . Sept Engineer at Mill Consumption . 13 890 Jones Emily 15 F W . Tex . . April . Consumption . 14 901 Helms Samuel 1/12 M W . Tex . . Sept . Inflamation Bowels . 15 907 McSpaddin Mary 31 F W M Tex . . 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