Alturas County, ID 1870 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/id/alturas/1870/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Russell Anderson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Robert E. Lane ========================================================================== 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 STATE IDAHO COUNTY ALTURAS 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---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER REMARKS: The word "ah" appears in the last name field for one of the Chimese enumerated in this census. This is not a proper name, it is an honorific or a nickname normally written only in small letters and placed in the First Name field. This transcription lists the name correctly. =================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: ID County: Alturas ENUMERATOR: J. J. Dooley FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 2 =================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR 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 . McIntyre Stephen 35 M W M Indiana . . Jun Miner Accident . 2 . Berry Chas. 38 M W . Finland X X May Miner Drowned . 3 . Gardener Wm. 44 M W M Germany X X Apr Farmer Dropsy . 4 . Rice E. P. 40 M W . New York . . Mar Farmer Apoplexy . 5 . Staab F. 57 M W . Bavaria X X May Brewer Dropsy . 6 . Chow ah 43 M C . China X X Apr Miner Infl. Stomach . 7 . Chum Lee 35 M C . China X X Jun Miner Caving of Bank . 8 . Chung Wing 41 M C . China X X Jan Miner Dropsy . =================================================================================================================================== 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/ ===================================================================================================================================