Owyhee County, ID 1880 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/id/owyhee/1880/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 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, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1880 MICROFILM ROLL# -- STATE IDAHO COUNTY OWYHEE SCHEDULE 5 -- Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1880 The 1880 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880 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 front side of the form for the 1880 Mortaliy Census contained columns for entering the census data (numbered 1-17). The back side of the form contained columns (not numbered) for statements from attending phyisicians for those who were enumerated. This transcription only shows the columns from the back side that were used, if any. =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: ID OOUNTY: Owyhee MICROFILM#: -- ENUM/DISTR: 25 ENUMERATOR: David Edgerton FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 DISTRICT: Brannum =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COL SNGL MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PHYSICIAN-NAME TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (17) =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Demming Mathew 38 M W X . . NJ . . Butcher Apr Drowned 12 . . 2 . Setsworth Anna 12 F W . . . Arkansas . . Inflam. Bowels Jan . . A. Peters Blank below =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: ID OOUNTY: Owyhee MICROFILM#: -- ENUM/DISTR: 29 ENUMERATOR: David Edgerton FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 1 DISTRICT: Silver City =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COL SNGL MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PHYSICIAN-NAME TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (17) =============================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 43 Moore Edward S. 1/12 M W . . . Idaho Terr Pennsylvania California . Jan Strangulation 1/12 Belknap, D H . 2 43 Stuart Jane E. 62 F W . . X Pennsylvania Penn Penn Keeping House May Dropsy of Heart 13 Peters, A W . 3 71 Hardiman Irene C. 7/12 F W . . . Idaho Terr Ireland California . Oct Lung Fever . Peters, A W . 4 98 Shuster Katie 6 F W X . . Idaho Terr Prussia Hanover . Dec Brain Fever 6 Belknap, D H . 5 98 Shuster Frank 4 M W X . . Idaho Terr Prussia Hanover . Dec Scarlet Fever 4 Peters, A W . 6 188 Connor Mary 51 F W . X . Ireland Ireland Ireland Keeping House Feb Inflam. Of Liver 12 Peters, A W . 7 213 Jackson Edward 38 M W X . . Virginia . . Farmer Jan Concussion Brain 1 Peters, A W . 8 214 Murry Joseph G. 34 M W . X . Missouri Ireland Scotland Miner Mar Abscess in Lung 7 Peters, A W . 9 177 Tarren Charles H. 11/12 M W X . . Idaho Terr Kentucky California . Feb Cartarrhal Fever 11/12 Belknap, D H . 10 . Saunders Henry 23 M W X . . Maine . . Painter Sep Typhoid Fever 7/12 Peters, A W . 11 . Phelps Andrew 50 M W . X . England . . Shoe Maker Jan Consumption 5/12 Peters, A W . 12 . Flurshurtz Charles 21 M W X . . California . . Waiter Hotel Oct Heart Disease 3/12 Peters, A W . 13 . Curtis George W. 28 M W X . . . . . Laborer Mar Pneumonia 3/12 Peters, A W . 14 . Stewart Robert 50 M W X . . . . . Miner Oct Knife Wound 6/12 Belknap, D H . 15 151 Newsom J. W. 43 M W X . . Kentucky . . Miner Sep Typhoid Fever 15 Belknap, D H . 16 . Pierce Richard 33 M W X . . England . . Miner Mar Consumption 4 Belknap, D H . 17 94 Angell W. H. 50 M W . X . New York . . County Office Sep Congest. Brain 3 Peters, A W . 18 . Brown Joseph 40 M W X . . . . . Merchant Nov Abcess Liver 12 Peters, A W . 19 . Whittermore John T. 22 M W X X . Mich . . . 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