Van Buren County, MI 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/vanburen/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Karen D. Foster for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 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, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1860 MICROFILM-#: T1164-15 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY VAN BUREN SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 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: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: South Haven ENUMERATOR: B. H. Dykman FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TOWNSHIP/DIV TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Conger Weltha Ann 35 F . . M NY November . Child bed 1 day South Haven . 2 Purdy Oliver W. 50 M . . M NY December Cabinet maker Accidental drowning Sudden . . 3 Purdy Allen 20 M . . . Canada December Sailor Accidental drowning Sudden . . 4 Purdy Aaron 16 M . . . Canada December . Accidental drowning Sudden . . 5 Purdy Warner 18 M . . . Canada April Sailor Accidental drowning Sudden . . 6 Hinckley Rodney S. 62 M . . M NY April Blacksmith Inflamation on the lungs 7 days . . 7 Funk Lydia 54 F . . M Penn August . Palsy 8 days . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Mayo James W. 1 M . . . Mich April . Dropsy on the brain 11 days . Begin Bangor Twp 14 Mayo Evaline 4/12 F . . . Mich July . Unknown 3 days . . 15 Cleaveland Phidelia 18 F . . M O August Housewife Billious fever 42 days . . 16 Dyer Susan 37 F . . M NY Nov Housewife . 5 days . No COD or ditto mark 17 Thomlison Lois 1/12 F . . . Mich Dec . Fits Sudden . . 18 Webster Emmalinda 8 F . . . NY Nov . Consumption 5 days . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Hoag Eliza Ann 33 F . . M Vt June Housewife Consumption 6 days . Begin Geneva Twp 23 Hoag Eliza Ann 1/12 F . . . Mich June . Unknown 6 days . . 24 Bliss Joel 37 M . . M Vt Aug Clothier Congestive fever 10 days . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Danks Evalina 41 F . . M Vt Nov Domestic Polyphus Tumor in womb 1 year . Begin Lawrence Twp 29 Danks Adaline 28 F . . . Canada E Nov Domestic Apoplectic fits Sudden . . 30 Gage Hamilton F. 20 M . . . NY May Farmer Consumption 2 years . . 31 Carbrey John 20 M . . . O Aug Farmer Consumption Sudden . CARBY, bur. Lawrence Vill. Pioneer Cem. ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: Arlington Twp ENUMERATOR: B. H. Dykman FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TOWNSHIP/DIV TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Meachem Anna 5 F . . . Mich March . Typhoid fever 10 days Arlington Twp . 2 Bacon Melissa 34 F . . M O April Housewife Child bed 7 days . . 3 Andrews Lola M. 10/12 F . . . Mich March . Congestion on lungs 5 days . . 4 Hoppin Charles A. 4 M . . . Mich July . Accidental scalding 38 hours . . 5 Cook George H. 21 M . . . NY Dec Farmer Suicide by hanging Sudden . . 6 Barnard Clara M. 4 F . . . Mich March . Scarlet fever 4 days . . 7 Buskirk Anderson 3 M . . . Mich Dec . Croup 5 days . . 8 Dyckman Jane C. 1 F . . . Mich Sept . Diarhea 4 days . . 9 Fall Sarah A. 24 F . . . NY April Teacher Consumption 2 1/3 years . . 10 . Kendall 70 F . . . Unknown May Domestic Consumption 1 day . . 11 Washburn Wm. 56 M . . M Mass Sept Farmer Numb palsy 6 days . . 12 Orton Caroline S. 22 F . . M NY Oct Domestic Consumption 4 weeks . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Thistle John A. 4 M . . . NY March . Scarlet fever 4 weeks . Begin Columbia Twp 17 Gray Nellie J. 4/12 F . . . Mich Jan'y . Lung fever 6 days . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hart Ernest 78 F . . . NY June . Inflamation in bowels 4 days . Begin Hartford Twp 22 Irish Amy 71 F . . . NY Jan'y . Consumption . . . 23 McNett Franklin S. 4 M . . . Mich July . Accidental drowning Sudden . . 24 Johnson Jerome 1 M . . . Mich May . . . . No COD or ditto mark 25 Young Abraham 50 M . . . NJ Nov . Consumption . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Drake Fanny 68 F . . M . Aug . Consumption 1 year . Begin Deerfield. No birthplace written ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: Keeler Twp ENUMERATOR: B. H. Dykman FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TOWNSHIP/DIV TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 White Mary 17 F . . . . Aug . Consumption 1 year Keeler Twp No birth place written 2 White Marvin E. 2 M . . . . March . Consumption 79 days . No birth place written 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Cook Catharine 44 F . . M . July . Consumption 21 days . Begin Hamilton Twp. No birthplace 7 Beattie H. 40 M . . M . Jan'y Farmer Consumption 2 months . No birthplace written ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: Pine Grove Twp ENUMERATOR: H. L. Egleston FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TOWNSHIP/DIV TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Daniels Cyrenus 39 M . . M N York Feb'y Farmer Consumption 6 months Pine Grove Twp . 2 Stevens Barbery 1 F . . . Michigan April . Scarlet fever 5 W . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Steadman Julia 7 F . . . N York July . Dropsy 11 M . Begin Bloomingdale Twp 7 Allen Joseph 66 M . . M Mass Feb Farmer Inflamation in lungs 5 D . . 8 Lane Eddie 1/12 M . . . Michigan June . Inflamation in lungs 2 D . . 9 Miller Fanny 61 F . . M N York April . Consumption 6 M . . 10 Tryon Elenor 61 F . . W N York Nov . Dropsy 4 M . . 11 Emmons George F. 6/12 M . . . Ind Jan'y . Inflamation of lungs 6 D . . 12 Whitely Marshall 4/12 M . . . Mich March . Inflamation brain 10 D . . 13 Barber Chester 58 M . . M Conn June Farmer Typhoid fever 2 W . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Bryan Alice A. 4 F . . . Michigan Aug . Dysentery 5 D . Begin Waverly Twp 19 Bryan Aben 5/12 F . . . Michigan Aug . Dysentery 10 D . . 20 Judson Lora 1 F . . . Michigan Sept . Dysentery 4 D . . 21 Spalding Charles A. 1 M . . . Michigan Aug . Dysentery 4 D . . 22 Smith Poly 95 F . . W N York April . Old age 1 D . . 23 Skinner Amanda 28 F . . M . March . Dropsy 6 W . No birthplace written 24 Allen Lucy J. 2 F . . . Mich Feb'y . Croup 1 D . . 25 Smith Mary 95 F . . W N York April . Dropsy 2 D . . ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: Lafayette Twp ENUMERATOR: H. L. Egleston FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TOWNSHIP/DIV TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Dake Emma 13 F . . . Penn May . Burned 2 D Lafayette Twp . 2 Butler Julia 19 F . . . N York Feb'y . Liver complaint 3 W . . 3 Mudgett Ella 72 F . . W Vermont Jan . Tumors 1 W . . 4 Coon Edwin 1 M . . . Mich Sept . Brain fever 5 W . . 5 Cooley Anthony 66 M . . M Mass April Painter Heart disease 4 M . . 6 Saterly Elizabeth 27 M . . M N York Jan . Consumpstion 10 D . Gender as written 7 Babcock Ella V. 1 F . . . Mich May . Dropsy on the brain 3 W . . 8 Broughton Aaron W. 76 M . . M Mass April Attorney General debility . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Harwick Elva 10 F . . . Michigan Feb'y . Inflamation bowels 2 D . Begin Antwerp Twp 17 Poulson James 64 M . . M N York June Day laborer Dropsy 18 M . . 18 Smith John 66 M . . M N York Feb'y Farmer Typhoid fever 3 W . . 19 Moon Charlotte 72 F . . W Vermont Jan . Inflamation lungs 10 D . bur. Bangs Cem. 20 . Lillie 5 F . . . Mich April . Croup 2 D . No surname or ditto mark 21 Morrell Hannah M. 43 F . . M N York April . Tumor 4 M . . 22 Taylor Hannah 62 F . . M Virginia April . Consumption 4 Years . . 23 Crossfield John 77 M . . W Conn Dec . Liver complaint 2 W . . 24 Lovely Hannah 72 F . . W Conn Feb'y . Sudenly . . . 25 Barney Hellen 2 F . . . Mich April . Burned . . . 26 Barney Jessee 1/12 M . . . Mich Feb'y . . . . No COD written ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: MI COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: Porter Twp ENUMERATOR: H. L. Egleston FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TOWNSHIP/DIV TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Reynolds Drusella 40 F . . M Ohio July . Dropsey on heart 2 W Porter Twp . 2 Bonner Samuel R 71 M . . M Penn July Farmer Consumption 5 W . . 3 Harrison Eliza 3 F . . . Wis Aug . Brain Fever 3 D . . 4 Dailey William 58 M . . M N York Jany Farmer Plurisa 10 D . . 5 Vansickle Frederick 4/12 M . . . Mich Aug . Dropsey in Head 3 W . . 6 Glidden Mary I. 30 F . . M N York Jany . Unknown 2 D . . 7 Hawley John 73 M . . M Mass Feby Farmer Accidental thrown from Wagon Sudden . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Decatur Township 13 Shaw Richard 86 M . . W. Penn April Farmer Dropsey 3 M . . 14 Stevison Charles E. 27 M . . M N York Feby Farmer Heart Disease 2 W . . 15 Goble Issac 5 M . . . Ind Dec . Inflamation 1 W . . 16 Luwellen Benjamin 43 M . . M Virginia June Farmer Consumption 6 M . . 17 Luwellen Marion 17 F . . . N York Dec Farmer Consumption 9 M . . 18 Perry Laura L 30 F . . M N York July Farmer Consumption 4 M . . 19 Armstrong Infant 4 M . . . Mich May . Inflamation in Head 2 W . . 20 Brown Eliza 21 F . . M N York July . Dropsey on Brain 2 W . . 21 Andrus Cara B. 3 F . . . Mich Sept . Bronchitus 6 W . . 22 . Infant 1 F . . . Mich Nov . Inflamation of Brain 2 W . No surname entered. 23 Bowman Hattie 1 F . . . Mich Dec . Scarlet Fever 4 D. . . 24 Edica ? Julia 76 F . . W. Conn Sept . Old Age 4 D . . 25 Brown Nella 2/12 F . . . Mich Aug . Dysentery 1 M . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin Almena Township 28 Scales Joseph 35 M . . . Ireland May Farmer Brain Fever 3 D. . . 29 Wright Betsey 3 F. . . . Mich Jany . Lung Fever 1 W . . 30 Smith Milton H 27 M . . . N York May Joiner Consumption 6 M . . ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ========================================================================================================================================================================================