DeKalb County, IN 1870 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/dekalb/1870/ 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) 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, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1870 MICROFILM-#: None STATE INDIANA COUNTY DEKALB 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 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Concord Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. R. Emerson FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 232 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 125 Lawson Lorenzo 54 M W M Ohio . . June Farmer Typhoid feaver . 2 206 Davis Nancy 1/12 F W . Ind . . January . Don't know the desas . 3 198 Wise Flora 4/12 F W . Ind . . April . Measles . 4 200 Errick Cornelia E. 9 F W . Ind . . March . Consumption . 5 266 Dills Tena 62 F W W Ind . . May Keeping house Consumption page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Fairfield Twp. ENUMERATOR: John Buchanan FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 233 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 Deetz Henry 67 M W M Penn . . May Farmer Consumption bur. Fairfield Cem. 2 5 Shipe Elizabeth 3 F W . Indiana . . Feb . Hooping cough . 3 38 Vian Elizabeth 39 F W M New Jersey . . April Keeping house Consumption . 4 67 Zonker Emma 3 F W . Indiana . . Sept . ********** COD illegible 5 129 Sebell . . F W . Indiana . . Dec . Still born ch of August Seabell 6 136 Reinoehl Susana 33 F W M Ohio . . Oct Keeping house Dropsy . 7 147 Wells Kessiah 79 F W W Old Virginia . . January Keeping house Consumption . 8 151 Helwig Jacob 64 M W M Ohio . . Dec Farmer Consumption . 9 202 Kenney Catharine 2 F W . Indiana X X Jan . Typhoid fever . 10 203 Olcot Manley 51 M W M New York . . Oct Farmer Consumption . 11 203 Olcot Manley 6/12 M W . Indiana . . November . Hydrocephalas . 12 204 Ried John H. 75 M W W Penn . . January Farmer Quick consumption . 13 246 Kanaga Anna 25 F W M Ohio . . December Keeping house Quick consumption . 14 289 . . . M W . Indiana . . June . Still born surname LING on pop sched. 15 293 Hatch Mary 68 F W M New York . . November Keeping house Lung disease page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Franklin Twp. ENUMERATOR: John Buchanan FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 234 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 34 Genagy Mary A. 24 F W M Indiana . . August Keeping house Congestive chill . 2 55 Wagoner Julia 9 days F W . Indiana . . Apl . Miscarriage . 3 98 King Mary A. 20 F W . Indiana . . Nov Domestic serv't Consumption . 4 98 King Jay 17 M W . Indiana . . April Farm laborer Rheumatism COD also written Neuralgia 5 179 Loutzenhiser Catharine 59 F W M Penn . . Oct Keeping house Hooping cough . 6 183 Ramsey John 3/12 M W . Indiana . . Dec . Hooping cough . 7 201 Keep Luther 84 M W M New York . . Feb . Paralysis . 8 204 Mann . . F W . Indiana . . March . Still born child of John & Elizabeth 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Jackson Twp. ENUMERATOR: Henry G. Shull FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 40 Addams Henry 78 M W W Pennsylvania . . March Blacksmith Heart disease . 2 163 Maurer Jacob 55 M W M Pennsylvania . . Septem Farmer Paralysis . 3 185 Morr Peter 38 M W M Pennsylvania . . Sep Farmer Inflamation of the bowels . 4 42 George Mary Ann 83 F W W Pennsylvania . . April No occupation Old age page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: -- ENUMERATOR: -- FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 236 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank page ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Newville Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. R. Emerson FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 237 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 57 Robertson Clarance 18 M W . Ind . . April Farm Labor Consumption . 2 72 Rupert William H. 10 M W . Ohio . . March . Typhoid feaver . 3 74 Deardroff Mary A. 41 F W M Ohio . . April Keeping house Consumption . 4 77 Kinley Ellen 77 F W M England . . June Keeping house Dropsey . 5 75 Davis Mary E. 17 F W . Ohio . . April House work Female complaint . 6 92 Points Lorette 14 F W . Ind . . April . Typhoid feaver . 7 162 Davis Joshua 25 M W . Ohio . . April Farm labor Suicide hanging page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Richland Twp. ENUMERATOR: John Buchanan FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 238 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 13 Buss Susan 72 F W W Swicherland X X September Keeping house Asphyxia . 2 33 Macknett . 73 M W W Penn . . March Farmer Lung disease FM# 33 was DeKalb Co. Poor Farm 3 33 Hood Infant boy of Mary 1/12 M W . Indiana . . June . Hooping cough Ch of Mary Hood county poor farm 4 36 Bowman Levi 5/12 M W . Indiana . . March . Pneumonia . 5 39 Olinger Rebecca 51 F W M Ohio . . January Keeping house Disease of the heart . 6 84 Lintz Ellen 19 F W . Ohio X . July At home Inflamation bowels . 7 140 Hathaway John 1/12 M W . Indiana . . Sept . Hooping cough . 8 145 Wolf . 1 day old M W . Indiana . . July . Unknown FM should be 145. Child of Jacob and Eliza 9 163 Conley Celia 53 F W W New York . . April Keeping house Consumption . 10 166 Lehner . 1 day old F W . Indiana . . August . Unknown FM should be 166. Child of George and Sarah 11 198 Norris Thomas G. 58 M W M Ohio . . October Farmer Consumption FM should be 199 12 199 Swander Charles M. 4 days M W . Indiana . . December . Inflamation bowels FM should be 200. Child of David & Emily 13 200 Johnson William P. 1 M W . Indiana . . May . Measles FM should be 201. 14 209 Sherlock Thomas J. 1 M W . Indiana . . November . Scarlet fever FM should be 210. Child of Wm & Julia 15 231 Durbin Martha 4/12 F W . Indiana . . May . Inflamation of brain . 16 238 Kintner Elizabeth 69 F W W Pennsylvania . . March . Colic . 17 3 Zimmerman Henry J. 10 M W . Indiana . . April . Croup . 18 6 Colwell . 1/ M W . Indiana . . Feb . Still born . 19 16 French Mandy 9/12 F W . Indiana . . June . Lung disease . 20 35 Beach Mary Ann 39 F W M New York . . April Keeping house Consumption . 21 36 Brown David 8/12 M W . Indiana X . Sept . Valvular disease of heart . 22 2 Jones Christina M. 2 F W . Indiana . . March . Croup Child of Joseph & Philena 23 8 Mann Martin 3 M W . Indiana X X Feb . Inflamation of bowels Child of John & Elizabeth 24 8 Mann George J. 11/12 M W . Indiana X X Feb . Inflamation of bowels Child of John & Elizabeth 25 24 Westfall Frederica 37 F W M Prussia X X Dec Keeping house Consumption . 26 25 Rouse Nani 5/12 F W . Indiana X X Nov . Consumption Child of Wm. & Caroline ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Smithfield Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. R. Emerson FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 239 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 4 Lower Barbara E. 2 F W . Indiana . . January . Hooping cough Child of Josiah & Isabella 2 4 Lower Elizabeth 1/12 F W . Indiana . . April . Convulsions Child of Josiah & Isabella 3 5 Baughman Mertie 14 days F W . Indiana . . March . Inflamation of bowels Child of Benj'n & Margaret 4 27 Fike George 23 M W . Ohio . . Sept Laborer Consumption . 5 30 Ellenwood Orin . M W . Indiana . . January . Still born Child of Joseph & Mary 6 30 Ellenwood Orrin . M W . Indiana . . January . Still born Child of Joseph & Mary 7 42 Heckathorn George 44 M W W Ohio . . Sept Laborer Intermitent fever . 8 50 Casselman Ora D. 7/12 F W . Indiana . . March . Hooping cough . 9 52 Lint Edith J. 7/12 F W . Indiana . . April . Hooping cough . 10 54 Clark William 49 M W M New York . . April Farmer Cancer . 11 75 Kettering Orrilla 28 F W . Ohio . . Novem Keeping house Disease of the heart . 12 106 Mordorff Andrew J. 22 M W . Ohio . . July Laborer Disease of the heart . 13 109 Gramling . 1/12 M W . Indiana . . Oct . Hooping cough Child of Peter & Luvina 14 110 Centy David 52 M W M Ohio . . March Farmer Heart disease . 15 123 Duncan George J. 66 M W M Penn . . Jan Farmer Acute Rheumatism . 16 230 Jones Susan 27 F W . New York . . Feb Domestic serv't Consumption . 17 257 Bachtel Hannah C. 33 F W M Ohio . . Oct Keeping house Consumption . 18 174 Hemstreat Alonzo 30 M W M Ohio . . Feb Farmer Congestion of lungs . 19 184 Miller Michael 3/12 M W . Indiana . . August . Erysipelas . 20 194 Shull Lydia A. 27 F M . Indiana . . February School teacher Consumption . 21 201 Martin . 1/12 F W . Indiana . . July . Lung disease page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Stafford Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. R. Emerson FILE PAGE: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 240 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 3 Imhoff Jemima 13 F W . Ind X . Nov At home Inflamatory rheumatism Child of Jacob & Elizabeth 2 50 Hart Elvira 26 F W M Ohio . . Aug Keeping house Consumption . 3 90 Joslin Clark, Sen. 80 M W M New York . . Oct Farmer Old age page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Troy Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. R. Emerson FILE PAGE: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 241 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 49 Casebeer Nancy 66 F W M Pa . . May Keeping house Disease of liver . 2 91 Bontrager Sineca E. 1 M W . Ind . . Feb . Choked - accident Child of George & Laura 3 95 Johns Alma A. 3 F W . Ohio . . Dec . Diptheria Child of Jacob & Anna 4 104 Swinehart George 71 M W W Ohio . . April Farmer Apoplexy page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: ------- Twp. ENUMERATOR: ----------- FILE PAGE: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 242 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 names struck out ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Union Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. J. Blair FILE PAGE: 12 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 243 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 38 Lower Margaret J. 41 F W M Ohio . . August 69 Keeping house Consumption . 2 18 Orpha Lo**** 3/12 F W . Indiana . . March 70 . Convulsions . 3 67 Hill Mary L. 27 F W M Michigan . . March 70 Keeping house Consumtion . 4 195 Stough Mary E. 25 F W M Ohio . . March 70 Keeping house In child birth . 5 194 Zangker Sussana 37 F W M Penn . . Feb 70 Keeping house Consumtion . 6 165 Mader John 22 M W . Ohio . . July 69 Farm labor Inflamation of bowels . 7 166 Rout Edwin 3 M W . Indiana . . March 70 . Inflam of brain Child of Fred'k & Mary 8 168 Farrington Austin 1 M W . Indiana . . Aug 69 . Diarrhera Child of Almand & Elizabeth 9 178 Kutchner Amanda 33 F W Wd Penn . . Jan 70 House work Typhoid fever . 10 . Zuger William 58 M W . Penn . . Feb 70 Carpenter & Joiner Dropsey . 11 210 Shanks John *. 80 M W Wd Penn . . Mar 70 Farmer Old age . 12 229 Moore Amanda J. 3 F W . Indiana . . Mar 70 . Disease of brain Child of John & Rachel 13 237 Dils Dellie 7/12 F W . Indiana . . Feb 70 . Lung disease Child of Wm. & Emily 14 261 McConkey Sarah 30 F W Wd Ohio . . May 70 House work In child birth . 15 266 Goodwin Rosa 1 F W . Indiana . . Sept 69 . Lung disease Child of Sam'l & Mary 16 188 Till Samuel 69 M W M Penn . . Jan 70 Farmer Lung disease . 17 271 Husselman William A. 6 M W . Indiana . . Aug 69 . Disease of heart . 18 18 Moore Andrew 3 M W . Indiana . . Apr 70 . Meningitis . 19 100 Robison Amanda 28 F W M Indiana . . May 70 . Disease heart . 20 220 Bassett Lewis D. 14 M . . Indiana . . May 70 . Typhoid fever . 21 221 Clutter Alice 11 F W . Indiana . . Jan 70 . Spinal disease . 22 285 Stamales John S. 9 M W . Indiana . . April 70 . Measels Child of Jacob & Mariah 23 287 Cool Hattie 3 F W . Indiana . . Oct 69 . Disease of the heart . 24 296 Patterson Herbert 1 M W . Indiana . . Jan 70 . Throat disease page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: IN COUNTY: DeKalb DISTRICT: Wilmington Twp. ENUMERATOR: W. R. Emerson FILE PAGE: 13 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 244 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 28 Lanning Martha 23 F W M Ohio . . Jan Keeping house Consumption . 2 28 Lanning Willie 1/12 M W . Ind . . Feb . Don't know . 3 33 Thomlison Abner 6/12 M W . Ind X . April . Convulsions Child of Tho's & Mary E. 4 48 Haines Moses 76 M W M New York X . Dec Farmer Hemorhage of stomach . 5 51 Livergood Edith 12 F W . Ind . . May At home Drowning Child of John & Sarah 6 58 Williams Madison 32 M W M Ind . . April Farmer Heart disease . 7 91 Gengnagel Charles 16 M W . Ohio X X May Going to school Consumption Child of Fred & Sophia 8 126 Frink Mary 9/12 F W . Ind . . May None Hooping cough Child of Jacob & Mary 9 160 Boyles Sarah A. 1 F W . Ind . . May None Measles Child of John & Elenor 10 241 French Joseph 16 M W . Ind . . Oct Labor Disease of the hips . 11 303 Edwards James E. 8/12 M W . Ind . . April None Measles Child of Joshua & Sarah 12 365 Gunsenhouser Sadel 4 F W . Ind . . May None Measles Child of Henry & Ann ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =================================================================================================================================================================================================