Bay County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/bay/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 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# T1164-26 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY BAY 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 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Aranac MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 51 Kramer Lioni . F W . Michigan . . September . Congestion of the brain no age visible 2 71 Grant John 39 M W M Canada X X December Farmer Consumption Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Bangor MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 8 Van Liew Eliza 2/12 F W . Michigan . . August . Inflamation of the spinal cord 2 13 Bentley John 11 days M W . Michigan X . May . Unknown . 3 26 Matheson Hannah 27 F W M Ohio . . October Keeping house Pneumonia . 4 33 Wallace Nettie 37 F W W New York . . April Cook in hotel Consumption . 5 119 Gilbert Anna 9 F W . Michigan . . April . Congestion of the lungs . 6 142 McDonald Elizabeth 37 F W M New York . . April Keeping house Consumption . 7 153 Johnson Frank 37 M W M New York . . May Painter Drowned (accidentally) . 8 169 Althouse Margaret J. 20 F W M Canada X X December Keeping house Child birth . 9 232 Robert Joanna 2 F W . Ohio X X February . Croup . 10 248 Grover James 55 M W M New York . . April Carpenter Consumption . 11 253 Michelod Bon 43 F W M Switzerland X X May Keeping house Consumption . 12 259 Rounds Homer 17 M W . New York . . March Worked in planing mill Neck broken by fall . 13 281 Hammond David 51 M W W New York . . August Laborer Typhoid fever COD also "infirm**** by drinking whiskey" 14 296 Wellman Aaron 7/12 M W . Michigan X X August . Lung fever . 15 332 Less Mary 22 F W M France X X May Keeping house Chill fever . 16 337 Neumeyer Christian 1 M W . Michigan X X September . Typhoid fever . 17 351 Miller Theresa 6/12 F W . Michigan X X August . Diarrhea . 18 380 Coan Mary 27 F W M England X X August Keeping house Child birth . 19 388 Bedell John 1/12 M W . Michigan . . January . Unknown . 20 458 Herrick Mary 76 F W W France X X September No occupation Apoplexy . 21 459 Sharp Alexander 4 M W . Michigan X X April . Scarlet fever . 22 460 Moran William 3/12 M W . Michigan X X November . Dropsy of the brain . 23 566 St. George Jane 1 F W . Michigan X X January . Croup . 24 . Grace Catherine 35 F W M Canada X X August Keeping house Shot & instantly killed by Wm. Foote NO FM# written 25 . Foote William 37 M W . New York . . August Worked in **** block See note at bottom Page blank below Line 25, William Foote - COD written "Committed suicide by drowning after the killing of Mrs. Grace." ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Monitor MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 3 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 10 Mackenson Fredrica 70 F W M Brunswick X X September No occupation Typhoid fever 2 22 Koch Charles 9/12 M W . Michigan X X July . Scarlet fever . 3 65 Stewart John 3 M W . Michigan X X May . Inflamation of the lungs Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Bay City MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Joseph W. Knaggs FILE PAGE NO: 4 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 29 Retell Peter 17 M W . Michigan X X June Works in saw mill Over work 2 85 Murray Augustus 15 M W . Michigan X X June Works in planing mill Caught in machinery . 3 89 Brundige Elizabeth 2 F W . Michigan X X August . Convulsions . 4 91 Enderline Ryatee 11/12 F W . Michigan X X July . Caught cold . 5 96 Sharp Mary 47 F W M New York . . March Keeping house Scrofula . 6 111 Fountain Antoine 76 M W M Canada X X February Gardener Inflammation of bowels . 7 170 Richards Annie 5/12 F W . Michigan X X February . Cholera infantum . 8 160 Rowell Thomas 4/12 M W . Michigan X X April . Inflammation of bowels . 9 184 Wells Edward 2/12 M W . Canada X X August . Canker in mouth . 10 220 Shartraun Adella 7 F W . Michigan X X March . Croup . 11 223 Billel Frank 5/12 M W . Michigan X X February . Brain fever . 12 270 Keeder George 47 M W M Wurtemburg X X May Farmer Consumption . 13 235 Gosyn Peter 54 M W M Belgium X X September Brewer Brain fever . 14 294 Ploof Albert 8/12 M W . Michigan X . October . Teething . 15 321 Emerick Jacob 35 M W M Hesse Darmstadt X X August Shoe maker Cholera . 16 322 Shearer George 9 M W . Michigan . . December Attended school Drowned in river . 17 331 Bumont Charles 1 M W . Michigan X X June . Teething . 18 342 Noud James 40 M W M Ireland X X May Liquor dealer Typhoid fever . 19 375 Hart Daniel 6 M W . Michigan . . August . Eating poison berries . 20 387 Freeman Sarah 23 F W . Michigan . . September Without occupation Consumption . 21 417 Baker Josephine 4/12 F W . Michigan X X May . Ague . 22 419 Casey Mary 4/12 F W . Michigan X . January . Convulsions . 23 377 Wagner Frank 43 M W . Bier* Germany X X May Carpenter Suicide shot himself . 24 448 Cuthbert Annie 3/12 F W . New York X X March . Whooping cough . 25 493 Johnston Mattie 3 F W . Michigan . . June . Small pox . 26 532 Frank Oscar 3 M W . Michigan X X April . Diphtheria Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Bay City, 3d Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Joseph W. Knaggs FILE PAGE NO: 5 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 559 McDowell Christopher 57 M W M New York X X November Proprietor of foundry Congestion of lungs . 2 596 Goodale Mallory 13 M W . Michigan . . January . Diphtheria . 3 608 Grant Elizabeth 1/12 F W . Michigan X . September . Convulsions . 4 609 Landon Walter 7 M W . Michigan . . August . Drowned in river . 5 609 Landon Grace 2 F W . Michigan . . October . Tu****lus meningitis . 6 639 Nichols Samantha 27 F W M New York . . September Keeping house Bilious fever . 7 644 McBride James 1 day M W . Michigan . . April . Unknown . 8 646 Lefevre John 1 M W . Canada X X August . Dysentery . 9 658 MdDonald John 30 M W M Nova Scotia X X March Laborer Falling of Earth . 10 673 Beckwith Cyrus 7/12 M W . Michigan . . March . Inflammation of lungs . 11 716 Petherick Daisey 3 F W . Michigan X X November . Scarlet fever . 12 718 McGregor Nora 2 days F W . Michigan X X February . Unknown . 13 722 Conmey James 17 M W . Canada X X December . Typhoid fever . 14 710 Street Clara 4 F W . Michigan . X May . Diphtheria . 15 740 Redmond Edward 3/12 M W . Michigan X X June . Cholera infantum . 16 792 Slater Frances 6/12 M W . Michigan X X December . Inflammation of lungs . 17 795 Baumback Louisa 11 F W . Saxony X X October . Inflammation of liver . 18 845 Tomlinson Lettie 25 F W M Michigan . . April Keeping house Consumption Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Bay City, 4th Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Joseph W. Knaggs FILE PAGE NO: 6 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 904 Mullen Mary 6 F W . New York X X August . Scarlet fever . 2 904 Mullen George 6/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Dysentery . 3 905 Day Ira 10/12 M W . Michigan . . March . Congestion of lungs . 4 1045 Coligan Frances 1 M W . Michigan X X September . Dysentery . 5 1081 Kelly Joseph 10/12 M W . Michigan . . October . Consumption . 6 1083 Scott Catharine 52 F W W Ohio . . March Keeping house Consumption . 7 1101 Rome Albert 1/12 M W . Michigan X X July . Canker in mouth . 8 1117 Thursby George 10 M W . Michigan X X May . Drowned in river Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Bay City, 5th Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Joseph W. Knaggs FILE PAGE NO: 7 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 1140 Haddock Edward 2 M W . Canada X X August . Small pox 2 1195 McKay William 26 M W . Canada X X October Carpenter Falling of timber . 3 1220 Wood Eudore 5/12 M W . Michigan X X August . Suffocation from paint . 4 1216 Myers William 16 M W . New York . . September Works in saw mill Congestive chill . 5 1224 Russel Katie 1/12 F W . Michigan X X March . Croup . 6 1227 Perry Sandy 1/12 M W . Michigan X X May . Cause unknown . 7 1233 Howard Winfield 9 M W . Michigan . . October . Congestive chill . 8 1242 Wilson John 65 M W M New York . . August Real Estate Agent Bronchitis . 9 1250 Oraholt Addison 1 M W . Michigan X . October . Canker in mouth . 10 1256 McAllister Fred 16 M W . New Hampshire . X October At School Typhoid fever . 11 * Watson James 30 M W M Michigan . . August Grocer Suicide * "No family left" ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Town of Hampton MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Joseph W. Knaggs FILE PAGE NO: 8 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 15 Deforest Calvin 70 M W M Massachusetts . . September Farm laborer Inflammation of bowels 2 93 Dill James 42 M W M New York . . January Farmer Typhoid fever FM# 93 is county poor house 3 93 Cutter Jacob 53 M W W New York . . May Laborer Consumption . 4 127 Hall Mary 7/12 F W . Michigan X X September . Dysentery . 5 130 Tindell Frank 11 M W . Canada X X October . Ague . 6 153 Cheeseman Cora 6/12 F W . New York . . October . Whooping cough . 7 159 Pratt Mary 1 day F W . Michigan . X June . Unknown . 8 166 Smith Elijah 1 M W . Michigan . . October . Scrofulous sores mouth Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Kawkawlin MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 9 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 19 Wixom Roselin 11 F W . Michigan . X March At home Dropsy on the brain . 2 43 Ratcliff Ellen 1 F W . Michigan X X June . Killed by cars . 3 60 Trombly Amelia 1 day F W . Michigan X X July . Unknown . 4 68 Whitman Emily 1/12 F W . Michigan . . March . Inflamation of bowels . 5 103 Cum-da-quay William 12 M I . Michigan . . August At home Small pox . 6 104 Ne-be-nos William 50 M I M Michigan . . November Laborer Consumption . 7 104 Saw-kes Jane 50 F I M Michigan . . August Keeping house Consumption . 8 110 Adam Ann 28 F I M Michigan . . August Keeping house Small pox Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Portsmouth MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 10 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 33 Trombley Florent 35 M W . Canada X X December Carpenter Consumption . 2 54 Bier Mary 55 F W M Bier X X June Keeping house Dropsy . 3 58 Wispintner Amanda 4 F W . Michigan X X August . Brain fever . 4 62 Vincent Harriet 37 F W M Canada X X March Keeping house Confinement . 5 68 Cartright Sarah 2/12 F W . Michigan X X October . Dysentery Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Portsmouth Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 11 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 45 Webb Kilser 11/12 F W . Michigan . . May . Whooping cough . 2 87 Watson John 1/12 M W . Michigan . . January . Inflammation of lungs . 3 125 King Ida 3 F W . Michigan X X September . Typhoid fever . 4 131 Rock Lewis 9 days M W . Michigan . . April . Convulsions . 5 167 Beebe Mercy 63 F W M Connecticut . . September Without occupation Congestive chill . 6 183 Wolcot Ervin 1 M W . New York . . January . Congestion of brain . 7 190 Grover Valatia 4/12 F W . Michigan . X September . Congestion of brain . 8 201 Muniron Albert 2 weeks M W . Michigan . . October . Congestive chill . 9 222 Stone Dorcas 40 F W W New York . . January Without occupation Inflammation of stomach . 10 233 Kinney Norman 2 weeks M W . Michigan . . July . Convulsions Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Bay TOWNSHIP; Williams MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: N. Clark FILE PAGE NO: 12 ================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) ================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 42 Wolf Frederick 27 M W M New York X X July Shoe maker Consumption Remainder of page is blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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