Berrien County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/berrien/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) 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 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 BERRIEN 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: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Bainbridge MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds 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 45 Higby Perry 2 M W . Mich . . July . Scarlet fever . 2 151 Ballinger Jerusha 3 F W . Mich X X Feb'y . Scarlet fever . 3 164 Arney Elizabeth 30 F W M Mich . . Apr Kept house Consumption . 4 209 Haid William 7/12 M W . Mich X X March . Smothered . 5 207 Krieger Louisa 60 F W M Prussia . . August . Cancer of the womb . 6 220 Krieger Dorathea 41 F W M Prussia . . March Kept house Consumption . 7 242 Butspaugh John 50 M W M Prussia X X July Farmer Typhoid fever . 8 255 Adams Susan 1/12 F W . Mich . . Oct . Brain fever . 9 268 Brooks Horace 39 M W M New York . . Dec Farmer Insanity Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Benton MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds 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 81 Miller Samuel 5 M W . Michigan . . Dec . Scarlet fever . 2 107 Balsford Sarah 72 F W W New York . . Aug . Erysipelas . 3 115 Allison Thomas 33 M W M England X X Sept Engineer Congestion of lungs . 4 2 Kline John 50 M W M New York . . March Sailor Consumption . 5 26 Antisdale Miranda 39 F W M Ohio . . May Kept house Dropsy of brain . 6 58 Orrin Simond 74 M W M Conn . . March Minister Consumption . 7 64 Elopher Mary 48 F W M France X X Dec Keeping house Cancer breast . 8 89 Deardoff Haman 26 M W . Ohio . . Feby Farmer Consumption . 9 94 William King 64 M W M New York . . May Farmer Consumption . 10 112 Barker Hattie 7 F W . Ind . . Apr . Burnt to death . 11 135 Bradford Clarence 3/12 M W . Mich . . May . Lung fever . 12 144 Pearl Herbert 5 M W . Mich . . July . Cholera morbus . 13 145 Chevis Maria 30 F W . New York X X Jan . Consumption . 14 209 Yore Katie 7/12 F W . Mich X X March . Brain fever . 15 242 Botham Kate 25 F W . Mich X X March Kept house Consumption . 16 255 Hoppe Mary 7/12 F W . Mich X X May . Brain fever . 17 301 Scofield David 19 M W . New York . . Aug . Typhoid fever . 18 348 Dug**oin Jennie 29 M W . New York . . Jan . Inflamation of bowels Gender as written 19 383 Burridge Alders 53 M W M Vermont . . March Farmer Hepatitis . 20 453 Lamphere George N. 75 M W W New York . . Oct . Hepatitis . 21 382 Garrett Melissa 26 F W M New York . . Jan Kept house Consumption . 22 382 Garrett James 2 M W . Mich . . Apr . Jaundice Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Berrien MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt 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 20 Sidles George 26 M W . Pennsylvania . . May Farmer Accident "Killed by stone caving in on him" 2 25 Lybrook Nancy 74 F W W Virginia . . April No occupation Old age bur. Rose Hill Cem. 3 35 White Nancy 23 F W M Indiana . . March Pauper Lung fever FM# 35 is county poor farm 4 35 O'Donnel William 45 M W M Ireland X X March Pauper Dropsy . 5 35 Brazier Frederick 20 M W . England X X January Pauper Consumption . 6 60 Radewall Henry 5/12 M W . Michigan X X October . Liver complaint . 7 98 Hooker Samuel B. 19 M W . Ohio . . September Farm laborer Killed by threshing machine . 8 109 Henry Willie 1 M W . Michigan . . May . Scarlet fever . 9 110 Tenbroeck Lottie J. 2 F W . Michigan . . May . Scarlet fever . 10 110 Tenbroeck William B. 7/12 M W . Michigan . . May . Scarlet fever . 11 127 Lingrill Britomarte 4/12 F W . Michigan . . September . Flux bur. Morris Chapel Cem. 12 149 Groat Carleton 1/12 M W . Michigan . . April . Congestion of lungs . 13 236 Mitchel Eliza A. 8/12 F W . Michigan . . November . Inflamation of lungs . 14 241 Lane Louisa 1/12 F W . Michigan . . April . Congestion of lungs Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Bertrand MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin 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 20 Cattin Andrew S. 59 M W M Vermont . . Feb Farmer Consumption . 2 22 Koontz Walter D. 2 M W . Michigan . . Aug . Spinal meningitis . 3 78 Harris Dinah 84 F W W Ohio . . Oct . Valvular disease of the heart . 4 93 Delaporte Anna C. 3/12 F W . Mich X X Sep . Cholera infantum . 5 109 Charwood Arminia 23 F W M England . . Jan Keeping house Inflamation of the lungs . 6 267 Batson Lorinda 54 F W M Pa . . Jan Keeping house Inflamation of the lungs . 7 270 Gillett Mary M. 17 F W . Mich . . Nov At home Consumption . 8 294 Cauffman Lydia 20 F W . Mich . . Mar At home Bronchitis . 9 300 Rough Charles E. 5/12 M W . Mich . . Sep . Cholera infantum . 10 200 Dunbar James 82 M W W Pa . . Jan Farmer Valvular disease of the heart . 11 144 Spencer Lemuel 61 M W W Connecticut . . Jan Farmer Inflammation of the bowels Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Berrien Springs MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin 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 4 Leeder Almira 34 F W W Ohio . . Oct Keeping house Billious fever . 2 43 Pardee Harriett E. L. 13 F W . Ind . . Aug . Billious fever . 3 70 Turner Ephraim 33 M W M Ohio . . Feb Miller in grist mill Inflammation of the kidneys . 4 116 Stahl Myrtie 2/12 F W . Mich . . July . Cholera infantum Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Buchanan Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin 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 68 Ross Mary 25 F W M Mich . . May Keeping house Consumption . 2 116 Cotton Mary E. 26 F W M Ind . . Oct Keeping house Puerperal fever . 3 213 Dutton Walter 13 M W . Mich . . Jan . Consumption . 4 292 Wheeler Betsey A. 38 F W M N. York . . Oct Keeping house Spinal meningitis . 5 338 Kinney Sarah 4/12 F W . Mich X X Jan . Inflammation of the bowels . 6 387 Durand Willie 1 M W . Mich . . June . Scarlet fever Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Buchanan MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin 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 6 Weaver Minerva 1/12 F W . Michigan . . June . Convulsions . 2 9 Swift Jackson 39 M W . N. York . . Dec Farmer Inflammation of the lungs . 3 21 Leggett James E. 13 M W . Ind . . July . Billious fever . 4 85 Watson Minerva E. 56 F W M Ind . . Dec Keeping house Consumption . 5 90 Hanover Amelia 20 F W . Mich . . June Domestic Serv't Consumption . 6 90 Hanover Ida 3/12 F W . Mich . . July . Cholera infantum . 7 111 Moon Alsiretta 10 F W . Mich . . July . Billious fever . 8 172 Clark Eleanor 13 F W . Mich . . Feb . Typhoid fever . 9 197 Sherwood Cynthia 20 F W . Mich . . May At home Consumption Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Chikaming MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin 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 16 Green Eliza 59 F W M Canada X X January Keeping house Typhoid fever . 2 70 Morgan Maria L. 43 F W M New York . . May Keeping house Valvular disease of the heart . 3 93 Wright Mehitable A. 60 F W M Ohio . . August Keeping house Billious fever . 4 170 Doyle Bertha 2 F W . Indiana . . June . Cholera infantum . 5 198 Clark Catherine 4/12 F W . Michigan . . November . Chill fever Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Weesaw MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin 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 11 Stratton Polly 63 F W W Pennsylvania . . December No occupation Remittent fever . 2 42 Beard Hezekiah 73 M W W Ohio . . Sep No occupation Billious fever . 3 71 Ostrander Mary 60 F W M Pennsylvania . . Oct Keeping house Congestive chills . 4 101 Samuel Smith, Sr. 73 M W W N. Jersey . . Aug Farmer Billious fever . 5 121 Hickman Hannah 10/12 F W . Michigan . . Aug . Cholera infantum . 6 159 Ender Frederick 9 M W . Michigan . . Aug . Billious fever . 7 172 Clark Catherine 1 F W . Michigan . . Dec . Diptheria . 8 215 Ives Emma 3/12 F W . Michigan . . Dec . Diptheria . 9 33 Hall Carrie U. 3 F W . Michigan . . Oct . Billious fever Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Hagar MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds 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 22 Pratt Warren 18 M W . Penn . . July Farmer Drowned bathing . 2 40 Crocker Eliza 25 F W M New York . . Oct . Consumption . 3 54 Putnam Julius F. 37 M W M Maine . . March Merchant Consumption . 4 133 Duvall Minerva 31 F W M New York . . July Kept house Consumption . 5 137 Patterson Henry 27 M W . New York . . July Farmer Cut with scythe Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Lake MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds 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 4 Marrs Samuel 1/12 M W . Mich . . Apr . Brain fever . 2 9 Burroughs Mary 7/12 F W . Mich . . Feb'y . Congestion of brain . 3 21 Lansman Samuel 39 M W M Pennsylvania * * Feb'y Farmer Consumption . 4 30 Orrent Mary 50 F W M Prussia X X Mar Kept house Consumption . 5 36 Harmon Lovina 19 F W . N. York * . Apr . Consumption . 6 59 Cramer Fredrick 5 M W . Mich X . Apr . Whoop cough . 7 124 Steward Lura 8 F W . Mich . . July . Reumatism . 8 145 Briggs Elijah 4/12 M W . Mich . . July . Canker . 9 183 Bell Henry 1/12 M W . Mich . . Jan . Brain fever Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Lincoln MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds 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 13 Spellman Clara 22 F W . Ohio . . Feb'y . Softening of brain . 2 21 Williams Charles 1/12 M W . Mich . . Aug . Spasms . 3 34 Patchcosky Mary 8/12 F W . Mich X X Sept . Whooping cough . 4 36 Kapser Caroline 1 F W . Ills X X Oct . Diarrhea . 5 70 Garlinger Jacob 55 M W M Penn . . Dec Brick mason Consumption . 6 85 Parish Ella 1 F W . Mich . . Nov . Whooping cough . 7 85 Lambert Elizabeth 35 F W W Ohio . . Jan . Consumption . 8 213 Barron Clarence 1 M W . Mich . . July . Diarrhea . 9 236 Washington Victoria 28 F B . Alabama . . Feb'y . Consumption . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; New Buffalo MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin FILE PAGE NO: 13 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 5 Malloy Alonzo 5 M W . Illinois X X July . Remittent fever All names on this page 2 74 Godfrey Martha A. 46 F W M New York . . Aug Keeping house Insanity were written in reverse 3 74 Ingersoll Gibson 37 M W . New York . . Feb No occupation Idiotic and general debility . 4 48 Schwenk John 49 M W M Hesse Darmstadt X X Sep Tavern keeper Remittent fever . 5 135 Edinger Sarah 1/12 F W . Michigan . . June . Cholera infantum Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; New Buffalo Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin FILE PAGE NO: 14 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 4 McCarten Mary A. 47 F W M Ireland X X June Keeping house Congestion of the brain . 2 16 Wiemer Edward J. 1 M W . Michigan X X Feb . Inflammation of the lungs . 3 39 Clark Ella 3 F W . Ohio . . April . Scarlet fever . 4 45 Butter Mabel 3/12 F W . Michigan X X Oct . Spinal meningitis . 5 46 Wells Anna B. 68 F W M Vermont . . Sep Keeping house Ovarian tumor . 6 87 Rachor Frank 4 M W . Michigan X X Mar . Scarlet fever . 7 87 Rachor Elizabeth 1 F W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever . 8 24 Tuthill Sylvina 1 F W . Michigan . . Feb . Inflammation of the lungs Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Niles MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 15 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 14 Young Hannah 64 F W M New York . . January Keeping house Lung fever . 2 16 Drew Charles P. 63 M W M Vermont . . November Farmer Erysipelas . 3 46 Mars Alexander 64 M W M Virginia . . February Farmer Paralysis . 4 120 Jones Leroy 11/12 M W . Michigan . . October . Whooping cough . 5 137 Alexander Nancy 27 F W M Michigan . . September Keeping house Unknown . 6 143 Graham Eugene 7/12 M W . Michigan . . April . Scrofula . 7 174 Thayer Edward 19 M W . New York . X February Farm laborer Suicide by shooting . 8 207 Hodson John 62 M W M England X X March Farmer Lung fever . 9 209 Bacon Nathaniel 68 M W M New York . . September Circuit judge Apoplexy . 10 220 Prebble Halley 10/12 M W . Michigan . . August . Congestion of brain bur. Silverbrook Cem. 11 246 Staten Kenneth 2/12 M W . Michigan . . September . Inflamation of bowels . 12 276 Squires George J. 24 M W . Michigan . . November Peddler Consumption . 13 286 Mathews Mary Jane 3 F W . Michigan . X January . Diptheria . 14 323 Lambert Amanda C. 38 F W M New York . . September Keeping house Congestion of brain . 15 323 Lambert Mary 16 F W . New York X . July No occupation Consumption . 16 373 Beeson Job W. 10/12 M W . Michigan . . April . Marasmus Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Niles City, 1st Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 16 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Loundree Eliza 43 F W M Ohio . . December Keeping house Consumption . 2 95 Apted Albert 25 M W . England X X October R.R. Employee Killed by cars bur. Silverbrook Cem. 3 103 Hill Polly Ann 79 F W W Virginia . . March Keeping house Lung fever . 4 104 Wilson Pamelia J. 49 F W M Ohio . . April Keeping house Inflammation of lungs . 5 118 Lewis Thomas J. 62 M W M Vermont . . April Building mover Inflammation of lungs . 6 129 Wright Lucinda 14 F W . Iowa . . December At home Consumption . 7 129 Wright Edward 2 M W . Michigan . . November . Lung fever . 8 148 Neal A. J. 6/12 M W . Michigan . . January . Brain fever . 9 187 Carey Patrick 4 M W . Michigan . . September . Whooping cough . 10 226 Barton Catherine 30 F W M Ireland . . June Keeping house Consumption . 11 226 Barton John 1 M W . Michigan . . July . Vomited to death . 12 297 Mechem Harrison 53 M B M Indiana . . March No occupation Jaundice . 13 302 Finley Baby 3/12 F M . Michigan . . March . Jaundice . 14 327 Dokey Ulysses W. 1 M W . Michigan . . August . Cholera infantum Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Niles City, 2d Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 17 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 34 Trowbridge No**h 1 M W . Michigan . . October . Congestion of brain . 2 44 Bohn Christian 3 M W . Michigan . . April . Scalded . 3 122 Caesar George W. 1 M B . Michigan . . April . Whooping cough . 4 140 Platts Benjamin K. 22 M W M Michigan . . July Farm laborer Consumption . 5 146 Morehouse Thomas 43 M W M Pennsylvania . . Dec Teamster Consumption . 6 177 Donily Margaret 35 F W M Ireland X X May Keeping house Suicide by poison . 7 183 Street Hannah 64 F W W Ohio . . Feb No occupation Dropsy . 8 187 Cogsgrove Margaret 33 F W M Ireland X X July Keeping house Consumption Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Niles City, 3rd Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 18 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 21 Harris L. M. 28 M W . New York . . May Agent Peak family Typhoid fever . 2 151 Powers Richard 58 M W M Ireland X X March Teamster Gastretis . 3 163 Likens George E. 9/12 M W . Michigan X . March . Congestion of brain . 4 175 Patterson Benjamin 52 M M W Virginia . . July Laborer Liver complaint . 5 175 Finley Ada 1 F M . Indiana . . March . Scrofula . 6 225 White Freddy 10/12 M W . Michigan . . August . Whooping cough Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Niles City, 4th Ward MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 19 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 5 Campbell Robert 69 M W M Scotland X X November Farmer Suicide by hanging . 2 7 Wood Elsie 3 F W . Michigan . . March . Congestion brain . 3 7 Wood Cora 9/12 F W . Michigan . . July . Congestion bowels . 4 22 Tibbetts Charles H. 32 M W M Pennsylvania . . May Bar tender Stabbed through lungs . 5 31 Webber Nicholas 77 M W W New York . . May Farmer Old age . 6 91 Murry Caroline 36 F W M New York . . August Keeping house Consumption . 7 94 Hoagland Carrie Maud 2/12 F W . Michigan . . January . Inflammation lungs . 8 108 Goodwin Gertrude 9/12 F W . Michigan . . December . Brain fever . 9 118 Gould Unis E. 22 F W . New York . . April No occupation Consumption . 10 118 Gould Helen R. 18 F W . New York . . April No occupation Consumption . 11 159 Parker Rosetta 1 F W . Michigan . . July . Congestion brain . 12 163 Watts Frederic J. 23 M W . Wisconsin X . Feb Clerk in shoe store Consumption . 13 175 Lumbard Clinton A. 28 M W M Massachusetts . . May Boot & shoe dealer Consumption . 14 175 Wilkinson J. L. 22 M W . Pennsylvania . . May No occupation Consumption . 15 188 McDonald John 33 M W . Ireland X X June Shoe maker Dropsy . 16 195 Lumbard Clinton E. 1/12 M W . Michigan . . Dec . Cramps Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Oronoko MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin FILE PAGE NO: 20 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Andrews Albert 11 M W . Mich . . July . Drowning . 2 82 Swayer John 12 M W . Mich . . Oct . Remittent fever . 3 97 Shultz Roscoe 4/12 M W . Mich . . Dec . Consumption Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Galien MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin FILE PAGE NO: 21 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Kenyon Eliza A. 1 F W . Michigan . . Sep . Spinal meningitis . 2 32 Hess Augustus 27 M W M Prussia X X Sep Farmer Typhoid fever . 3 53 Branchel Harry S. 2 M W . Michigan . . July . Cholera infantum . 4 63 Vinton Franklin 52 M W M Ohio . . Dec Farmer Consumption . 5 114 Stoner Rachel J. 10 F W . Michigan . . Jan'y . Inflammation of lungs . 6 125 Roundy Mary 22 F W . Michigan . . May . Epilepsy . 7 139 Boyle Catherine 75 F W M Ireland X X June Keeping house Congestive chills . 8 144 Stearns Martha 23 F W M Ohio . . May Keeping house Typhoid fever . 9 170 Phillippy Allice 18 F W . Indiana . . July . Remittent fever . 10 185 Jewell Benjamin 8 M W . Michigan . . May . Typhoid fever Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Pipestone MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 22 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Tatman Cyrus 63 M W M Ohio . . April Farmer Brain fever . 2 45 Johnson Anna 25 F W M Indiana . . January Keeping house Typhoid fever . 3 65 Tinkham Relly L. 1 M W . Michigan . . September . Diarhea . 4 70 Bradford Hattie B. 1 F W . Michigan . . September . Diarhea . 5 75 Griffin William 43 M W M Pennsylvania . . February Farmer Consumption . 6 89 Seaman Jane M. 24 F W M Indiana . . November Keeping house Congestion bowels . 7 91 Rush Emma A. 2 F W . Michigan X X September . Diarhea . 8 122 Kyle Martha 42 F W M Ohio . . January Keeping house Consumption . 9 160 Antisdel Nathaniel 74 M W W New York . . October Retired farmer Old age . 10 164 Green Laura A. 24 F W M Michigan . . April Keeping house Typhoid fever . 11 173 Williams Anna 32 F W W Indiana X X March Keeping house Inflammation bowels . 12 179 Pardue William 14 M M . Michigan . . April . Heart disease . 13 222 Quackenbush Ellen 25 F W M New York . . May Keeping house Consumption . 14 225 Ray Almond 28 M W M Michigan . . September Farm laborer Disease of spine & brain . 15 242 Moore Birgie 1 M W . Michigan . . September . Congestion brain . 16 251 Cook Louisa 45 F W M Canada X X May Keeping house Consumption . 17 252 Delong Baby 4/12 M W . Michigan . . December . Erysipelas . 18 258 King Polly 70 F W W New York . . January No occupation Inflammation lungs & bowels . 19 271 Green Silas 87 M W M Vermont . . April No occupation Consumption Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Royalton MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds FILE PAGE NO: 23 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 1 Birdsey Jane 48 F W M New York . . Oct Housekeeping Bilious fever . 2 56 Steinway Frank 1 M W . Mich . . Oct . Diarrhea . 3 64 Scofield Adda 1 F W . Mich . . Sept . Cholera infantum . 4 75 Williams Daniel 59 M W M Penn . . Aug Farmer Consumption . 5 124 Christ Folentine 22 M W . Hesse X X May Farmer Consumption . 6 128 Hawkins Daniel 2/12 M W . Mich . . Aug . Billious cholic . 7 172 Abbe Cyrus 19 M W . Mich . . June Farmer Drowned . 8 210 Courterville Neil 3/12 M W . Mich X X March . Brain fever . 9 210 Courterville Joanna 1 F W . Mich X X July . Fits Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Sodus MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Henry C. Platt FILE PAGE NO: 24 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 4 McGoldrick Henry 4/12 M W . Michigan . . October . Congestion of brain . 2 42 Fronteryhouse John 66 M W M Canada X X January No occupation Gravel . 3 43 Akright John M. 24 M W M Ohio . . June Farmer Paralysis . 4 82 Tice Mabel 1 F W . Michigan . . July . Congestion of brain . 5 122 Parish Cintha M. 35 F W M New York . . December Keeping house General debility . 6 153 King Cintha 73 F W W New York . . March No occupation Dropsy of chest . 7 156 Kaigle Jacob 40 M W . Ohio . . March Farmer Consumption KAGLE on 1870 Pop. Sched. 8 161 King Willie 1 M W . Michigan . . September . Consumption . 9 169 Helwick Miles E. 4/12 M W . Michigan . . February . Erysipelas Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; St. Joseph MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds FILE PAGE NO: 25 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 2 Pew Leland 5/12 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Brain fever . 2 15 Bickwell Charles 4/12 M W . Mass . . Sept . Brain fever . 3 25 Salsman Lucius 2 M W . New York . . Feb'y . Scarlet fever . 4 59 Bely** Belle 21 F W . Canada X X June Teacher Consumption . 5 101 Phillips Elizabeth 36 F W M Michigan . . May Kept house Congestive chills . 6 144 Deitch Anthony 1/12 M W . Michigan X X April . Fits . 7 173 Smith Jane 22 F W M Michigan X X March Kept house Drowned . 8 173 Lysaght Francis 14 F W . Michigan X X March . Drowned . 9 173 Smith Mary 3/12 F W . Michigan X X March . Drowned . 10 173 Yore Ellen 45 F W M Ireland X X March Kept house Drowned . 11 173 Tremaine Willis 19 M W . N. York . . Feb'y Printer Consumption . 12 252 Cole Almond R. 48 M W M N.Y . . Dec Dairyman Dropsy . 13 253 Hedimck Mary 1 F W . Michigan X X Jan'y . Dropsy of heart HEDINCK on 1870 Pop. Sched. 14 269 Chamberlin Ida 1 F W . Michigan . . Sept . Congestive dysentery . 15 269 Chamberlin Willie J. 11/30 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Congestive dysentery . 16 320 Johnson Benjamin 61 M W M Canada X X May Harness maker Consumption . 17 323 Clamfoot Willie 10/12 M W . Mich X X July . Brain fever . 18 343 Fillehr Louisa 28 F W M Baden X X March Keeping house Brain fever . 19 359 Zeramba Amelia 1/12 F W . Mich X X July . Abcess on face . 20 404 Williams Griffith P. 30 M W M Wales X X Nov Casket dealer Typhoid fever . 21 508 Hull Ethie 3 F W . Ills . . Dec . Scalded . 22 509 McAllister Albert 44 M W M Virginia . . Feb'y Farmer Billious fever . 23 554 Robinson Eva 5 F W . New York . . Sept . Brain fever . 24 554 Robinson . 1 day M W . Mich . . Sept . Suffocation Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Three Oaks Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John M. Glavin FILE PAGE NO: 26 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 48 Oakman Willie 7/12 M W . Michigan . . July . Cholera infantum Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Three Oaks MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds FILE PAGE NO: 27 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Chester John W. 31 M W M New York . . Aug See remarks Consumption Ret. Dry goods and grocery merchant 2 60 Roysden James N. 1 M W . Indiana . . May . Scarlet fever . 3 88 Holdham Henry 53 M W M England X X Oct Farmer Dropsy of the pericardium . 4 145 Russell Silas 50 M W M Ohio . . Nov Farmer Consumption . 5 19 Ottwell Lucy B. 62 F W M North Carolina . . Feb Keeping house Typhoid fever Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI County: Berrien TOWNSHIP; Watervleit MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: O. C. Rounds FILE PAGE NO: 28 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 14 Bu Armenia 45 F W M . . . May . Consumption No birthplace written 2 90 Beck Mary 1 F W . Mich X X Sept . Sinking chills . 3 135 Vanderberg Arthur 2 M W . Mich . X March . Brain fever . 4 147 Burnet Perces 3 M W . Mich . . Feb'y . Lung fever . 5 157 Blake Eunice 32 F W M New York . . July Kept house Consumption . 6 177 Stodard Virginia 9/12 F W . Mich . . Oct . Brain fever . 7 233 Marshall Nelson 62 M W M New York . . Aug Farmer Cholera . 8 276 Blake William 48 M W M England . . Feb'y Farmer Dropsy of heart . 9 321 Bean Lucy 13 F W . Mich . . May . Congestion of lungs . 10 332 Snyder William 23 M W . Mich . . Feb'y Farmer Typhoid fever Ends Berrien County ============================================================================================================================================================================================ ============================================================================================================================================================================================