Gratiot County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/gratiot/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 GRATIOT 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: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Arcada Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 239 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 25 McGee Fanny B. 20 F W M Michigan . . April Keeping house Puerpural convulsions . 2 43 Bailey Emily 33 F W M Michigan . . Nov Keeping house Consumption . 3 130 Nichols Elijah 51 M W M New York . . Dec Farmer Consumption . 4 68 Taylor Emma 13 F W . Ohio . . May . Scarlet fever . 5 35 Parker Nettie May 1 F W . Michigan . . Dec . Scalded . 6 8 Wolf Noah 15 M W . Michigan . . May . Erysipelas . 7 151 Hunt Lydia 72 F W M New York . . Sept House keeping Dropsey Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Alma Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 240 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Moyer William 55 M W M New York . . March Keeping hotel Disease of heart . 2 92 Holiday Lorton 66 M W M New York . . April Farmer Consumption . 3 19 Jennings Harry A. 9/12 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Quick consumption . 4 81 Carpenter S. 26 F W M New York . . Feb'y Keeping house Pneumonia . 5 63 Webb Francis H. 21 F W M Michigan . . May Keeping house Consumption Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Bethany Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 241 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 41 Cornell Daniel P. 34 M W M New York . . Sept Farmer Killed by falling tree . 2 105 Davison Warren 85 M W W New Jersey . . Feb'y Cooper Palsey . 3 107 Person Mary 78 F W W New York . . May House keeping Consumption Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; St. Louis Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 242 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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) ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 101 Willson Zeruah 51 F W M Ohio . . April Keeping house Consumption . 2 108 Rowland Grace 1/12 F W . Michigan . . November . Scrofula . 3 97 Stephen Infant . M W . Michigan . . April . Unknown SUTPHIN on Pop. Sched. 4 33 Simmons Mary A. 13 F W . New York . . April . Scarlet fever . 5 33 Simmons James H. 12 M W . New York . . April . Scarlet fever . 6 33 Simmons Carrie E. 6 F W . Ohio . . April . Scarlet fever . 7 27 Johnson Infant . F W . Wisconsin . . August . Unknown Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Elba Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: James H. Lewis FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 243 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Laclear Vanetia 10/12 F W . New York . . August . Spasmodic croup . 2 42 Call Infant 3 hours F W . Mich . . Jan'y . Not known Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Emerson Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: James H. Lewis FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 244 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 88 Shaver Lewis 50 M W M New York . . February Farmer Consumption . 2 89 Brewer Joseph A. 1/12 M W . Michigan X . Oct . Appoplexy . 3 89 Canves John D. 74 M W W Rhode Island . . Aug Farming Fever billious . 4 37 Newton Infant . M W . Mich X X June . Premature birth . 5 42 Billows Jane 47 F W W Mich . . March Keeping house Fever typhoid . 6 42 Billows James 13 M W . Mich . . Nov . Fever typhoid . 7 3 Ripple Jessie 68 M W M Pennsylvania . . Feb'y Farmer Dropsey on heart . 8 29 Shaver Julia 19 F W . New York . . Jan Teaching school Typhoid fever Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Fulton Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: James H. Lewis FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 245 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Johnson John 7/12 M W . Mich . . April . Congestion of brain . 2 53 Aldrich Stephen 67 M W W NY . . May Farmer Leprosy . 3 59 Lawrence Infant . F . . Mich . . August . Unknown Appoplexy written but struck out 4 59 Lawrence Infant . M . . Mich . . August . Unknown Appoplexy written but struck out 5 75 Reichard Infant 0/12 M W . Mich . . February . Unknown . 6 119 Cowles Leroy 14 M W . Mich . . March . Gastritis . 7 133 Reynolds Anstie J. 17 F W . Wisconsin . . Sept . Consumption Death Record says JANE A. 8 162 Moore Bridget 50 F W M Ireland X X July Keeping house Heart disease . 9 178 Cassada Lyman 50 M W M NY . . April Farmer Consumption . 10 190 Waldo Charles 46 M W M NY . . Feb Carpenter Diabetis . 11 195 Jones Eliza 59 F W . NY . . July Domestic Eyresipelas . 12 197 Boardman Hannah 35 F W M Ohio . . April Keeping house Consumption . 13 201 Reynolds Mary 34 F W M Ohio . . Feb Keeping house Confinement . 14 208 Herriman Mary 19 F W M NY . . June Keeping house Ulceration stomach . 15 210 Laycock Wm. G. 1 M W . Mich . . Oct . Bronchitis . 16 228 Beek Thomas 50 M W M England X X Novem Farmer Apoplexy bur. Old Fulton Cem. ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Newark Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: E. W. Kellogg FILE PAGE NO: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 246 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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) ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 116 Tracy Henry 67 M W M New York . . March Farmer Inflamation of lungs . 2 167 Feaster Wilber 1 M W . Michigan . . November . Scalded . 3 155 Pritchard Catherine 46 F W M Ohio . . November Keeping house Typhoid fever . 4 139 Thompson Sarah 74 F W M Pennsylvania . . June Keeping house Consumption . 5 73 Pressley Charles N. 13 M W . Michigan . . September . Accidentally shot . 6 150 Crawford . 1 day M W . Michigan . . November . Unknown . 7 15 Kellogg Hugh J. 18 M W . Michigan . . November Working on the farm Accidentally shot . 8 47 Wood Hattie 13 F W . Michigan . . March At home Spotted fever Page blank below ENUMERATOR'S REMARKS: Hattie Wood was living with Mr. Jeffrey at the time of her death. ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; New Haven Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: E. W. Kellogg FILE PAGE NO: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 247 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 79 Chapman Francis M. 28 M W . Ohio X . March Farming Consumption . 2 88 Newcomb Artemis 63 F W W New York . . May Keeping house Dropsey Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; North Shade Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: James H. Lewis FILE PAGE NO: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 248 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Bromall Infant 0/12 F W . Michigan . . August . Want of vitality COD also written Manition 2 48 Roberts Doborah 69 F W M Vermont . . March Keeping house Lung fever . 3 127 Harrington Franklin 1 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Diarrhea . 4 134 Evans Catharine 1 F W . Michigan . . May . Fits . 5 173 Basset Alice 3/12 F W . Mich . . Dec . Canker in stomach . 6 186 Gilbert Estell 1 F W . Michigan . . Nov . Diarrhea Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; North Star Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: James H. Lewis FILE PAGE NO: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 249 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Atkinson Ann 5/12 F W . Michigan X . Dec . Dropsy on brain . 2 31 Toles Berthia 11/12 F W . Michigan . . March . Inflamation of lungs FN# 32 on Pop. Sched. 3 69 Belding Hellen 30 F W M Ohio . . June Keeping house Consumption . 4 76 Brown William 78 M W W Massachusetts . . July Retired farmer Congestion of lungs . 5 118 Swetland Hannah 66 F W W Vermont . . June Retired Dropsey . 6 127 Bovee Lucia 1/12 F W . Michigan . . August . Dysentery . 7 127 Bovee Lucy 1/12 F W . Michigan . . August . Dysentery Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Pine River Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 12 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 250 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 30 Axline Ellen 32 F W M Ohio X . March Keeping house Consumption . 2 33 Latimer Margette? 13 F W . New York . . January Attending school Typhoid fever . 3 33 Latimer Emaline 33 F W M New York . . Feb'y Keeping house Typhoid fever . 4 70 Haigh Sophia 34 F W M Bavaria X X April Keeping house Fall from ch**** window . 5 141 Henry John 60 M W M Penn . . Oct Farmer Consumption . 6 233 Fields Mary L. 4/12 F W . Mich . . March . Pneumonia . 7 235 Call Lucy S. 14 F W . Mich . . November . Disease on brain . 8 . . . . M W . . . . May . Unknown Page blank below ENUMERATOR'S REMARKS: The body of (Unknown) was found May 29th in a hollow stub. No knowledge as to his identity or the cause of death. ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Seville Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 13 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 251 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Strayer Ezra L. 4 M W . Michigan . . September . Typhoid fever . 2 12 Sherwood George H. 21 M W . Ohio . . January Working on farm Fracture of skull thrown from sleigh . 3 83 Beeson Infant . F W . Michigan . . July . Premature birth . 4 101 Conley William 2/12 M W . Michigan . . May . Hooping cough . 5 106 Egan Infant . M W . Michigan . . January . Premature birth Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Sumner Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 14 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 252 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 47 Lang Jane 35 F W M England X X February Keeping house Pneumonia . 2 57 Bigalo Hannah 36 F W M New York . . March Keeping house Congestion brain . 3 58 Tucker Emma N. 35 F W M New York . . November Keeping house Consumption . 4 82 Harvey Justus A. 9/12 M W . Michigan X . February . Dropsey on brain . 5 96 Van Lewvan . 1/12 M W . Michigan . . November . Strangulation . 6 133 Wright George 54 M W M Connecticut . . June Farmer Unknown . 7 144 Stewart William 24 M W . New Brunswick X X October Day laborer Accident gun shot wound . 8 33 Madison Thomas R. 1 M W . Michigan . . January . Worm fits Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Washington Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: James H. Lewis FILE PAGE NO: 15 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 253 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 36 Stoddard Bethia 59 F W M NY . . April Keeping house Consumption . 2 44 Russ Polly 81 F W W Mass . . November No occupation Ac. Bronchitis . 3 49 English Henry 29 M W M England X X Feb Farmer Killed by runaway team . 4 61 Layton Silas 66 M W M Vermont . . Oct Carpenter Pneumonia . 5 67 Fitzgerles Louisa 10 F W . Mich . X May . Scarlet fever . 6 67 Fitzgerles Amelia 8 F W . Mich . X May . Scarlet fever . 7 89 Ackles Hellen 30 F W M Mich . . Nov Keeping house Inflamatory rheumatism . 8 102 Rathburn Willie 7/12 M W . Mich . . Sept . Congestion of brain . 9 112 Lambert Asher 37 M W M Penn . . Feb Engineer in S Mill Scarlet fever . 10 114 Salter Alvina 5 F W . Mich . . Nov . Scalded . 11 116 Hicks Mary 23 F W M NY . . May Keeping house Consumption . 12 118 Barrett Sharlott 20 F W M Mich . . July Keeping house Peritonitis Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Gratiot TOWNSHIP; Wheeler Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Ralph Ely FILE PAGE NO: 16 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 254 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 37 Willson Jane 50 F W W Ohio . . May Keeping house Consumption . 2 11 Smith Catherine 88 F W W Germany X X May Keeping house Old age . 3 51 Parish James 62 M W W New York . . May Farmer Dropsey . 4 25 Orvis Marian 16 M W . Wisconsin . . February Works on farm Dropsey Ends Gratiot county ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =========================================================================================================================================================================================