Ionia County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/ionia/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) 2026 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 IONIA 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: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Berlin Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 5 Burton Estella 5 F W . Michigan . . Feb . Inflammation of lungs . 2 66 Hanson Orville 16 M W . New York . . Feb Farm laborer Consumption . 3 80 Canright Hattie A. 1 F W . Michigan . . Nov . Drowned . 4 81 Bennett Jessie 24 F W M Canada . . May Keeping house Consumption . 5 85 Noddins William E. 4/12 M W . Michigan . . August . Inflammation of lungs . 6 152 Eddy Francis L. 32 F W M New York . . August Keeping house Consumption . 7 181 Adams Mary M. 47 F W M New York . . January Keeping house Typhoid fever . 8 201 Hines Willard 9/12 M W . Mich . . June . Measles . 9 216 Bush Peter 76 M W M New Jersey . . April Farmer Dropsy . 10 259 Curtis Charles B. 29 M W . Conneticut . . July Farm laborer Fits & spasms . 11 314 Carveth Mary E. 31 F W M New York . . Sept Keeping house Consumption bur. Saranac Cem. =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Boston Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 16 Sneathen Almeda A. 11 F W . Michigan . . Dec . Inflamatory Rheumatism . 2 28 Alexander Alexander C. 53 M W M Scotland X X Feb Farmer Killed on Rail Road . 3 68 Ferguson Albert 2 M W . Michigan . . May . Scarlet fever . 4 95 Aldrich Mary A. 31 F W M New York . . Feb Keeping house Typhoid fever . 5 95 Aldrich Mary 55 F W W New York . . Jan'y Keeping house Consumption . 6 98 Cilly Lovina 21 F W M Ohio . . Nov House keeper Consumption dau of John Henderson 7 99 Baker Henry 3/12 M W . Michigan . . Feb . Congestion lungs . 8 100 Frances Roxanna 15 F W . New York . . Feb House keeper Consumption . 9 128 Nichols Ashel 62 M W W New York . . Oct Farmer Chronic Rheumatism . 10 141 Gregg Ruth 22 F W M Michigan . . April Keeping house Child birth . 11 163 Wright Philip 17 M W . Michigan . . Feb Farm laborer Consumption . 12 174 Toles Jane 86 F W W New York . . Jan'y Without occupation Palsey bur. White Cem., Saranac 13 181 Myers Franklin 2 M W . Michigan . . Sept . Disentary . 14 192 Smith Elizabeth 63 F W . Canada . . Feb Keeping house Asthma Line struck out on census. See next page 15 200 Seary Janette 7 F W . Michigan . . June . Typhoid fever . 16 209 Dillingbeck Peter 59 M W M New York . . April Farm laborer Congestion of the brain DILLENBECK, bur. South Boston Cem. =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Saranac MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 12 Smith Maria 68 F W W New Jersey . . May Tailoress Typhoid fever . 2 55 Wilson Ammon 57 M W M New York . . Feb Hotel keeper Typhoid fever . 3 63 Hodges Nathaniel 48 M W M New York . . Aug Miller Typhoid fever . 4 98 Converse Thankful 66 F W W Vermont . . May Without occupation Palsey . 5 107 Allen James 56 M W M Ireland X X May Farmer Consumption . 6 118 Frazell Sophia D. 68 F W W New York . . Feb Keeping house Heart disease . 7 122 Anderson Helen 34 F W M Ohio . . Feb Keeping house Consumption . 8 168 Smith Elizabeth 63 F W M Canada . . Feb Keeping house Asthma Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Campbell Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 40 Gibson Mary 35 F W M Michigan X X April Keeping house Typhus fever . 2 58 Harvey Lovica 68 F W W New York . . Sept Keeping house Typhus fever . 3 . Beacon John 28 M W M England X X April Farmer Drowned . 4 . Beacon Jane 25 F W M England X X April Keeping house Drowned . 5 . Beacon Sarah E. 2 F W . Michigan X X April . Drowned . 6 199 Townsand Chauncey 57 M W M New York . . June Farmer Suicide - Morphine . 7 202 Stewart Edwin 4/12 M W . Michigan X . January . Inflimation of lungs Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Danby Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: (not written) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 27 Lumbirt Edwin F. 8/12 M W . Michigan . . June . Dropsy on the brain . 2 36 Wooden Mary 1/12 F W . Michigan . . February . Disease of the spine . 3 123 Soper No name 1/12 M W . Michigan . . February . Lung fever . 4 129 Frost John 24 M W . Michigan . . April . Fell on a peg entering the rectum . 5 161 Taylor Susan 34 F W M New York . . March Keeping house Pulmonary Consumption . 6 162 Green Julia 40 F W M New York . . June Keeping house Pulmonary Consumption . 7 188 Baker Elizabeth 42 F W M Pennsylvania . . January Keeping house Liver complaint . 8 191 Wooden Sarah E. 21 F W M New York . . April Keeping house Quick consumption . 9 212 Miller Christina 27 F W M Michigan . . April Keeping house Typhoid fever . 10 214 Smith Lucy 61 F W M New York . . October Keeping house Dropsy on the heart Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Easton MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 29 Lyle Archibald 17 M W . New York X X January Farm laborer Killed on Rail Road . 2 42 Foreman Calvin H. 3 M W . Pennsylvania . . January . Scarlet fever . 3 54 Griffin Maggie 20 F W . Canada X X August House keeper Unknown . 4 93 Reep John 26 M W . England X X September Printer Consumption . 5 99 McPherson William 38 M W M Scotland X X December Farmer Typhoid fever . 6 115 Miller Archie 9 M W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever . 7 177 Weaver William 61 M W M New York . . February Farmer Ulceration of bowells . 8 187 Hoover Rosalee 3 F W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever . 9 187 Hoover James W. 1 F W . Michigan . . February . Scarlet fever Gender as written 10 186 Cole Margaret 21 F W . Michigan . . October At home Consumption . 11 196 Stearns Emma 10 F W . Wisconsin . . April . Scarlet fever . 12 297 Bond Florence M. 9/12 F W . Michigan . . March . Congestion of brain Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Ionia Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 50 Morganthaler Fred 56 M W . Germany X X May Shoe maker Heart disease died in his chair Bur. Oak Hill Cem. 2 69 Horton Joel, Sen. 75 M W . New York . . Dec Farmer Lung fever . 3 69 Horton Betsey 76 F W . Connecticut . . Dec Keeping house Lung fever . 4 69 Stearns Martha 28 F W . Michigan . . June Keeping house Puerpural fever bur. Saranac Cem. 5 69 Stearns Richard 3/12 M W . Michigan . . Aug . Debility (general) bur. Saranac Cem. 6 78 Crathers Ellen 27 F W M Ohio . . Feb House keeper Pulmonary Consumption . 7 78 Crathers Junius 3 M W . Michigan . . Dec . Fits . 8 114 McWayn Archibald 64 M W M New York . . March Miller Cancer in bowells . 9 135 Hind Freddie 2 M W . Michigan . . Nov . Typhoid fever . 10 139 Simmons Cha's E. 1/12 M W . Michigan . . Aug . Canker in throat . 11 148 Haysmer Wm 49 M W . England X X May Farmer Jaundice . 12 157 Jennings Wm 1/12 M W . Michigan . . Aug . Canker in stomach . 13 160 Norton Cha's 1/12 M W . Michigan . . Feb . General debility . 14 171 Hathaway Mary 2 F W . Michigan . . March . Hydrocephalus . 15 175 Hunter Owen W. 4 M W . Michigan X . April . Scarlet fever . 16 189 Clark Lucy 1/12 F W . Michigan . . Jan . Spasms . 17 198 Brown Wm 28 M W M New York . . Nov Farmer Pulmonary Consumption . 18 198 Eberhardts Alfred 1/12 M W . Michigan X X Feb . Fits . 19 204 Leman John 42 M W . Germany X X Aug Saloon keeper Diabetus . 20 206 Leach David 3* M W . Vermont . . June Cabinet shop Typhoid fever . 21 244 Downs Alfred *. 4 M W . Michigan X . March . Scarlet fever . 22 277 Cornell Sally M. 67 F W . Canada . . Dec Keeping house Obstruction of the liver bur. North Plains Cem. 23 289 Burhans Winslow 3 M W . Michigan . . Feb . Scarlet fever . 24 293 Scheurer Wm 1 M W . Michigan X X April . Scarlet fever Bur. Oak Hill Cem. 25 295 Bently Burney D. 5 M W . Michigan . . March . Dropsy on brain . 26 295 Dorwin Hubby 78 M W W Massachusetts . . March ***** widower Dysentary Bur. Oak Hill Cem. 27 303 White Minnie 1 F W . Michigan . . June . Measles . 28 364 Wells Eugene 19 M W . Michigan . . Nov Day laborer Drowned . 29 379 Alderman Wm. R. 47 M W . New York . . Sept Farmer Pulmonary Consumption . 30 364 Bigg** Lil*** 10 days F W . Michigan . . March . General debility . 31 404 Shepard Mary 6/12 F W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever . 32 405 Reynolds Norman 47 M W . New York . . March Cooper Pulmonary Consumption . 33 410 Wright Zene B. 2 M W . Michigan . X Dec . Dropsy on the brain . 34 414 Moore Mary E. 6 F W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever . 35 424 Ogrady Mary H. 9 F W . Canada X X March . Inflammation on brain . =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Ionia Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 431 Stanton Sarah E. 11 F W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever . 2 432 Fosha Minnie 10/12 F W . Michigan . X Sept . Dropsy on brain Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Ionia Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 Sherman Birda 1/12 M W . Michigan . . May . Fits . 2 3 Baker Roswel P. 51 M W . New York . . Dec Mason Disease of heart . 3 3 Baker Jennie 7 F W . New York . . Feb . Scarlet fever . 4 4 Knowles Kate 3 F W . Michigan X . March . Scarlet fever . 5 26 Brooks Curtis E. 39 M W . Michigan . . Nov Black smith Heart disease . 6 44 Banks Solamantha 33 F W M Michigan . . Oct Keeping house Enlargement of liver . 7 66 Clark Daniel 60 M W W New York . . March Farmer Eplepsy . 8 79 Broadbeck Cha's 1 M W . Michigan . X Oct . Scarlet fever . 9 84 Tift Wm 3 days M W . Michigan . . Dec . Not known . 10 113 Smith Walter 7 M W . Michigan . . April . Scarlet fever . 11 113 Smith Lottie 2 F W . Michigan . . April . Scarlet fever . 12 113 Smith Effie 2 F W . Michigan . . April . Scarlet fever . 13 159 Wooden Merritt 23 M W . Pennsylvania . . May Farmer Shot accidentaly with pistol . 14 202 Simmons Asenath 46 F W M New York . . August Keeping house Pulmonary Consumption . 15 203 Adamy Franklin P. 4 M W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever . 16 248 Frost Levant 4 M W . Michigan . . May . Scarlet fever . 17 251 Kinney Patrick 54 M W M Ireland X X Nov Stone mason Heart disease . 18 307 Coe Marvin 21 M W . Michigan . . Jan Student at Normal School Scroffulous consumption Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Keene Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 Clark Pearl 1 F W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever . 2 19 Palmer Sally M. 48 F W M New York . . April Keeping house Inflamation lungs . 3 27 Hatch Abigal 39 F W M Ohio . . March Keeping house Consumption . 4 51 Curtis Ellen 19 F W . New York X . May At home Consumption . 5 64 Ransom Esther M. 2 F W . New York . . August . Congestive fever . 6 94 Rexford Nathaniel 27 M W . New York . . April Lumberman Killed by log . 7 158 Raymond Truman 59 M W M New York . . January Farmer Killed by hay knife . 8 170 Sherard Helen F. 2 F W . Michigan . . September . Summer complaint . 9 174 Gardner William 45 M W M England X X June Farmer Consumption . 10 220 White Mary J. 33 F W M Ohio . . February Keeping house Spotted fever Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Lyons Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 10 Cummins Oney 2 F W . Michigan . . August . Dysentary . 2 58 Hopkins Mary 74 F W . New York . . Sept . Found dead in bed insane . 3 89 Walker Betsey 50 F W M New York . . July . Measles . 4 108 Maxted Wm 63 M W M England X X Jan Foundry Bowel complaint . 5 170 White Sarah A. 14 F W . Canada X X July . Brain fever . 6 203 Vandeusen Millford 1/12 M W . Michigan . . July . Convulsions . 7 231 Demming Lincoln 1 M W . New York . . August . Dysentary . 8 268 Neff Freddie 4 M W . Michigan . . July . Congestive chills . 9 271 Smith Ella F. 24 F W M New York . . Jan Keeping house Consumption . 10 273 Bridges No name 1/12 M W . Michigan . . August . Dyptheria . 11 306 Bester Peter U. 54 M W W Ohio . . March Carpenter Typhoid fever . 12 325 Warner Helen M. 24 F W . New York . . April . Congestion of the brain . 13 333 Sanford Geo 1 M W . New York . . April . Congestion of the brain . 14 367 DeLavergne Kittie 1 F W . Michigan . . Aug . Dysentary bur. Lyons Twp. Cem. 15 382 Lamb Samantha 20 F W . Michigan . . June House keeper Burned to death . 16 382 Lamb Amanda C. 13 F W . Michigan . . June . Burned to death . 17 382 Rosecranz John 35 M W . Germany X X June R.R. Laborer Burned to death . 18 412 Miner Lavina 69 F W W New York . . Nov Keeping house Congestion of the lungs . 19 448 Coon Abel 83 M W W New York . . April Cripple Quick consumption Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Lyons Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 12 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 5 Mathers Daniel 1 M W . Michigan X X June . Measles .. 2 5 Mathers Charles 2/12 M W . Michigan X X Feb . Dropsy on brain . 3 15 Bradley Harriet 38 F W M New York . . May . Brain fever . 4 47 Halsted Mary 51 F W M New York . . Feb Keeping house Parylises . 5 55 Manning Joshua P. 39 M W M New York . . Oct Contractor Typhoid fever . 6 78 Snyder Elizabeth 77 F W W Pennsylvania . . Sept . Lung trouble . 7 101 Jewett George 20 M W . Michigan . . April Clerk in store Quick consumption . 8 105 Corigan Henry 32 M W M Ireland X X July Day laborer Quick consumption . 9 105 Corigan James 7 M W . Michigan X X Sept . White swelling . 10 127 Manning David 72 M W M New York . . Nov Carpenter Typhoid fever . 11 145 Lutt Mary 2 F W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever Death record says LUCHT 12 146 Cross Elizabeth 9 F W . Ireland X X Feb . Scarlet fever bur. St Peter & Paul Cem. 13 146 Cross Thomas 6 M W . Michigan X X Feb . Scarlet fever bur. St Peter & Paul Cem. 14 146 Cross Ellen 4 F W . Michigan X X Feb . Scarlet fever bur. St Peter & Paul Cem. 15 147 McDonald Mary 14 F W . New York X X March . Scarlet fever . 16 148 Pennington Delly 3 M W . Michigan X . April . Scarlet fever Death record says ADELBERT 17 154 Roberts Daniel W. 49 M W M New York . . March Grocery Congestive chills . 18 158 Stephens Cyrus H. 5 M W . Wissconson X X May . Scarlet fever . 19 167 Carpenter Aldial B. 2 M W . Michigan . . Aug . Dysentary . 20 170 Gray No name 2 days M W . Michigan . . Oct . General weakness Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; North Plains Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: H. H. Goodwin FILE PAGE NO: 13 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 37 Handlon Elen 4 F W . Mich X X Sept At home Convulsions . 2 60 Cronkite Sophia A. 26 F W M Mich . . Oct Asst'g in housekeeping Typhoid fever . 3 95 Clements Samuel 27 M W M England X X Sept Farmer Typhoid fever . 4 102 A**** ****ting 1/72 F W . Mich . . March . Unknown . 5 129 Williams Jennie R. 33 F W M N.Y. . . May House keeping Measles . 6 131 Anderson Edwin 17 M W . Mich X . May Asst'g on farm Inflamation of bowels . 7 162 Greenhoe Magdelany 37 F W M Penn X X March House keeping Typhoid fever . 8 168 Plumb Edwin S. 6/12 M W . Mich . . Sept . Congestive chills . 9 18 Helmer Lorinda 38 F W M N.Y. . . Feb House keeping Consumption . 10 21 Willet Wm 50 M W M N.Y. . . Apr Mill wright Pneumonia . 11 211 Tripp Harriet 17 F W . Mich . . March At home Fits . 12 25 Cook Michael 76 M W M Germany X X Sept Living with son Typhoid fever . 13 270 Cotton Sally Jane 34 F W M N.Y. . . April House keeping Consumption Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Hubbardston Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: H. H. Goodwin FILE PAGE NO: 14 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 46 Wagar Ja's B. 2/12 M W . Mich . . Apr . Congestion of brain . 2 50 Marlett Elen May 8/12 F W . Mich . . Dec . Dysentery . 3 75 Warren Anne 20 F W . N.Y. . . June House keeping for father Consumption . 4 58 Griffith Jane 33 F W M N.Y. . . Sept House keeping Consumption . 5 84 Dodge Corrissa J. 1 F W . Mich . . Nov . Inflamation of bowells . 6 103 Munsell Julia A. 3/12 F W . Mich . . May . Congestion of brain Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Odessa Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 15 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 56 Allen Ludwick 63 M W M New York . . June Farmer Neuralgia bur. Lakeside Cem. 2 74 Roberts Estella 1/12 F W . Michigan . . Feb . Erysepelas . 3 74 Russell Emery 58 M W M New York . . Dec Farmer Typhus fever . 4 123 Smith Franklin 35 M W M New York . . July Farmer Lung fever . 5 146 Lunger Anna L. 8 F W . Michigan . . July . Typhoid fever . 6 163 Beebee John P. 69 M W M Vermont . . Feb Shoe maker Not known . 7 164 Miller Ellen J. 24 F W M New York . . May Keeping house Consumption . 8 166 Ainsworth Mariah 34 F W M New York . . Dec Keeping house Quick consumption Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Orange Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Abraham Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 16 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 2 Wilson Agnes 7 F W . Michigan X X February . Scarlet fever . 2 2 Wilson Celia 9 F W . Michigan X X February . Scarlet fever . 3 53 Barnard Dieney 21 M W . Michigan . . August Farmer Consumption See note at page bottom 4 109 Brand Jane 66 F W M New York . . May Keeping house Dropsy of the chest . 5 159 Ward Catharine 22 F W . Michigan X X January House keeper Consumption . 6 181 Arms Ruth 84 F W W Vermont . . Nov Keeping house Dropsy of the heart . 7 255 Weisgarber Louis 7 M W . Indiana X X March . Scarlet fever . 8 255 Weisgarber George 4 M W . Michigan X X March . Scarlet fever . 9 273 Perkins Ma**ia 3 F W . Michigan X . April . Scarlet fever Blank Below TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: Line # 3 - Michigan Death Records, Ledger Page 252, Record No. 330 BARNARD, DIANA - Female, white, single, age 21 yrs, 19 days Died of Consumption Aug 1, 1869, Father, Esquire Barnard, mother Louisa =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Orleans MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: John H. English FILE PAGE NO: 17 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 44 Cutler William 44 M W M New Jersey . . May Farmer Consumption . 2 107 Souls Pamelia 37 F W M New York . . November Keeping house Consumption . 3 161 Johnson Sarah 62 F W M New York . . January Keeping house Consumption . 4 195 Gregery Benjamin F. 13 M W . Michigan . . May Farm laborer Typhoid fever . 5 228 Brink Millie 4 F W . Michigan . . Sept . Rheumatism . 6 257 Tabor Hattie E. 2 F W . Michigan . . November . Scarlet fever . 7 281 Owen Hannah L. 6/12 F W . Michigan . . June . Dropsy on the brain . =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Otisca Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: J. A. Spencer FILE PAGE NO: 18 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 135 Boss Oliver 32 M W M Indiana . . April Farmer Consumption . 2 148 Tallman Dorcus 64 F W M Rhode Island . . April Keeping house Typhoid fever . 3 156 Croupe Christian 17 M W . Prussia X X June Farmer Drowned . 4 157 Cone Elizabeth 44 F W . Prussia X X February . Brain fever . 5 174 Seeley Franklin C. 11 M W . Michigan . . October . Inflamation of brain . 6 199 Rolls Cathrine 25 F W M Michigan . . August Keeping house Dropsy of hart . 7 282 Wheeler Anna Bell 1 F W . Michigan . . August . Brain fever . 8 284 Kesler Elton 2 M W . Michigan . . October . Scrofula . 9 230 Purdy Charles B. 13 M W . Michigan . . June . Inflammation of bowels . 10 295 Choates David 30 M W M Canada . . April Farmer Consumption . 11 . Purdy Emma 22 F W M New York . . March Keeping house Purperal fever Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Portland Village MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: A. Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 19 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 50 Caswell Mary E. 25 F W M Canada . . July Keeping house Pulmonary Consumption . 2 70 Sweeney John 53 M W M New York . . Oct Farmer Pulmonary Consumption . 3 94 Smocker Elmer 1 M W . Michigan . . April . Pulmonary Consumption . 4 102 Green Julia F. 45 F W M New York . . June Keeping house Pulmonary Consumption . 5 104 Cooley Caroline 24 F W . Michigan . . May At home Inflammation of stomach . 6 122 Van Horne Frank 14 M W . Michigan . . Dec At home Inflammation of brain . 7 124 Osman James 42 M W M Ohio . . May Shoe maker Pulmonary Consumption . 8 145 Dickinson Cha's S. 22 M W . Ohio X . July Farmer Liver complaint . 9 196 Ingham Anna 79 F W M Massachusetts . . June Keeping house Paralysis Blank Below =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Ronald Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: H. H. Goodwin FILE PAGE NO: 20 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 3 Smith Asel K. 26 M W M N.Y. . . June Farmer Consumption . 2 35 Hazelitt Delos 1/12 M W . Mich . . Sept . Cholera infantum should be FM# 36 3 48 Goodwin Minersa 70 F W W N.Y. . . Apr Resting from labors well performed Appoplexy bur. Palo Cem. 4 120 Hull Peter 84 M W W N.Y. . . Dec Retired farmer Congestion of the lungs . 5 159 Craig Sarah M. 26 F W M N.Y. . . May House keeping Consumption . 6 167 Olmstead Roland Percy 3/12 M W . Mich . . Feb Adopted Inflamation of the lungs . 7 171 Minnis Sarah 49 F W M N.Y. . . Dec House keeping Consumption . 8 198 Bacon . 1/12 F W . Mich X . Aug . Consumption No first name written 9 210 Haysmer Wm 50 M W M England X X May Farmer Consumption . 10 244 Mosher Lucretia 37 F W M N.Y. . . July House keeping Consumption . 11 252 Little Mary C. 2 F W . Mich . . June . Consumption . 12 252 Little Flora E. 1 F W . Mich . . July . Tubucular meningitis . 13 268 Myers Myrtle 6 F W . Ohio . . Apr . Scarlet fever . 14 . Pamerson John 40 M W . Ireland X X July Railroad hand Int fever . 15 . Sparkling John 76 M W . N.Y. . . Apr Carpenter General debility Blank Below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: The last two cases reported were paupers belonging w/ family No. 81. They had been at Co. house only a week - the Irishman having apparently only the ague - & the other Constitutional debility, resulting from the too ***** use of strong drink & the too weighty pressure of a accumulated years - They are probably widowers. =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ionia TOWNSHIP; Sebewa Township MICROFILM#: T1164-26 ENUMERATOR: Abraham Alderman FILE PAGE NO: 21 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) =================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 15 Briggs Weston 1 M W . Mich . . Jan . Fell or struck his head lived one week . 2 21 Goddard Frances A. 29 F W M Ohio . . Apr Keeping house Disease of the spine . 3 69 Hair Anna M. 44 F W M New York . . May Keeping house Heart disease . 4 95 Powell Mary 43 F W M New York . . Dec Keeping house Typhoid fever . 5 147 Wight Benjamin 16 M W . Michigan . . Aug Farmer Typhoid fever . 6 188 Hair Susannah 3/12 F W . Michigan . . Oct . Inflamation of the lungs . 7 216 Van Vleck Mary 5 F W . Michigan . . March . Scarlet fever Ends Ionia 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/ ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================