KALAMAZOO County, MI 1850 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/kalamazoo/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Karen D. Foster and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Karen D. Foster ========================================================================== 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 1850 MICROFILM-#: T1163-1 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY KALAMAZOO SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1560 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 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. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Richland ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 701 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Briggs Silas 40 M . . . N.Y May Farmer Billious fever 20 . 2 Gibson Hiram 55 M . . M N.Y April Farmer Cons 24 . 3 Witherell Richard 42 M . . M Conn May Farmer Fever 11 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Comstock ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 703 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Powers Israel 50 M . . . N.Y April Farmer Lung Fever 12 . 2 Wells Emily 1 F . . . Mich Jun . Hooping Cough 20 . 3 Yreys Elisabeth 43 F . . M N.Y Feb . Consumption 90 . 4 Flint Nancy 3 F . . . Mich Jan . Croup 2 . 5 Nichols Brackman B 28 M . . M N.Y Nov Physician Cons. 12 . 6 Galligan Sarah I. 1 F . . . Mich April . Dropsy 50 . 7 Brakelee Isabel W. 50 M . . . V.t July Farmer Fever 26 . 8 Jay Mary 60 F . . M Mass Aug . Chill fever 12 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Charleston ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 705 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Trowbridge Richard J. 50 M . . M Mass July Farmer Consumption 100 . 2 Cheeney John A 2 M . . . Mich Aug . Bill Fever 15 . 3 Cheeney Charity L. 6/12 F . . . Mich May . Bill Fever 8 . 4 Long Mary E. 1 F . . . Mich Aug . Fever 6 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Pavillion ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 707 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Crippen Sybil 50 F . . M V.t Feb . Lung fever 14 . 2 White Almer 4 M . . . Mich Aug . Dysentery 4 . 3 White Emona 1 F . . . Mich Sept . Dysentery 18 . 4 Chipman Sally 49 F . . W'd V.t March . Lung fever 6 . 5 Walcott Erastus 85 M . . M Conn Sept . Gravel 9 . 6 Vorce Carlos 48 M . . M N.Y March . Palsy 2 . 7 Vorce Sarah A 11 F . . . Mich Feb . Fever 1 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Brady ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 709 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Potter Wolcott 13 M . . . N.Y Oct . Rheumatism 3 . 2 O'Brien Stephen 42 M . . M Ireland May Farmer Consump 12 . 3 Mullen Ann 56 F . . M Ireland Sept . Fever 50 . 4 Barclay John W. 59 M . . . N Jersey May Blacksmith Plerusy 3 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Schoolcraft ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 711 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Fisher W'm W. 6 M . . . Mich March . Fever 12 . 2 Green Martin 44 M . . M N.Y Oct Farm Fever 12 . 3 Eldred A. I. 35 M . . M N.Y March Farm Lung fever 7 . 4 Oram Lydia I. 1 F . . . Mich Oct . Lung fever 4 . 5 Hemingway Nathan S. 19 M . . . Mass Dec Farm Insanity 120 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Prairie Ronde ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 713 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Struble Eve 43 F . . M Penn Dec . Fever 40 . 2 Childs Ann 32 F . . M N.Y Nmay . Congestion 10 . 3 Westlake John E. 28 M . . M England Aug Cabinet M Fever 6 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Portage ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 715 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Oliver George C 65 M . . . Scotland Feb Farmer Scrofula 100 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Texas ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 717 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Severance Alfred 30 M . . M N.Y Feb Blacksmith Fever 5 . 2 Ward Rhoda 33 F . . M . May . Consump 300 . 3 Wells Samuel O. 45 M . . M Ohio Dec Farm Lung fever 15 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Cooper ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 717 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Brakeman Josiah 43 M . . M N.Y July M.E. Clergyman Accident 2 Page # repeated from previous page. 2 Lyman Rebecca 37 F . . M N.Y Aug . Consumption 150 . 3 Armstrong Sarah L 38 F . . M N.Y July Farmer Child bed 1 . 4 Scoval Elishu 75 M . . M N.Y Oct . Old age . blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Kalamazoo DISTRICT: Kalamazoo ENUMERATOR: N. Gibbs FILE PAGE: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 721 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Burdick Justus 56 M . . M New hampshire July . Apoplxy 4 . 2 Stuart George 10 M . . . Michigan July . Fever 21 . 3 Vickey Franklin 4 M . . . Mich Aug . Fever 3 . 4 Harding Elisabett 20 F . . . N.Y Sept . Fever 20 . 5 Donens Mrs 50 F . . M V.t June . Fever 19 . 6 Huston Hasen B. 49 M . . M V.t Aug Merchant Con fever 10 . 7 Stuart Martha 8 F . . . Mich July . Con fever 12 . 8 Hugley Mary 32 F . . M N.Y Nov . Dropsy 90 . 9 Chipman Jeffry 60 M . . M Vt Oct Farmer Suan Apoply ? 15 . 10 Allen Charles 38 M . . W Mass Nov Miller Consumpted 120 . 11 Barnard Lydia 34 F . . M V.t Dec . Consumpted 160 . 12 McNair Frank 1 F . . . Mich Aug . Fever 10 . 13 Hinsdell Mitchell 65 M . . M V.t Aril Farmer Harmatesis ? 14 . 14 Burdick Adeline M. 47 F . . W V.t Sept . Disease of heart Sudden . 15 Vickey James 4/12 M . . . Mich Aug . Fever 10 . 16 Birchard N 3 F . . . Mich Sept . Fever 14 . 17 Clark John 23 M . . M N.Y June Laborer Chill fever 20 . 18 Harding Mary 53 F . . M N.Y Aug . Chill fever 15 . 19 Onens James 3 F M . . Mich Oct . Chill fever 25 . 20 Cole Mrs 65 F . . W Conn Dec . Dropsy 110 . 21 Seymour Sylva 8/12 F . . . Mich Sept . Fever 10 . 22 Cobb De Moses 67 M . . M V.t January Physician Disease of Hip Chain 40 . 23 Dennis Joseph 75 M . . M N.Y Augt Laborer Fever 10 . 24 Parmeter George 14 M . . . N.Y Augt Laborer Fever 8 . 25 Rice Lanne M. 29 F . . M V.t Dec . Consumption 190 . 26 Rice Infant of G. D. 1 M . . . Mich Dec . Fever 8 . 27 Marsh James C. 30 M . . M V.t May Farmer Intestional Obstruction 12 . 28 Eastland Anne W. 27 F . . * N.y March . Puetecial fever 21 . 29 White Ranson R. 4 M . . . Mich Nov . Con fever 7 . 30 Nichols A N 3 F . . . Mich Sept . Dysentery 8 . 31 Darr Sarah 30 F . . M Mass March . Fever 20 blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== ========================================================================================================================================================================