Midland County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/midland/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 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# T1164-27 STATE MICHIGAN COUNTY MIDLAND 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: Midland DISTRICT: Homer MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 558 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 Nutter Wilber 1 M W . Michigan . . Nov . Congestive chills . 2 35 Wells Ephraim 1 M W . Michigan . . October . Whooping cough Page blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Midland DISTRICT: Ingersoll MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 559 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 20 McCullock Margaret 27 F W M Ohio . . Nov Kept house Disease of the heart . 2 25 Atchison not named 1 day M W . Michigan . . Sept . Inanition . 3 26 Demon Cyres 28 M W M New York . . May Farmer Consumption . 4 85 Denama Mary 3 F W . Michigan X X Sept . Whooping cough Page blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Midland DISTRICT: Jasper MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 560 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 21 Kibbe Calvin 16 M W . Massachusetts . . July At home Erysipelatious fever . 2 21 Kibbe John 14 M W . Massachusetts . . Nov At home Typhoid fever Page blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Midland DISTRICT: Jerome MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 561 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 Rooker William J. 6 M W . Michigan X X Feb'y . Drowned . 2 12 Rooker Henry *. 4 M W . Michigan X X Feb'y . Drowned . 3 42 McRever Allice 6 F W . Michigan . . May . Whoping cough Page blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Midland DISTRICT: Lincoln MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 562 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 Markle not named 2 days F W . Michigan . . Jan'y . Fits . 2 4 Patterson Elizabeth 3 F W . Canada W X X April . Whooping cough . 3 21 Mills Freeman 9/12 M W . Michigan X X June . Convulsions Page blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Midland DISTRICT: Midland Village MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 563 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 90 Bemish Mary 2/12 F W . Michigan X X May . Whooping cough . 2 94 Butler William L. 20 M W . New York . . Nov Farm laborer Fall from hay loft . 3 99 Pollock Thomas 33 M W M Ohio . . May Peddler Consumption . 4 151 Sumner Abba 19 F W . Pensylvania . . Aug Milliner Consumption . 5 163 Charboneaw Catharine 40 F W M Vermont . . April Kept house Typhoid fever . 6 168 Wright Charles B. 47 M W M Vermont . . Dec Lawyer Delirium tremins . 7 171 McGills Duncan 30 M W M Canada W X X April Teamster Consumption . 8 175 Saxby Donand 7/12 M W . Michigan X . Sept . Congestion of the lungs . 9 177 Taylor Girtrude 24 F W M Massachusetts . . March Kept house Child birth . 10 329 Stears Verner 1/12 M W . Michigan . . August . Chill fever Page blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Midland DISTRICT: Midland Township MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Geo. F. Hemingway FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 564 =============================================================================================================================================================== 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 1 Whitman Catharine 4 F W . Michigan . X Jan'y . Scald . 2 4 Smith not named 1 day F W . Michigan . . June . Want of vitality . 3 6 Benson Edward A. 1 M W . Michigan . . Oct . Disentary . 4 30 Buttles Ida G. 11 F W . Michigan . . July At home Consumption . 5 * Conners Peter 24 M W . Canada W . . Jan'y Timber maker Pistol shot See page bottom 6 67 Turk Ira 48 M W M Ohio . . June Farmer Hemorage from cut . 7 80 Randal Ida 1 F W . Michigan . . October . Dropsey on the brain Ends Midland county ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Line 5 - Conners worked in a camp making timber and came out to a house on the road and was shot in an affray. =============================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ===============================================================================================================================================================