Oceana County, MI 1870 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/oceana/1870/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Russell Anderson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by 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 ENUMERATOR: William Webb, Hervy S. Sayles COUNTY OCEANA 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. ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Clay Banks Twp FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 653 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 38 Fordham John Senior 90 M W M Vermont . . July Farmer Old Age . 2 40 Bell Jenny 24 F W . New York X X May At Home Congestion of Lungs . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Crystal Twp FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 654 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 31 Wash See gaom . 40 M Ind M Michigan . . February Farmer Consumption . 2 42 Crampton Elizabeth 1 F Ind . Michigan . . November . unreadable . 3 43 Shot Co evy Adam 12 M Ind . Michigan . . December . Rheumatism . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Elbridge Twp FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 655 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 38 We non ga Antoine 70 M Ind W Michigan . . March Farmer Consumption . 2 38 Pa bars me Joseph 65 M Ind W Michigan . . May Farmer Brain Fever . 3 21 Grunam John 1 M Ind . Michigan . . April . Measles . 4 124 Peayco ne Gah . 5 F Ind . Michigan . . May . Measles . 5 46 May a ba too a ba too 2 M Ind . Michigan . . March . Measles . 6 46 Man ne on . 14 F Ind . Michigan . . February Keeping house Consumption . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Ferry Twp FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 656 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 33 Babitt Elay 8 F W . Michigan . . September . Typhoid Fever . 2 38 Barber Mary Ann 1 F W . Michigan X X February . Brain Inflam of . 3 84 Coles Joseph 38 M W M Canada X X March Farmer Consumption . 4 84 Coles Jennette 5/12 F W . Michigan X X January . Consumption . 5 90 Tayler Ester 31 F W M New York . . November Keeping house Paralasis . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: not listed FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 657 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 41 Gouser Albertus 1 M W . Michigan . . February . Worms . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Greenwood Twp FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 658 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 28 Stevens Rufus 2 M W . Michigan . . Augast . Typhoid Fever . 2 31 Atrliss Reuben B 62 M W M New York X . March Farmer Consumption . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Hart Twp FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 659 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 12 Reid Edwin 19 M W . Wisconsin . . December Teaching School Typhoid Fever . 2 12 Reid Julia 17 F W . Wisconsin . . November At Home Consumption . 3 26 Shoor John 46 M W M Canada X X December Farmer Typhoid Fever . 4 71 Lacy Luella 5/12 F W . Michigan . . December . Erysiplas . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Levett Banks Twp FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 660 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 57 Cotton West 44 M W M New York . . March Farmer Schroepla . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Newfield Twp FILE PAGE: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 661 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 45 Chiller Morton 6 M W . Indiana . . November . disease of brain . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Pentwater Village FILE PAGE: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 662 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 10 Knapp Luke 75 M W M New York . . March Farmer Pneumonia . 2 91 Louden Jenny B 6 F W . Wisconsin . . August . Consumption . 3 100 Lockwood Robert 1 M W . Michigan X . April . Scarlet Fever . 4 111 Evans Willie 4 M W . Michigan . . Febuary . Measles . 5 114 Aubry Agness 10 F W . Michigan . . Febuary . Apoleptic Fit . 6 115 Kuhn Frank 3/12 M W . Michigan X X December . Infantium . 7 126 Kellogg Jenny 10/12 F W . Michigan . . January . Measles . 8 136 Doak John 8/12 M W . Michigan X . November . Spinal Disease . 9 164 McGuire Catherine 3/12 F W . Michigan X X August . Dysentery . 10 173 Brownlow Edward 11/12 M W . Michigan X X August . Dysentery . 11 173 Brownlow Frederick 6/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Nursing sore mouth . 12 176 Kilgore Jane 4/12 F W . Michigan . . January . Jaundice . 13 187 Gray Gracie 6/12 F W . Michigan . . September . Congestion of Brain . 14 190 Spencer George 1 M W . Michigan . X November . Chronic Dysentery . 15 233 Hardy Emma 2 F W . Michigan . . September . Dysentery . 16 240 Hunter Alexander 2/12 M W . Michigan . . May . Canker sore throat . 17 16 Barrington Ida May 5 F W . Michigan . . January . Congestion of the Lungs . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Oceana DISTRICT: Shelby Twp FILE PAGE: 11 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 663 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 65 Ralph Mary 71 F W M England X X September Keeping house Inflammation of Bowels . 2 75 Hand William 64 M W M New York . . April Farmer Apoplectics . 3 86 Hart Cora 1 F W . Michigan . . Febuary . Disease Stomach . ============================================================================================================================================================================================ ============================================================================================================================================================================================