Ontonagon County, MI 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/ontonagon/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 ONTONAGON 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: Ontonagon DISTRICT: Greenland MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Cha's D. Campbell FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 664 ============================================================================================================================================================== 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 11 Coulter Martha 14 F W . Canada X X April . Hemorrhage from stomach . 2 60 Morcom Eliza 44 F W . England X X March . Ulcer in stomach . 3 82 MeGan Thomas 2 M W . Michigan X X November . Croup . 4 69 Sellers Ada 5/12 F W . Michigan X X July . Bowel complaint Page is blank below ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ontonagon DISTRICT: Ontonagon MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Cha's D. Campbell FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 665 ============================================================================================================================================================== 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) ============================================================================================================================================================== 1 106 Dickens Clara M. 44 F W M England X X October Keeping house Cancer . 2 45 Davis Jane 34 F W M England X X February Keeping house Child birth . 3 46 Dowd George 1/12 M W . Michigan . . February . Jaundice . 4 140 Bowen Catherine 65 F W M Ireland X X February Keeping house Inflamation of lungs . 6 . Greenfield Bessie 2 F W . Michigan X X October . Croup Page is blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Mrs. Dickens had cancers all over her person, in stomach, back aand under arm and in throat. The Greenfield family moved away this spring. ============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: MI COUNTY: Ontonagon DISTRICT: Rockland MICROFILM#: T1164-27 ENUMERATOR: Cha's D. Campbell FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 666 ============================================================================================================================================================== 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 88 Rogers Schuyler C. 2 M W . Michigan . . August . Drowned . 2 90 Smith Owen 35 M W . Canada X X November Miner Brain fever . 3 56 Boddiker Carrie 1/12 F W . Michigan X X October . Convulsions . 4 231 Long Mary 23 F W . Ireland X X November . Consumption . 5 156 Thomas Carrie 2/12 F W . Michigan . . April . Inflamation of stomach . 6 241 Condon John H. 3/12 M W . Michigan X X March . Canker in stomach . 7 68 Caffrey John 35 M W . Ireland X X August Teamster Accident . 8 232 Hoar John 17 M W . England X X August Laborer Accident . 9 164 Bray William 54 M W . England X X October Miner Consumption Ends Ontonagon Co. ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Caffrey, John went in woods after a load of wood the team came home without him and his body was found in the woods, the wagon having passed over his breast. Hoar was thrown from wagon and killed. ============================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ==============================================================================================================================================================