Manitou County Resources

Manitou County was organized in 1855. In 1861 the county government was disorganized and Manitou was attached to Mackinac. In 1865 it was attached to Leelanau, then again attached to Mackinac in 1869. In 1895 Manitou was abolished and absorbed by Charlevoix and Leelanau counties. The full name index to the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Federal Censuses of Manitou County is available from the Grand Traverse Area Genealogical Society GTAGS Publications 1870 Mortality Family #12 Martin, Edward, age 40, male, white, married, b. Ireland, parents of foreign birth, d. in November, fisherman, drowned Family #15 Martin, Michael, age 30, male, white, married, b. Ireland, parents of foreign birth, d. in November, fisherman, drowned Family #15 Martin, Grace, age 2, female, white, b. MI, parents of foreign birth, d. in August, drowned Family #17 Loney, Patric, age 72, male, married, b. Ireland, parents of foreign birth, d. in March, farmer, consumption Family #28 Miller, Rosana, age 3, female, b. MI, d. in July, inflamation of brain 1860 Mortality Garden Island: Mary Gonwabkisso, age 14, female, Indian, b. MI, d. in Jan, consumption, ill 21 days Joseph Nesaw, age 90, male, Indian, b. MI, d. in Feb., farmer, consumption, ill 14 days. Simon Bezrgwaiday, age 10, male, Indian, b. MI, d. in Aug., consumption, ill 66 days North Manitou Island: Consola Pickard, age 6, female, white, b. NY, d. in Aug., drowned Mary Bush, age 26, female, white, b. in Baden, Germany, d. in Sep., child birth, ill 7 days. This page last updated 20 May 1997.