Updated 10/26/2023

Adrian Township, Lenawee Co, 1870 Mortality Schedules

Disclaimer: 1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules can be found on Ancestry.com (with a census subscription). Those found on this website were transcribed by Mary Teeter from online mortality schedule images and are always subject to corrections and additions. If you are looking for a certain surname and don't find it, please check the actual images as the handwriting is often difficult to interpret. In addition, please keep in mind that these are not the only deaths occurring between Federal Censuses, but only in the years listed.

Definitions of archaic medical terms commonly found in mortality schedules

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1870; Adrian Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1870,
Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

NameAgeSexM/WPlace of BirthMonth of DeathOccupationCause of Death
CARLTON, Edgar2M*NYJuly, 1869*congestion of brain
RYAN, Dennis2/30M*MichiganMarch, 1870*infantile debility
WEAVER, Caroline36FeMBavariaFeb., 1870keeping housesuicide; cut her throat
BROWN, Sally67FeMNYJan., 1870keeping housecongestive chills
BAILEY, Tristram H.64MMVermontJuly, 1869farmervalvular dis. of heart
LADD, Mary A.36FeMMichiganMarch, 1870keeping housetyphoid fever
HILL, Clark46MMNYJan., 1870farmertyphoid fever
TREAT, John65MMNYJan., 1870farmerconsumption
PRATT, Thomas47MMNYDec., 1869farmerconsumption
ARMSTRONG, Willie2M*MichiganSept., 1869farmercongestion of brain
BELKNAP, Harriet D.18Fe*MichiganJuly, 1869at homeinflammation of lungs
SAYERS, David H.6M*MichiganAug., 1869at schooltyphus fever
SMITH, Lucy1/30Fe*MichiganJan., 1870*infantile debility
HAIGHT, Jane53Fe*NYMarch, 1870at homeconsumption
PHELPS, Mary21Fe*NYMay, 1870at homeconsumption
MARVIN, Polly46FeWConnDec., 1879at homeasthma
OLDER, Anna81FeMConnApril, 1870at homeconsumption
BROWNELL, Isaac42MWConnSept., 1869carpenteranasarca
REED, Wm.82MMVermontMarch, 1870farmerold age
DUDLEY, Harvey Jr.15/30M*MichiganNov., 1869*fits
OLES, Marena69FeMNYMarch, 1870keeping houseconsumption

Adrian Twp: Other Wards

NameAgeSexM/WPlace of BirthMonth of DeathOccupationCause of Death
1st WardHERBISON, Mary J.26Fe*IrelandAug., 1869sewing girlconsumption of lungs
1st WardCOOPER, Mary40FeMNYSept., 1869keeping houseconsumption of lungs
1st WardPARK, Jonathan63MMConnAug., 1869ret. grocergravel
1st WardCRANE, William31MMMichiganAug., 1869farmerconsumption of lungs
1st WardROGERSON, Charles23MMEnglandMarch, 1970machinistconsumption of bowels
1st WardBROWN, Pelatiah83MMVermontNov., 1869farmerinflammation of lungs
1st WardCORNER, Franklin2M*OhioJune, 1869*drowned
1st WardCORNER, Charles6 daysM*MichiganJune, 1869*inanition
1st WardHARTSHORN, Emma38FeMEnglandMay, 1870keeping housesuicide by poison
1st WardCLARK, James21M*NYSept., 1869tailorconsumption of lungs
1st WardBOWEN, Jas. H.37MMNYMarch, 1870RR engineerconsumption of lungs
1st Ward PUJOL, Francis14Fe*MichiganMay, 1870at conventtyphoid fever
1st Ward BREWER, Robt. J.6/12M*OhioMarch, 1870*congestion of lungs
1st Ward BRUHN, Fred1/12M*MichiganJuly, 1869*dysentery
1st Ward MURPHY, Henry2/12M*MichiganApril, 1870*inanition
1st Ward McVICAR, J. Henry1M*MichiganApril, 1870*consumption of lungs
1st Ward JONES, Chas. R.52MMNYAug., 1869RR engineerconsumption of lungs
1st Ward LaGORE, Ellen88FeMOhioJan., 1870*fits
1st Ward BOHLIG, Mary44FeMBavariaDec., 1869keeping houseconsumption of lungs
1st Ward WHALEN, Honora2Fe*MichiganApril, 1870*inflammation of bowels
1st Ward BOWERFIND, Wm.5 daysM*MichiganJan., 1870*fits
1st WardMINDERMAN, Louis40MMHanoverMay 1870physicianheart disease
2nd WardFLEETWOOD, Stanley F.8/12M*MichiganAug., 1869*cholera infantum
2nd WardABBOTT, Edward45MMEnglandJan., 1870laborercongestion of lungs
2nd WardSIMPSON, Anna M.24FeMNJSept., 1869keeping houseconsumption
2nd WardFRANCISCO, Ladowick66MWNYNov., 1869farmertyphoid fever
2nd WardGRAVES, William1M*OhioMar., 1870*croup (membraneous)
2nd WardMILLS, Abram69MMEnglandMay, 1870ret. boot & shoe dealervalvular dis. of heart
2nd WardDURYEA, Lorinda28FeMNYApril, 1870keeping housevalvular dis. of heart
2nd WardMILLER, Robt. B.23MMNYMay, 1870switchman R.R.run over by locomotive engine
2nd WardPFEIFFER, Magdalene15Fe*MichiganJuly, 1869keeping housescarlet fever
2nd WardGILLESPIE, Josiah84MWNYJuly, 1869school teachersuicide; took laudanum
2nd WardACKLEY, Mary22Fe*NYNov., 1869 at homeepileptic fits
2nd WardWOOSTER, Sally84FeMConnJune, 1869at homeold age
2nd WardRODMAN, Josephine2Fe*MichiganNov., 1869*fits
2nd WardBOWEN, Sarah53FeMNYJuly, 1869keeping housetyphoid fever
2nd WardHUYCK, Merritt14M*MichiganJuly, 1869attending schoolmedullar cancer
2nd WardBAILEY, Lorenzo B.32MMNYSept., 1869farmertyphoid fever
2nd WardWHITE, Betsey R.86FeWNHFeb., 1870at homeold age
2nd WardSCHOBER, Louisa1/12Fe*MichiganAug., 1869*thrush
2nd WardROW, Louisa1Fe*MichiganMarch, 1870*fits
2nd WardNATHAN, Susan53Fe (listed as "black")MPAMay, 1870keeping housedropsy of heart
2nd WardHAAG, Emma1Fe*MichiganDec., 1869*fits
2nd WardROBUS, John6M*MichiganFeb., 1870*cholera infantum
2nd WardROATH, Frank18M*MichiganAug., 1869clk. in grocerytyphoid fever
2nd WardSANBORN, Sally M.74FeWNHJune, 1869at homechronic diarrhea
2nd WardLUCAS, Hiram60MMNYAug., 1869painterintemperance
2nd WardBOONE, James L.52MMNYMay, 1870tailorconsumption
2nd WardSACK, Josephine2Fe*NYJune, 1869*dropsy of brain
2nd WardSCHEITZ, Anna-Fe*MichiganOct., 1869*died at birth
2nd WardTHOMAS, D. Henry1/12M (listed as "black")MMichiganApril, 1870*inflammation of lungs
2nd WardSCHWARTZ, Anthony7/30M*MichiganMay, 1870*fits
2nd WardNAGLE, Catharine6/12Fe*MichiganMay, 1870*influenza
2nd WardSCHAGER, John11M*MichiganMay, 1870at schoolmeasles
2nd WardNEWTON, Jesse G.5/12M*MichiganNov., 1869*dropsy of brain
2nd WardKIPP, Mary68FeWBavariaJune, 1869at homeanasarca
3rd Ward>HORSMAN, Thos.68MMEnglandApril, 1870saloon keepercongestion of lungs
3rd WardSAMMONS, Wm. S.47MMNYOct., 1869hotel keeperinflammation of bladder
& prostate gland
3rd WardMOULTON, Geo. D. Jr.29M*NYJan., 1870baggageman R. R.paralysis
3rd WardBEHEN, John57MMIrelandMarch, 1870laborertyphoid pneumonia
3rd WardGOLDSBOROUGH, Sarah89FeMNYJan., 1870at homeold age
3rd WardHINDS, Catharine29FeMNYOct., 1869keeping housetyphoid fever
3rd WardHINDS, John7/30M*MichiganSept., 1869*infantile debility
3rd WardPECKHAM, Anna9/12Fe*MichiganJune, 1869*typhoid fever
3rd WardDEAN, Chas. W.6M*MichiganOct., 1869*congestion of brain
3rd WardBARROWS, Elizabeth14Fe*NYSept., 1869at schoolcerebral typhus
3rd WardSPRAGUE, Cynthia65Fe*NYSept., 1869at homeschirosis of stomach
3rd WardBIXBY, Alonzo F.50MMNYApril, 1870lawyercongestion of brain
3rd WardMARLATT, Michael54MMNYOct., 1869cooperasthma
3rd WardHICKOX, Lucy P.46FeWNYFeb., 1870at homehepatitis
3rd WardTHOMPSON, Duty46MMNYAug., 1869laborertyphoid fever
3rd WardHALL, Mary16FeMMichiganApril, 1870at homeconsumption
3rd WardFIELDS, Evaline48Fe (listed as "black")MOhioMarch, 1870keeping housevalvular disease of the heart
3rd WardMYERS, Henry34MMNYFeb., 1870farmerdrowned - accidental
3rd WardBEHEN, Joseph9/12M*MichiganFeb., 1870*fits
3rd WardGALLOWAY, Calista17Fe*MichiganNov., 1869at homechronic diarrhea
3rd WardWINN, Mary7/12Fe*MichiganSept., 1869*acute diarrhea
4th WardBROWN, Alice4Fe*MichiganApril, 1870*dropsy on brain
4th WardKEYSER, Laura56FeMNYJune, 1869keeping houseconsumption of lungs
4th WardBELLKNAPP, Joseph80MMConnJune, 1869retired farmer*
4th WardCLEMENT, Andrew46MMPAApril, 1870blacksmithparalysis
4th WardKNIGHT, Chas.6 daysM*MichiganFeb., 1870*spastic
4th WardAUCHAMPAUGH, Amanda34FeMNYFeb., 1870malignant erysipelas
4th WardBRADISH, Luther62MMNYApril, 1870retired farmertyphoid fever
4th WardCONKLIN, Luther B.1M*MichiganNov., 1869*typhoid fever
4th WardWHEELER, George21M*MichiganJan., 1870harness makerconsumption of lungs
4th WardTRACY, Edgar1M*MichiganJune, 1869*bilious fever
4th WardGONSOLUS, Clarissa38FeMNYMarch, 1870keeping housequick consumption
4th WardWATTS, Bessie1 weekFe*MichiganOct., 1869*inanition
4th WardPRYOR, Jesse65MMPAOct., 1869clergymaninflammation of bladder
4th WardWYCKHAM, Julia27FeMENglandJuly, 1869keeping houseconsumption of lungs
4th WardCRAM, Wm.30MMMichiganSept., 1869book keeperconsumption of lungs
4th WardSIMPSON, John58M (listed as "black")MVAMay, 1870day laborerheart disease

Additional Lenawee County Mortality Schedules


1850 Adrian Twp. 1860 Adrian Twp. 1880 Adrian Twp. Blissfield Twp.
Cambridge Twp. Clinton Twp. Deerfield Twp. Dover Twp.
Fairfield Twp. Franklin Twp. Hudson Twp. Macon Twp.
Madison Twp. Medina Twp. Ogden Twp. Palmyra Twp.
Raisin Twp. Ridgeway Twp. Riga Twp. Rollin Twp.
Rome Twp. Seneca Twp. Tecumseh Twp. Woodstock Twp.