Updated 11/22/2023

Ridgeway Township, Lenawee Co, 1850-1880 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, 1850; Ridgeway Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1850,
Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

Name	Age	Sex	M/W	Place of Birth	Month of death	Occupation	Cause of Death	# days ill
SMITH, John T.	4/12	M	*	Michigan	May, 1850	*	inflamation	6
CRAFT, Charlotte	32	Fe	M	New Jersey	Aug., 1849	*	chronic	*
COVILLE, WIlliam	81	M	W	Conn	July, 1849	none	unknown	sudden
LEVNDER, Matilda	19	Fe	*	Penn	Oct., 1849	*	typhus	19
DIBBLE, Mary	4/12	Fe	*	Michigan	May, 1850	*	croup	6

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1860; Ridgeway Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1860,
Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

Name	Age	Sex	M/W	Place of Birth	Month of death	Occupation	Cause of Death	# days ill
WURINGER, Hena?	1	Fe	*	Michigan	Aug., 1859	*	diareah	3
BRAMBLE, John	60	M	W	NY	March, 1860	farmer	cancer	300
BRAMBLE, Caroline	2	Fe	*	Michigan	March, 1860	*	croup	2

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1870; Ridgeway 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.

Name	Age	Sex	M/W	Place of Birth	Month of Death	Occupation	Cause of Death
CLARK, Pruella	1	Fe	*	Michigan	Aug., 1869	*	typhoid fever
SMITH, Almira	11	Fe	*	Michigan	Sept., 1869	*	inflammation bowels
LESTER, William	15	M	*	Michigan	July, 1869	farm laborer	inflammatory rheumatism
KELLEY, Tabialha	35	Fe	M	Michigan	Feb., 1870	keeping house	cancer in breast
MONTGOMERY, Charles	15	M	*	Michigan	April, 1870	farm laborer	consumption
TAYLOR, Ann	13	Fe	*	Michigan	Dec., 1869	at home	burned by falling on stove
TEMPLE, Albert	4	M	*	Michigan	April, 1870	at home	scarlet fever

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1880; Ridgeway Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Beginning June 1, 1879,
and Ending May 31, 1880.

Name	Age	Sex	M/W/S	Place of Birth	Place of birth/father	Place of birth/mother	Occupation	Month of Death	Cause of Death	Resident of County
FLORANCE, Earl V.	19	M	S	Michigan	NY	NY	farmer	Sept., 1879	consumption	19 yrs
SMITH, Eva	17	Fe	S	Michigan	England	England	at school	Feb., 1880	consumption	17 yrs
DIBBLE, Gertrude	20	Fe	M	Michigan	NY	NY	keeping house	Oct., 1879	child birth	20yrs
THEAL, August	13	M	S	Baden	Baden	Baden	at school	Oct., 1879	spinal meningitis	3 yrs
PRIEST, Pearly	3	M	1	Michigan	NY	Michigan	*	April, 1880	spinal fever	3 yrs
HOLDEN, Maryett	27	Fe	M	Michigan	NY	NY	keeping house	Aug., 1879	paralysis of _____	27 yrs
ARNER, Lucy	83	Fe	W	Penn	Germany	Germany	at home	Feb., 1880	chronic pneumonia	17 yrs
CHEAVER, David A.	24	M	S	Michigan	NY	NY	works on farm	Oct., 1879	accident	24 yrs
CANETT, Lavina	22	Fe	S	Michigan	Canada	Canada	works out?	Nov., 1879	spinal fever	3 yrs
JACKSON, William	68	M	W	England	England	England	farmer	Aug., 1879	illegible	45 yrs
POCKLINGTON, Lavern	2	M	S	Michigan	England	Michigan	*	Sept., 1879	congestion of heart	2 yrs
NOTE: The following notation is written at the bottom of the page: "No. 11 (Lavern POCKLINGTON) died suddenly before medical assistance could be obtained and Person No 8 (David CHEAVER) came by his death by the falling of the Grand Stand at Adrian, Mich. Sometime in Sept., 1879."

Additional Lenawee County Mortality Schedules
1850 Adrian Twp.	1860 Adrian Twp.	1870 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.	Riga Twp.	Rollin Twp.
Rome Twp.	Seneca Twp.	Tecumseh Twp.	Woodstock Twp.

Ridgeway Township, Lenawee Co, 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1850; Ridgeway Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1850, Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1860; Ridgeway Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1860, Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1870; Ridgeway 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.

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1880; Ridgeway Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Beginning June 1, 1879, and Ending May 31, 1880.

Additional Lenawee County Mortality Schedules

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1850,
Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending 1st June, 1860,
Whose Usual Place of Abode at the Time of His Death was in this Family.

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.

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Beginning June 1, 1879,
and Ending May 31, 1880.