Updated 11/4/2023

Deerfield Township, Lenawee Co, 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules

List of Archaic Medical terms Used Below

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 Schedules, 1850 & 1860; Deerfield Twp., Lenawee Co, MI

No Mortality Schedules Available for 1850 or 1860

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1870; Deerfield 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 AgeSexM/WPlace of BirthMonth of DeathOccupationCause of Death
BEACH, Ira19M*NYFeb., 1870farm laborertyphoid fever
YOUNG, Joseph H.3/12M*MichiganFeb., 1870*typhoid fever
STEWART, Duncan53m*NYJune, 1869merchantconsumption
REDZIE?, Albert8?M*MichiganApril, 1870*scarlet fever
McQUINN?, Ada24FeMMichiganDec., 1869at homeconsumption
PORTER, Hattie14Fe*MichiganDec., 1869at homescarlet fever
AKIN, Eugene12M*MichiganAug., 1869at homekilled by railroad cars
PIPER, Franklin3M*MichiganFeb., 1870*scarlet fever
PIPER, Allen5/12M*MichiganFeb., 1870*scarlet fever
PALMER, Robert60M*NYMay, 1870carpenterconsumption
ROBERTS, Alvira1Fe*MichiganMarch, 1870*scarlet fever
BRAGG, Charles2/12M*MichiganAug., 1869*consumption of heart
BRAGG, Burton H.6M*MichiganDec., 1869*scarlet fever
McMILLEN, James35M*OhioJune, 1869merchantconsumption
BURCHAM, Dora1Fe*MichiganFeb., 1870*scarlet fever
RICH, Esther2Fe*MichiganApril, 1870*scarlet fever
CURTIS, Elizabeth4Fe*EnglandApril, 1870*scarlet fever
NEWELL, Eliza B.9Fe*MichiganMarch, 1870*scarlet fever
MILLS, Willie1M*MichiganApril, 1870*scarlet fever
GAIDNER, Sherman3M*NYFeb., 1870*scarlet fever
McWILLIAMS, Grace2/12Fe*MichiganOct., 1869*cholera infantum
RESSEL, Emeline45FMMassNov., 1869keeping houseepileptic fits; epilepsy
MUNSON, Harrison56MMNYJan., 1870?farmerconsumption
MUNSON, Harriet1/12Fe*MichiganMay, 1870*scarlet fever
CLARK, Benjamin62MMNYOct., 1869farmertyphoid fever

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

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

Name AgeSexM/W/SPlace of BirthPlace of birth/fatherPlace of birth/motherOccupation Month of DeathCause of DeathResident of County
ATEN, Isola V.2FeSMichiganMichiganPenn*Mar., 1880diptheria2
RAY, Anna J.18FeSMichiganMichiganNYat homeJune, 1879consumption8/12
LEWIS, Eugene32MMNYNYNYprinterAug., 1879consumption25
GOFF, Ann62FeWNYConn**Dec., 1879poisoned with morphine1
ROBERTS, Mertie10Fe*MichiganMichiganMichigan*July, 1879infl. of the bowels; enteritis*
HENICA, Charles79MMNYGermanyGermanyshoemakerFeb., 1880cancer of the face*
HAIDLEY, Minnie12FeSNJGermanyGermany*Aug., 1879congestive chill3
DAVIS, (Baby)one day?M*MichiganNYMichigan*May, 1880convulsion*
GAFNER, Christian67MMSwitzerland Switzerland Switzerland farmerJan., 1880cancer of bowels*
RUSSELL, Hattie5/12Fe*MichiganMichiganMichigan*June, 1879pneumonia*
PFUND, Jacob53MM Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland farmer?inflammation of bowels5
MOLL, Minnie4/30fe*MichiganPrussia**Aug, 1879convulsionsthis entry crossed out
and a note says she died in Blissfield.
COWELL, Baby*M*MichiganMichiganOhio*June, 1879still bornthis entry crossed out
and a note says he died in Dundee,
Monroe Co, MI

Additional Lenawee County Mortality Schedules
1850 Adrian Twp. 1860 Adrian Twp. 1870 Adrian Twp. 1880 Adrian Twp.
Blissfield Twp. Cambridge Twp. Clinton 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.