Updated 11/12/2023

Tecumseh 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; Tecumseh 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
HELM, Daniel	1	M	*	Michigan	Feb., 1850	*	inflamation	33
HELM, James	3	M	*	Michigan	April, 1850	*	inflamation	7
HARKNESS, David	40	M	M	NY	Jan., 1850	farmer	drowned	sudden
HARKNESS, Joseph J.	2	M	*	Michigan	Jan., 1850	*	inflamation	3
SPEARS, Elisabeth	25	Fe	M	NY	Feb., 1850	*	consumption	60
SPEARS, Alma	3/12	Fe	*	Michigan	March, 1850	*	consumption	30
PERRY or TERRY, William H.	1	M	*	Michigan	July, 1849	*	dropsy	4?
BROWER or BROWN, John T.	34	M	M	Michigan	Oct., 1849	farmer	chronic	4
STACY, Welthy R.	2	Fe	*	Michigan	June, 1849	*	inflamation	14
CAULKNER, Amelia	9/12	Fe	*	Michigan	Jan., 1849	*	inflamation	14
HENDERSHOTT, Elizabeth	38	Fe	?	Penn	July, 1849	*	confinement	sudden
SPILLMAN, Phillip	53	M	M	NY	Nov., 1849???	farmer	accident	sudden
SUTPHIN, Reuben	3/12	M	*	Michigan	Oct., 1849	*	debility	30
CURRY, James	15	M	*	NY		*	inflamation	5
BANGS, Samuel J.	2	M	*	Michigan	March, 1850	*	inflamation	12
CURRIER or CARRIER, Jala	27	M	M	VT	May, 1850	mechanic	heart	30
POWELL or PARNELL, Elisa	6/12	Fe	*	Michigan	August, 1849	*	inflamation	12
KEYES, Lucy Ann	20	Fe	*	Conn	Oct., 1849	*	consumption	90
ABERNETHA, Oliver S.	55	M	*	Michigan	Feb., 1850	*	congestion	3
HINE, Benjamin	1	M	*	Michigan	July, 1849	*	croup	3
MORRIS, Bridget	54	Fe	M	Ireland	Sept., 1849	*	fever	30
WILLIAMS, Lodema?	1	Fe	*	Michigan	July, 1849	*	dropsy	1?
KELLY, Bridget	73	Fe	*	Ireland	Sept., 1849	*	fever	30
ROBINSON, Spenser	18	M	M?	NY	Dec., 1849	farmer	fever	16
SILVERS, John	6	M	*	Michigan	Jan., 1850	*	croup	6
HARPER. Francis R.	18	Fe	*	NY	Aug., 1849	*	diarehea	7
LASELERE, Josephine S.	17	Fe	*	Michigan	Oct., 1849	*	diarehea	7
WOODWARD, Sepha	63	Fe	*	Mass	July, 1849	*	apploplexy	sudden
JONES, Lucy	5	Fe	*	Michigan	May, 1850	*	conjestion	2?
PAGE, Alonzo C.	6	M	*	Michigan	Feb., 1850	*	conjestion	3?
BOWEN, James	37	M	*	NY	Aug., 1849	farmer	consumption	30
McNITT, Clark	3/12	M	*	Michigan	March, 1850	*	inflamation	9?

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1860; Tecumseh 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
SPROWEL, Mary A.	78	Fe	*	Ireland	Oct., 1859	*	heart disease	*
ROGERS, Fredrick	4	M	*	Michigan	July, 1859	*	consumption	20
BURTON, Jane E.	23	Fe	M	Michigan	July, 1859	*	consumption	36
WRIGHT, William C.	5	M	*	Michigan	April, 1860	*	scarlet fever	3
ANDERSON, Deleon	4	M	*	Michigan	Sept., 1859	*	scarlet fever	3
TAYLOR, Mary	57	Fe	M	New York	Nov., 1859	*	palsy	6 months
GODFREY, George	6/12	M	*	Michigan	Feb., 1859	*	congestion of lungs	3
SERVIS, Elza	8/12	Fe	*	Michigan	Aug., 1859	*	scarlet fever	6
BIDDLE, Jernsham	59	M	M	Penn	June, 1859	farmer	consumption	6 months

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

The Name of Every Person Who Died During the Year Ending June 1, 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
WOOD, Henry A.	4/12	M	*	Illinois	Sept., 1869	*	cholera infantum
DELAMATER, Abraham	74	M	W	New York	*	boot & shoe maker	consumption
GREEN, Julia	35	Fe	W	Conn	Oct., 1869	keeping house	paralysis
ALLEN, Lucinda	22	Fe	M	Michigan	July, 1869	millliner	consumption
McNAIR, Un-named	2 w	M	*	Michigan	Sept., 1869	*	cholera infantum
MATHIAS, Thomas	2	M	*	Michigan	March, 1870	*	lung fever
WRIGHT, Irene	84	Fe	W	Mass	Aug., 1869	keeping house	congestion of lungs
COCHRAN, Olive	15	Fe	*	Michigan	Sept., 1869	at school	typhoid fever
STRICKLAND, Edward	2	M	*	Michigan	May, 1870	*	inflammation of bowels
GRAY, Addie	6	Fe	*	Michigan	Jan., 1870		scarlet fever
COPPLES, Robt L.	8	M	*	Michigan	Aug., 1870	*	paralysis
PACKARD, Henry W.????	34	M	*	Michigan	June, 1869	sheriff	consumption
WOODARD, Emma	39	Fe	*	New York	June, 1869	at home	dropsy of chest
MOSHIER, Stephen	45	M	W	New York	Oct., 1869	miller	dysentery
CLARK, Ths.	66	M	M	Penn	Oct., 1869	farmer	killed by bane (this is illegible and may be barn or even horse)
McCOWAN, Eliza	78	Fe	W	Scotland	Aug., 1869	housekeeper	unknown
STEWART, Vesta	3	Fe	*	Nevadah	June, 1869	*	dysentery
STEWART, Millie	2	Fe	*	Nevadah	June, 1869	*	dysentery
DeWOLF, E. Wallace	1	M	*	Michigan	Nov., 1869	*	dropsy of brain
WESLER, James	71	M	W	New Jersey	Aug., 1869	laborer	cancer tumor of stomach
WALDRON, Martha	29	Fe	M	New York	Feb., 1870	keeping house	pueperal convulsions
GIFFORD, Elmyra	64	Fe	W	New York	May, 1870	keeping house	dropsy
BUTLER, Emma	1/12	Fe	*	Michigan	Sept., 1869	*	cholera infantum
CHASE, Chester	5/12	M	*	Michigan	Nov., 1879	*	cholera infantum
STITT, Elizabeth	78	Fe	W	Novascotia	April, 1870	keeping house	congestion of lungs
WOOSTER, Electa	16	Fe	*	Michigan	Dec., 1869	dom. servant	scarlet fever
MANDVILLE, Jane?????	54	Fe	M	New York	Nov., 1869	keeping house	heart disease
CROUCH, Cornelius	82	M	M	Conn	Aug., 1879	farmer	congestive chills
RAISEN, Infant	2 hr	Fe	*	Michigan	April, 1870	*	unknown
MATTIS, Margret	19	Fe	*	Michigan	March, 1870	at home	typhoid fever

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1880; Tecumseh 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
PATCHIN, Mary	43	F	W	New York	*	*	keeping house	Feb., 1880	paralysis	50
WESTCOTT, Mary E.	40	Fe	M	New York	*	*	keeping house	May, 1880	rheumat.	15
SHERARD, Ellen	50	F	M	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	boarding	April, 1880	cancer uterus	3
McCOWAN, George	26	M	S	Michigan	PA	NY	clerk in store	Oct., 1879	consumption	26
ANDERSON, Mary C.	45	Fe	M	Michigan	Ireland	Ireland	keeping house	March, 1880	consumption	*
SMITH, *****	stillborn	M	*	Michigan	PA	PA	*	*	premature birth	*
STRANG, Sarah J.	43	F	M	Michigan	NY	NY	keeping house		puerperal convulsions	6
STRANG, *****	1/30	Fe	*	Michigan	NY	Michigan	*	March, 1880	malformation	*
BOUGHTON, Roana	49	Fe	W	NY	*	*	keeping house	May, 1880	apoplexy	49
ROSEBROUGH, Mary	79	Fe	W	PA	Wales	PA	keeping house	May, 1880	obstruction of bowels	29
SMITH, *****	still born	M	*	Michigan	Ohio	Ohio	*	Feb., 1880	still born	*
SUELL, Ella	17	Fe	M	Michigan	NY	NY	at home	Sept., 1879	puerpural convulsions	17
CROSSMAN, Elmer	7	M	*	Michigan	Ver.	Michigan	*	Sept., 1879	heart disease	7
GRAY, Lida	7	Fe	*	Michigan	Mass	Michigan	*	July, 1879	scarlet fever/scarletina	1/12
GILMAN, James S.	37	M	S	Michigan	NH	NY	harness maker	Oct., 1879	tricuspid valvular heart disease	37
WOODARD, Josiah	82	M	M	NH	*	*	retired farmer	May, 1880	heart disease	27
ALLEN, Charles	3/12	M	*	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	*	July, 1879	cholera infantum	*
ALLEN, Seymour	5/12	M	*	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	*	Sept., 1879	cholera infantum	*
WATTERSON, Zeriah	30	Fe	M	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	keeping house	Aug., 1879	consumption	8
DePUY, William V.	5	M	*	Michigan	NY	NY	*	Jan., 1880	membraneous croup	5
SATTERTHWAITE, Joseph C.	57	M	W	NJ	NJ	NJ	retired miller	Aug., 1879	paralysis	50
KEYSER, Isaac P.	8	M	*	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	*	June, 1879	scarlet fever	8
VanVLIET, Edwin B.	31	M	M	Michigan	NY	Conn	farmer	Dec., 1879	suicide by pistol	31
WRIGHT, Alice	33	Fe	M	NY	NY	NY	keeping house	May, 1880	puerperal fever	30
MACHAM, Leo	9/12	M	*	*	*	*	*	*	capillary bronchitis	*
GARDNER, Daniel W.	72	M	M	Mass	RI	RI	retired farmer	Dec., 1879	tumor in stomach	25
CHATTERDON, Harriet	74	Fe	W	VT	VT	VT	keeping house	March, 1880	heart disease	50
TURNER, Okella	25	Fe	S	IND	IND	NC	teaching school	Jan., 1880	consumption	16
GORDON, William J.	8	M	S	Michigan	Ireland	Ireland	*	March, 1880	chills/fever	8
PRICHARD, Maud	5	Fe	*	Michigan	Michigan	Michigan	*	July, 1879	scarlet fever	5
BLACKWOOD, Robert	79	M	W	NY	Ireland	Ireland	retired farmer	Aug., 1879	old age	3?
WINES, Jane A.	69	Fe	W	NY	NY	NY	at home	Dec., 1879	consumption	1/12
SADLER, Maggie	34	Fe	M	IND	IND	IND	at home	Dec., 1879	chronic peritonitis	*
HASCALL, Adah	60	Fe	M	NY	NY	NY	keeping house	March, 1880	typhoid pneumonia	12
MITCHELL, Timothy	83	M	W	NY	NY	NY	at home	March, 1880	male organs	?
GRISWOLD, Abbie	57	Fe	W	NY	*	*	keeping house	May, 1880	inflammation kidneys	38
LOWRY, James	41	M	M	Ireland	Ireland	Ireland	farmer	May, 1880	cancer in stomach	25
ROGERS, Percy	11	M	S	Michigan	*	*	*	March, 1880		*
ROGERS, Samort	16	M	S	Michigan	*	*	*	March, 1880	diphtheria	*
ROGERS, Sabra	18	Fe	S	Michigan	*	*	*	March, 1880	diphtheria	*
RODGERS, Menta (Lamant)	19	M	*	*	*	*	farmer	March, 1880	diphtheria	*
CALDWELL, James E.	53	M	*	*	*	*	Nov., 1879	apoplexy	*
FISHER, Wm.	47	M	*	*	*	*	physician	May, 1880	valvular dis. heart	*
AHLEMANN, Aggie	27	Fe	*	*	*	*	*	July, 1879	puerperal fever	*

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.	Ridgeway Twp.	Riga Twp.
Rollin Twp.	Rome Twp.	Seneca Twp.	Woodstock Twp.

Tecumseh Township, Lenawee Co, 1850-1880 Mortality Schedules

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

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

US Federal Mortality Schedule, 1880; Tecumseh 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 June 1, 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.