Jefferson County, CO 1870 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/co/jefferson/1870/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Marsha Thompson and proofread by Glenda Thompson for the USGenWeb Census Project® http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2005 by Marsha Thompson ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project File Manager, Marsha Thompson All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1870 MICROFILM-ROLL#: T655-3 State COLORADO County JEFFERSON SCHEDULE 2.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1869 and ends May 31, 1870 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: CO COUNTY: Jefferson ENUMERATION-PLACE: the Town of Golden City ENUMERATOR: George H Mills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR PAGE PAGE LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH ========================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 115 Clark Jennie 1 f w . Colorado . . March . Whooping Cough & Lung Fever 1 1 2 118 Titus Letta 4 f w . Colorado . . August . Cancer of Eye 1 1 3 140 Remington Curry 2 m w . Colorado . . October . Inflammation of Bowels 1 1 4 146 Hibbard Charles H 5/12 m w . Colorado . . April . Ulceration of Throat ========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: CO COUNTY: Jefferson ENUMERATION-PLACE: the town of Mount Vernon ENUMERATOR: George H Mills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR PAGE PAGE LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH ========================================================================================================================================================== 2 1 5 6 Charles John G 3 m w . Colorado . . June . Whooping Cough ========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: CO COUNTY: Jefferson ENUMERATION-PLACE: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: George H Mills ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR PAGE PAGE LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH ========================================================================================================================================================== 3 1 1 47 Hamilton William 1 m w . Colorado . . Septem . Inflammation of Stomach 3 1 2 71 Reed infant not named 0 f w . Colorado . . March . Premature Birth 3 1 3 108 Wright Norman 36 m w . New York . . December Freighter unknown (see Remarks) 3 1 4 159 Lehow Charles O 5/12 m w . Colorado . . March . unknown 3 1 5 188 Derby Samuel 3/12 m w . Colorado . . Decbr . Gravel 3 1 6 202 McDonald Nancy 63 f w w Canada x x July . Old age and Diarrhea (acute) 3 1 7 234 Boche Oscar 3 m w . Colorado x . Febry . Lung Fever 3 1 8 253 Shank Weir H 1 m w . Colorado . . July . Inflammation of Brain 3 1 9 293 Currier Edmona B 1 f w . Colorado . . Decbr . Diptheria and Scarlet Fever 3 1 10 307 Osborne Ira 0 m w . Colorado . . October . Infantile Debility 3 1 11 307 Osborne Ida 6 days f w . Colorado . . October . Infantile Debility 3 1 12 307 Osborne Charles W 8 days m w . Colorado . . October . Infantile Debility ENUMERATOR'S REMARKS: Norman Wright's (line 3) symptoms were described as "a gathering and breaking in the throat producing strangulation" his attending physician (since left the Country) not appearing to know what was the disease - A prominent physician of Denver (R G Buckingham) tells me that the symptoms named would indicate - Quincy or Tonsilitis. The three children enumerated on lines 10, 11, and 12 were triplets