Benton County, IA 1870 Mortality Census (INDEX) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Susan K. Soden and proofread by John Shuck for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2008 by Susan K. Soden ========================================================================== 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. 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FOR THE COMPLETE CENSUS INFORMATION IN PAGE NUMBER SEQUENCE, OPEN THE FILE mortality.txt IN THE FOLLOWING URL. http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/benton/1870/ ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FILE | | | | |FOREIGN-BORN |MONTH | |DISEASE-OR |ENUMERATION | PAGE PAGE LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE |SEX|COLOR |M/W|BIRTH-PLACE |FATHER MOTHER|DIED |OCCUPATION |CAUSE-OF-DEATH |PLACE |TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 23 . 4 76 Ainger Adella 3 F W . Iowa . . May . Congestive Brain Bruce Township . 13 . 4 728 Albaugh Mary 30 F W M Ohio . . May . Child Birth Eden Township . 9 . 5 104 Anderson Ann 33 F W M Norway . . Aug Keeping House Consumption Florence Township . 6 1 8 166 Atkinson Lucy A 21 F W . Ohio . . Jan . Consumption Belle Plaine . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 . 4 1305 Bailey Clorinda 54 F W M N.Y. . . Jany Keeping house Debility Polk Township . 6 1 5 46 Baker No Name 1/12 F W . Iowa . . Dec . Spasms Belle Plaine The word Convulsions is written over spasms 2 . 8 127 Bell Thomas 3 M W . Iowa . . April . Croup Leroy Township . 6 1 7 164 Bemia Willie 1 M W . Iowa . . May . Croup Belle Plaine . 12 . 12 354 Bennett Elmena M 1/12 F W . Iowa . . Oct . Cholora Infantum Taylor Township . 4 . 1 28 Blake Elizabeth 20 F W M Ind . . April Keeping House Child birth Fever Iowa Township Child birth was crossed out & Puerperal was written above it 22 . 2 115 Bloss Henry 8/12 M W . Iowa X X March at Home Measles Monroe Township . 7 . 2 36 Bosley George 2/12 M W . Iowa . . Feb . ? of Brain St. Clair Township . 14 . 4 882 Bows Alice 28 F W M N.Y. X X June Keeping House Fever Intermi Canton Township . 8 . 9 98 Brandle Henry 8/12 M W . Iowa X X July . Scroffula Eldorado Township . 1 . 2 42 Briggle Geo S 2 M W . Iowa . . Aug . Brain Fever Blairstown . 4 . 6 125 Buda George 77 M W M Prussia X X Mch Farmer Lung Fever Iowa Township . 4 . 8 147 Buda Henry 1/12 M W . Iowa X . July . Cholora Infantum Iowa Township . 4 . 9 147 Buda Louisa 1/12 F W . Iowa X . July . Cholora Infantum Iowa Township . 18 . 1 6 Byam Ernest 10/12 M W . Iowa . . Feby . Pnumonia Homer Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 . 5 230 Campbell Elva 17 F W . Iowa . . Dec School Teacher Consumption Taylor Township . 4 . 4 95 Cape Mary 1 F W . Iowa X X Sept . Whooping Cough Iowa Township . 14 . 3 875 Carl Rosana 20 F W M Ohio . . Oct Keeping House Child Birth Canton Township . 2 . 6 71 Cary Gertrude 8/12 F W . Iowa . . Oct . Cholora Infantum Leroy Township . 12 . 8 279 Chadbourne Harriet 1 F W . Tenn . . Oct . Debility Taylor Township . 7 . 5 104 Charles James 39 M W M Ireland X X Feb Farmer Inflamation of Liver St. Clair Township . 5 . 3 11 Coats Margaret J 13 F W . Ohio . . Oct . Typhoid Fever East Irving . 1 . 5 123 Cole Jessie 5/12 F W . Iowa . . March . Lung Fever Blairstown . 20 . 4 78 Couly Rhesa 78 M W W Maryland . . Oct no occupation Intermittant Fever Big Grove Township . 7 . 6 121 Creger Elizabeth 83 F W W Hanover X X July . Apoplexy St. Clair Township . 16 . 5 1382 Crop Sarah Jane 3 F W . Ind . . Oct . Croup Polk Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 . 5 118 Daniel *ade 71 M W W Ireland X X Nov Blacksmith Consumption Iowa Township . 15 . 5 1157 Dickinson James 1 M W . Iowa . . . . Brain Fever inflamation of Benton Township month of death unreadable; the word Fever is crossed out 15 . 1 1053 Donels William 59 M W M Ohio . . Jany Farmer Typhoid Fever Benton Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6 1 11 290 Ealy Willis 1 M W . Iowa . . May . Croup Belle Plaine . 19 . 1 105 Emmons Franklin 4 M W . Ohio . . Dec . Diptheria Kane Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4 . 11 154 Fletcher Nevada 4/12 F W . Iowa . . June . Congestion of Brain Iowa Township Congestion was crossed out & Dis was written above it 15 . 2 1061 Floyd Edwin 3/12 M W . Iowa . . June . Bronchitis Benton Township . 14 . 5 979 Foster Mary E 20 F W M N.Y. . . May Keeping House Child Birth Canton Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 . 8 94 Gartka Anna 12 F W . Ill X X June . Typhoid Fever Eldorado Township . 2 . 1 16 Glick Francis S 8/12 F W . Pa . . Feb . Brain ? Leroy Township . 24 . 4 121 Goib Charlie 9/12 M W . Iowa . . Aug . Brain Fever Cedar Township . 6 1 2 7 Granby Adaline 4 F W . Ill . . Dec . Congestion of Brain Belle Plaine Congestion is crossed out and Dis. is wrote above it. 6 1 10 261 Green Jennet 58 F W W Mass . . Sept . Jauntice Belle Plaine . 2 . 5 48 Greswold Frankie 2 M W . Iowa . . Feb . Influenza Leroy Township . 24 . 1 2 Grettenburg Helena 35 F W M Bohemia X X May Keeping house Consumption Cedar Township . 24 . 2 61 Griffen Mary 35 F W M Scotland X X Sep Keeping house Consumption Cedar Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 . 3 40 Haines Martha 15 F W . Ill . . Dec . Consumption Leroy Township . 1 . 4 121 Hastings Addison 10/12 M W . Iowa . . Sept . Brain Fever Blairstown . 22 . 3 125 Hawkins Melinda 16 F W . Ohio . . Jany at Home Inflamation Bowels Monroe Township . 23 . 1 3 Heath Sarah 23 F W M Penn . . Feby Helping Hand Epiliptic Bruce Township . 12 . 14 451 Hedgelin Achsah * 21 F W M Ind . . May Keeping House Consumption Taylor Township . 10 . 1 8 Henry Susan B 1 F W . Iowa X . Aug . Congestive Chill Florence [town] . 21 . 2 54 Hilton Peter A 52 M W M New York . . Dec Farmer Brain Disease Jackson Township . 18 . 2 106 Hirchner John 11/12 M W . Iowa X X June . Dysentry Homer Township . 10 . 2 25 Hodger John 30 M W M Norway X X Sept Laborer RR acc. Killed by RR train Florence [town] . 15 . 3 1152 Houck Frances R 27 F W M N.Y. . . Apl Keeping House Puerperial convulsions Benton Township . 12 . 3 56 Huntly Kac*y 7 F W . Iowa . . Nov . Epilepsy Taylor Township . 12 . 10 291 Hyman Wm E 8 M W . Iowa . . May . Spine Dis. Of Taylor Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 . 3 72 Jackson John 85 M W M South Carolina . . June no occupation Congestive Chills Big Grove Township . 21 . 4 152 Johnson Thomas 21 M W . Indiana . . Aug Farm Laborer Hepatitis Jackson Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 . 4 61 Kellogg Betsy 68 F W W NY . . April Keeping House Cancer Eldorado Township . 4 . 12 173 Kennedy Frank C 9/12 M W . Iowa . . Aug . Cholora Infantum Iowa Township . 8 . 1 14 Kerns Michael H 11 M W . Ohio . . Dec . Brain Fever Eldorado Township Fever was crossed out & an unreadable word was written above it 9 . 4 93 Kimm Eliza 45 F W M Norway . . March Keeping House Consumption Florence Township . 22 . 1 30 Kindervater Charles 19 M W . Illinois X X May Farm Laborer Typhoid Fever Monroe Township . 17 . 1 37 Kirby Catharine 24 F W . Illinois X X Jany School Teacher Typhoid Fever Union Township . 17 . 4 95 Krohnke Antja 61 F W M Holstein X X March Keeping House Apoplexy Union Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 . 3 30 Leonard Mary 58 F W W Pa . . March Keeping House Consumption Eldorado Township . 8 . 7 73 Luge Couse 80 M W . Holstine X X July Laborer Shot himself Eldorado Township Shot himself was crossed out & an unreadable word was written above it - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 . 16 462 Mahon Mary C 45 F W M Ohio . . Mch Keeping House Consumption Taylor Township . 8 . 6 68 Mank Crisbon 1 M W . Pa . . Aug . Brain Fever Eldorado Township Fever was crossed out & an unreadable word was written above it 8 . 5 66 May Allen 69 M W W Tenn . . Jan Farmer Consumption Eldorado Township . 11 . 4 143 McClord Margaret 26 F W M Canada X X Feb Keeping House Consumption Fremont Township . 5 . 1 1 McCurdy Lutica 74 F W W Ireland X X Oct . Typhoid Fever East Irving . 17 . 2 24 McKinna Alice 15 F W . Illinois X X Feby at Home * Disease unknown Union Township asterisk refers to remark at bottom of page which reads: "Supposed to be Lung Disease" 1 . 3 113 McPherson H 10/12 F W . Iowa . . Dec . Congestion Lungs Blairstown . 12 . 13 447 Meads Catherine 30 F W M New Hampshire . . Jany . Dropsy Taylor Township . 16 . 2 1211 Miller Esther A 1 F W . Iowa . . May . Scarlet Fever Polk Township . 1 . 6 146 Miller Hugh 56 M W M Va . . March Farmer Lung Fever Blairstown . 16 . 1 1211 Miller Samuel F 42 M W M N.Y. . . Feby Farmer Cancer Polk Township . 3 . 2 20 Mills Elmott 1/12 M W . Iowa X . May . Convulsions Luzerne . 6 1 3 12 Moore Maria 66 F W W England . . Nov . Congestion of Liver Belle Plaine Congestion is crossed out and Dis. is wrote above it. 6 1 4 40 Moore Wm C 1 M W . Iowa . . Aug . cholora Infantum Belle Plaine . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 . 4 99 Nolon Peter 7/12 M W . Iowa X X July . Scarlet Fever St. Clair Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 17 . 3 63 O Brien Margaret 77 F W W Ireland X X June without Occ Cancer in the Breast Union Township . 11 . 2 22 Ofender Martin 54 M W . Witenburg X X June Carpenter Consumption Fremont Township . 1 . 1 34 Ohge Charles 1/12 M W . Iowa . . June . Whooping cough Blairstown . 2 . 10 160 Olesen Manuel 3/12 M W . Iowa . . Feb . Scrofula Leroy Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 . 6 152 Peterson Alice 4 F W . Iowa . . Feb . Croup Florence Township . 9 . 7 152 Peterson Peter 2 M W . Iowa . . Feb . Croup Florence Township . 12 . 22 601 Pitts Stella 1/12 F W . Iowa . . Feby . Tumor on Neck Taylor Township on Neck was crossed out 12 . 20 500 Powel Orion 1 M W . Iowa . . July . Scarlet Fever Taylor Township . 12 . 4 189 Powers Milla 16 F W M Mich . . Aug Keeping House Child Birth Taylor Township . 9 . 1 11 Pulver Elizabeth 43 F W M NY . . Aug Keeping House Dropsy Florence Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8 . 2 19 Rasburg John 41 M W W Holstine X X Jan Farmer Lung Fever Eldorado Township . 7 . 1 28 Redfield Frank 1 M W . Iowa . . July . Typhoid Fever St. Clair Township . 12 . 11 316 Robert Emily 42 F W M N.Y. . . Feby . Consumption Taylor Township . 12 . 21 526 Robert Thomas 56 M W M Pa . . Jany Farmer Cancer in Stomach Taylor Township . 20 . 1 12 Robinson George M 5/12 M W . Iowa . . Sep . Inflamation Brain Big Grove Township . 15 . 4 1158 Roll Christopher 16 M W . Switzerland X X Sept on Farm Typhoid Fever Benton Township . 11 . 3 119 Rummellsberg H 5/12 M W . Iowa X X Aug . Cholora Infantum Fremont Township . 14 . 6 983 Runyon Elizabeth 27 F W M N.J. . . Apr Keeping House Hemorage of Bowels Canton Township Hemorage was crossed out & Dis was written above it 6 1 1 2 Russell No Name 1/12 F W . Iowa . . Sept . convulsions Spasms Belle Plaine . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9 . 3 76 Sauer Geo F 2/12 M W . Iowa . . Nov . Congestion of Lungs Florence Township . 4 . 3 87 Schild John 65 M W M Prussia X X Nov Farmer Consumption Iowa Township . 3 . 1 15 Scillinger Lydia 89 F W W NY X . Dec . Consumption Luzerne . 4 . 7 137 Sexton Sarah 54 F W M N.Y. . . Dec Keeping House Consumption Iowa Township . 12 . 15 312 Shaffen George W 42 M W M Ill . . Aug Carpenter Consumption Taylor Township . 13 . 3 701 Shappin Infant 1/12 M W . Iowa X X Feb . Still Born Eden Township . 21 . 1 26 Sharp Christina 60 F W M Scotland X X Apr Keeping House Softening of Brain Jackson Township . 4 . 10 150 Shild Franklin 21 M W . Pa X X Aug Farmer Drownded Iowa Township . 8 . 10 129 Shrader Etta 1/12 F W . Iowa X X Feb . Convulsions Eldorado Township . 12 . 6 272 Smith Lizzie 2/12 F W . Iowa . . March . a Cold Taylor Township Cold was crossed out & Dis Lungs was written above it 11 . 1 21 Smith Sarah 36 F W M Mass . . June Keeping House Consumption Fremont Township . 6 1 9 213 Snyder No Name 1/12 M W . Iowa . . June . Congestion of Lungs Belle Plaine . 23 . 3 75 Somers Lucie 4 F W . Iowa . . Apr . Congestive Brain Bruce Township . 23 . 2 75 Somers Warren 2 M W . Iowa . . Mar . Congestive Brain Bruce Township . 5 . 4 19 Splendler Carrie 1/12 F W . Iowa . . June . Convulsions East Irving . 12 . 7 270 Stevens Jno Webster */12 M W . Iowa . . Jay . in Birth Taylor Township in Birth was crossed out & Still Born was written above it 2 . 7 76 Sullivan Nora 1/12 F W . Iowa . . Dec . Croup Leroy Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2 . 2 36 Thomas Marietta 18 F W . Ohio . . Oct . Typus Fever Leroy Township . 6 1 6 102 Thompson Edgar 11 M W . Wis . . Apr . Rheumatism Belle Plaine . 13 . 1 630 Thompson Montira 2/12 M W . Iowa . . Aug . Unknown Eden Township . 13 . 2 675 Thompson Olden Ione 1/12 M W . Iowa . . Sept . Cholora Infantum Eden Township . 5 . 2 9 Tibbels Harvey W 58 M W M N.Y. . . Feb Farmer Lung Fever East Irving . 7 . 3 77 Tobin David F 2/12 M W . Iowa X X March . Consumption St. Clair Township . 12 . 19 499 Triggs Alica N 3 F W . Iowa . . July . Malignant Fever Taylor Township Malignant was crossed out 12 . 18 499 Triggs John R 8 M W . Iowa . . June . Malignant Fever Taylor Township Malignant was crossed out 9 . 2 33 Troy John 46 M W M Pa . . Feb Farmer Inflamation of Brain Florence Township . 12 . 17 496 Tryon Jepa D 14 M W . Iowa . . Oct Farm Laborer Remitting Fever Taylor Township . 24 . 3 114 Tuttle Margaret 48 F W M Virginia . . Nov Keeping house Inflamation Brain Cedar Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16 . 3 1270 Vandeventer Wm H 69 M W M N.Y. . . Decr Farmer Debility Polk Township . 12 . 9 280 Vanhorn William 10/12 M W . Iowa . . May . Bronchitis Taylor Township . 4 . 2 44 Verman Victor 1 M W . Iowa X X April . Hemorhag Lung Iowa Township . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 20 . 2 54 Ward Minnie May 1 F W . Iowa . . Apr . Bronchitis Big Grove Township . 10 . 4 46 Watson Andrew W 9 M W . Ohio . . April . Spinal off** Florence [town] . 10 . 3 46 Watson Jerome B 4/12 M W . Iowa . . Jan . Dropsy of Brain Florence [town] Dropsy was crossed out & Dis written above it 2 . 9 151 Weaver Charles 1/12 M W . Iowa . . April . Hemorhage Bowels Leroy Township Hemorhage is crossed out and "Dis of" is written above it 12 . 1 5 Wentz Jas N */12 M W . Iowa . . August . Cholora Infantum Taylor Township . 2 . 4 42 Whipple Elizabeth 72 F W W N.Y. . . Mch . Old age Leroy Township . 14 . 1 782 Williams Infant 2/12 F W . Iowa . . July . Consumption Canton Township . 23 . 5 106 Wilmuth Otto F 8/12 M W . Iowa . . Mar . Congestive Brain Bruce Township . 14 . 2 830 Wilson Candis 19 F W . Canada X X Feby . Lung Fever Canton Township . 21 . 3 144 Wolford Samuel * 2 M W . Iowa . . June at Home Unknown Jackson Township . 12 . 2 38 Wood Margaret 36 F W M Ohio . . Dec House Keeping Child Bed Fever Taylor Township Child Bed was crossed out & Puerperal was written above it - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -