Pierce County, WA Territory 1870 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wa/pierce/1870/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by April Phillips and proofread by Pamela Myers-Grewell for the USGenWeb Census Project® http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2005 April Phillips ========================================================================== 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, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1870 State WASHINGTON TERRITORY County PIERCE 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---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: This page is extremely faded within the last name columns. Where possible additional research was done to try to come up with a possibility of the last name within transcriber remarks column. ================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 STATE: WA Territory COUNTY: Pierce MICROFILM#: A1154-3 ENUMERATION-PLACE: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: E Bryan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE BIRTH FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR PAGE PAGE LINE FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 * 1 * Hudson Annie 1 day F Wh . W T x . March . Unknown See text notes. 1 * 2 * *** Sarah 6/12 F Wh . W T x x Nov . Croup . 1 * 3 * *e*gard John B 2 M M . W T x . Jan . Sun Stroke last name could be Megard 1 * 4 * **itson Caroline 26 F Wh M Tenn . . Jan Housewife Child birth last name possibly Whitson, Witson or Wilson 1 * 5 * *** . at birth F Wh . W T . . March . Unknown . 1 * 6 23 *ile Matilda 2 F Wh . W T . . June . Spinal Disease last name possibly Wile or similar 1 * 7 * McDonald Chas 36 M Wh . Ky . . Jan Farmer Murdered Mobbed see text notes 1 * 8 * Gibson B 26 M Wh . Mich . . Jan Farmer Murdered see text notes 1 * 9 * **ittick Alex 23 M Wh . Wis . . Feb Com laboror Fall from stoop last name possibly Wittick 1 * 10 * ***lkins John 49 M Wh M N J . . Dec Farmer Consumption last name possibly Wilkins 1 * 11 20* ***n Nancy 17 F Wh . W T . . Apr . Consumption . 1 * 12 2** **ily Jas L 23 M Wh . Ill . . Nov Farmer Consumption last name possibly Emily 1 * 13 2** **ily Levisa 22 F Wh . Ill . . Apr . Consumption last name possibly Emily 1 * 14 2** Beckett Harry 5 M Wh . Cal x x Jan . Fall of a log last name could be Bickett Enumerator's REMARKS: McDonald and Gibson were mobbed by their neighbors for endiavoring to hold part of a ranch claimed by another man although the mobbed parties were perhaps not justifiable in what they did the mob was if possible less justifiable in their conduct and are now under bonds for their appearance in court.