Clare County
Death Records
(any deaths before 1871 were recorded in Midland County
of which Clare was a part until 1870)

 

 

Number

Date

Year

Name

Sex

Race

Status

Age

Place of Death

Cause of Death

Residence

Occupation

Father

Mother

Parents Residence

Date Reported

Year Reported

49

22-Nov

1875

Almada Osterout

F

White

Single

11 yrs, 1 months, 15 days

Farwell

Typhoid

NewYork

none

Father :John W. Osterout

 Mother:Francis E. Osterout

Farwell

18-May

1876

50

5-Feb

1875

Melvin Dunham

M

White

Single

8 months

Farwell

inflamation of lungs

Evart

none

Father: Oscar Dunham

 Mother: Henrietta Dunham

Farwell

18-May

1876

51

25-Oct

1875

Elsa Arnold

F

white

single

 3 yrs, 2 months, 21 days

Farwell

spinal disease

MI

none

Father: Jefferson Arnold

 Mother: Martha A. Arnold

Farwell

18-May

1876

52

8-Aug

1875

Ada Rosebush

F

white

single

2 months, 5 days

Farwell

lung fever

MI

none

Father: George Rosebush

 Mother: Hannah Rosebush

Farwell

18-May

1876

53

4-Aug

1875

Anna Oles

F

white

single

4 years

Sheridan

unknown

MI

none

 Father: Ambrose Oles

 Mother: Almina Oles

Sheridan

 June 01

1876

54

14-Aug

1875

 John Maville

M

white

single

2 months, 4 days

Sheridan

Fever

MI

 

Father: Israel Maville

 Mother: Mary Maville

 Sheridan

1-Jun

1876

55

13-Feb

1875

Joseph B. Hanes

M

white

single

2 years, 4 days

Sheridan

scarlet fever

MI

none

Father: Henry Hanes

 Mother: Delilah Hanes

Sheridan

1-Jun

1876

56

18-Nov

1875

Sarah Rosebush

F

white

single

1 yr, 10 months, 18 days

Clare

scarlet fever

MI

none

Father: Micremus Rosebush

 Mother: Elizabeth Rosebush

Clare

18-May

1876

57

27-Jul

1875

Alphoneus L. Slattery

M

white

single

1 yr, 18 days

Clare

congestion of brain

Clare

none

Father: John B. Slattery

 Mother: Kate C. Slattery

Clare

18-May

1876

58

27-Jul

1875

Ora D. Condrey

M

white

single

1 yr, 11 months, 27 days

Clare

dysentery

Isabella Co.

none

Father: Frank Condrey

 Mother: Mary W. Condrey

Clare

18-May

1876

59

13-Feb

1875

Charles Merill

M

white

married

unknown

Clare

typhoid fever

Maine

Merchant

unknown

unknown

 

18-May

1876

60

18-Jun

1875

Lewis Greek

M

white

single

unknown

Clare

necrosis of jaw

unknown

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

18-May

1876

61

8-Nov

1875

Seeley Uniceine

F

white

single

17 years

Clare

unknown

MI

none

Father: Edward Uniceine

Mother: Abbie Uniceine

Clare

18-May

1876

62

7-Nov

1875

Delia Uniceine

F

white

single

21 years

Clare

unknown

MI

none

Father: Edward Uniceine

 Mother: Abbie Uniceine

Clare

18-May

1876

63

8-Apr

1875

Maggie Hart

F

white

single

8 years

Clare

consumption

Canada

none

Father:Stephen Hart

Mother: Margaret Hart

Clare

18-May

1876

64

5-Jan

1875

Charles E. Bellinger

M

white

single

6 yrs, 10 months, 14 days

Clare

spinal fever

MI

none

Father: Rufu? L. Bellinger

Mother: Margaret Bellinger

Clare

18-May

1876

65

8-Feb

1875

William A. Hursh

M

white

married

29 years

Clare

consumption

NY

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

18-May

1876

66

10-Mar

1875

Gracie Halsted

F

white

single

11 years

Clare

congestive chills

MI

none

Father:George Halsted

Mother: Minnie Halsted

Clare

18-May

1876

67

8-May

1875

Elma A. Witherell

F

white

single

8 yrs, 10 months, 5 days

Summerfield

scarlet fever

Canada

none

Father:Edson Witherell

Mother:Melvina Witherell

Summerfield

1-Jun

1876

68

6-Nov

1875

Delos Ellis

M

white

single

8 yrs, 6 months, 3 days

Winterfield

typhoid fever

MI

none

Father: James D. Ellis

Mother: Eneline Ellis

Winterfield

20-May

1876

69

12-Nov

1875

Glenn W. Ellis

M

white

single

 1 yr, 6 months, 9 days

Winterfield

typhoid fever

MI

none

Father: James D. Ellis

Mother: Eneline Ellis

Winterfield

20-May

1876

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

70

9-Aug

1876

Mary Whitlock

F

white

single

1 yr, 9 months, 20 days

Grant

spinal disease

MI

none

Father: Albert Whitlock

 Mother:Orphelius Whitlock

Grant

28-May

1877

71

7-Aug

1876

Lewis Laug

M

white

single

1 year

Grant

Cholera infau

MI

none

Father: Forderick Lauug

Mother: Mary Lauug

Grant

28-May

1877

72

28-Sep

1876

Eugene Revell

M

white

single

1 yr, 1 month, 16 days

Greenwood

cholera

MI

none

Father:James Revell

Mother:Louise Revell

Greenwood

28-May

1877

73

11-Sep

1876

Alice Flemming

F

white

single

26 yrs, 11 months, 24 days

Winterfield

consumption

MI

housekeeper

Father:William Flemming

Mother: Mary Flemming

Winterfield

26-May

1877

74

8-Jul

1876

George Doty

M

white

single

3 yrs, 3 months, 2 days

Frost

convulsions

MI

none

Father:Albert Doty

Mother: Bessie Doty

Frost

26-May

1877

75

30-Aug

1876

Benjamin McClellan

M

white

single

1 yr, 1 month

Sheridan

fever

MI

none

Father:Frank McClellan

Mother: Janie McClellan

Sheridan

26-May

1877

76

22-Sep

1876

Mary R. Reed

F

white

single

1 year

Sheridan

tuflauration?

Canada

none

Father:John Reed

Mother: Mary Feed

Sheridan

26-May

1877

77

28-Oct

1876

Duncan McKinley

M

white

single

19 years

Sheridan

consumption

Canada

none

Father:James McKinley

Mother: Margaret McKinley

Sheridan

26-May

1877

78

6-Dec

1876

Elizabeth Orvis

F

white

widow

62 years

Sheridan

consumption

PA

none

Father:John Appleby

Mother: Anna Appleby

Sheridan

26-May

1877

79

27-Nov

1876

Thomas M. Hilson?

M

white

married

46 yrs, 10 months, 25 days

Lake

drowned

Scotland

 

Father: Andrew Hilso?

Mother: Mary Hilso

Canada

26-May

1877

80

5-Nov

1876

Mary E. Olson

F

white

married

28 years, 3 monhts

Surrey

?s plucuation

Canada

housewife

Father:Major Carcupbill

Mother: Elizabeth Carcupbill

Kansas

26-May

1877

81

8-Oct

1876

A. Pomeyan?

M

white

single

30 years

Surrey

typhoid fever

 

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

26-May

1877

82

6-Jul

1876

Kasa Brown

F

white

single

5 years

Surrey

couldn’t read

MI

none

Father:William Brown

Mother: Mary Brown

Surrey

26-May

1877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

83

24-Sep

1877

Erasmer Brown

M

white

married

unknown

Surrey

Cholera

unknown

carpenter

Father:Erastus Brown

Mother: Aha Brown

Surrey

1-Jan

1878

84

24-Sep

1877

Fred Wilder

M

white

single

23 years

Surrey

crushed loading logs

unknown

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

1-Jan

1878

85

 

 

Smith

M

white

single

unknown

Surrey

killed by cans?

unknown

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

1-Jan

1878

86

April

1877

William Farnham

M

white

widow

80 years

Surrey

old age soft of brain

Maine

farmer

unknown

unknown

 

1-Jan

1878

87

 

 

unknown

M

white

single

 

Surrey

killed by falling tree

unknown

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

1-Jan

1878

88

 

 

unknown

M

white

single

 

Surrey

killed by limb

unknown

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

1-Jan

1878

89

March

1877

Phebe Jane Farnham

F

white

single

2 years, 5 months

Surrey

typhoid fever

 

none

Father: William Farnham

Mother: Carrie Farnham

Surrey

1-Jan

1878

90

20-Oct

1877

 

M

white

single

2 days

Surrey

premature birth

MI

none

Father: Theodore W. Sawyer

Mother: Anna Sawyer

Surrey

1-Jan

1878

91

3-Sep

1877

Florence A. Meeker

F

white

single

17 yrs, 5 months, 3 days

Greenwood

congestion of lungs

Wisconsin

house helper

Father: Cary Meeker

Mother: Nancy Meeker

Greenwood

5-Jun

1878

92

27-Dec

1877

Floraee? C. Tyalor

M

white

married

39 yrs, 0 months, 19 days

Greenwood

gunshot suicidal

Ohio

farmer

Father: Charles Taylor

Mother: Betty Taylor

Wisconsin

5-Jun

1878

93

18-Nov

1877

Nicholas McMahon

M

white

single

19 years

Grant

typhoid fever

Canada

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

5-Jun

1878

94

10-Feb

1877

Frederic Louch

M

white

single

1 month, 2 days

Grant

brain fever

MI

none

Father: Alfred Louch

Mother: Emma Louch

Village of Clare

5-Jun

1878

95

29-Jun

1877

Corneluis Morrison

M

white

 

1 yr, 2 months, 23 days

Manistee

dysentery

MI

 

Father: Irish Morrison

Mother: Sophia Morrison

Village of Clare

5-Jun

1878

96

23-Jan

1877

Mary E. Walsh

F

white

 

8 months

Grant

spinal disease

MI

 

Father: James Walsh

Mother: Elisabeth Walsh

Grant

5-Jun

1878

97

15-Apr

1877

none given

F

white

 

1 day

Grant

unknown

MI

 

Father: William Loomis

Mother: Anna Loomis

Grant

5-Jun

1878

98

6-Aug

1877

Laura E. Badgley

F

white

 

4 months, 15 days

Grant

unknown

Canada

 

Father: William Badgley

Mother: Elizabeth Badgley

Grant

5-Jun

1878

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township of Hayes has no deaths for the year ending December 31 1877

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Township of Frost has no deaths for the year ending December 31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

99

15-Jul

1877

Dora Winters

F

white

married

not known

Summerfield

childbirth

 

housekeeping

unknown

unknown

 

2-Jul

1878

100

11-Feb

1877

unknown Davis

F

white

 

1 day

Summerfield

unknown

Summerfield

 

Father:William Davis

Mother:Mary Davis

Summerfield

2-Jul

1878

101

4-Apr

1878

Mary Manville

F

white

single

1 yr, 5 months, 22 days

Sheridan

teething

Sheriday

none

Father:Isrial Monville

Mother:Mary Monville

Sheridan

4-May

1879

102

7-Dec

1878

Wallace Richmund

M

white

single

9 years

Sheridan

worm fevor

Ontario, Canada

none

Father:Duncan Richmund

Mother:Mary Richmund:

Sheridan

4-May

1879

103

26-Jul

1878

unknown Atherton

F

white

single

1 day

Farwell

Premature

Farwell

 

Father:Augustus Atherton

Mother:Martha Atherton

Roscomon

19-May

1879

104

7-Oct

1878

unknown Bradburn

M

white

 

2 years, 4 months

Farwell

cholera infautias

Isabella County

 

Father: Richard Bradburn

Mother: Grace Bradburn

Farwell

19-May

1879

105

19-Aug

1878

Cecil Burch

F

white

single

2 years, 6 months

Farwell

burned

MI

 

Father: Jonathan Burch

Mother: June Burch

Farwell

19-May

1879

106

7-Oct

1878

Rophiel Breed

F

white

single

6 months

Farwell

summer complaint

MI

 

Father: Frank Breed

Mother: Minnie Breed

Farwell

19-May

1879

107

unknown

1878

Amy Ash

F

white

single

13 years

Farwell

scarlet fever

MI

 

Father: Lyomen Ash

Mother: Emma A. Ash

Farwell

19-May

1879

108

21-Mar

1878

unknown Delong

 

 

 

3 days

Farwell

premature

Farwell

 

Father: Bert Delong

Mother: unknown Delong

Farwell

19-May

1879

109

7-May

1878

Hamilton R. Combs

M

white

married

35 years

Farwell

erysrpelas?

Ohio

Jeweller

unknown

unknown

 

19-May

1879

110

unknown

1878

Amanda Coe

F

white

married

40 years

Farwell

albumzuriel?

 

 

unknown

unknown

Muskegon

19-May

1879

111

22-Nov

1878

Frank K. Safford

M

 

 

3 months

Farwell

meningitis

MI

 

Father: William H. Safford

Mother: Rosetta A. Safford

Farwell

19-May

1879

112

3-Jan

1878

Michael Rivers

M

white

 

 

Surrey

killed by tree

unknown

laborer

 

unknown

unknown

 

19-May

113

5-Nov

1878

Wallace Brown

M

white

 

 

Surrey

host? Disease

 

laborer

unknown

unknown

 

19-May

1879

114

1-Aug

1878

Peter Alger

M

white

married

54 yrs, 4 months, 14 days

Grant

parlysis

Canada

Farmer

Father: Peter Alger

Mother: Polly Alger

Canada

26-May

1879

115

20-Oct

1878

Julius Wolskey

M

White

 

1 month, 7 days

Grant

Brain disease

MI

 

Father: William Wolskey

 Mother:  Francis Wolksey

Poland

26-May

1879

116

21-Jun

1878

Ellen Walsh

F

White

 

8 months, 6 days

Grant

Croup

Grant

 

Father: James Walsh

 Mother: Elizabeth Walsh

Ireland

26-May

1879

117

12-Dec

1878

Aeteura Lamb

F

White

Married

47 years

Grant

Heart disease

Ohio

 

unknown

unknown

 

26-May

1879

118

29-Jul

1878

James H. Wilson

M

White

Married

59 yrs, 6 months, 27 days

Grant

Heart disease

PA

Laborer

Father: Alexander Wilson

 Mother: Phibe Wilson

unknown

26-May

1879

119

28-May

1878

Walter G. Lyons

M

White

 

1 months

Grant

unknown

MI

 

Father: Wallace L. Lyons

 Mother: Libbie Lyons

New York

26-May

1879

120

14-May

1878

Thomie Schmoulter

F

White

 

1 months, 10 days

Grant

Summer complaint

MI

 

Father: Eugene Schmoulter

 Mother: Mary Schmoulter

Germand

26-May

1879

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1

25-Apr

1879

Emily Clark

F

White

Married

77 years

Farwell

Old age

Conn

 

unknown

unknown

 

24-Aug

1880

2

25-Jun

1879

Susannah Slater

F

White

Married

45 years

Farwell

Liver? Complaint

England

 

Unknown

unknown

 

24-Aug

1880

3

12-May

1879

Mrs. Burdick

F

White

Married

36 years

Farwell

Pus? Fever

New York

 

 

 

 

24-Aug

1880

4

17-Aug

1879

James Lee McKee

M

White

Single

1 year, 7 days

Surrey

Spinal Fever

MI

 

Father:Joseph McKee

 Mother:Agnes McKee

Surrey

24-Aug

1880

5

15-Feb

1879

Mary E. Kelley

F

White

Married

52 years

Farwell

Enlargement of heart

Vermont

 

unknown

unknown

 

24-Aug

1880

6

23-Nov

1879

Maud Freeman

F

White

Single

2 years

Surrey

Dyptheria

MI

 

Father:Charles Freeman

Mother: Mrs. Freeman

Surrey

24-Aug

1880

7

12-Dec

1879

Etta Freeman

F

White

Single

3 years

Surrey

Dyptheria

MI

 

Father: Charles Freeman

 Mother: Mrs. Freeman

Surrey

24-Aug

1880

8

7-Jul

1879

Nora Boker

F

White

Single

6 unknown

Surrey

Cholera Infautius

MI

 

Father:Samuel B. Boker

Mother:Mrs. Boker

Surrey

24-Aug

1880

9

1-Dec

1879

Carrie Holden

F

White

Single

7 years, 10 months, 2 days

Surrey

Epistoxis

MI

 

Father:James Holden

 Mother:Fanny Holden

Farwell

24-Aug

1880

10

23-Oct

1879

John Jackson

M

White

Single

43 years

Farwell

Consumption

Canada

Laborer

unknown

unknown

 

24-Aug

1880

11

12-Apr

1879

Timothy Arnold

M

White

Single

1 month

Surrey

Premature birth

MI

 

unknown

unknown

 

24-Aug

1880

12

14-Aug

1879

Olivia? Jewell

F

White

Single

6 years, 5 months

Farwell

consumption

Maine

 

unknown

unknown

 

24-Aug

1880

13

16-Sep

1879

Henry Hall

M

White

Single

5 months, 7 days

 Surrey

 Inflamation of brain

MI

 

Father:Alexander Hall

Mother:Margaret Hall

Surrey

24-Aug

1880

14

19-Mar

1879

Maud Mabie

F

White

Single

1 month 21 days

Farwell

Spinal

MI

 

Father:Clark Mabie

Mother:Laura Mabie

Farwell

24-Aug

1880

15

1-Oct

1879

Nonie Ash

F

White

Single

1 year, 4 months

Farwell

Chills & fever

MI

 

Father:Lyman Ash

Mother:Emma Ash

Farwell

24-Aug

1880

16

 

 

Hattie Burdick

F

White

Single

3 months

Farwell

Canker in stomach

MI

 

Father:Lewis Burdick

 Mother:unknown

Farwell

24-Aug

1880

17

4-May

1879

Maude Gordon

F

White

Single

3 months

Grant

Meninigitis

MI

 

Father:John Gordon

Mother:Georgia Gordon

Grant

Jun-31

1880

18

12-May

1879

Lenand Wilkins

M

White

 

76 years

Grant

Inflamation of bowels

New Hampshire

Farmer

unknown

unknown

 

Jun-31

1880

19

27-Jul

1879

R. Rockwell

M

White

Single

10 years

Grant

Gunshot wound

MI

 

Father:Henry Rockwell

Mother:Lucinda Rockwell

PA

Jun-31

1880

20

29-Jul

1879

Grace Whitney

F

White

 

28 years

Village of Clare

Hypertrophy of heart

Ontario

 

Father:Joseph Whitney

Mother:Martha Whitney

England

Jun-31

1880

21

1-Aug

1879

Samuel Oxford

M

White

Single

5 years

Grant

Bloddy Dysentery

MI

 

Father:Franklin Oxford

Mother:Mary Oxford

Ontario

Jun-31

1880

22

5-Aug

1879

Nancy Bowdich

F

White

Married

44 years

Village of Clare

Cardiac dropsy

New Jersey

 

unknown

unknown

 

Jun-31

1880

23

14-Sep

1879

Josephine Maynard

F

White

Married

27 years, 7 months, 27 days

Grant

Renal & Cardiac dropsy

New Jersey

 

unknown

unknown

 

Jun-31

1880

24

9-Nov

1879

Charles Maynard

M

White

Single

2 months, 27 days

Grant

Menningitis

MI

 

Father:Thomas H. Maynard

Mother:unknown

Ohio

Jun-31

1880

25

 

 

Mr. Turner

M

White

 

 

Hayes

Murdered

 

Farmer

unknown

unknown

 

24-May

1880

26

15-Jan

1879

Robert Scott

M

White

Married

64 years,11 months, 23 days

Sheridan

Consumption

Indiana

Farmer

unknown

unknown

 

2-Jun

1880

27

11-Feb

1879

Ida Root

F

White

Single

16 years

 

Consumption

 

housework

Father:Alvin Root

Mother:unknown

 

2-Jun

1880

28

 ?-Aug

1879

Shurman Wymen

M

White

 Single

13 years

Frost

Thyphoid

 

 

Father:Joseph Wyman

 Mother:Catherine Wyman

 

15-Jun

1880

29

9-Oct

1879

Susan Peck

F

White

Widow

80 years

Wustenfield

Inflammation of bowels

Vermont

housework

unknown

unknown

 

9-Jun

1880

30

27-Jul

1879

Maria Herrington

F

White

Widow

47 years

Wustenfield

Consumption

New York

Housework

unknown

unknown

 

9-Jun

1880

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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1

5-Sep

1880

Nancy Maria Allen

F

White

Married

62 years, 2 months

Sheridan

Dropsy

New York

housewife

unknown

unknown

 

16-May

1881

2

7-Apr

1880

Ella Paridvok

F

White

Single

7 years

Grant

Diptheria

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

 

30-May

1881

3

17-Apr

1880

Mary Paridvok

F

White

Single

5 years

Clare

Diptheria

 

 

unknown

unknown

 

30-May

1881

4

2-Mar

1880

Bertha Rockwell

F

White

Single

6 years

Clare

Diptheria

PA

 

Father:Charles W. Rockwell

Mother:Jematt Rockwell

MI

30-May

1881

5

7-Oct

1880

Mary Fick

F

White

Single

11 years

Clare

Diptheria

Canada

 

Father:James Fick

 Mother:Hannah Fick

Clare

30-May

1881

6

20-Jun

1880

Christopher Atkins

M

White

Single

6 years

Clare

Diptheria

Clare

 

Father:Al Atkins

Mother:G.W. Atkins

Clare

30-May

1881

7

27-May

1880

Lezzie Healstead

F

White

Single

7 years, 7 months

Clare

Diptheria

Clare Village

 

Father:George Healstead

 Mother:Minnie Healstead

Clare

30-May

1881

8

8-Jun

1880

Xoollen Freedeborn

F

White

Single

9 years

Clare

Diptheria

Saginaw

 

Father:Charles Freedeborn

 Mother: Virginia Freedeborn

Clare

30-May

1881

9

15-Aug

1880

Willie Lambe

M

White

Single

2 years

Clare

Diptheria

MI

 

Father:Rudulph Lamb

 Mother:Sarah L. Lamb

Clare

30-May

1881

10

2-Jul

1880

Jennie G. Bicknell

F

White

Single

2 years,  9 months, 7 days

Clare

Diptheria

MI

 

:Father:Nathan Bicknell

Mother:Martha Bicknell

Clare

30-May

1881

12

15-Jun

1880

Mrs. Goodwell

F

White

Married

73 years

Clare

 

Clare village

 

Unknown

Unknown

 

30-May

1881

13

27-Jul

1880

Albert Heustead

M

White

 Single

3 years

Clare

Dysantary

Clare Village

 

Father: B Heustead

Mother:Francis Heustead

Clare

30-May

1881

14

24-Mar

1880

Sarah Lra?

F

White

 

17 years, 4 months

Clare

puerperal?

MI

 

Father:Almond Goodrich

Mother:Mary Goodrich

Genessee Co

30-May

1881

15

10-Feb

1880

Charles Scheumerhouse

M

White

Single

5 years

Clare

Meningitis

MI

 

unknown

unknown

 

30-May

1881

16

8-Sep

1880

Edward Irenmunger

M

White

 

35 years

Clare

Thyphoid Fever

England

Hotel keeper

unknown

unknown

 

30-May

1881

17

10-Feb

1880

Ira Rockwell

M

White

 

12 years

Clare

Diiptheria

MI

 

Father:Charles Rockwell

Mother:Jennett Rockwell

Clare

30-May

1881

18

12-Oct

1880

Annie Feighuer

F

White