Newberry County, South Carolina 1870 Death Index

The 1870 schedule lists the deceased name, sex, age, color, whether widowed or not, place of birth, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. In 1870 the parents' birthplaces were added. The 1870 mortality schedule records the name of all persons usually living at home (in other cases they were recorded with the household where the individual was employed) who died during the twelve months ending on June 1 of the census year. For this publication, just death is given. Use the 'page' number to obtain further information from the State resource.

Surname

Age

M/F

Race

Month

Cause of Death

Head of House

Township

Page

Saunders, Ledford

7

M

B

Jan.

Chronic Diahrrea

Stark Saunders

Cromers

536

Saunders, Minerva

1

F

B

Apr.

-

Richard Saunders

Cromers

544

Scott, Sarah

1

F

B

Dec.

Disease of Brain

Levot Shelton

Maybinton

609

Senn, Elizabeth

72

F

W

Feb.

Heart Disease

Mary Clamp

Floyds

548

Shelton, Caroline

15

F

B

May

Measles

Jeff Shelton

Cromers

529

Sheppard, Isaac

80

M

B

Nov.

Typhoid Fever

Poor House

Caldwell

460

Sheppard, Selina

60

F

B

Nov.

Chronic Diarrhea

Poor House

Caldwell

460

Simpson, Calvin

5

M

B

Oct.

Typhoid Pneumonia

William Simpson

Floyds

566

Sims, M.

46

F

W

Oct.

Measles

J. F. Sims

Cromers

543

Singley, Mary Etta

1

F

W

May

Inflamation of Brain

Matthew Singley

Connors

486

Spearman, Larkin

35

M

B

Dec.

Pneumonia

Pheriba Spearman

Floyds

572

Spearman, Matta

18

F

W

July

Typhoid Fever

William Spearman

Mendenhall

627

Stewart, Harriet

42

F

B

Mar.

Measles

Peter Stewart

Floyds

572

Stewart, Robt

69

M

W

Aug.

Paralysis

E.R. Stewart

Newberry

647

Stewart, William

2m

M

B

June

Dropsy

Peter Stewart

Floyds

572

Stockman, Bennett

19

M

W

July

Accidental

Porter Stockman

Stoney Battery

721

Suber, Infant

2m

M

B

Apr.

Pneumonia

Nathan Suber

Hellers

579

Suber, Wade

4

M

B

Mar.

Accidentally Burned

Olly Suber

Caldwell

479

Suber, Willie

10m

M

M

May

Cholera Infantius

George Ann Suber

Hellers

578

Summers, Fodisca

50

F

W

Jan.

Consumption

John W. Summers

Stoney Battery

712

Swetenberg, Infant

1m

M

B

Mar.

Suffocated

Edmund Swetenberg

Cromers

524

Swindler, Alice

4m

F

B

Feb.

Suffocated

Charles Swindler

Reeders

691

Last Updated on 2/10/2007
By Dena Whitesell