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Hillsborough County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Hillsborough County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850.

Date

1850

Census Taker's Remarks

Intermittent fevers are the most prevalent in this part of the country. Yellow pine timber the most abundant growth and is inexhaustible for ages to come. Old Tampa Bay abounds in marble pipe clay, red & yellow ochre, chalybeate and other mineral springs. It is particularly well adapted to benefit the invalid, valetudinarian or dyspepsic, and on account of its deep and spacious harbour is well adapted for a naval depot.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Irwin, John M.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Geographic Term

Hillsborough County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	McCarty, Sterling	24 years	Male	White	Slave	Congestion of bowels
1	2	Houston, Cristopher	47 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	3	Leonardy, Virginia	2 years	Female	White		Teething Another name for dentition, the eruption of new teeth in an infant. This process sometimes caused an infection that triggered a fever. In the absence of modern fever reducers or antiseptic agents these infections could sometimes cause serious symptoms and even death (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	4	Fribley, Samuel	36 years	Male	White		Black tongue
1	5	Edwards, Edward	6 years	Male	White		Fever
1	6	James, John S.	45 years	Male	White		Diarrhea Family members, census takers, and even medical professionals often gave this as a cause of death for any disease where the deceased had suffered from a prolonged intestinal complaint and a more specific diagnosis could not be made.
1	7	Caldwell	60 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	8	Micquo, Betsy	40 years	Female	Black
1	9	Forrester, Sivius	16 years	Male	Black		Drowned
1	10	Jane, Nancy	1 year				Diarrhea Family members, census takers, and even medical professionals often gave this as a cause of death for any disease where the deceased had suffered from a prolonged intestinal complaint and a more specific diagnosis could not be made.
1	11	Corpio, James	65 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	12	Myers, Susanah	3 years	Female	White		Fever
1	13	Myers, Mary Virginia	1 year	Female	White		Fever
1	14	Elles, Thomas	1 year	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	15	Moody, Mary Elizabeth	21 years	Female	White
1	16	Harns, William	4 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	17	Snider, Jane	3 years	Female	White
1	18	Labalt, Brownott	1/4	Male	White		Teething Another name for dentition, the eruption of new teeth in an infant. This process sometimes caused an infection that triggered a fever. In the absence of modern fever reducers or antiseptic agents these infections could sometimes cause serious symptoms and even death (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	19	Lyons, Patrick	34 years	Male	White		Yellow fever	Military Hospital
1	20	Rackman, James	29 years	Male	White		Yellow fever	Military Hospital
1	21	Peters, John	45 years	Male	White		Yellow fever	Military Hospital
1	22	Morril, James	40 years	Male	White		Effusion on brain	Military Hospital
1	23	Hines, Edward	27 years	Male	White		Chronic enteritis	Military Hospital
1	24	Coxes, Frederic	20 years	Male	White		Chronic diarrhea	Military Hospital
1	25	Wright, John	47 years	Male	White		Chronic dysentery	Military Hospital
1	26	Oakely, Patrick	22 years	Male	White		Enteritis	Military Hospital
1	27	Patterson, George	36 years	Male	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).	Military Hospital
1	28	Parker, Adams N.	2 years	Male	White		Diarrhea Family members, census takers, and even medical professionals often gave this as a cause of death for any disease where the deceased had suffered from a prolonged intestinal complaint and a more specific diagnosis could not be made.
1	29	Maclendon, George	4 years	Male	White		Diarrhea Family members, census takers, and even medical professionals often gave this as a cause of death for any disease where the deceased had suffered from a prolonged intestinal complaint and a more specific diagnosis could not be made.
1	30	Whitton, Demsy	21 years	Male	White		Killed by indians
1	31	Carlton, Thomas C.	1 month	Male	White		Unknown
1	32	Martins, Stephney	22 years	Male	Black	Slave	Brain fever
1	33	Martins, Mary	11 days	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw
1	34	Hague, Jane	9 years	Female	White		Bilious fever
1	35	Johnston, Chapman	24 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Brain fever
2	1	Johnston, John	6 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Killed by a wagon
2	2	Johnston, Willis	8 years	Male	Black	Slave	Consumption affect. lungs
2	3	Anderson, Charity	1 year	Female	Black	Slave	Appe heart [?]
2	4	Sambo	71 years	Male	Black	Slave	Affect. of heart
2	5	Wyatt, William	59 years	Male	White		Diabetes
2	6	Andrew	1 month	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Unknown
2	7	[Unnamed person]	1 week		Black	Slave	Unknown
2	8	Rogers, Edward J.	10 years	Male	White		Typhus
2	9	Enoch	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Fever
2	10	Kezzia	23 years	Female	Black	Slave	Childbirth
2	11	Judy	75 years	Female	Black	Slave	Congestive fever
2	12	Ellies, Thomas R.	38 years	Male	White		Rheumatism
2	13	Vickers, Lovey A.	2 years	Female	White		Burned
2	14	Sumerall, Mary	46 years	Female	White		Unknown

Title

Hillsborough County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Hillsborough County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

Date

1850

Contributor

Irwin, John M.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1200_mortality_hillsborough_1850

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	McCarty, Sterling	24 years	Male	White	Slave	Congestion of bowels
1	2	Houston, Cristopher	47 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	3	Leonardy, Virginia	2 years	Female	White		Teething
1	4	Fribley, Samuel	36 years	Male	White		Black tongue
1	5	Edwards, Edward	6 years	Male	White		Fever
1	6	James, John S.	45 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	7	Caldwell	60 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	8	Micquo, Betsy	40 years	Female	Black
1	9	Forrester, Sivius	16 years	Male	Black		Drowned
1	10	Jane, Nancy	1 year				Diarrhea
1	11	Corpio, James	65 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	12	Myers, Susanah	3 years	Female	White		Fever
1	13	Myers, Mary Virginia	1 year	Female	White		Fever
1	14	Elles, Thomas	1 year	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Worms
1	15	Moody, Mary Elizabeth	21 years	Female	White
1	16	Harns, William	4 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fits
1	17	Snider, Jane	3 years	Female	White
1	18	Labalt, Brownott	1/4	Male	White		Teething
1	19	Lyons, Patrick	34 years	Male	White		Yellow fever	Military Hospital
1	20	Rackman, James	29 years	Male	White		Yellow fever	Military Hospital
1	21	Peters, John	45 years	Male	White		Yellow fever	Military Hospital
1	22	Morril, James	40 years	Male	White		Effusion on brain	Military Hospital
1	23	Hines, Edward	27 years	Male	White		Chronic enteritis	Military Hospital
1	24	Coxes, Frederic	20 years	Male	White		Chronic diarrhea	Military Hospital
1	25	Wright, John	47 years	Male	White		Chronic dysentery	Military Hospital
1	26	Oakely, Patrick	22 years	Male	White		Enteritis	Military Hospital
1	27	Patterson, George	36 years	Male	White		Dysentery	Military Hospital
1	28	Parker, Adams N.	2 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	29	Maclendon, George	4 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	30	Whitton, Demsy	21 years	Male	White		Killed by indians
1	31	Carlton, Thomas C.	1 month	Male	White		Unknown
1	32	Martins, Stephney	22 years	Male	Black	Slave	Brain fever
1	33	Martins, Mary	11 days	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw
1	34	Hague, Jane	9 years	Female	White		Bilious fever
1	35	Johnston, Chapman	24 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Brain fever
2	1	Johnston, John	6 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Killed by a wagon
2	2	Johnston, Willis	8 years	Male	Black	Slave	Consumption affect. lungs
2	3	Anderson, Charity	1 year	Female	Black	Slave	Appe heart [?]
2	4	Sambo	71 years	Male	Black	Slave	Affect. of heart
2	5	Wyatt, William	59 years	Male	White		Diabetes
2	6	Andrew	1 month	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Unknown
2	7	[Unnamed person]	1 week		Black	Slave	Unknown
2	8	Rogers, Edward J.	10 years	Male	White		Typhus
2	9	Enoch	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Fever
2	10	Kezzia	23 years	Female	Black	Slave	Childbirth
2	11	Judy	75 years	Female	Black	Slave	Congestive fever
2	12	Ellies, Thomas R.	38 years	Male	White		Rheumatism
2	13	Vickers, Lovey A.	2 years	Female	White		Burned
2	14	Sumerall, Mary	46 years	Female	White		Unknown

Collection ID

Subject - Person

McCarty, Sterling, ca.1826-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Houston, Cristopher, ca.1803-ca.1850

Leonardy, Virginia, ca.1848-ca.1850

Fribley, Samuel, ca.1814-ca.1850

Edwards, Edward, ca.1844-ca.1850

James, John S., ca.1805-ca.1850

Caldwell, ca.1790-ca.1850

Micquo, Betsy, ca.1810-ca.1850

Forrester, Sivius, ca.1834-ca.1850

Jane, Nancy, ca.1849-ca.1850

Corpio, James, ca.1785-ca.1850

Myers, Susanah, ca.1847-ca.1850

Myers, Mary Virginia, ca.1849-ca.1850

Elles, Thomas, ca.1849-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Moody, Mary Elizabeth, ca.1829-ca.1850

Harns, William, ca.1846-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Snider, Jane, ca.1847-ca.1850

Labalt, Brownott, ca.1850-ca.1850

Lyons, Patrick, ca.1816-ca.1850

Rackman, James, ca.1821-ca.1850

Peters, John, ca.1805-ca.1850

Morril, James, ca.1810-ca.1850

Hines, Edward, ca.1823-ca.1850

Coxes, Frederic, ca.1830-ca.1850

Wright, John, ca.1803-ca.1850

Oakely, Patrick, ca.1828-ca.1850

Patterson, George, ca.1814-ca.1850

Parker, Adams N., ca.1848-ca.1850

Maclendon, George, ca.1846-ca.1850

Whitton, Demsy, ca.1829-ca.1850

Carlton, Thomas C., ca.1850-ca.1850

Martins, Stephney, ca.1828-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Martins, Mary, ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Hague, Jane, ca.1841-ca.1850

Johnston, Chapman, ca.1826-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Johnston, John, ca.1844-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Johnston, Willis, ca.1842-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Anderson, Charity, ca.1849-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Sambo, ca.1779-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Wyatt, William, ca.1791-ca.1850

Andrew, ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

[Unnamed person], ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Rogers, Edward J., ca.1840-ca.1850

Enoch, ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Kezzia, ca.1827-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Judy, ca.1775-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Ellies, Thomas R., ca.1812-ca.1850

Vickers, Lovey A., ca.1848-ca.1850

Sumerall, Mary, ca.1804-ca.1850

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