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Monroe County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

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

Date

1850

Census Taker's Remarks

Key West is the only town in Monroe County, and is on the southernmost of that range of islands known as the Florida Keys. At the time of the occupation of this island by the squadron under Commodore Porter it acquired a reputation for sickness; since, however, the place has been settled by a resident population and cleared. It has proved to be healthy and is considered a desirable resi[the rest of the remarks are not present]

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United States. Department of the Interior.

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Maloney, W.C.

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Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Hegans, Philip	30 years	Male	White		Pleurisy Inflammation of the pleura, two membranes separating the lungs from the walls of the chest cavity (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	2	Walch, William	3 years	Male	White		Fever
1	3	Mallory, John	35 years	Male	Black	Slave	Liver complaint
1	4	Knapp, John L.	1 year	Male	White		Whooping cough
1	5	Smith, Henry	8 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	6	Andrews, Angela	1 year	Female	White		Fever
1	7	Mungin, Benjamin	50 years	Male	White		Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	8	Smith, Ann D.	24 years	Female	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).
1	9	Ziriax, John G.	39 years	Male	White		Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	10	Roberts, Patience	25 years	Female	White		Childbirth
1	11	Baker, Richard	1 year	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).
1	12	Lowe, Emeline	3 years	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	13	Lowe, Venancia	2 years	Female	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).
1	14	Lowe, Mary E.	1 year	Female	White		Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	15	Boyle, Helen	1 year	Female	White		Fever
1	16	Kemp, Drucilla	2 years	Female	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).
1	17	Lowe, Adeline	2 years	Female	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).
1	18	Bartlum, Sarah	5 years	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	19	Lowe, Washington	2 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).
1	20	Baker, Benjamin	2 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).
1	21	Kearney, Louisa	2 years	Female	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).
1	22	Stirrup, Mary	1 year	Female	White		Apoplexy Sudden incapacitation, loss of sensation and cessation of motion caused by a stroke or hemorrhaging in the brain (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	23	Ridlon, Benjamin	2 years	Male	White		Scrofula Tuberculosis occurring outside the lungs, typically in the form of glandular tumors in the neck. These tumors could become ulcerated, and the tuberculosis infection could spread to the lungs (McGown, A Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
1	24	Whalton, Nancy	5 months	Female	Black	Slave	Whooping cough
1	25	Whalton, Martha	2 months	Female	Black	Slave	Whooping cough
1	26	Williams, Harriet	27 years	Female	Mulatto		Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	27	Adams, Eliza A.	2 years	Female	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	28	Roberts, John A.	2 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).
1	29	Summerville, James	26 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	30	Mead, Rosanna	1 year	Female	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).
2	1	Whitehurst, Blanche	6 months	Female	White		Croup A disease mainly attacking infants, in which the mucous membranes of the trachea become inflamed and cause the secretion of a thick mucus that makes it difficult to breathe. Also called cynanche trachealis (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
2	2	Smith, James	25 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fever

Title

Monroe 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 Monroe 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

Maloney, W.C.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1200_mortality_monroe_1850

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Hegans, Philip	30 years	Male	White		Pleurisy
1	2	Walch, William	3 years	Male	White		Fever
1	3	Mallory, John	35 years	Male	Black	Slave	Liver complaint
1	4	Knapp, John L.	1 year	Male	White		Whooping cough
1	5	Smith, Henry	8 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Dropsy
1	6	Andrews, Angela	1 year	Female	White		Fever
1	7	Mungin, Benjamin	50 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	8	Smith, Ann D.	24 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	9	Ziriax, John G.	39 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	10	Roberts, Patience	25 years	Female	White		Childbirth
1	11	Baker, Richard	1 year	Male	White		Dysentery
1	12	Lowe, Emeline	3 years	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	13	Lowe, Venancia	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	14	Lowe, Mary E.	1 year	Female	White		Fits
1	15	Boyle, Helen	1 year	Female	White		Fever
1	16	Kemp, Drucilla	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	17	Lowe, Adeline	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	18	Bartlum, Sarah	5 years	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	19	Lowe, Washington	2 years	Male	White		Dysentery
1	20	Baker, Benjamin	2 years	Male	White		Dysentery
1	21	Kearney, Louisa	2 years	Female	White		Dysentery
1	22	Stirrup, Mary	1 year	Female	White		Apoplexy
1	23	Ridlon, Benjamin	2 years	Male	White		Scrofula
1	24	Whalton, Nancy	5 months	Female	Black	Slave	Whooping cough
1	25	Whalton, Martha	2 months	Female	Black	Slave	Whooping cough
1	26	Williams, Harriet	27 years	Female	Mulatto		Fits
1	27	Adams, Eliza A.	2 years	Female	White		Consumption
1	28	Roberts, John A.	2 years	Male	White		Dysentery
1	29	Summerville, James	26 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	30	Mead, Rosanna	1 year	Female	White		Dysentery
2	1	Whitehurst, Blanche	6 months	Female	White		Croup
2	2	Smith, James	25 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fever

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Subject - Person

Hegans, Philip, ca.1820-ca.1850

Walch, William, ca.1847-ca.1850

Mallory, John, ca.1815-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Knapp, John L., ca.1849-ca.1850

Smith, Henry, ca.1842-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Andrews, Angela, ca.1849-ca.1850

Mungin, Benjamin, ca.1800-ca.1850

Smith, Ann D., ca.1826-ca.1850

Ziriax, John G., ca.1811-ca.1850

Roberts, Patience, ca.1825-ca.1850

Baker, Richard, ca.1849-ca.1850

Lowe, Emeline, ca.1847-ca.1850

Lowe, Venancia, ca.1848-ca.1850

Lowe, Mary E., ca.1849-ca.1850

Boyle, Helen, ca.1849-ca.1850

Kemp, Drucilla, ca.1848-ca.1850

Lowe, Adeline, ca.1848-ca.1850

Bartlum, Sarah, ca.1845-ca.1850

Lowe, Washington, ca.1848-ca.1850

Baker, Benjamin, ca.1848-ca.1850

Kearney, Louisa, ca.1848-ca.1850

Stirrup, Mary, ca.1849-ca.1850

Ridlon, Benjamin, ca.1848-ca.1850

Whalton, Nancy, ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Whalton, Martha, ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Williams, Harriet, ca.1823-ca.1850

Adams, Eliza A., ca.1848-ca.1850

Roberts, John A., ca.1848-ca.1850

Summerville, James, ca.1824-ca.1850

Mead, Rosanna, ca.1849-ca.1850

Whitehurst, Blanche, ca.1850-ca.1850

Smith, James, ca.1825-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

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