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Clay County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Clay County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Date

1860

Census Taker's Remarks

The soil sandy, no rocks. One spring called "Green Cove" - mineral quality and principally sulphur & magnesia. Excellent cure for rheumatism, dyspepsia and all [?] of the skin.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Grothe, William

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Barden, Elizabeth, ca.1842-ca.1860
Bennefield, C., ca.1815-ca.1860
Brantley, Charles L., ca.1860-ca.1860
Brown, Nancy, ca.1807-ca.1860
Browning, Primas, ca.1822-ca.1860 (enslaved person)
Browning, R. R., ca.1841-ca.1860
Buddington, Frank, ca.1846-ca.1860 (enslaved person)
Carter, Elijah W., ca.1844-ca.1860
Chalker, Joseis, ca.1847-ca.1860
Doyle, Florida, ca.1860-ca.1860
Flinda, Lucy, ca.1795-ca.1860
French, John T., ca.1859-ca.1860
Hanchey, Martha, ca.1860-ca.1860
Hern, George D., ca.1859-ca.1860
Heugin, Mary, ca.1856-ca.1860
Martha, ca.1859-ca.1860
Neudrells, T. R., ca.1858-ca.1860
Padgett, Polly, ca.1825-ca.1860
Prescott, Joseph, ca.1858-ca.1860
Prescott, R. D., ca.1826-ca.1860
Roberts, Elizabeth, ca.1775-ca.1860
Roberts, Rush, ca.1855-ca.1860
Saundey, McQueen, ca.1860-ca.1860
Silcox, Barney, ca.1859-ca.1860
Silcox, Toney, ca.1820-ca.1860
Smith, June, ca.1857-ca.1860
Smith, Nathan, ca.1789-ca.1860
Summerlin, Currie, ca.1860-ca.1860
Thomby, Camfort, ca.1810-ca.1860 (enslaved person)
Wright, Jerry, ca.1857-ca.1860
Youngblood, W., ca.1859-ca.1860

Geographic Term

Clay County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Neudrells, T. R.	2 years	Male	White		Drowning
1	2	Youngblood, W.	1 year	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	3	Thomby, Camfort	50 years	Male	Black	Slave	Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	4	Roberts, Rush	5 years	Male	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	5	Roberts, Elizabeth	85 years	Female	White		Head dropsy
1	6	Browning, R. R.	19 years	Male	White		Typhoid fever
1	7	Browning, Primas	38 years	Male	Black	Slave	Drowned
1	8	Doyle, Florida	2 months	Female	White		Salivation
1	9	Martha	1 year	Female	White		Liver complaint
1	10	Wright, Jerry	3 years	Male	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	11	Brantley, Charles L.	1 month	Male	White		Unknown
1	12	Flinda, Lucy	65 years	Female	Black		Unknown
1	13	Bennefield, C.	45 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	14	Smith, Nathan	71 years	Male	White		Cramp colic
1	15	Hanchey, Martha	8 months	Female	Mulatto		Unknown
1	16	Saundey, McQueen	4 months	Male	Mulatto		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	17	French, John T.	1 year	Male	Mulatto		Unknown
1	18	Hern, George D.	1 year	Female	White		Unknown
1	19	Smith, June	3 years	Male	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).
1	20	Buddington, Frank	14 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fever
1	21	Padgett, Polly	35 years	Female	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	22	Carter, Elijah W.	16 years	Male	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	23	Prescott, R. D.	34 years	Male	White		Typhoid fever
1	24	Barden, Elizabeth	18 years	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	25	Brown, Nancy	53 years	Female	White		Jaundice
1	26	Silcox, Toney	40 years	Male	Black		Palsy Another name for paralysis, which could involve all or only parts of the body (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	27	Prescott, Joseph	2 years	Male	White		Scalded
1	28	Silcox, Barney	1 year	Male	White		Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	29	Chalker, Joseis	13 years	Male	White		Liver complaint
1	30	Summerlin, Currie	8 months	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	31	Heugin, Mary	4 years	Female	White		Burned

Title

Clay County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Clay County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Date

1860

Contributor

Grothe, William

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_clay_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Neudrells, T. R.	2 years	Male	White		Drowning
1	2	Youngblood, W.	1 year	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	3	Thomby, Camfort	50 years	Male	Black	Slave	Pneumonia
1	4	Roberts, Rush	5 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	5	Roberts, Elizabeth	85 years	Female	White		Head dropsy
1	6	Browning, R. R.	19 years	Male	White		Typhoid fever
1	7	Browning, Primas	38 years	Male	Black	Slave	Drowned
1	8	Doyle, Florida	2 months	Female	White		Salivation
1	9	Martha	1 year	Female	White		Liver complaint
1	10	Wright, Jerry	3 years	Male	White		Worms
1	11	Brantley, Charles L.	1 month	Male	White		Unknown
1	12	Flinda, Lucy	65 years	Female	Black		Unknown
1	13	Bennefield, C.	45 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	14	Smith, Nathan	71 years	Male	White		Cramp colic
1	15	Hanchey, Martha	8 months	Female	Mulatto		Unknown
1	16	Saundey, McQueen	4 months	Male	Mulatto		Pneumonia
1	17	French, John T.	1 year	Male	Mulatto		Unknown
1	18	Hern, George D.	1 year	Female	White		Unknown
1	19	Smith, June	3 years	Male	White		Croup
1	20	Buddington, Frank	14 years	Male	Black	Slave	Fever
1	21	Padgett, Polly	35 years	Female	White		Pneumonia
1	22	Carter, Elijah W.	16 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	23	Prescott, R. D.	34 years	Male	White		Typhoid fever
1	24	Barden, Elizabeth	18 years	Female	White		Apoplexy
1	25	Brown, Nancy	53 years	Female	White		Jaundice
1	26	Silcox, Toney	40 years	Male	Black		Palsy
1	27	Prescott, Joseph	2 years	Male	White		Scalded
1	28	Silcox, Barney	1 year	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	29	Chalker, Joseis	13 years	Male	White		Liver complaint
1	30	Summerlin, Currie	8 months	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	31	Heugin, Mary	4 years	Female	White		Burned

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Neudrells, T. R., ca.1858-ca.1860

Youngblood, W., ca.1859-ca.1860

Thomby, Camfort, ca.1810-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Roberts, Rush, ca.1855-ca.1860

Roberts, Elizabeth, ca.1775-ca.1860

Browning, R. R., ca.1841-ca.1860

Browning, Primas, ca.1822-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Doyle, Florida, ca.1860-ca.1860

Martha, ca.1859-ca.1860

Wright, Jerry, ca.1857-ca.1860

Brantley, Charles L., ca.1860-ca.1860

Flinda, Lucy, ca.1795-ca.1860

Bennefield, C., ca.1815-ca.1860

Smith, Nathan, ca.1789-ca.1860

Hanchey, Martha, ca.1860-ca.1860

Saundey, McQueen, ca.1860-ca.1860

French, John T., ca.1859-ca.1860

Hern, George D., ca.1859-ca.1860

Smith, June, ca.1857-ca.1860

Buddington, Frank, ca.1846-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Padgett, Polly, ca.1825-ca.1860

Carter, Elijah W., ca.1844-ca.1860

Prescott, R. D., ca.1826-ca.1860

Barden, Elizabeth, ca.1842-ca.1860

Brown, Nancy, ca.1807-ca.1860

Silcox, Toney, ca.1820-ca.1860

Prescott, Joseph, ca.1858-ca.1860

Silcox, Barney, ca.1859-ca.1860

Chalker, Joseis, ca.1847-ca.1860

Summerlin, Currie, ca.1860-ca.1860

Heugin, Mary, ca.1856-ca.1860

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Clay County (Fla.)

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The soil sandy, no rocks. One spring called "Green Cove" - mineral quality and principally sulphur & magnesia. Excellent cure for rheumatism, dyspepsia and all [?] of the skin.

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