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Duval 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 Duval County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Date

1860

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

Geographic Term

Duval County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Hemming, Maria	33 years	Female	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	2	George	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Burns received
1	3	[Unnamed male]	6 months	Male	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	4	[Unnamed male]	9 months	Male	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	5	Bieber, Edwin B.	4 years	Male	White		Yellow fever
1	6	[Unnamed male]	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown	Enslaved by John M. Pons
1	7	Anders, Tina	21 years	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	8	Venus	1 year	Female	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	9	Crespin, Emanuel	64 years	Male	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	10	Brinson, B. S.	5 years	Male	White		Bilious fever
1	11	Mott, [Infant]	3 months	Female	White		Spasms	Infant of A. Mott
1	12	Mott, Antonio	24 years	Male	White		Crushed to death
1	13	Foster, Jabez	50 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	14	Bennett, Thomas	42 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	15	Edsom, J. M.	35 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	16	Magaret	2 years	Female	Mulatto	Slave	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	17	Askew, Lena	24 years	Female	White		Childbirth
1	18	Askew, Dolly	1 year	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	19	Askew, Henry	6 months	Male	White		Whooping cough
1	25	Tison, Kiner Y.	10 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	26	Turner, Adele	4 years	Female	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	27	Merritt, Florence	6 years	Female	White		Congestive chills
1	28	Speight, Nancy	35 years	Female	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	29	Dorman, William M.	13 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	30	Meir, Antonio	65 years	Male	White		Inflammation of lungs
1	31	Meir, Thomas	6 months	Male	White		Accidental poisoning
1	32	Bryant, George L.	40 years	Male	White		Crushed to death on r.r.
1	33	Martin, Stephen	23 years	Male	White		Crushed to death on r.r.
1	34	Bigelow, Sally	3 years	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Cancer
1	34	Haddock, Daniel	5 months	Male	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
2	1	Haddock, [Infant]	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
2	2	Jaudon, Fanny	8 months	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw
2	3	Jaudon, Jenny	9 years	Female	Black	Slave	Accidental burned
2	4	Jaudon, Idella	5 months	Female	Black	Slave	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	5	Jaudon, Emeline	2 years	Female	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
2	6	Lang, Sylphy	65 years	Female			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).
2	7	Thompson, Eliah	12 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).
2	8	Howell, Wiley H.	8 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).
2	9	Guthrey, Aaron	70 years	Male	White		Internal abscess
2	10	West, Maria	20 years	Female	White		Cancer
2	11	Haynes, Sandy	5 months	Male	Black	Slave	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.
2	12	Arnan, Joseph	4 years	Male	White		Whooping cough
2	13	Floyd, John	1 month	Male	White		Spasm
2	14	Floyd, Mary Ann	17 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).
2	15	Ferris, David	17 years	Male	White		Liver complaint
2	16	Ferris, Sylphy	60 years	Female	Black	Slave	Disease of heart

Title

Duval 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 Duval 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_duval_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Hemming, Maria	33 years	Female	White		Consumption
1	2	George	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Burns received
1	3	[Unnamed male]	6 months	Male	Black	Slave	Worms
1	4	[Unnamed male]	9 months	Male	Black	Slave	Worms
1	5	Bieber, Edwin B.	4 years	Male	White		Yellow fever
1	6	[Unnamed male]	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown	Enslaved by John M. Pons
1	7	Anders, Tina	21 years	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Consumption
1	8	Venus	1 year	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Dropsy
1	9	Crespin, Emanuel	64 years	Male	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	10	Brinson, B. S.	5 years	Male	White		Bilious fever
1	11	Mott, [Infant]	3 months	Female	White		Spasms	Infant of A. Mott
1	12	Mott, Antonio	24 years	Male	White		Crushed to death
1	13	Foster, Jabez	50 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	14	Bennett, Thomas	42 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	15	Edsom, J. M.	35 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	16	Magaret	2 years	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Teething
1	17	Askew, Lena	24 years	Female	White		Childbirth
1	18	Askew, Dolly	1 year	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	19	Askew, Henry	6 months	Male	White		Whooping cough
1	25	Tison, Kiner Y.	10 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	26	Turner, Adele	4 years	Female	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	27	Merritt, Florence	6 years	Female	White		Congestive chills
1	28	Speight, Nancy	35 years	Female	Black	Slave	Pneumonia
1	29	Dorman, William M.	13 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	30	Meir, Antonio	65 years	Male	White		Inflammation of lungs
1	31	Meir, Thomas	6 months	Male	White		Accidental poisoning
1	32	Bryant, George L.	40 years	Male	White		Crushed to death on r.r.
1	33	Martin, Stephen	23 years	Male	White		Crushed to death on r.r.
1	34	Bigelow, Sally	3 years	Female	Mulatto	Slave	Cancer
1	34	Haddock, Daniel	5 months	Male	Black	Slave	Worms
2	1	Haddock, [Infant]	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
2	2	Jaudon, Fanny	8 months	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw
2	3	Jaudon, Jenny	9 years	Female	Black	Slave	Accidental burned
2	4	Jaudon, Idella	5 months	Female	Black	Slave	Croup
2	5	Jaudon, Emeline	2 years	Female	Black	Slave	Worms
2	6	Lang, Sylphy	65 years	Female			Apoplexy
2	7	Thompson, Eliah	12 years	Male	White		Dropsy
2	8	Howell, Wiley H.	8 years	Male	White		Dropsy
2	9	Guthrey, Aaron	70 years	Male	White		Internal abscess
2	10	West, Maria	20 years	Female	White		Cancer
2	11	Haynes, Sandy	5 months	Male	Black	Slave	Diarrhea
2	12	Arnan, Joseph	4 years	Male	White		Whooping cough
2	13	Floyd, John	1 month	Male	White		Spasm
2	14	Floyd, Mary Ann	17 years	Female	White		Dysentery
2	15	Ferris, David	17 years	Male	White		Liver complaint
2	16	Ferris, Sylphy	60 years	Female	Black	Slave	Disease of heart

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Hemming, Maria, ca.1827-ca.1860

George, ca.1859-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

[Unnamed male], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Bieber, Edwin B., ca.1856-ca.1860

[Unnamed male], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved by John M. Pons)

Anders, Tina, ca.1839-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Venus, ca.1859-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Crespin, Emanuel, ca.1796-ca.1860

Brinson, B. S., ca.1855-ca.1860

Mott, [Infant], ca.1860-ca.1860

Mott, Antonio, ca.1836-ca.1860

Foster, Jabez, ca.1810-ca.1860

Bennett, Thomas, ca.1818-ca.1860

Edsom, J. M., ca.1825-ca.1860

Magaret, ca.1858-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Askew, Lena, ca.1836-ca.1860

Askew, Dolly, ca.1859-ca.1860

Askew, Henry, ca.1860-ca.1860

Tison, Kiner Y., ca.1850-ca.1860

Turner, Adele, ca.1856-ca.1860

Merritt, Florence, ca.1854-ca.1860

Speight, Nancy, ca.1825-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Dorman, William M., ca.1847-ca.1860

Meir, Antonio, ca.1795-ca.1860

Meir, Thomas, ca.1860-ca.1860

Bryant, George L., ca.1820-ca.1860

Martin, Stephen, ca.1837-ca.1860

Bigelow, Sally, ca.1857-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Haddock, Daniel, ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Haddock, [Infant], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Jaudon, Fanny, ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Jaudon, Jenny, ca.1851-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Jaudon, Idella, ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Jaudon, Emeline, ca.1858-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Lang, Sylphy, ca.1795-ca.1860

Thompson, Eliah, ca.1848-ca.1860

Howell, Wiley H., ca.1852-ca.1860

Guthrey, Aaron, ca.1790-ca.1860

West, Maria, ca.1840-ca.1860

Haynes, Sandy, ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Arnan, Joseph, ca.1856-ca.1860

Floyd, John, ca.1860-ca.1860

Floyd, Mary Ann, ca.1843-ca.1860

Ferris, David, ca.1843-ca.1860

Ferris, Sylphy, ca.1800-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

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Duval County (Fla.)

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