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

Date

1860

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Jones, W.K.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Geographic Term

Lafayette County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Jones, A. W.	32 years	Male	White		Brain fever
1	2	Hall, Caroline	6 years	Female	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	3	Hall, Merica	4 years	Female	White		Fever
1	4	Hall, Henry D.	11 months	Male	White		Fever
1	5	Light, William	60 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	6	McClamma, Elender A.	2 years	Female	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	Power, David	8 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	8	Sapp, John	60 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	9	Harriet	22 years	Female	Black	Slave	Childbed
1	10	Vilet	28 years	Female	Black	Slave	Killed by a tree
1	11	Townsend, Mary A.	20 years	Female	White		Bilious diarrhea
1	12	Bevan, Elminer	10 months	Female	White		Fever
1	13	Sutton, David I.	40 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	14	Mathews, John	30 years	Male	White		Fever
1	15	Carter, Henry P.	8 years	Male	White		Fever
1	16	Daughtery, A. M.	17 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	17	Sarah	35 years	Female	Black	Slave
1	18	Laura	15 years	Female	Black	Slave
1	19	Gilbert	8 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	20	Tempe	2 years	Female	Black	Slave
1	21	Lewis	30 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	22	Abram	75 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	23	Peter	100 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	24	Lewis	50 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	25	[Three unnamed infants]			Black	Slave
1	26	Power, [Unnamed female]	26 years	Female	White		Inflammation
1	27	Cason, Luphrasia	1 year	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	28	Painter, Richard	19 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	29	Painter, Margaret	9 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	30	Lee, Soloma	10 years	Female	White		Inflammation
1	31	Drigors, James	10 months	Male	White		Fever
1	32	Drigors, Thomas	6 years	Male	White		Fever
1	33	Drigors, Laura	4 years	Female	White		Fever
1	34	Lindsey, Laura	6 months	Female	White		Fever
1	35	Robinson, Emily	22 years	Female	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	1	Lockelier, Elijah	44 years	Male	White		Gun shot
2	2	Davis, Amy	7 years	Female	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).

Title

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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

Jones, W.K.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_lafayette_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Jones, A. W.	32 years	Male	White		Brain fever
1	2	Hall, Caroline	6 years	Female	White		Worms
1	3	Hall, Merica	4 years	Female	White		Fever
1	4	Hall, Henry D.	11 months	Male	White		Fever
1	5	Light, William	60 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	6	McClamma, Elender A.	2 years	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	7	Power, David	8 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	8	Sapp, John	60 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	9	Harriet	22 years	Female	Black	Slave	Childbed
1	10	Vilet	28 years	Female	Black	Slave	Killed by a tree
1	11	Townsend, Mary A.	20 years	Female	White		Bilious diarrhea
1	12	Bevan, Elminer	10 months	Female	White		Fever
1	13	Sutton, David I.	40 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	14	Mathews, John	30 years	Male	White		Fever
1	15	Carter, Henry P.	8 years	Male	White		Fever
1	16	Daughtery, A. M.	17 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	17	Sarah	35 years	Female	Black	Slave
1	18	Laura	15 years	Female	Black	Slave
1	19	Gilbert	8 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	20	Tempe	2 years	Female	Black	Slave
1	21	Lewis	30 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	22	Abram	75 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	23	Peter	100 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	24	Lewis	50 years	Male	Black	Slave
1	25	[Three unnamed infants]			Black	Slave
1	26	Power, [Unnamed female]	26 years	Female	White		Inflammation
1	27	Cason, Luphrasia	1 year	Female	White		Whooping cough
1	28	Painter, Richard	19 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	29	Painter, Margaret	9 years	Female	White		Pneumonia
1	30	Lee, Soloma	10 years	Female	White		Inflammation
1	31	Drigors, James	10 months	Male	White		Fever
1	32	Drigors, Thomas	6 years	Male	White		Fever
1	33	Drigors, Laura	4 years	Female	White		Fever
1	34	Lindsey, Laura	6 months	Female	White		Fever
1	35	Robinson, Emily	22 years	Female	White		Dropsy
2	1	Lockelier, Elijah	44 years	Male	White		Gun shot
2	2	Davis, Amy	7 years	Female	White		Dropsy

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Jones, A. W., ca.1828-ca.1860

Hall, Caroline, ca.1854-ca.1860

Hall, Merica, ca.1856-ca.1860

Hall, Henry D., ca.1860-ca.1860

Light, William, ca.1800-ca.1860

McClamma, Elender A., ca.1858-ca.1860

Power, David, ca.1852-ca.1860

Sapp, John, ca.1800-ca.1860

Harriet, ca.1838-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Vilet, ca.1832-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Townsend, Mary A., ca.1840-ca.1860

Bevan, Elminer, ca.1860-ca.1860

Sutton, David I., ca.1820-ca.1860

Mathews, John, ca.1830-ca.1860

Carter, Henry P., ca.1852-ca.1860

Daughtery, A. M., ca.1843-ca.1860

Sarah, ca.1825-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Laura, ca.1845-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Gilbert, ca.1852-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

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

Lewis, ca.1830-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Abram, ca.1785-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Peter, ca.1760-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Lewis, ca.1810-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Power, [Unnamed female], ca.1834-ca.1860

Cason, Luphrasia, ca.1859-ca.1860

Painter, Richard, ca.1841-ca.1860

Painter, Margaret, ca.1851-ca.1860

Lee, Soloma, ca.1850-ca.1860

Drigors, James, ca.1860-ca.1860

Drigors, Thomas, ca.1854-ca.1860

Drigors, Laura, ca.1856-ca.1860

Lindsey, Laura, ca.1860-ca.1860

Robinson, Emily, ca.1838-ca.1860

Lockelier, Elijah, ca.1816-ca.1860

Davis, Amy, ca.1853-ca.1860

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