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Wakulla County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1202

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1870 for Wakulla County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.

Date

1870

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Riley, Dennis D.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Eubanks, Martha	44 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
1	2	Watson, Cornelius	42 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	3	Stokely, John K.	1 year	Male	White	Acute dysentery
1	4	Matthews, John G. H.	50 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	Kelly, Mary T.	19 years	Female	White	Dropsy of chest
1	6	Walker, Florence L.	22 years	Female	White	Childbirth
2	1	Warris, Ella	1 year	Female	Black	Died suddenly	"No attending physician in this case."
3	1	Rickards, Mary	9 months	Female	White	Unknown (died suddenly)	"There being no attending physician, nothing could be ascertained by way of inquiry as to the cause of death."
3	2	Stoakes, Catharine	7 months	Female	White	Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
3	3	Winburn, Margaret E.	3 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
4	1	Allen, Mary J.	2 years	Female	Black	Intermittent fever
4	2	Ashmore, Adelia	3 years	Female	White	Convulsions Another name for seizures or involuntary muscle spasms. Associated with epilepsy and St. Vitus’ dance (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
4	3	Allen, Lucy	3 years	Female	Black	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
4	4	Roberts, Arie D.	1 year	Female	White	Congestive chill
4	5	Farr, William	59 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).
5	1	Phillips, Sarah L.	1 month	Female	White	Unknown (died suddenly)	"Cause of death cannot be ascertained from the family."
5	2	Jones, Hounslow	30 years	Male	Black	Dropsy of heart
5	3	Rich, John Thomas	5 months	Male	White	Chronic diarrhea
6	1	Horton, Rebecka	2 years	Female	White	Congestive chill
6	2	Walters, Wilkes	66 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
6	3	Bruce, Jessee	2 months	Male	Black	Hives Although hives are now generally defined as a rash of itchy red welts on the skin, in the 1800s the term was synonymous with cynanche trachealis, or the croup. The use of the term “hives” in this case is a corruption of the word “heaves,” which describes the patient’s spasmodic convulsions as they attempted to breathe (Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1855).
6	4	Williamson, Mary	27 years	Female	White	Remittent fever
6	5	Jenkins, Benjamin W.	40 years	Male	White	Paralysis
6	6	Wallace, Susan Ann	3 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
6	7	Lamb, Matthew	60 years	Male	Black	Unknown (cannot be ascertained)
6	8	Gavin, Peter	8 years	Male	Black	Catarrh fever (disease of lungs)	"No attending. The true disease or cause of death cannot be ascertained from the family."
6	9	McGinnis, Ila	38 years	Female	Black	Burned to death	"Burned to death in attempting to extinguish fire from around her dwelling."
7	1	Stephens, Sarah J.	42 years	Female	White	Intermittent fever
7	2	Williams, William	56 years	Male	Black	Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).	"Age doubtful."
7	3	Taylor, Cherry	1 year	Female	Black	Died of worms	"Choked to death by worms."
7	4	Gray, Birney W.	5 years	Male	White	Intermittent fever
7	5	Ferrel, Micke	2 years	Female	White	Gastritis Inflammation of the stomach (McGown, Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
7	6	Green, Sarah Ann	35 years	Female	White	Remittent fever
7	7	Stokely, Martha Ann	3 months	Female	White	Chills and fever

Title

Wakulla County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1870 for Wakulla County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1202

Date

1870

Contributor

Riley, Dennis D.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1202_mortality_wakulla_1870

Coverage

Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Eubanks, Martha	44 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
1	2	Watson, Cornelius	42 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	3	Stokely, John K.	1 year	Male	White	Acute dysentery
1	4	Matthews, John G. H.	50 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	5	Kelly, Mary T.	19 years	Female	White	Dropsy of chest
1	6	Walker, Florence L.	22 years	Female	White	Childbirth
2	1	Warris, Ella	1 year	Female	Black	Died suddenly	"No attending physician in this case."
3	1	Rickards, Mary	9 months	Female	White	Unknown (died suddenly)	"There being no attending physician, nothing could be ascertained by way of inquiry as to the cause of death."
3	2	Stoakes, Catharine	7 months	Female	White	Fits
3	3	Winburn, Margaret E.	3 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
4	1	Allen, Mary J.	2 years	Female	Black	Intermittent fever
4	2	Ashmore, Adelia	3 years	Female	White	Convulsions
4	3	Allen, Lucy	3 years	Female	Black	Worms
4	4	Roberts, Arie D.	1 year	Female	White	Congestive chill
4	5	Farr, William	59 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
5	1	Phillips, Sarah L.	1 month	Female	White	Unknown (died suddenly)	"Cause of death cannot be ascertained from the family."
5	2	Jones, Hounslow	30 years	Male	Black	Dropsy of heart
5	3	Rich, John Thomas	5 months	Male	White	Chronic diarrhea
6	1	Horton, Rebecka	2 years	Female	White	Congestive chill
6	2	Walters, Wilkes	66 years	Male	White	Consumption
6	3	Bruce, Jessee	2 months	Male	Black	Hives
6	4	Williamson, Mary	27 years	Female	White	Remittent fever
6	5	Jenkins, Benjamin W.	40 years	Male	White	Paralysis
6	6	Wallace, Susan Ann	3 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
6	7	Lamb, Matthew	60 years	Male	Black	Unknown (cannot be ascertained)
6	8	Gavin, Peter	8 years	Male	Black	Catarrh fever (disease of lungs)	"No attending. The true disease or cause of death cannot be ascertained from the family."
6	9	McGinnis, Ila	38 years	Female	Black	Burned to death	"Burned to death in attempting to extinguish fire from around her dwelling."
7	1	Stephens, Sarah J.	42 years	Female	White	Intermittent fever
7	2	Williams, William	56 years	Male	Black	Pneumonia	"Age doubtful."
7	3	Taylor, Cherry	1 year	Female	Black	Died of worms	"Choked to death by worms."
7	4	Gray, Birney W.	5 years	Male	White	Intermittent fever
7	5	Ferrel, Micke	2 years	Female	White	Gastritis
7	6	Green, Sarah Ann	35 years	Female	White	Remittent fever
7	7	Stokely, Martha Ann	3 months	Female	White	Chills and fever

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Eubanks, Martha, ca.1826-ca.1870

Watson, Cornelius, ca.1828-ca.1870

Stokely, John K., ca.1869-ca.1870

Matthews, John G. H., ca.1820-ca.1870

Kelly, Mary T., ca.1851-ca.1870

Walker, Florence L., ca.1848-ca.1870

Warris, Ella, ca.1869-ca.1870

Rickards, Mary, ca.1870-ca.1870

Stoakes, Catharine, ca.1870-ca.1870

Winburn, Margaret E., ca.1867-ca.1870

Allen, Mary J., ca.1868-ca.1870

Ashmore, Adelia, ca.1867-ca.1870

Allen, Lucy, ca.1867-ca.1870

Roberts, Arie D., ca.1869-ca.1870

Farr, William, ca.1811-ca.1870

Phillips, Sarah L., ca.1870-ca.1870

Jones, Hounslow, ca.1840-ca.1870

Rich, John Thomas, ca.1870-ca.1870

Horton, Rebecka, ca.1868-ca.1870

Walters, Wilkes, ca.1804-ca.1870

Bruce, Jessee, ca.1870-ca.1870

Williamson, Mary, ca.1843-ca.1870

Jenkins, Benjamin W., ca.1830-ca.1870

Wallace, Susan Ann, ca.1867-ca.1870

Lamb, Matthew, ca.1810-ca.1870

Gavin, Peter, ca.1862-ca.1870

McGinnis, Ila, ca.1832-ca.1870

Stephens, Sarah J., ca.1828-ca.1870

Williams, William, ca.1814-ca.1870

Taylor, Cherry, ca.1869-ca.1870

Gray, Birney W., ca.1865-ca.1870

Ferrel, Micke, ca.1868-ca.1870

Green, Sarah Ann, ca.1835-ca.1870

Stokely, Martha Ann, ca.1870-ca.1870

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