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Washington 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 Washington County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.

Date

1870

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Hall, J.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Geographic Term

Washington County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Miller, John	6 years	Male	White	Dropsy on brain
1	2	Roley, Martha	14 years	Female	White	Unknown	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	3	Roley, Charles	6 years	Male	White	Hemorrhage of bowels	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	4	Roley, Ellie	3 years	Female	White	Hemorrhage of bowels	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	5	Roley, David	1 year	Male	White	Hemorrhage of bowels	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	6	Fanning, James	52 years	Male	White	Drowned
1	7	Little, Thomas	14 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	8	Miller, [Infant]	1 month	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).
1	9	Deston, William	13 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
1	10	Soule, John	3 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
1	11	Berd, Ernest	12 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	12	McCormick, Ellen	3 years	Female	White	Cancer on face
1	13	Everett, Delia	4 months	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).
1	14	Riley, Cassandra	1 year	Female	White	Brain fever
1	15	Edwards, Mary J.	29 years	Female	White	Liver disease
1	16	Gaines, Thomas	36 years	Male	White	Catarrh This term was used to describe a variety of diseases featuring an extensive buildup of mucus in the airways or cavities of the body (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	17	Martin, James E.	67 years	Male	White	Drowned	"Nos. 17, 18, 19 drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay."
1	18	Farley, William A.	50 years	Male	White	Drowned	"Nos. 17, 18, 19 drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay."
1	19	Luse, Almon B.	27 years	Male	White	Drowned	"Nos. 17, 18, 19 drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay."
1	20	Cox, Jesse	27 years	Male	White	Erysipelas A bacterial infection of the skin that sometimes spread to internal organs and the bloodstream. The disease was sometimes confused with shingles. Some cases were very mild and only caused localized symptoms and discomfort, but the condition could quickly turn more serious in the absence of modern antibiotics (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	21	Johnson, Georgean	3 years	Female	White	Burned to death
1	22	Evereett, Mary	2 years	Female	White	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	23	Barfield, Reddin	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	24	Taylor, Teakle	65 years	Male	White	Paralysis
1	25	Truett, Sydney J.	53 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	26	Matthias, Martha W.	54 years	Female	White	Paralysis

Title

Washington 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 Washington 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

Hall, J.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1202_mortality_washington_1870

Coverage

Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Miller, John	6 years	Male	White	Dropsy on brain
1	2	Roley, Martha	14 years	Female	White	Unknown	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	3	Roley, Charles	6 years	Male	White	Hemorrhage of bowels	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	4	Roley, Ellie	3 years	Female	White	Hemorrhage of bowels	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	5	Roley, David	1 year	Male	White	Hemorrhage of bowels	"Nos. 2,3,4,5 had no attending physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligible than as above. Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours."
1	6	Fanning, James	52 years	Male	White	Drowned
1	7	Little, Thomas	14 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	8	Miller, [Infant]	1 month	Female	White	Croup
1	9	Deston, William	13 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
1	10	Soule, John	3 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
1	11	Berd, Ernest	12 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	12	McCormick, Ellen	3 years	Female	White	Cancer on face
1	13	Everett, Delia	4 months	Female	White	Convulsions
1	14	Riley, Cassandra	1 year	Female	White	Brain fever
1	15	Edwards, Mary J.	29 years	Female	White	Liver disease
1	16	Gaines, Thomas	36 years	Male	White	Catarrh
1	17	Martin, James E.	67 years	Male	White	Drowned	"Nos. 17, 18, 19 drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay."
1	18	Farley, William A.	50 years	Male	White	Drowned	"Nos. 17, 18, 19 drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay."
1	19	Luse, Almon B.	27 years	Male	White	Drowned	"Nos. 17, 18, 19 drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay."
1	20	Cox, Jesse	27 years	Male	White	Erysipelas
1	21	Johnson, Georgean	3 years	Female	White	Burned to death
1	22	Evereett, Mary	2 years	Female	White	Worms
1	23	Barfield, Reddin	60 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	24	Taylor, Teakle	65 years	Male	White	Paralysis
1	25	Truett, Sydney J.	53 years	Male	White	Consumption
1	26	Matthias, Martha W.	54 years	Female	White	Paralysis

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Miller, John, ca.1864-ca.1870

Roley, Martha, ca.1856-ca.1870

Roley, Charles, ca.1864-ca.1870

Roley, Ellie, ca.1867-ca.1870

Roley, David, ca.1869-ca.1870

Fanning, James, ca.1818-ca.1870

Little, Thomas, ca.1856-ca.1870

Miller, [Infant], ca.1870-ca.1870

Deston, William, ca.1857-ca.1870

Soule, John, ca.1867-ca.1870

Berd, Ernest, ca.1858-ca.1870

McCormick, Ellen, ca.1867-ca.1870

Everett, Delia, ca.1870-ca.1870

Riley, Cassandra, ca.1869-ca.1870

Edwards, Mary J., ca.1841-ca.1870

Gaines, Thomas, ca.1834-ca.1870

Martin, James E., ca.1803-ca.1870

Farley, William A., ca.1820-ca.1870

Luse, Almon B., ca.1843-ca.1870

Cox, Jesse, ca.1843-ca.1870

Johnson, Georgean, ca.1867-ca.1870

Evereett, Mary, ca.1868-ca.1870

Barfield, Reddin, ca.1810-ca.1870

Taylor, Teakle, ca.1805-ca.1870

Truett, Sydney J., ca.1817-ca.1870

Matthias, Martha W., ca.1816-ca.1870

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Washington County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870. 1870. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345747>

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Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870

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