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Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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State Archives of Florida, Series S548

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Calhoun County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Date

1880

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Sheppard, T.J.
Sheppard, W.B.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Geographic Term

Calhoun County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Smith, D. J.	32 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	2	Smith, R. C.	36 years	Female	White	Typhoid
1	3	Smith, Elizah	38 years	Female	White	Typhoid
1	4	Bryant, E.	3 years	Male	White	Congestion
1	5	Hunter, Carolin	59 years	Female	White	Jaundice
1	6	Feet, F. L.	10 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	Jones, Mary	65 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	8	Whitfield, J. W.	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	9	Wells, John	5 months	Male	Black	Colic
1	10	Wells, Isabella	7 years	Female	Black	Typhoid
1	11	Wells, Asu	6 years	Male	Black	Fever
1	12	Wells, Minnie	4 years	Female	Black	Congestion
1	13	Wells, Alexander	3 years	Male	Black	Unknown
1	14	Cathran	4 years	Male	Black	Cold
1	17	Tate, Willis	3 years	Male	White	Diphtheria
1	18	Tate, James	2 years	Male	White	Diphtheria
2	1	Johnson, Calvin	6 months	Male	White	Whooping cough
2	2	Griffin, Ella	4 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
2	3	Grambles, Jesse	45 years	Male	White	Murdered
2	4	Nelson, William J.	20 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).
2	5	Lamb, John	56 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).

Title

Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Calhoun County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S548

Date

1880

Contributor

Sheppard, T.J.

Sheppard, W.B.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_calhoun_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Smith, D. J.	32 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	2	Smith, R. C.	36 years	Female	White	Typhoid
1	3	Smith, Elizah	38 years	Female	White	Typhoid
1	4	Bryant, E.	3 years	Male	White	Congestion
1	5	Hunter, Carolin	59 years	Female	White	Jaundice
1	6	Feet, F. L.	10 years	Female	White	Diarrhea
1	7	Jones, Mary	65 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	8	Whitfield, J. W.	10 years	Male	White	Dropsy
1	9	Wells, John	5 months	Male	Black	Colic
1	10	Wells, Isabella	7 years	Female	Black	Typhoid
1	11	Wells, Asu	6 years	Male	Black	Fever
1	12	Wells, Minnie	4 years	Female	Black	Congestion
1	13	Wells, Alexander	3 years	Male	Black	Unknown
1	14	Cathran	4 years	Male	Black	Cold
1	17	Tate, Willis	3 years	Male	White	Diphtheria
1	18	Tate, James	2 years	Male	White	Diphtheria
2	1	Johnson, Calvin	6 months	Male	White	Whooping cough
2	2	Griffin, Ella	4 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
2	3	Grambles, Jesse	45 years	Male	White	Murdered
2	4	Nelson, William J.	20 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
2	5	Lamb, John	56 years	Male	White	Dropsy

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Smith, D. J., ca.1848-ca.1880

Smith, R. C., ca.1844-ca.1880

Smith, Elizah, ca.1842-ca.1880

Bryant, E., ca.1877-ca.1880

Hunter, Carolin, ca.1821-ca.1880

Feet, F. L., ca.1870-ca.1880

Jones, Mary, ca.1815-ca.1880

Whitfield, J. W., ca.1870-ca.1880

Wells, John, ca.1880-ca.1880

Wells, Isabella, ca.1873-ca.1880

Wells, Asu, ca.1874-ca.1880

Wells, Minnie, ca.1876-ca.1880

Wells, Alexander, ca.1877-ca.1880

Cathran, ca.1876-ca.1880

Tate, Willis, ca.1877-ca.1880

Tate, James, ca.1878-ca.1880

Johnson, Calvin, ca.1880-ca.1880

Griffin, Ella, ca.1876-ca.1880

Grambles, Jesse, ca.1835-ca.1880

Nelson, William J., ca.1860-ca.1880

Lamb, John, ca.1824-ca.1880

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Calhoun County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880. 1880. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345752>, accessed 27 December 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880. 1880. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345752>

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(State Archives of Florida/United States. Department of the Interior.)

Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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