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Lafayette 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 Lafayette County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Date

1880

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Boyd, W.R.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Geographic Term

Lafayette County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Copeland, Laura				Inflammation of brain	"The first death above recorded was very sudden and cause of death only a supposition of the parents."
1	2	Highnote, James L.	39 years	Male	White	Aneurysm of heart
1	3	Ford, Jackson	9 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
1	4	Harvey, Elizabeth	25 years	Female	White	Dropsy of whole system
1	5	Phillips, Amantha	22 years	Female	White	Dropsy of whole system	"No. 5 had no physician."
1	6	Lawrence, [Infant]	3 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	7	Bodiford, Joseph	16 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	8	Strahan, Saul	92 years	Male	White	Old age
2	1	McQueen, J. N.	23 years	Male	White	Uremic poisoning	"The above was from a pistol shot fired accidentally."
2	2	Bryant, James J. C.	19 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
2	3	Bryant, Joseph Sydney	12 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
2	8	Casson, Andrews	0 years	Male	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).
2	9	Hatcock, Anna	4 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
2	10	Wieders, [Infant]	4 months	Male	White	Malarial fever
2	11	Driggers, Deliah	46 years	Female	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).
2	12	Chewenney, William H.		Male	White	Congestive of brain
2	13	Futch, Mary	11 years	Female	White	Dysentery of bowels
2	14	Driggers, Mary A.	7 years	Female	White	Meningitis
2	15	Lord, John B.	49 years	Male	White	Peuthritis
2	16	Hillery, Nancy		Female	White	Paralysis

Title

Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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

Boyd, W.R.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_lafayette_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Copeland, Laura				Inflammation of brain	"The first death above recorded was very sudden and cause of death only a supposition of the parents."
1	2	Highnote, James L.	39 years	Male	White	Aneurysm of heart
1	3	Ford, Jackson	9 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
1	4	Harvey, Elizabeth	25 years	Female	White	Dropsy of whole system
1	5	Phillips, Amantha	22 years	Female	White	Dropsy of whole system	"No. 5 had no physician."
1	6	Lawrence, [Infant]	3 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	7	Bodiford, Joseph	16 years	Male	White	Dropsy
1	8	Strahan, Saul	92 years	Male	White	Old age
2	1	McQueen, J. N.	23 years	Male	White	Uremic poisoning	"The above was from a pistol shot fired accidentally."
2	2	Bryant, James J. C.	19 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
2	3	Bryant, Joseph Sydney	12 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
2	8	Casson, Andrews	0 years	Male	White	Croup
2	9	Hatcock, Anna	4 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
2	10	Wieders, [Infant]	4 months	Male	White	Malarial fever
2	11	Driggers, Deliah	46 years	Female	White	Erysipelas
2	12	Chewenney, William H.		Male	White	Congestive of brain
2	13	Futch, Mary	11 years	Female	White	Dysentery of bowels
2	14	Driggers, Mary A.	7 years	Female	White	Meningitis
2	15	Lord, John B.	49 years	Male	White	Peuthritis
2	16	Hillery, Nancy		Female	White	Paralysis

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Copeland, Laura, d. ca.1880

Highnote, James L., ca.1841-ca.1880

Ford, Jackson, ca.1871-ca.1880

Harvey, Elizabeth, ca.1855-ca.1880

Phillips, Amantha, ca.1858-ca.1880

Lawrence, [Infant], ca.1877-ca.1880

Bodiford, Joseph, ca.1864-ca.1880

Strahan, Saul, ca.1788-ca.1880

McQueen, J. N., ca.1857-ca.1880

Bryant, James J. C., ca.1861-ca.1880

Bryant, Joseph Sydney, ca.1868-ca.1880

Casson, Andrews, ca.1880-ca.1880

Hatcock, Anna, ca.1876-ca.1880

Wieders, [Infant], ca.1880-ca.1880

Driggers, Deliah, ca.1834-ca.1880

Chewenney, William H., d. ca.1880

Futch, Mary, ca.1869-ca.1880

Driggers, Mary A., ca.1873-ca.1880

Lord, John B., ca.1831-ca.1880

Hillery, Nancy, d. ca.1880

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Lafayette County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Lafayette County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880. 1880. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345765>, accessed 31 March 2025.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Lafayette County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880. 1880. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345765>

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Lafayette County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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