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

Date

1880

Census Taker's Remarks

[From Third Division] It was impossible to get the signatures of attending physicians; my district was so large (covering over 400 square miles) that I could not meet the physicians.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Macdonald, J.A.
Potter, Hiram
Marks, Richard H.
Given, M.B.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Cooper, John F.	10 months	Male	White	Cholera infantum	Line stricken out.
1	2	Powers, E., Mrs.	65 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	3	Roper, William F.	78 years	Male	White	Paralysis
1	6	Hood, Edna	1 year	Female	White	Dentition This refers to an infection caused by the eruption of new teeth in an infant. In the absence of modern fever reducers or antiseptic agents these infections could sometimes cause serious symptoms and even death (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	7	Champneys	29 years	Female	White	Enteritis
1	8	Gonesby, [Unnamed female]	58 years	Female	White	Uterine cancer
1	9	Prince, A. W.	63 years	Male	White	Brain disease
1	10	Lake, Minnie		Female	White	Unknown
1	11	Payne, Remane	71 years	Male	White	Apoplexy Sudden incapacitation, loss of sensation and cessation of motion caused by a stroke or hemorrhaging in the brain (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	12	Heath, Alfred	50 years	Male	White	Anasarca Dropsy, or accumulation of fluid, between the skin and flesh all over the body (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	13	Cromer, [Unnamed female]	38 years	Female	White	Anasarca Dropsy, or accumulation of fluid, between the skin and flesh all over the body (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	14	Jenkins, Sandborn	19 years	Female	White	Liver abscess
2	1	Lundquist, Heilda	3 years	Female	White	Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
2	2	Thompson, Mattie J.	18 years	Female	White	Paralysis
2	3	Bryce, Martha Sophia	12 years	Female	White	Result of eating dirt
2	4	Montauge, William	60 years	Male	White	Heart disease
2	5	Cameron, Sarah	65 years	Female	White	Old age & debility
2	6	Grove, John A.	28 years	Male	White	Intemperance
2	7	Hopkins, E. R. C.	76 years	Female	White	Erysipelas of bowels
2	8	Heughey, Thomas A.	31 years	Male	White	Inflammation of stomach
2	9	Flausburg, Lucy	21 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
2	10	Welch, [Unnamed male]	50 years	Male	White	Malarial fever
2	11	Lane, Zenas	39 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
2	12	Tanner, Thomas F.	12 years	Male	White	Congestion of spine
2	13	Harris, James	30 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	1	Scott, W. E.	23 years	Male	White	Hemorrhage of lungs
3	2	Brack, Amie	36 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.	"In the cases reported above, the case on the 2nd line (Mrs. Brack) it is generally believed that her death was caused by excessive use of snuff."
3	3	Davis, Sarah L.	14 years	Female	White	Typhoid pneumonia
3	4	Tarbutton, G. A.	37 years	Male	White	Phthisis, complicated with pneumonia
3	5	Granniss, F. A.	35 years	Female	White	Chronic pneumonia
3	6	Glisson, Lovie	37 years	Female	White	Gunshot wound in face
3	7	Roberson, Millie Lee	7 months	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.
3	8	Fuller, Annie	2 months	Female	White	Diseased brain
3	9	Russ, Samual A.	61 years	Male	White	Valvular disease of heart
3	10	Brown, Julia E.	27 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	11	Watt, Sarah	71 years	Female	White	Cold and fever
4	1	McLin, S. B.	48 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
4	2	Matson, James	38 years	Male	White	Accidental shooting
4	3	Overstreet, Henry	57 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
4	4	Baker, Melvina	27 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).
4	5	Baker, Rebecca	13 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).
4	6	Brinson, Sarah	65 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
4	7	Heath, Alfred	50 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).
4	8	Fewhawks, James	19 years	Male	White	Accidental shooting
4	21	Cooper, John F.	1 month	Male	White	Cholera infantum

Title

Orange 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 Orange 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

Macdonald, J.A.

Potter, Hiram

Marks, Richard H.

Given, M.B.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_orange_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Cooper, John F.	10 months	Male	White	Cholera infantum	Line stricken out.
1	2	Powers, E., Mrs.	65 years	Female	White	Consumption
1	3	Roper, William F.	78 years	Male	White	Paralysis
1	6	Hood, Edna	1 year	Female	White	Dentition
1	7	Champneys	29 years	Female	White	Enteritis
1	8	Gonesby, [Unnamed female]	58 years	Female	White	Uterine cancer
1	9	Prince, A. W.	63 years	Male	White	Brain disease
1	10	Lake, Minnie		Female	White	Unknown
1	11	Payne, Remane	71 years	Male	White	Apoplexy
1	12	Heath, Alfred	50 years	Male	White	Anasarca
1	13	Cromer, [Unnamed female]	38 years	Female	White	Anasarca
1	14	Jenkins, Sandborn	19 years	Female	White	Liver abscess
2	1	Lundquist, Heilda	3 years	Female	White	Dysentery
2	2	Thompson, Mattie J.	18 years	Female	White	Paralysis
2	3	Bryce, Martha Sophia	12 years	Female	White	Result of eating dirt
2	4	Montauge, William	60 years	Male	White	Heart disease
2	5	Cameron, Sarah	65 years	Female	White	Old age & debility
2	6	Grove, John A.	28 years	Male	White	Intemperance
2	7	Hopkins, E. R. C.	76 years	Female	White	Erysipelas of bowels
2	8	Heughey, Thomas A.	31 years	Male	White	Inflammation of stomach
2	9	Flausburg, Lucy	21 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
2	10	Welch, [Unnamed male]	50 years	Male	White	Malarial fever
2	11	Lane, Zenas	39 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
2	12	Tanner, Thomas F.	12 years	Male	White	Congestion of spine
2	13	Harris, James	30 years	Male	White	Consumption
3	1	Scott, W. E.	23 years	Male	White	Hemorrhage of lungs
3	2	Brack, Amie	36 years	Female	White	Consumption	"In the cases reported above, the case on the 2nd line (Mrs. Brack) it is generally believed that her death was caused by excessive use of snuff."
3	3	Davis, Sarah L.	14 years	Female	White	Typhoid pneumonia
3	4	Tarbutton, G. A.	37 years	Male	White	Phthisis, complicated with pneumonia
3	5	Granniss, F. A.	35 years	Female	White	Chronic pneumonia
3	6	Glisson, Lovie	37 years	Female	White	Gunshot wound in face
3	7	Roberson, Millie Lee	7 months	Female	White	Diarrhea
3	8	Fuller, Annie	2 months	Female	White	Diseased brain
3	9	Russ, Samual A.	61 years	Male	White	Valvular disease of heart
3	10	Brown, Julia E.	27 years	Female	White	Consumption
3	11	Watt, Sarah	71 years	Female	White	Cold and fever
4	1	McLin, S. B.	48 years	Male	White	Consumption
4	2	Matson, James	38 years	Male	White	Accidental shooting
4	3	Overstreet, Henry	57 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
4	4	Baker, Melvina	27 years	Female	White	Dropsy
4	5	Baker, Rebecca	13 years	Female	White	Dropsy
4	6	Brinson, Sarah	65 years	Female	White	Consumption
4	7	Heath, Alfred	50 years	Male	White	Dropsy
4	8	Fewhawks, James	19 years	Male	White	Accidental shooting
4	21	Cooper, John F.	1 month	Male	White	Cholera infantum

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Cooper, John F., ca.1880-ca.1880

Powers, E., Mrs., ca.1815-ca.1880

Roper, William F., ca.1802-ca.1880

Hood, Edna, ca.1879-ca.1880

Champneys, ca.1851-ca.1880

Gonesby, [Unnamed female], ca.1822-ca.1880

Prince, A. W., ca.1817-ca.1880

Lake, Minnie, d. ca.1880

Payne, Remane, ca.1809-ca.1880

Heath, Alfred, ca.1830-ca.1880

Cromer, [Unnamed female], ca.1842-ca.1880

Jenkins, Sandborn, ca.1861-ca.1880

Lundquist, Heilda, ca.1877-ca.1880

Thompson, Mattie J., ca.1862-ca.1880

Bryce, Martha Sophia, ca.1868-ca.1880

Montauge, William, ca.1820-ca.1880

Cameron, Sarah, ca.1815-ca.1880

Grove, John A., ca.1852-ca.1880

Hopkins, E. R. C., ca.1804-ca.1880

Heughey, Thomas A., ca.1849-ca.1880

Flausburg, Lucy, ca.1859-ca.1880

Welch, [Unnamed male], ca.1830-ca.1880

Lane, Zenas, ca.1841-ca.1880

Tanner, Thomas F., ca.1868-ca.1880

Harris, James, ca.1850-ca.1880

Scott, W. E., ca.1857-ca.1880

Brack, Amie, ca.1844-ca.1880

Davis, Sarah L., ca.1866-ca.1880

Tarbutton, G. A., ca.1843-ca.1880

Granniss, F. A., ca.1845-ca.1880

Glisson, Lovie, ca.1843-ca.1880

Roberson, Millie Lee, ca.1880-ca.1880

Fuller, Annie, ca.1880-ca.1880

Russ, Samual A., ca.1819-ca.1880

Brown, Julia E., ca.1853-ca.1880

Watt, Sarah, ca.1809-ca.1880

McLin, S. B., ca.1832-ca.1880

Matson, James, ca.1842-ca.1880

Overstreet, Henry, ca.1823-ca.1880

Baker, Melvina, ca.1853-ca.1880

Baker, Rebecca, ca.1867-ca.1880

Brinson, Sarah, ca.1815-ca.1880

Heath, Alfred, ca.1830-ca.1880

Fewhawks, James, ca.1861-ca.1880

Cooper, John F., ca.1880-ca.1880

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Orange County (Fla.)

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[From Third Division] It was impossible to get the signatures of attending physicians; my district was so large (covering over 400 square miles) that I could not meet the physicians.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Orange County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880. 1880. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345774>, accessed 27 December 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Orange 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/345774>

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