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

Date

1880

Census Taker's Remarks

[From Precincts 7,8,9,10, and 11] My district has been remarkably healthy for the last twelve months for as large a district there has been but few deaths. My district is eighty miles long and fifteen miles broad.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Cotten, W.N.
Ward, James G.
Fleming, W.V.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Fitzpatrick, Delia	1 year, 3 months	Female	Black	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	2	Jomjam, Bondnn	68 years	Female	White	Palsy Another name for paralysis, which could involve all or only parts of the body (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	3	Hine, John W.	19 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	4	Artis, Augustus	1 year	Male	Black	Scarlet fever
1	5	Aartis, Anjustus	1 year	Male	Black	Scarlet fever
1	6	Cobb, Hannah	3 years	Female	Mulatto	Burned to death
1	7	Coneley, Lucy	65 years	Female	White	Strangulated hernia
1	8	Squires, Ruth	84 years	Female	White	Old age
1	9	Creary, James	62 years	Male	White	Acute rheumatism
1	10	Nonky, Rachael A.	11 years	Female	White	Abscess of liver
1	11	Morrill, William	73 years	Male	White	Uremia
1	12	Landrum, Margaret C.	30 years	Female	White	Peritonitis
1	13	Pritchett, Miles	50 years	Male	Black	Killed by rope breaking on a vessel
1	16	Capers		Male	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	17	Capers, Mary	25 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).
1	18	Frobes, Frank	47 years	Male	White	Laryngitis
1	19	Allen, Mary L.	10 months	Female	White	Scarlet fever
1	20	Harris, Lena	20 years	Female	Black	Puerperal fever
1	21	Jones, Rancom	3 years	Male	Black	Malarial fever
1	22	Clark, James	9 years	Male	Black	Malarial fever
1	23	Lewis, Celia	26 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	24	Moore, Patsy	16 years	Female	Black	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	25	Wright, Cornelia	3 months	Female	White	Cholera infantum
1	26	Lewis, A. G.	3 months	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	27	Creary, James	62 years	Male	White	Rheumatism
1	28	Hart, Emoline	15 years	Female	Black	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	29	Johnson, George	48 years	Male	White	Cholera morbus
1	30	Rycevia, Henrick	23 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
2	1	Eddins, Alonzo	5 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	2	Cooper, Ralph	28 years	Male	Black	Murdered
2	3	McDavid, Sarah	74 years	Female	White	General debility
2	4	Hall, Tom	35 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).
2	5	Waters, Fannie	79 years	Female	Black	Old age
2	6	McCaskill, James J.	55 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).
3	1	Blackman, Bartley	56 years	Male	White	Dyspepsia A chronic condition of the stomach characterized by indigestion, heartburn, flatulence, nausea and loss of appetite. Although diagnosed as a disease all its own, dyspepsia was really a set of related symptoms that could be caused by a variety of underlying problems—some physical, others mental or behavioral (Talley and Choung, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2009).
3	2	Turner, Thomas	93 years	Male	White	Asthma
3	3	Spears, Henry H.	29 years	Male	Mulatto	Palsy Another name for paralysis, which could involve all or only parts of the body (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
3	4	Henderson, Emeline	15 years	Female	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).
3	5	Daniels, Terracy	69 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	6	Spears, Dorcas	70 years	Female	Black	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	7	Norris, Eljah	3 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).
3	8	McClendon, William	3 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).
3	9	Rogers, Carolina	46 years	Female	White	Erysipelas of throat
3	10	Cain, Nathaniel	43 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).
3	11	Bishop, Marion J.	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).
3	12	Wilkerson, Joseph	31 years	Male	White	Fever
3	13	Carr, Joanna	2 years	Female	White	Fever

Title

Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa 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

Cotten, W.N.

Ward, James G.

Fleming, W.V.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_santa-rosa_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Fitzpatrick, Delia	1 year, 3 months	Female	Black	Dropsy
1	2	Jomjam, Bondnn	68 years	Female	White	Palsy
1	3	Hine, John W.	19 years	Male	White	Dropsy
1	4	Artis, Augustus	1 year	Male	Black	Scarlet fever
1	5	Aartis, Anjustus	1 year	Male	Black	Scarlet fever
1	6	Cobb, Hannah	3 years	Female	Mulatto	Burned to death
1	7	Coneley, Lucy	65 years	Female	White	Strangulated hernia
1	8	Squires, Ruth	84 years	Female	White	Old age
1	9	Creary, James	62 years	Male	White	Acute rheumatism
1	10	Nonky, Rachael A.	11 years	Female	White	Abscess of liver
1	11	Morrill, William	73 years	Male	White	Uremia
1	12	Landrum, Margaret C.	30 years	Female	White	Peritonitis
1	13	Pritchett, Miles	50 years	Male	Black	Killed by rope breaking on a vessel
1	16	Capers		Male	White	Convulsions
1	17	Capers, Mary	25 years	Female	White	Convulsions
1	18	Frobes, Frank	47 years	Male	White	Laryngitis
1	19	Allen, Mary L.	10 months	Female	White	Scarlet fever
1	20	Harris, Lena	20 years	Female	Black	Puerperal fever
1	21	Jones, Rancom	3 years	Male	Black	Malarial fever
1	22	Clark, James	9 years	Male	Black	Malarial fever
1	23	Lewis, Celia	26 years	Female	White	Consumption
1	24	Moore, Patsy	16 years	Female	Black	Consumption
1	25	Wright, Cornelia	3 months	Female	White	Cholera infantum
1	26	Lewis, A. G.	3 months	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	27	Creary, James	62 years	Male	White	Rheumatism
1	28	Hart, Emoline	15 years	Female	Black	Consumption
1	29	Johnson, George	48 years	Male	White	Cholera morbus
1	30	Rycevia, Henrick	23 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
2	1	Eddins, Alonzo	5 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
2	2	Cooper, Ralph	28 years	Male	Black	Murdered
2	3	McDavid, Sarah	74 years	Female	White	General debility
2	4	Hall, Tom	35 years	Male	Black	Pneumonia
2	5	Waters, Fannie	79 years	Female	Black	Old age
2	6	McCaskill, James J.	55 years	Male	Black	Pneumonia
3	1	Blackman, Bartley	56 years	Male	White	Dyspepsia
3	2	Turner, Thomas	93 years	Male	White	Asthma
3	3	Spears, Henry H.	29 years	Male	Mulatto	Palsy
3	4	Henderson, Emeline	15 years	Female	Black	Pneumonia
3	5	Daniels, Terracy	69 years	Female	White	Consumption
3	6	Spears, Dorcas	70 years	Female	Black	Consumption
3	7	Norris, Eljah	3 years	Male	White	Dropsy
3	8	McClendon, William	3 years	Male	White	Dropsy
3	9	Rogers, Carolina	46 years	Female	White	Erysipelas of throat
3	10	Cain, Nathaniel	43 years	Male	White	Apoplexy
3	11	Bishop, Marion J.	10 years	Male	White	Dropsy
3	12	Wilkerson, Joseph	31 years	Male	White	Fever
3	13	Carr, Joanna	2 years	Female	White	Fever

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Fitzpatrick, Delia, ca.1879-ca.1880

Jomjam, Bondnn, ca.1812-ca.1880

Hine, John W., ca.1861-ca.1880

Artis, Augustus, ca.1879-ca.1880

Aartis, Anjustus, ca.1879-ca.1880

Cobb, Hannah, ca.1877-ca.1880

Coneley, Lucy, ca.1815-ca.1880

Squires, Ruth, ca.1796-ca.1880

Creary, James, ca.1818-ca.1880

Nonky, Rachael A., ca.1869-ca.1880

Morrill, William, ca.1807-ca.1880

Landrum, Margaret C., ca.1850-ca.1880

Pritchett, Miles, ca.1830-ca.1880

Capers, d. ca.1880

Capers, Mary, ca.1855-ca.1880

Frobes, Frank, ca.1833-ca.1880

Allen, Mary L., ca.1880-ca.1880

Harris, Lena, ca.1860-ca.1880

Jones, Rancom, ca.1877-ca.1880

Clark, James, ca.1871-ca.1880

Lewis, Celia, ca.1854-ca.1880

Moore, Patsy, ca.1864-ca.1880

Wright, Cornelia, ca.1880-ca.1880

Lewis, A. G., ca.1880-ca.1880

Creary, James, ca.1818-ca.1880

Hart, Emoline, ca.1865-ca.1880

Johnson, George, ca.1832-ca.1880

Rycevia, Henrick, ca.1857-ca.1880

Eddins, Alonzo, ca.1875-ca.1880

Cooper, Ralph, ca.1852-ca.1880

McDavid, Sarah, ca.1806-ca.1880

Hall, Tom, ca.1845-ca.1880

Waters, Fannie, ca.1801-ca.1880

McCaskill, James J., ca.1825-ca.1880

Blackman, Bartley, ca.1824-ca.1880

Turner, Thomas, ca.1787-ca.1880

Spears, Henry H., ca.1851-ca.1880

Henderson, Emeline, ca.1865-ca.1880

Daniels, Terracy, ca.1811-ca.1880

Spears, Dorcas, ca.1810-ca.1880

Norris, Eljah, ca.1877-ca.1880

McClendon, William, ca.1877-ca.1880

Rogers, Carolina, ca.1834-ca.1880

Cain, Nathaniel, ca.1837-ca.1880

Bishop, Marion J., ca.1870-ca.1880

Wilkerson, Joseph, ca.1849-ca.1880

Carr, Joanna, ca.1878-ca.1880

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