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

Date

1880

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Harmony, H.J.
Harmon, S.W.
Troy, William

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Crawford, Archibald	89 years	Male	White	Cystitis
1	2	[Unnamed male]	stillborn	Male	White	Unknown
1	3	Morris, Lutisia	2 years	Female	White	Convulsions (worms)
1	4	Tillis, Princes Ann	3 years	Female	White	Spasms
1	5	Dillard, Joseph S.	1 year	Male	White	Hydrocephalus
1	6	Pillsbury, Hellen L.	5 years	Female	White	Shot, accidentally
1	7	Harrris, Drusy	5 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	8	Hanbery, [Infant]	10 days	Male	Black	Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	9	Bennett, Elbert	8 years	Male	White	Gastritis Inflammation of the stomach (McGown, Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
1	10	Brown, Ora	4 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	11	Livingston, William E.	2 years	Male	White	Colic
1	12	Tyre, [Infant]	2 days	Male	White	Not known
1	13	Tyre, Elizabeth	20 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).
2	1	Freeman, Howard Dennis	22 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
2	2	Hall, Emily C.	37 years	Female	White	Childbirth
2	3	Cook, Serena	5 months	Female	White	Catarrh of bowels
2	4	Coleman, Marinda	33 years	Female	Black	Gastritis Inflammation of the stomach (McGown, Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
2	5	Gorton, Lutheia	81 years	Female	Black	Bright's disease
2	6	[Unnamed female]		Female	White	Stillborn
2	7	[Unnamed female]		Female	White	Stillborn
2	8	Morse, M. B.	45 years	Male	White	Chronic dysentery
2	9	Rawlins, Benjamin	52 years	Male	White	Excessive use of liquor ending in convulsions
3	1	Pacetti, D. D.	17 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).
3	3	Coe, William H.	56 years	Male	White	Hydrothorax Another name for accumulation of fluid (dropsy) in the chest (McGown, A Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
3	5	Bryan, Hoeg	3 years	Male	White	Congestive fever
3	7	Freeman, Howard	21 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	9	Lamb, E. R.	43 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	11	Futch, Pet	2 years	Male	White	Inflammation of stomach
3	13	Wetherell, Jennie	1 month	Female	White	Abscess
3	15	Carpenter, D. C.	2 months	Male	White	Lack of nutrition
3	17	Corwin, Sarah V.	34 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	19	Gilbert, William L.	26 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	24	Armwood, Sophie	45 years	Female	Black	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).
3	25	Shark, John	75 years	Female	Black	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	26	Dickens, Marty	74 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
3	27	Lykes, Mary		Female	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).
3	28	Anderson, W.	30 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	29	Baker, [Infant]		Female	White	Stillborn

Title

Volusia 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 Volusia 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

Harmony, H.J.

Harmon, S.W.

Troy, William

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_volusia_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Crawford, Archibald	89 years	Male	White	Cystitis
1	2	[Unnamed male]	stillborn	Male	White	Unknown
1	3	Morris, Lutisia	2 years	Female	White	Convulsions (worms)
1	4	Tillis, Princes Ann	3 years	Female	White	Spasms
1	5	Dillard, Joseph S.	1 year	Male	White	Hydrocephalus
1	6	Pillsbury, Hellen L.	5 years	Female	White	Shot, accidentally
1	7	Harrris, Drusy	5 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	8	Hanbery, [Infant]	10 days	Male	Black	Fits
1	9	Bennett, Elbert	8 years	Male	White	Gastritis
1	10	Brown, Ora	4 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	11	Livingston, William E.	2 years	Male	White	Colic
1	12	Tyre, [Infant]	2 days	Male	White	Not known
1	13	Tyre, Elizabeth	20 years	Female	White	Convulsions
2	1	Freeman, Howard Dennis	22 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
2	2	Hall, Emily C.	37 years	Female	White	Childbirth
2	3	Cook, Serena	5 months	Female	White	Catarrh of bowels
2	4	Coleman, Marinda	33 years	Female	Black	Gastritis
2	5	Gorton, Lutheia	81 years	Female	Black	Bright's disease
2	6	[Unnamed female]		Female	White	Stillborn
2	7	[Unnamed female]		Female	White	Stillborn
2	8	Morse, M. B.	45 years	Male	White	Chronic dysentery
2	9	Rawlins, Benjamin	52 years	Male	White	Excessive use of liquor ending in convulsions
3	1	Pacetti, D. D.	17 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
3	3	Coe, William H.	56 years	Male	White	Hydrothorax
3	5	Bryan, Hoeg	3 years	Male	White	Congestive fever
3	7	Freeman, Howard	21 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	9	Lamb, E. R.	43 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	11	Futch, Pet	2 years	Male	White	Inflammation of stomach
3	13	Wetherell, Jennie	1 month	Female	White	Abscess
3	15	Carpenter, D. C.	2 months	Male	White	Lack of nutrition
3	17	Corwin, Sarah V.	34 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	19	Gilbert, William L.	26 years	Male	White	Dropsy
3	24	Armwood, Sophie	45 years	Female	Black	Croup
3	25	Shark, John	75 years	Female	Black	Diarrhea
3	26	Dickens, Marty	74 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
3	27	Lykes, Mary		Female	White	Pneumonia
3	28	Anderson, W.	30 years	Male	White	Consumption
3	29	Baker, [Infant]		Female	White	Stillborn

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Crawford, Archibald, ca.1791-ca.1880

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

Morris, Lutisia, ca.1878-ca.1880

Tillis, Princes Ann, ca.1877-ca.1880

Dillard, Joseph S., ca.1879-ca.1880

Pillsbury, Hellen L., ca.1875-ca.1880

Harrris, Drusy, ca.1875-ca.1880

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

Bennett, Elbert, ca.1872-ca.1880

Brown, Ora, ca.1876-ca.1880

Livingston, William E., ca.1878-ca.1880

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

Tyre, Elizabeth, ca.1860-ca.1880

Freeman, Howard Dennis, ca.1858-ca.1880

Hall, Emily C., ca.1843-ca.1880

Cook, Serena, ca.1880-ca.1880

Coleman, Marinda, ca.1847-ca.1880

Gorton, Lutheia, ca.1799-ca.1880

[Unnamed female], d. ca.1880

Morse, M. B., ca.1835-ca.1880

Rawlins, Benjamin, ca.1828-ca.1880

Pacetti, D. D., ca.1863-ca.1880

Coe, William H., ca.1824-ca.1880

Bryan, Hoeg, ca.1877-ca.1880

Freeman, Howard, ca.1859-ca.1880

Lamb, E. R., ca.1837-ca.1880

Futch, Pet, ca.1878-ca.1880

Wetherell, Jennie, ca.1880-ca.1880

Carpenter, D. C., ca.1880-ca.1880

Corwin, Sarah V., ca.1846-ca.1880

Gilbert, William L., ca.1854-ca.1880

Armwood, Sophie, ca.1835-ca.1880

Shark, John, ca.1805-ca.1880

Dickens, Marty, ca.1806-ca.1880

Lykes, Mary, d. ca.1880

Anderson, W., ca.1850-ca.1880

Baker, [Infant], d. ca.1880

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