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Duval County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Duval County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850.

Date

1850

Census Taker's Remarks

No particular malady prevailed during the year. The character of the water is pure and healthy. The general feature of the soil is a sandy loam; at the seacoast and the adjoining islands it is richly interspersed with decayed seashells, which gives it a particular rich character. The timber growing in this county are yellow, or pitch, pine, live oak and cedar. With proper management an inexhaustible mine of natural fertilizers could be opened by using the rich deposits accumulated by nature for centuries past in the marshes and low swamplands. The soil is remarkably well adapted for the culture of cotton and sugarcane. The sour orange grows promiscuously in its natural state, and the sweet, or China, orange is cultivated with success. Should the insects, which for several years past have made great havoc in the orange orchards, be subdued, either by a natural or artificial process, there is no doubt that this section of the peninsula of Florida will in a few years bloom like a garden, and successfully compete with the West Indian islands in the production of the orange.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Smith, George H.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Geographic Term

Duval County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Smith, Wilber Fisk		Male	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	8	Sammis, Peter	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Teething Another name for dentition, the eruption of new teeth in an infant. This process sometimes caused an infection that triggered a fever. 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	9	Sammis, John	4 years	Male	Black	Slave	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	14	Dibble, Prudence	36 years	Female	White		Disease of liver
1	15	Dibble, Charles H.	1 year	Male	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	16	Acosta, Ellen	27 years	Female	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	17	Petty, George, Sr.	65 years	Male	White		Asthma
1	18	Jhinn, Francis	6 months	Male	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	19	James, James	45 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	20	Borden, Anna	32 years	Female	White		Childbed
1	21	Plummer, Margaret	21 years	Female	White		Childbed
1	24	Budington, Delia	8 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burned
1	25	Budington, Phillis	9 months	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	26	McIntosh, Ceasar	6 years	Male	Black	Slave	Inflammation
1	27	McIntosh, Rose	3 years	Female	Black	Slave	Inflammation
1	30	Palmer, Lewis	7 years	Male	Black	Slave	Drowned
1	31	Houston, Joseph	45 years	Male	Black	Slave	Colic
1	32	Houston, Samuel	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	33	Houston, Mary	1 year	Female	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	34	Christopher, Harris	2 years	Male	Black	Slave	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.

Title

Duval County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Duval County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

Date

1850

Contributor

Smith, George H.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1200_mortality_duval_1850

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Smith, Wilber Fisk		Male	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	8	Sammis, Peter	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Teething
1	9	Sammis, John	4 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dropsy
1	14	Dibble, Prudence	36 years	Female	White		Disease of liver
1	15	Dibble, Charles H.	1 year	Male	White		Worms
1	16	Acosta, Ellen	27 years	Female	White		Consumption
1	17	Petty, George, Sr.	65 years	Male	White		Asthma
1	18	Jhinn, Francis	6 months	Male	White		Worms
1	19	James, James	45 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	20	Borden, Anna	32 years	Female	White		Childbed
1	21	Plummer, Margaret	21 years	Female	White		Childbed
1	24	Budington, Delia	8 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burned
1	25	Budington, Phillis	9 months	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	26	McIntosh, Ceasar	6 years	Male	Black	Slave	Inflammation
1	27	McIntosh, Rose	3 years	Female	Black	Slave	Inflammation
1	30	Palmer, Lewis	7 years	Male	Black	Slave	Drowned
1	31	Houston, Joseph	45 years	Male	Black	Slave	Colic
1	32	Houston, Samuel	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Worms
1	33	Houston, Mary	1 year	Female	Black	Slave	Worms
1	34	Christopher, Harris	2 years	Male	Black	Slave	Worms

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Smith, Wilber Fisk, d. ca.1850

Sammis, Peter, ca.1849-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Sammis, John, ca.1846-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Dibble, Prudence, ca.1814-ca.1850

Dibble, Charles H., ca.1849-ca.1850

Acosta, Ellen, ca.1823-ca.1850

Petty, George, Sr., ca.1785-ca.1850

Jhinn, Francis, ca.1850-ca.1850

James, James, ca.1805-ca.1850

Borden, Anna, ca.1818-ca.1850

Plummer, Margaret, ca.1829-ca.1850

Budington, Delia, ca.1842-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Budington, Phillis, ca.1850-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

McIntosh, Ceasar, ca.1844-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

McIntosh, Rose, ca.1847-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Palmer, Lewis, ca.1843-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Houston, Joseph, ca.1805-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Houston, Samuel, ca.1849-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Houston, Mary, ca.1849-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Christopher, Harris, ca.1848-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

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Geographic Term

Duval County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Duval County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850. 1850. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345652>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Duval County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850. 1850. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345652>

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Duval County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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