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Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

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

Date

1850

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United States. Department of the Interior.

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Kilber, E.H.

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Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Newbury, Isaac	30 years	Male	White		Pleurisy Inflammation of the pleura, two membranes separating the lungs from the walls of the chest cavity (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	2	Newbury, Elizabeth	8 years	Female	White		Fever
1	3	Peterson, William	8 months	Male	White		Fever
1	4	Mary	50 years	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	5	Alexander	6 months	Male	Mulatto		Influenza
1	6	Turner, Joseph	8 years	Male	White		Fever
1	7	[Unnamed female]	1 month	Female	White		Rash
1	8	[Unnamed female]	1 month	Female	White		Rash
1	9	Parish, Adeline	2 years	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.
1	10	Bartlett, Thomas	30 years	Male	White		Fever
1	11	Bartlett, Elvira	5 years	Female	White		Fever
1	12	Bartlett, James	1 month	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).
1	13	Vaughn, Flora A.	20 years	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.
1	14	Baker, Abner	2 years	Male	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.
1	15	Terre, William	22 years	Male	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.
1	16	Norris, James	9 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	17	Bird, Mary A.	1 month	Female	White		Sudden
1	18	Bird, Nancy	23 years	Female	Black	Slave	Influenza
1	19	Green, William	7 years	Male	White		Fever
1	20	Cooper, Mary	22 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).
1	21	Cooper, Mary	1 month	Female	White		Unknown
1	22	Cooper, John	1 year	Male	White		Fever
1	23	Cook, Johnson	65 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	24	Newbury, Ann	8 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).
1	25	[Unnamed female]	1 month	Female	White		Unknown
1	26	Anderson, John	5 months	Male	White		Fever
1	27	Owens, Emiline	8 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	28	Register, Henry	16 years	Male	White		Fever
1	29	Register, Sarah	7 years	Female	White		Unknown

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Holmes 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 Holmes 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

Kilber, E.H.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

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Identifier

s1200_mortality_holmes_1850

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Newbury, Isaac	30 years	Male	White		Pleurisy
1	2	Newbury, Elizabeth	8 years	Female	White		Fever
1	3	Peterson, William	8 months	Male	White		Fever
1	4	Mary	50 years	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	5	Alexander	6 months	Male	Mulatto		Influenza
1	6	Turner, Joseph	8 years	Male	White		Fever
1	7	[Unnamed female]	1 month	Female	White		Rash
1	8	[Unnamed female]	1 month	Female	White		Rash
1	9	Parish, Adeline	2 years	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	10	Bartlett, Thomas	30 years	Male	White		Fever
1	11	Bartlett, Elvira	5 years	Female	White		Fever
1	12	Bartlett, James	1 month	Male	White		Croup
1	13	Vaughn, Flora A.	20 years	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	14	Baker, Abner	2 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	15	Terre, William	22 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	16	Norris, James	9 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	17	Bird, Mary A.	1 month	Female	White		Sudden
1	18	Bird, Nancy	23 years	Female	Black	Slave	Influenza
1	19	Green, William	7 years	Male	White		Fever
1	20	Cooper, Mary	22 years	Female	White		Dropsy
1	21	Cooper, Mary	1 month	Female	White		Unknown
1	22	Cooper, John	1 year	Male	White		Fever
1	23	Cook, Johnson	65 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	24	Newbury, Ann	8 years	Female	White		Dropsy
1	25	[Unnamed female]	1 month	Female	White		Unknown
1	26	Anderson, John	5 months	Male	White		Fever
1	27	Owens, Emiline	8 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	28	Register, Henry	16 years	Male	White		Fever
1	29	Register, Sarah	7 years	Female	White		Unknown

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Newbury, Isaac, ca.1820-ca.1850

Newbury, Elizabeth, ca.1842-ca.1850

Peterson, William, ca.1850-ca.1850

Mary, ca.1800-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Alexander, ca.1850-ca.1850

Turner, Joseph, ca.1842-ca.1850

[Unnamed female], ca.1850-ca.1850

Parish, Adeline, ca.1848-ca.1850

Bartlett, Thomas, ca.1820-ca.1850

Bartlett, Elvira, ca.1845-ca.1850

Bartlett, James, ca.1850-ca.1850

Vaughn, Flora A., ca.1830-ca.1850

Baker, Abner, ca.1848-ca.1850

Terre, William, ca.1828-ca.1850

Norris, James, ca.1841-ca.1850

Bird, Mary A., ca.1850-ca.1850

Bird, Nancy, ca.1827-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Green, William, ca.1843-ca.1850

Cooper, Mary, ca.1828-ca.1850

Cooper, Mary, ca.1850-ca.1850

Cooper, John, ca.1849-ca.1850

Cook, Johnson, ca.1785-ca.1850

Newbury, Ann, ca.1842-ca.1850

[Unnamed female], ca.1850-ca.1850

Anderson, John, ca.1850-ca.1850

Owens, Emiline, ca.1842-ca.1850

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Holmes County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850. 1850. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345658>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Holmes 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/345658>

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Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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