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Columbia County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

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Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Columbia County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Date

1860

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Ives, E.R.

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Census Records

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Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Carver, Thomas F.	2 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).
1	2	Russell, Jessee S.	6 months	Male	White	Infantile
1	3	Morgan, Susan	1 year	Female	White	Fever
1	4	Ellis, Abraham	70 years	Male	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	5	Ellis, Frank	23 years	Male	Black	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	6	[Unnamed female]	4 months	Female	Black	Accidental
1	7	[Unnamed female]	3 months	Female	Black	Erysipelas A bacterial infection of the skin that sometimes spread to internal organs and the bloodstream. The disease was sometimes confused with shingles. Some cases were very mild and only caused localized symptoms and discomfort, but the condition could quickly turn more serious in the absence of modern antibiotics (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	8	Farren, John Henry	11 months	Male	White	Bowel complaint
1	9	Marcus, Caroline	45 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).
1	10	Harper, William L.	11 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).
1	11	Easton, Augustus	1 year	Male	Mulatto	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	12	Brown, Robert	56 years	Male	White	Heart disease
1	13	Burnett, Bathena C.	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	14	Hutchingson, [Infant]	1 year	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	15	Parnell, William	53 years	Male	White	Fever
1	16	Watts, Dan	22 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).
1	17	Goodbread, Kansas	4 years	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).
1	18	Allis	12 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).
1	19	Ruis, General R.	6 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	20	Keene, David	74 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	21	Roberts, William H. T.	35 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).
1	22	Chandler, Madison	28 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	23	Bethea, Ella	3 months	Female	Black	Suffocated
1	24	Berry, Charles P.	32 years	Male	White	Killed in a fight
1	25	Waldron, Catharine	2 years	Female	Mulatto	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	26	Thompson, Henry	25 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
1	27	Dranning, William J.	3 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
1	28	Williams, Susan	22 years	Female	White	Brain fever
1	29	Hines, Melinda	6 years	Female	White	Brain fever
1	30	Brown, John	77 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
1	31	O'Cain, William J.	69 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	32	Gelispy, John J. W.	38 years	Male	White	Killed by a mob
1	33	E., Arosana	2 months	Female	White	Fever
1	34	Dunn, Daniel	5 months	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).
1	35	Fleming, Daniel	52 years	Male	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).
2	1	Parks, Franklin R.	1 month	Male	White	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
2	2	Russell, Jessee S.	8 days	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).
2	3	Gist, Madora	1 year	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).
2	4	Catharin	1 year	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.
2	5	Whetstone, Susan	3 years	Female	Black	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
2	6	Jameson, Patience	3 months	Female	Black	Killed by accident
2	7	Cook, Ginney	11 years	Female	Mulatto	Burned
2	8	Jordan, David	62 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).
2	9	Horn, Matilda	41 years	Female	White	Disease of womb
2	10	Andrews, Babe	8 months	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).
2	11	Cook, Cebron	7 years	Male	Black	Inflammation of brain
2	12	Hancock, Henry T.	2 months	Male	White	Hives Although hives are now generally defined as a rash of itchy red welts on the skin, in the 1800s the term was synonymous with cynanche trachealis, or the croup. The use of the term “hives” in this case is a corruption of the word “heaves,” which describes the patient’s spasmodic convulsions as they attempted to breathe (Mortality Statistics of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1855).
2	13	Chambliss, [Infant]	1 hour	Male	Black	Colic
2	14	Debruhl, Jessee	65 years	Male	White	Killed by falling of a tree
2	15	Debruhl, Harriett	4 years	Female	Black	Fever
2	16	Tranler, John	6 months	Male	Black	Accidently killed
3	1	Dozier, Alonzo	1 month	Male	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	2	Morris	1 year	Male	Black	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).
3	3	Points, Margaret C.	8 months	Female	White	Not known
3	4	Wood, Reachel	9 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	Scarborough, Stiring	68 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	6	Brown, Mona	2 years	Female	White	Congestion of brain
3	7	Smith, [Infant]	1 year	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).	Infant of M. W. Smith
3	8	Smith, [Infant]	1 month	Female	Black	Infantile	Infant of M. W.
3	9	Carter, Ella	1 year	Female	Black	Inflamation of bowels

Title

Columbia County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Columbia County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Date

1860

Contributor

Ives, E.R.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_columbia_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Carver, Thomas F.	2 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	2	Russell, Jessee S.	6 months	Male	White	Infantile
1	3	Morgan, Susan	1 year	Female	White	Fever
1	4	Ellis, Abraham	70 years	Male	Black	Dropsy
1	5	Ellis, Frank	23 years	Male	Black	Consumption
1	6	[Unnamed female]	4 months	Female	Black	Accidental
1	7	[Unnamed female]	3 months	Female	Black	Erysipelas
1	8	Farren, John Henry	11 months	Male	White	Bowel complaint
1	9	Marcus, Caroline	45 years	Male	Black	Pneumonia
1	10	Harper, William L.	11 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	11	Easton, Augustus	1 year	Male	Mulatto	Diarrhea
1	12	Brown, Robert	56 years	Male	White	Heart disease
1	13	Burnett, Bathena C.	2 years	Female	White	Diarrhea
1	14	Hutchingson, [Infant]	1 year	Female	White	Diarrhea
1	15	Parnell, William	53 years	Male	White	Fever
1	16	Watts, Dan	22 years	Male	Black	Pneumonia
1	17	Goodbread, Kansas	4 years	Female	White	Pneumonia
1	18	Allis	12 years	Female	Black	Pneumonia
1	19	Ruis, General R.	6 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	20	Keene, David	74 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	21	Roberts, William H. T.	35 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	22	Chandler, Madison	28 years	Male	White	Consumption
1	23	Bethea, Ella	3 months	Female	Black	Suffocated
1	24	Berry, Charles P.	32 years	Male	White	Killed in a fight
1	25	Waldron, Catharine	2 years	Female	Mulatto	Pneumonia
1	26	Thompson, Henry	25 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
1	27	Dranning, William J.	3 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
1	28	Williams, Susan	22 years	Female	White	Brain fever
1	29	Hines, Melinda	6 years	Female	White	Brain fever
1	30	Brown, John	77 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
1	31	O'Cain, William J.	69 years	Male	White	Consumption
1	32	Gelispy, John J. W.	38 years	Male	White	Killed by a mob
1	33	E., Arosana	2 months	Female	White	Fever
1	34	Dunn, Daniel	5 months	Male	Black	Pneumonia
1	35	Fleming, Daniel	52 years	Male	Black	Dropsy
2	1	Parks, Franklin R.	1 month	Male	White	Worms
2	2	Russell, Jessee S.	8 days	Male	White	Croup
2	3	Gist, Madora	1 year	Female	Black	Croup
2	4	Catharin	1 year	Female	Black	Diarrhea
2	5	Whetstone, Susan	3 years	Female	Black	Worms
2	6	Jameson, Patience	3 months	Female	Black	Killed by accident
2	7	Cook, Ginney	11 years	Female	Mulatto	Burned
2	8	Jordan, David	62 years	Male	White	Dyspepsia
2	9	Horn, Matilda	41 years	Female	White	Disease of womb
2	10	Andrews, Babe	8 months	Male	White	Croup
2	11	Cook, Cebron	7 years	Male	Black	Inflammation of brain
2	12	Hancock, Henry T.	2 months	Male	White	Hives
2	13	Chambliss, [Infant]	1 hour	Male	Black	Colic
2	14	Debruhl, Jessee	65 years	Male	White	Killed by falling of a tree
2	15	Debruhl, Harriett	4 years	Female	Black	Fever
2	16	Tranler, John	6 months	Male	Black	Accidently killed
3	1	Dozier, Alonzo	1 month	Male	Black	Croup
3	2	Morris	1 year	Male	Black	Teething
3	3	Points, Margaret C.	8 months	Female	White	Not known
3	4	Wood, Reachel	9 years	Female	Black	Pneumonia
3	5	Scarborough, Stiring	68 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	6	Brown, Mona	2 years	Female	White	Congestion of brain
3	7	Smith, [Infant]	1 year	Female	Black	Pneumonia	Infant of M. W. Smith
3	8	Smith, [Infant]	1 month	Female	Black	Infantile	Infant of M. W.
3	9	Carter, Ella	1 year	Female	Black	Inflamation of bowels

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Carver, Thomas F., ca.1858-ca.1860

Russell, Jessee S., ca.1860-ca.1860

Morgan, Susan, ca.1859-ca.1860

Ellis, Abraham, ca.1790-ca.1860

Ellis, Frank, ca.1837-ca.1860

[Unnamed female], ca.1860-ca.1860

Farren, John Henry, ca.1860-ca.1860

Marcus, Caroline, ca.1815-ca.1860

Harper, William L., ca.1849-ca.1860

Easton, Augustus, ca.1859-ca.1860

Brown, Robert, ca.1804-ca.1860

Burnett, Bathena C., ca.1858-ca.1860

Hutchingson, [Infant], ca.1859-ca.1860

Parnell, William, ca.1807-ca.1860

Watts, Dan, ca.1838-ca.1860

Goodbread, Kansas, ca.1856-ca.1860

Allis, ca.1848-ca.1860

Ruis, General R., ca.1854-ca.1860

Keene, David, ca.1786-ca.1860

Roberts, William H. T., ca.1825-ca.1860

Chandler, Madison, ca.1832-ca.1860

Bethea, Ella, ca.1860-ca.1860

Berry, Charles P., ca.1828-ca.1860

Waldron, Catharine, ca.1858-ca.1860

Thompson, Henry, ca.1835-ca.1860

Dranning, William J., ca.1857-ca.1860

Williams, Susan, ca.1838-ca.1860

Hines, Melinda, ca.1854-ca.1860

Brown, John, ca.1783-ca.1860

O'Cain, William J., ca.1791-ca.1860

Gelispy, John J. W., ca.1822-ca.1860

E., Arosana, ca.1860-ca.1860

Dunn, Daniel, ca.1860-ca.1860

Fleming, Daniel, ca.1808-ca.1860

Parks, Franklin R., ca.1860-ca.1860

Russell, Jessee S., ca.1860-ca.1860

Gist, Madora, ca.1859-ca.1860

Catharin, ca.1859-ca.1860

Whetstone, Susan, ca.1857-ca.1860

Jameson, Patience, ca.1860-ca.1860

Cook, Ginney, ca.1849-ca.1860

Jordan, David, ca.1798-ca.1860

Horn, Matilda, ca.1819-ca.1860

Andrews, Babe, ca.1860-ca.1860

Cook, Cebron, ca.1853-ca.1860

Hancock, Henry T., ca.1860-ca.1860

Chambliss, [Infant], ca.1860-ca.1860

Debruhl, Jessee, ca.1795-ca.1860

Debruhl, Harriett, ca.1856-ca.1860

Tranler, John, ca.1860-ca.1860

Dozier, Alonzo, ca.1860-ca.1860

Morris, ca.1859-ca.1860

Points, Margaret C., ca.1860-ca.1860

Wood, Reachel, ca.1851-ca.1860

Scarborough, Stiring, ca.1792-ca.1860

Brown, Mona, ca.1858-ca.1860

Smith, [Infant], ca.1859-ca.1860

Smith, [Infant], ca.1860-ca.1860

Carter, Ella, ca.1859-ca.1860

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