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Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Description

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

Date

1860

Census Taker's Remarks

I have no remarks to make that would throw light upon this list of mortality. I could get no physician to comment upon it.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

McDonald, Daniel K.

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Census Records

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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	Hall, Franklin W.	59 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	Callahan, Linna	9 days	Female	White		Unknown
1	3	Oglesby, Benjamin	78 years	Male	White		Overheat and inflammation
1	4	Mayo, Atline	25 years	Female	White		Childbed fever
1	5	Cuthriell, Jay	4 years	Male	White		Inflammation of kidneys
1	6	McCall, Daniel	60 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	7	McCall, John	27 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	8	Hagan, James M.	9 months	Male	White		Fits and fever
1	9	Gipson, Nancy	38 years	Female	White		Childbed fever
1	10	Willcox, James	56 years	Male	White		Piles
1	11	Harrel, [Infant]	0 years	Female	White		Dead born
1	12	Johnston, Elizabeth	25 years	Female	White		Abortion
1	13	Gavin, Thomas	73 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	14	Nelson, [Infant]	10 hours	Male	White		Unknown
1	15	Cruchfield, Nancy F.	8 days	Female	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).
1	16	Register, Milissee	3 years	Female	White		Fever of some kind
1	17	Weaver, Richard L. R.	2 years	Male	White		Inflammation of brain
1	18	McInis, Christian	86 years	Female	White		Cramp
1	19	Davis, Sarah	42 years	Female	White		Child labor
1	20	Townsend, Martha D.	2 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	21	Taylor, Elizabeth	50 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	22	Taylor, [Infant]	6 hours	Female	White		Unknown
1	23	Vaughn, [Infant]	6 days	Female	White		Bowls hives
1	24	[Three unnamed females]	1 hour	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	25	Peterson, Elizabeth	11 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).

Title

Holmes 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 Holmes 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

McDonald, Daniel K.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

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Identifier

s1201_mortality_holmes_1860

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	Hall, Franklin W.	59 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	2	Callahan, Linna	9 days	Female	White		Unknown
1	3	Oglesby, Benjamin	78 years	Male	White		Overheat and inflammation
1	4	Mayo, Atline	25 years	Female	White		Childbed fever
1	5	Cuthriell, Jay	4 years	Male	White		Inflammation of kidneys
1	6	McCall, Daniel	60 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	7	McCall, John	27 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	8	Hagan, James M.	9 months	Male	White		Fits and fever
1	9	Gipson, Nancy	38 years	Female	White		Childbed fever
1	10	Willcox, James	56 years	Male	White		Piles
1	11	Harrel, [Infant]	0 years	Female	White		Dead born
1	12	Johnston, Elizabeth	25 years	Female	White		Abortion
1	13	Gavin, Thomas	73 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	14	Nelson, [Infant]	10 hours	Male	White		Unknown
1	15	Cruchfield, Nancy F.	8 days	Female	White		Hives
1	16	Register, Milissee	3 years	Female	White		Fever of some kind
1	17	Weaver, Richard L. R.	2 years	Male	White		Inflammation of brain
1	18	McInis, Christian	86 years	Female	White		Cramp
1	19	Davis, Sarah	42 years	Female	White		Child labor
1	20	Townsend, Martha D.	2 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	21	Taylor, Elizabeth	50 years	Female	White		Pneumonia
1	22	Taylor, [Infant]	6 hours	Female	White		Unknown
1	23	Vaughn, [Infant]	6 days	Female	White		Bowls hives
1	24	[Three unnamed females]	1 hour	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	25	Peterson, Elizabeth	11 years	Female	White		Dropsy

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Subject - Person

Hall, Franklin W., ca.1801-ca.1860

Callahan, Linna, ca.1860-ca.1860

Oglesby, Benjamin, ca.1782-ca.1860

Mayo, Atline, ca.1835-ca.1860

Cuthriell, Jay, ca.1856-ca.1860

McCall, Daniel, ca.1800-ca.1860

McCall, John, ca.1833-ca.1860

Hagan, James M., ca.1860-ca.1860

Gipson, Nancy, ca.1822-ca.1860

Willcox, James, ca.1804-ca.1860

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

Johnston, Elizabeth, ca.1835-ca.1860

Gavin, Thomas, ca.1787-ca.1860

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

Cruchfield, Nancy F., ca.1860-ca.1860

Weaver, Richard L. R., ca.1858-ca.1860

McInis, Christian, ca.1774-ca.1860

Davis, Sarah, ca.1818-ca.1860

Townsend, Martha D., ca.1858-ca.1860

Taylor, Elizabeth, ca.1810-ca.1860

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

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

[Three unnamed females], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Peterson, Elizabeth, ca.1849-ca.1860

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Holmes County (Fla.)

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I have no remarks to make that would throw light upon this list of mortality. I could get no physician to comment upon it.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345686>

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Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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