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Levy 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 Levy County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Date

1860

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Miller, John J.M.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

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Levy County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Barrow, Thomas E.	53 years	Male			Diabetes
1	2	Alexander	16 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave
1	4	Lewis, Thomas C.
1	5	Amos	3 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave
1	6	Hodge, Sarah M.	53 years	Female	White		Congestion
1	7	Lastinger, Lewis L.	1 year	Male	White		Chills and fever
1	8	Jackson, Henry	4 months	Male	White		Fever
1	9	Jackson, Charlotte	6 years	Female	Black	Slave	Congestion
1	10	Rowell, Daniel I.	9 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	11	Johnson, Lewis	68 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	12	Graham, Ellie May	1 year	Female	White		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	13	Helvenston, Lewis A.	3 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	14	Wiggins	25 years	Male	Black	Slave	Hemorrhage
1	15	Winna	40 years	Female	Black	Slave	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	16	Morgan, Ephraim	49 years	Male	White		Diseased brain
1	17	Walker, Josiah	9 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	18	Hires, Nancy Ann	33 years	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	19	Thompson, Thomas Preston	4 years	Male	White		Worm fever
1	20	Jack	10 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	21	Roberts, Allise		Female	White		Stillborn
1	22	Hardy, Esther Ann	32 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).

Title

Levy 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 Levy 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

Miller, John J.M.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_levy_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	Barrow, Thomas E.	53 years	Male			Diabetes
1	2	Alexander	16 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave
1	4	Lewis, Thomas C.
1	5	Amos	3 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave
1	6	Hodge, Sarah M.	53 years	Female	White		Congestion
1	7	Lastinger, Lewis L.	1 year	Male	White		Chills and fever
1	8	Jackson, Henry	4 months	Male	White		Fever
1	9	Jackson, Charlotte	6 years	Female	Black	Slave	Congestion
1	10	Rowell, Daniel I.	9 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	11	Johnson, Lewis	68 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	12	Graham, Ellie May	1 year	Female	White		Teething
1	13	Helvenston, Lewis A.	3 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	14	Wiggins	25 years	Male	Black	Slave	Hemorrhage
1	15	Winna	40 years	Female	Black	Slave	Consumption
1	16	Morgan, Ephraim	49 years	Male	White		Diseased brain
1	17	Walker, Josiah	9 years	Male	White		Congestion
1	18	Hires, Nancy Ann	33 years	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	19	Thompson, Thomas Preston	4 years	Male	White		Worm fever
1	20	Jack	10 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dropsy
1	21	Roberts, Allise		Female	White		Stillborn
1	22	Hardy, Esther Ann	32 years	Female	White		Pneumonia

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Subject - Person

Barrow, Thomas E., ca.1807-ca.1860

Alexander, ca.1844-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Lewis, Thomas C., d. ca.1860

Amos, ca.1857-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Hodge, Sarah M., ca.1807-ca.1860

Lastinger, Lewis L., ca.1859-ca.1860

Jackson, Henry, ca.1860-ca.1860

Jackson, Charlotte, ca.1854-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Rowell, Daniel I., ca.1851-ca.1860

Johnson, Lewis, ca.1792-ca.1860

Graham, Ellie May, ca.1859-ca.1860

Helvenston, Lewis A., ca.1857-ca.1860

Wiggins, ca.1835-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Winna, ca.1820-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Morgan, Ephraim, ca.1811-ca.1860

Walker, Josiah, ca.1851-ca.1860

Hires, Nancy Ann, ca.1827-ca.1860

Thompson, Thomas Preston, ca.1856-ca.1860

Jack, ca.1850-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Roberts, Allise, d. ca.1860

Hardy, Esther Ann, ca.1828-ca.1860

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Levy County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Levy County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345691>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Levy 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/345691>

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Levy County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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