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

Date

1860

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Grothe, William

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

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Nassau County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Bryant, Rosina	4 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt to death
1	2	Evans, Martha	14 years	Female	Black	Slave	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	3	Looper, Edward G.	17 years	Male	White		Hemorrhage
1	4	Heath, L. D.	2 months	Male	White		Unknown
1	5	Fruman, Isaac	30 years	Male	White		Fever
1	6	Acosta, Pretty	9 years	Female	Black	Slave	Fever
1	7	Wilson, Jenny	40 years	Female	Mulatto		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	8	Thompson, Edward	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Asthma
1	9	Bennett, Copper	39 years	Male	White		Affect of brain
1	10	Spears, Mumon	60 years	Male	White		Affect of heart
1	11	Bullock, Harriett	35 years	Female	White		Congestion of lungs
1	12	Bullock, Amanda	8 years	Female	Black	Slave	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	16	Harrison, Robert	75 years	Male	Black	Slave	Old age
1	17	[Unnamed male]	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	18	[Unnamed female]	3 months	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	19	Acosta, Georgia	9 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt to death
1	20	Denury, Robert	40 years	Male	White		Drunkenness
1	21	Hard Times	5 years	Female	Black	Slave	Accident, burnt
1	22	Braddock, William H.	42 years	Male	White		Leprosy
1	23	Vaughn, John D.	98 years	Male	White		Old age	"No. 23 was an old Revolutionary soldier."
1	24	Kirkland, Fibby	5 months	Female	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).

Title

Nassau 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 Nassau 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

Grothe, William

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_nassau_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	Notes
1	1	Bryant, Rosina	4 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt to death
1	2	Evans, Martha	14 years	Female	Black	Slave	Pneumonia
1	3	Looper, Edward G.	17 years	Male	White		Hemorrhage
1	4	Heath, L. D.	2 months	Male	White		Unknown
1	5	Fruman, Isaac	30 years	Male	White		Fever
1	6	Acosta, Pretty	9 years	Female	Black	Slave	Fever
1	7	Wilson, Jenny	40 years	Female	Mulatto		Pleurisy
1	8	Thompson, Edward	1 year	Male	Black	Slave	Asthma
1	9	Bennett, Copper	39 years	Male	White		Affect of brain
1	10	Spears, Mumon	60 years	Male	White		Affect of heart
1	11	Bullock, Harriett	35 years	Female	White		Congestion of lungs
1	12	Bullock, Amanda	8 years	Female	Black	Slave	Pneumonia
1	16	Harrison, Robert	75 years	Male	Black	Slave	Old age
1	17	[Unnamed male]	1 month	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	18	[Unnamed female]	3 months	Female	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	19	Acosta, Georgia	9 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt to death
1	20	Denury, Robert	40 years	Male	White		Drunkenness
1	21	Hard Times	5 years	Female	Black	Slave	Accident, burnt
1	22	Braddock, William H.	42 years	Male	White		Leprosy
1	23	Vaughn, John D.	98 years	Male	White		Old age	"No. 23 was an old Revolutionary soldier."
1	24	Kirkland, Fibby	5 months	Female	Black	Slave	Teething

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Bryant, Rosina, ca.1856-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Evans, Martha, ca.1846-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Looper, Edward G., ca.1843-ca.1860

Heath, L. D., ca.1860-ca.1860

Fruman, Isaac, ca.1830-ca.1860

Acosta, Pretty, ca.1851-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Wilson, Jenny, ca.1820-ca.1860

Thompson, Edward, ca.1859-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Bennett, Copper, ca.1821-ca.1860

Spears, Mumon, ca.1800-ca.1860

Bullock, Harriett, ca.1825-ca.1860

Bullock, Amanda, ca.1852-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Harrison, Robert, ca.1785-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

[Unnamed male], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

[Unnamed female], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Acosta, Georgia, ca.1851-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Denury, Robert, ca.1820-ca.1860

Hard Times, ca.1855-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Braddock, William H., ca.1818-ca.1860

Vaughn, John D., ca.1762-ca.1860

Kirkland, Fibby, ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

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Nassau County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Nassau County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345697>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Nassau 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/345697>

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Nassau County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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