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

Date

1860

Census Taker's Remarks

No particular disease prevailing; water principally lime. Soil generally land with substratum of clay, considered generally good for cotton & corn, some rich alluvial soil on the banks of the Suwannee River. A great deal of limestone rock in the county, which is the only fertilizer. Timber principally yellow pine and white, red, and live oak. Many fine lime & sulphur springs in the county.

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United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Ives, E.R.

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Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

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Suwannee County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Pinkney	20 years	Male	Black	Slave	Liver disease
1	1	Pinkney	20 years	Male	Black		Liver disease
1	2	Milton, Louisa	5 years	Female	White		Congestive chill
1	2	Mixon, Louisa	5 years	Female			Congestive chill
1	3	McLaren, William T.	32 years	Male	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	3	William, McLaren T.	32 years	Male	White		Dysentery A range of diseases causing inflammation of the large intestine. Symptoms included fever, severe diarrhea, and abdominal pain. Sometimes this was also called “flux.” The disease was thought to be endemic during the summer months (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	4	Carruth, Viva	110 years	Female	Black	Slave	Old age
1	4	Carruth, Viva	110 years	Female	Black		Old age
1	5	Peed, Ida T.	1 year	Female	White		Unknown
1	5	Reed, Ida T.	1 year	Female			Unknown
1	6	Coley, Cain	9 months	Male	White		Unknown
1	6	Cain, Coley	9 months	Male			Unknown
1	7	Rofs, Lesley	21 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	Ross, Lesley	21 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	8	Urquitt, Lora L.	1 year	Female	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	8	Urquitt, Lora L.	1 year	Female	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	9	Thompson, John M.	7 months	Male	White		Not known
1	9	Thompson, John M.	7 months	Male	White		Not known
1	10	Johnson, Adaline	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	Johnson, 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	11	Johnson, Caroline	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	11	Johnson, Caroline	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	12	Johnson, Louis	1 year	Male	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.
1	12	Johnson, Louis	1 year	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	13	Bivins, Obediah	7 years	Male	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	13	Bivians, Obediah	7 years	Male	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	14	Lellman, Thibida	8 months	Female	White		Fever
1	14	Lellman, Thibida	8 months	Female	White		Fever
1	15	Bailey, [Infant]	2 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).
1	15	Bailey, [Infant]	2 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).
1	16	Cline, Joseph	37 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	16	Clive, Joseph	37 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	17	Roussou, [Infant]	5 days	Male	White		General infantry
1	17	Roussea, [Infant]	5 days	Male	Black		General infirmary
1	18	Branning, Franklin	9 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	18	Branning, Franklin	9 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	19	Hunter, Bethany	8 years	Male	White		Brain fever
1	19	Hunter, Bethany	8 years	Male	White		Brain fever
1	20	Leonora	4 years	Female	Black	Slave	Drownded
1	20	Leonora	4 years	Female	Black		Drowned
1	21	Ervin, Martha	16 years	Female	Black	Slave	Inflamation of bowels
1	21	Erwin, Martha	16 years	Female	Black		Inflamation of bowels
1	22	Ervin, [Infant]	1 month	Female	Black	Slave	Inflamation of bowels
1	22	Erwin, [Infant]	1 month	Female	Black		Inflamation of bowels
1	23	Parker, Francis C.	1 year	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	23	Parker, Francis L.	1 year	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	24	Lee, [Infant]	1 month	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	24	Lee, [Infant]	1 month	Male	White		Typhoid fever
1	25	Blume, William	80 years	Male	White		Cancer
1	25	Blume, William	80 years	Male	White		Cancer
1	26	Crawford, Eliza C.	44 years	Female	White		Congestive chill
1	26	Crawford, Eliza L.	44 years	Female	White		Congestive chill
1	27	Dexter, Hilliard	18 years	Male	Black	Slave	Drownded
1	27	Dexter, Hilliard	18 years	Male	Black		Drowned
1	28	Ots, Try	9 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	28	Oats, Fry	9 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	29	Crawford, Statesman W.	22 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	29	Crawford, Statesman W.	22 years	Male	White		Congestive chill

Title

Suwannee 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 Suwannee 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_suwannee_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Pinkney	20 years	Male	Black	Slave	Liver disease
1	1	Pinkney	20 years	Male	Black		Liver disease
1	2	Milton, Louisa	5 years	Female	White		Congestive chill
1	2	Mixon, Louisa	5 years	Female			Congestive chill
1	3	McLaren, William T.	32 years	Male	White		Dysentery
1	3	William, McLaren T.	32 years	Male	White		Dysentery
1	4	Carruth, Viva	110 years	Female	Black	Slave	Old age
1	4	Carruth, Viva	110 years	Female	Black		Old age
1	5	Peed, Ida T.	1 year	Female	White		Unknown
1	5	Reed, Ida T.	1 year	Female			Unknown
1	6	Coley, Cain	9 months	Male	White		Unknown
1	6	Cain, Coley	9 months	Male			Unknown
1	7	Rofs, Lesley	21 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	7	Ross, Lesley	21 years	Male	White		Pneumonia
1	8	Urquitt, Lora L.	1 year	Female	White		Worms
1	8	Urquitt, Lora L.	1 year	Female	White		Worms
1	9	Thompson, John M.	7 months	Male	White		Not known
1	9	Thompson, John M.	7 months	Male	White		Not known
1	10	Johnson, Adaline	2 years	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	10	Johnson, Adeline	2 years	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	11	Johnson, Caroline	1 year	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	11	Johnson, Caroline	1 year	Female	White		Diarrhea
1	12	Johnson, Louis	1 year	Male	Black		Diarrhea
1	12	Johnson, Louis	1 year	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	13	Bivins, Obediah	7 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	13	Bivians, Obediah	7 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	14	Lellman, Thibida	8 months	Female	White		Fever
1	14	Lellman, Thibida	8 months	Female	White		Fever
1	15	Bailey, [Infant]	2 months	Male	White		Croup
1	15	Bailey, [Infant]	2 months	Male	White		Croup
1	16	Cline, Joseph	37 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	16	Clive, Joseph	37 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	17	Roussou, [Infant]	5 days	Male	White		General infantry
1	17	Roussea, [Infant]	5 days	Male	Black		General infirmary
1	18	Branning, Franklin	9 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	18	Branning, Franklin	9 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
1	19	Hunter, Bethany	8 years	Male	White		Brain fever
1	19	Hunter, Bethany	8 years	Male	White		Brain fever
1	20	Leonora	4 years	Female	Black	Slave	Drownded
1	20	Leonora	4 years	Female	Black		Drowned
1	21	Ervin, Martha	16 years	Female	Black	Slave	Inflamation of bowels
1	21	Erwin, Martha	16 years	Female	Black		Inflamation of bowels
1	22	Ervin, [Infant]	1 month	Female	Black	Slave	Inflamation of bowels
1	22	Erwin, [Infant]	1 month	Female	Black		Inflamation of bowels
1	23	Parker, Francis C.	1 year	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	23	Parker, Francis L.	1 year	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	24	Lee, [Infant]	1 month	Female	White		Typhoid fever
1	24	Lee, [Infant]	1 month	Male	White		Typhoid fever
1	25	Blume, William	80 years	Male	White		Cancer
1	25	Blume, William	80 years	Male	White		Cancer
1	26	Crawford, Eliza C.	44 years	Female	White		Congestive chill
1	26	Crawford, Eliza L.	44 years	Female	White		Congestive chill
1	27	Dexter, Hilliard	18 years	Male	Black	Slave	Drownded
1	27	Dexter, Hilliard	18 years	Male	Black		Drowned
1	28	Ots, Try	9 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	28	Oats, Fry	9 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	29	Crawford, Statesman W.	22 years	Male	White		Congestive chill
1	29	Crawford, Statesman W.	22 years	Male	White		Congestive chill

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Pinkney, ca.1840-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Pinkney, ca.1840-ca.1860

Milton, Louisa, ca.1855-ca.1860

Mixon, Louisa, ca.1855-ca.1860

McLaren, William T., ca.1828-ca.1860

William, McLaren T., ca.1828-ca.1860

Carruth, Viva, ca.1750-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Carruth, Viva, ca.1750-ca.1860

Peed, Ida T., ca.1859-ca.1860

Reed, Ida T., ca.1859-ca.1860

Coley, Cain, ca.1860-ca.1860

Cain, Coley, ca.1860-ca.1860

Rofs, Lesley, ca.1839-ca.1860

Ross, Lesley, ca.1839-ca.1860

Urquitt, Lora L., ca.1859-ca.1860

Thompson, John M., ca.1860-ca.1860

Johnson, Adaline, ca.1858-ca.1860

Johnson, Adeline, ca.1858-ca.1860

Johnson, Caroline, ca.1859-ca.1860

Johnson, Louis, ca.1859-ca.1860

Bivins, Obediah, ca.1853-ca.1860

Bivians, Obediah, ca.1853-ca.1860

Lellman, Thibida, ca.1860-ca.1860

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

Cline, Joseph, ca.1823-ca.1860

Clive, Joseph, ca.1823-ca.1860

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

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

Branning, Franklin, ca.1851-ca.1860

Hunter, Bethany, ca.1852-ca.1860

Leonora, ca.1856-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Leonora, ca.1856-ca.1860

Ervin, Martha, ca.1844-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Erwin, Martha, ca.1844-ca.1860

Ervin, [Infant], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

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

Parker, Francis C., ca.1859-ca.1860

Parker, Francis L., ca.1859-ca.1860

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

Blume, William, ca.1780-ca.1860

Crawford, Eliza C., ca.1816-ca.1860

Crawford, Eliza L., ca.1816-ca.1860

Dexter, Hilliard, ca.1842-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Dexter, Hilliard, ca.1842-ca.1860

Ots, Try, ca.1851-ca.1860

Oats, Fry, ca.1851-ca.1860

Crawford, Statesman W., ca.1838-ca.1860

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