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Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Description

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

Date

1860

Census Taker's Remarks

I tried to [get] a physician to comment upon this schedule of mortality. None would give their services that I applied to so I took them according to direction and let it pass off.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

McDonald, Daniel K.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Bowers, Finley	10 years	Male	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	2	Williamson, Green	1 day	Male	White		Unknown
1	3	[Unnamed female]	2 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt and fits
1	4	Newton, Angus C.	7 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	5	McIver, John A.	48 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	6	Negro Tom	53 years	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	7	Pitts, Benjamin	45 years	Male	White		Quinsy Inflammation of the tonsils, which could proceed to an abscess (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	8	[Unnamed male]	5 days	Male	White		Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	9	Ard, Elizabeth	33 years	Female	White		Fever
1	10	Ard, Sarah E.	5 years	Female			Bilious fever
1	11	Arthur	60 years	Male	Mulatto	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	12	Wheeler, Mary A.	46 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	13	Rice, Eliza W.	7 months	Female	White		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	14	Crawford, William H.	4 years	Male	White		Fever
1	15	Riddick, Napoleon B.	3 months	Male	White		Unknown
1	16	Riddick, Mary	17 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).
1	17	George	30 years	Male	Black	Slave	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	18	Jorden, Mary Ann	10 years	Female	White		Cause unknown
1	19	Joiner, William Canady	11 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	20	McLeod, William	12 years	Male	White		Asthma
1	21	McLendon, Mathew	14 years	Male	White		Dropsy of head
1	22	Infinger, Washington	44 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	23	Casity, Margret	14 years	Female	White		Inflammation of stomach
1	24	Casity, Susannah	23 years	Female	White		Child labor
1	25	Daughtry, Louisa	4 months	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	26	Daughtry, [Infant]	5 months	Female	White		Unknown, sudden
1	27	Cherry, Mary	25 years	Female	White		Inflammation of brain
1	28	Kelly, John	82 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	29	Bedsole, Welthy S.	4 years	Female	White		Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	30	Smith, Nancy	56 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	31	Preacher, Susan	10 years	Female	White		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	32	Senterfitt, Jesse	65 years	Male	White		Typhoid pneumonia
1	33	Senterfitt, Alexander D.	8 years	Male	White		Typhoid pneumonia
1	34	Ward, Catherine	31 years	Female	White		Typhoid pneumonia
1	35	Malone, John	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).
2	1	Turner, George	5 months	Male	White		Inflammation of brain
2	2	O'Neal, John	82 years	Male	White		Cause unknown
2	3	Jorden, William	4 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.
2	4	Jorden, [Infant]	3 days	Male	White		Unknown

Title

Walton 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 Walton 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

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_walton_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Bowers, Finley	10 years	Male	White		Worms
1	2	Williamson, Green	1 day	Male	White		Unknown
1	3	[Unnamed female]	2 years	Female	Black	Slave	Burnt and fits
1	4	Newton, Angus C.	7 months	Male	White		Croup
1	5	McIver, John A.	48 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	6	Negro Tom	53 years	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	7	Pitts, Benjamin	45 years	Male	White		Quinsy
1	8	[Unnamed male]	5 days	Male	White		Fits
1	9	Ard, Elizabeth	33 years	Female	White		Fever
1	10	Ard, Sarah E.	5 years	Female			Bilious fever
1	11	Arthur	60 years	Male	Mulatto	Slave	Pneumonia
1	12	Wheeler, Mary A.	46 years	Female	White		Pneumonia
1	13	Rice, Eliza W.	7 months	Female	White		Erysipelas
1	14	Crawford, William H.	4 years	Male	White		Fever
1	15	Riddick, Napoleon B.	3 months	Male	White		Unknown
1	16	Riddick, Mary	17 years	Female	White		Dropsy
1	17	George	30 years	Male	Black	Slave	Consumption
1	18	Jorden, Mary Ann	10 years	Female	White		Cause unknown
1	19	Joiner, William Canady	11 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	20	McLeod, William	12 years	Male	White		Asthma
1	21	McLendon, Mathew	14 years	Male	White		Dropsy of head
1	22	Infinger, Washington	44 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	23	Casity, Margret	14 years	Female	White		Inflammation of stomach
1	24	Casity, Susannah	23 years	Female	White		Child labor
1	25	Daughtry, Louisa	4 months	Female	White		Pneumonia
1	26	Daughtry, [Infant]	5 months	Female	White		Unknown, sudden
1	27	Cherry, Mary	25 years	Female	White		Inflammation of brain
1	28	Kelly, John	82 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	29	Bedsole, Welthy S.	4 years	Female	White		Worms
1	30	Smith, Nancy	56 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	31	Preacher, Susan	10 years	Female	White		Pleurisy
1	32	Senterfitt, Jesse	65 years	Male	White		Typhoid pneumonia
1	33	Senterfitt, Alexander D.	8 years	Male	White		Typhoid pneumonia
1	34	Ward, Catherine	31 years	Female	White		Typhoid pneumonia
1	35	Malone, John	7 years	Male	White		Dropsy
2	1	Turner, George	5 months	Male	White		Inflammation of brain
2	2	O'Neal, John	82 years	Male	White		Cause unknown
2	3	Jorden, William	4 years	Male	White		Diarrhea
2	4	Jorden, [Infant]	3 days	Male	White		Unknown

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Bowers, Finley, ca.1850-ca.1860

Williamson, Green, ca.1860-ca.1860

[Unnamed female], ca.1858-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Newton, Angus C., ca.1860-ca.1860

McIver, John A., ca.1812-ca.1860

Tom, ca.1807-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Pitts, Benjamin, ca.1815-ca.1860

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

Ard, Elizabeth, ca.1827-ca.1860

Ard, Sarah E., ca.1855-ca.1860

Arthur, ca.1800-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Wheeler, Mary A., ca.1814-ca.1860

Rice, Eliza W., ca.1860-ca.1860

Crawford, William H., ca.1856-ca.1860

Riddick, Napoleon B., ca.1860-ca.1860

Riddick, Mary, ca.1843-ca.1860

George, ca.1830-ca.1860 (enslaved person)

Jorden, Mary Ann, ca.1850-ca.1860

Joiner, William Canady, ca.1849-ca.1860

McLeod, William, ca.1848-ca.1860

McLendon, Mathew, ca.1846-ca.1860

Infinger, Washington, ca.1816-ca.1860

Casity, Margret, ca.1846-ca.1860

Casity, Susannah, ca.1837-ca.1860

Daughtry, Louisa, ca.1860-ca.1860

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

Cherry, Mary, ca.1835-ca.1860

Kelly, John, ca.1778-ca.1860

Bedsole, Welthy S., ca.1856-ca.1860

Smith, Nancy, ca.1804-ca.1860

Preacher, Susan, ca.1850-ca.1860

Senterfitt, Jesse, ca.1795-ca.1860

Senterfitt, Alexander D., ca.1852-ca.1860

Ward, Catherine, ca.1829-ca.1860

Malone, John, ca.1853-ca.1860

Turner, George, ca.1860-ca.1860

O'Neal, John, ca.1778-ca.1860

Jorden, William, ca.1856-ca.1860

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

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I tried to [get] a physician to comment upon this schedule of mortality. None would give their services that I applied to so I took them according to direction and let it pass off.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345708>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Walton 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/345708>

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