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Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1202

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Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1870 for Calhoun County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.

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1870

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United States. Department of the Interior.

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Hall, J.

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Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Caraway, A. B.	49 years	Male	White	Assassinated
1	2	Kent, Thomas	12 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).

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Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870

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Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1870 for Calhoun County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1870.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1202

Date

1870

Contributor

Hall, J.

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census records

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eng-US

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s1202_mortality_calhoun_1870

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Reconstruction Era Florida (1865-1877)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	Caraway, A. B.	49 years	Male	White	Assassinated
1	2	Kent, Thomas	12 years	Male	White	Dropsy

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Caraway, A. B., ca.1821-ca.1870

Kent, Thomas, ca.1858-ca.1870

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Calhoun County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870. 1870. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345714>, accessed 30 November 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870. 1870. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345714>

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(State Archives of Florida/United States. Department of the Interior.)

Calhoun County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1870

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