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Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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State Archives of Florida, Series S548

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Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Holmes County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Date

1880

Census Taker's Remarks

The statements made in filling schedule 5 have been made to the best information to be obtained. There is not a physician residing in Holmes County. Those reported in Column 17 as reported attending patients all reside out of the County; and few if any of them keep a register. Their report if called on in reference to most or all of the deaths reported would be from memory, which might not be as correct in most cases, as the statements made to family while attending the patient. All of which I have tried to report as correctly as practicable.

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United States. Department of the Interior.

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Green, W.F.

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Morrison, Archie	20 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	2	McLendon, Martha	52 years	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	3	Pearce, George	3 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
1	4	Smith, Sarah	1 month	Female	White	Premature birth
1	5	Moore, Lovell	82 years	Male	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	6	Parrish, Owen	33 years	Male	White	Epileptic fits
1	7	Rice, James	20 years	Male	White	Apoplexy Sudden incapacitation, loss of sensation and cessation of motion caused by a stroke or hemorrhaging in the brain (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	8	Morrison, Marley	2 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	9	Arranto, Lucy	18 years	Female	White	Brain fever
1	10	Covington, Jeremiah	75 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	11	Peacock, Gatsey	15 days	Female	White	Inanition Exhaustion resulting from a lack of nourishment, primarily seen in infants (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	12	Braxton, Benjamin	10 years	Male	White	Flux dysentery
1	13	Stanley, David	15 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	Morrison, Mary	1 year	Female	White	Flux Another name for dysentery. Intestinal inflammation causing the patient to pass stools with blood was often diagnosed as “bloody flux” (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	15	Curry, Anna	1 year	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	16	Thomas, Mary	26 years	Female	White	Dispepsie
1	17	Helms, Arkelphia	2 years	Female	White	Flux Another name for dysentery. Intestinal inflammation causing the patient to pass stools with blood was often diagnosed as “bloody flux” (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	18	Cannington, James	52 years	Male	White	Congestion
1	19	Sellars, John	15 years	Male	White	Apoplexy Sudden incapacitation, loss of sensation and cessation of motion caused by a stroke or hemorrhaging in the brain (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	20	French, Elizabeth	107 years	Female	White	Old age
1	21	Lindel, Jane	35 years	Female	White	Childbirth
1	22	Busby, Josephine	24 years	Female	White	Scrofula Tuberculosis occurring outside the lungs, typically in the form of glandular tumors in the neck. These tumors could become ulcerated, and the tuberculosis infection could spread to the lungs (McGown, A Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
1	23	Harrison, Lucinda	27 years	Female	White	Intermittent fever
1	24	Myres, Elizabeth	47 years	Female	White	Intermittent fever
1	25	Hathaway, Sarah	73 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	26	Pitts, Isaac	79 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	27	Johnson, Leroy	22 years	Male	White	Flux Another name for dysentery. Intestinal inflammation causing the patient to pass stools with blood was often diagnosed as “bloody flux” (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	28	Johnson, Lena	3 years	Female	White	St. anthony's fire; burned

Title

Holmes County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Holmes County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S548

Date

1880

Contributor

Green, W.F.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

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s548_mortality_holmes_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Morrison, Archie	20 years	Male	White	Consumption
1	2	McLendon, Martha	52 years	Female	White	Erysipelas
1	3	Pearce, George	3 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
1	4	Smith, Sarah	1 month	Female	White	Premature birth
1	5	Moore, Lovell	82 years	Male	White	Erysipelas
1	6	Parrish, Owen	33 years	Male	White	Epileptic fits
1	7	Rice, James	20 years	Male	White	Apoplexy
1	8	Morrison, Marley	2 years	Female	White	Dropsy
1	9	Arranto, Lucy	18 years	Female	White	Brain fever
1	10	Covington, Jeremiah	75 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	11	Peacock, Gatsey	15 days	Female	White	Inanition
1	12	Braxton, Benjamin	10 years	Male	White	Flux dysentery
1	13	Stanley, David	15 years	Male	White	Dropsy
1	14	Morrison, Mary	1 year	Female	White	Flux
1	15	Curry, Anna	1 year	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	16	Thomas, Mary	26 years	Female	White	Dispepsie
1	17	Helms, Arkelphia	2 years	Female	White	Flux
1	18	Cannington, James	52 years	Male	White	Congestion
1	19	Sellars, John	15 years	Male	White	Apoplexy
1	20	French, Elizabeth	107 years	Female	White	Old age
1	21	Lindel, Jane	35 years	Female	White	Childbirth
1	22	Busby, Josephine	24 years	Female	White	Scrofula
1	23	Harrison, Lucinda	27 years	Female	White	Intermittent fever
1	24	Myres, Elizabeth	47 years	Female	White	Intermittent fever
1	25	Hathaway, Sarah	73 years	Female	White	Bilious fever
1	26	Pitts, Isaac	79 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	27	Johnson, Leroy	22 years	Male	White	Flux
1	28	Johnson, Lena	3 years	Female	White	St. anthony's fire; burned

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Morrison, Archie, ca.1860-ca.1880

McLendon, Martha, ca.1828-ca.1880

Pearce, George, ca.1877-ca.1880

Smith, Sarah, ca.1880-ca.1880

Moore, Lovell, ca.1798-ca.1880

Parrish, Owen, ca.1847-ca.1880

Rice, James, ca.1860-ca.1880

Morrison, Marley, ca.1878-ca.1880

Arranto, Lucy, ca.1862-ca.1880

Covington, Jeremiah, ca.1805-ca.1880

Peacock, Gatsey, ca.1880-ca.1880

Braxton, Benjamin, ca.1870-ca.1880

Stanley, David, ca.1865-ca.1880

Morrison, Mary, ca.1879-ca.1880

Curry, Anna, ca.1879-ca.1880

Thomas, Mary, ca.1854-ca.1880

Helms, Arkelphia, ca.1878-ca.1880

Cannington, James, ca.1828-ca.1880

Sellars, John, ca.1865-ca.1880

French, Elizabeth, ca.1773-ca.1880

Lindel, Jane, ca.1845-ca.1880

Busby, Josephine, ca.1856-ca.1880

Harrison, Lucinda, ca.1853-ca.1880

Myres, Elizabeth, ca.1833-ca.1880

Hathaway, Sarah, ca.1807-ca.1880

Pitts, Isaac, ca.1801-ca.1880

Johnson, Leroy, ca.1858-ca.1880

Johnson, Lena, ca.1877-ca.1880

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