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Polk County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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State Archives of Florida, Series S548

Description

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

Date

1880

Census Taker's Remarks

[From Enumeration District 129] There is no particular malady or unusual disease that [has] prevailed in this district that comes under my knowledge, more than some cases of pneumonia, typhoid fever & dropsey, which I believe to be common in most countries. The general health of Polk County is very good.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Johnson, W.H.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Allbritton, Martha, ca.1845-ca.1880
Bonham, Thomas, ca.1877-ca.1880
Branning, William, ca.1855-ca.1880
Brown, Ellen, ca.1880-ca.1880
Carpenter, Edward, ca.1873-ca.1880
Gaskins, Margaret, ca.1800-ca.1880
Groce, John W., ca.1862-ca.1880
Harrelson, Henry C., ca.1869-ca.1880
Harris, William, ca.1807-ca.1880
Hart, America, ca.1857-ca.1880
Hart, Samuel L., ca.1877-ca.1880
Johns, William, ca.1825-ca.1880
Joiner, Elizabeth, ca.1815-ca.1880
Joiner, Robert, ca.1801-ca.1880
Lanier, Mary, ca.1879-ca.1880
Mann, William J., ca.1864-ca.1880
McKinney, Thomas, ca.1825-ca.1880
Miller, William, ca.1800-ca.1880
Milton, James, ca.1814-ca.1880
Parker, John N., ca.1876-ca.1880
Parmer, James P., ca.1871-ca.1880
Rimes, Malissa, ca.1855-ca.1880
Seward, Sallie, ca.1820-ca.1880
Seward, Sarah, ca.1817-ca.1880
Seward, Susan, ca.1850-ca.1880
Smith, Thomas, ca.1842-ca.1880
Tyre, Jacob, ca.1830-ca.1880
Vickers, Juliar, ca.1858-ca.1880
Wilder, William, ca.1834-ca.1880
Williams, Peter E., ca.1878-ca.1880
Womac, Curtis, ca.1870-ca.1880

Geographic Term

Polk County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Rimes, Malissa	25 years	Female	White	Inflammation of liver
1	2	Harrelson, Henry C.	11 years	Male	White	Inflammation of brain
1	3	Parmer, James P.	9 years	Male	White	Epilepsy
1	4	Milton, James	66 years	Male	White	Inflammation of bowels
1	5	Vickers, Juliar	22 years	Female	White	Dropsy of chest
1	6	Wilder, William	46 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	7	Hart, America	23 years	Female	White	Hemorrhage of the lungs
1	8	Hart, Samuel L.	3 years	Male	White	Inflammation of bowels
1	9	Williams, Peter E.	2 years	Male	White	Disease of lungs
1	10	Gaskins, Margaret	80 years	Female	White	Dropsy of chest
1	11	Harris, William	73 years	Male	White	Inflammation of liver
1	12	Brown, Ellen	10 months	Female	White	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).
1	13	Johns, William	55 years	Male	Black	Dropsy of chest
1	14	Miller, William	80 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	15	Bonham, Thomas	3 years	Male	White	Meningitis
1	16	Tyre, Jacob	50 years	Male	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	17	Carpenter, Edward	7 years	Male	White	Disease of heart
1	18	Mann, William J.	16 years	Male	White	Inflammation of brain
1	19	Joiner, Robert	79 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	20	Joiner, Elizabeth	65 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
1	21	Seward, Sarah	63 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	22	McKinney, Thomas	55 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	23	Parker, John N.	4 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	24	Smith, Thomas	38 years	Male	White	Delirium tremens
1	25	Groce, John W.	18 years	Male	White	Killed by a falling tree
1	26	Lanier, Mary	1 year	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	27	Womac, Curtis	10 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
1	28	Allbritton, Martha	35 years	Female	White	Childbed fever
1	30	Seward, Susan	30 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	31	Seward, Sallie	60 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	32	Branning, William	25 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).

Title

Polk 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 Polk 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

Johnson, W.H.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_polk_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Rimes, Malissa	25 years	Female	White	Inflammation of liver
1	2	Harrelson, Henry C.	11 years	Male	White	Inflammation of brain
1	3	Parmer, James P.	9 years	Male	White	Epilepsy
1	4	Milton, James	66 years	Male	White	Inflammation of bowels
1	5	Vickers, Juliar	22 years	Female	White	Dropsy of chest
1	6	Wilder, William	46 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	7	Hart, America	23 years	Female	White	Hemorrhage of the lungs
1	8	Hart, Samuel L.	3 years	Male	White	Inflammation of bowels
1	9	Williams, Peter E.	2 years	Male	White	Disease of lungs
1	10	Gaskins, Margaret	80 years	Female	White	Dropsy of chest
1	11	Harris, William	73 years	Male	White	Inflammation of liver
1	12	Brown, Ellen	10 months	Female	White	Teething
1	13	Johns, William	55 years	Male	Black	Dropsy of chest
1	14	Miller, William	80 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	15	Bonham, Thomas	3 years	Male	White	Meningitis
1	16	Tyre, Jacob	50 years	Male	White	Consumption
1	17	Carpenter, Edward	7 years	Male	White	Disease of heart
1	18	Mann, William J.	16 years	Male	White	Inflammation of brain
1	19	Joiner, Robert	79 years	Male	White	Dropsy of chest
1	20	Joiner, Elizabeth	65 years	Female	White	Dropsy of heart
1	21	Seward, Sarah	63 years	Female	White	Pneumonia
1	22	McKinney, Thomas	55 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	23	Parker, John N.	4 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	24	Smith, Thomas	38 years	Male	White	Delirium tremens
1	25	Groce, John W.	18 years	Male	White	Killed by a falling tree
1	26	Lanier, Mary	1 year	Female	White	Pneumonia
1	27	Womac, Curtis	10 years	Male	White	Dropsy of heart
1	28	Allbritton, Martha	35 years	Female	White	Childbed fever
1	30	Seward, Susan	30 years	Female	White	Pneumonia
1	31	Seward, Sallie	60 years	Female	White	Pneumonia
1	32	Branning, William	25 years	Male	White	Pneumonia

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Rimes, Malissa, ca.1855-ca.1880

Harrelson, Henry C., ca.1869-ca.1880

Parmer, James P., ca.1871-ca.1880

Milton, James, ca.1814-ca.1880

Vickers, Juliar, ca.1858-ca.1880

Wilder, William, ca.1834-ca.1880

Hart, America, ca.1857-ca.1880

Hart, Samuel L., ca.1877-ca.1880

Williams, Peter E., ca.1878-ca.1880

Gaskins, Margaret, ca.1800-ca.1880

Harris, William, ca.1807-ca.1880

Brown, Ellen, ca.1880-ca.1880

Johns, William, ca.1825-ca.1880

Miller, William, ca.1800-ca.1880

Bonham, Thomas, ca.1877-ca.1880

Tyre, Jacob, ca.1830-ca.1880

Carpenter, Edward, ca.1873-ca.1880

Mann, William J., ca.1864-ca.1880

Joiner, Robert, ca.1801-ca.1880

Joiner, Elizabeth, ca.1815-ca.1880

Seward, Sarah, ca.1817-ca.1880

McKinney, Thomas, ca.1825-ca.1880

Parker, John N., ca.1876-ca.1880

Smith, Thomas, ca.1842-ca.1880

Groce, John W., ca.1862-ca.1880

Lanier, Mary, ca.1879-ca.1880

Womac, Curtis, ca.1870-ca.1880

Allbritton, Martha, ca.1845-ca.1880

Seward, Susan, ca.1850-ca.1880

Seward, Sallie, ca.1820-ca.1880

Branning, William, ca.1855-ca.1880

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