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Sumter 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 Sumter County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Date

1880

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Lee, W.C.
Helvenston, A.H.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Roberts, Ross	8 years	Male	Black	Drowned
1	2	[Illegible]	6 years	Male	Black	Intermittent fever
1	3	Robertson, Rufus	12 years	Male	Black	Bilious fever
1	4	Eickleburger, Susie	3 years	Female	White	Congestion
1	5	Beatrice, Lee	1 year	Female	White	Congestion
1	6	McCormic, Susie	10 years	Female	White	Tonsillitis
1	7	Bell, Lee	3 years	Female	White	Congestive fever
1	8	McClendon, Caroline	10 months	Female	White	Tonsillitis
1	9	Heath, William	35 years	Male	White	Remittent fever
1	10	Broadnax, R. W.	39 years	Female	White	Congestive chill
1	11	Taylor, Elizabeth	22 years	Female	White	Congestion, change of life
1	16	Greer, Leonia	53 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	Gilmour, [Unnamed female]	55 years	Female	White	Old age
1	18	Cauger, Mary F. [?]	8 years	Female	White	Burnt
1	19	Gamble, John	66 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	20	Perry, John	10 years	Male	White	Brain fever
1	21	Mallard, H.	9 months	Male	White	Congestion
1	22	Swearingan, Ella	22 years	Female	White	Cirrhosis
1	23	Medan, J. W.	60 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	24	Medan, John	65 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	25	Colvers, Viney	80 years	Female	Black	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	26	Sheeron, Polly	27 years	Female	White	Tetanus
1	27	Arnold, [Infant]	2 months	Female	White	Malformation
1	28	Shriver, Sarah	40 years	Female	White	Uterine disease
1	29	Peters, Jacob		Female	White	Liver disease
3	1	Marsh, James J.	63 years	Male	White	Break bone fever
3	2	Hollis, John	68 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
3	3	Abney, Absolum	32 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
3	4	Branch, Littleberry	73 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	5	Bright, Maud	1 year	Female	White	Congestive chill
3	6	Hendrick, Abaline	20 years	Female	White	Childbirth
3	7	Van, Steven M.	7 years	Male	White	Jaundice
3	8	Jason, Mary	24 years	Female	White	Birth of child
3	9	Fender, Tony	5 years	Male	White	Congestion of brain
3	10	Scott, J. A., Mrs.	49 years	Female	Mulatto	Congestion of brain
3	11	Merrett, James	6 months	Male	White	Congestion of brain
3	12	Hay, Elijah J.	36 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	13	Caruthers, Francis E.	13 years	Female	White	Congestion of brain
3	14	Green, Alexander	1 year	Male	Black	Typhoid fever
3	15	Green, Tina [Vina?]	48 years	Female	White	Epilepsy
3	16	Wade, [Unnamed female]	25 years	Female	White	Childbirth fever
3	17	Munson, [Unnamed male]	50 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	18	Dug, Thomas A.	25 years	Male	White	Typhus fever
3	19	Hags, Sarah	27 years	Female	White	Childbirth fever
3	21	Bradford, Lydia	4 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).
3	22	Benton, Ann S.	54 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).
3	23	Hags, Annie M.	30 years	Female	White	Neuralgia of heart
3	24	May, Jackson	88 years	Male	Black	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).
3	25	May, Elvina	51 years	Female	Black	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

Sumter 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 Sumter 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

Lee, W.C.

Helvenston, A.H.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_sumter_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Roberts, Ross	8 years	Male	Black	Drowned
1	2	[Illegible]	6 years	Male	Black	Intermittent fever
1	3	Robertson, Rufus	12 years	Male	Black	Bilious fever
1	4	Eickleburger, Susie	3 years	Female	White	Congestion
1	5	Beatrice, Lee	1 year	Female	White	Congestion
1	6	McCormic, Susie	10 years	Female	White	Tonsillitis
1	7	Bell, Lee	3 years	Female	White	Congestive fever
1	8	McClendon, Caroline	10 months	Female	White	Tonsillitis
1	9	Heath, William	35 years	Male	White	Remittent fever
1	10	Broadnax, R. W.	39 years	Female	White	Congestive chill
1	11	Taylor, Elizabeth	22 years	Female	White	Congestion, change of life
1	16	Greer, Leonia	53 years	Female	White	Dropsy
1	17	Gilmour, [Unnamed female]	55 years	Female	White	Old age
1	18	Cauger, Mary F. [?]	8 years	Female	White	Burnt
1	19	Gamble, John	66 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	20	Perry, John	10 years	Male	White	Brain fever
1	21	Mallard, H.	9 months	Male	White	Congestion
1	22	Swearingan, Ella	22 years	Female	White	Cirrhosis
1	23	Medan, J. W.	60 years	Male	White	Dropsy
1	24	Medan, John	65 years	Male	White	Dropsy
1	25	Colvers, Viney	80 years	Female	Black	Dropsy
1	26	Sheeron, Polly	27 years	Female	White	Tetanus
1	27	Arnold, [Infant]	2 months	Female	White	Malformation
1	28	Shriver, Sarah	40 years	Female	White	Uterine disease
1	29	Peters, Jacob		Female	White	Liver disease
3	1	Marsh, James J.	63 years	Male	White	Break bone fever
3	2	Hollis, John	68 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
3	3	Abney, Absolum	32 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
3	4	Branch, Littleberry	73 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	5	Bright, Maud	1 year	Female	White	Congestive chill
3	6	Hendrick, Abaline	20 years	Female	White	Childbirth
3	7	Van, Steven M.	7 years	Male	White	Jaundice
3	8	Jason, Mary	24 years	Female	White	Birth of child
3	9	Fender, Tony	5 years	Male	White	Congestion of brain
3	10	Scott, J. A., Mrs.	49 years	Female	Mulatto	Congestion of brain
3	11	Merrett, James	6 months	Male	White	Congestion of brain
3	12	Hay, Elijah J.	36 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	13	Caruthers, Francis E.	13 years	Female	White	Congestion of brain
3	14	Green, Alexander	1 year	Male	Black	Typhoid fever
3	15	Green, Tina [Vina?]	48 years	Female	White	Epilepsy
3	16	Wade, [Unnamed female]	25 years	Female	White	Childbirth fever
3	17	Munson, [Unnamed male]	50 years	Male	White	Liver complaint
3	18	Dug, Thomas A.	25 years	Male	White	Typhus fever
3	19	Hags, Sarah	27 years	Female	White	Childbirth fever
3	21	Bradford, Lydia	4 months	Female	White	Erysipelas
3	22	Benton, Ann S.	54 years	Female	White	Pleurisy
3	23	Hags, Annie M.	30 years	Female	White	Neuralgia of heart
3	24	May, Jackson	88 years	Male	Black	Dropsy
3	25	May, Elvina	51 years	Female	Black	Pneumonia

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Subject - Person

Roberts, Ross, ca.1872-ca.1880

[Illegible], ca.1874-ca.1880

Robertson, Rufus, ca.1868-ca.1880

Eickleburger, Susie, ca.1877-ca.1880

Beatrice, Lee, ca.1879-ca.1880

McCormic, Susie, ca.1870-ca.1880

Bell, Lee, ca.1877-ca.1880

McClendon, Caroline, ca.1880-ca.1880

Heath, William, ca.1845-ca.1880

Broadnax, R. W., ca.1841-ca.1880

Taylor, Elizabeth, ca.1858-ca.1880

Greer, Leonia, ca.1827-ca.1880

Gilmour, [Unnamed female], ca.1825-ca.1880

Cauger, Mary F. [?], ca.1872-ca.1880

Gamble, John, ca.1814-ca.1880

Perry, John, ca.1870-ca.1880

Mallard, H., ca.1880-ca.1880

Swearingan, Ella, ca.1858-ca.1880

Medan, J. W., ca.1820-ca.1880

Medan, John, ca.1815-ca.1880

Colvers, Viney, ca.1800-ca.1880

Sheeron, Polly, ca.1853-ca.1880

Arnold, [Infant], ca.1880-ca.1880

Shriver, Sarah, ca.1840-ca.1880

Peters, Jacob, d. ca.1880

Marsh, James J., ca.1817-ca.1880

Hollis, John, ca.1812-ca.1880

Abney, Absolum, ca.1848-ca.1880

Branch, Littleberry, ca.1807-ca.1880

Bright, Maud, ca.1879-ca.1880

Hendrick, Abaline, ca.1860-ca.1880

Van, Steven M., ca.1873-ca.1880

Jason, Mary, ca.1856-ca.1880

Fender, Tony, ca.1875-ca.1880

Scott, J. A., Mrs., ca.1831-ca.1880

Merrett, James, ca.1880-ca.1880

Hay, Elijah J., ca.1844-ca.1880

Caruthers, Francis E., ca.1867-ca.1880

Green, Alexander, ca.1879-ca.1880

Green, Tina [Vina?], ca.1832-ca.1880

Wade, [Unnamed female], ca.1855-ca.1880

Munson, [Unnamed male], ca.1830-ca.1880

Dug, Thomas A., ca.1855-ca.1880

Hags, Sarah, ca.1853-ca.1880

Bradford, Lydia, ca.1880-ca.1880

Benton, Ann S., ca.1826-ca.1880

Hags, Annie M., ca.1850-ca.1880

May, Jackson, ca.1792-ca.1880

May, Elvina, ca.1829-ca.1880

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Sumter County (Fla.)

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