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

Date

1880

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Bradford, J.R.
Giles, W.A.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Powel, C. E.	3 months	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	2	Brock, Mary C.	7 months	Female	White	Congestion of brain
1	3	Nail, Elizabeth	38 years	Female	White	Malignant pustule
1	4	Levy, Herman	3 years	Male	White	Inflamation of bowels
1	5	Mercer, Allen	3 years	Male	Black	Remittent fever
1	6	Lavender R. W.	60 years	Male	White	Paralysis
1	7	Nims, Robert I.	2 years	Male	White	Congestion of brain
1	8	Dykes Henry	24 years	Male	White	Killed by accident
1	9	Hardsuese, R. [?]	50 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	10	Aery, Iredel	70 years	Male	Black	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	11	English, Robert	2 years	Male	Black	Burned to death
1	12	English, Hattie	8 months	Female	Black	Remittent fever
1	13	Voal, Abner	2 years	Male	Black	Epilepsy
1	14	Bradum, Arthur	1 month	Male	Black	Inanition Exhaustion resulting from a lack of nourishment, primarily seen in infants (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	15	Hodson, R.	50 years	Female	Black	Inflamation of bowels
1	16	Gavin, Minnie	7 years	Male	Black	Congestion of brain
1	17	Braswell, Spencer	30 years	Male	Black	Drowning
1	18	Raker, Elmyra	35 years	Female	White	Typhoid fever
1	19	Raker, Joseph	5 months	Male	White	Congestive fever
1	20	Smith, Benjamin	65 years	Male	Black	Congestive chill
1	21	Raker, Francis E.	7 years	Female	White	Congestive fever
1	22	Benton, S. F.	2 years	Male	White	Congestion of brain
1	23	White, Georgia O.	2 years	Female	White	Unknown
1	24	Miller, C. K.	47 years	Male	White	Typhoid-malarial fever
1	25	Herndon, Florence	1 year	Female	Black	Congestive chill
1	26	Porter, Elizabeth	18 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).
1	27	Porter, James	6 months	Male	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).
1	28	Porter, Henry	6 months	Male	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).
1	29	Hunter, Rebecca	50 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	30	Rollins, James T.	46 years	Male	White	Malarial fever
1	31	Lean, Lewis	78 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	32	Butter, Rainey	5 months	Male	Black	Typhoid fever
3	1	Clemmons, J. E.	68 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.
3	2	Adams, Carolina	58 years	Female	White	Cholera morbus
3	3	Winborn, Nelson	1 year	Male	White	Not known
3	4	Roberts, Josephene	1 month	Female	White	Hives/croup
3	5	Lee, J. B. A.	19 years	Male	White	Inflamation of bowels
3	6	Trice, A. W. C.	69 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
3	7	Vause, J. A.	3 months	Male	White	Whooping cough
3	8	Williams, Joseph	6 years	Male	Black	Not known
3	9	Williams, Estilla	3 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).
3	10	Rasier, Nancy, Mrs.	31 years	Female	Black	Labour/childbirth
3	11	[Unnamed male]	3 days	Male	White	Not known

Title

Wakulla 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 Wakulla 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

Bradford, J.R.

Giles, W.A.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_wakulla_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Powel, C. E.	3 months	Male	White	Erysipelas
1	2	Brock, Mary C.	7 months	Female	White	Congestion of brain
1	3	Nail, Elizabeth	38 years	Female	White	Malignant pustule
1	4	Levy, Herman	3 years	Male	White	Inflamation of bowels
1	5	Mercer, Allen	3 years	Male	Black	Remittent fever
1	6	Lavender R. W.	60 years	Male	White	Paralysis
1	7	Nims, Robert I.	2 years	Male	White	Congestion of brain
1	8	Dykes Henry	24 years	Male	White	Killed by accident
1	9	Hardsuese, R. [?]	50 years	Female	Black	Dropsy
1	10	Aery, Iredel	70 years	Male	Black	Consumption
1	11	English, Robert	2 years	Male	Black	Burned to death
1	12	English, Hattie	8 months	Female	Black	Remittent fever
1	13	Voal, Abner	2 years	Male	Black	Epilepsy
1	14	Bradum, Arthur	1 month	Male	Black	Inanition
1	15	Hodson, R.	50 years	Female	Black	Inflamation of bowels
1	16	Gavin, Minnie	7 years	Male	Black	Congestion of brain
1	17	Braswell, Spencer	30 years	Male	Black	Drowning
1	18	Raker, Elmyra	35 years	Female	White	Typhoid fever
1	19	Raker, Joseph	5 months	Male	White	Congestive fever
1	20	Smith, Benjamin	65 years	Male	Black	Congestive chill
1	21	Raker, Francis E.	7 years	Female	White	Congestive fever
1	22	Benton, S. F.	2 years	Male	White	Congestion of brain
1	23	White, Georgia O.	2 years	Female	White	Unknown
1	24	Miller, C. K.	47 years	Male	White	Typhoid-malarial fever
1	25	Herndon, Florence	1 year	Female	Black	Congestive chill
1	26	Porter, Elizabeth	18 years	Female	Black	Pneumonia
1	27	Porter, James	6 months	Male	Black	Pneumonia
1	28	Porter, Henry	6 months	Male	Black	Pneumonia
1	29	Hunter, Rebecca	50 years	Female	Black	Dropsy
1	30	Rollins, James T.	46 years	Male	White	Malarial fever
1	31	Lean, Lewis	78 years	Male	White	Unknown
1	32	Butter, Rainey	5 months	Male	Black	Typhoid fever
3	1	Clemmons, J. E.	68 years	Male	White	Diarrhea
3	2	Adams, Carolina	58 years	Female	White	Cholera morbus
3	3	Winborn, Nelson	1 year	Male	White	Not known
3	4	Roberts, Josephene	1 month	Female	White	Hives/croup
3	5	Lee, J. B. A.	19 years	Male	White	Inflamation of bowels
3	6	Trice, A. W. C.	69 years	Male	White	Typhoid fever
3	7	Vause, J. A.	3 months	Male	White	Whooping cough
3	8	Williams, Joseph	6 years	Male	Black	Not known
3	9	Williams, Estilla	3 years	Female	Black	Dropsy
3	10	Rasier, Nancy, Mrs.	31 years	Female	Black	Labour/childbirth
3	11	[Unnamed male]	3 days	Male	White	Not known

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Powel, C. E., ca.1880-ca.1880

Brock, Mary C., ca.1880-ca.1880

Nail, Elizabeth, ca.1842-ca.1880

Levy, Herman, ca.1877-ca.1880

Mercer, Allen, ca.1877-ca.1880

Lavender R. W., ca.1820-ca.1880

Nims, Robert I., ca.1878-ca.1880

Dykes Henry, ca.1856-ca.1880

Hardsuese, R. [?], ca.1830-ca.1880

Aery, Iredel, ca.1810-ca.1880

English, Robert, ca.1878-ca.1880

English, Hattie, ca.1880-ca.1880

Voal, Abner, ca.1878-ca.1880

Bradum, Arthur, ca.1880-ca.1880

Hodson, R., ca.1830-ca.1880

Gavin, Minnie, ca.1873-ca.1880

Braswell, Spencer, ca.1850-ca.1880

Raker, Elmyra, ca.1845-ca.1880

Raker, Joseph, ca.1880-ca.1880

Smith, Benjamin, ca.1815-ca.1880

Raker, Francis E., ca.1873-ca.1880

Benton, S. F., ca.1878-ca.1880

White, Georgia O., ca.1878-ca.1880

Miller, C. K., ca.1833-ca.1880

Herndon, Florence, ca.1879-ca.1880

Porter, Elizabeth, ca.1862-ca.1880

Porter, James, ca.1880-ca.1880

Porter, Henry, ca.1880-ca.1880

Hunter, Rebecca, ca.1830-ca.1880

Rollins, James T., ca.1834-ca.1880

Lean, Lewis, ca.1802-ca.1880

Butter, Rainey, ca.1880-ca.1880

Clemmons, J. E., ca.1812-ca.1880

Adams, Carolina, ca.1822-ca.1880

Winborn, Nelson, ca.1879-ca.1880

Roberts, Josephene, ca.1880-ca.1880

Lee, J. B. A., ca.1861-ca.1880

Trice, A. W. C., ca.1811-ca.1880

Vause, J. A., ca.1880-ca.1880

Williams, Joseph, ca.1874-ca.1880

Williams, Estilla, ca.1877-ca.1880

Rasier, Nancy, Mrs., ca.1849-ca.1880

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

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