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Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S548

Description

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

Date

1880

Census Taker's Remarks

[From Enumeration District 155] Dr. Daniel L. Campbell promised to inspect this work but has failed to do so. The above is the very best information I can obtain.; I have gained the best information I could get. It is almost impossible to see the physician.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Mornsin, M.G.
McLeod, D., Jr.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Daniels, Betsey	20 years	Female	Black	Childbed fever
1	2	Daniels, Flora A.	9 years	Female	Black	Diphtheria
1	3	Moore, Eugenia	6 years	Female	White	Congestion of stomach
1	4	Gillis, Catherine	8 years	Female	White	Dropsy heart
1	5	Day, Benjamine	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	6	Andersen, Hannah	50 years	Female	Black	Inflammation of brain
1	7	Gary, Rebecca	4 years	Female	White	Liver disease
1	8	McGill, Elizabeth	22 years	Female	White	Inflammation of stomach
1	9	Blount, Redden	75 years	Male	White	Kill by fallen tree
1	10	Rowan, Elizabeth	82 years	Female	Black	Old age
1	19	Warren, Elder A.	60 years	Male	White	Inflammation of liver
1	20	Tompkin, [Infant]	1 month	Male	White	Diphtheria
2	1	McDonald, Ephrin	3 months	Male	White	Diphtheria
2	2	McDonald, John	47 years	Male	White	General dropsy
2	3	Ryan, Lucindia	49 years	Female	White	Neuralgia head/ brain disease of
2	4	McDonald, Nellie	56 years	Female	White	General dropsy/cancer uterus
2	12	McLeod, Angus	72 years	Male	White	General dropsy
2	13	Howell, James	12 years	Male	White	General dropsy
2	14	Byrd, Arthur	47 years	Male	White	Cancer face
2	25	Bell, Mary	65 years	Female	White	Disease of liver
2	26	McKenzie, Mary	64 years	Female	White	Disease of liver
3	1	Hogan, [Infant]	0 years	Male	White	Stillborn
3	2	Watson, John	31 years	Male	White	Explosion of boiler
3	3	Douglas, William	58 years	Male	White	Anemia
3	4	Miller, Susan	84 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	5	Davis, John H.	3 years	Male	White	Croup A disease mainly attacking infants, in which the mucous membranes of the trachea become inflamed and cause the secretion of a thick mucus that makes it difficult to breathe. Also called cynanche trachealis (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
3	6	Taunton, Emaline	16 years	Female	White	Puerperal convulsions
3	7	Goodwin, Rebelia	70 years	Female	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	8	Brown, [Infant]	14 days	Male	White	Bold hives/croup
3	9	Goodin, Margaret	1 year	Female	White	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
3	10	Ward, Catherine	62 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
3	11	Burlison, Joseph	6 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	12	Burlison, William D.	4 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	13	Babb, Vina	5 years	Female	White	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
3	14	Davis, Ann	60 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	15	Moore, Francis	2 years	Female	White	Cholera morbus
3	16	Maddin, Lee	2 years	Male	White	Enlargement of liver
3	17	Richburg, F. A.	23 years	Female	White	Puerperal fever
3	18	Davis, Edward P.	1 month	Male	White	Boils & hives/croup
3	19	Steel, [Infant]		Female	White	Stillborn
3	21	Spears, D.	70 years	Female	Black	Asthma
3	22	Chance, Nancy	6 days	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).
3	23	Daniels, [Unnamed female]	70 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	24	Lillis, Catharine	9 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	25	Rutmane, Ernst [Redman, Ernst?]	5 years	Male	White	Scalded
3	26	Dees, John	53 years	Male	White	Elaphantiasis [elephantiasis]
3	27	Sarry, M.	6 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).
3	28	Jackson, Harriet		Female	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).
3	29	Harrison, Nancy	18 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
3	30	Daniels, John	20 years	Male	Black	Unknown
3	31	Gipsom, Amy		Female	Black	Unknown
3	32	Hunter, James		Female	Black	Unknown
3	33	Williams, M. E.	4 years	Female	White	Peritonitis
3	34	Warren, D. C.	65 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
3	35	Roberts, Martha	65 years	Female	White	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.

Title

Walton 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 Walton 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

Mornsin, M.G.

McLeod, D., Jr.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s548_mortality_walton_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Transcript

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Daniels, Betsey	20 years	Female	Black	Childbed fever
1	2	Daniels, Flora A.	9 years	Female	Black	Diphtheria
1	3	Moore, Eugenia	6 years	Female	White	Congestion of stomach
1	4	Gillis, Catherine	8 years	Female	White	Dropsy heart
1	5	Day, Benjamine	55 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	6	Andersen, Hannah	50 years	Female	Black	Inflammation of brain
1	7	Gary, Rebecca	4 years	Female	White	Liver disease
1	8	McGill, Elizabeth	22 years	Female	White	Inflammation of stomach
1	9	Blount, Redden	75 years	Male	White	Kill by fallen tree
1	10	Rowan, Elizabeth	82 years	Female	Black	Old age
1	19	Warren, Elder A.	60 years	Male	White	Inflammation of liver
1	20	Tompkin, [Infant]	1 month	Male	White	Diphtheria
2	1	McDonald, Ephrin	3 months	Male	White	Diphtheria
2	2	McDonald, John	47 years	Male	White	General dropsy
2	3	Ryan, Lucindia	49 years	Female	White	Neuralgia head/ brain disease of
2	4	McDonald, Nellie	56 years	Female	White	General dropsy/cancer uterus
2	12	McLeod, Angus	72 years	Male	White	General dropsy
2	13	Howell, James	12 years	Male	White	General dropsy
2	14	Byrd, Arthur	47 years	Male	White	Cancer face
2	25	Bell, Mary	65 years	Female	White	Disease of liver
2	26	McKenzie, Mary	64 years	Female	White	Disease of liver
3	1	Hogan, [Infant]	0 years	Male	White	Stillborn
3	2	Watson, John	31 years	Male	White	Explosion of boiler
3	3	Douglas, William	58 years	Male	White	Anemia
3	4	Miller, Susan	84 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	5	Davis, John H.	3 years	Male	White	Croup
3	6	Taunton, Emaline	16 years	Female	White	Puerperal convulsions
3	7	Goodwin, Rebelia	70 years	Female	White	Diarrhea
3	8	Brown, [Infant]	14 days	Male	White	Bold hives/croup
3	9	Goodin, Margaret	1 year	Female	White	Worms
3	10	Ward, Catherine	62 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
3	11	Burlison, Joseph	6 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	12	Burlison, William D.	4 years	Male	White	Bilious fever
3	13	Babb, Vina	5 years	Female	White	Worms
3	14	Davis, Ann	60 years	Female	White	Consumption
3	15	Moore, Francis	2 years	Female	White	Cholera morbus
3	16	Maddin, Lee	2 years	Male	White	Enlargement of liver
3	17	Richburg, F. A.	23 years	Female	White	Puerperal fever
3	18	Davis, Edward P.	1 month	Male	White	Boils & hives/croup
3	19	Steel, [Infant]		Female	White	Stillborn
3	21	Spears, D.	70 years	Female	Black	Asthma
3	22	Chance, Nancy	6 days	Female	White	Pneumonia
3	23	Daniels, [Unnamed female]	70 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	24	Lillis, Catharine	9 years	Female	White	Heart disease
3	25	Rutmane, Ernst [Redman, Ernst?]	5 years	Male	White	Scalded
3	26	Dees, John	53 years	Male	White	Elaphantiasis [elephantiasis]
3	27	Sarry, M.	6 years	Female	White	Dropsy
3	28	Jackson, Harriet		Female	White	Apoplexy
3	29	Harrison, Nancy	18 years	Female	White	Malarial fever
3	30	Daniels, John	20 years	Male	Black	Unknown
3	31	Gipsom, Amy		Female	Black	Unknown
3	32	Hunter, James		Female	Black	Unknown
3	33	Williams, M. E.	4 years	Female	White	Peritonitis
3	34	Warren, D. C.	65 years	Female	White	Consumption
3	35	Roberts, Martha	65 years	Female	White	Consumption

Collection ID

Subject - Person

Williams, M. E., ca.1876-ca.1880

Daniels, Betsey, ca.1860-ca.1880

Daniels, Flora A., ca.1871-ca.1880

Moore, Eugenia, ca.1874-ca.1880

Gillis, Catherine, ca.1872-ca.1880

Day, Benjamine, ca.1825-ca.1880

Andersen, Hannah, ca.1830-ca.1880

Gary, Rebecca, ca.1876-ca.1880

McGill, Elizabeth, ca.1858-ca.1880

Blount, Redden, ca.1805-ca.1880

Rowan, Elizabeth, ca.1798-ca.1880

Warren, Elder A., ca.1820-ca.1880

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

McDonald, Ephrin, ca.1880-ca.1880

McDonald, John, ca.1833-ca.1880

Ryan, Lucindia, ca.1831-ca.1880

McDonald, Nellie, ca.1824-ca.1880

McLeod, Angus, ca.1808-ca.1880

Howell, James, ca.1868-ca.1880

Byrd, Arthur, ca.1833-ca.1880

Bell, Mary, ca.1815-ca.1880

McKenzie, Mary, ca.1816-ca.1880

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

Watson, John, ca.1849-ca.1880

Douglas, William, ca.1822-ca.1880

Miller, Susan, ca.1796-ca.1880

Davis, John H., ca.1877-ca.1880

Taunton, Emaline, ca.1864-ca.1880

Goodwin, Rebelia, ca.1810-ca.1880

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

Goodin, Margaret, ca.1879-ca.1880

Ward, Catherine, ca.1818-ca.1880

Burlison, Joseph, ca.1874-ca.1880

Burlison, William D., ca.1876-ca.1880

Babb, Vina, ca.1875-ca.1880

Davis, Ann, ca.1820-ca.1880

Moore, Francis, ca.1878-ca.1880

Maddin, Lee, ca.1878-ca.1880

Richburg, F. A., ca.1857-ca.1880

Davis, Edward P., ca.1880-ca.1880

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

Spears, D., ca.1810-ca.1880

Chance, Nancy, ca.1880-ca.1880

Daniels, [Unnamed female], ca.1810-ca.1880

Lillis, Catharine, ca.1871-ca.1880

Rutmane, Ernst [Redman, Ernst?], ca.1875-ca.1880

Dees, John, ca.1827-ca.1880

Sarry, M., ca.1874-ca.1880

Jackson, Harriet, d. ca.1880

Harrison, Nancy, ca.1862-ca.1880

Daniels, John, ca.1860-ca.1880

Gipsom, Amy, d. ca.1880

Hunter, James, d. ca.1880

Williams, M. E., ca.1876-ca.1880

Warren, D. C., ca.1815-ca.1880

Roberts, Martha, ca.1815-ca.1880

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