Berrien County, MI 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/berrien/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and is not yet proofread for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2005 Linda Talbott ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project File Manager, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1850 State MICHIGAN County BERRIEN SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ============================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Division 10 ENUMERATOR: Wm P. Abrel ============================================================================================================================================= FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL ============================================================================================================================================= 1 . 1 Dougan William 39 M . . M Ireland August Wagon Maker Cholera 1 1 . 2 Sullivan James W 24 M . . M Ohio June Farmer Unknown 6 1 . 3 Summers Harret J. 10/12 F . . . Michigan July . Congestion 9 1 . 4 Hamard Mary 4 F . . . Michigan Dec . Lung Fever 28 1 . 5 Graves James 69 M . . W Connecticut June Silver Smith Consumption 6 1 . 6 Brickell Harrit 7 F . . . Michigan May . Cholera **** 1 1 . 7 McAlester Sarah S. 21 F . . . New York Feb . Dropsey 35 1 . 8 Orr Louisa F. 1 F . . . Michigan July . Dropsey 21 1 . 9 Tibbits Lucy C. 1 F . . . Michigan August . Diarrhea 21 1 . 10 Jugg James 3 M . . . Canada June . Small Pox 3 1 . 11 Lawrens T. 3 M . . . Michigan Sept . Bilious Fever 3 1 . 12 Lawrens Mary 1 F . . . Michigan August . Unknown 3 1 . 13 Mo*r Flinton 34 M . . . Ireland Jan Laborer Lung Fever 9 1 . 14 Crawley Helen 7 F . . . Ireland June . Meazles 6 1 . 15 Ferguson Peter 56 M . . M New York March Farmer Lung Fever 21 1 . 16 Ferguson Genette 70 F . . W New York April . Suicide 0 1 . 17 Alexander Rufus A. 7 M . . . Michigan July . Congestion 5 1 . 18 Adams Charles 1 M . . . Michigan July . Inflamation of Brain 14 1 . 19 Rood Azariah 56 M . . M Vermont Feb Farmer Dropsey 6 1 . 20 Wing Charles 9/12 M . . . Michigan Sept . Congestion 3 1 . 21 Tall Julia A. 33 F . . M Ohio Oct . Consumption 6 1 . 22 Fuller John H. 1 M . . . Indiana June . Congestion 21 1 . 23 Blain Joseph S. 22 M . . . New York Aug. Iron Moulder Congestion 3 1 . 24 Blain Edward 6 M . . . New York March . Congestion 1 1 . 25 Barbor Helen E 8/12 F . . . Mich. Sept . Dropsey 14 1 . 26 Graves Ida 3 F . . . Mich. Aug. . Scarlet Fever 4 1 . 27 Palmer Harriet 2 F . . . New York Aug . Scarlet Fever 7 1 . 28 Hatch Margaret M 1 F . . . Mich May . Cholera M**** 4 1 . 29 Arsdall John A. 59 M . . M New York April Carpenter Lung Fever 9 1 . 30 Brickell Samuel W. 2/12 M . . . Mich. April . Unknown Sudden 1 . 31 Seffens William E 11/12 M . . . Mich Feb . Congestion 4 1 . 32 Babcock Harriet 1 F . . . Mich Sept . Diarrhea 6 1 . 33 Beals Alanson 44 M . . M Vermont April Landlord Accident 5 1 . 34 Chelson Martha S. 39 F . . M New York Dec . Consumption 6 1 . 35 Gellett Dan M 31 M . . M New York Sept Carpenter Consumption 6 ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Line 30: Supposed to have died from suffocation Line 33: Killed by the explosion of a boiler in a steam foundery ============================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Division 10 ENUMERATOR: Wm P. Abrel ============================================================================================================================================= FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL ============================================================================================================================================= 2 . 1 Goby Paul 27 M . . M Canada July Laborer Consumption C 2 . 2 Golager Ellen 23 F . . . Ireland Aug . Unknown C 2 . 3 Duncan Clarissa A 28 F . . M Kentucky May . Consumption 28 2 . 4 Saule Jonathan 39 M . . M New York Dec Farmer Accident 0 2 . 5 Springsteen Henry 28 M . . M New York March Farmer Consumption 50 2 . 6 Hastings Samuel 43 M . . M Penn Sept Laborer Disentery 30 2 . 7 Fulton Sarah M. 28 F . . M Penn May . Consumption C 2 . 8 Robinet James 30 M . . M Virginia Sept Farmer Fever 4 2 . 9 Robinet Rosetta 2 F . . . Mich March . Jaundice 28 2 . 10 Moore Aseph 1 M . . . Mich June . Unknown 0 2 . 11 Lason Elizabeth 51 F . . M Kentucky June . Consumption C 2 . 12 Phillips Daniel 36 M . . W New York Jan Farmer Lung Fever 60 2 . 13 Phillips Sally A 35 F . . M New York Sept . Cholera Morbus 4 2 . 14 Brown Clara M 4 F . . . Mich Oct . Whoping Cough 28 2 . 15 Simmons Isabill 52 F . . . New York May . Consumption 9 2 . 16 Weaver Cliner 53 F . . M Virginia April . Consumption C 2 . 17 Smith William B. 4/12 M . . . Mich Nov . Consumption C 2 . 18 Larue Not Named 1/12 M . . . Mich Nov . Unknown C 2 . 19 Bront R. 29 M . . . New York March Laborer Intoxication 0 2 . 20 Raymond Joanna 27 F . . . New York Nov . Consumption C 2 . 21 Duvall Melvin 23 M . . . New York Dec Farmer Consumption C 2 . 22 McCray William 35 M . . . Ireland Aug Farmer Accident 0 2 . 23 Safford Laura 22 F . . . Canada April . Consumption 90 ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Line 4: Killed by the falling of a tree Line 22: By the falling of a tree ============================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: MI COUNTY: Berrien DISTRICT: Division 7 ENUMERATOR: Wm P. Abrel ============================================================================================================================================= FILE PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL ============================================================================================================================================= 3 . 1 Baker Mary S. 2/12 F . . . Michigan Aug . Congestion 2 3 . 2 Williams Samuel 4 M B . . Michigan April . Drowned 0 3 . 3 Williams Franklin 1 M B . . Michigan Aug . Congestion 5 3 . 4 Hildenbrand Michael 9 M . . . Germany July . Drowned 0 3 . 5 Griffin Peter 34 M . . M Canada May Farmer Inflamation of Lungs 20 3 . 6 Pratt Benjamin 1 M . . . Mich Nov . Scrofula C 3 . 7 Chilson Theron 43 M . . W Vermont Feb Wagon Maker Diarrhea 2 3 . 8 Pap**** John 3/12 M . . . Mich Jan . Unknown 2 3 . 9 Brickell Robert 57 M . . M North Carolina April Carpenter Lung Fever 5 3 . 10 Shepardson Martha A 1/12 F . . . Mich May . Dropsey C 3 . 11 Bratt Elizabeth 2/12 F . . . Mich Nov . Unknown 2 3 . 12 Lardner Mary 40 F . . M Pennsylvania May . Dropsey 14 3 . 13 Martin Ballard P. 20 M . . . Virginia May Farmer Unknown 10 3 . 14 Hawkins Erasmus 4 M . . . Michigan Aug . Accident 4 3 . 15 Brewster Susan 35 F . . M Conn Aug . Consumption C 3 . 16 Knight Emma A 5 F . . . Mich May . Lung Fever 16 3 . 17 Knight Mary A 3 F . . . Mich July . Scalded 4 3 . 18 Baker Jasper N. * M . . . Indiana Sept . Consumption C 3 . 19 Lashb**** John J. 1* M . . . Ohio March Farmer Inflamation of Brain 3 3 . 20 Hopp** Matilda ** F . . . Mass Jan . Consumption C 3 . 21 Munger Francis 12 F . . . Mich Oct . Fever 42 3 . 22 Garrow Jonathan 3 M . . . Mich Aug . Whoping Cough 4 3 . 23 Danforth Alonzo 26 M . . M New York March Farmer Inflamation of Lungs 75 3 . 24 Defield Rebecca J. 3 F . . . Mich April . Lung Fever 10 3 . 25 Barrow Augustine 77 M . . M Mayland May None Paralysis C 3 . 26 Williams Amos 42 M . . . Penn Nov Laborer Unknown 0 3 . 27 Ford Hiram 25 M . . . Ohio Oct Farmer Typhus Fever 14 3 . 28 Murphy Mary 17 F . . M Mich March . Unknown C 3 . 29 Swink Moses 49 M . . M Unknown May Laborer Lung Fever 35 3 . 30 Baker Silas 2/12 M . . . Mich April . Accident 0 3 . 31 Halstead Lot 18 M . . . Indiana May Farmer Unknown 7 3 . 32 Thompson Alvira 17 F . . . Indiana April . Consumption C 3 . 33 Phillips Madama 26 F . . . New York March . Fever 14 3 . 34 Borders Sarah E. 7/12 F . . . Mich Oct . Ague & Fever 14 3 . 35 Gasseth Albert 5 M . . . Ohio Sept . Flux 3 ENUMERATOR'S-REMARKS: Line 14: Killed by the falling of a log. Line 30: Came to his death by poisen administered by matchs