Shelby County, AL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/al/shelby/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Stamped pages 281-282 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 by 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, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE ALABAMA COUNTY SHELBY 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 Because death certificates were mostly unknown prior to 1902, enumerators were instructed to collect the name and information for every person who died during the twelve months preceding the official census date. These censuses were taken from 1850 to 1900, although not all have survived. By 1902, most states had implemented vital records laws and the mortality schedules were phased out. It is important to remember that the information is available only for the year immediately preceding the census. Those who died outside of this range were never enumerated. Even then, the information was under- reported. According to U.S. Public Health Service estimates, only about 60% of deaths were enumerated in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- =========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Shelby DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: B. F. Randall FILE PAGE NO: 1 STAMPED PAGE NO: 281 =========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================== 1 Lee Ann 6 F B S . Ala April . Burn 1 . 2 Horton Sarah S. 27 F W . . So. Ca May . Consumption C . 3 . Joe 1/12 M B S . Ala Feb'y . Croup 2 . 4 Armstrong Elizabeth B. 38 F W . M So. Ca April . Typd fever 15 . 5 Hamilton William 1 M W . . Ala Aug . Diarrhea 3 . 6 Jones Lucinda 23 F W . . Ala Nov . Unknown 20 . 7 Parminto John 40 M W . M So. Ca Aug . B fever 14 . 8 Harless George W. 1/12 M W . . Ala Oct . Croup 3 . 9 . Emily 2 F W . . Ala Nov . Croup 2 No surname or visible ditto mark 10 Johnson Rebecca 5 F W . . Ala Jan'y . Croup 4 . 11 Nelson John A. 1 M W . . Ala Sept . Bronchitis 15 . 12 Neely Frances E. 24 F W . M So. Ca Dec . Typd fever 17 . 13 . George 1 M B S . Ala Aug . Typd fever 20 . 14 Bowdon Elizabeth 57 F W . M So. Ca Jan'y . Consumption C . 15 Smith William D. 10 M W . . Ala Aug . Dropsy C . 16 Clayton Joshua L. 30 M W . M Tenn Jan'y Laborer Consumption C . 17 Pettes Franklin 16 M W . . Ala Jan'y Laborer Typd fever 13 . 18 . John 9 M M S . Ala Sept . Typd fever 12 . 19 . Ann 1 F M S . Ala Jan'y . Unknown C . 20 . George 1 M B S . Ala Mar . W. cough 21 . 21 Atcheson Martha 24 F W . M Ala June . Unknown C . 22 Atcheson Noah B. 7/12 M W . . Ala June . Dysentery 60 . 23 King James 18 M W . . Ala Aug . Bil fever 20 . 24 Clark Susan J. 1/12 F W . . Ala Dec . Croup 1 . 25 Lolly Adaline 3 F W . . Ala July . Dysentery 15 . 26 Lolly Shelby 8/12 M W . . Ala Feb'y . Dysentery 8 . 27 Galloway Alposa S. 17 M W . . Ala Sept Laborer Unknown C . 28 . John 4 M B S . Ala Feb'y . Croup 15 . 29 Young Samuel T. 3 M W . . Ala July . Inft'n bowels 35 . 30 . Lucy 12 F B . . Ala Jan'y . Typd fever 12 . 31 Baily Edward J. 21 M W . . Ala Sept Farmer Pneumonia 10 . 32 Campbell John W. 4 M W . . Ala Sept . Bil fever 13 . 33 Glascock Newton 3 M W . . Ala Sept . Flux 11 . 34 Glascock Margaret A. 9/12 F W . . Ala Aug . Cholera infantum 4 . 35 Clacking Edmond 5 M W . . Ala Oct . Flux 7 . =========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Shelby DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: B. F. Randall FILE PAGE NO: 2 STAMPED PAGE NO: 282 =========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================== 1 Walker Simon 19 M W . . Ala Aug Laborer Typh'd fever 6 . 2 Hamilton Elvira 2 F W . . Ala Aug . Flux 4 . 3 Johnson Mary C. 10/12 F W . . Ala Aug . Unknown 1 . 4 Mason John 4 M W . . Ala Sept . Unknown 20 . 5 Roper Joshua 26 M W . . So. Ca Mar Farmer Drowned . . 6 Johnson William 66 M W . M Va Mar Farmer Consumption C . 7 McLendon James 65 M W . M So. Ca Nov Farmer Gravel C . 8 Horless Malinda A. 27 F W . M Ala May . Typhoid fever 17 . 9 Taylor Burton 1 M W . . Ala Sept . Billious fever 8 . 10 . Jacob 1 M B S . Ala Sept . Flux 10 . 11 McClenton Robert 82 M W . M Ireland Dec Farmer Old age . . 12 . Julia 2 F B S . Ala May . Unknown 15 . 13 . Henry 38 M B S M Ala Mar . Disease of heart 15 . 14 . Rose 48 F B S W Va Sept . Flux 12 . 15 Collins Jenett 2 F W . . Ala Oct . Flux 10 . 16 McGuinis Edward 9 M W . . Ala Dec . Typhoid fever 35 . 17 Crawford Mary J. 17 F W . . Ala Feb'y . Billious fever 30 . 18 Shelton Jane 48 F W . M NC Oct . Unknown C . 19 West John 4 M W . . Ala Mar . Croup 2 . 20 . Thomas 1 M B S . Ala Mar . Croup 10 . 21 Langley Hampton 43 M W . M Geo April Farmer Cramp cholic 21 . 22 Wells Tho's 15 M W . . Ala Oct . Bilious fever 8 . 23 McKinney Benjamin 9/12 M W . . Ala Feb'y . Croup 1 . 24 McAdams Susannah 60 F B S . So. Ca Aug . Diarrhea 60 . 25 Ledbetter Dinah 48 F B S . Maryland Mar . Unknown 30 . 26 Glascock James 20 M W . . Ala Aug Laborer Inflamation brain 9 . 27 Goodgame Hiram 2 M W . . Ala June . Worms 30 . 28 Rushing Bryant 64 M W . W NC Mar Farmer Dropsy C . 29 Gowen John 2 M W . . Ala Feb'y . Croup 4 . 30 Glascock William 9/12 M W . . Ala July . Cholera infantum 8 . 31 Mardis Rose 50 F B S W Geo Dec . Unknown 90 . 32 Porter John B. 31 M W . . So. Ca Mar Farmer Murdered . . 33 Welson Columbus 9/12 M W . . Ala Jan'y . Croup 12 . 34 Holsomdac Ransom 1/12 M W . . Ala Jan'y . Croup 30 Ends Shelby County =========================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ===========================================================================================================================================