Benton County, FL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/benton/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 705 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 FLORIDA COUNTY BENTON 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: FL COUNTY: Benton DISTRICT: All Settlements MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: John M. Irwin FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 707 ============================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 Johnson Jasper 6/12 M . . . Florida June . Unknown 7 . 2 Cray Susan E. 2 1/2 F . . . Florida Jan'y . Unknown 2 . 3 Cray Sarah B. 23 F . . M S Carolina Jan'y . Inflamation 3 . 4 . Cornelia 6 F B S . Florida July . Worms 21 . 5 Hope David, Jr. 1 M . . . Florida Nov'r . Diarrhea 25 . 6 . Thetty 28 F B S . Florida March Field hand Brain fever 14 . 7 Hammock Lively 52 F . . M Georgia June . Unknown 21 . 8 Baker Mary E. 3/4 F . . . Florida Dec'r . Whooping C 120 . 9 . Gabriel 44 M B S . N Carolina March Labourer Over heat 21 . 10 Harrell Hardeman J. 41 M . . . N Carolina Jan'y Planter Billious fever 3 . 11 Harrell Gabriel J. 16 M . . . Alabama August Student Billious fever 7 . 12 Knight John W. 3 M . . . Florida June . Worms 4 . 13 Alexander Sarah 52 F . . M Georgia August . Consump C . 14 Turner Nancy 32 F . . . Florida Feb'y . Whooping C 6 . 15 . Flora 1 F M S . Florida Nov'r . Diarrhea 6 . 16 McMullin Margarett 2 F . . . Florida Sept . Whooping C 13 . 17 Burker William 18 M . . . Georgia Feb . Dropsy 70 . 18 Hill Stacy B. 48 M . . M New England Feb Farmer Consump C . 19 . Fanny 35 F B S . Georgia . Washerwoman Typhus fever 4 No death month written 20 . California 1/12 F M S . Florida May . Eresypelus 11 Ends Benton 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/ ==============================================================================================================================================