Monroe County, FL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/monroe/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 767 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 MONROE 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: Monroe DISTRICT: Key West City Dist. No. 2 MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: W. C. Maloney FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 767 ================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================= 1 Hegans Philip 30 M . . . Ireland April Mariner Pleurisy 2 mos . 2 Walch William 3 M . . . Fla Feb . Fever 2 weeks . 3 Mallory John 35 M B S . So. Ca. Feb Laborer Liver Complt 2 weeks . 4 Knapp John L. 1 M . . . Fla May . Whooping cough 1 week . 5 Smith Henry 8 M M S . Fla May . Dropsey 3 mos . 6 Andrews Angela 1 F . . . Fla Aug't . Fever 1 week . 7 Meegin Benjamin 50 M . . . Ireland Aug't Tavern keeper Dropsey 1 year . 8 Smith Ann D. 24 F . . M Germany Dec'r . Dysentery 3 mos . 9 Zinax John G. 39 M . . W Germany Jan'y Baker Dropsey 6 mos . 10 Roberts Patience 25 F . . M Bahamas Feb . Child birth . . 11 Baker Richard 1 M . . . Fla Aug't . Dysentery 2 mos . 12 Lowe Emeline 3 F . . . Fla May . Whoop cough 1 mo . 13 Lowe Venancia 2 F . . . Fla Aug't . Dysentery 1 mo . 14 Lowe Mary E. 1 F . . . Fla July . Fits 4 days . 15 Boyle Helen 1 F . . . Fla Oct . Fever 3 mos . 16 Kemp Drucilla 2 F . . . Fla Dec'r . Dysentery 2 mos . 17 Lowe Adeline 2 F . . . Bahamas Jan'y . Dysentery 1 year . 18 Bartlum Sarah 5 F . . . Bahamas Mar . Whoop cough 1 mo . 19 Lowe Washington 2 M . . . Fla Dec'r . Dysentery 2 mos . 20 Baker Benjamin 2 M . . . Fla Nov . Dysentery 2 mos . 21 Kearney Louisa 2 F . . . Fla Aug't . Dysentery 2 mos . 22 Stirrup Mary 68 F . . . Bahamas Oct . Apoplexy 1 day . 23 Ridlon Benj'n 2 M . . . Fla May . Scrofula 3 mos . 24 Whalton Nancy 5/12 F B S . Fla May . Whoop cough 1 mo . 25 Whalton Martha 2/12 F B S . Fla May . Whoop cough 1 mo . 26 Williams Harriet 27 F M . W Fla May . Fits 1 week . 27 Adams Eliza A. 2 F . . . Fla July . Consumpton C . 28 Roberts John A. 2 M . . . Fla Feb . Dysentery 2 mos . 29 Summerville James 26 M . . . Maryland Feb Officer U.S. Navy Consumpton C . 30 Mead Rosanna 1 F . . . Fla May . Dysentery 1 mo End Monroe county ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Key West is the only town in Monroe County, and is in the Southermost of that range of Islands known as the Florida Keys: At the time of the occupation of this Island by the squadron under Commodore Porter it acquired a reputation for sickness; since however the place has been settled by a resident population and cleared, it has proved to be healthy, and is considered a diserable ....(remainder off the page). ================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =================================================================================================================================================