Columbia County, GA 1880 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/columbia/1880/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Bob Torbert and proofread by Russell Anderson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2003 by Bob Torbert ========================================================================== 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, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1880 MICROFILM ROLL# T655-10 STATE GEORGIA COUNTY COLUMBIA SCHEDULE 5 -- Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1880 The 1880 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880 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---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER REMARKS: The front side of the form for the 1880 Mortaliy Census contained columns for entering the census data (numbered 1-17). The back side of the form contained columns (not numbered) for statements from attending phyisicians for those who were enumerated. This transcription only shows the columns from the back side that were used, if any. ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Columbia MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 17 ENUMERATOR: Joshua Stovall FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: Not Stated ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if not home LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PLACE PHYSICIAN-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Collins Louis 2/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . May Not Known 2/12 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 2 . Holliday Henry 12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . July Pneumonia 12 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 3 . Knox Lucinda 50 F B . . X Ga Ga Ga Farm Labor June Consumption 50 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 4 . Hunt John 1 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Not Known 1 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 5 . Collins Thomas 40 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga Teacher Feb Consumption 40 0 Bailey & Casey . . . . 6 . Loveless Luke 21 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Oct Dropsy 21 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 7 . Loveless Mary 2 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Consumption 2 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 9 . Darsey Hepsy 12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Jul Pneumonia 12 0 Dr W A Dunn . . . . 10 . Rudison Jim 1 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Feb Pneumonia 1 0 . . . . . 11 . Merewether Sylva 80 F B . . X Ga Ga Ga Laborer Jany Old Age 80 0 . . . . . 12 . Walton Joe 30 M B . X . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Mch Consumption 30 0 Dr Lane . . . . 13 . Story William 2 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Measles 2 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 14 . Story Mary 1 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . June Cold 1 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 15 . Harrison Ben 20 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Aug Fever 20 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 16 . Howel Amy H. 15 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Oct Malarial Fever 15 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 17 . Jones Louis 25 M B . X . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Sep Congestive Chill 25 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 18 . Garnett W'm 16 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Aug Congestion of Brain 16 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 19 . Pollard Mattie 1 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Unknown 1 0 Dr Bailey . . . . 20 . Avery Jack 70 M B . . X Ga Ga Ga Laborer July Old Age 70 0 No Physician . . . . 21 . Curry Mary 19 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Aug Unknown 19 0 Dr Lane . . . . 22 . Banks Mary 24 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer July Consumption 24 0 Dr Lane . . . . 23 . Harris James M. 26 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga Farmer July Consumption 26 0 W A Martin . . . . 24 . Tutt? John 1 4/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Neglect 1 4/12 0 . . . . . 25 . Henry Bill 3/365 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Not Known 3/365 0 . . . . . 26 . Cumming Guss 10/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jany Croup 10/12 0 . . . . . 27 . Hamilton Frances 35 F B . X . Ga Ga Ga Laborer June Colic 35 0 . . . . . 28 . Bailey Frank 5 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Typhoid Pneumonia 5 0 Dr Martin . . . . 29 . Bussey Willis 22 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga Laborer Apl Typhoid Fever 22 0 Dr Lane . . . . 30 . Darsey Mrs. 42 F W . . X Ga Ga Ga Farmer Feb Liver Disease 60 0 Phen0l23 . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Columbia MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 17 ENUMERATOR: Wm. S. Lazenby FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: Not Stated ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if not home LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PLACE PHYSICIAN-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 908 Eppo Joshua 25 M W X . . Georgia Virginia Georgia . May Heart Disease 25 . Dr C Brown Milledgeville Baldwin Georgia . 2 920 Avary Lucindy 22 F B . X . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer July Dropsy 22 0 J P Shockley . . . . 3 920 Avary Mattie 4 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Not Known 4 0 . . . . . 4 945 Blackstone Robert L. 29 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Worked on R R May Measles 29 0 J Maddox . . . . 5 955 Green Antoinette 29 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . July Congestive Chill 29 0 . . . . . 6 965 Bailey Walter 2 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Nov Teething 2 0 J Maddox . . . . 7 975 Brooks Howel 4/12 M W X . . Ga S C S C . June Hemorrage of Bowels 4/12 0 Dr Hatton . . . . 8 976 Atkinson Emie 1 F W X . . Ga Ga S C . October Scrofula 1 0 A J Sanders . . . . 9 994 Holmon Pierce 2/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . May Not Known 2/12 0 . . . . . 15 . Hendley Mary A. 63 F W . . X Georgia . . Housekeeper Feb Consumption 7 0 Wm Martin Sawdust Columbia Georgia Additions ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Columbia MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 18 ENUMERATOR: Wm. S. Lazenby FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if not home LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PLACE PHYSICIAN-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 48 Saterwhite William 77 M W X . . Georgia (Georgia) (Georgia) Farmer April Cancer 77 0 B B Bailey . . . . 3 56 Thompson Jennie 4 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Jan Measles 2/12 0 B B Bailey . . . . 4 74 Jones Ellie 8 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Dec Water Head 8 0 B B Bailey . . . . 5 88 Kidd Gus 16 M B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer June Typhoid Fever 16 0 B B Bailey . . . . 6 93 . Infant 21/30 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Nov Not Known 21/30 0 . . . . . 7 112 Bugg Sallie 99 F B . . X Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer July Diarrhea 99 0 B B Bailey . . . . 8 141 Mack Bettie 36 F B . X . Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer July Typhoid Fever 13 0 B B Bailey . . . . 9 145 Jones Bettie 55 F B . . X Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer June Dropsy of head 55 0 J P Shockley . . . . 10 131 Peak Bailey 1 M B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . July Smothered 1 0 . . . . . 11 183 Robinson Nancy 20 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer July Not Known 20 0 . . . . . 12 183 Robinson Sarah 1 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . August Unknown 1 0 . . . . . 13 . Brown Albertus 30 M B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer October Necosis 30 0 B B Bailey . . . . 14 . Tompkins Etta 6 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . October Cold 6 0 . . . . . 15 249 Marshall Sarah 4/12 F M X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . March Bilious Fever 4/12 0 Dr Usry . . . . 16 262 Davis General 1 M B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . February Teething 1 0 Dr M Usry . . . . 17 264 Larkin Gordon 8/12 M W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . August Teething 8/12 0 A J Sanders . . . . 18 288 Thomson Ida 20 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia Farm Laborer February Consumption 20 0 J P Shockley . . . . 19 308 Hendricks America 16 F W X . . S Carolina S C S C Farm Laborer Sep Typhoid Fever 14 0 A J Sanders . . . . 20 337 Smith Katie 2 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . July Worms 2 0 B B Bailey . . . . 21 371 Evans Infant 3/12 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . May Thrash 3/12 0 . . . . . 22 382 Green Roxy 48 F B . X . Georgia Virginia Georgia Keeping house Dec Dropsy 48 0 J. Madden . . . . 23 383 Green Bertha 3/12 F B X . . Georgia Florida Georgia . February Diarrhea 3/12 0 . . . . . 24 421 Cumming Abram 4/12 M B X . . Georgia Georgia Ga . June Not Known 4/12 0 . . . . . 25 425 Harrison Infant 1/12 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . March Not Known 1/12 0 . . . . . 26 481 Gibson Warren 49 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Physician April Congestion of Brain 1 0 J P Shockley . . . . 27 437 Cook Susan 38 F W . X . Ga Ga Ga Keeping house Jul Congestive Chill 6 0 J P Shockley . . . . 28 437 Cook John 2/12 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Diarrhea 2/12 0 J P Shockley . . . . 29 438 Dodge James 5/12 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . July Cholera Infantum . . G R Night Madison Morgan Georgia . 30 467 Whitfield Manda 1 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Measles 1 0 J P Shockley . . . . 31 475 Foeman Henry 54 M B . X . Va Va Va Farm Laborer May Dropsy 34 0 J P Shockley . . . . 32 481 Brown Maria 65 F B . X . Alabama Ala Ala Farm Laborer May Womb Disease 16 0 A J Sanders . . . . 33 514 Benton Racheal 5 F B X . . Ga Ga S C . Dec Burnt to death 5 0 . . . . . 34 844 Jordan Infant 2/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Apl Whooping Cough 2/12 0 J P Shockley . . . . 35 848 Battle Lettie 5 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . May Whooping Cough 5 0 J P Shockley . . . . 36 859 Landers Anderson 10/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . May Burnt to death 10/12 0 . . . . . 37 880 Jones Betsy 36 F B . X . Ga Ga Ga Keeping house July Cholera Morbus 36 0 A J Sanders . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Columbia MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 19 ENUMERATOR: Wm. S. Lazenby FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: Not Stated ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if not home LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PLACE PHYSICIAN-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Eubanks Elecy 22 F B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . December Typhoid Neumonia 14 0 B B Bailey . . . A M Crawford 2 . Ramsey Tatie 6/12 F W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Sept Cholera infantum 18 mo 0 B B Bailey . . . . 3 . Smith . 94 F W . . X Georgia Georgia Georgia . June Old Age . 0 J J Smith . . . . 4 . Combs George . M B . X . Georgia Georgia Georgia . June Consumption . . J Maddox . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Columbia MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: Not Stated ENUMERATOR: Wm. S. Lazenby FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: Not Stated ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if not home LN# FM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PLACE PHYSICIAN-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (2) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 PR Evans Fannie 7 F B X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Dec Burned to death . 0 T. J. McKie . . . Additions thru 5 PR Thomas Dave 20 M B . X . Georgia Ga Ga Laborer Aug Brights Disease . 0 . . . . line 11 6 PR Hayne Emily 74 F W . . X Georgia Ga Ga None Dec Pneumonia . 0 J. Maddox . . . . 7 PR Lynch Thomas 5 M W X . . Georgia Ga Ga None Mch Drowning . 0 J. Maddox . . . . 8 PR Lewis John 81 M W . . X Georgia Ga Ga Farmer May Paralysis . 0 J. Maddox . . . . 9 PR Newman Alsey A. 73 F W . . X Georgia Ga Ga Farmer Oct Pneumonia . 0 J. Maddox . . . . 10 PR Harden Lucy 48 F B . X . Georgia Ga Ga Cook & Laundry May Consumption . 0 J. Maddox . . . . 11 PR . George 35 M B . X . Georgia Ga Ga Laborer May Pneumonia . 0 . . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ==================================================================================================================================================================================================================================