Dawson County, GA 1880 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/dawson/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 DAWSON 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: Dawson DISTRICT: Sawsonville, Purdy, Yellow Creek MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 42 ENUMERATOR: J. C. Mingo FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if away from home LN# FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHLACE 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 Thompson Caroline 33 F B . X . Georgia Geo Geo Keeping house Mar Puerperal Fever 27 . H C Thompson . . . . 2 8 Seay Joseph 3/12 M W X . . S Carolina Geo S C . Sep Croup 3/12 . No Physician . . . . 3 3 Howard Abram 48 M W . X . N C S C Geo Farmer Mar Inflam. Kidneys 25 . M L Pool . . . . 4 62 Bond Elias 62 M W . X . S C N C Tenn Farmer Jul Jaundice 38 . H C Thompson . . . . 5 94 Blassingame John 94 M W . X . Geo S C Virginia Farmer Feb Old Age 40 . No Physician . . . . 6 150 Neighbors Sarah 1 F W X . . Tenn Geo Tenn . May Infl'm Bowels 1 . H M McHew . . . . 7 109 Underwood W'm 18 M W . X . Geo Tenn S C Carpenter Oct Diptheria 2 . No Physician . . . . 8 384 Page Benjamin 1 M W X . . S C Geo Geo . Jul Dysentery 1 . C Griover . . . . 9 69 Whitmon Nancy 70 F W . . X Geo S C S C . Sep Scrofula 40 . H M McHew . . . . 10 92 Pinyon Georgia 28 F W . X . Geo Geo S C Keeping house Feb Child Birth 28 . H M McHew . . . . 11 224 Cowart Patsey 3 F W X . . Geo S C Geo . May Pneumonia 3 . H M McHew . . . . 12 172 Chumly Mary 80 F W . . X Geo N C Geo Keeping house Aug General Dropsy 80 . No Physician . . . . 13 337 Yarber Joel 2 M W X . . Geo Geo S C . May Dysentery 2 . H M McHew . . . . 14 244 Green Isabel 1/12 F W X . . Geo S C Geo . Nov Croup 1/12 . No Physician . . . . 15 286 Newbern Sarah 10/12 F W X . . Geo Geo S C . Jul Infl'm Bowels 10/12 . No Physician . . . . 16 40 Motes Nancy 81 F W . . X Geo S C Geo . Apr Old Age 2 . A L Looper . . . Add'l returns 19 . Moor . 70 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer Sep Remote . . Lochahy . . . thru line 25 20 . Hill . 1 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Injury to cheek . . Grosver . . . . 21 . Penion . . F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Feb Still Born . . Stanford & Val . . . . 22 . Elenburg . . F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Still Born . . Groover . . . . 23 . Elumia? Eliza 7/30 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Apl Croup . . Jones R H . . . . 24 . Harpe . . M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Dec Still Born . . Lockahy . . . . 25 . Linch . 1/12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Asphyxia . . C H Jones . . . . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Dawson DISTRICT: Barrett MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 43 ENUMERATOR: J. E. Chastain FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if away from home LN# FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHLACE 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 22 Martin S.E. 45 F W . X . Georgia N C N C H Keeper Dec Ulceration of Throat 2 . S. T. Loo[er . . . . 2 73 Hockenkull John 68 M W . X . England England England Farmer Mar Paralysis 35 . S. T. Loo[er . . . . 3 76 Simmons Floyd 3/12 M B X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Nov Croup 3/12 . None Aurora Lumpkin Ga . 4 75 Bond E.P. 60 M W . X . Georgia N C N C Blacksmith Jul Bowels 40 . S. T. Loo[er . . . . 5 92 Croy Miny? 11/30 F W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Nov Hives 11/30 . None . . . . 6 108 Bailey David 18/12 M B X . . Georgia Ga N C . Mar Burned to death 18/12 . None . . . . 7 138 Rolling Nancy 83 F W . . X S Carolina S C S C Keeping house Apr Paralysis 6/30 . None . . . . 8 150 Burd A.S. 64 M W . X . S Carolina S C S C Farmer May Typhoid fever 20 . T L Lifscombe . . . . 9 161 Stewart Infant . F W X . . Georgia S C Tenn . Aug Still Born . . Dr McJunkins Foccoa Habbersham Ga . 10 161 Stewart Infant . M W X . . Georgia S C Tenn . Aug Still Born . . Dr McJunkins Foccoa Habbersham Ga . 11 190 Goss Sammie 1 M B X . . Georgia S C Tenn . Apr Asthma 1 . S. T. Loo[er . . . . 12 211 Phipps Jane 37 F W . X . Georgia S C Ga Keeping house May Pneumonia 6 . T L Lifscombe . . . . 13 222 Barker Egbert M. 1 M W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Jun Pneumonia 1 . H C Thompson . . . . 14 230 Jay E.L. 37 F W . X . Georgia Ga S C Keeping house Jun Nondelivery 6 . H C Thompson . . . . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Dawson DISTRICT: Sanford MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 44 ENUMERATOR: John C Richardson FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if away from home LN# FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHLACE 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 17 Hendrix Henry 6 M W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Apr Brain Fever 6 . Thompson H C . . . . 2 22 Hendrix Malley 2 F W X . . Georgia Georgia S C . Jul Brain Fever 2 . Thompson H C . . . . 3 38 Byers Eliza 1 F W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Jun Measles . . Winge J C . . . . 4 44 Childs Nancy 54 F W . X . Georgia S C S C . Feb Fever 40 . Thompson H C . . . . 6 54 Stephens Elender 73 F W . X . S C S C S C . Apr Heart Disease 30 . Thompson H C . . . . 7 57 Tatun Elizabeth 56 F W . X . S C Tenn S C . Nov Consumption 40 . Thompson H C . . . . 8 . Smith Ambros 78 M W . X . S C S C S C Farmer Dec Paralysis 8 . Wade Derin . . . . 9 . Dobbs John 25 M W . X . Geo S C S C Farmer Aug Consumption 25 . Thompson H C . . . . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA OOUNTY: Dawson DISTRICT: 45 MICROFILM#: T655-10 ENUM/DISTR: 45 ENUMERATOR: D. J. Burt FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place death occurred if away from home LN# FAM# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR SINGLE MARR W/D BIRTHPLACE BIRTHPLACE BIRTHLACE 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 26 Denson Lucinda 76 F W . . X N C . . Keeping house Apr Old Age 3/12 1 Willis Burt . . . . 2 27 Elliott Henry 25 M B . X . Geo . . Laborer May Consumption 1 . None . . . . 3 46 Hanpes B.F. 3 M W X . . Geo N C Ga . Sep Diptheria 3 . H C Thompson . . . . 4 85 Harlen J.T.B. 21 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer May Typhoid Pneumonia 21 . Jones & Thompson . . . . 5 105 Holtzclaw Susan M. 34 F W . X . Ga S C S C Keeping house Apr Intermitent Fever 34 . C H Jones . . . . 6 106 Smith Francis J. 33 M W . X . GA S C Ga Farming Sep Billious Colic 1 . Dr Smith . . . . 7 107 Swafford Joe 28 M W . X . Ga S C S C Farmer Mar Consumption 28 . None . . . . 8 120 Bottoms James 20 M W X . . Ga S C S C Laborer Dec Murdered 1/4 . None . . . . 9 120 Bottoms Clarisa J E 4 F W X . . Ga Ga S C . Apl Typhoid Newmony 4 . C H Jones . . . . 10 195 Banks Elisha 85 M W . X . Ga S C S C Farmer May Old Age 2 . None . . . . 11 203 Padget Caroline 2 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Pneumonia 2 . C H Jones . . . . 12 195 Banks Warren 18 M W X . . Ga S C S C . Oct Insanity 2 . None . . . Add'l returns 16 PR Brookes . 75 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer Dec Remote . . Lockahy . . . thru line 18 17 PR Mears Eliza 35 F W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer Ocr Puerperal Fever . . C. H, Jones . . . . 18 PR Banks William 70 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer Apl Enteritis . . . . . . . ======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================