Mitchell County, GA 1880 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/mitchell/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# T655-11 STATE GEORGIA COUNTY MITCHELL 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 COUNTY: MITCHELL DISTRICT: Not Stated MICROFILM#: T655-11 ENUM/DISTR: 45 ENUMERATOR: Peter M. Tarthey FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: Not Stated ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place of death if away from 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 12 Lunday Washington 3/12 M B X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Jun Spasms . 0 None . . . . 2 13 Pollus George 4 M B X . . Georgia Geo Georgia . Oct Worms . 0 None . . . . 3 98 Miller Fannie 5 F W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . Jul Dyptheria . 0 Dr Perry . . . . 4 183 Ivey Benjamin 46 M W . X . Georgia N C N C Farmer Sep Consumption . 0 W J Linch . . . . 5 118 Royal Julius D. 1 M W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Aug Congestion Bowels . 0 W H Truitt . . . . 6 83 Hall Jerry 4/12 M B X . . Georgia Ga N C . Sep Unknown . 0 None . . . . 7 176 Swatz Preston 2 M W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Oct Chronic Diarrhea . 0 W H Truitt . . . . 8 415 Holliday Jack 20 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Oct Dropsy . 0 Dr Perry . . . . 9 416 Bowman Henrietta 28 F B . X . Ga Ga Ga Keeping House May Pneumonia . 0 Dr Perry . . . . 10 434 Shirah Mattie 4 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mar Pneumonia . 0 Dr W H Truitt . . . . 11 452 Collins W.C. 23 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mar Consumption . 0 Dr W H Truitt . . . . 12 450 Collins J.C. 48 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer Mar Alcholism . 0 Dr W H Truitt . . . . 13 455 Davis Alberta 6/12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Apr Smothered . 0 . . . . . 14 456 White Dellie Ann 2 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Nov Fever . 0 Dr Wood . . . . 15 510 Daniels Wesly 9/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jul Not Known . 0 Dr Tinsly . . . . 16 511 King Henry 23 M B . X . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Sep Consumption 2 0 Dr Wood . . . . 17 527 Jackson Charlie 6/12 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jul Meningitis 6/12 0 Dr Perry . . . . 18 568 Washington no name 1/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Apr Still Born . 0 None . . . . 19 579 Mccoy Barny 19 M B . X . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Sep Shot Self Accident 3 0 Dr Twitty . . . . 20 584 Walton no name 5/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Hooping Cough . 0 Dr Twitty . . . . 21 622 Childers Jeff 2 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Feb Dropsy . 0 Dr Spence . . . . 22 630 Gauldin Hannah 25 F M . X . Ga Ga Ga Keeping House Jul Not Known 7 0 Dr Twitty . . . . 23 649 Simmons Sarah 45 F B . . X Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Jul Rheumatism 2 0 Twitty & Spence . . . . 24 650 Mccoy Elizabeth 5 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Typhoid fever . 0 Dr Twitty . . . . 25 681 Camron no name 1/12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jun Not Known . 0 . . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA COUNTY: MITCHELL DISTRICT: 46th MICROFILM#: T655-11 ENUM/DISTR: 46 ENUMERATOR: James L. Stewart FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place of death if away from 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 3 Spence Hugh B. 10/12 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Dec Whooping Cough 10/12 0 Twitty & Spence . . . . 2 41 Adams Susan E. 6 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Tumor of Neck 6 0 . . . . . 3 56 Pleasure Thomas 24 M B . X . Ga Tenn Tenn Farm Laborer Dec Typhoid fever 12 0 . . . . . 4 87 Jones Prissey 71 F B . X . N C N C N C Keeping House May Dropsy 10 0 . . . . . 5 93 Borders Rejoiner 1 F M X . . Ga Ga Ga . May Acute Diarrhoea 1 0 H C Dasher . . . . 6 113 Dasher Jane 2 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Chronic Diarrhea 2 0 W W Twitty . . . . 7 145 Middleton David D. 1 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Congestion Brain 1 0 W W Twitty . . . . 8 241 Segler David 62 M W . X . S C S C S C Farmer Nov Gravel 22 0 W W Twitty . . . . 9 242 Adams Babe 3/30 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jul Unknown 3/30 0 . . . . . 10 298 Morgan Charles 2 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jul Diptheria 2 0 W W Twitty . . . . 11 319 Sanders Charles 3/12 M B X . . Ga Ga N C . Oct Cramp Colic 3/12 0 H C Dasher . . . . 12 322 Ray Angus 74 M W . X . N C N C N C Blacksmith Feb Heart Disease 1 0 W W Twitty . . . . 13 338 Hill Jackson 25 M B . X . Ala Va N C Farm Laborer Jun Heart Dropsy 7 0 Dr Bacon . . . . 14 339 Barnes Willie 8 M W X . . Ga Va Ala . Dec Tumor . Thomas Co Dr McIntosh . Thomas Georgia . 15 360 Lightfoot Temprance 47 F B . X . Ga Ga Ga Keeping House Jun Womb Disease . Thomas Co Dr Bernice . . . . 16 377 Webb Babe 21/30 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Nov Pneumonia . Calhoun Co . . Calhoun Georgia . 17 383 Ragan Anna 9 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Unknown 9 0 Dr Lightfoot . . . . 18 393 Wingate Mary 65 F W . . X N C N C N C At Home Nov Consumption 1/12 0 Dr Barton . . . . 19 405 Edward Infant . F W X . . Ga Ga N C . Nov Still Born . 0 . . . . . 24 PR Carter Sylvia 37 F W . X . Ga Ga Ga . Apl Cancer Uterine . 0 Lightfoot . . . From P Register ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA COUNTY: MITCHELL DISTRICT: 47th MICROFILM#: T655-11 ENUM/DISTR: 47 ENUMERATOR: Chas. B. Collins FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place of death if away from 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 . Smith John (30) M B . X . Ga Unknown Ga Farm Laborer Dec Knifed 8 0 Twitty & Spence . . . . 2 . Smith Ellen (32) F B . X . Ga Unknown S C Farm Laborer Aug Unknown 8 0 H A J Spence . . . . 3 10 McElvy Jimmie 11/12 M W X . . Texas Ga Miss . Jun Meningitis . 0 J N Leach . . . . 4 25 Stafford Lucy 9/12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Thrash . 0 . . . . . 5 32 . Infant 1/12 F B X . . Ga Unknown Ga . Jun Convulsions . 0 . . . . . 6 52 . Infant 3/12 M B X . . Ga Ga Tenn . Feb Hooping Cough . 0 G Truit . . . . 7 59 Scarbough D M 21 M W S . . Fla Ga Ga Farmer . . . . . . . . . 8 72 Cochran Ervin 45 M B . X . Ga S C N C Farm Laborer May Neurasthenia . 0 W W Twitty . . . . 9 82 Douglass Roxa 17 F W X . . S C S C N C . Aug Malarial Fever 8 0 J B Smith . . . . 10 91 Clayton Jimmie 4 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Dropsy 8 0 W W Twitty . . . . 11 115 Stephens Gertrude 1 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Diarhea . 0 . . . . . 12 150 . Infant 1/12 M W X . . Ga S C N C . Apr Unknown . 0 J B Smith . . . . 13 156 Willingham Lissey 4 F B X . . Ga Ga N C . Nov Croup . 0 J B Smith . . . . 14 159 Gilcrease Clements 4/30 F B X . . Ga Ga S C . Jan Still Born . 0 . . . . . 15 161 Harrison Infant 2/30 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Still Born . 0 . . . . . 16 178 Hanes Infant 3/30 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Still Born . 0 . . . . . 17 213 Alexander Henry 15 M M X . . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Aug Rheumatism . 0 Dr Turner . . . . 18 226 Sims? Infant 2/30 M B X . . Ga Tenn Ga . Feb Still Born . 0 . . . . . 19 227 Fitzgerald Emmett 1/30 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . May Convulsions . 0 . . . . . 20 262 Taylor Lumpsy 56 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga Farmer May Paralysis 7/12 Houston Co G P Turner . . . . 21 265 Smith Anna 9/12 F W X . . Ala Ala Ga . Dec Scalded . 0 G P Turner . . . . 22 281 Belle Sanna 3 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mch Burnt . 0 . . . . . 23 316 West W.K. 1 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jul Congestion Bowels . 0 G P Turner . . . . 24 321 Smith Thomwell 3 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jun Congestion Brain . 0 J B Smith . . . . 25 328 Hamilton Kattie 66 F B . . X N C N C N C . Mar Debility 3 0 J A Wise . . . . 26 356 Franklin Infant 1/30 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Still Born . 0 . . . . . 27 358 Williams Cora 2 F B X . . . Fla Ga . Sep Teething . 0 G P Turner . . . . 28 360 Ferry Rollin 3 M B X . . Ga S C Ga . Jun Fever . 0 . . . . . 29 368 Walden Infant 1/12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mar Hives . 0 . . . . . 30 369 Baggs Gordon 1 2/12 M W X . . Ga Ga Gg . Sep Typhoid fever . 0 G P Turner . . . . 31 371 Swain Julia 4 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Whooping Cough . 0 . . . . . 32 378 Williams Pink 3 F W X . . Ga Ga Fla . Aug Diptheria . 0 G P Turner . . . . 33 395 Taylor Sarah J. 36 F W . X . Ga Ga Ga Housekeeping Apr Consumption . 0 G P Turner . . . . 34 412 Davis Ellen 1 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Nov Diptheria . 0 G P Turner . . . . 35 419 Davis George 20 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Consumption . 0 W W Twitty . . . . 36 423 Meadows Mattie 2 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jul Fever . 0 G P Turner . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1880 Mortality STATE: GA COUNTY: MITCHELL DISTRICT: 47th MICROFILM#: T655-11 ENUM/DISTR: 47 ENUMERATOR: Chas. B. Collins FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= FATHER MOTHER OTHER Place of death if away from 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 Carter Jim 40 M B . X . D C D C D C Farn Laborer Apr Pneumonia 15 0 G P Turner . . . . 2 7 Huist? . 4 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jun Typh Malarial Fever . 0 G P Turner . . . . 3 475 Calwell Richard 43 M B . X . Ga Ga Ga Farmer Dec Scrofula 5 0 W W Spence . . . . 4 480 Jones Sipp 1/30 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jan Unknown . 0 . . . . . 5 490 Hall Dolly 18 M B X . . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer May Typhoid Fever . 0 J A Woods . . . . 6 6 Smith Mary J. 25 F B . X . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Jun Pneumonia . 0 W A J Spence . . . . 7 522 Walker Winnie 25 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Jun Dropsy . 0 Dr Hand . . . . 8 534 Dominy Martha 1 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Typhoid Fever . 0 . . . . . 9 536 Dominy Lindy 22 F W . X . Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer Oct Dysentery . 0 J B Twitty . . . . 10 568 Cox N.A. 3 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Oct Congestion Brain . 0 G P Turner . . . . 11 575 Donaldson Infant 1/30 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sep Abortion . 0 . . . . . 12 625 Arline Sarah E. 80 F W . . X Ga N C Ga . Sep Chronic Diarhea . 0 G P Turner . . . . 13 630 Robinson Infant 5/12 M B X . . Ga Miss Ga . May Unknown . 0 . . . . . 14 640 Bailey Sibby 100 F B . . X Ga Ga Va . May Plursey . 0 . . . . . 15 643 Wood Antonette 6/12 F B X . . Ga Ga Ga . Apr Pneumonia . 0 J B Twitty . . . . 16 3 Milliner Johnathan 38 M W . X . Ga Ga Ga Preacher Jul Consumption . 0 W W Twitty . . . . 17 7 Butler Sarah A. 35 F W . X . Ga Ga N C . Jan Consumption . 0 W W Twitty . . . . ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =================================================================================================================================================================================================================================