Rabun county. GA 1880 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ga/rabun/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, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1880 MICROFILM-ROLL#: T655-12 STATE GEORGIA COUNTY RABUN 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 reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- NOTE: Columns that had no entries were omitted from this transcription. ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: Georgia COUNTY: Rabun ENUM/DISTR: 171 ENUMERATOR: Wm. A. Curtis FILE PAGE: 1 STAMPED PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARITAL STATUS FATHER's MOTHER's Place where the family of the deceased resided Place where the death occurred if away from home LN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR SING. MARR. W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PHYSICIAN'S-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 . Stuart Narcissa A. 1 F W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . July Catarshal Diarrhea 1 Pickett Near Athens McMinn Tennessee . . . Tennessee Dist 556 2 9 Caroline Carter 54 F W . X . N.Carolina N.Carolina N.Carolina Keeping house June Chronic Diarrhea 30 Brobson P. C. . . . . . . . 3 . Ledbetter Infant 4 wk M W X . . Georgia Georgia N.Carolina . Jan Erysipelus 4 Wk W. H. Weaver Cartingschay Macon N.Carolina . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persimmon Dist No 636 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 121 Chastain Mary E. 38 F W . X . N.Carolina N.Carolina Tennessee Keeping house May Child Birth 37 Geo. W. Long . . . . . . . 8 139 Pendergrass Martha 23 F W X . . N.Carolina N.Carolina N.Carolina Keeping house Feb Heart Disease 3 Had none . . . . . . . 9 137 Keener Abraham 85 M W . . X N.Carolina Unknown Unknown Farmer March Old Age 52 G. N. Rush . . . . . . . 10 144 Keener Sarah 39 F W . X . Georgia N.Carolina Georgia Keeping house Nov Consumption 39 G. W. Long . . . . . . . 11 146 Dickerson Mitchell 1 M W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . July Inflamation of Bowels 1 G. N. Rush . . . . . . . 12 158 Taylor (Infant) 13 days M W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . July Hives 13 days Had none . . . . . . . 13 163 Carnes Ida 1/12 F W X . . Georgia Georgia Georgia . March Croup 1/12 No Physician . . . . . . . 14 170 York William S. 55 M W . X . S.Carolina Virginia Virginia Farmer & Miner Feb Liver Compliant 54 G. W. Long . . . . . . . 15 175 Justis Memzorado 24 F W . X . Georgia S.Carolina Georgia Keeping house Apr Child Bed Fever 24 G. W. Long . . . . . . . 16 216 Coalman Jane 39 F W X . . Georgia Ireland N.Carolina At home Sept Dropsy 39 No Physician . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moccasin Dist No 1014 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 253 Ford Hampton 12 M W X . . N.Carolina N.Carolina N.Carolina . April Pneumonia 4 John Morton . . . . . . . 23 260 Winchester Marcellus 20 M W X . . Georgia N.Carolina N.Carolina Farming Nov Typhoid fever 12 John Morton . . . . . . . 24 270 Hedden Joel 83 M W . . X S.Carolina Unknown Unknown Farmer April Typhoid fever 40 C Grimshaw . . . . . . . 25 276 Teague William 60 M W . X . N.Carolina Unknown Unknown Farmer March Typhoid fever 40 No Physician . . . . . . . 26 278 Daily Louisa 23 F W . . X Georgia N.Carolina S.Carolina At home July Cold during menstr. 23 No Physician . . . . . . Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: Georgia COUNTY: Rabun ENUM/DISTR: 172 ENUMERATOR: Lafayette Hall FILE PAGE: 2 STAMPED PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARITAL STATUS FATHER's MOTHER's Place where the family of the deceased resided Place where the death occurred if away from home LN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR SING. MARR. W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PHYSICIAN'S-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 3 Williams new born (1/30) M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jan Unknown 1/30 none . . . . . . Tallulah 2 39 Coward George T. 37 M W . X . Ga N C N C Farmer Mar Shot 7 Long . . . . . . . 3 44 Chastine new born 1/30 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Dec Unknown 1/30 none . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Towns Georgia Line scratched out 5 63 Burton Eda 55 F W . X . unknown unknown unknown Keeping house Dec Liver Com. 30 none . . . . . . . 6 76 Burton Eliza A. 8/12 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Feb Flux 8/12 none . . . . . . . 7 81 Carson William J. 65 M W . X . N C unknown unknown Blacksmith Dec Heart Dis. 24 none . . . . . . . 8 110 Fincannon George W. 1 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Jan Croup 1 Dr G. M. Long . . . . . . . 9 138 Baker Sabina 68 F W . X . N C N C N C Keeping house Mar Dropsy 22 none . . . . . . . 10 22 Smith Joseph 3/12 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Aug Flux 3/12 Dr G. M. Long . . . . . . . 11 39 Thompson George J. 1/12 M W X . . Ga Ala Ga . Apr Flux 1/12 none . . . . . . . 12 71 Wilkerson Clara M. 6/12 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Sept Bronchitis 6/12 Dr G. M. Long . . . . . . . 13 71 Wilkerson Rutha R. 80 F W . . X N C unknown unknown Keeping home Apr Pneumonia Fever 50 Dr G. M. Long . . . . . . . 14 80 Smith Ellen 29 F W . X . N C N C N C Keeping home Mar Bleeding Womb 3 Drs Long & Pass . . . . . . . 15 104 Patterson Malinda 29 F W . . X Ga unknown S C Keeping home Oct Pneumonia Fever 28 Drs Pickett & Hall . . . . . . . 16 106 Dover Clifton 1/30 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mar Unknown 1/365 Dr C Picket . . . . . . . 17 106 Dover Berthie 1/30 F W X . . Ga Ga Ga . Mar Unknown 1/365 Dr C Picket . . . . . . . 18 111 Mork Lester B. 1 M W X . . Ga Ga Ga . June Hives 1 Dr Hall . . . . . . . 19 112 Manrey? ? V. 30 F W . X . Ga S C S C Keeping home Nov Inflamation Brain 30 Drs V Case & Pass . . . . . . . 20 112 Manrey? Claris V. 3/12 F W X . . Ga Tens Ga . May Inflamation Brain 3/12 Dr V Case . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PR Camus Sarah 9 F W X . . Ga N S N S . Aug Meningitis . C Picket . . . . . . . 25 PR Smith John 80 M W . . X N.S. N S N S Farmer Dec Dropsy . C Picket . . . . . . . 26 PR Stewart Sarah 2 F W X . . Ga N S N S . Sept Cholera Infantium . C Picket . . . . . . Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS-YEAR: 1880 STATE: Georgia COUNTY: Rabun ENUM/DISTR: 173 ENUMERATOR: F. A. Bleckley FILE PAGE: 3 STAMPED PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARITAL STATUS FATHER's MOTHER's Place where the family of the deceased resided Place where the death occurred if away from home LN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR SING. MARR. W/D BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE BIRTH-PLACE OCCUPATION DIED CAUSE OF DEATH RESIDENT PHYSICIAN'S-NAME TOWN COUNTY STATE TOWN COUNTY STATE TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 2 Heaton Samuel 75 M W . X . South Carolina PA PA Farmer Apr Sudden Death 15 None . . . . . . 179 District 2 9 Worley Infant 2/30 M W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . March Premature 2/30 W. J. Weaver . . . . . . . 3 42 Bramblet Ambros L. 74 M W . X . Georgia Ga S C Farmer March Sudden Death 42 None . . . . . . . 4 139 Jones Rosannah J. 1 F W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . July Cholera Infantum 1 G W. Long . . . . . . . 5 146 Smith Martha K. 14/30 F W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Nov Croup 14/30 None . . . . . . . 6 155 Moore Infant 2/12 F W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . May Measles 2/12 G W. Long . . . . . . . 7 163 Smith William V. 1 M W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . July Croup 1 G W. Long . . . . . . . 8 181 Wilson Nancy M. 1/12 F W X . . Georgia N C N C . June Measles 1/12 G W. Long . . . . . . . 9 192 Kirklin Rachael 13 F B X . . Virginia Va Unknown . Nov Consumption . None . . . . Macon N C . 10 192 Calwell William F. 14 M B X . . North Carolina N C Va Farm Laborer Dec Consumption 15/30 None . . . . . . . 11 193 Singleton Elafair 52 F W . X . Unknown Unknown Unknown Keeping home Jan Dropsy 50 Brabson & Picket . . . . . . . 12 196 Price Gemmima E. 2/12 F W X . . Georgia Ga Ga . Sept Croup 2/12 None . . . . . . . 13 199 Turpin Malissa 25 F W . X . Georgia Ga N C Keeping home DEC Horse running away 25 None . . . . . . . 14 205 Price Rebecca 94 F W . . X Virginia Va Ireland Keeping home MAY Old Age 59 None . . . . . . . 15 224 Coffee Elizabeth 89 F W . . X South Carolina Va Ireland Keeping home SEP Old Age 60 None . . . . . . . 16 237 Wall Richard 9 M B X . . Georgia Ga S C . MAY Consumption 9 None . . . . . . . 17 245 Snider Infant at birth M W X . . Georgia S C Ga . JUL Born dead Birth None . . . . . . . 18 255 Turner Pickens 74 M W . . X unknown Unknown Unknown Farm Laborer MCH Unknown 3 None . . . . . . . 19 258 Painter Infant at birth M W X . . Georgia S C Tenn . MCH Born dead Birth None . . . . . . 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