Clay County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/clay/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Karen D. Foster 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 #T1133-58 STATE ILLINOIS COUNTY CLAY 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: IL COUNTY: Clay TOWNSHIP: Clay & Richland District MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Wm. Stoker FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 122 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS 1 King Virginia E. 5/12 F . . . Clay co. Illis Feb'y . Spasms 8 . 2 Davis Eliza C. 23 F . . M Washington Co. Ind Jan'y none Pneumonia 5 . 3 Erwin Jarrett 32 M . . M NC March Blacksmith Pneumonia 8 . 4 Scott Elizabeth 56 F . . W Virginia Oct . C . . 5 Bradley H. M. 3 11/12 M . . . Ohio May . Lung fever 14 . 6 Russell Sarah E. 7 F . . . Illis May . Dropsey 90 . 7 . Tempus 3 days F . . . Illis Nov'r . Croup 1 No surname or visible ditto mark 8 Lewis T. C. 2 M . . . Illis Feb'y . Burned 2 . 9 Blair Polly 77 F . . W Tennessee June . Fever 7 . 10 Boman Augistine 5 F . . . Ind Nov'r . Plurisie? 3 . 11 Kesee Sary A. 11 F . . . Ind September . Colera infantum Sudden . 12 Kesee Louticia 9 F . . . Illis January . Consumption 4 months . 13 Hale Cloah A. 22 F . . M N Carolina April . Consumption 4 years . 14 Kincade Green A. 1/12 M . . . Illis October . Unknown Sudden . 15 Kincade Mary A. 1/12 F . . . Illis October . Unknown 7 . 16 Sullivan Barbara V. 1/12 F . . . Illis April . Unknown Sudden . 17 Speaks Martha E. 6/12 F . . . Illis August . Colora morbus Sudden . 18 Hankman . 28 days F . . . Ind October . Croup Sudden No first name written 19 Wiman Sarah 46 F . . M Tennessee November . Unknown 18 . 20 Davis Patsy 66 F . . M Virginia August . C 2 months . 21 Erwin Susan 41 F . . M NC September . Consumption 8 years . 22 Jones George R. 1/12 M . . . Illis April . Spasms 3 weeks . 23 Wilson Elizabeth 18 F . . M Tennessee May . Lung fever 5 weeks . 24 Wilson John 1/12 M . . . Illis May . Croup 1 month . 25 Walton John 1 M . . . Illis March . Inflamation on brain 2 months . 26 Bowman Drusilla 58 F . . M Tennessee February . Dropsey 1 year . 27 Thompson Martha A. 1/12 F . . . Illis September . Unknown 15 . 28 Depoister Wm. E. 2 M . . . Illis September . Unknown 14 . 29 Pugh Rebecca 10 F . . . Illis March . Cronic 7 . 30 Jones Sarah H. 24 F . . M Ohio February . Pneumonia 5 weeks . 31 Jones Sarah E. 8 F . . . Kentucky February . Worm fever 13 . 32 Depoister Dicey E. 1 F . . . Illis January . Irecypalous 5 . 33 Fender Anderson 30 M . . M NC September Farmer Dispepsa 5 months . 34 Trober John 5/12 M . . . Illis February . Croup 1 month . 35 Rosier Manervia 2/12 F . . . Illis July . Unknown 3 weeks . ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Clay TOWNSHIP: Way & Richland District MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Wm. Stoker FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 123 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Griffith Joseph 18 M . . . Virginia November Gunsmith Small pox 5 months . 2 Berry John 22 F . . . Tennessee September Farmer Diaree 3 months Gender as written 3 Murray Jesse W. 48 M . . M Ohio May Merchant Pneumonia 11 . 4 Scariffe Hester A. 3/12 F . . . Illis August . Diaree 3 months . 5 Bishop Jesse 44 M . . M Tennessee May Farmer Suicide . . 6 Scarife Richard 46 M . . M South Carolina January Farmer Lung fever 20 . 7 Moore Jacob R. 1/12 M . . . Illis January . Unknown Sudden . 8 Rinehart Unis 24 F . . M Ohio October . Congestive chill 7 . 9 Blakeman Abraham 12 M . . . Illis May . Pneumonia 8 . 10 McGrew James 21 M . . . Ind May Farmer Pneumonia 11 bur. Camp Ground Cem. 11 . Elliott 1/12 M . . . Illis March . Unknown 1 No first name written 12 Power Catharine A. 1 F . . . Illis October . Worms 14 . 13 Weaver Martha J. 2 F . . . Illis May . Lung fever 11 . 14 Geeter Elbert M. 2 M . . . Ind September . Diareah 14 . 15 Sims Peter B. 20 M . . . Ind June Farmer Lung fever 17 . 16 Oldham George A. 3 M . . . Illis September . Croup 4 . 17 Woolsy William 55 M . . W Kentucky March Farmer Unknown Sudden . 18 Simmons Sarah J. 3/12 F . . . Illis September . Diarhea 5 weeks . 19 Oneal Johnathan W. 2 M . . . Missouri April . . Drowned COD in wrong column 20 Hickenbotom Juda 54 F B . M Virginia June . Consumption 1 year . 21 Danels John 21 M . . M Illis May Farmer Inflamation 18 . 22 Apperson Leander M. 19 M . . . Virginia February Farmer Tyfoid fever 14 bur. Foster Hill Cem. 23 Stanford Isaac N. 2 M . . . Illis April . Dropsy of brain 2 months . 24 Balor Catharine 21 F . . . Pennsylvania October . Congestive fever 14 . 25 Duff Alcy E. 1 F . . . Illis February . Congestive fever 10 . 26 Ocheltree John 37 M . . M Ohio December House carpenter Drunkeness 2 months . 27 Henson Eliza J. 17 F . . . Illis November . Congestive fever 11 . 28 Henshaw Nathaniel 32 M . . M Ohio March Farmer Colery Sudden . 29 Hoke Mary A. 5 F . . . Ind May . Whooping cough 4 weeks . 30 Prudom Lewis A. 11/12 M . . . Illis March . Whooping cough 1 month . 31 Stanford Rebecca 30 F . . M Ind February . Bronchitis 3 months . 32 Prater Dorcus 64 F . . M Pennsylvania May . Consumption 7 months . 33 Sorrells Martha C. 9 F . . . Illis April . Pneumonia 3 weeks . 34 Sorrells Sarah A. 1 F . . . Illis April . Pneumonia 10 . 35 Ooton Jourdon 27 M . . W Kentucky February Farmer Dropsey 2 years . ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================================================