Tazewell County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/tazewell/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 832-835 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 TAZEWELL 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: Tazewell DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Jno. Durham FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 832 ======================================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Cassidy Hannah E. 2 F . . . Ills March . Lung fever 4 . 2 Ary Mary Ann 4 F . . . Ills August . Flux 14 . 3 Ary Melissa 1 F . . . Ills August . Flux 7 . 4 Woodson George 1 M . . . Ills August . Flux 7 . 5 Selch Evilina 1 F . . . Ills August . Erysypelas 3 . 6 Douglass Ann Elizabeth 2/12 . . . . Ills August . Teething 21 Gender not written 7 McAleese Rachel 15 F . . . Ills June . Congestive fever 14 . 8 Luster Wm. 20 M . . M Ills June Farmer Consumption Chronic . 9 Graham Sarah E. 1 F . . . Ills March . Inflamation of brain 9 . 10 Danson Henry Clay 15 M . . . Pa August . Cholera infantum 14 . 11 Parker Jno. K. 28 M . . . Ohio Nov Farmer Unknown 14 . 12 . Maria 12 F . . . Ills August . Fever 14 No surname or visible ditto mark 13 Ackerman Catharine 5 F . . . Ills March . Fever 20 . 14 Burns Margaret 20 F . . M Ills Febr'y . Inflamation of bowels Chronic . 15 Duncan Anne 42 F . . M Scotland Jan'y . Bowell comp't Chronic . 16 Beal Nancy 40 F . . M Ia Oct'r . Typhoid fever 21 . 17 Beal Samuel 20 M . . . Ohio Sept'r . Typhoid fever 14 . 18 Beal Jno. 12 M . . . Ills Nov . Typhoid fever 12 . 19 Garten Ja's K. 50 M . . M Va August Farmer Cholera 3 bur. Mackinaw Twp. Cem. 20 Garten Amelia 42 F . . W Va August . Cholera 2 bur. Mackinaw Twp. Cem. 21 Neville Mary E. 13 F . . . Ills August . Infl of brain 21 . 22 Neville Jay *. 1 6/12 M . . . Ills Sept'r . Teething Chronic JAY C. bur. Lindsey Cem. 23 Parmelo Quartus 50 M . . M N.Y. Sept'r Laborer Dysentery 21 . 24 Speell Susannah 39 F . . M Va Jan'y . Erysypelas Chronic . 25 Smith Coredlia Jane 15 F . . . Ills May . Killed by a horse 2 . 26 Floyd Jno. 1 M . . . Ills March . Winter fever 20 . 27 Todd Elvira 19 F . . . Ills Jan'y . Cold on lungs 30 . 28 Sunderland Claranda 1 F . . . Ills August . Unknown 18 . 29 Bergen A. 10 F . . . Ills Dec'r . Fever 4 . 30 Bergen George Henry 7 M . . . Ills Dec'r . Fever 14 . 31 Lilley Joseph 19 M . . . Ohio July Farmer Cholera 1 . 32 Lilley Mary 55 M . . M Md July . Cholera 1 . 33 Matthews Mariet 42 F . . M N.H. Dec'r . Typhus fever 18 MARYETT, bur. Mount Hope Cem. 34 Keefer Harriet 2 F . . . Pa Sept'r . Summer Compl't Chronic . 35 Ackerman Peter 12 M . . . Ills August . Fever 14 . ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Tazewell DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Jno. Durham FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 833 ======================================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Brown Thomas 83 M . . M New Jersey Sept'r Minister Baptist Old age 30 . 2 Brown Mary 84 F . . W Rhode Island April . Old age 9 . 3 Fifer Ira A. 2 M . . . Illinois Sept'r . Diarhae 7 . 4 Huggins Elizabeth 4 F . . . Ills Nov . Unknown Chronic . 5 Trimble Elizabeth E. 6/12 F . . . Ills Aug . Cholera infantum 14 . 6 Anthony Edward N. 34 M . . . ** Oct'r Merchant Fever Chronic . 7 Elliot Roxanna Ann 22 F . . . N.Y. July . Consumption Chronic . 8 Ellis Eliza 8/12 F . . . Ia July . Summer Compl't 7 . 9 Conklin Auger 20 F . . . Ia Febr'y . Erysypelas 7 . 10 Camlin Sarah Jane 21 F . . M Ohio Febr'y . Child bed fever 12 . 11 Burgard Christian 26 F . . M France August . Child bed 5 . 12 Lindbaum Margaret 33 F . . M Hanover May . Unknown 5 . 13 Aden Frk 49 M . . M Hanover July Farmer Cholera 1 . 14 Hughes Abraham 37 M . . . Ohio Febr'y Farmer Abscess 60 . 15 Summers Elizabeth 9/12 F . . . Ills May . Unknown 21 . 16 Baker Irwin 22 M . . . N.Y. July Farmer Cholera Unknown . 17 Mooberry David 53 M . . M Pa July Farmer Cholera 3 bur. Mooberry Cem. 18 Hill Jno 42 M . . M England Oct'r Farmer Lung fever 6 . 19 Young Amanda 1 4/12 F . . . Illinois August . Disintery 3 . 20 Hinsey Ephemia 1 F . . . Illinois Sept'r . Disintery 14 . 21 Renkenbarger Jno 5/12 M . . . Illinois July . Congestive chills 11 . 22 Tucker . 2/12 M . . . Illinois April . Cong'tn of lungs 3 No first name written 23 Roe Susan Eliza 9 F . . . Ills Febr'y . Brain fever 3 bur. Deacon Street Cem. 24 White Wm. 26 M . . M Ohio Nov Farmer Unknown 10 . 25 Linn Keziah 78 F . . W Va April . Unknown 30 . 26 Browne Sel**y M. 34 F . . M Mass Dec'r . Quick consump 21 S. MARIA bur. Mount Hope Cem. 27 Browne Fred'k 11 dys M . . . Ills Dec'r . Spasms 7 . 28 Pitman George 1 3/12 M . . . Ia Sept'r . Bowel comp't 42 . 29 Burnside Jno H. 1 M . . . Ills Oct'r . Unknown 3 . 30 Dillon Margaret 58 F . . M Ohio March . Cancer Chronic . 31 Hodgson . 1 day M . . . Ills March . Stillborn . . 32 Detillian Cynthia 3 F . . . Ills May . Fits 3 . 33 Hodgson Isabella M. 3 F . . . Ills Aug . Cholera infant 5 . 34 Ha**pton Alonzo 14 M . . . Ills March . Unknown 4 . 35 Broyhill Ja's 52 M . . M Va Oct'r Farmer Nervous fever 21 . ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Tazewell DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Jno. Durham FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 834 ======================================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 . . . . . . . . . . Blank page ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Tazewell DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Jno. Durham FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 835 ======================================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Keefer Jeremiah 2 M . . . Ills Febr'y . Whooping cough 3 mo. bur. Old Sand Prairie Cem. 2 Monert Mary 6/12 F . . . Ills Sept'r . Ague 28 days . 3 Brauner Catherine 1/12 F . . . Ills July . Unknown 7 days . 4 Wilson Amelia L. 1 F . . . Ills Nov'r . Cholera Inf't 7 days . 5 Laurence Charles Henry 4 M . . . Ills March . Worms 11 days . 6 Reed Albert 2 M . . . Ills Nov'r . Croup 7 days . 7 Wagner William 1 M . . . Ills July . Cholera Inf 30 days . 8 Orndorf Martha 60 F . . W N.C. June . Consumption Chronic ORENDORFF, bur. Orendorff Cem. 9 Meeker Robert 6 M . . . Ia June . Congestive chills 3 days . 10 Meeker Sarah J. 3/12 F . . . Ills August . Congestive chills 3 days . 11 Cocenour Mary A. 7/12 F . . . Ills Sept'r . Unknown 4 mos . 12 Cocenour Amanda M. 4 F . . . Ills Mch . Winter fever 3 weeks . 13 Vincent Elizabeth 38 F . . M Me July . Consumption 7 mos . 14 Vincent William 3/12 M . . . Ills Aug . Teething Always . 15 Cogswell Martha 18 F . . . N.Y. Febr'y . Typhoid fever 3 days . 16 Bailey John 5 M . . . La Dec'r . Lung fever 4 weeks . 17 Weinhammer Christian 42 M . . M Gy Mch Blacksmith Inflm of lungs 1 week . 18 Gibbons Thomas 40 M . . M Md Aug Farmer Lung fever 2 weeks . 19 Seiwell Arnold 43 M . . M Pa Nov'r Clerk Cancer 12 mos bur. Lakeside Cem. 20 Nicolls John L. 1/12 M . . . Ills Sept'r . Chills 1 week . 21 Lothcart Paulene 6 F . . . Ia Febr'y . Winter fever 1 mo . 22 Lothcart Josephine 5 F . . . Ia Febr'y . Winter fever 2 weeks . 23 Devore Sam'l 32 M . . M Ohio May Farmer Eresipelas 2 weeks COD also written Infl. Of lungs 24 Miller Polly 38 F . . M Ohio July . Eresipelas 2 weeks . 25 Barwell Emeline 2 F . . . Ills May . Croup 3 days . 26 Brisbane Laura Ann 3/12 F . . . Ills Febr'y . Lung fever Chronic . 27 Brewer Matthew 61 M . . M Pa Jan'y Farmer Consumption 1 week . 28 Brewer Matthew T. 38 M . . M Pa Febr'y Farmer Lung fever 3 mo. . 29 Smith Esther Ann 9 F . . . Ohio May . Whooping cough 2 weeks . 30 Jackson George 35 M . . M Va Sept'r Farmer Typhoid fever 6 mos . 31 Susborg Lawrence H. 1 M . . . Ills August . Consumption 3 days . 32 Kidder Charles E. 7/12 M . . . Ills Sept'r . Cholera morbus 3 weeks . 33 Osborn John 3 M . . . Ills May . Lung fever . Ends Tazewell County ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================================