Clay County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/clay/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Russell Anderson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2011 by Robert E. Lane ========================================================================== 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 1850 MORTALITY STATE INDIANA 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 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER REMARKS: The Indiana Legislature mandated Clay County in 1825, with territory partitioned from Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, and Vigo counties. Its name honors Henry Clay, a famous antebellum American statesman. Many entries show "C" in the Cause of Death field. This is probably shorthand for consumption. =============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Dick Johnson ENUMERATOR: Elias Bawling FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 149 =============================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =============================================================================================================================== 1 Kelsey Celetra 55 F . . M Va Sept . C 270 . 2 Monrieth Delma 1 F . . . Ind July . Fever 5 . 3 Gargres Jane 1 F . . . Ind June . Fever 10 . 4 Hues Marcy 33 F . . W SC May . Dropsy 380 . 5 Wells Mary 84 F . . W Penn Feb . Old Age . . 6 Hall Jane 1 F . . . Ind Sept . Hives 1 . =============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Van Buren ENUMERATOR: Elias Bawling FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 152 =============================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =============================================================================================================================== 1 Stark Aaron 20 M . . M Indiana Feb Laborer C 28 . 2 Owen Elizabeth 37 F . . M Penn March . Fever 7 . 3 Wher Judge B. 1 M . . . Ind June . Unknown . . 4 Allard Reuben 52 M . . M NJ April Farmer C 60 . 5 Graves Zilpha 88 F . . W NC April . C 50 . 6 Butt William 18 M . . . NC May . Fever 25 . 7 Bowling B. 28 M . . . NC April Physician C 60 . 8 Rariden Mary 43 F . . M Ohio Dec . C 365 . 9 Rariden David 1 M . . . Ind Jan . Fever 1 . 10 Deakan Thomas 3 M . . . Ind Aug . Fever 15 . 11 Deakan Samuel 1 M . . . Ind Sept . Fever 15 . 12 King Lucindah 34 F . . . NC Sept . C 200 . =============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Caruthers ENUMERATOR: John Griffy FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 153 =============================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =============================================================================================================================== 1 Chaney James 11 M . . . Ind July . Dropsy 120 . 2 Wilson Pleasant 1 M . . . Ind April . King Evel 210 . 3 Patton John 15 M . . . Ind July . Drowned . . 4 Patton Saul 12 M . . . Ind July . Drowned . . =============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Cass ENUMERATOR: John Griffy FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 155 =============================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =============================================================================================================================== 1 Cagle Ann 17 F . . . Ind Sep . Fever 12 . 2 Parker Phebe 25 F . . M Ind Jul . Fever 7 . 3 Parker Margaret 1 F . . . Ind Oct . Croup 5 . 4 Booknotty Cathern 31 F . . M Germany Feb . Croup 2 Yrs . =============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Washington ENUMERATOR: John Griffy FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 157 =============================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =============================================================================================================================== 1 Kenton Arbeena 2 F . . . Indiana Sep . Flux 3 . 2 Killion Sarah 48 F . . M Ind Jul . Cholery 7 . 3 Pots Sarah 25 F . . M Ind Jul . Cholery 8 . 4 Pots Racheal 3 F . . . Ind Jul . Cholery 5 . 5 Potts Samuel 2 M . . . Ind Jul . Cholery 5 . 6 Eckerd Malisia 1 F . . . Ind Mar . Cold 4 . 7 Layne Samuel 1 M . . . Ind Apr . Whooping 30 . 8 Junnes Clarissa 22 F . . . Ind Aug . Child Bed 39 . 9 Huffman Mary 38 F . . M Oh Apr . Consupt 40 . 10 Francis Enes 2 M . . . Ind Nov . Fever 75 . 11 Luthel Abel 3/4 M . . . Ind Jul . Cholera 3 . 12 Kindel Barbra 17 F . . . Ind Jan . Fever 3 . 13 Ward Lydia 19 F . . . Ind Oct . Cons 14 . 14 Crause Martin 1/2 M . . . Ind Oct . Croup 120 . 15 Katman Mary 1/2 F . . . Ind Sept . Croup 12 . 16 Walker Wm. 3 M . . . Ind Feb . Cold 5 . 17 Rose John 70 M . . W Ky Feb Laborer Dropsy 180 . 18 Risley Ellen 35 F . . M Ky Jul . C 150 . 19 Eckerd Lorna 3 F . . . Ind Apr . Croup 10 . =============================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Not Stated ENUMERATOR: William M. Gifford FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 161 =============================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) =============================================================================================================================== 1 Burbage Robert 60 M W . M S Carolina Dec Farmer Pneumonia 6 . 2 McClintock Samuel 68 M W . M Virginia Feb Farmer Old Age 2 & Congestion 3 Arthur John P. 1 M W . . Indiana Aug . Flux 15 . 4 Williams John A. 9/12 M W . . Indiana Sep . Fever 41 . 5 Hudlston Mary 29 F W . S Indiana Apr . Consumption 30 . 6 Chambers Mary 27 F W . M Indiana Jul . Consumption 15 . 7 Field Rebecca Ann 7 F W . S . Dec . Congestion 1 . 8 Baber Joseph M. 22 M W . M N Carolina Feb Farmer Pneumonia 35 . 9 Belderback William 27 M W . S Indiana Feb . Pneumonia 3 . 10 Bottum Sarah A. 22 F W . M Indiana Mar . Child Bed 14 . 11 Bottum Not Named 1/12 M W . . Indiana Mar . . 1 . 12 Minor Nancy 19 F M F . N Carolina Jan . Descend Breast 120 . 13 Poe Charles 25 M W . M Indiana Sep Farmer Bil's Fever 3 . 14 Dewes Thomas 24 M W . S Indiana Feb Farmer Bil's Fever 8 . 15 Holida William 6 M . . . . May . Bil's Fever 3 . 16 Phipps Reubesa 4/12 F . . . . Jan . Unknown 1 . 17 Linn V. M. 39 M . . . Pennsylvania Aug Mechanic Fever 10 . =============================================================================================================================== 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/ ===============================================================================================================================