Martin County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/martin/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 45-46 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) 2010 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 MICROFILM# NONE STATE INDIANA COUNTY MARTIN 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 reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Martin MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Barney Reily FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 45 ========================================================================================================================================== 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 Dorsett George 6 M . . . Ind Sept 1849 . Flux 12 . 2 Sutton Infant 5d M . . . Ind Oct 1849 . Flux 12 . 3 Dorsett Mary 1 F . . . Ind Dec 1849 . Quinsy 12 . 4 Pridemore Jacob 7 M . . . Ind March 1850 . Croup 1 . 5 Dorsett Rachel C. 2 F . . . Ind Aug 1849 . Flux 28 . 6 Bryant Jane 6 F . . . Ind Sept 1849 . Not Known 7 . 7 Vandover Amanda 2/12 F . . . Ind May 1850 . Whooping Cough 11 . ========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Martin MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Barney Reily FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 46 ========================================================================================================================================== 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 Chamness David 22 M . . . In June 1849 Tinner Consumption 6 . 2 Henry Joseph 18 M . . . In May 1850 Laborer Congestive Fever 2 . 3 Clements Charles M. 13 M . . . In Sept 1849 . Flux 14 . 4 Davis Martha 11/12 F . . . In May 1850 . Whooping Cough 35 . 5 O'Brien Josephine 1 F . . . In Sept 1849 . Flux 9 . 6 Moberly Winchester P. 23 M . . . Ky Sept 1849 Clerk Diarhea 6 . 7 Fields Susan 2 F . . . In July 1849 . Flux 7 . 8 Allen Socrates 11/12 M . . . In July 1849 . Inflam. of Brain 3 . 9 Sullivan Mary 93 F . . W Va March 1850 . Erysepelas 100 . 10 Etcherson Mary 50 F . . M NC July 1849 . Flux 6 . 11 Evans Nathan W. 2 M . . . In Aug 1849 . Inflam. of Bowels 4 . 12 Dunihue Daniel 81 M . . W N.H. May 1850 Nothing Billious Cholic 2 . 13 McBride John 23 M . . . Ohio July 1849 Farmer Colera 5 . 14 McBride Hannah 27 F . . M Ky Dec 1849 . Colera 9 . 15 Alexander James T. 1 M . . . Ind Nov 1849 . Not Known 10 . 16 Harris James J. 2 M . . . Ind July 1849 . Flux 7 . 17 Bridges Abraham T. 9 M . . . Ind Oct 1849 . Flux 8 . 18 Bridges Nancy J. 2 F . . . Ind Oct 1849 . Flux 8 . 19 Sergeant Joseph 17 M . . M Ind Oct 1849 Farmer Flux 10 . 20 James Jasper 8/12 M . . . Ind Sept 1849 . Collera M*** 10 . 21 Miles Henrietta 1 F . . . Ind Sept 1849 . Collera M*** 11 . 22 Corbin Elizabeth 4 F . . . Ind Sept 1849 . Inf. Of Lungs 40 . 23 Haigue Samuel 2 M . . . Ind April 1850 . Measles 9 . 24 Blanford Matilda 9 F . . . Ind Jan 1850 . Winter Fever 7 . 25 McGovern Ellenor 9/12 F . . . Ind Aug 1849 . Whooping Cough 20 . 26 McCan Katharine 50 F . . M Ireland Aug 1849 . Flux 4 . 27 Blain Francis M. 13 M . . . Ky Oct 1849 . Flux 15 . 28 Sullivan Henry 40 M . . M Ky Aug 1849 Farmer Consumption 6 . 29 Poenick Sarah Ann 4 F . . . Ind April 1850 . Inflam. of Brain 60 . 30 Stringer Ambrose B. 5/12 M . . . Ind April 1850 . Inflam. of Brain 5 . 31 Newland Hugh R. 13 M . . . Ind Sept 1849 . By Fall of Tree 1 . 32 Helkins William 2 M . . . Ind Feb 1850 . Inflam. of Brain 12 . 33 Moore Joseph J. 4 M . . . Ind Nov 1849 . Scald 19 . 34 Elliott Martha 1 F . . . Ind June 1849 . Colera 6 . 35 Marley America 16 F . . . Ind Sept 1849 . Flux 12 . ENUMERATOR NOTES: The year ending June 1st 1850 was an unusually healthy year in Martin 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/ ==========================================================================================================================================