Sullivan County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/sullivan/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 232-237 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 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 SULLIVAN 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: Sullivan TOWNSHIP; Jackson MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: B. F. Owen FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 232 ======================================================================================================================================== 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 Norris Sarah 23 F . . . Tennessee Feb . Winter Fever 8 . 2 Shepard Josiah 24 M . . . Ind Mar Laborer Cholera 1 . 3 Snow Ambrose 16 M . . . Ind Aug Laborer Unknown 6 . 4 Wallace Benjamin 65 M . . . Penn Aug Farmer Flux 21 . 5 Shelburn Cassandra 50 F . . . Ky Sept . Dropsy 30 . 6 Bennet Emily 3 F . . . Ind Aug . Unknown 10 . ======================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Sullivan TOWNSHIP; Hamilton MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: B. F. Owen FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 234 ======================================================================================================================================== 1 Walls Richard 1 M . . . Indiana Apr . Flux 9 . 2 Brown Nathaniel 2/12 M . . . Ind Apr . Hooping Cough 16 . 3 Harris Margaret E. 17 F . . . Ind Sept . Flux 8 . 4 Timmons Mary A. 75 F . . W Ind Aug . Old Age 21 . 5 Walls Adam 10 M . . . Ind Mar . Inflamation Brain 2 . 6 Sherman Mary E. 1 F . . . Ind Sept . Flux 12 . 7 Dudley Stephen 1/12 M . . . Ind Mar . Unknown 1 . 8 Eaton John W. 23 M . . . Ind Nov Laborer Sicipolis 8 . 9 Knots Johnathan 70 M . . W Maryland Feb Farmer Br*** Comp 7 . 10 Scott Nathaniel 64 M . . . N C Sept . Inf. Brain 5 M . 11 Bailey John 1/12 M . . . Ind Feb . Unknown 7 . ======================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Sullivan TOWNSHIP; District 106 MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: R. S. Sockridge FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 235 ======================================================================================================================================== 1 Hopewell Lewis 13 M . . . Indiana Oct . Flux 15 D . 2 Hopewell Wesley 8 M . . . Indiana Oct . Flux 5 D . 3 Hopewell Bettey 1 M . . . Indiana May . Croup 1 D Betsey? Gender=F? 4 McKinsey Elizabeth 19 F . . . Indiana Apr . Consump. 6 M . 5 Murphy Emma 3 M . . . Indiana Aug . Worms 7 D . 6 Mayfield Edy 67 F . . W Virginia Aug . B Fever 2 W . 7 Kelly Jane 44 F . . M Virginia Mar . B F 7 D . 8 McGill Mary 36 F . . . Tennessee Feb . Consump. 6 M . 9 Suster Charles M. 36 M . . M Kentucky Nov . Fitts 6 . ======================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Sullivan TOWNSHIP; District 106 MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: R. S. Sockridge FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 236 ======================================================================================================================================== 1 Weaver James Temple 3 M . . . Indiana Sept . Flux 4 d . 2 McKinsey Nancy Ann 21 F . . M Kentucky Jul . Consump. 6 M . 3 Nelson Rhoda Jane 25 F . . M Ohio Aug . Consump. 4 M . 4 Matix Francis M. 6 M . . . Indiana Oct . Flux 12 d . 5 Matix Jonathan 4 M . . . Indiana Oct . Flux 9 d . 6 Reason Martha M. 3 F . . . Indiana Sept . Flux 7 d . 7 Liston Maria L. 32 F . . M Pennsylvania Sept . Flux 10 d . 8 Stuck Susan 77 F . . M Kentucky Sept . Flux 12 d . 9 McCracklin Mary 9/12 F . . . Indiana Sept . Flux 7 d . 10 Clark William 14 M . . . Indiana Aug . Consump. 6 M . 11 Stiggs Hesikiah 8/12 M . . . Indiana Sept . Flux 4 M . 12 Ransford Joseph 85 M . . W Connecticut Oct Farmer Old Age . . 13 Elsworth Edelia Ann 16 F . . . Indiana Aug . Aff Lungs 3 M . 14 Thomas William K. 2 M . . . Indiana May . Unknown 12 d . 15 Lee Elizabeth 21 F . . M Indiana Feb . Winter F 6 d . 16 Kandford Rachel 20 F . . . Indiana Mar . Consump. 3 M . 17 Calhill Joseph 31 M . . M Ohio Mar Farmer Winter F 6 d . 18 Lehyhney ? Henry 32 M . . M England Apr Farmer Cholera 10 h . 19 Black John L. 23 M . . M Indiana Mar Farmer Cholera 9 h . 20 French Mary 7/12 F . . . Indiana Feb . Hives 1 dy . 21 Smith Lucy 80 F B F M Virginia Feb . Old Age . . 22 Simon Adicy 67 M . . M Virginia May . Unknown 2 dy . 23 Parsons John 36 M . . . Ireland Apr Farmer Cholera 6 h . 24 Hopewell John 57 M . . M Kentucky Mar Farmer Nephistus 20 Y . 25 McClure Samuel 72 M . . M Virginia Sept Farmer Apoplexy 1 M . 26 Notts Cecilia 23 F . . M Indiana Jan . Consump. 2 M . 27 Henerly James 14 M . . . Indiana Mar . Infa. B. 5 d . 28 Smith Margaret E. 32 F . . W Ohio Apr . Winter F 6 d . 29 Burnet Samuel 5 M . . . Indiana Jul . Diareah 4 W . 30 Allen Sarah 54 F . . M Delaware Apr . Winter F 4 d . 31 Notts Jonathan R. 41 M . . M Kentucky Dec Farmer Consump. 1 Y . 32 Springs William C. 19 M . . . Indiana Jan A.S. Consump. 2 d . 33 Everton Nancy Ann 11/12 F . . . Indiana Dec . Inf. B. 9 d . 34 Hunt Michael 83 M . . M Maryland Nov Farmer Consump. 2 M . 35 Watson Martin 12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown 1 Y . ======================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Sullivan TOWNSHIP; Haddan MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: B. F. Owen FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 237 ======================================================================================================================================== 1 McCloud John 10/12 M . . . Indiana Sep . **** of H. 6 . 2 Ledgerwood William 60 M . . M Ky Apr Farmer Consumption 5 . 3 Blackburn Thomas 2/12 M . . . Ind Mar . Lung Fever 16 . 4 Sprout John 8/12 M . . . Ind Dec . Croup 6 . 5 Alsop William 1/12 M . . . Ind Feb . Unknown 1 . 6 Hussey Hellen 11 F . . . Ind Dec . Unknown 30 . 7 Benfiel Calib W. 22 M . . . Ohio Oct Merchant Bilious Fever 15 . 8 Jones Michael 65 M . . M Virginia Apr Shoe Maker ? 15 . 9 Wells Sarah M. 3 F . . . Indiana Jul . Fever 7 . 10 Wells Nelson 1 M . . . Ind Jul . Fever 4 . 11 Plow Isabella 8/12 F . . . Ind Sept . Unknown 11 . 12 Purcel George W. 3/12 M . . . Ind Jul . Thrash 14 . 13 Mibs James 1/12 M . . . Ind Feb . Dropsy 3 . 14 McKee Thomas N. 7 M . . . Ind Jul . Croup 3 . 15 Handley John 46 M . . M Ky Jul Farmer Thrown from Horse 1 . 16 O'Haver Sarah A. 2/12 F . . . Ind Mar . Unknown 1/24 . 17 Stanley Joseph 59 M . . M N C Feb Farmer Bloody Lungs 2 . 18 Gamble Martin 3 M . . . Ind Mar . Winter Fever 7 . ======================================================================================================================================== 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/ ========================================================================================================================================