Wayne County, KY 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/wayne/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 174-179 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 -- STATE KENTUCKY COUNTY WAYNE 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: KY COUNTY: Wayne DISTRICT: District No. 2 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Martin Beaty FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 174 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Roberts Pheba 35 F . . M Virginia Sept . Consumption C . 2 Mills James 1/12 M . S . Kentucky August . Whooping cough 21 . 3 Decker William 5 M . . . Kentucky May . Worms 5 days . 4 Hunt Nancy 85 F . . W Virginia March . Diorear 3 months . 5 Huffaker Nancy 34 F . . M Tennessee August . Consumption C . 6 Hamilton Hanorah 97 F . . W Pensylvania May . Old age C . 7 Custer Sophrona 5 F B S . Kentucky Oct'r . Tyford fever 10 days . 8 Thomas Jane 61 F . . M Virginia Oct'r . Tyford fever 21 days . 9 Jones James 75 M . . M Virginia May Surveyor Diorear C . 10 Peyton Amy 70 F . . W Unknown April . Gravel C . 11 Smith Thomas 1/12 M . . . Kentucky March . Unknown . . 12 Smith Hickerson 1/12 M . . . Kentucky March . Unknown . . 13 Norman Liota 31 F . . M Kentucky Dec'r . Child birth 3 weeks . 14 Garrett Absolsom 70 M . . M Kentucky April . Dropsy C . 15 Franklin Elizabeth 53 F . . W Virginia March . Tyford fever 2 weeks . 16 Pierce Jacob R. 1/12 M . . . Kentucky June . Unknown . . 17 Taylor Elizabeth 1 F . . . Kentucky Feb'y . Small pox 10 days . 18 Reese William 58 M . . M Virginia March Powder maker Dispepsia 4 months . 19 Shaneate Rebecca 55 F . . W Kentucky August . Phthrsic 6 months . 20 Baylor P. H. N. 45 M . . . Kentucky March Farmer Neuralgia 12 months . 21 Baylor Angalina 6/12 F B S . Kentucky October . Unknown C . 22 Vaughn Lewis 3 M . . . Kentucky April . Scarlet fever 2 weeks . 23 Wright Elizabeth 21 F . . . Kentucky April . Pulmonary 5 months COD also written consumption 24 Wright Elisha V. 4/12 M . . . Kentucky Feb'y . Pulmonary 8 weeks . 25 Cowan John 34 M . . . Kentucky May None Diobetus C . 26 Gooding John P. 1/12 M . . . Kentucky March . Croop 3 days . 27 Jewell Raza M. 1 F . . . Kentucky May . Worms 6 months . 28 Johnson Ann 3 F . . . Kentucky April . Scarlet fever 8 days . 29 Weaver Matthias 23 M . . . Kentucky Sept None Fall from horse Sudden . 30 Clark Lucius A. 29 M . . M Ohio April Doctor Consumption C . 31 Rethesford Armilda 1/12 F . . . Kentucky March . Unknown 5 days . 32 Young William 24 M . . . Kentucky May None Consumption C . 33 Young Sarah 27 F . . . Kentucky Jan'y . Consumption C . 34 Hemsinger William G. 30 M . . M Kentucky June Waggon maker Neumonia 9 days . 35 West Margaret E. 2 F . . . Kentucky Dec'r . Dropsey 1 month . ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Wayne DISTRICT: Division 1 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Martin Beaty FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 175 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Buster Mary E. 7/12 F . . . Kentucky May . Unknown 20 . 2 Dean James 4/12 M . . . Kentucky May . Unknown . . 3 Wade Susan E. 11 F . . . Kentucky May . Flux 12 . 4 Back Sarah 26 F . . M Kentucky Jan'y . Consumption 300 . 5 Back Prucilla J. 3/12 F . . . Kentucky Feb'y . Croup 18 . 6 Shepperd Margaret A. 23 F . . . Kentucky Feb'y . Pneumonia 15 . 7 Shepperd Samuel 3 M B S . Kentucky Feb'y . Croup 6 . 8 Worsham Margaret 49 F . . M Kentucky June . Cronic 100 . 9 Criswell Louisa 14 F . . . Kentucky May . Cronic 111 . 10 Chrisman Emily 1 F . . . Kentucky Aug . Unknown 21 . 11 Noble Lucy P. 59 F . . M Kentucky April . Cronic 19 . 12 Hicks Francis G. 3 M . . . Kentucky July . Cronic 13 . 13 Shelton Geo. A. C. 3 M . . . Kentucky Aug . Cronic 21 . 14 Bates William 24 M . . . Kentucky Oct'r Constable Stabbed 2 . 15 Dabney John 72 M . . M Virginia April Farmer Old age 20 . 16 Hicks James 14 M . . . Kentucky July . Kings evil 5 years . 17 Perdue Geo. A. 1/12 M . . . Kentucky May . Found dead . . 18 Dabney Julia 7 F . . . Kentucky April . Scarlet fever 5 . 19 Dabney George 5 M . . . Kentucky April . Scarlet fever 6 . 20 Dabney Elizabeth 1 F . . . Kentucky May . Scarlet fever 4 . 21 Hancock J. E. J. V. 24 M . . W Kentucky May Tanner Consumption 300 . 22 Hancock Elizabeth 21 F . . M Kentucky Jan'y . Puperial 7 . 23 Rodgers David 26 M . . . Tennessee Jan Farmer Unknown 3 . 24 Farr Ally 25 F . . M Kentucky June . Cronic 15 . 25 Stinson Nimrod 14 M . . . Kentucky May . . 10 No COD written 26 Goodin Thomas J. 2 M . . . Kentucky Dec . . 15 No COD written 27 Tuggle Cerilda 6/12 F . . . Kentucky Dec . Mumps 7 . 28 Adkins Martha E. 1 F . . . Tennessee Dec . Unknown 10 . 29 Troxel Madison 1 M . . . Kentucky March . Croup 2 . 30 Ingram Rhoda 87 F . . M Virginia July . Cronic 2 years . 31 Duncan Westly 26 M . . . Kentucky Feb Trader Consumption 300 . 32 Scott Henry C. 6 M . . . Kentucky July . Cronic 15 . 33 Morgan William C. 1 M . . . Kentucky Dec . Croup 2 . 34 Butram Nancy 65 F . . M N Carolina Aug . Old age 20 . 35 Wallen Polly 8 F . . . Kentucky Sept . Scarlet fever 8 . ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Wayne DISTRICT: Division 1 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Martin Beaty FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 178 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Nixen Penelope 75 F . . M Virginia Jan . Cronic 21 . 2 Sisemore Samuel 1/12 M . . . Kentucky March . Premature 15 . 3 Cogar Joseph 3/12 M . . . Kentucky Feb . Croup 7 . 4 Sallee Littleton 1/24 M . . . Kentucky Aug . Croup 2 . 5 Cook Nancy 3 F . . . Kentucky March . Croup 2 Remainder of page is blank ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Wayne DISTRICT: District No. 2 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Martin Beaty FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 179 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Molen Cortney? 3 F . . . Kentucky June . Quinsey 5 weeks . 2 Gregory Mordicai 74 M . . W Virginia Oct'r Black Smith Burned 3 days . 3 Ryan Mary 5 F . . . Kentucky May . Dropsey 4 months . 4 Allcom Jeremiah 1/12 M . . . Kentucky Jan'y . Unknown 2 days . 5 Flinn Rebecca 30 F . . M Kentucky Jan'y . Colic 5 months . 6 Ronsseau Minnie? 85 F B S . Virginia Jan'y . Fall 7 days . 7 Crutchfield Siler 57 F B S . South Carolina August . Dropsey C Ends Wayne 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/ ======================================================================================================================================================