Whitley County, KY 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/whitley/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 182-185 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott 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 WHITLEY 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: Whitley DISTRICT: District No. 1 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Henry D. Hanes FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 182 ======================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================== 1 Thomas William 2 M . . . Kentucky Augst . Fever 7 . 2 Stephens Peggy 1/12 F . . . Kentucky May . Croup 1 . 3 Case Nancy 27 F . . . Kentucky March . Consumption Ch . 4 Case Amy 68 F . . M Penn March . Consumption C . 5 Wyat Joseph 9/12 M . . . Kentucky Jan'y . Croup 9 . 6 Taylor Edward 14 M . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Fever 2 years . 7 Taylor Calvin 12 M . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Fever 2 years . 8 Taylor Alvin 5 M . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Fever 2 years . 9 Taylor Daniel 5 M . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Fever 2 years . 10 Taylor Polly 3 F . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Fever 2 years . 11 Rains William 13 M . . . Kentucky Dec'r . Worms 8 . 12 Faulkner Catharine 1 F . . . Kentucky Ap'l . Croup 18 . 13 Harp Mary 60 F . . . N Carolina Feb'r . I Brain 4 . 14 Meadows Joseph 10 M . . . Kentucky Dec'r . Unknown C . 15 Graham Thomas 1/12 M . . . Tenn May . Croup 5 . 16 Hubbord Easter 10 F . . . Kentucky Feb'y . Fever 17 . 17 Hubbord Mary 8 F . . . Kentucky Feb'y . Fever 18 . 18 Bryant Martha 4/12 F . . . Kentucky June . Croup 3 . 19 . Jeff 65 M B S . Geo July . Fever 20 . 20 Faulkner James 85 M . . M Virginia March Farmer Old age . . 21 Stephens Elisha 58 M . . M N Carolina Jan'y Farmer Jaundice C . 22 Taylor Patience 50 F . . . N Carolina March . Unknown C Blank below ======================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Whitley DISTRICT: District No. 2 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Henry D. Hanes FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 184 ======================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================== 1 Nunn Florinda 36 F . . M Tennessee January . C birth 3 . 2 Steele Edmund 72 M . . M Virginia May Farmer T. fever 18 . 3 Steele Rebecca 70 F . . M Virginia April . Old age . . 4 Lye Elizabeth 75 F . . W Tennessee Dec'r . T. fever 10 . 5 Faulkner Henry C. 12 M . . . Kentucky Nov'r . Accident Sudden . 6 Bunch Hanry A. 2 M . . . Kentucky Ap'l . Croup 10 . 7 Purkins Rachael 1/2 F . . . Kentucky Jan'y . Not known 8 . 8 Gilless Henry C. 21 M . . . Kentucky Dec'r Farmer Consumption 2 years . 9 Comstock Mary A. 14 F . . . Kentucky Oct'r . T. fever 10 . 10 Steele Gerusha 70 F . . W Virginia May . P sore throat 3 . 11 Farris Sarah Jane 5/12 F . . . Kentucky Ap'l . Chronic . . 12 Anderson Lucinda 35 F . . M Kentucky Sept'r . B Flux 78 . 13 Baker Polly 65 F . . M Kentucky June . Chronic . . 14 Steele Elizabeth A. 2 F . . . Kentucky Sept'r . B Flux 16 . 15 Gooden Nancy 21 F . . M Kentucky Feb'y . T. fever 9 . 16 Bullock Bolin 70 M . . M Virginia Oct'r Farmer B Flux 10 . 17 Steele Sarah Y. 2/12 F . . . Kentucky March . Fever 21 . 18 Gattiff Polly A. 22 F . . M Virginia Sept'r . T. fever 35 . 19 Gattiff Nathaniel 10 M . . . Kentucky Sept'r . T. fever 5 . 20 Martin Pleasant 23 M . . M Kentucky Augst Farmer T. fever 15 . 21 Martin James 15 M . . . Kentucky Augst Farmer T. fever 20 . 22 Woods Simeon 19 M . . . Kentucky Dec'r Farmer T. fever 30 . 23 Bishop Jane 59 F . . M Tennessee May . T. fever 6 . 24 Bishop John 16 M . . . Kentucky May Farmer T. fever 10 . 25 Bishop Maton 34 M . . M Kentucky May . T. fever 8 . 26 Egner Samuel 1/12 M . . . Kentucky Ap'l . T. fever 6 . 27 Taylor Joseph 47 M . . . Kentucky Ap'l . T. fever 5 . 28 Taylor Robert 1/12 M . . . Kentucky July . Not known . . 29 Eaton Rutha? 74 F . . M N Carolina May . T. fever 9 . 30 Eaton Lewis 48 M . . M Virginia May . F. Fever 50 . 31 Floyd Stephen 82 M . . W Virginia Feb'y . Old age . . 32 Hatfield William 36 M . . M Tennessee Jan'y . I Brain 2 . 33 . Elizabeth 4 F . S . Kentucky Ap'l . T. fever 6 . 34 Sowder Jacob 63 M . . M Virginia Nov'r . Chronic 7 . 35 Steele James 40 M . . M Kentucky Feb'y . T. fever 20 . ======================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Whitley DISTRICT: District No. 2 MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Henry D. Hanes FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 185 ======================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================== 1 Steele Susan 36 F . . W Kentucky Dec'r . T. fever 20 . 2 Eaton Nancy 60 M . . M Virginia March . F. Fever 30 . 3 Long Portman 78 M . . M N Carolina Ap'l Cooper Old age 3 . 4 Nunn Jeremiah 8 M . . . Kentucky July . D Eating? . . 5 Nunn James 5 M . . . Kentucky July . D Eating? . . 6 Nunn Nelson 3 M . . . Kentucky July . D Eating? . . 7 Sumner Nancy 20 F . . M Kentucky May . C birth 20 . 8 Sumner Mark 1/12 M . . . Kentucky May . Not known . . 9 Sexson Polly 45 F . . M Kentucky July . Measles 10 Ends Whitley Co. ======================================================================================================================================== 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/ ========================================================================================================================================