Bledsoe County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/bledsoe/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 33-36 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Russell Anderson and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2026 by Russell Anderson ========================================================================== 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, Russell Anderson All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM T655-26 STATE TENNESSEE COUNTY BLEDSOE 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: TN COUNTY: Bledsoe DISTRICT: Eastern MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: E. M. Evins FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 33 ============================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================= 1 Crawford Thomas 1 M . . . Tennessee April None Measles 3 weeks . 2 Hail William O 9 M . . . Tennessee Feb'y None Fever 8 days . 3 Cartright Jane 18 F . . . Tennessee May Female Domestic Dropsy chronic . 4 Swafford Sarah 1/12 F . . . Tennessee Dcr None Not Known 1 day . 5 Hamilton Catherine 1 F . . . Tennessee Aug None Flux 7 days . 6 McClarrin Nancy 63 F . . W S. C. July Female Domestic Chronic . . 7 Sebby Gemima 9/12 F . . . Tenn June None Flux 15 days . 8 Green Mary E 16 F . . . Tenn Sept . Inflamation of the head 3 weeks . 9 Moore Eliza J 3 F . . . Tenn June None Burnt 3 days . 10 Keeton John 3 M . . . Tenn June None Fits sudden . 11 Godsey Hyram 32 M . . M Tenn April Labourer Exicuted sudden Hung on 26th April 12 Holaway Francis M 7 M . . . Tenn March None Not Known sudden . 13 Houston Henry 11 M . . . Tenn June None Eating Dis. 2 Years . 14 Myres James P 26 M . . . Tenn Sept School Teacher Disease of the Lungs 2 Weeks . 15 Coleman Myra A 8 F . . . Tenn Feb'y None Rhummatic 3 years . 16 Skiles David 35 M . . M Tenn Feb'y Labourer Consumption 2 Years . 17 Gentry Samuel A 1 M . . . Tenn April None Pneumonia 7 days . 18 . Benjamin 24 M B S . Tenn Feb'y Labourer Bleeding of the Lungs 2 Months . 19 . William 18 M B S . Tenn Feb'y Labourer Fever 3 weeks . 20 Mathis Susan G 20 F . . . Tenn March Female Domestic B Hives 4 Weeks . 21 Sutherland Alfred 12 M . . . Tenn May None Dropsy 2 Years . 22 Boutin Virginia 8 F . . . Tenn Feb'y None Dropsy 5 Years . 23 Brant William L 1/12 M . . . Tenn Sept None Fever 10 Days . 24 . John 42 M B S . N. C. March Labourer Cold 3 Months . 25 Hisan Martha 9 F . . . Tenn April None Croup 3 weeks . 26 Morgan James B 5 M . . . Tenn June None Croup 2 days . ============================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Bledsoe DISTRICT: Eastern MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: E. M. Evins FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 36 ============================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================= 1 Galbraith Eliza L 40 F . . M Tennessee Nov Female Domestic Pneumonia 12 . 2 Griffy Benjamin 75 M . . M Georgia March Miller Diarrhora 60 . 3 Heard Rebecca 16 F . . . Tenn March Female Domestic Cold 60 . 4 . John 1/12 M B S . Tenn Feb None Cold 3 . 5 Hunter Ephraim 11 M . . . Tenn Feb None unknown 60 . 6 Hixson James 1/12 M . . . Tenn May None unknown 3 . 7 Boman . 1/12 F . . . Tenn Sept None Disease of Head 6 . 8 . Julia 1/12 F B S . Tenn July None . Sudden . 9 Smith . 1/12 F . . . Tenn Sept None unknown 6 . 10 Smith David 3 M . . . Tenn Jan None Burnt sudden Daniel? 11 Clark . 1/12 M M F . Tenn Sept None unknown sudden . 12 Clark Sarah 2/12 F M F . Tenn Oct None unknown sudden . 13 Clifton Joseph 7/12 M . . . Tenn June None Hives 3 . 14 Oxsher Mary 2 F . . . Tenn July None Croup 1 . 15 Sky Mary 50 F M F . Virginia Feb Female Domestic Dropsy chronic . 16 . Mahaly 3 F B S . Tenn AugustNone Drowned sudden . 17 . Charles 9/12 M B S . Tenn Nov None Disease of Head 40 . 18 . Rebecca 4 F B S . Tenn Oct None Dropsy chronic . 19 Boyd Franklin 6 M . . . Tenn March None Kick of Horse 2 . 20 . Delia 44 F B S . Unknown Feb'y . Consumption 2 Years . 21 Faine Richard 1/12 M . . . Tenn May . unknown 2 . 22 Barnet Robert F 91 M . . W'd Virginia April Farmer Dropsy chronic . 23 . Adaline 1/12 F B S . Tenn Feb'y None Croup 8 . 24 Johnson Aquilla 80 M . . W'd S. C. Feb'y Farmer Gravel 86 . 25 . Jonas 1 M B S . Tenn Oct None Not Known sudden . 26 Beaty Elizabeth 24 F . . . Tenn June Female Domestic Dead Palsey sudden . 27 Swafford Nancy 60 F . . M Tenn April Female Domestic Pneumonia 12 . 28 Gentry Nancy 33 F . . . Tenn Sept Female Domestic Bill fever 11 . 29 Barger William R 2 M . . . Tenn Sept None Hives 2 . 30 Swadgrass . 1/12 F . . . Tenn March None Not Known 3 . 31 Swafford Terresa A 10/12 F . . . Tenn AugustNone Worms 12 . 32 . George 23 M B S . Tenn May Labourer Dropsy chronic . 33 Smith Larkin 8 M . . . Tenn Jan'y None Measles 28 . 34 Gentry Nancy 32 F . . . Tenn Sept Female Domestic Fever 11 . 35 Hall Mary 65 F . . M Virginia March Female Domestic Cold 18 . ============================================================================================================================================= 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/ =============================================================================================================================================