McMinn County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/mcminn/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 475-479 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 McMINN 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: McMinn DISTRICT: 23d Sub Division E D Tenn MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: HM D M E Crater FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 475 ========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================== 1 Cirels Mary 12 F . . . Ten Oct none Croup 7 . 2 Riddle Justina 1 F . . . Ten Oct none Croup 7 . 3 Dennis Coleman 23 M . . . Ten June Farmer Fever 20 . 4 Dennis Crigton 30 M . . . Ten Aug Farmer Fever 20 . 5 Sheppard H H 11 M M S . N C Aug none Worms 21 . 6 Wood Susan 33 F . . M N C Aug none Fever 14 . 7 Wood Mary 70 F . . W N C Aug none Croup . . 8 Wood Infant of Susan 1 F . . . Ten Aug none Fever 14 . 9 Owens John 52 M . . M N C Dec Farmer Drowned . . 10 Otterly John 6/12 M . . . Ten Dec none Croup 7 . 11 Grissum Elizabeth 52 F . . M Ten April none Consumption 6 . 12 Dennis Nancy J 19 F . . . Ten June Housework Fever 14 . 13 Axly Nancy 3 F . . . Ten June none Newmonia 7 . 14 Birch Thomas 6/12 M . . . Ten Dec none Unknown 6 . 15 Rutherford James 84 M . . M Va Dec Farmer Dropsy 6 . 16 Sherman Mary 1 F . . . Ten May none Fever 7 . 17 Coghill Ann 60 F . . M Va July Unknown Unknown C . 18 Day Rhoda 24 F . . M Ten Nov Spinster Unknown 8 . 19 Pettet Martha 50 F . . M N C Jan Spinster Unknown C . 20 Strutton Levi 22 M . . . Ten July Farmer Fever 5 . 21 Day Arch 1 M . . . Ten July none Unknown 40 . 22 Smith Pheba 83 F . . W Va Nov none Dis of Heart 5 . 23 Stanfield Rolt 9/12 M . . . Ten March none Cold 15 . 24 Seasch Margaret 5 F . . . N C Aug none Unknown 9 . 25 Rices Slave of E 8/12 M M S . Ten Aug none Croup 1 . 26 Ivins Slave of Penelope 1 F M S . Ten Feb none Unknown 1 . 27 Master Mary 80 F . . W Ten Aug none Congst fever 14 . 28 Lea Catharine 23 F . . M Ten Mar none Consumption 14 . 29 Workman A P 7/12 M . . . Ten April none Erysiplis 5 . 30 McClatchey Slave of A M 40 F B S . N C Aug Cook Cancer C . 31 McClatchey Slave of A M 4/12 F M S . Ten Dec none suffocated . . 32 Lunford Infant of May 1/12 F . . . Ten aug none Fever 4 . 33 McDunn Slave of M P 20 F M S . Ten June Laborer Fever 9 . 34 . James 19 M B S . Ten Aug Laborer Fever 26 . 35 . Kane 10 M M S . Ten Aug Laborer Fever 6 . ========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: McMinn DISTRICT: 23d Sub Division E D Tenn MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: HM D M E Crater FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 478 ========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================== 1 McDermot Slave of W 1/12 M M S . Ten Dec none Croup 1 . 2 Ward Charity 24 F . . W Ky March none Consumption C . 3 Shook Jacob 1/12 M . . . Ten July none flux 36 . 4 Coutchfield Thos 59 M . . M Ten Dec Brick Mason Fever 14 . 5 Budges George slave of J.S. 20 M B S . Ten March Laborer Scrofula C . 6 Budges Tempa slave of J.S. 35 F B S . Ten April House girl Unknown 14 . 7 Boyer John 7 M . . . Ten May none Newmonia C . 8 Stoner Mary R 1/12 F . . . Ten June none Croup 1 . 9 Campbell V M 41 M . . M Ten Jan Cashier of Bank Consumption C . 10 Walton Isaac 32 M . . . Unknown Dec none Dyspepsia C . 11 Davis James 3 M . . . Ten July none Fever 4 . 12 Vandyke Rachel 30 F . . M Ten Nov Spinster Consumption C . 13 Lowry James 78 M . . M Va Oct Farmer General C . 14 Rice Martha 53 F . . W Ten Oct Unknown Liver Compt 35 . 15 Ballen W'm 79 M . . M N C April Farmer Old Age . . 16 Heaton Sarah 56 F . . W S C April none Fever 7 . 17 Hale Jane 51 F . . M Ten Sept Spinster Cancer C . 18 Hale Nancy L 17 F . . . N C July none chills fever C . 19 Step Mary L 36 F . . M Va Oct none Liver Compt C . 20 Morris Elizabeth 60 F . . M Va Oct none Liver Compt C . 21 Wheely Levinia 15 F . . . Ten Oct none Cold 8 . 22 Belcher John 1 M . . . Ten June none Hives 7 . 23 Dennis Rutty 20 F . . . Ten Aug none Fever 21 . 24 Zegler Mary L 7 F . . . Ten March none Unknown 8 . 25 Lawson Infant 2 M . . . Ten Oct none Unknown . . 26 Ellis John 45 M . . M Ten Oct Farmer Dyspepsia . . 27 Willis Mary 30 F . . M Ten Oct Spinster Suicide by hanging . . 28 Sharp Turner 80 M . . M Unknown Jan Farmer Cancer . . 29 Hays Nimrod 13 M . . . Tenn April none Worms . . 30 Hays William 4 M . . . Tenn Jan none Consumption . . 31 Hays James 27 M . . M Tenn Dec Farmer Consumption . . 32 Newman Arther 27 M . . M Tenn Oct Farmer Fever . . 33 Rector Sarah 9 F . . . Tenn Aug none Cancer of the mucus memb . . 34 Carter Jessee 75 M . . M Va Aug Farmer Fever . . 35 Cook Martin 50 M . . M Tenn Dec Farmer Fever . . ========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: McMinn DISTRICT: 23d Sub Division E D Tenn MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: HM D M E Crater FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 479 ========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================== 1 Haynes Elizabeth 28 F . . M Tennessee Dec none child bed fever 16 . 2 Burnet Winefred 17 F . . . Tennessee June none Fever 8 . 3 Hambright James M 19 M . . . Tennessee Dec Student Typhoid Fever 14 . 4 Hambright Benjamin F 13 M . . . Tennessee Jan Student Typhoid Fever 14 . 5 Courtney Mary 64 F M . W Tennessee June none Typhoid Fever 14 . 6 Haywood Eliza 4 F . . . Tennessee June none Unknown 42 . 7 Melton Margaret 10 F . . . Tennessee April none Fever 3 . 8 Hardy Martha 60 F . . M Virginia Jan none Consumption C . 9 Long George 77 M . . M N Carolina Jan Farmer Old Age C . 10 Cannon Samuel 1 M . . . Tennessee Feb none Worms 24 . 11 Walter James 13 M . . . Tennessee Sept none Scrofula 18 . 12 Grills Marthen 1/12 F . . . Tennessee June none Unknown 7 . 13 Sibert John 75 M . . W Virginia Nov Farmer Liver Compt C . 14 Copeland John W 21 M . . . Tennessee Feb Farmer Fever 21 . 15 Thompson Infant of T 1 M . . . Tennessee Oct none Unknown 36 . 16 McSpoor Joseph H 9/12 M . . . Tennessee June none Cholera Infantum 4 . 17 Cook Washington L 7 M . . . Tennessee Feb none Inf'd of Brain 5 . 18 Hail Sarah 30 F . . M Tennessee May none Winter Fever 6 . 19 Hail Nancy 7/12 F . . . Tennessee May none Croup 2 . 20 Balinger Jacob 80 M . . W N Carolina June Farmer Old Age 10 . 21 Balinger Meridith 77 M . . M N Carolina Aug Farmer Old Age 10 . 22 Harris Beersheba 2/12 F . . . Tennessee March none Fits Sudden . 23 Gilbreath Elizabeth B 45 F . . W Tennessee Oct none Fever 10 . 24 Cobb Rispy 4 F . . . Tennessee Sept none Worms 7 . 25 Hail Richard slave of T 25 M M S . Tennessee July Laborer Fever 4 . 26 Hail Sam slave of T 23 M M S . Tennessee Sept Laborer Spinal afft 6 . 27 Hail Emily slave of T 31 F M S . Tennessee Aug Laborer Consumption 6 . 28 Rutherford Mary 1/12 F . . . Tennessee Jan none Unknown 1 . 29 Fleming George 9/12 M . . . Tennessee March none Fever 21 . 30 Cantrell Gabriel 50 M . . M Tennessee Dec Farmer Suicide by hanging . . 31 Reynolds Salina 28 F . . M Tennessee July none Liver Compt C . 32 Terry Emily 19 F . . . Tennessee Nov none Fever 21 . 33 Smith Infant of Joe 4/12 F . . . 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