Meigs County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/meigs/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 555-558 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 MEIGS 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: Meigs DISTRICT: 22d Sub Division MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: William L Adams FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 555 =================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS =================================================================================================================================== 1 . Harriet 22 F B S . Tennessee June House Girl unknown 0 . 2 Simpson Martha E 30 F W F 1839 Tennessee February Housekeeping unknown 2 . 3 Covington Ravenia S 1 F W F . Tennessee February None unknown 8 . 4 Pettet Mary 23 F W F . Kentucky October Laudress Congestive Chills 28 . 5 Petet William J 1 M W F . Tennessee October None Croup 3 . 6 Moore Isaac 2 M W F . Tennessee December None Hooping Cough 8 . 7 Mason John W 1 M W F . Tennessee November None Hooping Cough 6 . 8 . Mary 10 F B S . Tennessee January None Typhoid Fever 5 . 9 Gamble Nancy A 30 F W F 1830 Tennessee October Housekeeping Fever 15 . 10 McKenzie Reuben L 17 M W F . Tennessee April Farmer Fever 3 . 11 . Easter 2 F B S . Tennessee January None unknown 0 . 12 . Racheal 1 F B S . Tennessee October None Croup 2 . 13 Cowan James M 0 M W F . Tennessee July None unknown 0 Age as written 14 Johnson Maddison B 38 M W F 1832 Tennessee August Farmer Fever 15 . 15 Johnson Andrew R 7 M W F . Tennessee September None Fever 10 . 16 . Lucy 2 F B S . Tennessee January None unknown 15 . 17 . Frank 6 M B S . Tennessee March None Quinsey 8 . 18 Price Clesurt 11 M W F . Tennessee October None Croup 5 . 19 Colbaugh Mary 2 F W F . Tennessee October None Flux 6 . 20 Stokes Elizabeth 32 F W F . Tennessee April None Fever 7 . 21 Stokes Louisa 18 F W F . Tennessee April None Fever 7 . 22 Elder John 1 M W F . Tennessee April None Croup 8 . 23 Cavell George 14 M W F . Tennessee July Farmer Pnuemonia 6 . 24 Blevins John H 14 M W F . Tennessee March Farmer Typhoid Fever 35 . 25 Hunter Thomas 65 M W F W Virginia February Farmer Pnuemonia 5 . 26 Little Mary 80 F W F W Virginia October None Fitts & Age . . 27 Wood George W 22 M W F . Tennessee April Blacksmith Fever 10 . 28 Cato Andrew R 21 M W F . Tennessee February Farmer Fever 6 . 29 Wade Thomas R 20 M W F . Tennessee April Farmer Pnuemonia 15 . 30 Neil Sarah 15 F W F . Tennessee June School Vascanation 14 . 31 Wells Mary E 3 F W F . Tennessee February None Burnt 3 . 32 Snider Mahala 24 F W F 1846 Tennessee November Housekeeping Pnuemonia 10 . 33 Day Rhoda 38 F W F 1842 Tennessee November Housekeeping Pnuemonia 11 . =================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Meigs DISTRICT: 22d Sub Division MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: William L Adams FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 558 =================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS =================================================================================================================================== 1 Ferris Julia 11 F White F . Tennessee October None Fever 21 . 2 Prewet William 90 M White F 1835 Virginia August Farmer Old Age . . 3 Prewet William 4 M White F . Tennessee February None Hooping Cough 30 . 4 romines Catharines 5 F White F . Tennessee September None Fever 20 . 5 Coffer James 0 M White F . Tennessee September None Croup 2 Age as written 6 Grigsby Elizabeth 32 F White F 1842 Tennessee May Housekeeping Consumption 6 mo . 7 Farrar Poly Ann 21 F White F . Tennessee November Spinster Pnuemonia 3 . 8 Farrar James C 18 M White F . Tennessee November Farmer Pnuemonia 4 . 9 . Jefferson 1 M B S . Tennessee November None unknown 2 . 10 . Sidney n F B S . Tennessee June None unknown 7 Age as written 11 . Fanny n F B S . Tennessee June None unknown 1 Age as written 12 . Thomas n M B S . Tennessee June None unknown 8 Age as written 13 Riddle Quentinesia 1 F W F . Tennessee November None Croup 8 . 14 Vincent John C M 11 M W F . Tennessee November None Pnuemonia 4 . 15 Edington Rhoda S 0 F W F . Tennessee April None unknown 10 Age as written 16 Cook Martin 27 M W F 1847 Tennessee January Farmer Typhoid Fever 16 . 17 . Richard 6 M B S . Tennessee May None Hooping Cough 15 . 18 . Charles 4 M B S . Tennessee November None Fever 16 . 19 McAllen Andrew J 29 M W F 1843 Tennessee February Farmer Inflamation Brain 3 . 20 Clood Martha 7 F W F . Tennessee May None Pnuemonia 8 . 21 Green Frederick 58 M W F 1814 Virginia May Farmer Chills & Fever 8 . 22 Green Mary 24 F W F . Tennessee February Spinster Consumption 60 . 23 Green Zackary 4 M W F . Tennessee February None Inflamation Bowels 50 . 24 McAllen Mary A 53 F W F 1818 Tennessee February Housekeeping Typhoid Fever 23 . 25 Butler Jacob M 45 M W F 1845 Virginia March Farmer unknown 3 . 26 Meo Richard R 9 M W F . Tennessee December None Thrown from a horse 2 . 27 Fernfro Elizabeth 19 F W F 1849 Tennessee April Spinster Fever 15 . 28 Brown John 30 M W F . Tennessee May Farmer Murdered 5 . 29 Huff Uriah S 32 M W F 1837 Tennessee March Farmer unknown 8 . 30 Alferd Enoch C 1 M W F . Tennessee April None unknown 4 . 31 Alferd Lucinda no F W F . Tennessee October None Fever 6 Age as written 32 . Angaline 2 F B S . Tennessee December None unknown 0 . 33 Brannon William 22 M W F . Tennessee May Farmer Typhoid Fever 14 . 34 Huffer John M 1 M W F . Alabama February None unknown 6 . 35 Young Elizabeth 65 F W F 1800 N Carolina April Housekeeping Dropsey 120 . =================================================================================================================================== 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/ ===================================================================================================================================