Polk County, TN 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/polk/1860/ 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) 2026 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 1860 MICROFILM-#: T655-27 STATE TENNESSEE COUNTY POLK SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 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 reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- =================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TN COUNTY: Polk DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: E. H. Dunn FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 461 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =================================================================================================================================================== 1 Stevens Elizabeth 20 F . . M England Unknown House laborer Child bed fever 6 . 2 Stevens George 18 M . . . England Unknown Miner Typhoid fever 42 . 3 Stevens Mary 4 F . . . England Unknown . Typhoid fever 4 . 4 Jameson S. M. 25 M . . M North Carolina July Merchant Consumption 2 years . 5 James Charles 4 M . . . Tennessee Unknown . Diseased liver 20 . 6 Couch Sarah 38 F . . M Tennessee April . Cold 1 . 7 Thompson Victoria 3 F . . . Tennessee Nov . Scalded by water 3/4 . 8 Moore Jacob 80 M . . M Va Oct Farmer Diseased lungs 90 . 9 Taylor Mary 35 F . . M Tenn May . Bilious fever 40 . 10 Coggins Nancy 19 F . . M SC Oct Seamstress Typhoid fever 40 . 11 Moore Jesse C. 60 M . . M NC March Farmer Cancer 1 year . 12 King Nancy 13 F . . . Ga May . Eating dirt . . 13 McGill Rebecca 87 F . . . NC March . Infirmity . . 14 Chopman Sarah 13 F . . . Tenn March . Chills 5 mos . 15 Samples Sam'l 52 M . . . Tenn April . Remitting fever 6 weeks . 16 Kerr William 1 M . . . Tenn May Croup 3 days . Ends Polk 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/ ===================================================================================================================================================