Barbour County, W Va 1850 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/wv/barbour/1850/ 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 1850 MICROFILM-#: n/a STATE W VA COUNTY BARBOUR 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 reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- Transcriber's Note: There were no visible stamped or handwritten page numbers on either page of this enumeration. ============================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: W Va COUNTY: Barbour INHABITANTS IN: District #5 FILE PAGE: 1 ENUMERATOR: Abel Morrall ============================================================================================================================================ 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ============================================================================================================================================ 1 McSware Wm 1/12 M . . . Va Octo . Unknown 20 . 2 Mustoe Thadeus 4/12 M . . . Va Mar . Unknown . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank line 4 Campbell Mary 1/12 F . . . Va Jan'y . Disfigured 16 . 5 Humphrey Baby 1/12 M . . . Va May . Unknown 20 . 6 House Elizabeth 39 F . . M Va Nov . Inflamation 10 . 7 Alexander Sam'l 69 M . . M Va May Farmer Cramp Chol 4 . 8 Hoover Mary 49 F . . M Va Dec . Liver comp't . . 9 Hayes Wm H. 1/12 M . . . Va Apl . Croop 1 . 10 Tallman Boon 46 M . . M Va Oct Farmer Consumption 7 mo . 11 Shurtliff Nancy 38 F . . M Va Aug . Consumption . . 12 Palina Sam'l 30 M . . M Va Sep Farmer Consumption . . 13 Carter Rob't 60 M . . M Va Mar Preacher, Bap Dropsey . . 14 Oliver James 12 M . . . Va May . Accident 11 . 15 Myers Mary M. 4/12 F . . . Va Octo . Diarrhea 3 . 16 Cross Debora 45 F . . M Va July . Dropsey . . 17 Funk Lavara 1 F . . . Va Aug . Hooping cgh . . 18 Barthelow Charlotte 19 F . . . Va Jan'y . Consumption . . 19 Valentine Jacob 1 M . . . Va May . Croop 3 . 20 Aurel Mary M. 1 F . . . Va June . Croop 4 . 21 Leach Benj'm 50 M . . . Va Feb'y School teacher Lung fever 21 . 22 Boyles Michael J. 4 M . . . Va May . Consump . . 23 Castilo Elizabeth 1 F . . . Va Mar . Croup 2 . 24 Boyce Edith 18 F . . . Va May . Consump . . 25 Barnes Cha's 30 M . . . Va Nov Farmer Dispep . . 26 Hoff Alpheus 3/12 M . . . Va June . Fever 16 . 27 Skidmore Mary 54 F . . M Va Sep . Dysentery 9 . 28 Thompson John R. 30 M . . M Va Feb'y Farmer Alcohol . . 29 Newman Anna 47 F . F M Va Apl . Consump . . 30 Wriley Geo 4 M . . . Va Sep . Iresepylis 11 . 31 Reed Jasper 1/12 M . . . Va Mar . Croup 3 . 32 Gasthrop James 6/12 M . . . Va Mar . Unknown 30 . 33 Powers Rebecca 6/12 F . . . Va Feb'y . Suddenly 3 . 34 Duckworth Virginia 1 F . . . Va Octo . Unknown . . 35 Fry Matthias 89 M . . M Va Apl Blacksmith Palsey 30 . ============================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: W Va COUNTY: Barbour INHABITANTS IN: District #5 FILE PAGE: 1 ENUMERATOR: Abel Morrall ============================================================================================================================================ 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ============================================================================================================================================ 1 Isner Harrison 4 M . . . Va Oct . Unknown 2 . 2 Haddix Mary 11/12 F . . . Va Jan'y . Croup 4 . 3 Davidson Ara J. 3 F . . . Va Nov . Drowned . . 4 Tolbert Mary 30 F . . M Va Apl . Consump . 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