Bibb County, AL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/al/bibb/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Stamped pages 24-27 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) 2025 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 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE ALABAMA COUNTY BIBB 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: AL COUNTY: Bibb DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: R. McIlvain FILE PAGE NO: 1 STAMPED PAGE NO: 24 ======================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================== 1 Mitchell Elizabeth 38 F . . . SC Jan'y . Not known 4 . 2 Fancher Elijah 38 M . . . Ten Jan'y Farmer Fever 21 . 3 . George 22 M B S . Ala Jan'y . Fever 21 Blank below ======================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Bibb DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: R. McIlvain FILE PAGE NO: 2 STAMPED PAGE NO: 25 ======================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================== 1 Campbell Ann E. 3 F . . . Ala Aug . Fever 5 . 2 . Marshall 7 M B S . Va Sept . Fever 5 . 3 . Ben 7 M B S . Va Feb'y . Croup 1/4 . 4 . . 2/12 F S S . Ala Aug . Lock jaw . "not known" Color written S 5 . . 2/12 F B S . Ala Aug . Burnt . "Name not known" 6 Bernhard Margaret A. M. 24 F . . M Ala Jan'y . C 60 . 7 Mayberry Jane 16 F . . . Ala Oct . Fever 6 bur. Centreville Mem. Cem. 8 . Harry 60 M B S . . Nov . Fever 8 . 9 . Tisha 18 F B S . Ala Nov . . . . 10 . Ruffin 21 M B S . Ala Aug . Dropsy 180 . 11 . Tilda 45 F B S . Ga Feb'y . Burnt . . 12 Nichols W**, Sen. 60 M . . M SC Jan'y Clerk of Court Fever C 42 . 13 Meggs Infant . M . . . Ala June . Unknown 14 . 14 . Phebe 30 F B S . NC Feb'y . C Unknown 40 . 15 . Frances 3 F B S . Ala Jan'y . Burnt . . 16 Coleburn Henry 63 M . . . SC April Farmer C Unknown 4 . 17 Cox John L. 7 M . . . Ala Jan'y . Accident Sudden . 18 Platt Washington . M . . . Ala July . Unknown Sudden No age written 19 McDonald Washington 2 M . . . Ala Aug . Quinsy 14 . 20 . King 9 M B S . Ala Sept . Fever 1 . 21 . Jack 13 M B S . Ala Sept . Fever 90 . 22 . Lin 16 M B S . Ala Oct . Dropsy 120 . 23 . Moses 9 M B S . Ala Oct . Dropsy 60 . 24 . Dick 9/12 M B S . Ala May . Not known Sudden . 25 Rottenbury Presley 56 M . . . Va July Farmer Dysentery 6 . 26 . Green 1 M B S . Ala June . Croup 14 . 27 Barnes Jorden 40 M . . . Ten Aug Farmer Drowned . . 28 Caddell Williams 52 M . . M NC Nov Judge T. Court T Fever 30 . 29 . Amazon 4 F . . . Ala Sept . Fever 3 . 30 . Irvanna 3 F . . . Ala Oct . Fever 3 . 31 Yeager Polly 55 F . . M NC Oct . Not known 24 . 32 Reed John 65 M . . M SC May Shoe maker Not known 3 . 33 Rice Henrietta 38 F . . M Ga June . Fever 9 . 34 Rice Henrietta 4/12 F . . . Ala Oct . Sudden . . 35 Rice Jesse 4/12 M . . . Ala Oct . Sudden . . ======================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Bibb DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: R. McIlvain FILE PAGE NO: 3 STAMPED PAGE NO: 26 ======================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================== 1 Griffin Caleb 9 M . . . Ala . . Dropsy 20 . 2 . Israel 36 M B S . SC Nov . Fever 30 . 3 Roach Nelly 60 F . . . SC April . Canser 90 . 4 Fields . 7 F . . . Ala June . Dysentery 14 No first name written 5 Carpenter Emily F. 14 F . . . Ala July . Dysentery 30 . 6 Logan Infant 2/12 F . . . Ala June . H cough 21 . 7 . Mint 5 F B S . Ala Aug . Croup 1 . 8 . . 1/365 M B S . Ala June . Not known 1 "Negro Boy" 9 . Sarah 34 F B S . Ala July . Fever 6 . 10 . Easter 16 F B S . Ala July . Fever 5 . 11 . Job 4 M B S . Ala Feb'y . Scrofula 365 . 12 Thomas James R. 10 M . . . SC June . Fall of horse Sudden . 13 . Delphi 3/12 F B S . Ala Feb'y . Accident Sudden . 14 Green Nancy 2 F . . . Ala July . Fever 90 . 15 Lowny Hannah 83 F . . . Va Sept . Old age 3 . 16 . Rebecca 23 F B S . Ala Sept . Child bed 6 . 17 Edwards Nancy J. 1 F . . . Ala Aug . Fever 21 . 18 Burgess Laura 12 F . . . Ala May . Dropsy 90 . 19 Hamilton Margaret 2 F . . . Ala Feb'y . Fever 7 . 20 . John 64 M B S . Va Oct . Fever 8 . 21 . John 6/12 M B S . Ala . . Sore head 5 . 22 . Infant 6/12 M B S . Ala May . Not known Sudden . 23 Rise Emiline 19 F . . . SC Feb'y . Fever 21 . 24 Rise Leonard 11 M . . . Ala June . Dropsy 10 . 25 . Joe 21 M B S . Ala . . Not known . . 26 . Houston 1 M B S . Ala Jan'y . Dysentery 28 . 27 . Lilla 1 F B S . Ala May . H cough 1 . 28 Lawrence Nelson S. 22 M . . . Ala Aug Farmer Dysentery 28 . 29 Hicks Richard 11/12 M . . . Ala March . Fever 25 . 30 . Phena 1 F B S . Ala Mch . Worms 6 . 31 Smitherman Noah 16 M . . . NC Oct . Accident Sudden . 32 Raspberry Madison 14 M . . . Ala Nov . Dysentery 60 . 33 Smitherman Zenny 5 M . . . Ala Dec . Fever 35 . 34 Lawrence Infant 1/12 F . . . Ala Mch . Not known 3 notation: "Twins" 35 Lawrence Infant 1/12 F . . . Ala Mch . Not known 1 notation: "Twins" ======================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Bibb DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: R. McIlvain FILE PAGE NO: 4 STAMPED PAGE NO: 27 ======================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================== 1 Whatley Marion 1 M . . . Ala July . Dysentery 60 . 2 Smiley Betsey A. 4/12 F . . . Ala Nov . Not known 90 . 3 . Marion 1/12 M B S . Ala July . Fever 14 . 4 . Alexander 2 M B S . Ala Feb'y . Not known 7 . 5 Morgan James W. 6/12 M . . . Ala Dec . Not known 4 . 6 . Stephen 65 M B S . Va June . Not known 28 . 7 Pool Infant 1/12 F . . . Ala Jan'y . Not known 6 . 8 Richey Nancy J. 10 F . . . Ala May . Not known 28 . 9 Richey Wm. J. 7 M . . . Ala June . Dropsy 90 . 10 Richey Elijah 42 M . . . Ga June . Dropsy 80 . 11 . America 20 F B S . Ala Sept . Consumption 150 . 12 Henly Joshua 47 M . . . NC Nov Farmer Consumption 35 . 13 Jones Permelia 35 F . . . Ga Nov . Internal complaint 63 . 14 Ross Joseph 3/12 M . . . Ala Sept . Unknown 60 . 15 Pearce James R. 43 M . . . Ga May Farmer Unknown 90 . 16 Whatley Richard 80 M . . . NC Feb'y None Old age 60 . 17 . Jess 60 M B S . Ga Mch . Dropsy 14 . 18 Thomas James 2 M . . . Ala May . Bleeding 3 . 19 . Jerry 9 M B S . Ala June . Fever 20 . 20 Cates Hiliard J. 37 M . . . Ga Sept Farmer Fever 9 . 21 . Rilda 4 F M S . Ala Mch . Burned 9 . 22 Camp Dan'l F. 32 M . . . Ten Sept Farmer Dropsy 120 . 23 McSpadden Wm. T. 22 M . . M Ten July Farmer Consumption 90 . 24 . Martha 5 F B S . Ala July . Fever 28 . 25 Bonham Margaret 56 F . . . NC Nov . Consumption 300 . 26 . Mary 25 F M S . Ten May . Not known Sudden . 27 Parker Sylvester T. 2 M . . . Ala June . Dysentery 15 . 28 Roadlander James 35 M . . . NC Feb'y Farmer Consumption 90 . 29 . Zachariah 9/12 M B S . Ala May . Croup 2 . 30 Carroll Agnes 2 F . . . NC Dec . Jaundice 8 . 31 Wallace Mary M. 14 F . . . Ala Aug . Dropsy 13 . 32 . Van 8 M B S . Ala July . Drowned Sudden . 33 Garner Rachael 20 F . . . Ala Nov . T Fever 21 . 34 Burns Jane 60 F . . . SC May . C disease 3 years . 35 Fancher Nancy 9 F . . . Ala Jan'y . Heaves 2 Ends Bibb 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/ ========================================================================================================================================================