Henry County, AL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/al/henry/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Stamped pages 115-117 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 HENRY 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: Henry DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: Ja's Searcy FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 115 ============================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 . Jack 7 M B S . Ala Nov . Palsy 30 . 2 . Joe 6 M B S . Ala March . Flux 7 . 3 Duglas Mary 37 F . . . Ala Jan'y . Child bed 7 . 4 . . 1/12 M B S . Ala Oct . Not known 1 "not named" 5 . Jack 11 M B S . Ala Sept . Fall of a tree Sudden . 6 Davis Sarah 33 F . . Wd NC July . Pheumony 11 . 7 Grayham John 10 M . . . Ala Sept . Mortification 21 . 8 Graham Elizabeth 5 F . . . Ala Sept . Mortification 21 . 9 Walker William T. 6/12 M . . . Ala Jan'y . Unknown 90 . 10 Chavis William 14 M . . . Ga Dec . Pluresy 30 . 11 Donald Arrind 22 F . . M Ala Feb'y . Child bed 4 . 12 Hawkins William 4 M . . . Ala Feb'y . Not known 11 . 13 Odom John J. 8 M . . . Ala April . Inflamation 6 . 14 Whitehead Sarah 80 F . . Widow NC Feb'y . Dead palsy 6 . 15 Watly Mathewson 1 M . . . Ala Aug'st . Diraer 6 . 16 Campbell Permilia 1 F . . . Ala Aug'st . Diraer 6 . 17 . . 1/12 M . . . Ala Feb'y . Not known Sudden "not named" 18 Hill William T. 1 M . . . Ala Dec . Flux 9 . 19 Clenny Wm. C. 5 M . . . Ala Sept . Not known 24 . 20 Nordon Micajah 9 M . . . Ala Dec . Fever 60 . 21 . Mary 9 F B S . Ga May . Dropsy 60 . 22 Carter Tho's J. 1 M . . . Ala May . Not known 12 . 23 Smith Cathrine 4 F . . . Ala Sept . Fever 20 . 24 Watson Elizabeth 6/12 F . . . Ala Nov . Not known 75 . 25 . . 11/12 M . . . Ala June . Not known Sudden "not named" 26 . Isaac 8/12 M B S . Ala March . Not known 1 . 27 Nicholes Matilda 38 F . . M Ga Aug'st . Child bed 7 . 28 Janes W. H. 2 M . . . Ala Oct . Congestive fever 2 . 29 Jourdon William 1 M . . . Ala Oct . Cramp 2 . 30 Renfro Elizabeth 45 F . . M Ga Sept . Suicide Sudden . 31 Creamer John T. 4/12 M . . . Ala June . Hives 7 . 32 Gibson Michael 84 M . . W SC June Farmer Not known 13 . 33 Janes Jacob 70 M . . W SC July Farmer Gravil 8 . 34 Grant Wm. W. 1 M . . . Fla Oct . Winter fever 4 . 35 Floyd Susan 3 F . . . Ala March . Pheumonia 6 . ============================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Henry DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: Ja's Searcy FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 116 ============================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 Hatton Rosanna 69 F . . M SC Oct . Inflamatory fever 21 . 2 Williams Sp**ght 8 M . . . Ala Sept . Inflamatory fever 21 . 3 Brown John 52 M . . . SC June Farmer Bilious cholic 4 . 4 Battle Mary 61 F . . M NC Aug'st . Not known 10 . 5 . Henry 9 M B S . Ala July . Not known 3 . 6 Jackson Bryant 14 M . . . Ala July . Liver complaint 10 . 7 Forester Martin M. 30 M . . . SC April Farmer Liver complaint 6 . 8 Pennel Marshall W. 11 M . . . Ga Sept . Inflamation brane 3 . 9 Lawson Anne J. 43 F . . M NC Sept . Diereaer 13 . 10 Davis Lodisca 6 F . . . Ala Aug'st . Congestive fever 4 . 11 Watley Tho's J. 10 M . . . Ala Aug'st . Congestive fever 2 . 12 . . 11/12 M . . . Ala May . Not known Sudden "not named" 13 Armstrong Francis 13 M . . . Ala Sept . Direrreaer 3 . 14 . George 1 M B S . Ala Sept . Direrreaer 3 . 15 Janes Mary 2 F . . . Ala Aug'st . Not known 1 . 16 . Jirro 2 M B S . Ala Aug'st . Congestive chill 1 . 17 . . 11/12 M . . . Ala Nov . Not known 1 "not named" 18 Bess Burgess 60 F . . M NC Nov Farmer Despepsy 10 . 19 Spann Leonard 10 M . . . Ala July . Congestive chill 2 . 20 . Fredrick 5 M B S . Ala July . Not known 1 . 21 . . 1 M . . . Ala May . Inflamation brain 4 "not named" 22 Williams William O. 1 M . . . Ala June . Worms 4 . 23 Whitehurst Martha J. 21 F . . M Fla July . Child bed 5 . 24 . . 6/12 M B S . Ala Sept . Not known 1 "not named" 25 Irwins William 56 M . . M Ga March Farmer Drowned Sudden . 26 . Joe 17 M B S . Ala June . Not known 4 . 27 . Sally 1 F B S . Ala June . Not known 30 . 28 Ready Rachel 42 F . . . SC Sept . Child bed 7 . 29 Norton E. J. 4 M . . . Ala Jan'y . Burnt 5 . 30 . Chana 3 F B S . Ala March . Burnt 1 . 31 Merritt Mary 50 F B S M NC March . Not known 8 . 32 Kirkland Sarah 20 F B S M Ala Dec . Child bed 20 . 33 Watson Elizabeth 19 F . . M NC July . Child bed 3 . 34 . . 11/12 F B S . Ala Jan'y . Not known Sudden "not named" 35 . . 11/12 F B S . Ala June . Not known Sudden "not named" ============================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: AL COUNTY: Henry DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: (none) ENUMERATOR: Ja's Searcy FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 117 ============================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 . . 8/12 M . . . Ala Nov . Not known Sudden "not named" 2 . Peter 3 M B S . Ga Jan'y . Burnt 1 . 3 . Vilott 2 F B S . Ga March . Not known 2 . 4 . Archabald 6/12 M B S . Ala Sept . Pneumonia 3 . 5 Bentan Enoch 6 M . . . Ga Aug'st . Fever 10 . 6 Benton Rejoiner 15 F . . . Ga Aug'st . Bilious fever 6 . 7 Owens Ja's W. 6/12 M . . . Ala June . Dieareah 2 . 8 . Jenny 45 F B S . Ga August . Despepsia 30 . 9 . Hardy 35 M B S . Ga Aug'st . Not known Sudden . 10 . Elias 1 M B S . Ala Jan'y . Not known Sudden . 11 . Peggy 1 F B S . Ala Jan'y . Not known Sudden . 12 . Wiley 6 M B S . Ga July . Not known 5 . 13 . . 11/12 M B S . Ala Nov . Hives 8 "not named" 14 . Doner 30 M B S . SC June . Not known 10 . 15 Moore Gillom 45 M . . . SC Aug'st . Not known 15 . 16 Elmore Silvester 10 M . . . Ala May . Toyfoid fever 6 Ends Henry 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/ ==============================================================================================================================================