Columbia County, FL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/columbia/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 711 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 FLORIDA COUNTY COLUMBIA 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: FL COUNTY: Columbia DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: Edward R. Ives FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 711 =========================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================== 1 Mickler Ann E. 4 F . . . Fla Jan . Croup 4 days . 2 Hunter Hugh G. 24 M . . M NC March Carpenter Laringatus 3 days . 3 Johnson William W. 1/12 M . . . Fla Sept . Unknown 1 day . 4 Wester William H. R. 11 M . . . Ga April . Dropsy 6 months . 5 Wester Zilpha 3 F . . . Fla May . Dropsy 10 months . 6 . Emaly 18 F B S . Va Sept . Liver complaint 7 months . 7 . Boston 22 M B S . Ga Nov Laborer Unknown 1 year . 8 . An infant 3/12 F B S . Fla Jan . Unknown 3 weeks . 9 . Isaac 50 M B S . Africa March Laborer Dropsy 6 months . 10 . Dave 2/12 M M S . Fla March . Unknown 2 days . 11 Herndon George 6 M . . . Fla July . Dropsy 2 years . 12 Robinson Elisabeth 1/12 F . . . Fla April . Unknown 2 days . 13 . An infant 5/12 M M S . Fla April . Unknown 1 month . 14 Deas Vigalantius 8/12 M . . . Fla Feb . Unknown 8 months . 15 . An infant 1/12 F B S . Fla Nov . Unknown 10 days . 16 Davis John 2/12 M . . . Fla Dec . Unknown 2 months . 17 Dougherty James 18 M . . . Fla Feb Farmer Unknown 3 days . 18 Driggers Emaly 9 F . . . Ga October . Unknown 1 week . 19 . An infant 1/12 F M S . Fla May . Unknown 6 days . 20 Whitfield Mary A. 2/12 F . . . Fla Nov . H cough 3 weeks . 21 Story James 37 M . . M Ga May Farmer Dropsy 2 years . 22 Story Angeline 8 F . . . Ga May . Dropsy 1 year . 23 Todd Mary 17 F . . . SC March . Fever 3 days . 24 Platt David L. 5 M . . . Fla October . Unknown 3 days . 25 Cato Olivia 1 F . . . Fla Jan . Pneumonia 2 weeks . 26 Williams John A. 1/12 M . . . Fla April . Unknown 3 weeks . 27 Brooks Cassa 60 F . . M Ga July . Dropsy 6 months . 28 Stewart William G. 24 M . . . Ga May Farmer Unknown 3 weeks . 29 . Henry 7 M B S . Fla March . Snake bite 1 day Ends Columbia 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/ ===========================================================================================================================================