Escambia County, FL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/escambia/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 717 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 FL COUNTY ESCAMBIA 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: Escambia DISTRICT: First District MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: A. J. Collins FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 717 ============================================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================ 1 . Mary Louisa 2 F M S . Fla May . Inflmation 4 days . 2 Commyns Davis 60 M B S . Virginia Oct Labourer Dropsey 6 months . 3 Commyns Rosalle 80 F M S . North Carolina Sept . Old age 1 year . 4 Campbell David 40 M M S M Virginia May Shoe maker Consumption 2 weeks . 5 Campbell Cirus 18 M * S . Virginia Apl . Burned Sudden Free or Slave looks like "G" 6 Campbell Rosanna 45 F B S . North Carolina April . Influenza 3 weeks . 7 . Ann 9/12 F B S . Fla Dec'r . Teething 1 month . 8 . Brister 22 M B S . North Carolina Aug't Labourer Inflamation 3 days . 9 Ganzalez Crata*ial 1 M W . . Fla Sept . Croup 1 day . 10 . John 7 M B S . Fla Dec'r . Flux 5 months . 11 Dallas Elijah 19 M B S . Virginia January Labourer Accident, injury 11 days . 12 Vilenueva Maria 70 F B F . Fla July . Old age 2 weeks . 13 . Jessee 35 M M S M North Carolina Oct Labourer Fever 9 days . 14 Dunn Virginia 2 F M F . Fla Nov . Inflamation 1 week . 15 . Cisil 25 F M S . Fla March . Consumption 1 year . 16 . Eloise 23 F B S . North Carolina October . Consumption 1 year . 17 Berdina Merante 53 F W . M North Carolina May . Dropsey 2 years . 18 Vellea Arthurnia 2 F M S . Fla Sept . Teething 2 weeks . 19 Thompson Ann 50 F W . Wd Georgia July . General debility 2 years . 20 Milstead Solomon 30 M W . . Ala May Farmer Sun struck 1 week . 21 Morgan Matilda 6/12 F W . . Fla December . Croup 6 months . 22 Hays John 40 M W . M North Carolina Aug'st Farmer Murdered Instantly . 23 Medlock Geo M. D. 2 M W . . Fla March . Worms 1 week . 24 . Rosa 5 F M S . Fla February . Burnt 4 days . 25 Reeva Josephine 2/12 F W . . Fla May . Pleurisy 1 week . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . "USN Hospital" 27 Perry Thomas 20 M W . . New York July Seaman C morbus 9 days . 28 Pearson Albert 25 M W . . Penn July Asst Srg USN Typoid fever 7 days . 29 L**glen Joseph 37 M W . . Ohio Oct Sergt US Marines Dis heart 102 days . 30 Richards George 30 M W . . ****** Oct Merchant Seaman USM Disentery 55 days . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . Begin town of Warrington 32 B**** Clinton E. 2 M W . . Fla Jan'y . Teething 6 weeks . 33 M***head William 42 M W . M New York June Blacksmith Drowned Sudden . 34 Fitsgerald? Margaret 19 F W . . Ireland August . Diohora 15 days . 35 Ca*eyacy Harriette 51 F W . M Maryland August . Diohora 2 months . ============================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Escambia DISTRICT: -- MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: A. J. Collins FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 719 ============================================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================ 1 . . . . . . . . . . . Blank page ============================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Escambia DISTRICT: First District MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: A. J. Collins FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 7** ============================================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================ 1 Jones Aaron 7 M M S . Alabama July . Inflamation bowels 20 days No written page number 2 Bernard Tho's 21 M W . . Tenn May **ner Consumption 2 years . 3 Pritchella Mary 18 F W . M Alabama April . Dropsey 3 months . 4 Robertson John 9/12 M M F . Florida Sept . Inflamation bowels 1 week . 5 Danford Cidali 18 F B S . Florida March . Consumption 2 months . 6 . Josephine 18 F B S . Florida Sept . Fever Sudden . 7 . Rose 14 F B S . Florida January . Burnt 1 week . 8 . Abraham 54 M B S . North Carolina June . Dropsey 3 months . 9 Francis Sarah 62 F W . Wd North Carolina Sept . Brain fever 1 month . 10 . Edward 70 M B S . Virginia Sept Gardner Cramp 3 weeks . 11 . William 8 M M S . Fla December . Lock jaw 3 days . 12 . Infant 1/12 F M S . Fla February . Lock jaw 3 days . 13 . Eliza 40 F B S M North Carolina June . Bronchitis 2 years . 14 . Rosetta 1 F M S . Fla July . Teething 1 month . 15 . Infant . M . . . . July . Still born . . 16 . Infant 7 dys F M S . Fla Sept . Lock jaw 1 day . 17 . Infant . F . . . . Sept . Still born . . 18 . Infant 6 dys F B S . Fla June . Lock jaw 1 day . 19 Baker Jane 82 F W . M Penn Oct . Old age 3 months . 20 Bob* Charles 10 M W . . Fla Sept . Worms 2 days . 21 . Frances 1 M B S . Fla May . Unknown, cronic 1 year . 22 de la Rua Henrietta 1 F W . . Fla Oct . Teething 2 weeks . 23 . Infant 1 w F B S . Fla Sept . Consumption 1 week . 24 Crook Mrs. 27 F W . M Canada Aug't . Fever 5 days . 25 . William 8/12 M M S . Fla Aug't . Teething 2 months . 26 McClelland Margaret 74 F W . Wd Virginia Apl . Old age 3 weeks . 27 . Peter 50 M B S M North Carolina December . Frozen Sudden . 28 Rigo Pedro 35 M W . . Spain Aug't Cooper Consumption 3 months . 29 Cuspo Luann 80 F B F Wd Ala April . Old age 2 weeks . 30 Garetta Maria 54 F B F Wd Africa Oct . Unknown Sudden . 31 . Anna D. 10 days F W . . Fla Sept . Lock jaw Sudden . 32 Lavella Maria J. 65 F W F Wd Luisiana December . Dropsey 6 years . 33 Pinder Francis C. 19 M W . . Fla January . Consumption 1 year . 34 Pinder Jacob W. 17 M W . . Luisiana June Clerk **** attack 8 days . 35 . Ferni 33 F B S . Fla March . 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