Holmes County, FL 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/holmes/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 33 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Russell Anderson 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 1870 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE FLORIDA COUNTY HOLMES SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1869 and ends May 31, 1870 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: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Holmes DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: John W. Butly FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 33 ============================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================== 1 85 Benton Mary 4 F Wh . Alabama . . April . Asci*les . 2 84 Yon Eveline 36 F Wh M Georgia . . May Keeping house Dis of liver . 3 140 Braxton Oliver H. 64 M Wh M Georgia . . October Farmer Pneumonia . 4 187 Tatew Ezekiel P. 64 M Wh M South Carolina . . October Farmer Pneumonia . 5 200 Paul Elizabeth 28 F Wh M Alabama . . August Keeping house Fever intermittent . 6 200 Paul Mary Jane 12 F Wh . Alabama . . March . Burnt to death . 7 204 Justice Moses 48 M Wh M North Carolina . . October Farmer Perricarditis . 8 206 Davis Alabama 13 F Wh . Alabama . . April . Epilepsey . 9 217 Taylor James 15 M Wh . Alabama . . April . Hydrothorax . 10 221 Connolly Louisa 18 F Wh . Alabama . . Feb'y . Dis of Uterus . 11 228 Hathaway Margaret A. E. 27 F Wh . South Carolina . . March Pneumonia Pneumonia . 12 275 Pitts Susan 21 F Wh M Florida . . May Keeping house Dis of uterus . 13 288 Sellers John 12 M Wh . Florida . . March . Hydrothorax . 14 292 Gaines Jefferson 22 M B . Alabama . . Feb'y Farm Laborer Homicide Ends Holmes 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/ ==============================================================================================================================================================