Jackson County, FL 1860 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/jackson/1860/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 1-5 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 1860 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE FLORIDA COUNTY JACKSON SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 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: 1860 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. D. Bassett FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 =============================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 Bush Allen H., Jr. 1 M . . . Florida January . Putrid sore throat 5 . 2 . Della 18 F B S . S Carolina August . Typhoid fever 14 . 3 . Eliza 1 F M S . Florida October . Diarrhea 21 . 4 . Annis 25 F B S . Alabama August . Typhoid fever 6 . 5 . Jane 9 F M S . N Carolina February . Typhoid fever 7 . 6 . George 19 M B S . Florida July . Congestive chill 1 . 7 . Joseph 6 M B S . N Carolina June . Diarrhea 30 . 8 . Ann 16 F B S . Georgia January . Frost bitten 60 . 9 . Handy 11 M B S . Florida May . Lock jaw 5 . 10 Spooner F. M. 23 M . . . N Carolina April Wheelwright Brain fever 1 . 11 Allsbrook John 4 M . . . Alabama July . Worms 3 . 12 . Robert 42 M B S . S Carolina May . Pneumonia 10 . 13 . Ben 18 M B S . Alabama April . Typhoid pneumonia 30 . 14 . Ebenezer 1 M B S . Florida December . Diarrhea 7 . 15 . Arnold 12 M M S . Florida October . Unknown Sudden . 16 . Patsey 14 F B S . Florida May . Amputation of limb 6 months . 17 . Laura 2 F B S . Florida September . Dysentary 60 . 18 Godwin Mary E. 8/12 F . . . Florida April . Dysentary 3 . 19 . Thomas 3 M B S . Florida March . Diarrhea 3 . 20 Tillinghast Geo. W. 50 M . . M N Carolina May Merchant Chronic Diarrhea 60 . 21 . Miles 60 M B S . Virginia August . Bowel consumption 30 . 22 . Jane 8 F B S . N Carolina February . Dysentary 10 . 23 . Job 5 M B S . N Carolina June . Dysentary 35 . 24 . Kit 1 M B S . Florida May . Unknown Sudden . 25 . Malissa 36 F B S . N Carolina July . Unknown Sudden . 26 . James 64 M B S . Virginia November . Pneumonia 5 . 27 . Harriet 42 F B S . N Carolina September . Womb disease 16 years . 28 . Anthony 6/12 M B S . Florida August . Diarrhea Unknown . 29 . Arabella 6/12 F B S . Florida August . Diarrhea Unknown . 30 . Mary Jane 6/12 F B S . Florida September . Diarrhea Unknown . 31 . Lunn 80 M B S . Georgia February . Disease of spine 56 . 32 . Jury 23 M B S . N Carolina October . Congestive fever Unknown . 33 . Thomas 5 M B S . Florida June . Drowned accidental Sudden . 34 Teat Charles A. 2/12 M . . . Florida October . Pneumonia 1 . 35 . Cella 3/12 F B S . Florida April . Choked by worms Sudden . =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. D. Bassett FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 2 =============================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 Strickland Isaac B. 11 M . . . Florida March . Tumor 8 months . 2 . Martha 24 F B S . Florida April . Unknown 3 months . 3 . Dolly 13 F M S . Florida October . Typhoid fever 10 . 4 Pitts Sarah J. 6 F . . . Alabama May . Poisoned by honey Sudden . 5 Davis Elmyra 7 F . . . Florida February . Typhoid fever 8 . 6 Sims Jane 4 F . . . Florida October . Diarrhea 13 . 7 Smith John M. 63 M . . M Georgia March . Murdered 6 . 8 Merriman Roxy A. 15 F . . M Georgia May . Child bed 10 . 9 Baily Catharine 50 F . . M S Carolina May . Turn of life 2 years . 10 Hill Thomas 6 M . . . Florida December . Diarrhea 21 . 11 Lee Sarah 83 F . . W N Carolina June . Cancer in mouth Unknown . 12 Baily Martha J. 3 F . . . Florida February . Croup 8 . 13 Swearongen Mariah E. 4 F . . . Florida August . Chills & fever 4 . 14 Swearongen Frances E. 3 F . . . Florida August . Chills & fever 4 . 15 Swearongen Frederick G. 28 M . . M Florida August Farmer Chills & fever 7 . 16 Harper Louisa 4 F . . . Florida April . Worms 7 . 17 Webb Francis A. 10 M . . . Florida January . Dropsy 13 . 18 Howard Elizabeth A. 37 F . . M Georgia July . Inflamation of lungs 45 . 19 Beauchamp Erastus W. 26 M . . . Alabama March Carpenter Pneumonia 8 . 20 Drummond James 60 M . . M Virginia May Farmer Dropsy 7 months . 21 . Patsey 1 F B S . Florida May . Diarrhea 2 months . 22 . Miles 60 M B S . N Carolina October . Appoplexy 4 . 23 . Roach 2/12 M B S . Florida March . Bleeding 7 . 24 Barkley Henry B. 7 M . . . Florida May . Unknown 1 . 25 . Marinda 1 F B S . Florida February . Croup 3 months . 26 . Sandy 1 M B S . Florida May . Diarrhea 6 . 27 . Sam 1 M B S . Florida April . Rupture 21 . 28 . Sophia 1 F B S . Florida January . Dropsy 21 . 29 . Jane 33 F B S . Virginia June . Scrofula 3 months . 30 . Ben 2 M B S . Florida July . Unknown Unknown . 31 . Toney 1 M B S . Florida March . Worms Sudden . 32 . Julia 4/12 F B S . Florida November . Unknown Sudden . 33 . Wesley 3/12 M B S . Florida July . Smothered Sudden . 34 . Nancy 30 F B S . Georgia January . Consumption 3 weeks . 35 Reviere Alexandrew 10 M . . . Florida August . Fall from horse 4 . =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. D. Bassett FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 3 =============================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 Grace Martin H. 6 M . . . Alabama June . Inflamation of bowels 7 . 2 . Redin 18 M B S . N Carolina January . Pneumonia 14 . 3 . Daria 9/12 M B S . Florida October . Pneumonia 21 . 4 . Henry 6/12 M B S . Florida January . Pneumonia 14 . 5 . Alexander 14 M B S . Florida March . Dropsy 2 months . 6 . Fannie 7/12 M B S . Florida March . Burned 1 . 7 . Ann 38 F B S . N Carolina June . Dyspepsia 4 months . 8 . Frances 3/12 F B S . Florida May . Unknown Unknown . 9 Howard Andrew J. 40 M . . M Georgia April Farmer Unknown 3 weeks . 10 . Clara 15 F B S . Florida May . Flowing from womb 8 weeks . 11 Stone Henry 5 M . . . S Carolina November . Congestive chill 9 . 12 . . 2/12 F . . . Florida November . Unknown 2 weeks "unamed infant" 13 Shomaker Samuel 42 M . . M Virginia August Tavern keeper Murdered (shot) 1 . 14 Barnes Richard 55 M . . M N Carolina May Farmer Pneumonia 8 . 15 . Almina 55 F B S . N Carolina November . Iresypelus 2 months . 16 . Mariah 35 F B S . Georgia February . Cholic Sudden . 17 . Annie 6/12 F B S . Florida April . Pneumonia 6 . 18 Adams Cherry 31 F . . M Georgia July . Brain fever 7 . 19 Shiver James 10 M . . . Alabama October . Eating dirt 7 . 20 Webb Rilla V. 5/12 F . . . Florida February . Unknown Sudden . 21 Wheeler Sarah D. 7/12 F . . . Florida July . Inflamation of bowels 8 . 22 Rivers James J. 3/12 M . . . Florida February . Unknown Sudden . 23 Stephens Amazia 21 M . . M Florida April . Pneumonia 14 . 24 . Frank 3 M M S . Florida June . Chills & fever 3 . 25 . Henry 6/12 M B S . Florida June . Inflamatory rheumatism 8 . 26 . Palice 75 F B S . N Carolina May . Old age 21 . 27 . Isaac 20 M B S . N Carolina October . Typhoid fever 14 . 28 . Judith 28 F B S . N Carolina November . Unknown 3 . 29 . John 10 M M S . Florida November . Typhoid fever 14 . 30 Hartsfield William 61 M . . . Georgia February Farmer Ulcer in throat 6 months . 31 Hays Annie E. 13 F . . . Georgia August . Inflamation of brain 3 . 32 Hays Caladonia 15 F . . . Georgia July . Inflamation of brain 3 . 33 West William J. 44 M . . M Virginia November Overseer Pneumonia 5 . 34 Knapp Henry 3 M . . . Florida February . Drowned Sudden . 35 Brunson William 8/12 M . . . Florida August . Unknown 14 . =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. D. Bassett FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 4 =============================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Jones 90 M B S . N Carolina September . Old age 3 . 2 . Viney 60 F M S . N Carolina August . Unknown Sudden . 3 . Anthony 6/12 M B S . Florida July . Diarrhea 30 . 4 . Mary 52 F M S . N Carolina February . Disease of womb 5 months . 5 . Toby 100 M B S . Africa March . Old age . . 6 . Dilsey 19 F B S . Florida January . Unknown Sudden . 7 . Julia Ann 5/12 F B S . Florida July . Chills & fever 28 . 8 . George 4/12 M B S . Florida December . Pneumonia 2 months . 9 Morgan Alonzo M. B. 7 M . . . Georgia July . Brain fever 7 . 10 Yarborough May 63 F . . W S Carolina January . Dropsy 3 months . 11 Belcher Samuel A. 4 M . . . Georgia November . Unknown 1 . 12 Rogers Thomas 64 M . . M S Carolina August Farmer Consumption 3 years . 13 Giles James 59 M . . M Georgia August Farmer Liver complaint 7 . 14 . Sarah 18 F B S . Georgia June . Burned 3 months . 15 Bryan Edward, Sr. 71 M . . M N Carolina March Farmer Disease of heart 3 months . 16 . Rachael 37 F B S . Georgia January . Consumption 6 months . 17 . Susan 1 F B S . Florida May . Teething 2 . 18 . Jessee 13 M B S . Florida June . Dropsy 11 . 19 Newsom Leonidas M. 3 M . . . Alabama October . Congestion of brain 5 . 20 . Simon 62 M B S . N Carolina May . Unknown 4 months . 21 . Augustus 2 M B S . Florida June . Diarrhea 7 . 22 . . 3/12 F . . . Florida February . Diarrhea 2 "unamed infant" 23 . Bryant 20 M B S . Florida February . Pneumonia 21 . 24 . . 4/12 F . . . Florida October . Brain fever 7 weeks "unamed infant" 25 . Emily 8 F B S . Florida August . Diarrhea 7 . 26 Mercer Wm. J. 7 M . . . Florida May . Dropsy 2 months . 27 Mercer Franklin H. 20 M . . . Georgia June . Neuralgia 6 months . 28 Lanier Henry 22 N . . . Florida November . Pneumonia 18 . 29 . Jacob 11 M B S . Florida January . Pneumonia 24 . 30 . Ned 90 M B S . Africa June . Diarrhea 5 months . 31 Crouch John W. 2 M . . . Georgia October . Dropsy of heart 8 months . 32 Emanuel Casua? 52 M . . M Georgia August Farmer Bilious fever 7 . 33 Hare Mary 80 F . . W S Carolina April . Congestion 6 weeks . 34 Battle Alice 2 F . . . Florida September . Inflamation of brain 1 . 35 Pelt Larkin 22 M . . M Florida April . Brain fever 10 . =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. D. Bassett FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 5 =============================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Jordan 3 M B S . Florida June . Teething 7 . 2 . David 19 M B S . Florida April . Typhoid fever 20 . 3 . Violet 13 F B S . Alabama May . Dropsy of heart 6 . 4 Finlayson Florida L. 16 F . . . Florida April . Congestive chill 3 . 5 . Paul 48 M B S . Georgia July . Drop dead in field Sudden . 6 . Nancy 6/12 F B S . Florida March . Cold 7 . 7 . James 9/12 M B S . Florida April . Teething 7 . 8 . George 6 M B S . Florida February . Pneumonia 4 . 9 Anderson Frances G. 32 F . . M N Carolina February . Dysentary 14 . 10 . Bob 100 M B S . N Carolina February . Old age . . 11 . Mary 18 F B S . Virginia August . Pneumonia 10 Ends Jackson 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/ ===============================================================================================================================================================