Leon County, FL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/leon/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 761-757 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 LEON 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---------------------------- Transcriber's Note: In recording slaves the enumerator wrote the name as (for example) Julia ____R. K. Call. I have placed the slave owners name in the Transcriber's Remarks column ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Leon DISTRICT: 8th District MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: G. W. Hutchins FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 751 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 Guest Lydia Ann 22 F W F M So Carolina July 49 . Infl lungs 5 1/2 mo . 2 Ash Charles C. 74 M W F M So Carolina Aug 49 Farmer Infl bladder 2 weeks . 3 Van Zant Wilson 15 M W F . Florida Sept 49 Farmer Unknown 1 hour . 4 Groner Eliza P. 29 F W F M No Carolina Dec'r 49 . Brain fever 15 days . 5 Groner David 1/12 M W F . Florida Dec'r 49 . . . No COD written 6 Towle Rebecca C. 25 F W F M Virginia Jan 50 . Consumption 2 mos . 7 Towle Virginia Page 9/12 F W F . Florida Aug 49 . Chol infan 3 days . 8 Courtney C. W. 21 M W F . Virginia Dec'r . Bilious fever 14 days . 9 Blocker Mary F. 10 F W F . Florida March . Pleurisy 4 days . 10 Hart Peggy 55 F B S M No Carolina Jan'y . Heart dis 1 mo . 11 . Augustus 4 M M S . Florida July . Congestive fever 4 days . 12 . Sophy 50 F B S M Maryland Dec'r 49 . Appoplexy . . 13 . Reuben 3 M B S . Florida Feb'y 1850 . Neumonia 2 weeks . 14 . Abraham 1 M B S . Florida March . Accident . . 15 Eason Nathan 68 M W F W No Carolina Aug't Farmer Lung fever 6 days . 16 Eason Helen E. 10 F W F . No Carolina Oct . Congestive fever 1 day . 17 . Harriet 52 F B S . No Carolina April . Neumonia 6 days "Eason" 18 . Kitty 2 F B S . Florida July . Chol infantum 2 weeks . 19 . John 4/12 M B S . Florida Nov'r . Influenza 1 day . 20 Roberts Louisa W. 2 F B S . Florida Aug't . Worms fever 6 days . 21 Rowlands James La F 2 M W F . Florida March . Dropsey of chest 6 weeks . 22 Jones James B. 32 M W F M Virginia Nov'r Carpenter Abcess spleen 3 months . 23 . Carter 10 M B S . Florida Aug . Lock jaw 11 days "Jos Charies" 24 . Braxton 3 M B S . Florida April . Worms 6 days "Jos Charies" 25 . Charles 3 M B S . Florida April . Worms 5 days "Jos Charies" 26 . Julia 33 F M S . Virginia Jan'y . Dropsy 9 1/2 years "R. K. Call" 27 . Jack 24 M B S . Virginia March . Neumonia 8 days "R. K. Call" 28 . Washington 5 M M S . Florida March . Brain fever 3 days "R. K. Call" 29 . Washington 5 F M S . Florida March . Inf lungs 3 days "R. K. Call" first name is ditto mark 30 . Tom 45 M B S . Virginia Sept Blacksmith Cancer 8 mos "J. Whitehead" 31 . Cheney 6/12 F M S . Florida Unknown . Whooping cough 1 week "J. Whitehead" 32 . Hannah 4/12 F B S . Florida Nov'r . Not known 1 week "J. Cromastie" 33 Peacock Elizabeth 4 F W F . Florida Feb'y . Not known 12 mos . 34 Peacock Eliza 9/12 F W F . Florida Nov'r . Not known . . 35 Alderman Mary 60 F W F . Georgia April . Consumption 12 mos . ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Leon DISTRICT: 8th District MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: G. W. Hutchins FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 753 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 . Coney 70 F B S . Geo Feb'y . Old age . "J. D. Whitehead" 2 . Jim 6/12 M B S . Florida Unknown . Cold . "J. D. Whitehead" 3 . Sarah 1 F B S . Florida Unknown . Hives . "J. D. Whitehead" 4 . Susan 4/12 F B S . Florida Feb'y . Croup . "J. D. Whitehead" 5 Bradley Martha Ann 1 1/12 F W F . Florida May . Inflam bowels 4 days . 6 . Zach 1 6/12 M B S . Florida Feb'y . Inflam bowels 3 mos "J. Stroman" 7 Willis Jessee 33 M W F . So Carolina April Farmer Liver complt 5 mos . 8 . Lucy 10 F B S . Florida Feb'y . Burnt . "R. Whitaker" 9 . Matilda 6 F B S . Florida April . Scrofula 4 mos "R. Whitaker" 10 . Margaret 10 F B S . Florida Dec'r . Burnt . "R. Whitaker" 11 . Thomas 3 M B S . Florida April . Inflam bowels 3 days "R. Butler" 12 . Jim 1 M B S . Florida Unknown . Inflam bowels 5 days "C. Bennerman" 13 . Brown 28 M B S . Georgia May Laborer Shot 2 days COD also noted "acct" 14 . Sam 25 M B S . Georgia July Laborer Hernia 3 days . 15 Burroughs Donald M. L. 1 M W F . Florida Sept . Teething 14 days . 16 . Cyrus 45 M B S . Georgia July Laborer Unknown 30 days . 17 Lloyd Thomas L. 2 M W F . Florida Sept . Fever 7 days . 18 . Edward 2 M M S . Florida March . Fever 8 days . 19 Chaires Virginia G. 24 F W F . Georgia Sept . Fever 6 weeks . 20 Boatwright Elizabeth 9 F W F . Florida March . Dropsy 2 years . 21 Richardson Salomi 30 F W F . N Hampshire May . Fever 1 week . 22 . Sam 50 M B S . No Carolina March Field hand Neumonia 5 days "Bembry" 23 . Jack 2 M B S . Florida July . Worms 1 week "Bembry" 24 . Hannah 2 F B S . Florida July . Worms 1 week "Bembry" 25 . Jim 50 M B S . Florida Feb'y Field hand Dis of heart 15 min. "Chaires" 26 Dickson Elmina 32 F W F M Massachusetts May . Fever 6 days . 27 Dickson Clara Ann 4 F W F . Florida May . Fever 4 days . 28 Roach Susan 2/12 F W F . Florida May . Chol infant 1 week . 29 . Judah 14 F B S . Florida Nov'r . Con fever 4 days "Mrs. Lorimer" 30 . Robert 28 M B S . No Carolina Jan'y Field hand Neumonia 10 days "Mrs. Lorimer" 31 . Cresy 1 F B S . Florida July . Chol infantum 6 weeks "W. L. Taylor" 32 . Diana 1 F B S . Florida Feb'y . Chol infant 2 mos "W. L. Taylor" 33 . Rufus 1 M B S . Florida October . Cho infantum 4 days "John Millers" 34 . Richard 1 M B S . Florida Jan'y . Sudden . "W. Perkins" 35 . Ann 1 F B S . Florida Jan'y . Croup 1 day "W. Perkins" ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Leon DISTRICT: 8th District MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: G. W. Hutchins FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 755 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 . John 3 M B S . Florida March . Croup 2 days "W. Perkins" 2 . Hetty 40 F B S . No Carolina Aug . Crazy 2 mos "Jacob Elliot" 3 Crump Henry R. 7/12 M W F . Florida Nov'r . Neumonia 6 days . 4 . Peter 3 M B S . Florida Feb'y . Pleurisy 5 days "R. W. Williams" 5 Robertson Mary B. 2/12 F W F . Alabama Sept . Fever 5 days . 6 . Beverly 1 M B S . Florida May . Worms 3 weeks "W. F. Robertson" 7 Blackledge James 58 M W F W England May Farmer Heart disease 2 years . 8 . Rose 18 F B S . Florida May . Dropsey 6 mos "Jno. D. Branch" 9 . Dick 1 M B S . Florida Aug . Worms 1 week "G. E. Farmer" 10 Powell Benjamin J. 32 M W F . No Carolina April Farmer Dropsey 5 weeks . 11 . Patsy 2 F B S . Florida Feb'y . Dropsey 2 weeks "F. R. Cotton" 12 . Jack 70 M B S . Unknown Oct Laborer Rheumatism 18 mos "B. Croom" 13 . Sylva 5/12 F B S . Florida Oct . Chol infan 1 week "B. Croom" 14 . Feniby 6/12 F B S . Florida Oct . Chol infant 1 week "B. Croom" 15 . Serena 2 F B S . Florida Aug . Fever 1 week "B. Croom" 16 . Philis 3/12 F B S . Florida Sept . Chol infant 1 week "B. Croom" 17 . Hagar 60 F B S . So Carolina March . Burnt 10 days "Ann Gillison" 18 Copeland Elizabeth 1/12 F W F . Florida April . Inflamation throat 14 days . 19 . Rose 3/12 F B S . Florida June . Accident . "W. Johnson" 20 Blake Ermina 9 F W F . Florida Dec'r . Brain fever 5 days . 21 . Cain 50 M B S . South Carolina June . Hernia 10 days "T. Betton" 22 . Burwell 95 M B S . Virginia . . Old age . "J. E. Broome" 23 . Betty 75 F B S . Virginia . . Old age . "J. E. Broome" 24 . Caroline 1 F B S . Florida . . Teething . "J. E. Broome" 25 . Jim 8/12 M B S . Florida . . Teething . "J. E. Broome" 26 . Sandy 25 M B S . Unknown . . Epidemic 35 days "Jessee Averitt" 27 . Phoebe 9 F B S . Unknown . . Dropsy 60 days "Jessee Averitt" 28 . Janey 1 F B S . Florida . . Dropsy 3 months "Jessee Averitt" 29 . Alfonse 2/12 M B S . Florida . . Affection throat 10 days "Jessee Averitt" 30 . Martha 45 F B S . Unknown . . Pleurisy 5 days "W. G. Ponder" 31 . Tom 1/12 M B S . Florida . . Unknown . "Estate of J. W. Cotton" 32 . Margaret 1 F B S . Florida . . Unknown . "Estate of J. W. Cotton" 33 . Fanny 1 F B S . Florida . . Unknown . "Estate of J. W. Cotton" 34 . Saunders 1 M B S . Florida . . Unknown . "G. H. Chaires" 35 . Neale 26 M B S . Unknown . . Convulsions 9 hours "Ed Houston" ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Leon DISTRICT: 8th District MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: G. W. Hutchins FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 757 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 . Brown 28 M B S . Georgia May Laborer . . "J. Branch" 2 . Thomas 1 M B S . Florida June . Congestive fever 5 days "E. M. Garnett" 3 . Sarah 1 F B S . Florida . . Accident . "John Branch" 4 . Arch 2 M B S . Florida . . Bowel complaint 14 days "Wm. Lester" 5 . William 1 M B S . Florida . . Unknown . "J. A. Craig" 6 . Sam 2 M B S . Florida . . Unknown . "J. A. Craig" 7 Branch L. H. 31 M W F M North Carolina . Planter Affict of throat 6 mos Ends Leon 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/ ================================================================================================================================================================