Benton County, IA 1860 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/benton/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Susan K. Soden and proofread by John Shuck for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2008 by Susan K. Soden ========================================================================== 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, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1860 MICROFILM: #T1156-55 State IOWA County BENTON 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 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- =============================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IA COUNTY: Benton DISTRICT: Harrison, Polk, Benton, Canton, Eden, and Fremont Townships ENUMERATOR: Jacob S. Hunt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE BIRTH PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1B 1 Evans Mittie T. 1 F . . . Iowa June . Inflamation of the bowels 10 day . 2 Bryson Palmer 3 M . . . Iowa Sept . Conjestion 3 . 3 Bryson Mary A. 34 F . . . Indiana June Housewife Deseas of the Heart 60 . 4 Bryson Walter E. 4/12 M . . . Iowa Aug . Teething 7 . 5 Brown William 3 M . . . Iowa May . Croup 1 . 6 Rodgers Harlin 5/12 M . . . Iowa March . Inflamation Lungs 13 . 7 Long Susan E. 3/12 F . . . Iowa Feb . Croup 1 . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . (Harrison Township concluded) . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . (Commencement of Polk Township) . . . . 12 Taylor Mary J. 19 F . . . Indiana May . Heimmage of Lungs 150 days . 13 Featherkile Margarett 20 F . . . Indiana March . Inflamation of Lungs 8 days . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . (Polk Township concluded). . . . . 16 . . . . (Commencement of Benton Township) . . . . 17 Johnson Thomas P. 36 M . . M Ohio Jan Farmer Consumption 2 Years . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . (Benton Township concluded) . . . . 20 . . . . (Commencement of Canton Township) . . . . 21 Cowell George W. 2 M . . . Iowa Sept . Putrified Sore Throat 14 days . 22 Mills Anne E. 2/12 F . . . Iowa March . Croup Collick 3 Hours . 23 Lurk W B 10/12 M . . . Iowa June . Consumption 120 days . 24 Lurk John R. 42 M . . . Penn June . Consumption 1 Year . 25 T**gs Susan 1 F . . . Iowa . . . . it appears that the enumerator tried to erase this name 26 . . . . (Canton Township concluded) . . . . 27 . . . . (Commencement of Eden Township) . . . . 28 Triggs Susan 1 F . . . Iowa April . Putrified Sore Throat 4 days . 29 Lamar Jacob 49 M . . M Penn Jan Farmer Typhoid Fever 24 days . 30 Sulivan Mary V 2 F . . . Iowa June . Putrified Sore Throat 4 . 31 Gibins Larisza 1/12 F . . . Iowa March . Inflamation of Brain 3 days . 32 . . . . (Eden Township concluded). . . . . 33 . . . . (Commencement of Fremont Township) . . . . 34 Johnson Joseph 34 M . . M Ireland June Farmer Lock Jaw = nail in foot 6 days . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total number of deaths 19 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IA COUNTY: Benton DISTRICT: Taylor, Big Grove, Union and St. Clair Townships ENUMERATOR: Jacob S. Hunt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE BIRTH PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 2A 1 Luton Elizabeth 34 F . . M Ohio Sept Housewife Consumption 6 Months . 2 Downs Nathan 49 M . . M Delaware May Day Labour Accidental Drownded Sudden . 3 Chase W E 1 M . . . Iowa July . Chrofula 6 Months . 4 Pickerell Ada C 1 F . . . Iowa March . Lung Fever 17 days . 5 Jones Anny 50 F . . M NY February Housekeeper Consumption 1 Year . 6 Brown Eliza J 54 F . . M England March . Neuralga of Stomach 12 . 7 Rupp John 56 M . . M Pa Nov Carpenter Neuralga in Head 5 Months . 8 McCullough Armelia E 2 F . . . Iowa Aug . Bowel Complaint 6 days . 9 Butler Manley S 60 M . . M NY Oct Merchant Dyspepsia 30 days . 10 Crow Milcah 55 F . . M Ohio May Housekeeper Cancer 1 Year . 11 Sanders Edward 1 M . . . Iowa April . Inflamation of Brain 12 days . 12 Gilchrist E G 2 M . . . Ind April . Putrification of Throat 6 days . 13 Dodson A M 8/12 F . . . Iowa Aug . Bloody Flux 10 days . 14 Bishop Sarah 28 F . . M Ind Feb Housekeeper Typhoid Fever * days . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . (Taylor Township concluded) . . . . 17 . . . . (Commencement of Big Grove Township) . . . 18 Flickener Jacob E 20 M . . . Pa Sept . Consumption 1 Year . 19 Schoonover Ira B 29 M . . W NY Oct Farmer Trauma Sudden accidental in a threshing 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . (Big Grove Township concluded) . . . . 22 . . . . (Commencement of Union Township) . . . . 23 Chall Wm 48 M . . M Ireland May Farmer Consuption 8 mon . 24 Mickle Elizabeth 7/12 F . . . Iowa Jan . Colera Infantum 1 day . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . (Union Township concluded) . . . . 27 . . . . (Commencement of St. Clair Township) . . . 28 Springer Thomas A 7/12 M . . . Iowa Aug . Congestion 12 days . 29 Wheeler R O 1 F . . . Iowa Oct . Dropsy 28 days . 30 Clemett A L 11/12 F . . . Pa May . Brain fever 8 days . 31 [declaration: see "State of Iowa" note below] 32 33 34 35 Total number of deaths 21 State of Iowa \ S.S. I Jacob S. Hunt Deputy Marshall for the Townships of Taylor Benton County / Benton Polk Harrison Cedar Canton Freemont Cue St.Clair Eden Union & Big Grove in Benton County State of Iowa after being duly sworn according to law do hereby certify and make oath that the above Returns are made according to the instructions Recived by me from Laurel Summers U.S. M. & according to the best of my knoweledge & belief Jacob S. Hunt Asst. Sworn to & Subscribed bef** this 17 Day of September 1860 John M Brown Justice of peace ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IA COUNTY: Benton DISTRICT: Jackson, Bruce, Monroe, Iowa, and Kane Townships ENUMERATOR: Tobias Castor ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE BIRTH PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 3 2B 1 Finley Gilbert S. 3 M . . . Ohio Oct . Lung Fever 9 days . 2 Donald Mary 39 F . . . Penn Nov . Unknown 2 weeks . 3 Brolliar Ellen 15 F . . . Ohio June . Consumption 4 Weeks . 4 Brolliar Elias 1 M . . . Iowa Jan . Unknown 3 Weeks . 5 Johnson Amanda 3 F . . . Iowa Aug . Unknown 5 Weeks . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . (Jackson Township concluded) . . . . 8 . . . . (Commencement of Bruce Township) . . . . 9 Warner Milo 7/12 M . . . Iowa Oct . Dropsy 4 Weeks . 10 Williams James 18 M . . . Penn Oct . Unknown 10 days . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . (Bruce Township concluded) . . . . 13 . . . . (Commencement of Monroe Township) . . . . 14 Volgamore Manda 2 F . . . Iowa March . Lung fever 21 days . 15 Culp John E 6/12 M . . . Iowa Jan . Burnt by hot Embers 5 days . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . (Monroe Township concluded) . . . . 18 . . . . (Commencement of Iowa Township) . . . . 19 Greenly Infant 1/12 F . . . Iowa Dec . Unknown 1 day . 20 Creh Helena 2 F . . . Iowa Jan . Inflamation of Bowels 3 Weeks . 21 Wright Emaline 4 F . . . Iowa April . Lung Fever 3 Weeks . 22 Nance Richard 62 M . . . NC April Farmer Unknown 1 Week . 23 Wonderly Rebecca 42 F . . . Penn May . Dropsy 15 months . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . (Iowa Township concluded). . . . . 26 . . . . (Commencement of Kane Township) . . . . 27 Coats Sandford 1 M . . . Iowa Oct . Unknown 4 Weeks . 28 29 [declaration: see "State of Iowa" note below] 30 31 32 33 34 35 Total number of deaths 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (IOWA TWP NOTE, Page 2B, lines 19-23) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enumerator used two lines for each entry in this township. He connected the information with drawn lines. To eliminate confusion, I have transcribed each entry on one line. Sue Soden ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State of Iowa \ Benton County / S.S. I Tobias Caster Depty Marshal for the Townships of Jackson Bruce Monroe Homer Kane & Iowa in Benton County State of Iowa after being duly Sworn according to law do hereby certify and make oath that the above returns are made according to the instructions received by me from Laurel Summer U.S. Marshal and according to the best of my knoweledge & belief Tobias Caster Sworn to & Subscribed before me this 3 Day of September 1860 John M Brown Justice of peace