Scott County, IA 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/scott/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Cathy Labath and proofread by Polly Eckles for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2005 Cathy Labath ========================================================================== 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 1850 State IOWA County SCOTT 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 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ====================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IA COUNTY: Scott DISTRICT: District 4 MICROFILM-ROLL#: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: Ira Cook ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE TRANSCRIBER'S PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================== 1 429 1 Penny Abigal C 31 f . . m Vermont Dec . Pleurisy 7 days . 1 429 2 Dillon Thos 43 m . . m New York July Farmer Cholera 7 days . 1 429 3 Merryweather Mary S 4 f b . * Iowa Feby . Fever 2 days . 1 429 4 Sloper Samuel 64 m . . m Mass June Farmer Cholera 12 hours . 1 429 5 Houghton Moses 9/12 m . . . Iowa Aug . Inflammation 7 days . 1 429 6 Fleming James 61 m . . m Penn April None Palsey 11 years . 1 429 7 Macklot John N 83 m . . m France April None Old Age 21 days . 1 429 8 Wallace H V 24 m . . m Ireland Feby None Consumption 1 year . 1 429 9 Rambo Wm M 2 m . . . Iowa Nov . Scarlet fever 5 days . 1 429 10 Weston Virginia 1 f . . . Iowa Dec . Abcess 21 days . 1 429 11 Gartland Alice 3/12 f . . . Iowa May . Unknown 7 days . 1 429 12 Thorington Parker 1 m . . . Iowa March . Hooping Cough 21 . 1 429 13 Hagge Gustave O 24 m . . . Germany July Clerk * 14 Looks like "Fever" blotted out 1 429 14 Hagge Margaret 21 f . . . Germany June . Cholera 1 . 1 429 15 Doolittle Elizabeth 21 f . . m Indianna April . Measles 7 . 1 429 16 Castel Catherine 3 f . . . Ireland March . Measles 35 . 1 429 17 Kruger Julia 37 f . . m Germany Feby . Dropsey 28 . 1 429 18 Stoltenburg John H 2/12 m . . . Iowa Aug . Dysentery 14 . 1 429 19 Siebel Amelia 4 f . . . Germany June . Cholera 12 hours . 1 429 20 Schrepper Catherine 2 f . . . Iowa May . Consumption C . 1 429 21 Hoakstedt Laura 4 f . . . Germany July . Cholera 6 hours . 1 429 22 Arnst John 30 m . . . Germany May Farmer Dropsey 8 Surname may be Arust 1 429 23 Fetz Antoine 45 m . . m Germany June Laborer Fever B 4 . 1 429 24 Smezer Casper 50 m . . m Germany May Shoemaker Consumption 30 . 1 429 25 Seeman John 3 m . . . Germany July . Ship fever 7 . 1 429 26 Sargent George B Jr 10/12 m . . . Iowa May . Inflammation 10 . 1 429 27 McCutchen Sarah 1/12 f . . . Iowa Aug . Dysentery 3 . 1 429 28 McCutchen David 42 m . . m Scotland May Grocer Cholera 3 . 1 429 29 Marvin Lewis 28 m . . . Ohio May Boatman Consumption 8 . 1 429 30 Trudo Arcange 37 f . . m Illinois April . Consumption C . 1 429 31 O'Brien Thomas 4/12 m . . . Iowa April . Convulsions 2 . 1 429 32 Reynolds Efen N 13 f . . . Ohio Oct . Scarlet fever 3 . 1 429 33 Carroll Lana 20 f . . . Ireland Sept . Accident Sudden . 1 429 34 Roach Anistasia 3 f . . . Ireland Aug . Cholera 12 hours . 1 429 35 Roach Honora 1 f . . . Ireland Aug . Hooping Cough 31 . Remarks: Under this head the Asst Marshal has nothing of importance to communicate. The soil of this county is D Black Sandy Loam from one and a half to three feet deep. The Natural growth of Timber is Black, White, Red and Burr Oaks Hickory Black Walnut and Linn. There are considerable Coal Banks in some localities. Lime Stone is found in great abundance on the water courses. Surface Rolling. ====================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IA COUNTY: Scott DISTRICT: District 4 MICROFILM-ROLL#: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: Ira Cook ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE TRANSCRIBER'S PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================== 2 . 1 Porter Mary F 2 f . . . Iowa May . Small pox 7 . 2 . 2 Snyder Roswell B 18 m . . . New York June Farmer Accident Sudden . 2 . 3 Snyder Richard L 16 m . . . New York June Farmer Accident Sudden . 2 . 4 Carter Mary 44 f . . w Virginia April . Measles 14 . 2 . 5 Karland Margaret L 2/12 f . . . Iowa July . Hooping Cough 13m . 2 . 6 McArtha Sarah 64 f . . m Penn Aug . Cholera 12 hours . 2 . 7 Parsell Margaret A 9/12 f . . . Penn April . Lung fever 14 . 2 . 8 Allen Robert 1 m . . . Scotland May . Measles 8 . 2 . 9 Allen John 2 m . . . Scotland July . Brain fever 1/2 . 2 . 10 Bradley Nicklas 22 m . . . Ireland June Farmer Accident Sudden . 2 . 11 Drennan Joseph F 3 m . . . Ohio Nov . Unknown 3 . 2 . 12 McDaniel Mary 28 f . . . Ireland May . Diareha 4 . 2 . 13 Davis Ann 40 f . . m England Sept . Unknown 3 . 2 . 14 Work John 65 m . . w Penn Jany Farmer Quinsy 5 . 2 . 15 Suter Margaret A 1 f . . . Iowa Aug . . 1/2 . 2 . 16 Van Duzer Abram 15 m . . . Michigan May . Ereysipelas 8 .