Van Buren County, IA 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/vanburen/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 MICROFILM-ROLL#: T1156-54 State IOWA County VAN BUREN 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: Van Buren DISTRICT: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: Charles Baldwin =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 . 1 Masterson Mary J 4 f . . . Iowa Apr . Fever 21 . 1 . 2 Howard Washington 27 m . . m Ohio Nov Farmer Lung Fever 8 . 1 . 3 Howard Henry 32 m . . . Ohio July Farmer *ay Brain 116 . 1 . 4 Snook Phebe 2 f . . . Iowa Nov . Whooping Cough 7 . 1 . 5 Downing Daniel 40 m . . m Unknown Apr Boatman S Fever 8 . 1 . 6 Creswell Alexander 18 m . . . Pa Sept Farmer Erysipalis 9 . 1 . 7 Farnum John J 1 m . . . Iowa Aug . Cholera Inf 14 . 1 . 8 Stidman Robert N 1 m . . . Iowa Feb Wagon Maker Brain Fever 21 . 1 . 9 Hobson Joseph 54 m . . m Ky Dec . Whoop Cough 8 . 1 . 10 Mitchell Nancy J 5/12 f . . . Iowa July . * 8 . 1 . 11 Flint George 24 m . . . N.Y. Apr Farmer Bronchitis 6 . 1 . 12 Lockwood Margaret E 1 f . . . Iowa Sept . L Fever . . 1 . 13 Wyley Alexander 63 m . . m Va May Farmer Small pox 12 . 1 . 14 Wells Luinda A 16 f . . . N.Y. Apr . Consumption 2 mo . 1 . 15 Baird Harriet L 3 f . . . O Aug . B Fever 3 . 1 . 16 Meseland Levi 3 m . . . Iowa July . Fever 8 . 1 . 17 Hollowell Cobert 30 m . . m N.C. July Farmer Cholera 1 . 1 . 18 Hollowell Sarah P 8 f . . . Ia Feb . Congestion 3 . 1 . 19 Hollowell John T 6/12 m . . . Iowa Aug . Unknown 6 . 1 . 20 Ormond Oscar 4/12 m . . . Iowa Sept . Unknown 42 . 1 . 21 Curtis Florence 1 f . . . Iowa May . L Fever 6 . 1 . 22 Harris Louisa 16 f . . . Pa Apr . L Fever 7 . 1 . 23 Medlock George 9 m . . . Ia Oct . Wound 3 . 1 . 24 Medlock Leonard 4/12 m . . . Iowa Dec . Unknown . . 1 . 25 Medlock Sarah A 3 f . . . Iowa May . Whooping Cough 30 . 1 . 26 Bowman Henry 80 m . . . Pa Apr Cloth draper Rheumatis 60 . 1 . 27 Jackson Lydia 1 f . . . Iowa March . Ague 21 . 1 . 28 Myres Jacob 74 m . . w Md March Farmer Unknown 9 . 1 . 29 Carr Sarah E 2 f . . . O Feb . Ague 4 . 1 . 30 Davidson John 20 m . . . O March Farmer L Fever 21 . 1 . 31 Murphy George W 1 m . . . Iowa Sept . Canker 60 . 1 . 32 Weyse Lewis 50 m . . m Hesse Cassell June Farmer Cholera 2 . 1 . 33 Thompson Florinda 3/12 f . . . Iowa Dec . Unknown . . 1 . 34 Leach Mary 36 f . . m Va Aug . Consumption 90 . 1 . 35 Hobb Isabell 60 f . . w Ky Jany . Consumption 40 . =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IA COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: Charles Baldwin =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 =========================================================================================================================================================== 2 469 1 Hobb Eliza 15 f . . m Ky Apr . Consumption 14 . 2 469 2 Gilbert Sarah 35 f . . . Ia July . Fever 9 . 2 469 3 Rice Margaret 29 f . . m Pa March . L Fever 18 . 2 469 4 Ranney Samuel 17 f . . . O Oct Tanner Fever 14 listed as female 2 469 5 Anson Mary A 27 f . . m O Nov . Fever 14 . 2 469 6 Anson Henry 77 m . . m Md March Blacksmith Pneumonia 14 . 2 469 7 Whelen Harriet H 3 f . . . Iowa March . Peronnittis 7 . 2 469 8 Thornburg Millard 2 m . . . Iowa May . Measles 8 . 2 469 9 Purkey Aaron 41 m . . m Pa Apr Shoemaker Dysentery 5 . 2 469 10 Manning Mary W 1 f . . . Iowa Feb . Measles 10 . 2 469 11 Root Fanny 23 f . . m Mo Feb . Consump 10 . 2 469 12 Taylor Ann E 17 f . . . Ill Feb . L Fever 62 . 2 469 13 Kemp Mary 1 f . . . Iowa June . Measles 8 . 2 469 14 St. John Henry B 1 m . . . Iowa March . Measles 14 . 2 469 15 Demott Jane 1 f . . . Iowa Oct . Peronittis . . 2 469 16 Cutter Elisha Jnr 35 m . . m Mass July Carpenter Cholera 10 . 2 469 17 Heffernan Malina 35 f . . m N.Y. July . Por? Fever 10 . 2 469 18 Purnell Sarah A 15 f . . . Iowa June . S Fever 7 . 2 469 19 Purnell Thomas 3 m . . . Iowa June . S Fever 14 . 2 469 20 Munson Rodelia 27 f . . m Ky Apr . Fever 9 . 2 469 21 Monroe Alice 28 f . . m Va Feb . Consump 14 . 2 469 22 Barker Susannah 4 f . . . Ill Apr . L Fever 28 . 2 469 23 Scott Auzetta 1 f . . . Ill July . Diarrhea 14 . 2 469 24 King Enock 10 m . . . O Feb . Fever 3 . 2 469 25 McCue Wm 27 m . . . Mo Feb Farmer B Fever 9 . 2 469 26 Neff Wm O 24 m . . . N.Y. May Merchant Cholera 1 . 2 469 27 Mercer Sarah 3/12 f . . . Iowa Apr . . 14 . 2 469 28 Roberts Sally 22 f . . m O Feb . Congestion 2 . 2 469 29 Mercer Calvin 2 m . . . Iowa June . Cholera Inf 8 . 2 469 30 Snyder Lois 23 f . . m O May . Fever 35 . 2 469 31 Newman Layfayette 2 m . . . Iowa Oct . Dysentery 14 . 2 469 32 Williams Abraham 50 m . . m Pa July Farmer Cholera 2 . 2 469 33 Williams Elizabeth 48 f . . m Pa July . Cholera 2 . 2 469 34 Williams Levi 32 m . . m O July Farmer Cholera 2 . 2 469 35 Rowan Elizabeth 19 f . . m O Oct . Fever 13 . =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IA COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: Charles Baldwin =========================================================================================================================================================== 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 =========================================================================================================================================================== 3 471 1 Buckles Mary 1/2 f . . . Iowa March . . . . 3 471 2 Bucey Edmund 36 m . . m Md Oct Blacksmith Drowned . . 3 471 3 Sebury Mary 64 f . . w Ct Apr . Pneumonia 11 . 3 471 4 Duffield Wm 28 m . . . O May Farmer Drowned . . 3 471 5 Swires Joseph * 15 m . . . O Oct . Shot . . 3 471 6 Russell Wm 60 m . . m N.J. Oct Farmer Dysentery 62 . 3 471 7 Weatherington Edward 5 m . . . O Aug . Erysipelas 5 . 3 471 8 Cassidy Sampson 9 m . . . Iowa Apr . S Fever 6 . 3 471 9 Dunlap Robert R 56 m . . m Pa Apr Farmer Ty Fever 9 . 3 471 10 Boston Marion S 14 m . . . Ill Nov . Fever 30 . 3 471 11 Langford West 18 m . . . Ia Jan Farmer Fever 19 . 3 471 12 Harmon Elisha B 48 m . . m Tenn May Farmer Dropsy 121 . 3 471 13 Clark Carollus 8/12 m . . . Iowa Sept . Dropsy 21 . 3 471 14 Hoskins Amanda 10 f . . . O June . Convulsions 8 . 3 471 15 Fordyce Louisa 2 f . . . Iowa Jan . Cholera Inf 14 . 3 471 16 Davis Deborah 1 f . . . Iowa Nov . W Cough 20 . 3 471 17 Gibson Malvina 7 f . . . O Nov . Infl Brain 4 . 3 471 18 McBride Ellen 6 f . . . O Apr . Measles 7 . 3 471 19 Whitaker Margaret 1 f . . . Iowa Nov . W Cough 20 . 3 471 20 Young David 3 m . . . Iowa Nov . Erysipelas 7 . 3 471 21 Nixon Evans 2 m . . . Iowa Jan . Croup 1 . 3 471 22 Hamilton John 47 m . . . Pa Oct Farmer Consump 28 . 3 471 23 Ranard Jacob N 1 m . . . Iowa June . S Fever 14 . 3 471 24 Ryan George R 2 m . . . Iowa March . L Fever 14 . 3 471 25 Rogers Riall 44 m . . . Tenn Sept Cabinetmaker Fever 14 . 3 471 26 Widger Charles 43 m . . . O Oct Farmer L Fever 8 . 3 471 27 Zupp Elizabeth 1 f . . . Iowa May . Influenza 20 . 3 471 28 Wilson Margaret 15 f . . . O May . Fever 15 . 3 471 29 Houk Martha 22 f . . . Va June . Fever 3 . 3 471 30 Perry Humphrey 1 m . . . Iowa Sept . Cholera Inf 30 .