Alexander County, IL 1850 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/alexander/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Rachel Fuller for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 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 MICROFILM-#: T1133-58 STATE ILLINOIS COUNTY ALEXANDER 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 reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ===================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IL COUNTY: Alexander DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: R, S. Nelson FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 56 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 McDaniel Eli 1 M . . . Ills Oct . In't fever 3 mo . 2 Gadwin Nancy 19 F . . M Ills Jan'y . Pleurisy 4 wks . 3 Hodge Edmund 67 M . . W Ga Nov'r Farmer Liver comp 10 dys . 4 Jones Tho's 4 M . . . Ky Oct . Chill fever 10 wks . 5 Jones Mary 2 F . . . Ky Oct . Chill fever 10 wks . 6 McDaniel Frank'n 2 M . . . Ills July . Chill fever 1 yr . 7 Short Wm. H. 39 M . . M Md Oct Lumber trade Pneumonia 2 dys . 8 Norman Nicholas 36 M . . M Md March Shoe maker Pneumonia 8 dys . 9 Harston Sam'l 46 M . . M Mo Tery July Farmer Bronchitis 1 yr . 10 Thompson Augustus 12 M . . . Ills Nov'r . Pneumonia 3 dys . 11 Mays Mary 1/12 F . . . Ills May . Gangreen 2 dys . 12 McCluss Oliver F. 2 M . . . Ills Ap'l . Croup Sudden . 13 Durham Mary A. 12 F . . . Ills May . Inf'm brain 5 dys . 14 Ramsey Wm 40 M . . M N Ca Sep't Laborer Diarrhoea 6 dys . 15 Ellen Sarah 1/12 F . . . Ills Oct . Croup 6 dys . 16 Sterns Peter 40 M . . M Mo May Laborer Man** pat** 3 dys . 17 James Amanda M. 1 F . . . Ills Jan'y . Canker of mo 2 mo . 18 McMellan Zolema 28 F . . M Mo June . Erysipelas 11 dys . 19 Gibbs Nancy 56 F . . W Ten Oct . Chol morbus 7 dys . 20 Giles Austin 32 M . . M Ills Jan'y Farmer Typ fever 1 mo . 21 Wright Wm 26 M . . . Mo Jan'y Laborer Typ fever 2 mo . 22 Kendall John 42 M . . M England Nov'r Farmer Pneumonia 21 days . 23 Glen** Mary A. 21 F . . M Va May . Cholera Sudden . 24 Brackus Nancy 11 F . . . Ills Aug't . Pneumonia 5 dys . 25 Busby John 1/12 M . . . Ills Oct . Hives 3 dys . 26 Davis Maria 36 F . . M Mo Tery Oct . Comsump'n 42 dys . 27 Newman Elijah 2 M . . . Ills Sep't . Chol morbus 2 dys . 28 Phillips Elizabeth 57 F . . W Me Sep't . Bill fever 42 dys . 29 Buns Randolph 39 M . . M Ala May Farmer Consumption 4 yrs . 30 Marsh David 50 M . . . Ten Dec'r Farmer Violence Sudden . 31 Coles Giles 1/12 M . . . Ills July . Croup Sudden . 32 Wilson James 58 M . . M Va Sep't Laborer Fever 8 dys . 33 Bells John M. 33 M . . M Ala June Blk smith Cholera Sudden . 34 . Amse 1/12 F . . . Ills July . Croup Sudden No last name or visible ditto mark 35 Sams Jane 1/12 F . . . Ills Dec'r . Debility 1 mo . ===================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IL COUNTY: Alexander DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: R, S. Nelson FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 57 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 Sams Willis 1/12 M . . . Ills Dec'r . Gen debility 1 mo . 2 Jones Melessa 3/12 F . . . Ind Nov'r . Croup 7 dys . 3 Clark Susan 23 F . . M Ills Aug't . Fever 14 dys . 4 Miller Moses 40 M . . M N Ca Jan'y Farmer Erysipelas 7 . 5 Bankston Sarah 26 M . . M Ills Ap'l . Pneumonia 6 Gender as written 6 Bodwin Nancy 19 F . . M Ills Jan'y . Child bed 9 . 7 Duftmyer Mary 28 F . . . Ills Ap'l . Child bed 7 . 8 Martin Susan 24 F . . . Ills May . Child bed 3 mo . 9 Martin Mary A. 3/12 F . . . Ills May . Gen debility 3 mo Ends Alexander 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/ =====================================================================================================================================================