Clark County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/clark/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 116-119 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Karen D. Foster 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 #T1133-58 STATE ILLINOIS COUNTY CLARK 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---------------------------- =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Clark DISTRICT: No. 48 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James Martin FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 116 =============================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 Shots Maclana 62 F . . M Germany June . Liver complaint 90 . 2 Handy Mary 18 F . . M Illinois August . Chronic Unknown . 3 Stephens Henry 55 M . . M Unknown Dec'r Farmer Scarlet fever 9 . 4 Poorman Jane 18 F . . S Illinois August . Feaver 10 . 5 Jeffries Moses 45 M . . M Kentucky Jan'y Farmer Chronic . . 6 Poorman Nancy 25 F . . M Indiana Sept'r . Disease of lungs 30 . 7 Fasover Christopher 38 M . . S Virginia Dec'r Farmer Chronic . . 8 Step Eli 28 M . . S Kentucky May Farmer Winter fever 14 . 9 Bessor John W. 18 M . . S Illinois March Farmer Unknown 14 . 10 Pharis William 4 M . . . Illinois April . Inflamation brain 5 . 11 Comes Elizabeth 21 F . . M Illinois May . Inflamation lungs 42 . 12 Phillips Martha 11/12 F . . . Illinois August . . 14 No COD or ditto mark 13 Stevens Louis 24 M . . M Indiana Jan'y Farmer Winter fever 15 . 14 Stevers Sarah 17 F . . S Alabama Jan'y . Iracipelis 9 . 15 Elliot James 26 M . . S Alabama March Farmer Feaver 10 . 16 Sanford George 30 M . . M Ohio April Farmer Iracipelis 30 . 17 Reener George 24 M . . S Ohio April Farmer . . . 18 Raner Mahala 27 F . . M Kentucky Dec'r . Poisoned Milch Sick 14 . 19 Wols Joshua 28 M . . M Ohio March Farmer Winter fever 11 . 20 Wols Perry 14 M . . S Ohio Feb'y . Winter fever 9 . 21 Miller Jane 22 F . . M Illinois Jan'y . Winter fever 6 . 22 Johnson James 16 M . . S Illinois Nov'r Farmer Inflamation lungs 3 . 23 Smith Martha 13 F . . S Indiana March . Inflamation brain 4 . 24 Haws Benjamin 30 M . . S Ohio May Farmer Iracipelis 9 . 25 Puffenfenger Henry 25 M . . S Virginia May Farmer Fits 1 . 26 Hillebert Ollive 3 F . . . Illinois July . Iracipelis 35 . 27 Miles Benjamin 1/12 M . . . Illinois August . . 21 No COD or ditto mark 28 Redman Andrew P. 13 M . . S Indiana May . Winter fever 29 . 29 Porter Amanda 8/12 F . . . Illinois Oct'r . Worms 50 . 30 Berry Richard 1 M . . . Illinois Nov'r . Burnd 4 . 31 Shorter Thomas 1 M . . . Indiana August . Chronic 60 . 32 Hamelton Elizabeth 60 F . . M Kentucky March . Fever 14 . 33 Johnson Penelope 60 F . . M R. Island Sept'r . Chronic . . 34 Beverage Virginia 16 F . . S Virginia March . Congestive chills 6 . 35 Harrison Henry 72 M . . M N Carolina Feb'y Farmer Chronic . . =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Clark DISTRICT: No. 48 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James Martin FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 118 =============================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 Twilly George W. 18 M . . S Indiana July Stage driver Sudden . . 2 Anderson Abraham 55 M . . M Kentucky June Sadler Chronic . . 3 Ragan Emmy 2 F . . . Illinois Feb'y . Drowned Acci. . 4 . Baby 11/12 M . . . Illinois March . Croup 1 No surname or ditto mark 5 Taylor Sayrah 7/12 F . . . Illinois August . Inflamation 3 . 6 Kindle William 40 M . . M Indiana April Farmer Inflam. Brain 9 . 7 Tichner Lewis 61 M . . M New Jersy Oct'r Farmer Chronic . . 8 Parcell Sarah 1 F . . . Indiana Dec'r . Inflamation . . 9 Dickins Joel 31 M . . M Indiana Nov'r School teacher Inflamation lungs 7 . 10 Parker Mary 7/12 F . . . Illinois Feb'y . Croup 6 . 11 Lowry Mrs. 48 F . . M Kentucky Feb'y . Chronic . . 12 Parker William 54 M . . M Kentucky June Farmer Chronic . . 13 Gilbert James 53 M . . M Tennesee March Farmer Palsy . . 14 Hall Arthur H. 8/12 M . . . Illinois Feb'y . Sudden . . 15 Hall Jane 11 F . . . Kentucky July . Congestion brain 17 . 16 . Albert 11/12 M . . . Illinois Jan'y . Croup 4 No surname or ditto mark 17 Brackenridge James 21 M . . S Pennsylvania Oct'r Farmer . . No COD written 18 Welsh Mary E. 1 F . . . Illinois Dec'r . . . No COD written 19 Gibson Anna 1 F . . . Illinois April . Worms 1 . 20 Crothers Mrs. 46 F . . M Unknown Feb'y . Unknown . Blank below =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Clark DISTRICT: No. 48 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James Martin FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 119 =============================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 Buckner Susannah 10 F . . . Illinois Feb'y . Whooping cough 28 . 2 Toten Colister 4 F . . . Illinois Nov'r . Whooping cough . . 3 Hill Mary 5 F . . . Illinois July . Infla brain 6 . 4 Chambers Jasper 1/12 M . . . Illinois April . Iracipelis 6 . 5 Ellington Samuel 1/12 M . . . Illinois Jan'y . . 12 No COD or ditto mark 6 Smith John 57 M . . M Kentucky Dec'r . Chronic . . 7 Smith Martha 7 F . . . Illinois Oct'r . Fever 7 . 8 Craig Sarah 1/12 F . . . Illinois March . Sudden . . 9 Knight John 55 M . . S Tennesee Jan'y . Shot . . 10 Graham Burrel 76 M . . M N Carolina August Farmer Suden . . 11 Graham Eliza 1 F . . . Illinois Feb'y . Inflamation lungs 35 . 12 Bortwick Henry W. 24 M . . M Pennsylvania Nov'r Carpenter Unknown 5 . 13 Bortwick John 65 M . . M Connecticut Nov'r Farmer Unknown 5 . 14 Bennett Lidia 2/12 F . . . Illinois Nov'r . W Cough . . 15 Row Anna 30 F . . M Unknown Sept'r . Chronic . . 16 Geddes John 18 M . . S Indiana Sept'r Farmer Snak bite . . 17 Call Caroline 15 F . . S Ohio Sept'r . Chronic . . 18 Clore Joseph 46 M . . M Virginia Jan'y Farmer Winter fever 15 . 19 Scofield Ruth 38 F . . M N Carolina August . Chronic . . 20 Suters Lucinda 39 F . . M Unknown Feb'y . Chronic . . 21 Kimlin Wm. P. 3/12 M . . . Illinois May . Lung fever 3 . 22 Stoneburner Rebecca 6 F . . . Illinois April . Lung fever 7 . 23 Morgan William 1 M . . . Ohio Nov'r . Flux 28 . 24 Tamor Philip 8 M . . . Ohio Jan'y . Fever 21 . 25 Kestir Charles 9/12 M . . . Illinois Jan'y . Inflamation bowels 3 . 26 Comstock Nathan 42 M . . M Kentucky Oct'r Farmer Inflamation lungs 14 . 27 Welch Mary 1 F . . . Illinois Jan'y . Unknown 4 . 28 Tygert Sarah 1 F . . . Illinois Sept'r . Diarhea 3 . 29 Brinner George 65 M . . M Pennsylvania April Farmer Chronic . . 30 Prater Felisha 1 F . . . Illinois Sept'r . Bowel complaint 60 . 31 Burton Joseph 49 M . . M Kentucky Dec'r Farmer Winter fever 10 . 32 Kesler Huldy J. 1 F . . . Illinois August . Bowel complaint 35 . 33 Archer James 23 M . . S Illinois Feb'y . Chronic . . 34 Miller Joseph 11/12 M . . . Illinois Nov'r . . . No COD or ditto mark 35 Hays Augustus 3/12 M . . . Illinois July . . . 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