Crawford County, IL 1850 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/crawford/1850/ 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 MICROFILM-#: T1133-58 STATE ILLINOIS COUNTY CRAWFORD 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: Crawford DISTRICT: Not Written ENUMERATOR: G. W. Smith FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 178 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 McCallister Elizabeth 1 F . . . Illinois May . Whooping cough 36 days . 2 Swain John 14 M . . . Illinois April . Fall from a tree Sudden . 3 Draper Henry 6 dys M . . . Illinois March . Whooping cough 2 days . 4 Spivey Harlan 1/2 yr M . . . Illinois July . Erasypales 14 days . 5 Coleman Andrew J. 5 M . . . Illinois September . Dropsy Chronic . 6 Sutherland George R. 17 M . . . Illinois September Laborer Kick from a horse Sudden . 7 Maddox Marion 3 wks M . . . Illinois October . Unknown Sudden . 8 Spivey Jesse H. 2 yr M . . . Illinois June . Inflamation of the brain 7 days . 9 Raines Charlotte 48 F . . M N Carolina January . Dropsy 21 days . 10 Dix Melissa 2 mo F . . . Illinois June . Dropsy 2 days . 11 Ball Richard M. 42 M . . M N Jersey April Farmer Suicide . . 12 Sackrider James 21 M . . . Illinois December Laborer Unknown 6 weeks . 13 Mikeworth Elizabeth 69 F . . M Pennsylvania March . Consumption Chronic buried Mt. Pleasant Cem. 14 Miller Job 2/12 M . . . Illinois April . Unknown 3 days . 15 Grieves Elizabeth 17 F . . . Indiana June . Unknown 17 days . 16 Parker Samuel 66 M . . M Pennsylvania March Farmer Unknown 2 months . 17 Stien Anna 55 F . . M Kentucky January . Pneumonia 2 weeks . 18 Martin William 1/2 M . . . Illinois May . Unknown 3 days . 19 Lemmons Lucinda 3 F . . . Indiana September . Fever 2 weeks . 20 Lemmons James S. 1 M . . . Indiana August . Dirrhia 4 days . 21 Bougher Daniel 4 M . . . Indiana November . Inflamatory rheumatism 15 days . 22 Randall Elizabeth 55 F . . M Unknown April . Pneumonia 15 days . 23 Mills Lewis S. 25 M . . . N Carolina August Farmer Quinsey 3 days . 24 Barlow Mercy F. 21 F . . . Vermont June . Scrofula 15 days . 25 Vanwinkle Susan 36 F . . M Indiana May . Unknown 18 months . 26 Allen Nathan 16 M . . . Kentucky June Farmer Unknown 9 days . 27 Erving John 1 10/12 M . . . Illinois July . Croup 3 days . 28 Wallace Rachel 55 F . . W Tennessee February . Appoplexy Sudden . 29 Mickie Susan R. 3/12 F . . . Illinois July . Fever 14 days . 30 Henry Serena 6 F . . . Illinois March . Brain fever 4 days . 31 Osmon William 10 M . . . Illinois February . Congestive chills 1/2 day . 32 Norton Mary 69 F . . . Vermont March . Consumption 6 weeks . 33 Maddox Charlotte E. 9 ds F . . . Illinois May . Croup 1 day . 34 Cunningham James A. 4 yrs M . . . Illinois October . Croup 10 days . 35 Shaw Matthew 11 M . . . Illinois August . Struck by lightning 8 weeks . ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IL COUNTY: Crawford DISTRICT: Not Written ENUMERATOR: G. W. Smith FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 179 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Cobb Scott 3 M . . . Illinois October . Quinsey 3 days . 2 Allison Samuel 3/4 M . . . Illinois August . Unknown 7 days . 3 Allison Lucinda 3 F . . . Illinois August . Unknown 7 days . 4 Kent Needium 44 M . . M N Carolina July Farmer Fever 2 weeks . 5 Grymes George F. 1/12 M . . . Illinois October . Erasypales 1 week . 6 Attoway Harlem 40 M . . M Kentucky December Farmer Unknown 4 days . 7 Funk Buena Vista 2 F . . . Illinois October . Pneumonia 11 days . 8 Gaines Nimrod 45 M . . M S Carolina November Farmer Pneumonia 4 days . 9 Tobey Alvin A. 20 M . . . Illinois March Farmer Pneumonia 10 days . 10 Kelley James 35 M . . M Maryland May Physician Appoplexy Sudden . 11 Organ Hezekiah B. 4 M . . . Illinois April . Disease on brain 11 days . 12 Wallace Angeline 1/12 F . . . Illinois August . Dierrhea 6 days . 13 Stewart William C. 16 M . . . Illinois September Farmer Accident Sudden . 14 Wood Hiram 10 M . . . Illinois December . Pneumonia 8 days . 15 Young Luther E. 54 M . . . Illinois August . Schrofula 3 months . 16 Boyd Calvin 34 M . . M Indiana February Farmer Erasypalis 7 days . 17 Fultin Margaret 6 wks F . . . Illinois August . Croupe 3 weeks . 18 Alexander Janella 1 yr F . . . Illinois April . Inflamation on the lungs 15 days . 19 Clymer Nancy 29 F . . M Illinois February . Consumption 2 months . 20 Miller Judith 1 F . . . Illinois August . Inflamation of the brain 2 months . 21 Hutchings Thomas F. 4 mos M . . . Illinois October . Inflamation of the lungs 5 days . 22 Preston Martha L. 22 F . . M Illinois February . Cataleptic fit Sudden . 23 Preston Helen M. 1 F . . . Illinois August . Fever 4 days . 24 Wilson William 59 M . . M Virginia February Farmer Pneumonia 7 days . 25 Winter Mary 1/12 F . . . Illinois September . Unknown Sudden August written then struck out 26 Ivey Margaret 16 F . . M Indiana February . Child bearing Sudden . 27 Carver Thornton 37 M . . M Ohio July Laborer Consumption Chronic . 28 Mace Solomon 54 M . . M Virginia March Farmer Quick consumption 5 weeks . 29 Moore Mary 2 F . . . Illinois May . Pneumonia 8 days . 30 McCarty John T. 1/4 M . . . Illinois August . Dierrhea 4 days . 31 Hall Samuel B. 9 M . . . Illinois October . Inflamation of the brain 1 day . 32 Martin Alice C. 1 F . . . Indiana July . Dierrhea 10 days . 33 King John O. 19 M . . . Ohio January Farmer Quick consumption 3 weeks . 34 Walker Samuel 54 M B F M Virginia January Farmer Consumption . . 35 Stafford Letitia 10 F . . . Ohio January . Congestive chills 7 days . ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IL COUNTY: Crawford DISTRICT: Not Written ENUMERATOR: G. W. Smith FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 182 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Kitchell Joseph B. 18 M . . . Illinois July Farmer Consumption . . 2 Allen William J. 3/4 M . . . Illinois August . Inflamation of brain 15 days Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: IL COUNTY: Crawford DISTRICT: Not Written ENUMERATOR: G. W. Smith FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 183 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 King Sophia E. 1 F . . . Illinois February . Unknown 8 days . 2 Sterrett Flora M. 1/2 F . . . Illinois February . Thrush 28 days . 3 Swiney Clarinda 23 F . . M Illinois February . Consumption 28 days . 4 Smith William 2 M . . . Maryland April . Measles 8 days . 5 Delap Zachary T. 1/4 M . . . Illinois April . Dropsy on the brain 14 days . 6 Delap Mary M. 1 F . . . Illinois October . Fever 20 days . 7 Lyke James 1/4 M B F . Illinois January . Croupe 2 days . 8 Collins Sarah 26 F . . M Pennsylvania April . Measles 6 days . 9 Collins Thaddeus 6 M . . . Pennsylvania May . Measles 35 days . 10 Inman Timothy M. 17 M . . . Pennsylvania April Farmer Worms 96 days . 11 Newlin James E. 26 M . . . Illinois June Farmer Drowned Sudden . 12 Hubbard Nancy 2/12 F . . . Illinois September . Unknown 20 hours . 13 Lamerson Mary 3 F . . . Illinois June . Fever 4 days . 14 Markee Elvira 2 F . . . Illinois December . Burn 14 days . 15 Emmons Lucinda 1 F . . . Illinois January . Unknown 21 days . 16 Barrick Ann E. 1/2 F . . . Illinois July . Accident Sudden . 17 Mitchell Sarah 59 F . . M N Carolina April . Typhoid pneumonia 2 days . 18 Leggett Clark 4 M . . . Virginia July . Croupe 3 days . 19 Collins Mary 1 F . . . Pennsylvania May . Typhoid pneumonia 35 days . 20 Watts Cecelia 6 F . . . Illinois January . Typhus fever 15 days . 21 Hill John 85 M . . M N Carolina August Farmer Unknown Sudden . 22 Waldrope John 69 M . . M S Carolina March Farmer Appoplexy Sudden . 23 Gooch Maomi E. 18 ds F . . . Illinois May . Unknown Sudden . 24 James Harriet 2 yr F . . . Illinois June . Unknown 28 days . 25 Coulter Cynthia A. 25 F . . M Ohio May . Palpitation of the heart 3 days . 26 Etherington Lewis J. 19 M . . . Kentucky May Laborer Pneumonia 15 days . 27 Harness Eliza 18 ds F . . . Illinois March . Debility . . 28 Nichols Lavisa 2 yr F . . . Illinois July . Dierrhea 9 days . 29 Wood Martin 18 ds F . . . Illinois July . Debility . Gender as written 30 Johnson Laura 18 ds F . . . Illinois January . Inflamation of the bowels 3 days . 31 Lagon Mary A. 1/3 F . . . Illinois December . Croupe 1 month . 32 Trimble Nancy 28 yr F . . M Illinois August . Erasipales 7 days . 33 Higgins Mary E. 20 F . . M Illinois April . Child birth 14 days . 34 Higgins Spencer 1 M . . . Illinois May . Dropsy of the brain 7 days . 35 Cox Mary J. 18 F . . . N Carolina June . Dropsy 28 days Ends Crawford 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/ ==================================================================================================================================================================