DuPage County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/dupage/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 198-203 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 DuPAGE 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: DuPage DISTRICT: Town of Winfield MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James C. Hatch FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 198 ======================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Hewett Isaac P. 41 M . . M Penn Feb Farmer Typh fever 10 Town of Milton 2 Long John 48 M . . M Ireland June Laborer Chronic 11 years to line 14 3 Kelley Jane 26 F . . M Ohio April . Cong lungs 17 days . 4 O Neal Patrick 35 M . . M Ireland March Laborer Unk Sudden . 5 Smith Charles W. 1/12 M . . . Ills Feb . Unk Sudden . 6 Webster Ann E. 1 F . . . Ills March . Croup 7 days . 7 Coons George 14 M . . . Germany March . Consumption 6 mos . 8 Dardies John 4 M . . . Ills July . Cholera morbus 3 days . 9 Ott Franklin 1 1/12 M . . . Ills Oct . Diarrhera 18 days . 10 Burney Perus, Jr. 1 M . . . Ills Sept . Diarrhera 15 days . 11 Strickland Esther 24 F . . M NY Sept . Palsy 2 days . 12 Whitman David F. 37 M . . M NY Jan'y Farmer Typh fever 17 days . 13 Whitman Julia M. 34 F . . W Vt Jan'y . Bilious fever 40 days . 14 Hows Mary Jane 24 F . . . Ohio Nov . Typh fever 14 days Begin town of Adison 15 Radley Charles L. 3 M . . . NY Feb . Typh fever 6 days . 16 Fowler Betsey 19 F . . M NY Dec . Typh fever 14 days . 17 Fansworth Sophia 49 F . . M Con Dec . Typhoid & fever 12 days . 18 Neff Eugene W. 1 1/2 M . . . NY Oct . Brain fever 14 days . 19 Grant Procilla 25 F . . M Vt Dec . Inflm bowels 4 days . 20 Harrington Peter 36 M . . M Canada Aug Taverner Consumption 12 days . 21 Bingham Mary J. 12 F . . . Canada Dec . Inflm bowels 6 days . 22 Miles Joseph 9/12 M . . . Ills Jan'y . Dropsey brain 1 day . 23 Richardson Louisa 14 F . . . Canada Aug . Accident 1 day . 24 Brown Susanna 2 F . . . Ills Sept . Diarrhera 40 days . 25 Graham Samuel S. 2 M . . . Ills Aug . Dysentery 2 days . 26 Graham Kane 1/12 M . . . Ills March . Inflm lungs 6 days . 27 Sanders Betsey 55 F . . M NY March . Jaundice 12 days . 28 Boyd John R. 35 M . . M NY April Taverner Consumption 60 days . 29 Rotermund Mary C. 63 F . . W Germany April . Typh fever 10 days . 30 Aubecker Fred'k 50 M . . M Germany Nov . Consumption 90 days . 31 Rust Eliza 2/12 F . . . Ills Feb . Unk Sudden . 32 Barnham Betsey 60 F . . M NY April . Consumption 90 days . 33 Barnham Cyrus 61 M . . W NY July Farmer Cholera 2 days . 34 Smith Sophia 19 F . . M Germany Oct . Child bed 1 day . 35 Gleasonhop Caroline 5/12 F . . . Ills Nov . Unknown . . ENUMERATOR NOTE: Lousia Richardson, line 22, was at play about a turning table on the railroad. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: DuPage DISTRICT: Town of Naperville MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James C. Hatch FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 199 ======================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Weaver Henry 3 M . . . Ills Aug . Cholera 1/4 . 2 Gates Thomas 56 M . . M NY Jan Farmer Typh fever 7 . 3 Cody Charles C. 1 2/12 M . . . Ills Sept . Cholera infantum 7 . 4 Schott . 1 day M . . . Ills Jan . Unk Sudden No first name written 5 Butler Lorin 3/12 M . . . Mich Jan . Lung fever 3 . 6 Dryer Semantha 42 F . . M NY Aug . Cholera 1 . 7 Finley Margaret 22 F . . . Ireland May . Consumption 6 years . 8 Thomas Catherine 31 F . . M NY May . Dropsey 2 mos . 9 Youngheim Augustus 46 M . . M Penn Sept Farmer Chronic 3 mos bur. Naperville Cem. 10 Converse Philena M. 5 F . . . Penn Aug . Dysentery 5 dys . 11 Scott Lovesa 38 F . . M Va Sept . Typh fever 50 dys . 12 Herrick Evergene 9 F . . . NY July . Small pox 11 dys Begin Downers Grove 13 Fitzpatrick Hellen 34 F . . M Ireland Sept . Cholera 1 . 14 Blodger Daniel K. 18 M . . . Mass July Farmer Small pox 13 dys . 15 Burroughs William 28 M . . . NY Feb Laborer Unk Sudden . 16 Webb Thomas 21 M . . M Eng Aug Laborer Cholera 3 dys . 17 Fell Benjamin 34 M . . . Eng Nov Laborer Chronic 15 years bur. Cass Cem. 18 Umbdenstock Mary 22 F . . . France July . Cholera 1 day . 19 Cushing Honora 70 F . . M Ireland Oct . Accident Sudden . 20 Dryon John 32 M . . M Ireland Feb Laborer Lung fever 8 days . 21 Cushing Patrick 38 M . . M Ireland Sept Laborer Chill fever 10 days . 22 Jarvis Mercy A. 1/12 F . . . Ills Nov . Heart 20 days . 23 Clarke David K. 38 M . . . Ohio March Farmer Lightning Sudden . 24 Batrum Benj. 26 M . . M Eng Jan'y . Dropsey on the brain 20 days . 25 Dodge . 2/12 F . . . Ills June . Small pox 10 days . 26 Martin Nicholas 9 M . . . Ills June . Measles 30 days Begin town of Winfield 27 Martin Frances 3 M . . . Ills June . Measles 18 days . 28 Towne William 23 M . . . NY Dec Farmer Consumption 90 days . 29 Mills Shffield 53 M . . M Vt Feb Fire insurance agent Accident Sudden SHEFFIELD, bur. Warrenville Cem. 30 Woodworth David 51 M . . M Conn Sept Farmer Typh fever 10 ds . 31 Bartholomew Elmira 28 F . . M NY July . Erysipelous 2 ds . 32 Jones Catherine 22 F . . M Unknown July . Erysipelous 6 ds . 33 Hudson Caroline 6 F . . . Ohio July . Dropsey on the brain 4 ds . 34 Hilling William 46 M . . M Va July Laborer Soar throat 4 months . 35 Foster Sarah 19 F . . M Ohio Oct . Soar throat 1 day . ENUMERATOR NOTE: Mr. Mills, line 29, a very worthy man, was found by the side of his buggy on a public highway with his neck dislocated and no other mark or bruise about his person. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: DuPage DISTRICT: Town of DuPage MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James C. Hatch FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 202 ======================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Hoamaser Ignatzi 22 M . . M France Sept Farmer Accident 1 day . 2 Clementz George 1/12 M . . . Ills Aug . Unknown Sudden . 3 Howland . 4/12 M . . . Ills March . Inflm lungs 7 ds No first name written 4 Sprague Oscar S. 3 M . . . Ills Sept . Fits Sudden . 5 Rowe William 8 M . . . Mich June . Inflm brain 6 days . 6 Desinger John 27 M . . M Penn Aug Farmer Cholera 6 days . 7 Dather Fred'k, Jr. 6/12 M . . . Ills April . Inflam lungs 12 days . 8 Yark Joseph E. 1/12 M . . . Ills April . Dysentery 7 days . 9 Houser Catherine 27 F . . M Penn August . Dysentery 7 days . 10 Houser Reuben H. 14 M . . . Ills August . Dysentery 6 days . 11 Roush Henry 70 M . . M Penn August Farmer Cholera 2 days . 12 Roush Joseph 22 M . . M Penn August Farmer Cholera 1/2 day . 13 Roush Sarah 18 F . . M Eng August Farmer Cholera 1/2 day Occupation is ditto mark 14 Hull Mary E. 21 F . . . NY Feb . Consumption 1 year . 15 Snibley Louisa 40 F . . M Germany Jan'y . Unknown 9 days . 16 Dather Michael 1 M . . . Ills August . Unknown 18 days . 17 Perkins Wilson 1 M . . . Penn July . Inflam lungs 6 days . 18 Hobson Bailey 50 M . . M Tenn March Farmer & miller Typh fever 5 days . 19 Cross Conrod 56 M . . M Germany April Farmer Inflam lungs 6 days Town of Naperville 20 Denton John 59 M . . M Mass Oct Farmer Typh fever 18 days . 21 Reed Mary A. 22 F . . M Ohio Jan'y . Erysipelous 3 days . 22 Whipple Myron 36 M . . . NY Jan'y Trader Chronic 2 mos . 23 Wright Minerva 50 F . . M V.T Feb . Spinal 10 mos . 24 Kennedy Lydia 38 F . . M NY Feb . Apop'c fit 3 days . 25 Hopkins Charles 18 M . . . NY Oct Farmer Typh fever 8 days . 26 Martin William 2/12 M . . . Ills Oct . Unk Sudden . 27 Leach Levi 56 M . . M NJ July Farmer Cholera 4 ds . 28 Smith Emma 34 F . . M NY Oct . Erysipelous 7 ds . 29 Austin Edgar 1/50 M . . . Ills June . Unk 1 day . 30 Stark Simon 14 M . . . Germany May Farmer Accident Sudden . 31 Wilkins Araminta 14 F . . . Mich June . Typh fever 6 ds . 32 Kline Martin 4 M . . . Penn August . Inflm brain 4 ds . 33 Paley Milton A. 3/12 M . . . Ills July . Fit Sudden . 34 Kopp Levi 30 M . . M Penn August Farmer Cholera Sudden . 35 Weaver Eliza 36 F . . M Penn August . C morbus 14 ds . ENUMERATOR NOTE: Ignatzi Hoamase, line 1, was intoxicated & fell from his wagon, which caused his death. Simon Stark, line 20, fell from a wagon and died immediately. Baily Hobson, line 18, a very worthy man, & the first settler of this county. He lived in it 18 years enjoying an unusual degree of health. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: DuPage DISTRICT: Town of Bloomingdale MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: James C. Hatch FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 203 ======================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Kenney Clarrence 6/12 F . . . Ills March . Inflam on lungs 4 ds . 2 Schofield Mina 9/12 F . . . Ills Oct . Inflam on lungs 7 ds . 3 Stevens Cordelia 3 F . . . Ills Oct . Spinal 3 years . 4 Caulkins Lucy E. 1 F . . . Ills Aug . Hoop'g cough 18 days . 5 Hough Erastus G. 25 M . . M NY July Physician Cholera 1 day . 6 King Augustus 49 M . . M Germany March Farmer Unknown 40 days . 7 Bosneier . 1 day M . . . Ills Dec . Unknown Sudden . 8 Moore Henry M. 27 M . . M Vt March Clothier Consumption 1 year . 9 Batin . 1 day M . . . Ills March . Unk . . 10 Rich Charles H. 1 M . . . Ills Feb . Inflm lungs 7 days . 11 Ruddick Edwin 3/12 M . . . Ills April . Inflm lungs 12 days . 12 O'Brien Joanna 45 F . . . Ireland March . Typh fever 40 days . 13 Judd Albert 9/12 M . . . Ills Sept . Cholera 6 days Begin town of Wayne 14 Nash . 1 day M . . . Ills June . Unk Sudden . 15 Albro . 1/12 F . . . Ills July . Unk Sudden . 16 Hammoin Lauretta 38 F . . M NY Aug . Consumption 1 year . 17 Raymond Mary C. 23 F . . M NY May . Consumption 1 mo . 18 Mulnicks Elisabeth 5 F . . . Ills Sept . Inflm bowels 6 days . 19 Miller John 36 M . . W Eng Jan'y Engraver Consumption 2 years . 20 Kershaw William 20 M . . . NY May Farmer Inflamatory fever 7 days . 21 Barker Paulina 20 F . . . Canada Sept . Diarrhera 4 days Ends DuPage 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/ ========================================================================================================================================================================