Iroquois County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/iroquois/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 335-337 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 IROQUOIS 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: Iroquois DISTRICT: 21 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: D. C. Hill FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 335 ===================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 West Isabel 4/12 F . . . Ills May . Unknown 30 . 2 Kane William 31 M . . . Pa June Farmer Consumption 9 . 3 Lithmore Almira Jane 5/12 F . . . Ills Aprile . Inflamation of brain 1 . 4 Peck Orphana 42 F . . M O March . Fever 5 . 5 Haryman William 24 M . . . O October Laborer Measles 2 . 6 Haryman Harriet 16 F . . . O July . Fever 8 . 7 Fry Permelia 33 F . . M Ia Aprile . Consumption 90 . 8 Nobels George L. 47 M . . M NY Nov Farmer Milk sick 14 . 9 Nobels Charles 7 M . . . Ind October . Milk sick 5 . 10 Park Elizabeth 3 F . . . Ills July . Croop 1 . 11 Scott Elizabeth 38 F . . M O July . Diarrhoea 12 . 12 Pearce Joseph E. 21 M . . . NY June Cooper Bronchitus 60 . 13 Hellens Thomson 25 M . . M Unknown Nov Farmer Fever 22 . 14 Critser Rebecca A. 3 F . . . Ia Aprile . Unknown 14 . 15 West Rachel 19 F . . M Ia Oct . Congestive chills 5 . 16 Boo*less Ann 68 F . . W Pa May . Lung fever 10 . 17 Eastburn Joseph B. 43 M . . M O Aprile Farmer Consumption 2 years bur. Roberts Cem. 18 Hoglen Nancy 31 F . . M Ia May . Plurisa 5 . 19 Henry Washington S. 6 M . . . Ia Nov . Congestion of brain 5 . 20 Downing William A. 6 M . . . O Feb'y . Tiphoid fever 14 . 21 Moors John M. 1/12 M . . . Ills March . Mumps 20 . 22 Oppy William J. 2/12 M . . . Ills July . Diarrhoea 5 bur. Belmont Cem. 23 Cleaver Oliver 6 M . . . Ills May . Unknown Sudden . 24 Gray William 80 M . . M Va Sept Farmer Lung fever 14 . 25 Gray Rebbeca J. 1 F . . . Ills Sept . Unknown 21 . 26 Cole Elizabeth 18 F . . . Ills Feb'y . Consumption 28 . 27 Cole Rachel 13 F . . . Ills March . Consumption 4 years . 28 Decker Jacob 59 M . . M Va Nov Farmer Consumption 6 years . 29 Strickler Sarah R. 9 mo F . . . Va March . Unknown 3 days . 30 Roadcass Mary 3 mo F . . . Ills Sept . Diarrhoea 7 . 31 Betel Olive 2 F . . . Ills June . Unknown 3 bur. Vennum Cem. 32 Venons Lanny 3 F . . . Ills Oct . Diarrhoea 7 . 33 Roadybush Abraham 16 M . . . O Oct Laborer Inflamation of bowels 5 . 34 Hester Robert 67 M . . M SC Sept Farmer Flux 7 . 35 Bass Jesse 15 M M . . Unknown March Farmer Winter fever 14 . ===================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Iroquois DISTRICT: 21 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: D. C. Hill FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 337 ===================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 Cace Mary A. 16 F . . . NY May . Consumption 1 year . 2 Lamb Sarah 11/12 F . . . Ills Sept . Unknown 90 . 3 Hawkins Matilda 25 F . . M Ia May . Consumption 30 . 4 Hawkins Clark 23 M . . . Ills Oct Farmer Consumption 90 . 5 Kenyon O**ne 26 M . . . Vt Nov Taylor Consumption 6 mo . 6 Tatro Sally B. 55 F . . M Vt Mar . Palsy 2 . 7 Snead Henry 1/12 M . . . Ills Aug . Unknown 7 . 8 Jenkins Clarricy 1 F . . . Ills Dec . Dropsey 75 . 9 Ostrander Jacob E. 1 M . . . NY Aug . Diarrhoea 4 . 10 Hosmer Castalio 8 M . . . Mass Mar . . Sudden No COD written 11 Tates Vincent 2 M . . . Ills Sept . Inflamation of brain 9 . 12 Danby Jeddadiah 73 M . . W Pa Nov Farmer Consumption 9 . 13 Pangborn Mary 21 F . . M Ia May . Child birth 1 . 14 Ayers Mary 10 F . . . Ills May . Consumption 90 . 15 Shepley John 46 M . . M Pa Nov Blacksmith Inflamation of brain 11 . 16 Martin Katherine 52 F . . W Unknown Feb'y . Unknown 3 years . 17 Coverdale Perry 63 M . . M Del Feb'y Farmer Winter fever 8 . 18 Willaby Nancy 4 F . . . Ills Jan . Bleeding at the nose 20 . 19 Hawkins James 18 M . . . Ia Aug Farmer Flux 4 . 20 Snider McDeland 12 F . . . O March . Fits 12 . 21 Roff Frances S. 6/12 F . . . Ills Aprile . Infl brain 5 . 22 Hudson Clarinda 9 m F . . . Ills Sept . Diarrhoea . 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