Rock Island County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/rockisland/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 736-737 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 ROCK ISLAND 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: Rock Island DISTRICT: Dist. 37 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: W. Anderson FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 736 ======================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================== 1 Littey Mary E. 1 F . . . Illinois July . Measles 50 days . 2 Campbell James 30 M . . . Ireland May Farmer Ship fever 23 days . 3 Ewart Jane 18 F . . . Ireland May . Ship fever 6 days bur. Homestead Cem. 4 Stebenson Agnes 38 F . . M Ireland May . Ship fever 10 days . 5 Stebenson William 10 M . . . Ireland May . Ship fever 1 day . 6 Stebenson John 3 M . . . Ireland May . Ship fever 5 days . 7 Scrogan Henry 16 M . . . Mo Febr'y Labourer Lung fever 10 days . 8 Meadows Sarah 19 F . . M Mo March . Billious fever 8 days . 9 Reese Martha E. 3 F . . . Ill Sept . Scarlet fever 5 days . 10 Reed Martha A. 22 F . . M Unknown Sept . Inflamation bowels 5 days . 11 Renwick Margaret 55 F . . M Ireland Oct . Ship fever 3 months . 12 Kale Martha P. 1 F . . . Ill March . Lung fever 21 days . 13 Stevens David 68 M . . W N.H. July School teacher Cholera 1 day . 14 Bowen David 1 M . . . Ill Dec'r . Inflamation bowels 21 days . 15 Thompson Katharine 75 F . . W Pa March . Yrsepelas 10 days . 16 Thompson Benjamin F. 10 M . . . Ill August . Nervous fever 4 . 17 Sage James 1 M . . . Ill August . Measles 7 . 18 Cory Eliza R. 42 F . . M Mass March . Consumption 1 year . 19 Bollman Sarah 3 F . . . Ill Nov . Bronchitis 3 days . 20 Purington Nathan B. 46 M . . M Mass May N S Clergyman Liver complaint 28 days . 21 McPherson James 2 M . . . Ill Febr'y . Scarlet fever 12 days . 22 Sagatt Shadrich 12 M . . . Ind Sept . Injury of spine 2 years . 23 Stephens J. E. 28 M . . M England August Tailor Cholera 11 **** . 24 Doty Samuel 54 M . . M Pa Febr'y Farmer Fits 4 hours . 25 Hubbard Mary 1 F . . . Ill March . Fits 30 days . 26 Davis Nelson 29 M . . M N.Y. Dec'r Farmer Liver complaint 3 weeks . 27 Lauflin Parley 52 M . . M N.Y. May Farmer Bronchitis 6 months bur. Hazlitt Cem. 28 Hazelitt Alexander 81 M . . M N.J. Dec'r Farmer Consumption 9 weeks HAXLITT, bur. Hazlitt Cem. 29 Kinny Mary 37 F . . M N.Y. Febr'y . Child birth 4 days . 30 Marley Hannah J. 3 F . . . Ill Jan'y . Consumption 4 weeks . 31 Bigelow Henry D. 10 M . . . Iowa April . Lung fever 8 days . 32 Holems Clarrissa M. 17 F . . . Vt April . Inflamation bowels 5 days HOLMES, bur. Port Byron Cem. 33 Collins Ruth 73 F . . M Maryland Oct . Palsy 6 days . 34 Marshall Edward 4/12 M . . . Ill Jan'y . Consumption 4 months . 35 Willcot John S. 32 M . . M N.Y. Oct Carpenter Billious fever 10 days . ======================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Rock Island DISTRICT: Dist. 37 MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: W. Anderson FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 737 ======================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hollister Silas H. 4 M . . . Ill Aug . Inflamation bowels 3 days . 2 Pearsol William B., Jr 15 M . . . Canada July Labourer Accident . WILLIAM C. PEARSALL, bur. Pleasant Point Cem. 3 Barber Pearse 47 M . . M N.Y. Jan'y Machinist Unk chronic disease 30 days . 4 Wilsey Daniel 13 M . . . Michigan Febr'y . Typhus fever 10 days bur. Old Rapids City Cem. 5 Barber Mary 8/12 F . . . Ill May . Inflamation head 21 days . 6 Morgan Malissa 7 F . . . Iowa April . Unknown 2 days . 7 Powell Henry 75 M . . M N.Y. Oct Black smith Old age Sudden . 8 McFadden Mary 23 F . . M Ohio April . Inflamation brain 4 days . 9 Edwards Mary 50 F . . M Vt Nov'r . Yrsepelas 10 days . 10 Burger George W. 7 M . . . Pa Sept . Lung fever 8 days . 11 Wear Gideon 49 M . . M Nova Scotia January Carpenter Yrsepelas 9 days . 12 Heart Juliett 1 F . . . Mich April . Scarlet fever 1 day . 13 McNirie Michael 2/12 M . . . Ill Jan'y . Lung fever 12 days McENIRY 14 Johnson Augustus 7/12 F . . . Ill Oct . B fever 14 days Gender as written 15 Knouse Samuel 4 M . . . Pa May . Measles 9 days . 16 Davoss Amasa 6 M . . . N.Y. Apl . Scarlet fever 14 days . 17 Davoss Julia 2 F . . . Wis Apl . Scarlet fever 4 days . 18 Mitchell Hellen M. 1/12 F . . . Ill Jan'y . Yrsepelas 5 days . 19 Johnson Caroline J. 18 F . . . N.Y. April . Inflamation bowels 6 days . 20 Edwards Edwin A. 3 M . . . Ill March . Congestion brain 6 days . 21 Edwards William C. 1 M . . . Ill March . Scarlet fever 7 days . 22 Buse John Watson 8 M . . . Ill April . Scarlet fever 3 days . 23 Boothe Deby A. 2 F . . . Ill Febr'y . Inflamation brain 12 days . 24 Drum Wm. 4 M . . . Ill Sept . Congestion brain 1 day . 25 Rantsle Olivia 6/12 F . . . Ill Sept . Brain fever 1 day . 26 Essex Isaac 2/12 M . . . Ill Nov'r . Dysentery 14 days . 27 Keith M. S. 2 M . . . Ind Jan'y . Fever 6 days . 28 Mosher Ellen 40 F . . . New York Dec'r . Unknown 60 days . 29 Powers Isaac 66 M . . M Mass Dec'r . Paralissis 10 days Ends Rock Island 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/ ========================================================================================================================================================