Clay County, IN 1860 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/clay/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2014 by Robert E. Lane ========================================================================== 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, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1860 STATE INDIANA COUNTY CLAY SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Cass ENUMERATOR: Albertus L. Lansing FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 67 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Mace William D. 19 M . . . Indiana Jul Farmer Palsy 5 wk . 2 Cannts James O. 1/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown 4 wk . 3 Brill William S. 2 M . . . Indiana Jul . Whooping Cough 5 wk . 4 Suhl Edward 2 M . . . Indiana Jul . Whooping Cough 8 wk . 5 Jacob Peter 3 M . . . Germany Dec . Scarlet Fever 4 . 6 Carrithers Margaret A. 9 F . . . Indiana Oct . Sore Throat 14 . 7 Carrithers Hardy H. 45 M . . M Kentucky Feb Farmer Typhoid Fever 15 . 8 Risley Junetta E. 25 F . . . Indiana Feb Domestic Typhoid Fever 16 . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Bowling Green ENUMERATOR: Albertus L. Lansing FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 68 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Thompson Florence 14/365 F . . . Indiana May . Spasms 4 . 2 Flavert Charles A. 1 M . . . Indiana Mar . Croup 1 . 3 Pinckly George 54 M . . M South Carolina Apr Bookkeeper Pneumonia 9 . 4 Wamin James 56 M . . M Pennsylvania Aug Shoemaker Dysentery 31 . 5 Gilbreah Cidny E. 2 F . . . Indiana May . Spasms 14 . 6 Zenor Winfield S. 7 M . . . Indiana Apr . Dropsy 4 mo . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Dick Johnson ENUMERATOR: David C. Stunkard FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 69 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Myers Andrew J. 11/12 M . . . Indiana Oct . Infl. Of Brain 25 . 2 Somers Luvisa W. 43 F . . M New Hampshire Jun School Teacher Infl. Of Stomach 120 . 3 Moore Charles C. 42 M . . . Ohio May Physician Consumption 2 yr . 4 Hendrix Nancy 34 F . . M Indiana Jul House Keeper Consumption 7 mo . 5 Rodenbarger Minnetta 2 F . . . Iowa Sep . Worms 3 . 6 Sarinfield Jadere M. 1 F . . . Indiana Apr . Measles, Scarlet Fever 6 wk . 7 Stewart Andrew 1 M . . . Indiana Oct . Croup 3 . 8 Stewart Infant 2/12 M . . . Indiana Sep . Unknown 6 wk . 9 Ball Mary M. 8/12 F . . . Indiana Oct . Burnt 4 . 10 Biggs Melissa 1 F . . . Indiana May . Spinal Affection 30 . 11 Youcum Infant 1 M . . . Indiana Mar . Unknown 1 . 12 Weagle Infant 1/12 M . . . Indiana Jul . Unknown 2 wk . 13 Baldwin Infant 1 M . . . Indiana Mar . Unknown 8 hr . 14 Stewart Elizabeth 33 F . . M Kentucky Oct House Keeper Consumption 5 yr . 15 McCollough Elizabeth 38 F . . M Kentucky Dec House Keeper Consumption 5 mo . 16 Cregune William 26 M . . . Ohio Nov Day Laborer Consumption 1 yr . 17 Wheeler Angeline 2 F . . . Indiana Nov . Croup 36 hr . 18 Archer Infant 1/12 M . . . Indiana Dec . Unknown 24 . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Harrison ENUMERATOR: Albertus L. Lansing FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 70 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Brothers Moses 1/365 M . . . Indiana May . Unknown 1 . 2 Dalton Martha E. 1 F . . . Indiana Mar . Pneumonia 10 . 3 Duncan George W. 42 M . . . North Carolina Apr Farmer ? 8 . 4 Hasor Daniel 50 M . . M Pennsylvania Apr Farmer Pneumonia 7 . 5 Westaff Wesly 2 M . . . Ohio Jul . Lung Fever 7 . 6 Owen Anna 2 F . . . Indiana Mar . Typhoid Fever 19 . 7 Brush Elzora 1/12 F . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown 12 . 8 Shrakes Louiza 30 F . . . Kentucky Oct Seamstress Consumption 2 mo . 9 Reem Catharine 71 F . . W Pennsylvania Mar Carpenter Breast Cancer 2 mo . 10 Steinor John 39 M . . . Switzerland May . Drowned 1 . 11 Fisher Mary C. 4 F . . . Indiana Oct . Typhoid Fever 21 . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Jackson ENUMERATOR: David C. Stunkard FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 71 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Berry John W. 2 M . . . Indiana Jun . Infl. Of Brain 14 . 2 Busly Noah C. 17 M . . . Indiana Jul Farm Laborer Accidental Poisoning 8 Beesly? 3 Lamay Samuel D. 1 M . . . Indiana Jul . Cholera Infantum 10 . 4 Terrill Urias J. 2 M . . . Indiana Oct . Cholera Infantum 3 . 5 Woods Frinton 1 M . . . Indiana Oct . Measles 12 . 6 McCollough William J. 8 M . . . Indiana Oct . Infl. Of Brain 5 . 7 Rumel Amy S. 1 F . . . Indiana Oct . Cholera Infantum 30 . 8 Riddle Josephine 12 M . . . Indiana Oct . Falling of Tree 3 . 9 Rose Cyntha A. 7 F . . . Indiana Feb . Scarlet Fever 15 . 10 Roadman John W. 3 M . . . Indiana Oct . Accidental Scalding Sudden . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Lewis ENUMERATOR: Albertus L. Lansing FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 72 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Mattox Caroline 1 F . . . Indiana Oct . Infl. Of Brain 14 . 2 Picard Thomas L. 2 M . . . Indiana Jul . Whooping Cough 20 . 3 Crist Elizabeth 34 F . . M Indiana Feb Weaver Child Birth 4 . 4 Crist Infant 1/365 M . . . Indiana Feb . Unknown 1 . 5 Sayer Stephen 29 M . . . England Dec Farmer Typhoid Fever 12 . 6 Raderick David H. 6 M . . . Indiana Sep . Croup 6 . 7 Oaulson Melissa 1 F . . . Pennsylvania May . Whooping Cough 6 . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Washington ENUMERATOR: Albertus L. Lansing FILE PAGE NO: 7 HW PAGE NO: 73 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Crafton Sarah 62 F . . M Kentucky Feb Weaver Consumption 2 yr . 2 Haydon Charles B. 1 M . . . Indiana Apr . Congestion of Brain 5 mo . 3 Rose Infant 1 F . . . Indiana Feb . Unknown 1 Unmarried 4 Leachman Tabitha 18 F . . M Indiana Apr Seamstress Consumption 18 mo . 5 Campbell Robert 56 M . . M Indiana Apr Farmer Congestive Chills 1 . 6 Williams Morgan Sr. 82 M . . M Virginia Jun Farmer Hemorrage 8 mo . 7 Arnold John 74 M . . M Pennsylvania Dec Farmer Lung Fever 7 . 8 O'Brien George 52 M . . M Ohio Nov Farmer Palsy & Consumption 3 yr . 9 Litle Almeda 5 F . . . Ohio Dec . Scarlet Fever 4 . 10 Thomas James J. 1 M . . . Indiana Jul . Infl. Of Brain 6 . 11 Huff David H. 38 M . . M Hesse Germany Apr Master Shoemaker Consumption 4 Mo . 12 Bamman Jacob C. 3/12 M . . . Indiana Mar . Infl. Of Brain 5 . 13 Blasé Catharine 62 F . . M Hanover Germany May Spinster Tape Worm 10 wk . 14 Shayer Fredrick 34 M . . . Prussia Apr Farmer Consumption 4 mo . 15 Hawk Nancy 12 F . . . Indiana Mar . Typhoid Fever 8 . 16 Luther John 30 M . . . Indiana Sep Farmer Consumption 7 yr . 17 Stephens James 65 M . . M North Carolina Aug Farmer Accident 1 . 18 Kane William 3 M . . . Indiana Jan . Lung Fever 3 wk . 19 Long Walter 2 M . . . Indiana Sep . Tonsilitus 6 . 20 Rice Hannah 1 F . . . Indiana Feb . Putrid Sore Throat 12 . 21 Hoover Madison E. 1 M . . . Indiana Apr . Lung Fever 14 . 22 Clingman John 1 M . . . Indiana Feb . Croup 3 . 23 Hoffa Jacob 67 M . . M Pennsylvania Sep Farmer Dyspepsia 7 mo . 24 Gordon Polexina A. 34 F . . . Indiana Mar Seamstress Pneumonia 6 . ENUMERATOR NOTES: James Stephens, no. 17, accidentally cut his foot, a trivial wound apparently, but was immediately siezed with great pain and cramping whid proved fatal in about one hour. Mrs. Polexina A. Gordon was, and all the Cromwells in this county are descendants of Sir Oliver Cromwell of England. They still keep up the family name. ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Perry ENUMERATOR: David C. Stunkard FILE PAGE NO: 8 HW PAGE NO: 74 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Carpenter Rachel J. 34 F . . M Pennsylvania May House Keeper Congestive Fever 42 . 2 Carpenter Berthena 16 F . . . Pennsylvania Jul . Congestive Fever 28 . 3 Philips Mary A. 8/12 F . . . Indiana Sep . Cholera Infantum 15 . 4 Trublood William 1 M . . . Indiana May . Scrofula . . 5 Dwyer John 4 M . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown Sudden . 6 Gilbert Ellenor 44 F . . M Ohio Nov House Keeper Unknown 7 . 7 Holston William 20 M . . . Indiana Nov . Flux 11 . 8 Swalley John W. 3 M . . . Indiana Jan . Croup 7 . 9 Mattox Delaney E. 8/12 F . . . Indiana Feb . Infl. Of Brain 14 . 10 Tolston William 23 M . . . Ohio Jul Farm Laborer Consumption . . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Posey ENUMERATOR: David C. Stunkard FILE PAGE NO: 9 HW PAGE NO: 75 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Myers Josephine 10/12 F . . . Indiana Mar . Scarlet Rash 6 . 2 Frump Alivra A. 2/12 F . . . Indiana Sep . Unknown 6 . 3 Frump William 21 M . . . Indiana Oct Domestic White Swelling 18 . 4 Kruch George 11/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Diarhea 35 . 5 Westaff Joseph S. 1 M . . . Indiana Aug . Congestive Diahrea 6 wk . 6 Roberts Rebecca 27 F . . M Indiana Sep House Keeper Consumption 9 mo . 7 Flath George 5 M . . . Ohio Oct . Measles 3 . 8 Flath Hannah 2 F . . . Ohio Nov . Measles 8 . 9 Fravel Adelbert 6/12 M . . . Indiana Sep . Infl. Of Brain 2 . 10 Suthers Hannah E. 19 F . . M Indiana Mar House Keeper Child Bed Fever 9 . 11 Crabb Rachael A. 18 F . . M Indiana Dec House Keeper Measles & Cold 6 . 12 Wools Calvin 3 M . . . Indiana Jan . Croup 5 . 13 Wunsch Frank 3/12 M . . . Indiana Sep . Cholera Infantum 30 . 14 Miller Hannah 45 F . . M Pennsylvania Jun House Keeper Cholera Morbus 6 . 15 Garner James H. 4 M . . . Iowa Dec . Accident by Falling Log Instant . 16 Modesitt Uriah 1/12 M . . . Indiana Mar . Unknown 1 hr . 17 Boucher Ann 55 F . . W Ireland Mar House Keeper Liver Complaint 60 . 18 Strickle Ada 1/12 F . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown 8 hr . 19 Smith Infant 1/12 M . . . Indiana Feb . Unknown 8 hr . 20 Walker Rebecca J. 10 F . . . Indiana Aug . Congestive Chills 6 hr . 21 Flowers Simon P. 3 M . . . Indiana Sep . Whooping Cough 10 . 22 Green William L. 22 M . . . Ohio May Day Laborer Burnt in Saw Mill ? . 23 Fleeor John W. 6/12 M . . . Indiana Jan . Chills 8 . 24 Grass Robert 68 M . . W Virginia Aug Merchant Congestive Chills 6 . 25 Wells Infant 1/12 M . . . Indiana Jul . Unknown 8 hr . 26 Murorey Voretta J. 2/12 F . . . Indiana Mar . Infl. Of Brain 20 . 27 Cluesman Isaac N. 1 M . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown 1 . 28 Light Sarah F. 1 F . . . Indiana Jul . Scarlet Rash 5 . 29 Philips Benjaim F. 29 M . . M Ohio Apr Farmer Typhoid Fever 36 . 30 Tribble Alexander 1 M . . . Indiana May . Neuralga 30 . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Sugar Ridge ENUMERATOR: David C. Stunkard FILE PAGE NO: 10 HW PAGE NO: 76 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Gibbons Cynthia A. 10 F . . . Indiana Mar . Inflammatory Rheumatism 10 . 2 Norton Isaac F. 80 M . . M Pennsylvania Sep Farmer Infirmities of Age . . 3 Dutton Samuel D. 16 M . . . Indiana Jan Farm Laborer Infl. Of Brain 2 . 4 Williams Wiley 4/12 M . . . Indiana Jan . Lung Fever 6 . 5 Atkinson Fredrick 57 M . . M New Jersey May Farmer Palsey . . 6 Atkinson Fredrick J. 10 M . . . Ohio Nov . Dropsy . . 7 Moss Charles E. 3/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown 1/2 . 8 O'Brien Mary E. 2 F . . . Indiana Apr . Congestion of Brain 1 . 9 Rusebro Margaret C. 6/12 F . . . Indiana Aug . Cholera Infantum 2 . 10 Rusebro William H. 7 M . . . Indiana Sep . Flux 10 . 11 Arthur Ellenor 4 F . . . Indiana Aug . Billous Fever 30 . 12 Young Matilds 8 F . . . Indiana Dec . Unknown Sudden . 13 Sharp . 1/12 M . . . Indiana Sep . Cholera Infantum 12 First name not listed 14 Reed Sarah J. 10 F . . . Indiana Jun . Infl. Of Brain 6 . ================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: IN County: Clay TOWNSHIP: Van Buren ENUMERATOR: David C. Stunkard FILE PAGE NO: 11 HW PAGE NO: 77 ================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Kress Thomas 2 M . . . Indiana Dec . Congestion of Brain 13 . 2 Duke Hiram 2/12 M . . . Indiana Jul . Unknown 18 . 3 Duke Verona 2/12 F . . . Indiana Jul . Unknown 30 . 4 Mark Mary Jane 2 F . . . Indiana Oct . Flux 9 . 5 Miller Sarah E. 11/12 F . . . Indiana Jul . Measles 30 . 6 Slick John R. 1/12 M . . . Indiana Oct . Unknown 30 . 7 . Not Named 1/12 M . . . Indiana May . Unknown 1 Last name not listed 8 Draper Addison 1 M . . . Indiana Sep . Diarhea 60 . 9 Dickens James W. 1 M . . . Indiana Nov . St. Autery's Fire 90 . 10 Nicoson Mary E. 1/12 F . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown 3 . 11 Hice Andrew W. 1 M . . . Indiana Nov . Teething 30 . 12 Kelly Sarah S. 1 F . . . Indiana Sep . Infl. Of Brain 10 . 13 Ross David 23 M . . . Indiana Jan Day Laborer Congestive Fever 4 . 14 . Infant 1/365 M . . . Indiana Jun . Unknown 1 Last name not listed 15 Wier Richard 2/365 M . . . Indiana Apr . Unknown 1 . ================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =================================================================================================================================================================