Grant County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/grant/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 411-428 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 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# NONE STATE INDIANA COUNTY GRANT 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 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Sims, Richland & Pleasant MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: H. J. Lenox FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 411 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Knight Clark 2 M . . . Ind Sep . Fever 18 . 2 Wilcutt Jane 1 F . . . Ind Aug't . Diarrhea 6 . 3 Miller James M. 8/12 M . . . Ind April . Cholic 1 . 4 Rouser Samuel 3/12 M . . . Ind April . Croup 1 . 5 Baker William 3/12 M . . . Ind April . Small Pox 20 . 6 Olinger Francis M. 12 M . . . Ind April . Accident Sudden bur. Pence Cem. 7 Smith Sarah J. 5 F . . . Ind Aug't . Dropsy 1 year . 8 Pence Sarah 1 F . . . Ind June . Drowned . . 9 Thomas Alfred 18 M . . . Ind Sep Farmer Chill & fever 3 Ends Sims Twp 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Grindle Abram H. 1 M . . . Ohio Aug't . Diarrhea 14 Begin Richland Twp 15 Cline Jacob 1 M . . . Ind Feb . Quinsey 9 . 16 Antrim Mary E. 9/12 F . . . Ind April . Croup 6 . 17 Pixler Abram 6/12 M . . . Ind March . Bold Hives 9 . 18 Green William 7 M . . . Ind June . Dropsy 12 weeks . 19 Slagle Eliza A. 1 F . . . Ohio Feb . Worms 8 weeks . 20 Jellison Malinda 5 F . . . Ohio June . Fever 14 . 21 Maine Mary A. 10/12 F . . . Ind Aug't . Croup 1 . 22 Wingfield E. J. 4 M . . . Ind Sep . Croup 1 . 23 Herader Harrison 1 M . . . Ind June . Croup 3 . 24 Powel Anna E. 1 F . . . Ind June . Croup 8 Ends Richland Twp 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Burson Nancy 17 F . . . Ohio June . Consumption 1 year Begin Pleasant Twp 30 Burson Sarah 19 F . . . Ohio Oct'r . Consumption 1 year . 31 Mercer Mary A. 1/12 F . . . Ind May . Unknown 5 . 32 York James C. 2/12 M . . . Ind Aug't . Unknown 28 . 33 Green James 70 M . . M SC Dec Farmer Fever 14 . 34 Hurley Joshua 27 M . . W Ohio Nov Farmer Drowned . Ends Pleasant Twp 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . blank line ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Van Buren, Washington, Centre MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: H. J. Lenox FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 413 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Camblin M. M. 12 F . . . Ohio Jan'y . Typhoid fever 7 MARGARET M. bur Doyle Cem. 2 Long John 5 M . . . Ind Feb . Cold 3 . 3 Malcom Mary 27 F . . M Ind May . Consumption 56 . 4 Malcom Nancy A. 3 F . . . Ind Aug't . Unknown 14 . 5 Roush Andrew C. 2 M . . . Ind Jan'y . Scarlet fever 21 . 6 Cloud Robert L. 3 M . . . Ind Aug't . Flux 15 . 7 Kilgore Ann 28 F . . M Ohio June . Unknown 28 Ends Van Buren Twp 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Thompson Alvina 32 F . . M Ohio Dec'r . Unknown 21 Begins Washington Twp 12 Gummere Eli 2 M . . . Ind July . Diarrhea 10 . 13 Westfall Maria 40 F . . M Ohio Oct'r . Unknown 1 year . 14 Barley Imri 9/12 M . . . Ind Dec'r . Croup 8 bur. Estates of Serentiy Cem. 15 Barley Ann 19 F . . M Pa May . Child birth 21 . 16 Smith Mary J. 1/12 F . . . Ind Oct'r . Unknown 7 . 17 Bocock George 22 M . . M Ohio Dec'r Farmer Fits Sudden . 18 Turner Samuel 4/12 M . . . Ind May . Unknown 35 . 19 Marsh Susan 6/12 F . . . Ind Dec . Unknown 35 Ends Washington Twp 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Middleton Sarah C. 13 F . . . Ohio Jan'y . Lung fever 14 Begin Centre Twp 24 Campbell Rosannah 2 F . . . Ind July . Infl brain 2 . 25 Whisler Martha J. 6/12 F . . . Ind Jan'y . Dropsy 2 . 26 Petty Hannah E. 1/12 F . . . Ind Jan'y . Diarrhea 21 . 27 Pearson Evaline 10 F . . . Ind April . Inf brain 42 . 28 Small Jesse 73 M . . W NC Dec'r Farmer Old age . . 29 Futrell Isaac 25 M . . M NC May Farmer Cong fever 13 bur. Puckett Cem. 30 Pegg Calvin 6/12 M . . . Ind July . Infl brain 56 . 31 Foster Rosetta M. 4 F . . . Ind May . Croup 3 . 32 Thomas Martha 7 F . . . Ind Aug't . Worms 2 . 33 Wilcutt Sally 18 F . . M Ind Dec'r . Unknown 1 year SARAH bur. Estates of Serenity Cem. 34 Wilcutt Willaba 10 M . . . Ind April . Inf bowels 42 . 35 Elliott Rosannah 39 F . . M Ohio Oct'r . Consumption 9 months . ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Centre (cont'd), Town of Marion MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: H. J. Lenox FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 416 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hite John 6 M . . . Ind March . Infl brain 4 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Guenin Sophia 8/12 F . . . Ind April . Infl brain 28 Begin Town of Marion 7 Hansley Mary 72 F . . W Del Feb . Disease Heart 35 bur. Estates of Serentity Cem. 8 Wall Thomas 45 M . . M Ky Jan'y Tanner Inf brain 11 . 9 Shively Tilghman H. 9 M . . . Ind June . Inf brain *6 . 10 Stebbens J. B. 46 M . . M Ohio May Tailor Lung fever 9 . 11 Rodgers Adelia M. 1 F . . . Ohio Feb . Lung fever 35 . 12 Barley Alonzo 1/12 M . . . Ind June . Unknown 3 . 13 Scott William 3/12 M . . . Ind Dec . Inf brain 21 . 14 Shunk Rosetta 24 F . . M Ohio May . Diarrhea 10 bur. Estates of Serenity Cem. 15 Cubberly Maria E. 4/12 F . . . Ind March . Measles 25 . 16 Gregg Andrew J. 1 M . . . Ind Aug't . Unknown 14 . 17 Gilbert John 42 M . . M Ireland Jan'y Merchant Pleurisy 35 . 18 Beatty Sarah A. 9/12 F . . . Ind Dec . Croup 1 . 19 Bowman Eleanor 45 F . . M Pa Aug't . Child birth 42 . 20 Wilcutt Alfred T. 10/12 M . . . Ind Sep . Diarrhea 14 . 21 Conner Sarah J. 1 F . . . Ind Sep . Inf brain 4 . 22 Foster Elva 6/12 F . . . Ind Sep . Inf brain 4 . 23 Lomax Ann E. 1 F . . . Ind Sep . Inf brain 9 Ends Town of Marion 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . Blank below ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Sims MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Isaac Vandevanter FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 418 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Scott Elam 9 M . . . Ind Aug . Pleurisy 8 weeks . 2 Peacock Aaron 19 M . . . Ind Feb Farmer Consumption 2 years . 3 Peacock John 2/12 M . . . Ind July . Flux 10 . 4 Gauntt Korenhapuch 32 F . . . S.C. June . Bil. Fever 11 KERENHAPPUCH, bur. Oak Ridge Cem. 5 Brown Abner E. 9/12 M . . . Ind Aug . Flux 11 . 6 Brewer Sophronia 2/12 F . . . Ind March . Not known Sudden . 7 Radley John 1 M . . . England Sep't . Not known 2 weeks . 8 Wilson Mary 24 F . . . NC Aug . Consumption 2 years . 9 Wilson Clarkson 3 M . . . Ind Feb . Croup 4 . 10 Wilson Jabez 1 M . . . Ind Sep't . Flux 5 . 11 Baldwin Sylvanus 1/12 M . . . Ind Dec'r . Croup 3 End Liberty Twp. Blank below ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Union MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Isaac Vandevanter FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 420 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Knight George P. 1 M . . . Ind Aug . Flux 6 weeks . 2 Winslow Susannah 13 F . . . NC Aug . Infla of brain 2 weeks . 3 Stanfield David L. 7 M . . . Ind July . Infla of brain 3 weeks . 4 Stanfield Mary E. 1 F . . . Ind Sep't . Flux 3 weeks . 5 Lee Hannah 56 F . . M NC March . Consumption 1 year . 6 Whitson Lewis H. 2 M . . . Ind Sep't . Croup 2 . 7 Power Joseph 74 M . . W Not known March . Not known 5 End Union Twp. Blank below ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Jefferson MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Isaac Vandevanter FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 421 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Carter Gilbert 10/12 M . . . Ind Sep't . Typhus fever 14 . 2 Wright Elisha 5 M . . . Ind March . Flux 10 . 3 Hollis John R. 12 M . . . Ind Sep't . Typhus fever 10 . 4 Richards Nancy 1/12 F . . . Ind May . Not known 7 . 5 McKeever Moses 44 M . . M Va Feb Farmer Lung fever 11 . 6 McKeever Hugh 18 M . . . Ohio Feb Farmer Congestive fever 5 . 7 McKeever Mary 8 F . . . Ind Feb . Congestive fever 6 . 8 Lucas William A. 6 M . . . Ind Feb . Scarlet fever 11 . 9 Lucas Cynthia 3 F . . . Ind Feb . Scarlet fever 11 . 10 Monroe James 21 M . . . Ohio March Laborer Lung fever 8 . 11 Palmer Barbary E. 2 F . . . Ind March . Not known 14 . 12 Snyder Mary 88 F . . W Pa Oct'r . Flux 14 . 13 Collins James 59 M . . M Va March Farmer Piles 3 months End Jefferson Twp. Blank below ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Monroe MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Isaac Vandevanter FILE PAGE NO: 7 HW PAGE NO: 423 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Soben James 50 M . . M NC Aug Blacksmith Cholera 3 . 2 Harrison Martha 77 F . . W Va July . Cholera 4 . 3 Patterson Andrew 48 M . . M Ky July Farmer Cholera 6 . 4 Jacks Elizabeth A. 4/12 F . . . Ind July . Croup 3 . 5 Holliway Jesse 50 M . . M Va Nov Farmer Dropsy 8 years . 6 Oliver Joseph 1/12 M . . . Ind Feb . Not known 10 . 7 Schooley Lydia 5 F . . . Ind July . Croup 4 . 8 Schooley Margaret 3 F . . . Ind July . Croup 3 End Monroe Twp. Blank below ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Mill MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Isaac Vandevanter FILE PAGE NO: 8 HW PAGE NO: 425 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Wilson John C. 3/12 M . . . Ind Aug . Not known 3 months . 2 Ritter Daniel 88 M . . M Pa Nov Farmer Infla of brain 20 . 3 Ritter Mary A. 4 F . . . Ind Jan . Infla of brain 13 . 4 Weesner David 36 M . . M NC July . Cholera 1 . 5 Bates Anna M. 1/12 F . . . Ind Sep't . Not known 7 . 6 Druly Enoch 19 M . . . Ind Oct'r Farmer Congestion of brain 5 weeks . 7 Wooton Lewis 51 M . . M N.C. March Farmer Typhoid fever 5 weeks . 8 Mote Oliver 7 M . . . Ind Feb . Fracture of skull 6 mo. . 9 Horne Georgianna 1 F . . . Ind Oct . Not known 7 . 10 Reiley Frances K. 5/12 F . . . Ind Sep't . Dysentery 2 weeks . 11 Spence John M. 22 M . . . Ohio Sep't Waggon maker Conges. Fever 4 weeks . 12 Donnel Elizabeth 53 F . . . Pa Aug . Flux 6 weeks . ====================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Grant TOWNSHIP; Greene MICROFILM#: None ENUMERATOR: Isaac Vandevanter FILE PAGE NO: 9 HW PAGE NO: 428 ====================================================================================================================================================== LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================== 1 Saine Susan 76 F . . M N.C. Feb. . Typhus fever 9 . 2 Turner William H. 1/12 M . . . Ind. June . Detsapar 8 . 3 Howell Laura J. 2/12 F . . . Ind. Feb. . Croup 1 . 4 Rush Mary 4 F . . . Iowa Sept. . 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