St. Joseph County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/stjoseph/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Robert E. Lane for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2010 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, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1850 STATE INDIANA COUNTY ST. JOSEPH 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 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES: There seems to be an uncommonly large number of widows/widowers contained in this census. The Enumerator had very poor spelling and often used fractional numbers in the #DAYS-ILL column. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Penn Township ENUMERATOR: Nelson Ferris ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 189 1 Butler Sealey 40 M . . M N York Oct Carpenter Consumption 43 . 189 2 Hutchinson Harriet L. 10 F . . . Ohio February . Conges. Brain 3 . 189 3 Halcy John B. 1 M . . . Penn March . Brain feaver 20 . 189 4 Whitmire Truman 9/12 M . . . Ind. Nov . Lung feaver 5 . 189 5 Martin Albina R. 4/12 F . . . Ind. Sept . Brain feaver 6 . 189 6 Bingham Elias 77 M . . W Vt April Farmer Lung fever 6 . 189 7 Rung Elizabeth 30 F . . M Germany April . Int. fever 6 . 189 8 Judkins Charles 4 M . . . Ind. Jan . Drown . . 189 9 Finch Rosaline 1/12 F . . . Ind. Aug . Lung Fever 6 . 189 10 Graves Oroson 62 M . . W N York Oct Farmer Chil Feaver 3 . 189 11 Brown John 2d M . . . Ind. May . Fits 2 . 189 12 Price Sarah A. 6 day F . . . Ind. Nov Deformed . 6 C-O-D written in Occupation column 189 13 Clark Charles 10 M . . . Ind. May . Scorphly 5/12 . 189 14 Bement Hannah 40 F . . W N.H. Sept . Consumpt. 10 hours . 189 15 Richerson David 41 M . . W N.Y. Sept Farmer Quick Cons. 13 . 189 16 Black Samuel 38 M . . W Ireland Aug Labourer Delireum Tremers 6 . 189 17 Delamater Conelia 25 F . . . N.Y. May . Liver Con. 18 . 189 18 Ruple Nancy 20 F . . W Ohio Jan . Consuption 1 year . 189 19 Morton Arnesty 3 F . . . Mich Dec . Burnt to deth 1 . 189 20 Mcaby Edward 40 M . . . Ireland May Labourer Consumption 2 years . 189 21 Kates James 75 M . . W Main March Farmer Kidney 36 . 189 22 Finch Eliza 30 F . . W Ohio June . Dropsy 60 . 189 23 Willhelm Mary 27 F . . W Ohio May . Feavor 10 . 189 24 Willhelm M. E. 3/12 F . . . Ind. May . Feveer 6 . 189 25 Myershin Absoleme 24 M . . . Ohio May Farmer Fever 2 . 189 26 Finch Hannah 34 F . . M N.Y. May . Lung Fever 9 . 189 27 Hemayer Barbary A. 2 F . . . Ohio March . Whooping Cough 3 . 189 28 Bell Child 16 F . . . Ind. Sept . Sumer C. 2 . 189 29 Milburn Cordelia 12d F . . . Ind. Sept . Canker 12 . 189 30 Johnson Samuel 1 M . . . Ind. Sept . Dyerra 3/12 . 189 31 Biter Catharine 25 F . . W Ohio July . Dropsy 5/12 . 189 32 Ferris Almira 2 F . . . Ind. Oct . Piles 14 . 189 33 Teal William 41 M . . W Ohio March Mill wright Typhus Fever 5/12 . 189 34 West Samuel 47 M . . W Ky May Farmer Sumer feaver 5 . 189 35 Newman Enos 6/12 M . . . Ind. Aug . Flux 1 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Penn Township ENUMERATOR: Nelson Ferris ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 190 1 Fredrick Martha 34 M . . W Ohio Sept Farmer dant*** 2/12 Enumerated as a Male farmer 190 2 Howglin Anna M. 11 F . . . Ohio Jan . Brain feavor 5 . 190 3 Hoglin Mahala J. 10 F . . . Ohio May . Brain feavor 6 . 190 4 Moon Catharine 1/12 F . . . Ind. April . Fits 6 . 190 5 Mathiah George O. 5 M . . . Ind. Jany . Lung feavor 2/12 . 190 6 Melson Christian E. 3 M . . . Ind. Dec . Infomation 8 . 190 7 Golden Mary 37 F . . M Ohio Jan . Lung Feavor 12 . 190 8 Friend Elizabeth 49 F . . M N.C. May . Lung Feavor 7/12 . 190 9 Crouch Ephraym 8/12 M . . . Ind. Jan . Unknown 8/12 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Madison Township ENUMERATOR: Nelson Ferris ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 191 1 Hummell Sophiah 2 F . . . Ind. May . Scarlet Fever 5 . 191 2 Hummell William 1 day M . . . Ind. April . fever 1 . 191 3 Zimmer Jacob 9 M . . . Ohio May . S. fever 14 . 191 4 Myres Elias 44 M . . M Germany Sept Cooper Don't Know 90 . 191 5 Wise Daniel 8 M . . . Ind. May . S. fever 3 . 191 6 Zigler John 44 M . . M Germany Oct Farmer Flux 13 . 191 7 Ellsinger Mary 49 F . . M Germany Oct . Flux 8 . 191 8 Helmlinger Luisa 7 F . . . Ind. May . S. fever 2 . 191 9 Slimer George 7 M . . . Ind. May . S. fever 3 . 191 10 Slimer Andrew 4 M . . . Ind. May . S. fever 1 . 191 11 Mitchel Jane E. 3 F . . . Ohio March . Burnt 9 . 191 12 Crow George F. 1 M . . . Ind. Aug . Flux 4 . 191 13 Culp Hannah 44 F . . M Ohio May . fever 5 . 191 14 Holderman John 7 M . . . Ohio April . Burnt 24 . 191 15 Palmer Charles 1 M . . . Ind. Aug . Flux 4 . 191 16 Ruthford Samuel M. 11/12 M . . . Ind. Aug . Flux 15 . 191 17 Bumgardner Catharine 20 F . . M Ohio Jan . Cold 6 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Portage Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 192 1 Miller Mark 10/12 M . . . Ind. March . Chill & Fever 5 days . 192 2 Holler Mary Elen 2 F . . . Ind. June . Fitts 2 days . 192 3 Hatfield Sarah 83 F . . W Va Oct . Cancer 1 year . 192 4 Lindsey Alice 11/12 F . . . Ind. July . Diarher 7 days . 192 5 Day Julia A. 5 F . . . Mich March . Lung Fever 10 days . 192 6 Day Margarette 8 F . . . Ind. May . Fever 12 days . 192 7 Garraw Amy E. 1/12 F . . . Ind. Sept . Chill & Fever 12 days . 192 8 Smith Charles 6 M M . . Mich Dec . Cholera Morbus 3 days . 192 9 Smith Theodore 9/12 M M . . Ind. March . Unknown 90 days . 192 10 Hains Maria 21 F . . . Ohio Feb. . Neuralga 34 days . 192 11 Fisher Joseph 30 M . . M Penn'a January Tanner Dropsy 4 months . 192 12 Strickler Elizabeth 2/12 F . . . Ind. April . Unknown 5 days . 192 13 Briggs Mary Ida 13 F . . . Ind. Sept . Congestion of Bowels 1 day . 192 14 Lynn James L. 35 M . . M Penn'a Sept Shoe maker Fever 3 weeks . 192 15 Crocket Garland 44 M . . W Ky July Carpenter Scrofula 4 months . 192 16 Edwards Abraham 24 M B . . Virginia April Laborer Lung Fever 3 months . 192 17 Herrington Elizabeth 60 F . . W N. Jersey March . Inflammation of Bowels 11 days . 192 18 Alexander Eliza 21 F . . M Penn'a Oct . Disentary 3 weeks . 192 19 Alexander Charles E. 2 M . . . Ohio Sept . Disentary 10 days . 192 20 Mel* Clariss 9 F . . . Mich May . Billious Fever 2 weeks . 192 21 Brown Margarette 16 F . . . N. Jersey Jan . Consumption 1 year . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Olive Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 193 1 Ferguson Abigail 60 F . . M New York February . Iresipelas 5 days . 193 2 Ryan Anna 9 F . . . Ind. August . Drowned . . 193 3 Ryan Charles 1 M . . . Ind. August . Drowned . . 193 4 Slocum Ordelia 3 F . . . Ind. August . Flux 2 weeks . 193 5 Little Josiah 40 M . . M Ind. April Farmer Billious Fever 3 days . 193 6 Parnell Lydia Ann 11/12 F . . . Ind. January . Fitts 3 days . 193 7 Montgomery Nancy E. 1 F . . . Ind. April . Unknown 3 days . 193 8 Clark Henry 7/12 M . . . Ind. April . Inflammation on the Brain 7 days . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Warren Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 194 1 Gidney Zebediah 36 M . . . New York July Farmer Inflammation of the Lungs 8 days . 194 2 Buckles John M. 1/12 M . . . Ind. April . Unknown 3 days . 194 3 Pittman Margarette 1 F . . . Ind. Nov . Lung Fever 3 weeks . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: German Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 195 1 Tree Huldah 60 F . . M N. York March . Lung Fever 5 days . 195 2 Good Mary Jane 2 F . . . Ind. April . Bronchitus 10 days . 195 3 McMullen Elizabeth 33 F . . M Ind. July . Fever 9 days . 195 4 Lee Levi 11/12 M . . . Ind. July . Inflamatory Rheumatism 9 days . 195 5 Huston Mary E. 9/12 F . . . Ind. February . Unknown 5 days . 195 6 Crips Margarette 32 F . . . Ohio April . Fitts 4 weeks . 195 7 Miller Lucinda 4 F . . . Ind. Sept . Croup 1 day . 195 8 Miller Sarah 66 F . . W Penn'a May . Palsy 4 months . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Green Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 196 1 Garwood Priscilla 1 F . . . Ind. August . Diarhea 1 week . 196 2 Rupe Nancy Jane 2/12 F . . . Ind. January . Iresipelas 7 weeks . 196 3 Rhane Benjamin 33 M . . M Penn'a June Farmer Drowned . . 196 4 Bair John Henry 1 M . . . Ind. August . Flux 9 days . 196 5 Sullivan John W. 19 M . . . Ind. June Farmer Drowned . . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Center Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 197 1 Goodrich Andrew J. 10/12 M . . . Ind. August . Lung Fever 3 weeks . 197 2 Massey Ann 79 F . . W Penn'a Nov . Asthma 5 months . 197 3 Keen Michael S. 1 M . . . Ind. July . Chol Morbus 5 days . 197 4 Smith Christena 34 F . . M Va April . Consumption 1 year . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Union Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 198 1 Davis Clark L. 24 M . . M Ind. August Carpenter Billious Fever 1 week . 198 2 Davis George 8/12 M . . . Ind. August . Diarhea 3 weeks . 198 3 Annis Sarah E. 3 F . . . Ind. July . Consumption 2 months . 198 4 Hungerford James 83 M . . M Connetticut Sept Farmer Billious Fever 5 days . 198 5 Orndorff Samuel 31 M . . . Maryland Sept Farmer Dropsy 2 weeks . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Liberty Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 199 1 Howard John T. 4 M . . . Ind. Dec . Congestive Fever 3 days . 199 2 Reamer Rebecca 36 F . . M Penn'a July . Liver Complaint 1 year . 199 3 Reamer Geo W. 2/12 M . . . Ind. August . Unknown 1 week . 199 4 Ellis Simeon 65 M . . M N. Jersey Dec Farmer Dropsy 8 weeks . 199 5 Gould Sarah Ann 1 F . . . Ind. August . Flux 6 weeks . 199 6 Loring Sarah 4 F . . . Ind. Dec . Croup 3 days . 199 7 Loring David 2 M . . . Ind. Dec . Croup 3 days . 199 8 Loring Frances A. 9/12 F . . . Ind. June . Congestion of Brain 3 weeks . 199 9 Ligget Amos 9/12 M . . . Ind. Sept . Chill & Fever 5 weeks . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Clay Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 200 5 Lafantain Alfred 1 M . . . New York August . Infla Brain 10 days First 4 lines scratched out 200 6 Hoover Richard 5/12 M . . . Ind. March . Diarhea 7 days . 200 7 Brooks Samuel 57 M . . M Mass Sept Farmer Unknown Sudden . 200 8 Smith James 91 M . . M Scottland May Carpenter Sinking Chill 3 days . 200 9 Mc Entaffer Jacob 33 M . . M Ohio April Farmer Unknown 5 months . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: St. Joseph DISTRICT: Harris Township ENUMERATOR: Eber Woolman ======================================================================================================================================================================== PG# LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 201 1 Hoover Charles 50 M . . M Penn'a March Farmer Consumtion 1 year . 201 2 Beck Willard F. 1 M . . . Ind. March . Lung Fever 2 weeks . 201 3 Cady Miss 31 F . . . Ohio Nov . Sudden . . 201 4 Cobb Dudley 48 M . . M Penn'a Sept Farmer Poisen 1 day . 201 5 Buck Jonathan 46 M . . M N York August Farmer Typhus Fever 2 weeks . 201 6 Lemon John 50 M . . M Penn'a Jan Farmer Typhus Fever 2 weeks . 201 7 Lemon Mary E. 18 F . . . Penn'a Feb . Typhus Fever 2 weeks .