Pulaski County, KY 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/pulaski/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 17-23 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 -- STATE KENTUCKY COUNTY PULASKI 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: KY COUNTY: Pulaski DISTRICT: Division 2 MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: Jno. R. Beaty FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 17 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 Estes David 13 M . . . Ky June . Fever 21 . 2 Estes Cerena 12 F . . . Ky June . Fever 21 . 3 Gaston Susannah 52 F . . . S Car May . Appoplexy Sudden . 4 Floyd Elizabeth 65 F . . M Ky August . Flux 8 . 5 Singleton Denisa W. 3/12 F . . . Ky Sept'r . Flux 7 . 6 Black William 7 M . . . Ky Aug't . Flux 20 . 7 Black Moses 6/12 M . . . Ky Aug't . Flux 10 . 8 Cline Calvin 26 M . . . Ky May Idiot Dropsy 42 . 9 Jones Elza 14 M . . . Ky August . Fever 20 . 10 Vaught Christopher 72 M . . M Va Feb'y Farmer Dropsy 70 . 11 Wesley Margaret 41 F . . M Va Feb'y . Bleeding at the nose 35 . 12 Dick Harden 21 M B S . Va Jan'y . T Fever 21 . 13 Baugh Levi 3/12 M . . . Va Aug't . Consumption 21 . 14 Baugh William 6/12 M . . . Va Aug't . Flux 7 . 15 Lee William R. 28 M . . . Va June Farmer Unknown 10 . 16 Wood Mary J. 2 F . . . Va Aug't . Flux 5 . 17 Randal Katharine 60 F . . . Va Feb'y . Unknown 3 mos . 18 Woddle Moses 7/12 M . . . Ky Feb'y . Hives 1 . 19 Spencer Cerena 5 F . . . Ky Apl . Unknown 3 mos . 20 Anderson Jane 29 F . . M Ky Jan'y . Consumpt'n 30 . 21 Marsee Katharine 20 F . . . Tenn May . Unknown 12 . 22 . Lucinda 5/12 F B S . Tenn May . Scarlet fever 14 . 23 Allen Mary 26 F . . M Ky July . Fever 10 . 24 Dick Archibald 63 M . . M Va July Farmer Flux 70 . 25 Duck Wilson 24 M . . . Ky March Farmer Consumption 1 year . 26 Cox Benjamin R. 28 M . . . Ky April Farmer Fever 15 . 27 Roper Hector 50 F B F . Ky Sept'r . Chronic Rheum 1 . 28 Tucker John H. 5/12 M . . . Ky May . Hives 10 . 29 Hurson Mary 2 F . . . Ky Aug't . Unknown 60 . 30 Ford Reuben 62 M . . . Va May . Consumpt'n 6 mos Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Pulaski DISTRICT: Division 2 MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: Jno. R. Beaty FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 20 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 Lynch Paulina 27 F . . M Ky June . T Fever 20 . 2 Lynch James 2/12 M . . . Ky July . Cholera infantum 10 . 3 Stroud Lafayette 5 M . . . Ky August . Flux 90 . 4 Stroud Marion 3 M . . . Ky July . Flux 7 . 5 Stroud James 3/12 M . . . Ky Oct'r . Unknown 7 . 6 White Elizabeth 4/12 F . . . Ky Nov'r . Unknown 21 . 7 Kelly Ann 26 F . . M Va May . Dropsy 30 . 8 Shanks Abagail 64 F . . W N Car July . Consumpt'n 60 . 9 Lester Vincent 85 M . . M Va May Farmer Old age 5 mos . 10 Hays John T. 4/12 M . . . Ky Sept'r . Unknown 5 . 11 Young David 27 M . . . Ky Jan'y Idiot Consumption 20 . 12 Hall Sarah E. 3 F . . . Ky June . Unknown 10 . 13 Hall Mary F. 3/12 F . . . Ky July . Killed by fall from horse Sudden . 14 Stegall Frederick 22 M B S . Ky July . Cholic 11 . 15 Girdler Franklin 3/12 M . . . Ky June . Unknown 21 . 16 Fippen William 76 M . . . Mass'ts April Tobacconist Consumption 3 mos . 17 Love Green 2 M B S . Ky Nov'r . Burnt 18 . 18 Stames Sarah 57 F . . M Va August . Affection of the liver 5 . 19 Pettyjohn Elizabeth 3 F . . . Ten Sept'r . Unknown 7 . 20 Newell Samuel 63 M . . . Tenn Sept'r Farmer Fever 30 bur. Pisgah Cem 21 Bishop Sarah J. 2 F . . . Ky Sept'r . Fever 21 . 22 Faster Mary 30 F . . M Ky June . T thp'd fever 21 . 23 Faster James 2/12 M . . . Ky June . T thp'd fever 4 . 24 Measel Jane 18 F . . M Ky Oct'r . Unknown 5 MEAZEL bur. Smith Cem. 25 Bourne Burton 1 M . . . Ky August . Fever 10 . 26 Stigall Fountain 22 M . . . Ky March Farmer Fever 14 . 27 Pence Isaac 7 M . . . Ky Oct'r . Consumpt'n 30 . 28 Estes Kizziah 73 F . . M S Car Aug't . Flux 10 . 29 Warren William 10 M . . . Ky Aug't . Flux 17 . 30 Wood John 2 M . . . Ky Sept'r . Flux 9 . 31 Warren Elizabeth 34 F . . M Ky Dec'r . Cancer 14 mos . 32 Whelden Jane 68 F . . M Va Sept'r . Flux 14 . 33 Gunn Lucy 73 F . . . N Car Aug't . Unknown 31 . 34 Bryan Mary A. 3 F . . . Ky April . Croup 1 Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Pulaski DISTRICT: Division 1 MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: John T. Quarles FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 22 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 . Orlanza 2/12 M M S . Somerset, Ky May None Inflamation of the brain 20 . 2 Johnson Henry S. 1 M . F . Somerset, Ky Sept None Whooping cough 21 . 3 Gosset Jane C. 18 F . F M Somerset, Ky April . Fever 16 . 4 . Benjamin 17 M B S . Somerset, Ky March . Unknown 20 . 5 . Infant 1/12 M . F . Somerset, Ky May . Unknown 2 "unnamed" 6 Randalls Chistina 4 F . F . Somerset, Ky September . Scarlet fever 2 . 7 . Nelly 11 F B S . Somerset, Ky Feb . Pneumonia 60 . 8 . Rena 12 F B S . Somerset, Ky Dec . Pneumonia 90 . 9 Shadowen Malinda 2 F . F . Somerset, Ky Aug . Worms 2 . 10 White Thomas G. 3 M . F . Somerset, Ky Aug . Scarlet fever 12 . 11 . Infant 6/12 F . F . Somerset, Ky June . Unknown 2 "unnamed" 12 Humphries Morris 11 M . F . Somerset, Ky June . Unknown 12 . 13 Humphries Malinda 6 F . F . Somerset, Ky Nov . Of burns 3 . 14 Goggings Richard 88 M . F W Va Aug Farmer Cancer 60 . 15 Neddy Henry 102 M . F B Pa June Mill Wright Old age 4 B written in marriage column 16 Richardson A. J. 1 M . F . Ky March . Croop 14 . 17 Gragg Victoria 3/12 F . F . Ky May . Croop 28 . 18 Meece Christina 59 F . F M Va Aug . Fever 9 bur. Gilmore-Vaught Cem. 19 Sowder E. T. 3 F . F . Ky May . Scarlet fever 5 . 20 Reed Nancy J. 3 F . F . Ky Sept . Diareah 90 . 21 Meece J. M. 2 F . F . Ky Aug . Hives 1 . 22 Stringer George 7 M . F . Ky Feb . Dropsy 15 . 23 Surber Andy 39 M . F M Ky March Tailor Consumption 365 . 24 Hawk Nelly 75 F . F W NC Jan . Dropsy 15 . 25 Phelps Larkin 77 M . F W Va Feb Farmer Old age 150 . 26 . Fanny 1 F B S . Ky Feb . Cold 4 . 27 Whitaker J. H. 43 M . F M Ky June Farmer Fever 13 . 28 Whitaker Alexander 19 M . F . Ky Aug Farmer Unknown 26 . 29 Price Milton F. 1 M . F . Ky Feb . Croop 3 . 30 Berdine Caty 15 F . F . Ky April . Unknown 30 . 31 Bradley Cyrus 2 M . F . Ky Sept . Flux 4 . 32 Colyer Jehu 23 M . F . Ky Feb Boat builder Small pox 13 . 33 Ping William 69 M . F W Va Jan Farmer Old age 28 . 34 Ping George A. 1 M . F . Ky Oct . Cold 31 . 35 . Craig 3 M B S . Ky Sept . Worms 2 . ================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Pulaski DISTRICT: Division 1 MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: John T. Quarles FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 23 ================================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================ 1 Hargis Jane 25 F . F . Ky March . Consumption 300 . 2 Smith Nancy 37 F . F M Ky April . Consumption 360 . 3 Zachary Cathrine 11 F . F . Ky March . Scarlet fever 5 . 4 . Francis 12 F B S . Ky March . Cholic 2 . 5 Reed Mary 70 F . F M NC July . Consumption 60 . 6 Molden William 25 M . F . NC June Farmer Unknown 64 . 7 Bobbit William 53 M . F M Va Sept Farmer Unknown 4 BORN in Sept., died May 1850, bur. Old Bobbit Cem. 8 Watrus Cyrenius 2 M . F . Ky July . Disease of the brain 21 . 9 Swiney Jane 53 F . F M Ten Oct . Unknown 28 . 10 Swiney Lee B. 30 M . F M Ky April Farmer Flux 186 . 11 Swiney Thomas 2 M . F . Ky Feb . Unknown 2 . 12 Gibson Emily 5 F . F . Ky Dec . Croop 3 . 13 Wampler Bourn 2/12 M . F . Ky Aug . Croop 3 . 14 Gastinew Josiah 2 M . F . Ky March . Unknown 32 . 15 Gilmore Cyrenius 1/12 M . F . Ky May . Croop 4 . 16 . Infant 1 M . F . Ky Dec . Unknown 1 "unnamed" 17 Stringer Charles 26 M . F M Ky Aug Boat builder Consumption 150 . 18 Waddle Zedakiah 32 M . F M Ky Oct Farmer Fever 15 . 19 Bratton Jane 12 F . F . Ky May . Unknown 8 . 20 Haynes Jane 56 F . F W Va Dec . Rheumatism 42 . 21 Thacker Delila 4 F . F . Ky Feb . Small pox 15 . 22 Thacker Sam 1 M . F . Ky Feb . Small pox 15 . 23 Colyer Will C. 1 M . F . Ky July . Croop 4 . 24 Richardson Allen 37 M . F M Ky May None Consumption 200 . 25 . Nancy 1 F B S . Ky Aug . Cold 35 . 26 . Sarah 23 F B S . Ky Oct . Consumption 368 . 27 Sowder Easter 3 F . F . Ky May . Scarlet fever 8 EASTER TOBITH SOWDER, d. May 1849 bur. Sowder Cem 28 Morgan Granville 11 M . F . Ky June . Unknown 60 . 29 Foster Charles 23 M . F . Ky Nov None Dropsey 63 . 30 Barnet John 55 M . F W Va Sept Farmer Consumption 175 . 31 Vaught Cathrine 33 F . F M Ky June . Fever 25 . 32 Sprith James 44 M . F M Va July . Consumption 365 . 33 . Easter 16 F B S . Ky Aug . Cold 15 End Pulaski 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/ ================================================================================================================================================================