Rockcastle County, KY 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ky/rockcastle/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 25-27 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 ROCKCASTLE 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: Rockcastle DISTRICT: Northern District MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Jas. W. Brooks FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 27 ========================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================= 1 Newcum John 6 M W F . Kentucky June None Brain fever 20 . 2 Newcum Mary E. 2 F W F . Kentucky October None Worms 16 . 3 . Infant . F W F . Kentucky April . Unknown . No surname or visible ditto mark 4 Moore E. J. 37 F W F M Kentucky July None Consumption 40 . 5 Watson Nancy 7 F W F . Kentucky Sept'r None Flux 9 . 6 Adams Lucy 1/12 F W F . . Augst . Colora infant 21 No birthplace or visible ditto mark 7 Owins Eunice 57 F W F W . May . Murdered . No birthplace or visible ditto mark 8 Oliver James 1 M W F . . Apl . Worms 3 No birthplace or visible ditto mark 9 Swinney Lee 30 M W F M . April . Drunkness 35 No birthplace or visible ditto mark 10 Swinney Tho's 3 M . . . . Feb . Unknown . No birthplace or visible ditto mark 11 Watson M. F. 9 F . . . . July . Lisic 6 No birthplace or visible ditto mark 12 Fredricks Jn'o 47 M W . M Ten Nov Farmer Dispa 56 . 13 Adams W. 43 M . . M Ky Nov Farmer Dropsy 5 . 14 Mays Martha 1 F W . . . Apl Farmer Croup 1 Occup is ditto mark 15 Desmon F. 57 M . . . Va Jan'y Farmer Fever 28 . 16 Butcher James 77 M W F W Va Oct'r None Rumatess 385 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: KY COUNTY: Rockcastle DISTRICT: Southern District MICROFILM #: T655-13 ENUMERATOR: Jas. W. Brooks FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 25 ========================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================= 1 Pitman Mary 50 F W F . Kentucky April Seamstress Unknown 4 . 2 Durham Elizabeth 2 F W F . Kentucky Augst None S. Feaver 90 . 3 Durham Green S. 9 M W F . Kentucky April None S. Feaver 90 . 4 Thompson Julia A. 16 F W F . Kentucky April . Dropsey 3 . 5 Baker Jane 24 F W F M Kentucky Dec'r . Dropsy 8 . 6 Smith Thadeus 40 M B S M Kentucky Jan'y . Fever 8 . 7 Smith John 11/12 M B S . Kentucky Jan'y . Croup 1 . 8 Reynolds Mary J. 1 F W F . Kentucky Jan'y . Plurisy . . 9 Fish William 66 M W F M Virginia June Farmer Unknown . . 10 Jackson Rachael 64 F W F W Virginia Jan'y . . . No COD written 11 . Sarah Ann 14 F . . . Kentucky Dec'r . Fits . No surname unless it's actually "Ann" 12 Bowman Wm 21 M W . . Kentucky June Labourer Fits . . 13 Stephens Jacob 93 M W . . Virginia June Farmer . . No COD written 14 Stephens Rachael 80 F . . . Virginia July . . . No COD written 15 Cuinry ? John 23 M . . . Kentucky March Farmer T. Fever 14 . 16 Brown John 68 M . . . Virginia June Shoemaker Fits . . 17 Lambert Alfred 21 M . . . Kentucky Dec'r Farmer Apoplexy . . 18 Moherly Susan 9 F . . . Kentucky Nov'r None Jaundice . . 19 Moherly John 7 M . . . Kentucky Nov'r None Jaundice 14 . 20 Luce Sarah A. 4 F . . . Kentucky April . Burnt 3 . 21 Roberts Andrew 3 M . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Croop 4 . 22 . Caroline 10/12 F . . . Kentucky Oct'r . Croop 4 No surname or visible ditto marks 23 Huff George 59 M . . . Virginia Feb'y . . . No COD written 24 Mullens A. 15 M . . . Ky June Labourer Liver 1 . 25 Mullins Tolt** 42 M B S . Ky Feb'y . Fever 7 . 26 . Polly 40 F B S . Ky Augst . Fever 20 . 27 Debois Margarett 96 F W F . Virginia Feb'y . Dropsy 30 . 28 McCall Ann 6 F W F . Tennessee May . Fever 20 . 29 McCall Catherine 2 F B S . Ky May . H. cough 21 End Rockcastle 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/ =========================================================================================================================================================