Alamance County, NC 1850 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/nc/alamance/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwriten pages 1-7 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) 2024 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 NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY ALAMANCE 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 REMARKS: Alamance County was named after Great Alamance Creek. Before being formed as a county, the region had at least one known small Southeastern tribe of Native Americans in the 18th century, the Sissipahaw. European settlers entered the region in the late 17th century. ============================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: NC COUNTY: Alamance DISTRICT: North ENUMERATOR: G. Hurdle FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 ============================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ============================================================================================================================================================ 1 Crawford Rachel 15 F M S . Orange Aug't . Fever 15 . 2 . Caroline 24 F M S . Orange May . Colick . . 3 Anderson James 81 M . . . Orange Jan'y Farmer Cronick . . 4 Dickson James 32 M . . . Alamance June Farmer Unknown Suden . 5 White Samuel 73 M . . M Alamance Nov Farmer Appoplexy Suden . 6 Shaw William 80 M . . . Pensylvania Oct'o Farmer Old age . . 7 Allen John 4 M B S . Alamance Mar . Burnt . . 8 Thompson Edwin 4 M B S . Alamance May . Cronic . . 9 Scott Samuel 27 M . . . Alamance Jan'y . Cr**ck . . 10 Mcbane Jesse 27 M B S . Alamance Aug'st . Plurisy 10 . 11 Basom Joseph 67 M . . M Alamance Aug'st Farmer Cronick . . 12 Thompson Tempsy 2 F . . . Alamance Sept . Teething ** . 13 Thompson Fanny 32 F . . . Alamance July . Consumption . . 14 Hamilton Martha 90 F B . W Orange Nov . Old age . . 15 Mcbane Alexander 2 M B S . Alamance Feb'y . Cronick . . 16 Mcbane Veras** 1 F B S . . Mar . Phnumonia . . 17 Walker Albert 1 M B S . . July . . Suden . 18 Leer Joseph 67 M B S . . Ap'l . Suden * . 19 Mcadams Caty 83 F . . . . Sept . Cronick . . 20 Muray Levina 43 F B S . . Oct'o . Cronick . . 21 . Mariah 20 F B S . . June . Cronick . . 22 . Angeline 6/12 F B S . . Jan'y . Afect. Spine . . 23 Ward Richard 1 M . . . . June . Plurisy 15 . 24 Hall John 1 M . . . . July . Plurisy 15 . 25 Wallace George 41 M . . . . June Carpenter Typ. Fever . . 26 Hall Sanders 9 M . . . . Apl . Ifai**** . . 27 Wallace Sarah 76 F . . . Alamance Aug't . Brest Disease . . 28 . Miles 84 M . . . . Oct'o Copper Flux 25 . 29 . Rebecca 49 F . . . Alamance Apl . Labour . . 30 Simpson William 36 M . . M . Apl . Consumption . . 31 Cook Moses 54 M . . . . Oct'o Laborer Consumption . . 32 Garison Vineny 34 F B S . . Mar . Dropsey . . 33 Bruckins Nelson 80 M B S . . Apl . Dropsey . . 34 Jeffreys Van 84 M . . . Pensylvania Apl Millright Dispepsia . . 35 Brock Jery 85 M B S . Maryland Feb'y . Old age . . ============================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: NC COUNTY: Alamance DISTRICT: North ENUMERATOR: G. Hurdle FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 3 ============================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ============================================================================================================================================================ 1 Moore Charety 75 F B S . Alamance July . Cronick . . 2 Hatchett Nancy 43 F B . . . Sept . Typ. Fever 30 . 3 Sellars George 10 M B S . . Nov . Typ. Fever 15 . 4 Simpson Jess 2/12 M . . . . Mar . Croop . . 5 Dickery Peggy 6/12 F . . . . Aug't . Teething 20 . 6 James Sally 11 F . . . . Mar . Consumption . . 7 Harden Clara 7* F B S . . Mar . Appoplexy . . 8 Is**** Benj. 74 M B S . . July . Cronick . . 9 . John 2 M B S . . Apl . Croop . . 10 Whitaker Betsey 11 F * . . Orange July . . . . ============================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: NC COUNTY: Alamance DISTRICT: South ENUMERATOR: S.H. Teser***tain FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 5 ============================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ============================================================================================================================================================ 1 . Mary 100 F B S . S. Carolina June . Old age . . 2 . Jackson 1/12 M B S . N. Carolina Oct . Sudden . . 3 Webb Alex'r S. 44 M . . M N. Carolina June Merchant Far Chronic . . 4 Janes Saml 30 F B S . N. Carolina May . Labour . Name & sex as written 5 . James 3 M B S . N.C. Nov'r . Sudden . . 6 . Wesley 1/12 M B S . N.C. March . hives . . 7 Thompson Rob't 83 M . . M N.C. Oct Farmer Dropsy . D. 3 Oct 1850. Bur. Thompson Family Ce. 8 . Harry 50 M B S . N.C. Jan'y . Scrofula . . 9 Thompson S. H. 32 M . . S N.C. Aug Farmer ****** . COD overwritten 10 Thompson Luvina 11 M . . S N.C. Feb . not known . . 11 Crutchfield Julia A. 22 F . . S N. Carolina March . Consump. . . 12 Jones A. C. 38 M . . S N. Carolina Sept Farmer Fever . . 13 . Sarah 56 F B S . *****a July . Dropsy . Birthplace scribbled out 14 Jones Johnston 42 M . . S N.C. Dec Farmer New monia . . 15 . Anthony 45 M B S . N.C. Jan . New monia . . 16 Craig James A., Dr. 56 M . . M N.C. Nov Farmer Dropsy . . 17 White infant of Nancy 6/12 F M . . N.C. Aug . Dirrea . . 18 Andrew William 28 M . S . N.C. Jan Farmer Fever . Single? Not Slave? Wrong column? 19 . Betsy 45 F B . . Virginia May . Pleurisy . . 20 Roe Charles 96 M B . . N. Carolina May None Old age . . 21 . Caroline 16 F B S . N. Carolina June . not known . . 22 Bevins Mary 56 F . . M N. Carolina March . Dropsy . . 23 Roberson infant of W. 2/12 M . . . N.C. Oct . Croop . . 24 Davis Kiziah 74 F . . M N.C. Dec . Dropsy . . 25 Teague Jemima 20 F . . . N.C. Oct . not known . . 26 Coble Danary 23 F . . . N.C. June . Consump . . 27 Adams Boaz 46 M . . M N.C. Dec M.D. Sore Throat . . 28 Adams Emeline 5 F . . . N. Carolina May . Cholre Mort . . 29 Clendenin Roda E. 28 F . . M N. Carolina June . Chills . . 30 Clendenin Margaret A. 2 F . . . N. Carolina Jany . Burn . . 31 Isley Dilly 23 F . . M N. Carolina Oct . Child Birth . . 32 Vestall Sarah I. 1 F . . M N. Carolina June . Croop . Marked as Married 33 Sharp Ann Barbara 73 F . . . N. Carolina April . Unknown . . 34 Evans Mary 47 F . . M N. Carolina April . Consumpt . . ============================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: NC COUNTY: Alamance DISTRICT: South ENUMERATOR: S.H. Teser***tain FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 7 ============================================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ============================================================================================================================================================ 1 Dixon Sarah F. 3/12 F . . . N. Carolina May . Croop 1 . 2 Durham Joseph 8 M . . . N.C. Sep . not known 300 . 3 McCrackin Nancye 27 F . . . N.C. Aug . Child Birth 14 . 4 McCrackin Hariet 2/12 F . . . N.C. Oct'o . Unknown 7 . 5 Rogers Jas M. 2 M . . . N.C. Dec'r . Croop 2 . 6 . Patience 60 F B S . N.C. July . Consump 365 . 7 . Malinda 14 F B S . N.C. July . Fever 8 . 8 . Nancy 35 F B S . N.C. Aug . Chronic 30 . 9 . Reena 2 F B S . N.C. April . Croop 2 . 10 . Malinda 8/12 F B S . N.C. . . not known Sudden . 11 . Infant . F B S . N.C. . . not known Sudden . 12 . Scott 4/12 M B S . N.C. Dec'r . not known Sudden . 13 . Nancy 25 F B S . N.C. May . Dropsey 30 . 14 . Isaac 4/12 M B S . N.C. July . not known . . 15 Anthony Debora A. 36 F . . . N.C. Aug . Child Birth 15 . 16 Coble Nancy C. 1/12 F . . . N.C. Oct'o . not known 28 . 17 Graves Mary 57 F . . M N.C. June . Chronic 365 . 18 Murry Emily A. 2/12 F . . . N.C. July . Spasms 1 . 19 Shoffrier Orin C. 8/12 M . . . N.C. . . not known . . 20 Fogleman Molly 93 F . . W N.C. April . Croop . COD on wrong line? 21 Curtice Polly 31 F . . M N.C. Oct'o . Old age not known . 22 . Saml 18 M B S . N.C. April . Chronic 730 . 23 Staily Daniel 28 M . . M N.C. Oct'o Mechanic Feve 10 . 24 Spoon Infant of Daniel 1 F . . . N.C. April . New monia 30 . 25 Holt Mary I. 10/12 F . . . N.C. June . not known 31 . 26 Holt Anne 35 F . . M N.C. March . Enlarged heart 90 "Enlargement of her heart" 27 Slave Mary A. 2 F B S . N.C. Unk. . Cholic 2 written Mary a Slave, Slave col. marked ENUMERATOR REMARKS: I find the country remarkably healthy in visiting the families in my district. I have only found four persons confined by sickness. ============================================================================================================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================================================================================================