Bledsoe County, TN 1860 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/bledsoe/1860/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 19-20 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2026 by Russell Anderson ========================================================================== 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 1860 MORTALITY MICROFILM T655-27 STATE TENNESSEE COUNTY BLEDSOE SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 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: 1860 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Bledsoe DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T655-27 ENUMERATOR: M. S. Smith FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 19 ============================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================ 1 . Mary 10/12 F B S . Tennessee May . Infantile consumptions 35 . 2 Smith John 1 M . . . Iillinois July . Chills & fever 35 . 3 . Jane 1/12 F B S . Tennessee June . Whooping cough 20 . 4 Smith Mary Jane 1/12 F . . . Tennessee January . Croup 1 . 5 Walker James 4/12 M . . . Tennessee February . Croup 2 . 6 . Martha 15 F B S . Tennessee May . Inflamation on brain 3 . 7 Swafford Isaac E. 9/12 M B S . Tennessee April . Croup 30 . 8 Singleton Richmond 1 M . . . Tennessee February . Croup 2 . 9 Singleton William 30 M . . M Tennessee February Farm laborer Dropsy 90 . 10 Lea Mary Ann 17 F . . . Tennessee July . Lightning . . 11 . George 20 M B S . Tennessee April Farm laborer Accidental . . 12 Swafford Angeline 7 F . . . Tennessee Sept . Typhoid fever 8 . 13 Hamilton Benj. 4/12 M . . . Tennessee February . Scarlet fever 18 . 14 Tollett Wm. B. 35 M . . M Tennessee February Farmer Consumption 5 mos . 15 Acuff Joseph 1 M . . . Tennessee November . Croup 2 . 16 Goff Mary S. 1 F . . . Tennessee Setpember . Croup 4 . 17 Atchley Cyntha 12 F . . . Tennessee January . Unknown 30 . 18 Vernon William 51 M . . M Virginia May Farmer Chronic gastritis 7 years . 19 Brown Benj. R. 1 M . . . Tennessee Sept . Inflamation of brain 30 . 20 . Infant 1/12 M . . . Tennessee Sept . Disease of brain 2 No surname written 21 Rogers Amanda 25 F . . M Tennessee February House keeper Dropsy of chest 20 . 22 . Penora 6 M B S . Tennessee Sept . Unknown 1 . 23 Loyd Elizabeth 74 F . . W Tennessee August . Spinal affection 8 mo . 24 . Anthony 9/12 M B S . Tennessee August . Inflamation brain 10 . 25 Butledge Andrew J. 3 M . . . Tennessee Sept . Unknown 30 . 26 Brown William S. 68 M . . M Virginia February Farmer Pneumonia 7 . 27 Goodson Benj. F. 6/12 M . . . Tennessee Sept . Pneumonia 8 . 28 Owens Delila 4/12 F . . . Tennessee Oct . Croup 10 . 29 Hixson Emma 85 F . . W N. Carolina June . Unknown 7 . 30 Hixson Emmet 1/12 M . . . Tennessee Sept . Unknown 8 . 31 Laster Burwell 90 M . . W N. Carolina July . Old age 16 mo . 32 Dye Levander 3 M . . . Tennessee Oct . Croup 3 . 33 Abbott William M. R. 1/12 M . . . Tennessee Sept . Unknown 15 . 34 . John 1/12 M B S . Tennessee June . Unknown 15 . 35 Pankey Ja's S. 37 M . . M Tennessee March Farmer Consumption 15 mos . ENUMERATOR REMARK: Martha Ann Lea (10) Killed by lightning George (11) Horses ran away with the wagon, throwing him, entangling him in the gearing - dragging him till killed. ============================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1860 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Bledsoe DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T655-27 ENUMERATOR: M. S. Smith FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 20 ============================================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================ 1 Oats Mary 70 F . . W Connecticutt March House keeper Dropsy 15 . 2 Huntley Caroline 58 F . . M Connecticutt Dec'r House keeper Unknown 30 . 3 Mathews Charlotte 25 F . . . Tennessee January . Consumption 2 years . 4 Clark Jonathan 48 M . . M Tennessee February Farmer Unknown 10 mos Ends Bledsoe 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/ ============================================================================================================================================================