Decatur County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/decatur/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Alta Creasy and proofread by Alta Amagliani for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2006 by Alta Creasy ========================================================================== 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, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1850 MICROFILM-ROLL #T655-26 State TENNESSEE County DECATUR 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---------------------------- ============================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: TN COUNTY: Decatur DISTRICT: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: John C. Yarbro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE TRANSCRIBER'S PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================ 1 175 1 Turner John N. 20 M . . . Tennessee March Laborer Coling 5 . 1 175 2 Jones William B. 10/12 M . . . Tennessee December None Croup 15 . 1 175 3 Lancaster Pamela 44 F . . . Tennessee November None Fever 55 . 1 175 4 Martin John 6 M . . . Tennessee July None Accident Sudden . 1 175 5 * Easter 15 F B S . Tennessee November None Not Known 7 no last name given 1 175 6 Williams Samuel A. 9/12 M . . . Tennessee July None Not Known 6 . 1 175 7 Candle Infant 1/12 M . . . Tennessee July None Not Known Sudden . 1 175 8 Murphy Infant 1/12 M . . . Tennessee August None Not Known 2 . 1 175 9 Vanada Hugh 55 M . . W North Carolina May Blacksmith Belbs Pleursy 8 . 1 175 10 * Infant 1/12 M B S . Tennessee March None Hives 2 no last name given 1 175 11 Britt Nancy 3 F . . . Arkansas June None Dropsy Chronic . 1 175 12 Stricklin John G.D. 3 M . . . Tennessee January None Croup 1 . 1 175 13 Waldron Angeline 13 F . . . Tennessee June None Fever Chronic . 1 175 14 Veach John M. 1/12 M . . . Tennessee March None Hives 2 . 1 175 15 Boman Daniel 50 M . . M Tennessee June None Fever 6 . 1 175 16 Boman Lucinda 45 F . . M Tennessee June None OverHeat 5 . 1 175 17 Connell William 33 M . . M Kentucky July Farmer Not Known Chronic . 1 175 18 Gwinn Tyler O. 38 M . . M Kentucky August Farmer Not Known Chronic . 1 175 19 Johnson Amy 11/12 F . . . Mississippi December None Cold 20 . 1 175 20 Long Hugh W. 51 M . . M Tennessee November Farmer Not Known 15 . 1 175 21 Long Matilda 31 F . . M Tennessee March None Child Birth Sudden . 1 175 22 * Jack 2/12 M B S . Tennessee June None Not Known Sudden no last name given 1 175 23 Watson Thomas M. 11 M . . . Tennessee December None Scarlet Fever 7 . 1 175 24 Watson William A. 2 M . . . Tennessee January None Scarlet Fever 9 . 1 175 25 * Darcus 8 F M S . Tennessee July None Drown Sudden no last name given 1 175 26 Houston Elizar 17 F . . . Tennessee September None Fever 19 . 1 175 27 Boo Aulvina 37 F . . M Tennessee February None Consumption Chronic . 1 175 28 Ruins Infant 1/12 M . . . Tennessee November None Not Known 9 . 1 175 29 Slave Infant 1/12 M B S . Tennessee April None Not Known Sudden . 1 175 30 Wilson Sarah 25 F . . . North Carolina April None Child Birth Sudden . 1 175 31 Neals Samuel W. 14 M . . . Tennessee August None Fever 3 . 1 175 32 Henson John R. 5 M . . . Tennessee August None Fever 3 . 1 175 33 Watson Mary C. 1 F . . Tennessee November None Hives 15 . 1 175 34 Slave Infant * M B S . Tennessee December None Not Known Sudden no age given ENUMERATOR'S REMARKS for the above page: Best Quality. A Great variety of Timber oak of various kinds Hickory in great abundance also Poplar of all sizes and description Ash Walnut Gum of various kinds Beech Sugartree Maple Burch * * There has been mass overflows in the Tennessee River the last three years there had been for twenty five years before so much so to injure the maturity in the valey of the river and near the mouths of the banks. ============================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: TN COUNTY: Decatur DISTRICT: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: John C. Yarbro ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE TRANSCRIBER'S PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================ 2 178 1 Findly George 88 M . . M North Carolina June Laborer Old Age 9 . 2 178 2 Goodnight John W.D. 11/12 M . . . Tennessee July None Pneumonia 15 . 2 178 3 * Infant Lucy * F . . . Tennessee July None Not Known Sudden no age given 2 178 4 Welch W.T. 1 M . . . Tennessee July None Not Known 6 . 2 178 5 Wilson * 1 M M S . Tennessee July None Diarrhea 9 no first name given 2 178 6 Whute Holden 12 M . . . Tennessee July None Fall of a limb Sudden . 2 178 7 Hasrel Stephen 35 M . . M North Carolina December Farmer Coling 3 . 2 178 8 * Mary Jane 1/12 F B S . Tennessee July None Not Known Sudden no last name given 2 178 9 Wood Tennessee M. 9 F . . . Tennessee June None Not Known 9 . 2 178 10 * Mary 2/12 F B S . Tennessee December None Croup 1 no last name given 2 178 11 Graham Sarah 63 F . . M North Carolina July None Not Known 15 . 2 178 12 Condor Samuel 27 M . . M Tennessee March Farmer Not Known 30 . 2 178 13 Patterson Robert 96 M . . M Pennsylvania August SchoolTeacher Old Age Sudden . 2 178 14 Furguson Infant 1/12 F . . . Tennessee January None Not Known Sudden . 2 178 15 * Infant 1/12 F B S . Tennessee February None Croup Sudden no last name given 2 178 16 * Rachael 14 F M S . Tennessee May None Fever 21 no last name given 2 178 17 * Mary 10/12 F B S . Tennessee January None Cold Sudden no last name given 2 178 18 Roberts Samuel 2/12 M . . . Tennessee October None Croup Sudden . 2 178 19 Poor Kenliah W.J. 13 F . . . Tennessee June None Dropsy Chronic . 2 178 20 Pluncket Holden W. 47 M . . M North Carolina July Farmer Fever Sudden . 2 178 21 Amos Samuel 1 M . . . Tennessee May None Fever 8 . 2 178 22 Fisher Al R. 54 M . . M North Carolina June Farmer Consumption Chronic . 2 178 23 Fisher Nancy 15 F . . . Tennessee June None Coling 6 . 2 178 24 Smith Samuel 14 M . . . Tennessee March None Not Known 150 . 2 178 25 Smith Isabella 1 F . . . Tennessee January None Scarlet Fever 11 . 2 178 26 * Infant * M B S . Tennessee April None Died in Birth Sudden no last name or age given 2 178 27 Beaver Dewit C. 1/12 M . . . Tennessee February None Croup 1 . 2 178 28 Givens Celia A. 2/12 F . . . Tennessee June None Croup 5 . 2 178 29 Croman James 27 M . . . Alabama April Farmer Fever 2 . 2 178 30 Brown Henry H. 1 M . . . Tennessee February None Fever 9 . 2 178 31 Roach Calvin C. 2 M . . . Tennessee December None Dropsy Chronic . 2 178 32 Mahan James 54 M . . M Tennessee January Farmer Inflamation of Lungs * can't read ink spot 2 178 33 Burks James J. 21 M . . . Virginia July Farmer Congestive Chill 3 . 2 178 34 Johnson Infant * M . . . Tennessee January None Sudden Birth Sudden appears to be twins 2 178 35 Johnson Infant * M . . . Tennessee January None Sudden Birth Sudden appears to be twins ENUMERATOR'S REMARKS for the above page: In the county there was several cases of collery during the spring and summer of 1849 without any apparen cause so far as the most experienced practitioners was capable of judging the caractor of the water is varent principly limestone some Freestone and a number of fine sulpher springs. The soil is very good in the valeys a quantity of Mountainous poor land with great abundance of limestone rock with fine specimens of secondary marble, a quantity Iron Ore of the limestone rock with fine specimens of secondary Marble a quantity Iron ore of the (the rest of this sentence is cut off)