Monroe County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/monroe/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 559-563 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Russell Anderson and proofread by Linda 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, Russell Anderson All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM T655-26 STATE TENNESSEE COUNTY MONROE 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: TN COUNTY: Monroe DISTRICT: Not Stated MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: M Clibourne FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 559 ================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Orange 22 M B S . Tenn Oct Labour T Fever 8 . 2 . Not Named 1 F . . . . July . Dead Born . . 3 Woods John 1 M . . . Tenn July . Disease Head 14 . 4 Tailor William 24 M . . . Tenn June Farmer B L Lungs Ch . 5 . Not Named . F . . . Tenn Nov . Dead Born . . 6 Cartwright Samuel 28 M . . . Ten April Farmer F Fever 14 . 7 Berdit Alvera 24 F . . . Tenn April . F Fever 5 weeks . 8 . Scott 11 M B S . Ten June . Fever 1 month . 9 Newton Henry 18 M . . . Tenn August Farmer Murdered . . 10 Willson Nat 1 day M . . . Tenn Oct . Not Known 1 day . 11 Wooldridge Jane 55 F . . M Tenn Nov . Dropsy 3 Years . 12 Hicks John 1 M . . . Tenn August . Scarlet Fever 17 days . 13 Blair William 24 M . . . Tenn Nov Farmer Fever 2 weeks . 14 Vinzant Houston 28 M . . M Tenn May Farmer Cholery 2 days . 15 . Not Named 1 day F . . . Tenn March . Not Known 1 day . 16 Truman Mary 2 F . . . Tenn Dec . Croup 3 days . 17 Henderson James 70 M . . W Ireland April Farmer diabites 3 days . 18 Hensley Henderson 17 M . . . Tenn Oct Farmer Stab in thigh 3 weeks . 19 King Eliza 8/12 F . . . Tenn June . Fever Disease 9 days . 20 Walker James F 6 M . . . Tenn Oct . Palsey 2 Years . 21 Hart George G 3 M . . . Tenn Nov . Croup 3 days . 22 . Not Named 1 day M . . . Tenn Oct . Not Known 1 day . 23 Bandy William 10/12 M . . . Tenn July . Croup 5 days . 24 Wett Russell 1 M . . . Tenn Nov . Drowned . . 25 Crowder John W 5 M . . . Tenn April . Burnt 9 days . 26 . Margarett 39 F . . M N. C. May . Dropsey 1 week No surname or visible ditto 27 Roddy Samuel 52 M . . M Ten Sep Farmer Fever 4 weeks . 28 Thornberg Samuel 4 M . . . Ten July . Worms 3 weeks . 29 Tailor William 3/12 M . . . Ten June . Croup 1 day . 30 Bright John 45 M . . M N. C. June Farmer Cholery Morbus 2 Years . 31 Pauly Richar 1/12 M . . . Ten Nov . Croup 4 days . 32 Scruggs George 3 M . . . Ten Oct . Inflamation B 3 weeks . 33 Williams James F 1 M . . . Ten Nov . Inflamation B 2 weeks . 34 Henson Elizabeth 1 F . . . Ten March . Not Known 1 day . 35 Doherty Robert 11 M . . . Ten June . Not Known 4 days . ================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Monroe DIS=TRICT: 10th Civil District MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: M Clibourne FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 562 ================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hargus Nabednage 29 M . . . Tenn July Farmer Billious F 8 . 2 . Alfred 1/12 M B F . Tenn Nov . Unknown 7 . 3 Gipson Elizabeth 35 F . . . Tenn March . Unknown Sudden . 4 Doak Oliver 1/12 M . . . Tenn July . Disease Hart 1 . 5 Steel Ann G 44 F . . . Rhode Island Feb . Thphoid F 1 . 6 Stokely James N 5/12 M . . . Tenn July . Chol Infantum 150 . 7 Meek Lydia Ann 3 F . . . Tenn June . Not Known 12 . 8 Abernatha Adnan A 1 M . . . Tenn July . Diaree 15 . 9 Day Thomas 11/12 M . . . Tenn Feb . Hooping Cough 30 . 10 Day No Given Name 1 M . . . Tenn May . Not Known 1 . 11 Day No Given Name 1 F . . . Tenn May . Not Known 1 . 12 White Andrew A 14 M . . . Tenn Aug Farmer F Fever 4 weeks . 13 McCoy Mary E 3 F . . . Tenn Sept . Fever 1 . 14 Douglass Thomas 3/12 M . . . Tenn Feb . Croup 2 hours . 15 Alexander Nancy 69 F . . M VA Jan . Consumption Ch . 16 Alexander Sarah 46 F . . . S C April . Consumption Ch . 17 Alexander George 10 M M S . Tenn Feb . T Fever 20 . 18 Alexander Jane 1 F M S . Tenn Aug . Dysentry 30 . 19 Maddy Elizabeth 84 F . . W VA May . Old age Long time . 20 Brown Susanah H 3 F . . . Tenn April . Not Known 60 . 21 Vason Phebe 2 F . . . Tenn July . Disease of the Liver 6 month . 22 Allen Betsey 89 F . . . N C July . Old age . . 23 Tucker Rebecca 58 F . . M Tenn Oct . Cancer 27 month . 24 Kerby Sarah 7/12 F . . . Tenn June . Hooping Cough 1 month . 25 Hartsell Joshua 2 M M . . Ten Oct . Worms 30 . 26 Jones Madison M 29 M . . . N C Oct School Teacher Stabed Sudden . 27 Kile James 3 M . . . Tenn Feb . Diabetus 14 . 28 Hall Elendor 73 F . . . S C August . Not Known Sudden . 29 Parks Eliza Ann 21 F . . M Tenn April . Black Lung F 8 . 30 Tucker James 91 M . . W No Known Nov Farmer Old age Ch . 31 . Lane 6 F B S . Ten May . Fever 5 . 32 Selvage George 64 M . . M Tenn Nov Farmer Kidneys Ch . 33 . Frank 60 M B S M Ten Oct Laborer Not Known 12 months . 34 . David 3 M M S . Ten Oct . . Sudden . 35 Greell Sarah 10 F . . . Ten Dec . F Fever 8 days . ================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Monroe DISTRICT: Not Stated MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: M Clibourne FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 563 ================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Presley 2/12 M . . . Tennessee Januy . Croup 4 days No surname written 2 Ragsdale Joseph 1 M . . . Tennessee April . Inflamation 5 weeks . 3 . Anis 1 F . . . Tennessee March . Not Known 1 year Ends Monroe 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/ ==================================================================================================================================================