Polk County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/polk/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 605-608 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 POLK 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: Polk DISTRICT: 25th Sub. Div. E. Ds MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: John Shields FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 605 ========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================== 1 Freeman James 5 M . . . Ten June . Ch Mor 4 . 2 Freeman Infant 1 M . . . Ten June . Ch Mor 5 . 3 Parson Infant 1/12 M . . . Ten Sept'r . Ulcer 30 . 4 Cain John 13 M . . . GA June . Ch Mor 7 . 5 Johnson Infant 1 M . . . Ten June . Flux 7 . 6 Blackwea John 22 M . . . Ten June . Accident 14 . 7 Carter James 16 M . . . Ten March Farmer Consump 12 Months . 8 Russell William 6 M . . . Ten Dec'r Farmer Quinsy 5 Occupation is ditto mark 9 Russell Jefferson 2 M . . . Ten Dec'r . Quinsy 11 . 10 Childress . 1 F . . . Ten Aug . Worms 7 . 11 Carter Easter 39 F . . M Ten April . Consump 4 Years . 12 Fain Infant 4/12 M . . . Ga April . Croup 28 . 13 Pearson Infant 1/12 M . . . Ten Aug . unknown . . 14 Goss James 12 M . . . Ga May . Rhumatism 14 months . 15 Stillwed Infant 1/12 M . . . Ga April . Croup 2 . 16 McFarland Mary 88 F . . W Ten Dec'r . Old Age . . 17 Carter Fanny 92 F . . . Va April . Old Age . . 18 Jenkins Hiram 4 M . . . Ten Octo . Worms . . 19 Cowden John 28 M . . M Ten April Wheelwright Fever . . 20 Ashley Almsted 5 M . . . Ten Sept . Inflamatory 2 . ========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: TN COUNTY: Polk DISTRICT: 25th Sub. Div. E. Ds MICROFILM #: T655-26 ENUMERATOR: John Shields FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 608 ========================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI AGE SEX CLR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================== 1 Alexanders J. H. 1 F B . . Tennessee Aug . Croup 4 . 2 Gordon James 26 M . . . S. C. May Farmer Liver Com 12 . 3 Kerr Mary 31 F . . M Ten Jan'y . Perperual Fever 17 . 4 Rodden Infant of S 1/12 M . . . Ten March . Hives 9 . 5 Crittenden Geo. W. 1/12 M . . . S. C. July . Unknown 1 . 6 Dockery W'm 50 M . . M Ten Aug Farmer Fever 14 . 7 Cleviger Phebe 6/12 F . . . Ten June . Ch Mor 14 . 8 London Infant of H 1 F . . . Ten Sept'r . Croup 2 . 9 Johnston Ann 40 F . . M Ten June . Fever 7 . 10 Smith Infant of Ja's 7/12 F . . . Ten June . Fever 14 . 11 Reid's S. M. 8/12 F B S . Ten May . unknown 21 . 12 Dunn's E. H. 4/12 F B S . Ga July . Mumps 20 . 13 Weaver Mary 9 F . . . Ten Nov'r . Accident 2 . 14 Ramsay Jesse 7 M . . . Ten Aug . Croup 1 . 15 Evans Mary 33 F . . . Ten May . Consumption Chronic . 16 Parris Susanna 25 F . . . Ten Nov . Fits Chronic . 17 Williams John 15 M . . . Ten Octo Farmer Bleeding Lungs 1 . 18 Williams Infant of E 1 M . . . Ten Sept'r . Diarrhoea 90 . 19 Kimbrough Jane 34 F . . . Ten March . unknown Chronic . 20 Hannah Infant of A 5/12 F . . . Ten June . Hives 5 . 21 Hannah Infant of W 3/12 F . . . Ten Aug . Croup 9 . 22 Harris JOhn 12 M . . . Ten Nov'r . Plurisy 4 . 23 Bedwell Mary 75 F . . M N. C. May . Dropsy Chronic . 24 Washburn Martha 67 F . . W N. C. April . Asthma Chronic . 25 Brown Sarah 50 F . . M N. C. April . Consumption 4 weeks . 26 Mashbum Elizabeth 4 F . . . N. C. March . Cholic 2 . 27 Honnett James 7 M . . . N. C. April . Burnt 46 . 28 Kennedy's J. C. 80 F B S . S. C. May . Hysteris 6 months . 29 Kennedy's J. C. 27 M B S . Ten Dec . Drowned . . 30 Gwinn's S R 44 F . S . N. C. Aug . Liver Com 2 months . 31 Skelton Infant of L 1 M . . . Ten Spt . Cholera Infantum 1 . 32 Halderfield Infant of 3 days F . . . Ten April . Unknown 3 . 33 Bond Elizabeth 17 F . . . Ten July . Fever 4 months . 34 Epperson R. P. 61 M . . M N. C. Aug Farmer Liver Com 14 . 35 Freeman James 7 M . . . Ten June . Chol Mor 7 . ========================================================================================================================================= 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/ =========================================================================================================================================