Scott County, TN 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/scott/1860/ 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 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, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1860 MICROFILM-#: T655-27 STATE TENNESSEE COUNTY SCOTT SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 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 reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- =========================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TN COUNTY: Scott DISTRICT: Dist. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7 FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 461 ENUMERATOR: D. A. Creekmore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Keston Slate 2/12 M . . . Tenn Aug . Unknown 3 days . 2 Smith Shebbey 3/12 M . . . Tenn Oct . Croop 7 days . 3 Davis Enoch 50 M . . M Tenn Oct Peter maker Old age 3 w . 4 Shoopman George 16 M . . . Tenn Feb'ry Farmer Murdered Suden . 5 Todd Loucinda 28 F . . M Tenn June Ordany Cold 6 m . 6 Griffith Malinda 24 F . . M Tenn April Ordany Consumption 3 m . 7 Griffith Aaron 1 M . . . Tenn Sept . Wormes 3 w . 8 West Jessee 4/12 M . . . Tenn May . Bold hives Sudden . 9 McDonald Sarrah 8 F . . . Tenn Feb . Wormes 3 m . 10 McDonald Joel 32 M . . . Tenn Dec Farmer Consumption 7 m . 11 Alley Margrette 3 F . . . Tenn Aug . Scarlet fever 15 days . 12 Griffith Rabun 3 M . . . Tenn Jan . Scarlet fever 7 days . 13 Burnette Manerva 33 F . . M Ky May Ordany wife Nearvous fever 8 weeks Ends Scott 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/ ===========================================================================================================================================