Bowie County, TX 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tx/bowie/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Russell Anderson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 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-#: T1134-54 STATE TEXAS COUNTY BOWIE 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. =========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TX COUNTY: Bowie DISTRICT: not written ENUMERATOR: H. C. Rush FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Birkey L. J. F. 1 M . . . Texas May . Measles 10 . 2 * * 72 F . . W S. Carolina May Lad* Inflamation of Bowels 21 Name appears scribbled out 3 . Becky 44 F B S . Tennessee May Field Hand Typhoid Feever 23 . 4 . Aliza 30 F B S . Alabama April Cook Typhoid Feever 10 . 5 Smither Mary C. 28 F . . M Kentucky April Wife Typhoid Feever 8 . 6 Duty Edward H. 5 M . . . Texas January . Inflamation of Brain 10 . 7 Brooks Charlott 26 F . . M Georgia April Wife & house keeper Congestion of lungs 4 . 8 Brooks Infant 1 day * . . . Texas April . Unknown 1 Enum wrote Sex Unknown 9 . Mary 1 F M S . Texas April . Typhoyd feever 8 . 10 . Matt 33 M B S . Unknown Nov Farm hand Typhoyd feever 8 . 11 . Bobb 2/12 M B S . Texas March . Inflamation of Brain 5 . 12 Bivins Wm. T. 2/12 M . . . Texas Feb . Congestion of brain 4 . 13 Quarlls David 35 M . . M Unknown May Farmer lab Accidental self shooting 1 day . 14 . Albert 23 M B S . Alabama March Farm hand Sudden 4 hours . 15 . Peet 15 M M S . Texas August Field Hand Typhoyd feever 6 days . 16 . Bob 2 M B S . Texas Sept . Flux 4 . 17 . Sam 3 M B S . Texas Dec . Congestive feever 6 . 18 . John 2 M B S . Texas August . Scallded accidently 8 . 19 Harrison A. C. 1/12 F . . . Texas Dec . Unknown 20 . 20 . Harry 35 M B S . Georgia Dec Field Hand Phnewmonia 7 . 21 . Harriett 5 F B S . Texas April . Typhoyd feever 10 . 22 . Hardenna 16 F M S . Texas April Field Hand Typhoyd feever 13 . 23 Hays Malvina 22 F . . . Tennessee May . Typhoyd feever 8 . 24 . Robert 1 M B S . Texas May . Typhoyd feever 5 . 25 . Martha 8 F B S . Texas May . Typhoyd feever 13 . 26 . Egbert 35 M B S . Alabama June Farm hand Typhoyd feever 6 . 27 Tickle Emely 26 F . . . Kentucky April House keeper Typhoyd feever 13 . 28 . Seleria 17 F B S . Kentucky April Farm hand Phnewmonia 7 . 29 . Race 1 M B S . Texas Feb . Throsh 14 . 30 . Nelly 30 F B S . Virginia June Farm hand Pox Unknown . 31 . Peter 2 M B S . Texas January . Cronic Dyoreer 30 . 32 . Infant 1/12 F B S . Texas Dec . Unknown 21 name appears 3Infant 33 . Elizabeth 6/12 F M S . Texas May . Inflamation of Brain 3 . 34 Ball S. C. 20 F . . M Georgia Dec House keeper Typhoyd feever 28 . 35 Ball W. W. 4/12 M . . . Georgia April . Congestion of lungs 21 . Enumerator's Note: In this State negroes have but one name therefore the names of their owners are eraised. The Soil of this Co is generally of a ***igh color light and sandy that is the **** Lands The Bottom Land is generally of a Black Sticky nature No s*** of consequence I know of no natural fertilizers. =========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TX COUNTY: Bowie DISTRICT: Beat No. 201 ENUMERATOR: H. C. Rush FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Ritta 14 F B S . Georgia Sept . Typhoyd feever 16 Beat No. 281 2 . Liza 2/12 F B S . Texas March . Smotherd Supposd Sudden . 3 . Johnathon 35 M B S . Ind. Nation Sept Farm hand Phnewmonia 14 . 4 . Spence 22 M B S . Unknown Dec Farm hand Phnewmonia 12 . 5 . Mollie 1/12 F B S . Texas Feb . Croop 10 . 6 Crossland Cornelious 1 M . . . Texas March . Scarlet feever 6 . 7 McAdams W. W. 71 M . . M S. Carolina Sept . Typhoyd feever 15 . 8 . Martha 13 F B S . Texas August . Flux 4 . 9 . Floid 25 M B S . Georgia August Farm hand Flux 3 . 10 . Jinney 4 F M S . Texas August . Flux 5 Color is overwritten 11 . Anderson 2 M B S . Texas Sept . Billious feever 10 . 12 . Alford 30 M B S . Tennessee August Farm hand Affection of liver 1 . 13 . Charlott 20 F B S . S. Carolina May Farm hand Consumption 10 months . 14 Stevens May A. 4 F . . . Texas Oct . Typhoyd feever 15 days . 15 Stevens Haywood 25 M . . . N. Carolina Sept Overseer Typhoyd feever 8 . 16 Rhod T. J. 44 M . . . N. Carolina June Mechanic Diobetus 2 years . 17 . Jim 28 M B S . N. Carolina June Farm hand Tonseletus 4 days . 18 . India 1/12 F B S . Texas March . Unknown 3 days . 19 . Texas 2/12 F B S . Texas April . Unknown 7 . 20 . Cl**roe 6 F B S . Texas March . Inflamation of Brain 3 . 21 Sanders J. H. T. 43 M . . M Tennessee April Farmer Congestion of heart 7 . 22 . Paul 2 M B S . Texas April . Congestion of brain 4 . 23 . Dave 24 M B S . Tennessee January Farm hand Congestion of brain 3 . 24 . Sam 43 M B S . Kentucky January Farm hand Phnewmonia 9 . 25 . Archabelle 6/12 M B S . Texas March . Roseole 15 . 26 Read M. E. 3 F . . . Texas Nov . Scarlet feever 42 Begin Beat No. 1 27 Janes H. S. 5 M . . . Texas July . Congestive chill 1 . 28 . Hardy 50 M B S . S. Carolina Feb Field Hand Asthma 30 . 29 . Adam 30 M B S . Georgia August Field Hand Congestive chill 3 . 30 Day Harriett 42 F . . M Missouri Dec House keeper Bed feever 35 . 31 Akins John W. 14 M . . . Texas Oct . Typhoyd feever 10 . 32 . Sam 5 M B S . Texas Sept . Congestive chill 2 . 33 . Williby 8 M B S . Texas Nov . Typhoyd feever 14 . 34 . Charley 8 M B S . Texas Nov . Typhoyd feever 13 . 35 . Engle 2 F B S . Texas March . Scarlet feever 10 . Enumerator's Note: In this State the negroes have no sir name the name of the owner are therefore eraised Generally there is a bundancy of rain in Fall Winter & Spring months not many springs in this co The Dalby Springs are the only Natural Phenomen*y the water is about the color of Rum is considered very S**llty & is a place of ****** during the Summer. =========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TX COUNTY: Bowie DISTRICT: Beat No. 195 ENUMERATOR: H. C. Rush FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Eliza 25 F M S . Ala April Seamstress Phnewmonia 10 Beat No. 195 2 . Mariah 25 F B S . N. Carolina May Field Hand Dropsey 90 . 3 . Molly 8/12 F B S . Texas Sept . Smothered Sudden . 4 . Elizabeth 9 F B S . Texas Feb . Scarlet feever 4 . 5 . Daniel 2 M B S . Georgia March . Quinsey 7 . 6 McAdams George 55 M . . M S. Carolina January Farmer Bronchetus 2 years . 7 Bready Berry 50 M . . . Unknown May RR Labor Phnewmonia 6 days . 8 . Harriett 4/12 F B S . Texas Oct . Unknown 12 . 9 . Joel 50 M B S . Georgia Dec Farm hand Phnewmonia 13 . 10 . Maranda 18 F B S . Unknown Dec Field Hand Typhoid Feever 8 . 11 . Jaras 18 M B S . Georgia May Field Hand Fittified . . 12 Ward Rachel A. 1 F . . . La Sept . Flux 10 . 13 Phillipps Adelia F. 10 F . . . Texas Dec . Colora morbus 1 . 14 . Woodman 7/365 M B S . Texas July . Spasm 1 Beat No. 5 15 . Cilvey 16 F B S . Georgia Sept Field Hand Suspension of menses 14 . 16 . Aron 50 M B S . Georgia April Field Hand Drowned crossing a river . . 17 Barkman Jacob D. 47 M . . M Arkansas January Farming Piece of timber fell on him Sudden . 18 Fort Jethroe B. 54 M . . M N. Carolina March Farmer Typhoyd feever 14 . 19 Rochelle Jettice 4 M . . . Texas Feb . Scarlet feever 2 . 20 . Nicholas 4 M M S . Texas March . Scarlet feever 4 . 21 . Horis 3 M B S . Texas August . Inflamation of Brain 7 . 22 . Liza 20 F B S . S. Carolina May Field Hand Unknown Sudden . 23 Aldridge Jane 1 F . . . Ala Sept . Complication Deseases Sudden . 24 . Mariah 70 F B S . Africa July Nurse Congestive feever 7 . 25 . Nancy 19 F B S . Virginia June Field Hand Unknown 90 . 26 . Martha 2/12 F B S . Texas March . Unknown 1 . 27 . Harriett 1 F B S . Texas July . Whooping cough 6 . 28 . Lindy 1/12 F B S . Texas July . Whooping cough 6 . 29 . Easter 1/12 F B S . Texas July . Whooping cough 5 . 30 . Kittie 1/12 F B S . Texas April . Croup 7 . 31 . Dennis 4 M B S . Texas August . Congestion 1 . 32 . Annie 25 F B S . Unknown January Field Hand Phnewmonia 8 . 33 . Infant Child 1/12 F B S . Texas January . Unknown 4 . 34 . John 40 M B S . Virginia January Field Hand Flux 25 . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enumerator's Note: Aron Tison Drowned Crossing Sulpher fork of Red river Same remarks as to names of negroes as on pages one & 2 There has been no prevailing disease among the live stock that has been considered unusual mortality. =========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TX COUNTY: Bowie DISTRICT: Beat No. 5 & 3 ENUMERATOR: H. C. Rush FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . William 38 M B S . Georgia January Field Hand Phnewmonia 10 Beat No. 5 & 3 2 . George 20 M B S . Arkansas January Field Hand Congestion of lungs 12 hours . 3 . Jane 28 F B S . Missouri January Field Hand Phnewmonia 7 days . 4 . Kissie 10 F M S . Arkansas January . Phnewmonia 3 . 5 Nunnly John W. 28 M . . M Tennessee Sept Farmer Typhoyd feever 30 . 6 . Dudly 40 M B S . S. Carolina Feb Field Hand Phnewmonia 7 . 7 . York 17 M B S . S. Carolina March Field Hand Phnewmonia 2 . 8 . Manda 20 F B S . S. Carolina March Field Hand Typhoyd feever 15 Begin Beat No. 3 9 . Henry 45 M B S . Virginia March Field Hand Phnewmonia 12 . 10 Ellison Infant 1/12 F . . . La April . Whooping cough 15 . 11 . Kittie 1/12 F B S . Texas April . ******* 7 COD overwritten 12 . Albert 5/12 M B S . Texas May . Unknown 1 . 13 . Sophia 3 F B S . Ark May . Unknown 4 . 14 Sheffield Almedia 50 F . . W Georgia Dec House keeper Typhoyd feever 28 . 15 . Arch 35 M B S . Tennessee March Field Hand Unknown 4 . 16 Smith Jno. 60 M . . . Georgia Oct Farmer Cronic Dyoreer 30 . 17 Lowrance Mersby 33 F . . M Germany January House keeper Congestion of brain 1 . 18 . Drewsilla 1 F B S . Texas January . Dyoreer 1 . 19 . Manny 30 M . . . Unknown May Day laborer Appoplexy Instant No surname or ditto mark 20 . Bobb 2 M B S . Texas August . Dyoreer 30 . 21 . Wesley 2 M B S . Texas Oct . Enewencie?? 150 . 22 . Booker 2 M B S . Texas August . Dyoreer 30 . 23 . Robbin 2 M B S . Texas Feb . Injured accidentally 11 . 24 . Mary 23 F B S . Tennessee March Field Hand Continued feever 15 . 25 . Texanna 6 F B S . Texas March . Continued feever 9 . 26 . Clark 3/12 M B S . Texas April . Continued feever 3 . 27 Boyd S. H. 26 M . . F Va Sept House keeper Unknown 21 . 28 . May 8/12 F * S . Texas March . Congestive feever 8 Color is blotched out 29 New A. H. 62 M . . M N. Carolina Dec Farmer Phnewmonia 9 . 30 . Mary 25 F M S . Georgia July Field Hand Phnewmonia 10 . 31 . Georgia 8/12 F B S . Texas May . Congestion Sudden . 32 Skaggs W. T. 5/12 M . . . Texas Feb . Gravil 4 . 33 . Wirmsy 8/12 F B S . Texas Dec . Dropsey of brain 21 . 34 . Jobe 6/12 M B S . Texas Feb . Phnewmonia 10 . 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enumerator's Note: Marys given name is unknown also the particulars Same remarks as to names of negroes as in pages 1 2 & 3 There is no particular malady or unnatural or peculiar disease prevalent in my jurisdiction Consisty of the Co'y of Bowie Phneumonia is generally the most fatal [final line is illegible] =========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TX COUNTY: Bowie DISTRICT: Beats No. 3 & 4 ENUMERATOR: H. C. Rush FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI/title AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Molly 5/12 F B S . Texas May . Quimsey 1 Beats 3 & 4 2 . Viney 18 F B S . La Sept Field Hand Unknown 30 . 3 . Boon 5/12 . . . . Texas March . Phnewmonia 10 no other info written 4 Rosser C. E. 20 F . . M Republic Texas June House keeper Inflamation bowels 1 . 5 Rosser C. E., Jr. 6/12 F . . . Texas January . Inflamation brain 3 . 6 Rosser John 45 M . . M Alabama Dec Farmer Over ***** of blood Sudden . 7 Rosser Sarah 42 F . . M Alabama Nov House keeper Billious feever 15 . 8 . Ann 30 F B S . S. Carolina Dec Field Hand Winter feever 15 . 9 . Nancy 2/12 F B S . Texas Dec . Winter feever 1 . 10 . Fl*** 28 M B S . Ala July Field Hand Billious feever 8 . 11 . John 50 M M S . Va Nov Mechanic Dropsey of chest 15 . 12 Hall Thomas P. 16 M . . . Ala Sept Farm laborer Congestive chill 3 . 13 Tidwell Joseph 41 M . . M Tennessee June Farmer Quimsey 4 . 14 Tidwell M. M. 13 M . . . Miss June . Inflamation of stomach 5 . 15 Peoples Mary A. 35 F . . M Tennessee April House keeper Phnewmonia 9 . 16 Burkhalter M. E. 5/365 F . . . Texas July . Congestion 3 . 17 . Minerva 11 F B S . Texas August . Congestion 5 . 18 Walker Tamah 41 F . . M N. Carolina Feb House keeper Congestion 6 . 19 Ware M. C. 8 F . . . Texas Dec . Inflamation brain 4 . 20 Coker J. W. 60 M . . M S. Carolina January Farmer Accidentally Sudden blank below Enumerator's Note: J. W. Coker a wagon wheel run over his chest Upon the uplands is generally found Post oak Black oak Black Jack and Hickory upon the Bottom lands White oak Pin oak Red oak ash ***** gum & Elm but little prarie Land in this Co'y. =========================================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ===========================================================================================================================================================================================