Jackson County, FL 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/jackson/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) 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) 2025 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 1870 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE FLORIDA COUNTY JACKSON SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1869 and ends May 31, 1870 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---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: There were no parents of foreign birth. These blank columns have been omitted from this transcripton. ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: Marianna MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 39 Wedyern Hanry 18 M W . Florida Dec Student Pneumonia Marianna 2 42 Saunders Ann R. 41 F W W N Carolina Feb'y At home r****way tumor under singular operation . 3 49 Hyatt Sonny 26 M M M Florida Sept Carpenter Murdered . 4 50 Erwing Adelain 25 F M M Virginia May Housekeeping Consumption . 5 69 Merrett Roberta 1/12 M W . Florida Feb'y At home Croup Gender as written 6 72 Baezell Sallie A. 8 F W . Florida June At home Congestion of bowels . 7 96 Horn Poter 65 M B M N Carolina May Farm laborer Heart disease . 8 109 Rogers Calvin 38 M M M Florida Feb'y Constable Murdered . 9 109 Rogers Laura 12 F M . Florida May At home Infl of bowels . 10 138 Wickles Matt 50 M M M N Carolina Oct Farm laborer Murdered . 11 138 Wickles Mariah 50 F M M N Carolina Oct At home Murdered . 12 138 Wickles Matt, Jr. 16 M M . Florida Oct At home Murdered . 13 136 Watson John 50 M M M N Carolina March Servant Infl of bowels . 14 142 Routhac Quamly 4 M M . Florida Aug At home Brain fever . 15 158 Granbery Oscar 31 M M M Florida Oct Farm laborer Murdered . 16 158 Livingston Mack S. 5 M M . Florida Sept At home Murdered . 17 159 White Catherine 40 F M M N Carolina June Cook Cancer . 18 164 Thompson Henry 30 M M M Florida June Farm laborer Gun shot Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "First 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 9 Dykes Aeph? 21 F M M Florida Dec At home Child birth . 2 26 Harvey Flora 16 F B . Florida Fby At home Brain fever . 3 31 Stewart Margarett 18 F W M Florida Aug At home Liver complaint . 4 32 Sims Harriet 21 F M M Florida Apl At home Child birth . 5 29 Sims Simpson 29 M M M Florida Apl At home Jaundice . 6 33 Sims Anna 15 F M . Florida Aug At home Burnt to death in a fire . 7 41 McClellen Margaret Y. 26 F M . Florida Sept At home Murdered Age & color likely error 8 56 Griffort Flora 76 F B M N Carolina June Farm laborer Rhumatism Age & occup as written 9 57 Coleman Stephen 23 M M . Florida Mch Farm laborer Pneumonia . 10 58 Hensler Archer 35 M M M N Carolina Mch Farmer Murdered . 11 65 Watson Rebecca 95 F B W N Carolina Sept Cook Pneumonia . 12 71 Russ Paul 27 M B M Florida Aug Farmer Brain fever . 13 71 Thigpen Mary 70 F M M N Carolina Sept Farm laborer Asthma . 14 80 Bigs John 2 M M . Florida Oct At home Brain fever . 15 84 Dudley Joseph 7 M B . Florida Feb'y At home Brain fever . 16 84 Dudley George 14 M B . Florida Sept At home Liver complaint . 17 88 Marzion Robert 14 M M . Florida Oct At home Brain fever . 18 89 Merssen Ellis 22 M M M Florida Mch Farm laborer Pneumonia . 19 94 Granberry Oscar 36 M B M N Carolina Sept Farm laborer Murdered . 20 95 Robertson Ann 27 F B M Florida Mch Farm laborer Pneumonia . 21 100 Tucker Francis E. 17 F W . Alabama Nov At home Child birth . 22 104 Sexton James W. 48 M W M N Carolina Feb'y Farmer Pneumonia . 23 108 Dudley Jane 25 F B M N Carolina June At home Child birth . 24 122 Sims Caroline 1 F B . Florida Jan At home Pneumonia . 25 122 Sims Patsy 2 F B . Florida July At home Pneumonia . 26 134 Clemons William 55 M B M N Carolina Nov Farmer Typhoid fever . 27 136 Livingston Stewart 70 M B M N Carolina Dec M. E. Preacher Chills & fever . 28 139 Beck John 12 M W . Florida Jan At home Dropsy . 29 213 Clemence Eliza 20 F B M Florida Apl At home Pneumonia . 30 8 Dykes Louisa 2 F W . Florida Oct At home Inf of brain . 31 218 Everett Harriet 28 F M M Florida Feb'y Cook Child birth . 32 250 Masdell Blunt 15 M B . Florida June At home Liver complaint . 33 260 Bryant Charlott 65 F M W N Carolina May Cook Bronchitis . 34 316 Dudley Dempsey 8 M B . Florida Apl At home Dropsy . 35 317 Maltby Jones 50 M B W Georgia Aug Blksmith Congestive chill . ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "First 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 323 Long Mary A. 2 F B . Florida Mch At home Strangled by worms . 2 327 Paine John C. 50 M M W N Carolina Mch Farmer Chronic rheumatism . 3 327 Paine Rebecca 16 F W . Florida Aug At home Abccess Color as written 4 330 Baker Amy 80 F B W Georgia Nov Farm laborer Pneumonia . 5 342 Daniel Lee 2 M B . Florida Sept At home Brain fever . 6 348 Tucker Frank 6 M M . Alabama July At home Brain fever . 7 364 Sohn Martha 35 F W M Georgia Mch At home Child birth . 8 368 Shomaker Eva 1/12 F M . Florida Apl At home Brain fever . 9 394 Know Lurenda J. 50 F B M Georgia Aug At home Brain fever . 10 398 Harman Permelia 14 F B W Georgia Apl Farm laborer Dropsy Age & marital status as written 11 399 Richardson John 1/12 M M . Florida Apl At home Brain fever . 12 426 Lassiter Shadrich 24 M B . Virginia Dec Farm laborer Murdered . 13 426 Hinkins Louisa 26 F B M Florida Aug At home Brain fever . 14 439 Bones Jackson 2/12 M B . Florida June At home Scrofula . 15 439 Grey Andrew 1 M B . Florida Nov At home Pleurisy . 16 462 Hinkins Truller 85 M B M N Carolina Mch Farm laborer Brain fever . 17 464 Oliver Isac 13 M W . Florida Sept At home Heart disease . 18 478 Ross Prince 55 M B M N Carolina May Farm laborer Heart disease . 19 517 Russ Joseph M., Jnr 34 M W M Florida Nov Farmer Pneumonia . 20 519 Barber William 3 M M . Florida Feb'y At home Burned to death . 21 540 White Susan 3/12 F B . Florida May At home Brain fever . 22 557 Spiris Henrietta 1 F B . Florida Feb'y At home Brain fever . 23 563 Long Julia 4/12 F B . Florida July At home Congestive chill . 24 566 Pitmin Virginia 2 F M . Florida Sept At home Piles . 25 566 Pitmin Calvin 2 M M . Florida Sept At home Dropsy . 26 569 Dudley James 1 M M . Florida Oct At home Worms . 27 576 Grey Martha 3 F B . Florida Mch At home Dropsy . 28 585 Calzer Manuel 2 M B . Florida July At home Brain fever . 29 585 Calzer Trucy? 1 F B . Florida Aug At home Croup . 30 599 Sevela Cornelius 3 M B . Florida Apl At home Burned to death . 31 605 Gaston Betsy 23 F B . Florida Jan At home Pneumonia . 32 605 Fields Harriet 24 F B . Florida Feb'y At home Child birth . 33 606 Goodwin Mary 9 F B . Florida July At home Brain fever . 34 631 Smith John 41 M W . Florida Jan Farmer Dyspepsia . 35 671 Jackson Sepharan* 29 F M . Georgia Jan At home Consumption . ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "First 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 3 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 674 Williams Mary 33 F W . Georgia Dec At home Erysipelas . 2 676 Grant Sarah 1/12 F W . Florida Apl At home Brain fever . 3 677 Anderson Harriet 1/12 F B . Florida Apl At home Brain fever . 4 707 Tanner Charles 20 M B . Florida Dec Farm laborer Accidental gun shot . 5 707 Tanner Salas? 5 M M . Florida Jan At home Burnt to death . 6 707 Tanner Levi 2/12 M M . Florida June At home Typhoid fever . 7 226 Myrick *iner 70 F B W N Carolina June At home Heart disease . 8 736 Roulhas Laura 21 F M . Florida Mch Farm laborer Dropsy Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "2nd 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 2 Durham Sarah 31 F M . Florida Aug At home Dropsy . 2 8 Pitman Henry 50 M M . N Carolina Feb'y Farm laborer Pneumonia . 3 8 Pitman Marion 2/12 M M . Florida May At home Hives . 4 53 Pittman William 59 M W W South Carolina Mch Farmer Pneumonia . 5 120 Howard Hulda 58 F B W N Carolina June At home Bowel complaint . 6 123 Cleman Eliza 30 F B M Florida Mch Farm laborer Pneumonia . 7 137 Carter Malenda A. 15 F W . Florida May At home Pneumonia . 8 155 Cooper Ezekial 63 M W M N Carolina Dec Farmer Pneumonia . 9 218 Grant Simpson 30 M M M Florida Mch Farm laborer Consumption . 10 226 Yorar Fulcan** 50 M W M Georgia Apl Farm laborer Dropsy . 11 226 Farr Benjamin 17 M W . Florida Oct Farm laborer Dropsy . 12 229 White Adline 36 F B M Alabama Feb'y Farm laborer Pneumonia . 13 229 White John Grant 1 M B . Florida May At home Worms . 14 259 Jarratt Isac 50 M B . Georgia May Farm laborer Pneumonia . 15 261 Stanley Idah 3 F M . Florida Feb'y At home Brain fever . 16 279 Stephens Maleny 1 M W . Florida Sept At home Brain fever . 17 282 Barrett George W. 45 M W M Georgia May Farmer Chronic diaherea . 18 282 Gay James B. 10 M W . Florida Feb'y At home Brain fever . 19 283 Dillard Arther 55 M W M Georgia Dec Farmer Quincy from cold . 20 291 Herrin John S. 54 M W M N Carolina Mch Farmer Heart disease . 21 304 Segan Joseph W. 1 M W . Florida Sept At home Congestion of brain . 22 317 Cank White 14 M W . Florida May At home Dropsy . 23 320 Patterson Littleton 57 M W . Georgia Mch Farmer Dropsy . 24 249 Douglass Benjamin 5/12 M W . Florida Dec At home Cramp . 25 269 Williams Eli J. 11 M W . Florida May At home Dropsy . 26 271 King Elizabeth 70 F M W N Carolina Apl At home Inflamation of bowels . 27 277 Horm Lewis 40 M W M Ohio Feb'y Farm laborer Pneumonia . 28 289 Sullivant Clark 7 F W . Florida Jan At home Pneumonia . 29 310 Stephens Benjamin 72 M W M N Carolina Apl Farmer Pneumonia . 30 311 Comerford Mary 9 F W . Florida Jan At home Dropsy . 31 435 Baker Rebecca 4/12 F B . Florida Dec At home Diptheria . 32 440 Sims Puss 22 F B . Florida Sept At home Brain fever . 33 443 Fernandes Joseph 56 M W M Florida July Farmer Suicide by opium . 34 448 Povier Josiah O* 12 M W . Florida June At home Congestion of bowels . 35 453 Povier George W. 10/12 M B . Florida May At home Brain fever . ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "2nd 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 481 Mooring Enfant 3/12 M B . Florida Feb'y At home Croup . 2 482 Davis Bell 2 F M . Florida May At home Dropsy . 3 492 Gilbert Washington 2 M B . Florida Dec At home Croup . 4 502 Laxton Elizabeth 65 F W W S Carolina July At home Cancer on breast . 5 502 Stribbley Dennis 45 M W . Georgia July Farmer Congestive chill . 6 517 Dykes George R. 3 M W . Florida May At home Croup . 7 524 Stephens Burrill 60 M W M Georgia Mch Wheelwright Bad whiskey . 8 537 Kemp Caroline 60 F W M Georgia Jan At home Monomania . 9 560 Silman John W. 10 M W . Florida Sept At home Congestion of kidneys . 10 577 Ham William W. 70 M W M S Carolina Jan Farmer Pneumonia . 11 585 Zillen Frank 18 M M . Florida Oct Farm laborer Brain fever . 12 586 Saunders Robert 1 M M . Florida Aug At home Teething . 13 588 Lamer John 55 M W M N Carolina Dec Farmer Dropsy . 14 588 Lamer Thomas 21 M W M Florida Dec Farm laborer Pneumonia . 15 607 Robinson Julia 40 F M M Georgia Mch At home Meningitis . 16 607 Robinson John 1/12 M M . Florida Apl At home Croup . 17 607 Robinson Lulu 20 F M M Florida Mch At home Meningitis . 18 607 Robinson Julia 2 F M . Florida Feb'y At home Meningitis . 19 610 Gilbert Jane 2 F M . Florida May At home Worms . 20 612 Umphries London 1/12 M M . Florida Oct At home Croup . 21 612 Thomas Charles 100 M B M Virginia Apl Farm laborer Chills & fever . 22 612 Umphries Amanda 18 F B M Florida May Farm laborer Dropsy . 23 612 Umphries Frank 5/12 M B . Florida Apl At home Diptheria . 24 629 Owens Furlton 15 M W . Florida July At home Liver complaint . 25 630 Hurth Amanda 19 F W . Florida Sept At home Consumption . 26 632 Michals James 28 M W M Georgia Feb'y Farmer Pneumonia . 27 642 Harksfield Lusinda 1 F B . Florida Sept At home Teething . 28 648 Richard Abby L. 7/12 M B . Florida July At home Teething . 29 656 Marlin William L. 40 M W M Georgia Sept Farmer Brain fever . 30 672 Buzzell Susan 66 F W M Georgia July At home Billious fever . 31 677 Braydon Mary 28 F W M Georgia Aug At home Dropsy of heart Blank below ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "3rd 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 7 HW PAGE NO: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 15 Ranics Rose A. 65 F W M S Carolina June At home Brain fever . 2 19 Owens Edward 2 M W . Florida Jan'y At home Pneumonia . 3 29 Graves Walter 17 M W . Georgia Apl Clerk in store Meningitis . 4 38 Paramour William 19 M W . Florida Mch Farm laborer Consumption . 5 39 Johnston Mary 77 F W W N Carolina May At home Congestion of brain . 6 39 Johnston Jessie 18 F W . Georgia Mch At home Cholera morbus . 7 48 Wheeler Elias 55 M W M Georgia June Farmer Monomania . 8 59 Oaks John 2 M M . Georgia Oct At home Billious fever . 9 62 Scott James 50 M W M Georgia Mch Farmer Bleeding at lungs . 10 63 Scott Jasper 48 M W M Georgia May Farmer Typhoid fever . 11 68 Jackson Caroline 30 F B M Georgia May At home Hemorage at lungs . 12 68 Jackson Thomas 3/12 M B . Florida May At home Brain fever . 13 69 Horn Sarah 1 F B . Florida July At home Hooping cough . 14 72 Henry Susan 2/12 F B . Florida May At home Hooping cough . 15 76 Jackson Rose 4 F B . Florida July At home Whooping cough . 16 91 Boon Charles 20 M W . Florida Feb'y Farmer Meningitis . 17 92 Neal Green 17 M B . Alabama Feb'y Farm laborer Rhumatism . 18 101 Oswald Fannie 1/12 F W . Florida Jan At home White swelling . 19 132 Bevis Martin L. 26 M M . Georgia Sept Farm laborer Consumption . 20 139 Livingston S***t 78 M B M N Carolina Oct A. M. E. Preacher Bowel complaint . 21 142 Bryan Halconiss 3 F B . Florida July At home Billious fever . 22 145 Sims Simpson 38 M M M Florida Mch Farm laborer Rhumatism . 23 156 Nelson James 7 M W . Georgia Sept At home Erysipelas . 24 158 Martin Fannie 2 F M . Florida Aug At home Chills & fever . 25 161 Soncon? Delisla 3/12 F W . Florida June At home Congestive chill . 26 174 Smith Richard 22 M M . Florida Sept Farm laborer Pneumonia . 27 178 Edwards Asbury 1 M B . Florida Apl At home Diptheria . 28 182 McElroy Samuel 4/12 M B . Florida Mch At home Fever & chills . 29 189 Yrannier Frank 12 M M . Florida July At home Cholera morbus . 30 193 Hudsfield Ohio 60 M B M Virginia Aug Farm laborer Brain fever . 31 199 Borders Pernell 2/12 M M . Florida Sept At home Spasms . 32 201 Hutsfield Fannie E. 12 F M . Florida July At home Congestion of brain . 33 207 Johnston Sarah 4 F M . Florida June At home Congestive chill . 34 207 Johnston Toney 1/12 M M . Florida Sept At home Unknown . 35 207 Johnston William 1 M M . Florida Aug At home Brain fever . ================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Jackson DISTRICT: "3rd 1000 homes outside of Marianna" MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Z. Dickinson FILE PAGE NO: 8 HW PAGE NO: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================================ MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================================ 1 211 Holmes Robert Lee 2/12 M B . Florida Jan At home Brain fever . 2 214 McRay John 1 M B . Florida July At home Teething . 3 220 Perkins J**l 62 M W M Georgia Dec Farmer Not known . 4 229 Pitman Alexander 2 M M . Florida Mch At home Pneumonia . 5 233 Russ Fuller 90 M B M Virginia Apl Farm laborer Pneumonia . 6 238 Pete Louisa 9/12 F B . Florida Nov At home Brain fever . 7 240 Barnes Elizabeth 41 F B . Alabama May At home Brain fever . 8 242 Casper Margaret 10/12 F M . Florida Aug At home Teething . 9 243 Bill Penny 61 F B M N Carolina May Farm laborer Diareah . 10 259 Thomas Benjamin 2/12 M B . Florida May At home Brain fever . 11 288 Barnes Lavennia 2 F M . Florida Oct At home Dysentery . 12 289 Blackshire Charles 7/12 M M . Florida Nov At home Dysentery . 13 292 Long Euph*** 8/12 M M . Florida Oct At home Dysentery . 14 231 Ritts Cory 57 M M M S Carolina Apl Farmer Relapsing fever . 15 232 Byron Eaphi** 75 M B M N Carolina Sept Farm laborer Pneumonia Ends Jackson 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/ ================================================================================================================================================================================