Washington County, FL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/washington/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 789 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 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM -- STATE FLORIDA COUNTY WASHINGTON 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: FL COUNTY: Washington DISTRICT: 3rd Division MICROFILM #: -- ENUMERATOR: E. H. Rilber FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 789 ========================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================= 1 Morris Joseph 52 M . . M N Carolina June Farmer Liver complaint 40 . 2 . Eve 3/12 F B S . Florida Sept . Lock jaw 7 . 3 Barry Robert 4/12 M . . . Alabama Oct . Unknown 30 . 4 Faulk John 6 M . . . Geor Apr . Dropsy 14 . 5 . Fanny 15 F B S . N. Car Jan . Fever 8 . 6 . Jane 3/12 F M S . Fla Dec . Cong chill 1 . 7 Fergerson Rachael 70 F . . M S Carolina Aug . Quinsy 1 . 8 . Joe 2 M B S . Alabama July . Cholera infantum 30 . 9 Lesander Leander 30 M . . . N. Car June Carpenter Cholic 2 . 10 Cook William 4 M . . . N York March . Croup 2 . 11 . Joseph 40 M B S . N. Car July . Fever 2 . 12 Andrews Evan 88 M . . . Unknown Jan Farmer Age 8 . 13 Fergerson James 50 M . . . Scotland Dec Sailor Dropsy 30 . 14 Fergerson John 16 M . . . Florida Aug Labourer Unknown 2 . 15 Oakes Thomas 35 M . . M N York July Engineer Stabed 9 . 16 Worthington Mary 26 F . . M Unknown Dec . Child birth . . 17 . Trim 27 F B S . S. Car Aug . Inflamation 14 . 18 Alford Jefferson 3 M . . . Alabama Aug . Worms 21 . 19 . George 65 M B S . Virginia June . Unknown 3 . 20 . Mary 70 F B S . Virginia July . Pleuresy 14 . 21 . Aron 2 M B S . Fla March . Croup 2 . 22 Carr Henry W. 4 M . . . Alabama Feb . Fever 1 Ends Washington 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/ =========================================================================================================================================