Washington County, FL 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/fl/washington/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 1 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) 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 WASHINGTON 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---------------------------- =============================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: FL COUNTY: Washington DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: None ENUMERATOR: J. Hall FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 1 =============================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUP CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =============================================================================================================================================================== 1 10 Miller John 6 M W . Florida . . Aug At home Dropsy on brain . 2 19 Roley Martha 14 F W . Florida . . May At home Unknown . 3 19 Roley Charles 6 M W . Florida . . May At home Hemorrhage of bowels . 4 19 Roley Ellie 3 F W . Florida . . May At home Same . 5 19 Roley David 1 M W . Florida . . May At home Same . 6 89 Fanning James 52 M W M Alabama . . May Farmer Drowned . 7 124 Little Thomas 14 M W . Alabama . . May At home Dropsy of chest . 8 133 Miller Infant 1/12 F W . Florida . . Dec At home Croup . 9 156 Deston William 13 M W . Florida . . Sept At home Bilious fever . 10 166 Soule John 3 M W . Florida X . Aug At home Dropsy of heart . 11 166 Bird Ernest 12 M W . Florida . . Feb'y At home Pneumonia . 12 198 McCormick Ellen 3 F W . Florida . . Aug At home Cancer on face . 13 200 Everett Delia 4/12 F W . Florida . . July At home Convulsions . 14 221 Riley Cassandre 1 F W . Florida . . July At home Brain fever . 15 236 Edwards Mary J. 29 F W M Alabama . . Nov House keeping Liver disease . 16 266 Gainer Thomas 36 M W . Florida . . March Farmer Catarrh . 17 267 Martin James E. 67 M W . Georgia . . April Farmer Drowned . 18 346 Farley William A. 50 M W M Mississippi . . April Ship carpenter Drowned . 19 346 Luse Almon B. 27 M W . Michigan . . April Insp. Of customs Drowned . 20 364 Cox Jesse 27 M W . Florida . . July Farmer Erysipelas . 21 372 Johnson Georgian 3 F W . Florida . . Feb'y At home Burned to death . 22 404 Everett Mary 2 F W . Florida . . Aug At home Worms . 23 453 Barfield Reddin 60 M W M Georgia . . Sept Farming Pneumonia . 24 472 Taylor Teakle 65 M W M South Carolina . . May Farmer Paralysis . 25 468 Truett Sydney J. 53 M W M Alabama . . July Sawyer Consumption . 26 468 Matthias Martha W. 54 F W M North Carolina . . May House keeping Paralysis Blank below Enumerator's Remarks: Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5 had no attending Physician & the friends can give no cause of death more intelligable than as above: - Death in each case followed the attack within 36 hours. Nos. 17, 18, 19, drowned by upsetting of sloop in St. Andrews Bay. =============================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ===============================================================================================================================================================