Louisa County, IA 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/louisa/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 393-403 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 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM T1156-54 STATE IOWA COUNTY LOUISA 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: IA COUNTY: Louisa DISTRICT: Columbus City Township MICROFILM #: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: John Rigdon FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 393 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Stephens infant 2 m M . . . Ill Oct . Unknown 1 . 2 Ritchey Mary J. 2/12 F . . . Iowa March . Unknown 7 . 3 Kirkpatrick Edwin 1 M . . . Iowa Aug . Infl brain 23 . 4 Buffington Mary 43 F . . M Va Feb . Consumption 90 . 5 Evans Elizabeth A. 2/12 F . . . Iowa Feb . Unknown 14 . 6 Duncan Andrew 62 M . . M Tenn June Farmer Breast can 21 . 7 Hall Wilford 3 M . . . Iowa Aprill . Scarlet fever 15 . 8 Holaman William W. 2/12 M . . . Iowa Sept . Fitts 1 . 9 Little David M. *. 24 M . . M Ia May Joiner Eryseples 10 . 10 Gore Susana 10 F . . . Md June . Unknown 28 . 11 Palmer James W. 1 M . . . Md July . Measles 9 . 12 Manley William 3 M . . . Ohio Aug . Small pox 31 . 13 Little infant 1/12 M . . . Iowa Aprill . Unknown 9 . 14 Grimes John 1 M . . . Ohio May . Unknown 3 mon . 15 McNeal James 5 M . . . Iowa Aprill . Scarlet fever 42 . 16 Buffington Paul J. 12 M . . . Ill Aprill . Cong of brain 1 . 17 Wilson infant 2/12 M . . . Iowa June . Unknown 1 . 18 Jonson Margaret A. 1 F . . . Iowa Sept . Dysentery 30 . 19 Bell Francis M. 22 M . . . Tenn Jan Farmer Congestive chill 6 . 20 Bell Robert L. 2 M . . . Iowa Feb . Croup 2 . 21 McAllister Louisa A. 3 F . . . Iowa Feb . Scar fever 7 . 22 Kenry Henry 2/12 M . . . Iowa July . Unknown 7 . 23 Olds Hariet E. 2/12 F . . . Iowa Aprill . Lung fever 10 . 24 Dennis Catharine 50 F . . M Va Aprill . Con chills 4 . 25 Flake Samuel L. 17 M . . . Ia July Farmer Drown Suden . 26 Shepherd John 19 M . . . Ia March Farmer Infl brain 4 Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IA COUNTY: Louisa DISTRICT: Grandview Township MICROFILM #: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: John Rigdon FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 395 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Kirts William 31 M . . M Ohio May Farmer Liver C. 7 . 2 Morgan Martha 1 F . . . Iowa Oct . Flux 56 . 3 Creswell Ja's M. 35 M . . . Pa June Farmer Consump 1 y . 4 Creswell John 65 M . . M Pa March Farmer Diabates 4 m . 5 Snyder Frederick 36 M . . M Germany April Weaver Cholera 1 . 6 Pettet Sarah E. 1 F . . M Iowa Aug . Cholera Sudden Age & marital status as written 7 Dodder Jacob 12 M . . . NY April . Cholera 1 . 8 Webb William H. 2/12 M . . . Iowa March . Croup 14 . 9 Reeder Catharine 63 F . . W Va June . Inflamation of the brain 14 . 10 Reeder Leonidas H. 1 M . . . Iowa Sept . Flux 4 . 11 Thornton Winfield S. 2/12 M . . . Iowa Oct . Flux 7 . 12 Tinsley Mildred 25 F . . M Tenn July . Unknown 17 . 13 Hays Valentine 27 M . . M France May Farmer Lung fever 9 . 14 Murray Martha 1 F . . . Iowa Sept . Flux 5 . 15 Vandevort Sophia 34 F . . M Ohio May . Liver C. 18 m Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IA COUNTY: Louisa DISTRICT: Florence Township MICROFILM #: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: John Rigdon FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 397 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Curran Francis O. 15 M . . . Mex Nov Farmer Fever 35 . 2 Mickey John R. 37 M . . M Pa Oct Farmer Typhoid fever 28 . 3 Hamelton Jane 44 F . . . Va Feb . Consumption C . 4 Blake Isabella 25 F . . M Ohio Sept . Consumption 3 years . 5 Blake Charles H. 1 M . . . Iowa Oct . Inflamation of the brain 6 . 6 McClurken Matthew 32 M . . M Pa Aug Farmer Mountain fever 21 . 7 McClurken infant 1/12 M . . . Iowa Jan . Unknown 2 . 8 Joy Sarah J. 3 F . . . Ill Dec . Inflamation of the brain 21 . 9 . Melvina . . . . . . . . . . No other info written 10 Gregory Grant S. 22 M . . . Pa Dec Farmer Unknown 49 . 11 Smith Rachel 8/12 F . . . Iowa Oct . Dropsey of the brain 16 . 12 Nelson Marilla 2 F . . . Iowa Jan . Lung fever 12 Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IA COUNTY: Louisa DISTRICT: Wapello Township MICROFILM #: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: John Rigdon FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 399 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 . infant 1/12 F . . . Iowa June . Unknown 8 No surname written 2 Packard Albert 1 M . . . Iowa Sept . Sum com 30 . 3 Christy Thomas 1 M . . . Iowa Oct . Unknown 7 . 4 Dollarhide Charlotte 52 F . . M NC March . Lung fever 14 . 5 Miligan Nancy 24 F . . . Pa Dec . Consumption 5 yrs . 6 Barr Helen Mary 1 F . . . Iowa Aug . Whooping cough 28 . 7 Gratham Tho's M. 1 M . . . Iowa July . Dysentery 10 . 8 Welch Richard 96 M . . . Pa Sept Farmer Typhus fever 12 Age is questionable 9 Hicklin Demas N. 7/12 M . . . Iowa Sept . Inflamation of the brain 30 . 10 Welch Edward S. 6/12 M . . . Iowa Feb . Inflamation of the brain 18 . 11 Weber infant 4/12 F . . . Iowa Sept . Fits 14 . 12 Ludlow Sahile 23 M . . . Pa Aug Farmer Fits 3 . 13 Martin Mary 32 F . . M Md May . Accident 8 . 14 Brown Mary A. 10/12 F . . . Iowa Aug . Chronic dysentery 21 . 15 Greenwood Richard 56 M . . . England Sept Teacher Inflamation 14 Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IA COUNTY: Louisa DISTRICT: Jefferson Township MICROFILM #: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: John Rigdon FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 401 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Mallory Charles R. 3 M . . . Iowa April . Inflamation caused by burning 7 top right corner says U.S. Copy 2 Mallory Jane F. 5/12 F . . . Iowa July . Whooping cough 40 . 3 Hook Jane 57 F . . M Va May . Lung fever 10 . 4 Stump George 22 M . . . Va April Farmer Inflamation caused by bullet wounds 10 . 5 Trask Noble O. 1 M . . . Iowa Jan'y . Erysephalis 29 . 6 Poole Mary F. 5/12 F . . . Iowa Oct'r . Chill & fever 30 . 7 Benson Oregon 13 M . . . Iowa April . Chronic 9 . 8 Keever Elias P. 8 M . . . Iowa May . Brain fever 8 . 9 Cudney James 19 M . . . Canada March Laborer Lung fever 10 Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IA COUNTY: Louisa DISTRICT: Fredonia Township MICROFILM #: T1156-54 ENUMERATOR: John Rigdon FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 403 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Forbs Ammar J. 1 F . . . Iowa Sept . Inf of brain 14 . 2 Forbs Mason G. 7 M . . . Iowa May . Croup 1 . 3 Blake Sarah 36 F . . M La Jan . Lung fever 20 . 4 Blake infant 1/12 M . . . Iowa Jan . Unknown 3 . 5 Blake Kittura 27 F . . M Ia Jan . Lung fever 30 . 6 Knight Tryphera 3 F . . . Iowa Jan . Scarlet fever 7 . 7 Bedwell James 54 M . . M NC Jan Farmer Lung fever 12 . 8 Coulter Emily 7/12 F . . . Iowa Sept . Pleuresy 3 . 9 McNamara Margaret 32 F . . M Ill April . Inf of brain 10 . 10 Newel John 1 M . . . Iowa Aug . Inf of brain 10 . 11 Stirlin Ruth 11/12 F . . . Iowa Sept . Flux 5 . 12 Day Phebe 38 F . . M Ohio Jan . 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