Coles County, IL 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/coles/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) 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 1860 MICROFILM-#: T1133-59 STATE ILLINOIS COUNTY COLES 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. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: East Oakland Township FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Kite William D. H. 8 M W F . Illinois February . Lung fever 10 . 2 Allen William R. 6 M W F . Illinois April . Lung fever 4 . 3 Caldwell Margaret 71 F W F W Tennessee April House keeper Old age 3 . 4 Caldwell James B. 35 M W F . Tennessee May Farmer Accident 2 . 5 Burt John M. 3/12 M W F . Illinois October . Whooping cough 9 . 6 Redman Peter 3 M W F . Illinois November . Whooping cough 10 . 7 Esq*** George W. 10/12 M W F . Illinois July . Dropsy of brain 12 . 8 Boyle Mary A. 38 F W F W New Jersey April . Dropsy of brain 5 months . 9 Ashmore Thornton J. 1 M W F . Illinois August . Summer complaint 12 . 10 Hudson Mary F. 25 F W F . Virginia April . Peratum Eatus 12 . 11 Blair Daniel B. 5 M W F . Illinois October . Consumption 6 months . 12 Jackson A. J. 1 M W F . Illinois February . Lung fever 7 . 13 Tinsley Stephen A. D. 1 M W F . Illinois February . Pleurisy 12 . 14 Hill James E. 2 M W F . Virginia May . Brain fever 20 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Mattoon Township FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 White Louisa 21 F W F M Ohio Aug Domestic Consumption 100 . 2 White Jane 2 F W F . Ills Sept . Flux 12 . 3 Jenkins Charles H. 2 M W F . Ills July . Brain 12 . 4 Bruner Winneford 1 F W F . Ky Dec . Scald head 2 . 5 Wilson Robert 6/12 M W F . Ills July . Dysentery 4 . 6 House Charles P. 3 M W F . Ills Oct . Typhoid fever 12 . 7 House Nancy E. 6/12 F W F . Ills March . Lung fever 12 . 8 Richardson Eliza 20 F W F M Canada West Nov Domestic Giving birth 18 . 9 Puff Samuel 6/12 M W F . Ills May . Dysentery 10 . 10 Nabb Allean 7/12 F W F . Ills Dec . Whooping cough 6 months . 11 . Matilda 25 F W F M Canada East Nov . Lung fever 7 No surname or visible ditto mark 12 Gill Edward 1 M W F . Ind Jan . Croup 6 . 13 Hill George 18 M W F . Ohio April Farm laborer . 12 No COD written 14 Hannessy Ann 1 F W F . Ills Jan . Croup 3 . 15 Hasbruck Eliza 2 F W F . Ills Feb . . 20 No COD written 16 Sullivan Patrick 7/12 M W F . Mass Aug . Summer complaint 6 . 17 Thompson Luther 32 M W F M Ohio March Tailor Consumption 60 . 18 Allison Harvey 2 M W F . Ills Feb . Croup 3 . 19 Rogers Lydia H. 3/12 F W F . Ills March . Scrofula 30 . 20 Dole J. K. 4 M W F . Ills March . Croup 4 . 21 Palmer Robert 70 M W F . Va Nov Farmer Dis of heart 60 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Humbolt Township FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Finley Sarah 26 F . . M Ohio June . Dropsy 120 . 2 Danard Pierson 4 M . . . Ohio Sept . Dropsy of brain 12 DONART, bur. Brann Cem 3 Danard Catharine 17 F . . . Ills June . Croup 1 DONART, Age 1, bur. Brann Cem. 4 Fowler Marquis 1 M . . . Ills May . Inflammation of brain 90 . 5 Lathrop Nancy E. 23 F . . M Ills June . Consumption 3 years . 6 Wharton Emma J. 2 F . . . Ind Aug . Croup 2 days . 7 McNutt Cha's 4/12 M . . . Ills Feb . Croup 2 days . 8 Clark Marietta 48 F . . M N.Y. Oct . Chills 4 days . 9 Whitehead E. 25 M . . . Ky Nov Farmer Lung fever 43 days . 10 Chambers Elijah 8 M . . . Ohio Oct . Put. Sore Throat 2 days . 11 Reynolds Ja's 15 M . . . Ind July . Lightning . . 12 Reynolds Tho's J. 5 M . . . Ind April . Fits 8 . 13 Mull Wm 2 M . . . Ohio Dec . Whooping cough 6 weeks Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Morgan Township FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 4 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hevel Jacob 6 M . . . Ills Sept . Not known 1 bur. Craig Cem., age 4 2 Hevel John 2 M . . . Ills Aug . Typhoid fever 15 bur. Craig Cem. 3 Roberts Araminta 26 F . . . Ind Feb . Not known 2 . 4 Bradfield Litha 42 F . . . Ind March . Not known 7 . 5 Harris Rebecca 48 F . . . Ky Aug . Inflammation bowels 2 years Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Paradise Township FILE PAGE: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 5 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Carpenter Miranda A. 10/12 F . . . Ills Oct . Inflammation of brain 8 . 2 Cleno John A. 18 M . . . Ky Sept Farmer Typhoid fever 17 . 3 Akers Isaac 19 M . . . Ky Aug Farmer Inflammation of brain 20 . 4 Rogers Emma J. 1 . . . . Ills . . Flux 10 No death month written 5 Polk Margaret E. 2 F . . . Ills Sept . Diarrhea 60 . 6 Tucker Tho's S. 15 M . . . Ind June Farmer Inflammation 7 . 7 Tucker Belinda W. 1 F . . . Ind Feb . Inflammation bowels 2 . 8 Jenkins Lewis 30 M . . M Ky March Farmer Consumption 24 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Lafayette Township FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 6 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Vandeven Tho's T. P. 1 M . . . Ills July . Scarlet fever 5 . 2 McDaniels Alex'r 39 M . . . Penn Oct Farmer Inflammation of bowels 21 . 3 Caughron Sarah E. 1/12 F . . . Ills Feb . Croup 3 . 4 Ashbrook Alma 1 F . . . Ills Aug . Rash 60 . 5 Raines Ezra W. 1 M . . . Ills Dec . Scarlet fever 12 . 6 Jones Mary 19 F . . . Ills July . Palsy 30 . 7 Drummond Martha 3 F . . . Ills Oct . Putrid sore throat 27 . 8 Hart Ellen Bell 1 F . . . Ills Feb . Croup 2 . 9 Hedges M. Emma 4 F . . . Ind Nov . Croup 2 . 10 Woods Benj. 8 M . . . Ills July . Bruised by a horse 9 . 11 Gray Geo. 1/12 M . . . Ills Sept . Hives 1 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: South Okaw Township FILE PAGE: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 7 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Philips Elizabeth J. 6 F . . . Ills June . Scarlet fever 3 . 2 Higgenbotham Jno. M. 16 M . . . Ills Aug Farmer Typhoid fever 2 . 3 Woods Susan E. 8/12 F . . . Ills April . Lung fever 7 . 4 Divines Alice O. 1 F . . . Ills April . Lung fever 14 . 5 Huff Rosina 2 F . . . Ky April . Consumption 60 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Charleston Township FILE PAGE: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 8 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Cottingham Geo. L. 89 M . M . Md Aug Farmer Old age 2 Marriage in wrong column? 2 Cheek Benj. 42 M . M . Ills Oct Day laborer . 12 No COD written 3 Whaland Mary A. 5 F . . . Ills Oct . Typhoid fever 12 bur. Old City Cem. 4 Evans Ann 13 F . . . Va Feb . Brain fever 6 . 5 Jeffries J. R. 47 M . . M Tenn Nov Harness Dealer . 3 No COD written 6 Parcells John F. 39 M . . M Ky Sept Merchant Consumption 12 bur. Old City Cem. 7 Quimby Abraham 4 M . . . Ills Aug . Typhoid fever 6 . 8 William Sarah C. 1 F . . . Ills Feb . Lung fever 18 . 9 Behsley Eleanor 16 F . . . Ohio Aug . Typhoid fever 27 . 10 Kaiser Tho's F. 7/12 M . . . Ills July . Diarrhea 7 . 11 Hutchison B. 2 F . . . Ills Sept . Croup 3 Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Seven Hickory Township FILE PAGE: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 9 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Farrell Wm. H. 2 M . . . Ills Oct . Inflam of head 28 bur. Pleasant Prairie Cem. 2 Stinnet Sallie 2 F . . . Ills Dec . Typhoid fever 28 . 3 Osborn David 8 M . . . Ohio July . Inflam of bowels 20 . 4 Bush Mary 1 F . . . Ills Aug . Flux 4 . 5 Mitchell Wm. T. 3 M . . . Ills July . Palsy & fever 18 bur. Mound Cem. 6 Wheatley John W. 10/12 M . . . Ills June . Lung fever 24 . 7 Woodworth Lewis 3 M . . . Ky Oct . . 16 No COD or visible ditto mark 8 Brewer Martin 56 M . . . N.C. Sept Farmer Consumption 23 . 9 Rosebrough Amanda 41 F . . . Ind April . Dropsy of heart 4 months Blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: IL COUNTY: Coles DISTRICT: Hutton & Pleasant Grove Township FILE PAGE: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 11 ENUMERATOR: H. S. Taylor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LINE LAST-NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Whitaker Mary 7 F . . . Va Sept . Flux 28 HW Page 10 not found 2 Whitaker Benj. C. 3 M . . . Ills Jan . Scalded 13 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Agnis Ja's M. 38 M . . M Va July Farmer Consumption 1 year Begin Pleasant Grove Twp 12 Agnis Caroline 6/12 F . . . Ills Feb . Typhoid fever 21 . 13 Minor Geo. W. 3 M . . . Ills Sept . Typhoid fever 14 . 14 Lee Eva 2 F . . . Ind April . Lung fever 10 . 15 Leach Jane 47 F . . M Va Nov Domestic Typhoid fever 28 . 16 Bennett Ja's H. 1 M . . . Ills May . Scarlet fever 28 . 17 Norman Nancy 18 F . . . Ohio Oct . Consumption 1 year . 18 Collins Martha 1 F . . . Ills July . Flux 11 . 19 Rodgers Ja's 29 M . . . Ala March Farmer Typhoid 42 . 20 Linn Hugh 71 M . . . Penn July Farmer Jaundice *** . 21 Rouse Ja's C. 25 M . . . Ills July Farmer Consumption 102 . 22 Moffet H. C. 26 M . . . Va Aug Farmer Typhoid fever 35 . 23 Cutler Mary A. 1 F . . . Ills March . Hives ** . 24 Wright Elizabeth 26 F . . M Va Sept Domestic Typhoid 20 . 25 Gressel Elizabeth 24 F . . M Va July Domestic Typhoid fever 10 . 26 Ford Jno. 4/12 M . . . Ind May . Inf'n brain 4 . 27 Reed Dan P. 23 M . . . Ills March Farmer Lung fever 15 . 28 Ray Mary E. 3 F . . . Ills Feb . Typhoid fever 14 . 29 Thrasher Margret 13 F . . . Ills July . Cong chill 2 . 30 Burch Martha 75 F . . M England April Domestic Old age . . 31 Rudder Rob S. 14 M . . . Ky Aug . Accidental . . 32 Brooks Mary A. 18 F . . . Ills Aug . Typhoid fever 10 . 33 Lashbrook Margret E. 2 F . . . Ills Sept . Dropsy 100 . 34 Mitchell Wm. R. 21 M . . M Ills April Farmer Typhoid 4 bur. Mitchell Cem. 35 Prince Amand J. 17 F . . . Ills March . 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