Massac County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/massac/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 615 This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by Karen D. Foster 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 #T1133-58 STATE ILLINOIS COUNTY MASSAC 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: IL COUNTY: Massac DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: R. S. Nelson FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 615 ============================================================================================================================================ LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================ 1 Brown Henry C. 1/12 M W . . Ky June . Croup 2 . 2 Taylor Reuben 20 M M F S Ky May Butcher Pneumonia 10 . 3 Chapman Dan'l J. 22 M W . . NY May St Bt Cook Pneumonia 14 . 4 Brown Alexander 23 M . . . Ky July Cooper Deorhora 21 . 5 Patten Lewis 49 M B . M Ten May Plasterer Deorhora 4 . 6 Taylor Sam'l N. 55 M . . M Va July Farmer Murdered . . 7 Davisons Amaziah 74 M . . M Va May Farmer Gangreen 10 . 8 Everett Cepter 35 M . . . Ohio Jan'y Speculator Murdered . GEPTER bur. Chosen Friends IOOF Cem. 9 Laird O. P. 11 M . . . Ills Dec'r Speculator Pneumonia 10 Occupation is ditto mark 10 Mizell William 52 M . . M N Ca May Farmer Worm fever 2 . 11 Mizell James A. 1 M . . . Ills May . Pneumonia 16 . 12 Wilkins Martha 24 F . . M Ky May . Erysepelas 11 . 13 Gwinn John 45 M . . M Ten May Laborer Cholera 2 . 14 . Melissa 3 F . . . Ky March . Cholera 3 No surname written 15 . Mary Jane 6/12 F . . . Ills June . Cholera 3 No surname written 16 Kennedy Rob't E. 27 M . . . NY July Farmer Murdered . . 17 Morris John G. 8/12 M . . . Ills Aug't . Cholera 2 . 18 Williams Esson 55 M . . . Pa Dec'r Shoe maker Pneumonia 21 . 19 Thompson William D. 2 M . . . Va March . Brain fever 5 . 20 Cable Michael 45 M . . . Va June Farmer Cholera 1 . 21 Kinselow Thomas 28 M . . M Ky Aug't Farmer Cholera 1 . 22 Madden Mary 35 F . . M Pa March . Pneumonia 10 . 23 Busby Wm. B. 1/12 M . . . Ills Jan'y . Hives 5 . 24 Vickars Mary 36 F . . M Ten Ap'l . Consumption . . 25 Shirk Sam'l 40 M . . M Ohio May Farmer Pneumonia 14 . 26 Johnson John 62 M . . M N Ca March Farmer Hem of lungs 12 . 27 Bernly Harris 18 M B F . Ills Feb'y Farmer Typhus fever 14 . 28 Copeland Sarah 69 F . . M Ten June . Consumption . . 29 Copeland Isaac 35 M . . M Ills June Farmer Cholera 1 . 30 Hays Isaiah 57 M . . M Pa May Farmer Pneumonia 3 . 31 Wethem Frances 38 F . . M Ind March . Child bed 14 . 32 Barret Nancy 18 F . . M Ten July . Cholera 1 . 33 Farven? Louis 47 M . . M NC March Farmer Small pox 13 . 34 Copeland Ellenor 36 F . . . Ills June . A cholera 1 . 35 Fawn Alexander 30 M . . M Ky March Farmer Small pox 11 Ends Massac County Enumerator Remarks: The schools & school funds of Massac County are generally in a wretched condition which is caused by the great uncertainty and obscurity of the School Laws which renders it almost impossible to get any accurate information respecting them. Crime is of frequent occurrence yet I report no Criminals because Crime is Seldom punished **** individual Circuit of which Massac County forms a portion. ============================================================================================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================================================================================