Pope County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/pope/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 709 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 IL COUNTY POPE 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: Pope DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Edward D. C. Wingate FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 709 ============================================================================================================================================ LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================ 1 Hathaway Archer 36 M . . M Virginia August Farmer Chronick 30 . 2 Hart Mitchell 3 M . . . Illinois January . Fever 10 . 3 Williams John 38 M . . M Kentucky May Farmer Fever 4 . 4 Lewis Moses 22 M . . . Tennessee Decb'r . Consumption 42 . 5 Ford Elizabeth B. 28 F . . M Tennessee Janr'y . Cholera 4 . 6 Ford Martha 5 F . . . Illinois Janr'y . Cholera 4 . 7 Brown George 55 F . . M South Carolina Janr'y . Fever 10 . 8 Ewell Margaret 22 F . . M Illinois Nov . Fever 21 . 9 Vaughn Martha 3/12 F . . . Illinois Decb'r . Hives 10 . 10 Holiman Elizabeth 1 F . . . Illinois Oct . Hives 6 . 11 Rile John 4/12 M . . . Illinois Aug't . Ch'o Ift 21 Cholera Infantum 12 Hogg Francis 79 M . . M Georgia May . Fever 7 . 13 Hart Michael 3 M . . . Illinois Jan'y . Janders 17 . 14 Roper Samuel 47 M . . M England July Merchant Cholera 17 . 15 Field Nancy 24 F . . . Illinois July . Cholera 2 . 16 McGee Francis 29 F . . . Tennessee July . Cholera 1 . 17 McGee Elizabeth 66 F . . M Kentucky May . Accident 30 . 18 King Luranda 3/12 F . . . Illinois April . Hives 3 . 19 Day Daniel 35 M . . M Missouri March . Fever 8 . 20 Spradley William 28 M . . M North Carolina May . Fever 9 . 21 Jennings Joseph . . . . . . . . . . Name only 22 Rider Samuel 17 M . . . Georgia June Farmer Chronick 10 Ends Pope 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/ ============================================================================================================================================