Richland County, IL 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/il/richland/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten pages 732-733 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 RICHLAND 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: Richland DISTRICT: Clay & Richland MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Wm. Stokes FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 732 ================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================= 1 Jones Wm. M. 2 M . . . Kentucky July . Cholera Sudden . 2 Smith Mary 1 F . . . Illis July . Intermiting fever 12 . 3 Vickrey Nelson 39 M . . M N.C. September Farmer Pneumonia 12 . 4 Jolley Malinda 5 F . . . Illis September . Unknown 9 . 5 Davis John R. 1/12 M . . . Illis October . Croup 5 . 6 Naash . 1/12 M . . . Illis June . Unknown 3 No first name written 7 Stansberry . 1/12 F . . . Illis March . Unknown 1 No first name written 8 Gillespy Louvina 10/12 F . . . Illis September . Croup 3 . 9 Baker Mary 18 F . . W Illis December . Pneumonia 7 . 10 Allen Sarah J. 1 F . . . Illis July . Unknown 6 . 11 Burvill Mary J. 8/12 F . . . Illis August . Inflamation brain Sudden . 12 Copenhour Barbra E. 2/12 F . . . Illis April . Croup 1 . 13 Anderson Mary 14 F . . . Ohio November . Tyfes fever 1 month . 14 Blanchard Philena 2 F . . . Illis October . Inflamation 18 . 15 Bawldwin Mary A. 29 F . . M Ohio July . Consumption 1 year . 16 Russel John 6 M . . . Illis September . Scarlet fever 4 . 17 Hughs Loucinda 19 F . . M Ind January . Unknown 9 . 18 Johnson Moses 50 M . . M Kentucky August Farmer Milk sick 5 . 19 Martin Hugh 2 M . . . Illis February . Worms 14 . 20 Harris James H. 6 M . . . Illis July . Cholera infantum 2 . 21 Himebarger Margaret 1/12 F . . . Illis February . Unknown 18 . 22 Himebarger Catharine 2/12 F . . . Illis March . Unknown 1 month . 23 Jones Robert 4/12 M . . . Illis June . Diareah 14 . 24 Ridgley Hannah 10/12 F . . . Illis March . Scarlet fever 7 . 25 Barlett John 43 M . . M Pennsylvania January Farmer Unknown 1 year . 26 Ratcliff Thomas 7/12 M . . . Illis August . Cholera infantum 3 . 27 Ratcliff Francis 7/12 F . . . Illis August . Cholera infantum 2 . 28 Phillips John 83 M . . M Pennsylvania February Farmer Unknown 21 . 29 Smith David F. 2 M . . . Illis January . Unknown Sudden Blank below ================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IL COUNTY: Richland DISTRICT: Clay & Richland MICROFILM #: T1133-58 ENUMERATOR: Wm. Stokes FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 733 ================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================= 1 Toliver Eli 4/12 M . . . Illis August . Unknown 3 weeks . 2 Washburn Martha J. 14 F . . . Illis June . Unknown 2 months . 3 Washburn Barbra B. 11 F . . . Illis August . Unknown 10 . 4 Taylor . 6/12 M . . . Illis March . Unknown 1 No first name written 5 Herrington Mary A. 13 F . . . Illis January . Unknown 14 . 6 Herrington Susan F. 6 F . . . Illis February . Worm fever 10 . 7 Mathews Randolph M. 11 M . . . Ind August . Nervous fever 14 . 8 Mathews Jasper J. 9 M . . . Ind August . Nervous fever 14 . 9 McCanless Mary C. 7/12 F . . . Illis January . Croup 3 . 10 Banner Permelia J. 2 F . . . Illis October . Croup 4 . 11 Phillips Sarah A. 4/12 F . . . Illis August . Bronchitis 15 . 12 Brooks Wm. H. 1 M . . . Illis July . Unknown 7 . 13 Lewis Stephen 32 M . . M Tennessee March Farmer Consumption C . 14 Anderson Mary A. 5 F . . . Illis January . Pneumonia 2 months . 15 Grey Alfred A. 4/12 M . . . Illis June . Unknown 4 months . 16 Kitchet Ida C. 3 F . . . Illis October . Congestive fever 21 . 17 Spring Ella 2 F . . . Illis September . Cholera infantum 2 months . 18 Clark Keelen 13 M . . . Illis February . Plurisy 6 . 19 Baker John W. 8/12 M . . . Illis March . Inflamation brain 3 . 20 Simmons Perry 9/12 M . . . Illis August . Unknown 5 . 21 McWilliams Mary E. 5 F . . . Ohio September . Fever 20 . 22 Traner John 6/12 M . . . Illis March . Unknown 4 . 23 Quals Alfred 35 M . . M Tennessee September Farmer Billious fever 1 month . 24 Thompson Henry 1 M . . . Illis August . Bronchitis 2 months . 25 Linder Frederick 9 M . . . Illis October . Cholera morbus 7 . 26 Baker Eber T. 2 M . . . Illis January . Bronchitis 3 . 27 Lowery Eliza A. 26 F . . M Illis February . Unknown 5 months . 28 Allen Andrew J. 4/12 M . . . Illis August . Inflamation brain 1 month . 29 Melleman Christian 1 M . . . Illis February . Croup 3 . 30 Richards Sarah 1 F . . . Illis February . Unknown 6 months . 31 Decker . 1/12 F . . . Illis December . Unknown 1 No first name written 32 Ward Stephen 67 M . . M N.C. March Farmer Unknown 2 months . 33 Green Benjamin 62 M . . M Virginia June Farmer Inflamation 4 . 34 West Thomas 67 M . . M Kentucky September Farmer Unknown Sudden . 35 Stuteville Harriet 4 F . . . Illis September . Intermiting fever 9 Ends Richland 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/ =================================================================================================================================================