Tippecanoe County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/tippecanoe/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Robert E. Lane and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2024 by Robert E. Lane ========================================================================== 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, Robert E. Lane All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1850 MORTALITY STATE INDIANA COUNTY TIPPECANOE 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 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- TRANSCRIBER REMARKS: The enumerators sometimes used "Ia" as an abbreviation for Indiana, which was fairly common during this time period. Within a few years, "Ia" was being used for Iowa. I transcribed "Ia" as "In" to prevent any confusion. The census sheets were apparently bound into a book. The way they were bound cut off a small portion of the side of the page in the binding. I transcribed as much as I could read. Tippecanoe County was formed March 1, 1826, from Wabash County, and named for the anglicization of "Kiteepihkwana", a  Miami people term meaning "place of the buffalo fish people." It was the site of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe. French occupation started in the 1670s and British occupation in 1763. It became part of the United States Northwest Territory in 1787, part of Indiana Territory in 1800, and finally part of the State of Indiana in 1816.  ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 244 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Peck Martha A. 6/365 F . . . In Oct . Scrofula 1 . 2 Hankinds Mr. 40 M . . W Pa Apr Teamster Lung Fever 4 mo . 3 Patterson Eliza 23 F . . M Unknown May . Child Birth 1 yr . 4 Biggs P-- 1/365 M . . . In May . Still Born . . 5 Deal Ester J. 10/12 F . . . In Mar . Cronick 2 . 6 Lorance Joseph 38 M . . M NY Aug Carpenter Croup 1 . 7 . George 13 M . . . O Aug . Cholera 1 No last name 8 Petis John A. 21 M . . . O Jul Blacksmith Flux 4 wk . 9 Chase Mary E. 10/12 F . . . In Jun . Consump 3 mo . 10 Shelton John 65 M . . M Ky Jul Laborer Cholera 1 . 11 Patt Jackson 39 M . . M O Jul Brick Mason Cholera 1 . 12 Berryhill John T. 30 M . . M O Jul Stone Cutter Cholera 3 wk . 13 Whiticer Charles 34 M . . M Pa Aug Stone Mason Cholera 1 . 14 Piquard Franklin 5/12 M . . . O Aug . Typhoid Fever 10 . 15 Peden Baily 3/12 M . . . In Apr . Cronick 1 . 16 McMan Anthony 36 M . . M Germany Jul Farmer Cholera 1 . 17 Howel John 1/12 M . . . In Aug . Flux 7 wk . 18 Coulgrove Elizabeth 61 F . . W NY May . Lung Fever 3 yr . 19 Stiles George W. 9 M . . . O Aug . Cholera Sudden . 20 Stiles Adaline S. 7 F . . . In Aug . Cholera Sudden . 21 Stiles Abigal 2 F . . . In Aug . Cholera Sudden . 22 Tyler Abrehan 58 M . . W NJ Aug Laborer Cholera Sudden . 23 Quigley Emily 4 F . . . In Oct . Inf. Brain 3 wk . 24 Quigley B. 1/365 M . . . In Feb . Still Born 3 wk . 25 Ingalking Mary 23 F . . M Germany Aug . Cholera 3 wk . 26 Ingalking Henry 18 M . . . Germany Aug Laborer Cholera 3 wk . 27 Frownfetter Joseph M. 1 M . . . In Jul . Cholera 5 . 28 Smith John 39 M . . M O May Carpenter Lung Fever 8 . 29 Newman John 51 M . . W Unknown Apr Carpenter Lung Fever 12 . 30 Hingle Jacob 8/12 M . . . In May . Cramp 1 . 31 Lumas Olive 1 F . . . In Aug . Cholera 7 . 32 Ellis Edith M. 1/365 F . . . In Jun . Erysepels 1 . 33 Huntsinger Rachel 41 F . . M Pa Aug . Consump 3 yr . 34 Cassel George W. 5/12 M . . . In May . Hooping Cough 4 wk . 35 Vaughn Flemming 5 M . . . In Aug . Cholera 9 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 245 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hobson Fanny 43 F . . M NY Apr . Cronick 4 yr . 2 Warren John 1 M . . . In Jul . Cholera . . 3 Olds William O. 9/12 M . . . In Feb . Small Pox . . 4 Cutter Nancy 60 F . . M Ireland Aug . Cholera . . 5 Patters Joseph 3/12 M . . . In Aug . Cholera 3 wk . 6 Heath Elizabeth 70 F . . W Ireland Jan . Winter Fever . . 7 Holliday Fanny 4 F . . . In Jul . Croup . . 8 Larkins Martha 1 F . . . O Apr . Lung Fever . . 9 Conners Maria 2 F . . . Canada Jul . Unknown . . 10 Aherson Honora 36 F . . M Ireland Aug . Fever . . 11 Donovan Timothy 33 M . . . Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera . . 12 Rank William E. 43 M . . M NJ Jul Blacksmith Cholera . . 13 Archibald Mary C. 5/12 F . . . In Feb . Lung Fever . . 14 Ford Henry 17 M . . . In Oct None Consump 3 wk . 15 Harrington Robert M. 3 M . . . O Aug . Cholera 3 wk . 16 Covington Malissa J. 1 F . . . In Oct . Scarlett F . . 17 Heath Amanda 1 F . . . In Sep . Diareah 5 mo . 18 Johnson Edwin A. 3 M . . . In Sep . Flux 1 ? . 19 McFall Martha 1 F . . . In Aug . Diareah . . 20 Moore John 28 M . . . Pa Aug Carpenter Cholera 1 mo . 21 Downey James E. 2/12 M . . . In Apr . Small Pox . . 22 Morris Edward 1 M . . . In Sep . Fever 24 . 23 Hewey Maria 6 F . . . In Jan . Infl. Lungs 8 ? . 24 Cushion Robert M. 50 M . . W Ireland Aug Laborer Cholera . . 25 Cushion Catharine 28 F . . M Ireland Jul . Cholera . . 26 Pike Isaac 37 M . . . Pa May Shoemaker Cholera . . 27 Tift Nathan 56 M . . M NY Jul Dancing Master Apoplectic . . 28 Clark James F 44 M . . M Vermont Feb Stone Cutter Cholera 2 ? . 29 Woodruff Josiah 34 M . . M O Mar Boatman Inf. Brain 4 birthplace unclear 30 Devolt James 2 M . . . In Mar . W. Fever 10 . 31 Devolt Infant 1/2 F . . . In Jul . Unknown . . 32 Caregun Bridget 30 F . . . Ireland * . Cholera . . 33 Briggs Samuel 1/365 M . . . In Mar . Still Born . . 34 Briggs Levin 1/365 M . . . In Mar . Still Born . . 35 Peck Harret N. 5 F . . . In Sep . Cronick . . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lauramie ENUMERATOR: Telemachus O'Dell FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 246 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Hunter Lodema 10 F . . . In Jan . Disease Brain . . 2 Hunter Enos 6 M . . . In Dec . Disease Brain . . 3 Rodger William 14 M . . . In Jun . Fever . . 4 Rodger Samuel 80 M . . . In Jan . Plurisy . . 5 McBride Andrew 50 M . . W Oh Jan Blacksmith Typhoid Fever . . 6 Mann John 1 M . . . In Oct . Lung Fever . . 7 Loke Helen 3 M . . . In Dec . Winter Fever . . 8 Blue Arminda 1/12 F . . . In Apr . Flux . . 9 Dehart Mariah 35 F . . M Oh May . Fever . . 11 Conroe Job 71 M . . M NY Feb Farmer Chronic 5 . 12 Russell Henry 65 M . . M Va Jan Carpenter Fever 14 . 13 Stoner Martha 10 F . . . In Mar . Disease Brain 5 . 14 Bartholomew Stephen 26 M . . . England Dec Farmer Rickets 21 . 15 Arnold Charles 44 M . . M NY Aug Farmer Flux 18 . 16 Arnold Hannah 18 F . . . In M** . Flux 17 . 17 Driskill Minerva 1 F . . . In Sep . Flux 6 . 18 Bryant Wm. 15 M . . M Va Apr Farmer Lung Fever 1 . 19 Ruth Isaac 15 M . . W N.C. May Farmer Cholic 21 . 20 Rakestraw Leander 8/12 M . . . In May . Croup 21 . 21 Jaffe Noel V. 16 M . . . NY Feb . Erysepels 30 . 22 Jaffe Seth A. 11 M . . . NY *** . Erysepels 10 . 23 Gilaspie Addison 21 M . . . Va Nov Farmer Consumption 10 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Sheffield ENUMERATOR: Telemachus O'Dell FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 247 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 David Mary 54 F . . M Va Jun . Chronic C . 2 Cosner Platt 5/12 M . . . Ind Aug . Dis. Brain 5 . 3 Dodbel James 83 M . . W Del Oct . Dis. Lungs 14 . 4 White Jeremiah 33 M . . M MD Dec Farmer Consump C . 5 Green Henry 5 M . . . Ind Aug . Bowles 13 . 6 Clark David 60 M . . M NJ Sep Farmer Flux 14 . 7 Charles John 29 M . . . O Dec Farmer Flux 14 . 8 Mikle Charles 33 M . . M Va March Farmer Dis. Lungs 10 . 10 Thomson Phebe 61 F . . M Va Feb . Flux 10 . 11 Thomson Sarah 6 F . . . Ind Aug . Flux 7 . 12 Yount Elizabeth 1 F . . . Ind Aug . Lung Fever 3 . 13 Nelson John 16 M . . . Ind Jul . Measles 40 . 14 Smith Christopher 10/12 M . . . Ind Sep . Consump 10 . 15 Lupton Catharine 57 F . . M Va Apr . Lung Fever C . 16 Rowan Alexander 36 M . . M O Feb Merchant Consump 7 . 17 Dodson Anna 27 F . . M O Nov . Croup C . 18 Dodson Margret 4/12 F . . . Ind Dec . Liver Comp. 1 . 19 Linzy Levelyn 3 M . . . Ind Jan . Croup 21 . 20 Lank Jerome 2 M . . . Ind Sep . Dis. Liver 4 . 21 Ryscraft Louisa 25 F . . M Ind Oct . Typhoid F. 21 . 22 Martin Robert 32 M . . M Penn Dec Farmer Flux 14 . 23 Ashton Jonathan 2 M . . . Ind Aug . Cong. Fever 13 . 24 Crouse Martha 4/12 F . . . Ind Apr . Dis. Brain 2 . 25 Carter Jerome 3/12 M . . . Ind Jul . Fever 10 . 26 Powel Elizabeth 35 F . . M O Dec . Croup 11 . 27 Wiltshire Mary A. 4 F . . . Ind Nov . Dropsy 2 . 28 Blacklidge Elizabeth 56 F . . M Ky Nov . Dropsy C . 29 Goldsberry Mary 76 F . . . Va Nov . Bronchitus 2 . 30 Bowshire Jacob 1 M . . . Ind Apr . Cholera C . 31 Goldsberry Wm. 6 M . . . Ind Aug . Newalgy 1 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Perry ENUMERATOR: Telemachus O'Dell FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 248 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Stambaugh David 2 M . . . . Jul . Drowned . No birthplace 2 Blackburn Sarah 49 F . . W Ky Aug . Cholera 1 . 3 Blackburn Allison 19 M . . . Ind Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 4 Smith Alrick 8 M . . . Ind Aug . Cholera 1 . 5 Smith Latin ? 1/12 M . . . Ind Aug . Cholera 21 . 6 Ford Jane 54 F . . . Va Oct . Chills 5 . 8 Miller Mary 8 F . . . In Oct . Chills 14 . 9 Cochrell Newton 1 M . . . In Aug . Chills 14 . 10 Marsh Absalom 58 M . . M Va Jan Farmer Fever 15 . 11 McBath William 77 M . . W Ireland Aug Farmer Cholera 1 d. 7/29/1849 bur Greenbush Cem 12 Hewit Sanders 5/12 M . . . In Apr . Unknown 60 . 13 Fisher Barbery 56 F . . M Germany Dec . Dropsey 14 . 14 Hedrick Henry 14 M . . . Va Aug . . . . 15 Lay Charles 4/12 M . . . Va Apr . Croup 8 . 16 Burns Henry 16 M . . . Va Aug . . . . 17 Franks Andrew 46 M . . M Penn Mar Miller Chronick . . 18 Ulery David 71 M . . W Penn Nov Farmer Unknown 20 d. 11/28/1849 bur Ulery Cem 19 Dye Cordelia 15 F . . . In Jan . Fever 14 . 20 Tucker James 8 M . . . In Aug . Flus 14 . 21 Lesley Leroy 11 M . . . In Nov . . 5 . 22 Lesley Jasper 1 M . . . In Nov . Throat Putrid 9 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Washington ENUMERATOR: Telemachus O'Dell FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 249 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Stern Jeremiah 90 M W . . In Jun Farmer Cholera 3 . 2 Holmes Sylvanus 16 M W . . Oh Sep . Consumption 19 mo . 3 Street Mary 28 F W . M Oh Dec . Unknown 9 Sturt? 4 Street Sarah E. 5/12 F W . . Ind Jan . Inflam. Brain 5 . 5 Street Solomon 3/12 M . . . In Mar . Measles 15 . 6 Hammond Daniel 39 M . . . Ny Aug Cooper Cholera 1 . 7 Umphrey Chester F. 50 M . . M Conn Nov Farmer Fever 1 . 8 Long Robert H. 97 M . . . In Jun M.D. Cholic 3 . 9 Tea Cornelia 1 F . . . In Aug . Fits 9 . 10 Gibs John 3 M . . . In Jan . Worms 2 . 11 Stranahan Martha J. 7/12 F . . . In Apr . Iflam. Brain 20 . 12 Allburn . . . . . . . . . . . Line not finished 13 Acres Nancy 55 F . . M Penn Jan . Inflam. Brain 6 mo . 14 Rains Archibald 44 M . . M Oh Nov Carpenter Lungs Bleeding 5 mo . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: District 110 ENUMERATOR: Jerome B. O'Dell FILE PAGE NO: 7 HW PAGE NO: 250 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Reah Jacob 53 M . . M NJ Nov Farmer Erysipelus 11 . 2 Parker Samuel 1/12 M . . . In Apr . Spasms 1 . 3 Laming Joseph 2 M . . . In Jun . Infl. Lungs 60 . 4 Marion George 1/12 M . . . In Jun . Hoop. Cought 14 . 5 McBroom Elizabeth 34 F . . M Oh Jan . Consumption C . 6 Fox Amos 48 M . . M Va Apr Farmer Infl. Lungs 30 . 7 Harvey Mandalet 58 M . . M MD Sep Farmer Infl. Lungs 5 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: District 110 ENUMERATOR: Jerome B. O'Dell FILE PAGE NO: 8 HW PAGE NO: 251 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Rankin Mary L. 22 F . . M Ill Apr . Arysipelus . . 2 Lenard Charlotte L. 12 F . . . Ill May . Arysipelus . . 3 Tanner Margaret 21 F . . . Oh Aug . Cholera . . 4 Price Laury 1 F . . . In Aug . Fever . . 5 Smith James 4/12 M . . . In Feb . Croup . . 6 Insley Horace G. 1 M . . . In Jul . Flux . . 7 Kendall Elizabeth 28 M . . W Oh Oct . Consumption . . 8 Bennet Jabez 53 M . . M Penn Aug Painter Cholera . d. 7/18/1849 bur Sugar Grove Cem 9 Dutton John W. 1 M . . . In Jul . Cholera . . 10 Ford Jeremiah 24 M . . . Oh Jul Farmer Cancer . . 11 Evans William J. 25 M . . . Oh Jun Farmer Unknown . . 12 Crouch Joseph 36 M . . W Ky Mar Mechanic Infl. Lungs . . 13 Griffith Mary J. 17 F . . . Oh Jun . Fever . . 14 Earl Lydia 5/12 F . . . In Jul . Worms . . 15 Linsey Lualen 3 F . . . In Jan . Fever . . 16 Valentine Richard 12 M . . . In Nov . Neuralga . . 17 Bradley William 27 M . . . Oh Jan Farmer Unknown . . 18 Bradley Lewis N. 8 M . . . In May . Unknown . . 19 Hider Isaiah 2 M . . . In Sep . Child Bed . . 20 Harmon Jacob 40 M . . . Penn Nov Miller Unknown . . 21 Hamer William 64 M . . M Penn Aug Farmer Cholera . Age uncertain 22 Hamer Thomas 19 M . . . In Aug Farmer Flux . . 23 Henderson Sarah J. 10 F . . . In Jul . Infl. Liver . . 24 Beech Mary 1 F . . . In Jul . Unknown . . 25 Massy William 42 M . . M Penn Jan Physician Flux . . 26 Dimit Sarah C. 4/12 F . . . In Mar . Lung Fever . . 27 Dimit Sarah F. 10/12 F . . . In Sep . Consumption . . 28 Mason Silvester 8 M . . . In Apr . Croup . . 29 Bennet Strother 44 M . . . Va Mar Farmer Fever . . 30 Hixon Hiram 31 M . . . In Jun . Chills . . 31 Shepard Mary 16 M . . . Oh Jul . Cholera . . 32 Shepard Lucinda 10 F . . . Oh Jul . Cholera . . 33 Heath Elizabeth 42 F . . W Penn Dec . Lung Fever . . 34 Parker Mary 1 F . . . In Aug . Fever . . 35 Hefner Mary 4 F . . . In Dec . Croup . . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 9 HW PAGE NO: 252 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Fairbough Mary A. 45 F . . M Germany Jul . Cholera 1 . 2 Fairbough Catharine 7 F . . . Germany Jul . Cholera 1 . 3 Fairbough Francis 10 F . . . Germany Aug . Billious Fever 5 wk . 4 Fairbough John 1 M . . . In Jul . Billious Fever 5 wk . 5 Roten Lowellen 11 M . . . Delaware Mar . Arysipelus 8 . 6 Winchel Francis 28 M . . M In Aug Carpenter Cholera 1 . 7 . Elizabeth A. 3 F . . . In Jul . Typhoid Fever 3 Last name Winchel? 8 Carrel Daniel 60 M . . M Ireland Oct Baker Cholera 1 . 9 Welch Nicholas 26 M . . M Germany Jul Miller Delerium Fever . . 10 Wheterson Barney ? 25 M . . . O Jul Laborer Small Pox 14 . 11 Lane Cla*** 17 M . . . In Apr Laborer Small Pox 14 . 12 Lane Sarah E. 14 M . . . In Apr . Small Pox 4 . 13 Lane Nancy 6 M . . . In Apr . Small Pox 12 . 14 Lane Mary A. 5/12 M . . . In Apr . Small Pox 10 . 15 Beever William 49 M . . M Unknown May Drinking Whiskey Delerium Fever 1 . 16 Glasby William 3 M . . . In Apr . Small Pox 10 . 17 Hanna Margaret 12 F . . . In Feb . Small Pox 10 . 18 Smith Westley W. 23 M . . . O Jul Farmer Cholera 1 . 19 Ago Hannah 18 F . . . Canada Mar . Small Pox 5 . 20 Ago Michael 15 M . . . Canada Apr Laborer Small Pox 11 . 21 Brady C. 2 F . . . In Jul . Small Pox . . 22 Smith Mary 36 F . . M Ireland Oct . Billious Fever 4 wk . 23 Miller Abraham 46 M . . M Unknown Sep Brewer Cholera 1 . 24 Guerty Barney ? 23 M . . . Ireland Aug Laborer Flux 21 . 25 Loomas Ann E. 28 F . . M England Aug . Cholera 1 d, 8/18/1849 bur Greenbush Cem 26 Loomas Sarah E. 1 F . . . In Aug . Cholera 1 Loomis 27 Conroy Paul 26 M . . W Ireland Aug Laborer Cholera 1 d, 8/14/1849 bur Greenbush Cem 28 Conroy Nancy 24 F . . M I Jul . Cholera 1 Birthplace as written 29 Conroy John 6/12 M . . . In Aug . Cholera 1 . 30 Rogers Thomas 34 M . . M Ireland Aug Blacksmith Cholera 1 . 31 Rhein Michel 40 M . . . Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera 1 . 32 Maloney John 49 M . . M Ireland Mar Laborer Cholera 1 . 33 Maloney Mary 18 M . . . Canada Jul . Cholera 1 . 34 Toles John 70 M . . S Unknown Mar Carpenter Fever 6 . 35 Moloney Thomas 22 M . . . Ireland Jul Laborer Flux 12 . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Tippecanoe ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 10 HW PAGE NO: 253 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Burget Elizabeth 1/12 F . . . Pa Aug . Fits 4 . 2 Burget Clinton M. 1/12 M . . . Pa Aug . Liver Can. 6 wk . 3 Miller Nancy 21 F . . M O Apr . Disease Liver 4 mo . 4 Clark Mary J. 7/12 F . . . Pa Jul . Lung Fever 14 . 5 Lowman Thomas E. 3/12 M . . . Pa Aug . Cholera 4 . 6 Patterson Elmira 19 F . . M O Nov . Child Birth 5 mo . 7 Miller Stephen E. 5/12 M . . . In Sep . Sinking Chill 5 . 8 Graves David 1 M . . . Michigan Jul . Unknown 3 mo . 9 Miller Thomas E. 5/12 M . . . Michigan Jul . Unknown 3 mo . 10 George Martha 8/12 F . . . In Sep . Unknown 3 wk . 11 Harvy John W. 1 M . . . In Aug . Flux 9 . 12 Sewel John 6/12 M . . . In Nov . Flux 6 . 13 Sewel Ann E. 3/12 F . . . In Jan . Flux 10 . 14 Griffith Nancy 49 F . . M NY Apr . Consumption 2 mo . 15 . Christine 8/12 F . . . In May . Unknown 10 Last name Griffith? 16 Roberts John N. 23 M . . . In Mar Farmer Small Pox 16 . 17 Clark Mary E. 3/12 F . . . In Jul . Inflamation 14 . 18 McNeal Nancy A. 10/12 F . . . In Jan . Croup 7 . 19 Sheers Bruce 1 M . . . In Aug . Flux 14 . 20 Alkire Mary A. 2 F . . . In Sep . Flux 30 . 21 Harvy John P. 38 M . . M O Apr Farmer Muederea . . 22 McCormack Mary J. 4 F . . . O Jul . Flux 19 . 23 Krumer Philena 6 F . . . O Jan . Scarlet Fever 4 WK . 24 Rush Margaret 57 F . . M Va Sep . Cronick 5 YR . 25 Marqus James F. 20 M . . . O Jan Farmer Small Pox 19 . 26 Ruchels John 5/12 M . . . In Feb . Water on Brain 14 . 27 Goble Hester M. 1/12 F . . . In Aug . Diareah 21 . 28 Goble Olery 3/12 M . . . In Sep . Unknown 6 . 29 Caseman Catharine 8 F . . . In May . Inflamation 1 . 30 Maloney Ann 8 F . . . Canada Aug . Cholera 17 . 31 McCarty William 50 M . . M Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera 4 wk d. 7/27/1849 bur Greenbush Cem ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Tippecanoe Township is bordered east and south by the Wabash river, north by White County and west by Wabash Township. There is great difference of the appearance of the township. There is some parts near the river that is hilly and broken and others that is level and of the best productions. The Pretty Prairie is about the middle of the township. It contains several splendid farms and is a magnificent sight. Tippecanoe River comes through the north part township. There is but little *** land on this river, mostly hilly and sandy. Timber mostly Oak. There's a great many **** in this Township. In this was fought the celebrated battle of Tippecanoe. It is within about two miles of the Wabash River on a point or high peak that comes in from the prairie and is bordered on the east by thick shrubry and a low marsh or swamp *** *** the shrubry on the west by Burnette Creek and has considerable bluff and some ****. These two come together at the south end of the battle ground. The *** houses ** the ground is all decaying and pulled down. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Wabash (1-28), Tippecanoe (30-35) ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 11 HW PAGE NO: 254 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Kellogg Thomas M. 24 M . . . O Sep Farmer Cholera 1 . 2 Kellogg Jacob 23 M . . M O Sep Farmer Cholera 3 d. 9/1/1849 bur Hebron Cem 3 Pierce Aitha 30 F . . W O Sep . Cholera 1 . 4 Pierce William G. 35 M . . M O Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 5 Kellogg Marggaret 10/12 F . . . In Sep . Cholera 2 d. 9/18/1849 bur Hebron Cem 6 Jamison Louisa J. 16 F . . . Ky Jul . Dropsey 14 . 7 Meashon Levi 8/12 M . . . In Sep . Cronick 30 . 8 Jennings Elizabeth 60 F . . M O Jul . Cronick 85 . 9 Best Lester A. 11 M . . . In Aug . Cholera 1 . 10 Jackson Mary 20 F . . M Unknown Jul . Cholera 1 . 11 Crest Nicholas M. 6 M . . . In Jan . Congest. Fever 13 . 12 Gray Cintha E. 10/12 F . . . In Feb . Croup 1 . 13 Strain Rebecka 7/12 F . . . In May . Small Pox 9 . 14 Mecing ? James W.H. 14 M . . . O Sep . Milk Sick 9 . 15 Dickson Alvin 4/12 M . . . In Aug . Cholera 1 . 16 Dunkiser Mary 4 F . . . In Apr . Worm Fever 20 . 17 Coffman Mary A. 12 F . . . In Jul . Measles 14 . 18 North Sarah A. 18 F . . . O Aug . Flux 13 . 19 North Hannah 1 F . . . In Aug . Flux 4 . 20 Strain Rebecka 45 F . . M NJ Oct . Confinment? 14 . 21 Strain M. 3/12 F . . . Illinois Apr . Bold Hives 7 . 22 Wiggens Martha A. 26 F . . M O Oct . Flux 40 . 23 Hammer Susan 35 F . . M Ireland Aug . Cholera 1 . 24 Hammer Catharine 8 F . . . Ireland Aug . Cholera 1 . 25 Hammer Mary 1 F . . . Pa Aug . Cholera 1 . 26 Huffman Caleb 8 M . . . In Aug . Flux 7 . 27 Hans Thornton 62 M . . W Vir. Aug Farmer Chronic 7 mo . 28 Downs James 23 M . . . O Jun Farmer Billious Plurisy . . 30 Stretch William T. 2 M . . . In Aug . Flux 6 . 31 Stiles? Margaret R. 18 F . . . NY May Farmer Chronic 2 yr . 32 Williams Martha A. 3 F . . . In Mar . Inflammation 3 wk . 33 Knight Margaret 84 F . . W Unknown Oct . Dropsey 3 mo . 34 Lane Elisha G. 35 M . . M Vir. Aug Farmer Cholera 3 d. 8/26/1848 bur Harrisonville Meth Cem 35 Burgette Elizabeth 21 F . . M Unknown Jan . Child Birth 3 wk . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Wabash Township is bordered on the south and part of the east by the Wabash River, on the west by ***, north by White County and part of the east by Tippecanoe Township. There is some of the richest of the Wabash Valley in the township. Corn is raised with two plowing to the amount of on hundred *** ***. The soil is black, loose and ***. The timber is principally Oak but almost all kids of timber in the western country may be found. It takes in part of the grand prairie which is not surpassed by any for beauty and richness. The water is pure and cold. The cholera *** *** *** on the edge of the Prairie the last year. About the middle of the township there has been several cases of mild ***. The wheat in the township was almost an entire failure last year. There has been a limestone quarry *** *** *** west side of the township. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Shelby ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 12 HW PAGE NO: 255 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Carpenter James M. 28 M . . M In Apr Stone Cutter Sinking Chills 1 . 2 Tharp H. 74 M . . W NJ May Laborer Bleeding Lungs . . 3 Tharp James 10 M . . . In May None Unknown 14 . 4 Foster William 66 M . . M Ireland Feb Farmer Inflam. Lungs 11 . 5 Haze Jobe 46 M . . M Washington City Mar Farmer Typhoid Fever 3 . 6 Haze John T. 24 M . . . O. Mar Farmer Flux . . 7 Brown Elizabeth 80 F . . W Pa Aug . Flux . d. 8/24/1849 bur Shambaugh Cem 8 Southworth Maria 1 F . . . In Jul . Flux 7 . 9 Brown James A. 8/12 M . . . In Sep . Flux 8 . 10 Corey Mary M. 5 F . . . In Apr . Scroffula 5 wk . 11 Mccray Martha J. 19 F . . M Vir. Jun . Chronic . . 12 Hena John 24 M . . . Ky Aug Farmer Fever . Flena? 13 Boanbrake Eli 21 M . . M O Aug Farmer Flux . . 14 Mathes Mary 19 F . . M Pa Jul . Flux . . 15 Mathes John 4/12 M . . . Pa Jul . Flux . . 16 Vanatta Gilbert 76 M . . w NJ Sep Tailor Chronic . . 17 Ridenour John 1 M . . . In Jun . Flux . . 18 Brown Susan 22 F . . . O Aug . Flux 11 . 19 Shigley Mary C. 3/12 F . . . Pa Aug . Flux . . 20 McFarland Louisa J. 1 F . . . Pa Jul . Flux . . 21 Corbin Nathan 5 M . . . O Aug . Flux . . 22 Corbin Matilda 1 F . . . In Aug . Flux . . 23 Bringham John 52 M . . M Vir. Jul Farmer Flux . d. 7/27/1849 bur McCormick Cem 24 Brown Elizabeth 17 M . . . In Aug . Flux . Gender as written 25 Timmons Nancy 59 F . . M Maryland Jul . Cholera . . 26 Timmons Mary 21 F . . . O Jul . Cholera . . 27 White Virgil A. 10/12 M . . . In Jul . Flux . . 28 Emerson Frances 8/12 F . . . In Jul . Inflamation . . 29 Henderson M. 2/12 F . . . In Nov . Unknown . . 30 Jones David 53 M . . M Vir. Nov Farmer Murdered . . 31 Kellogg Margaret 19 F . . W O Sep . Cholera . wife of Jacob bur Hebron Cem 32 Pierce William 59 M . . M Vir. Aug Farmer Cholera . . 33 Agne William 61 M . . . Pa Aug Carpenter Cholera . . 34 Henderson Sarah 27 F . . M O Dec . Confinement . . 35 Kellogg Mary 33 F . . M O Sep . Cholera . . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Shelby Township is but thinly settled. It lays on the west side of the county. Borders *** Wabash River for four miles on the south and extends back to the north for ten miles. The soil near the river is of a *** clay. The timber generally Oak of a large growth and generally yields good wheat. About four miles from the *** the Grand Prairie which is beautiful and ***. Corn is reaised in great abundance. The soil is black and the water ig generally attained from wells which is pure and cold. The flux was very bad in this township last year which make the mortality more than an average. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Fairfield ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 13 HW PAGE NO: 256 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Tharp Emly J. 1/12 F . . . In Oct . Croup 1 . 2 Patterson David R. 15 M . . . Pa Jan Farmer Drowned . . 3 Summers William 5 M . . . In Mar . Disease of Head 3 wk . 4 Summers Lewis A. 4/12 M . . . In Jun . Disease of Head 2 wk . 5 Humes Sarah 32 F . . M O Dec . Sinking Chills 7 . 6 Williams Mary C. 1 F . . . In Aug . Flux 14 . 7 Jenkins John D. 25 M . . . Tennessee Apr Farmer Liver C 2 mo . 8 Forasman Sarah 35 F . . M O May . Sinking Chills 2 wk FORESMAN bur Dayton Cem 9 Nalby Sarah 28 F . . M O Mar . Lung Fever 12 . 10 Badger William 40 M . . M Ireland Jul Farmer Cholera 1 . 11 Badger James 50 M . . W O Jul . Cholera 1 . 12 Badger Mary 26 F . . W O Jul . Cholera 1 . 13 Kinny William 51 M . . . O Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 14 Kinny Eunice 14 F . . . O Jul . Cholera 1 . 15 Kinny Cornelius 10 M . . . O Jul . Inflamation 3 wk . 16 Kinny William 3/12 M . . . In Jul . Inflamation 10 . 17 Kinny Mary 43 F . . M O Mar . Unknown 12 . 18 Jacobs Julia 1/365 F . . . In Mar . Unknown 12 . 19 Carpenter Elizabeth 73 F . . W Connect. Jan . Coald 7 . 20 Cochern Mary 5 F . . . In Aug . Flux 5 . 21 Hoover John 65 M . . M NC Jul Miller Cholera 1 . 22 Hoover Joham 1/365 M . . . In Jul . Unknown . . 23 Carr Mallion 2 M . . . In Jul . Worms 5 Bass? 24 Freeman Elizabeth J. 30 F . . . In Feb . Consump 4 mo . 25 Hoover John 39 M . . M O Oct Miller Unknown 4 mo . 26 Sodders Liddy A. 8 F . . . In Sep . Dropsey 1 mo . 27 Stock Elizabeth A. 12 F . . . Holland Sep . Flux 10 . 28 Stock Elden 10 M . . . Holland Sep . Cancer 1 yr . 29 Tenet George W. 1 M . . . In Dec . Milk Sick 8 . 30 Cannon George 40 M . . . Ireland Sep None Fever 1 mo . 31 Coe Brewer 1/12 F . . . In Mar . Unknown . . 32 Walls William 4 M . . . O Mar None Mortification 1 mo . 33 Hegans Edward 40 M . . . Eng Mar None Delerium Fever . . 34 Williams Phelix 20 M . . . O Mar None Delerium Fever . . 35 Myers Jerry 20 M . . . O Aug . Small Pox . . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Fairfield ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 14 HW PAGE NO: 257 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Williamson Felix 40 M . . . O Apr Fairfield Small Pox . . 2 Downey Philip 30 M . . . Ireland May . Small Pox . . 3 Aden Thomas 29 M . . . England Jun . Idiotic . . 4 Calvin Ellen 26 F . . . Ireland Jun . Poison . . 5 Vanvothingburg Alonzo 8/12 M . . . Lafayette Jul . Summer Compl. . . 6 McLaughlin Kate B. 1 F . . . In Jul . Cholera . . 7 McLaughlin Catherine 27 F . . . Lafayette Jul . Cholera . . 8 Ashba Henry 1 M . . . Lafayette Jul . Cholera . . 9 Ashba Benj. 30 M . . . O Jul . Cholera . . 10 Foust Clara 25 F . . . Germany Jul . Cholera . . 11 Smitten John H. 14 M . . . Connect. Jul . Cholera . . 12 Wallace Jacob G. 43 M . . . O Jul . Cholera . . 13 Smitten Margaret 5 F . . . Connect. Jul . Cholera . . 14 Smitten Elizabeth 8 F . . . Lafayette Jul . Cholera . . 15 Smitten Hannah 8 F . . . Connect. Jul . Cholera . . 16 McBath William 70 M . . . Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera . . 17 Smitten Francis B. 39 F . . . Connect. Jul . Cholera . . 18 Mereduth Samuel 28 M . . . NJ Jul Teamster Cholera . . 19 Smitten William P. 45 M . . . Unknown Jul Carpenter Cholera . . 20 Wallace Cintha 28 F . . . O Jul Laborer Cholera . . 21 Rian Hiram 56 M . . . In Aug . Cholera . . 22 Brian Infant of Mrs. 1/12 F . . . O Aug . Cholera . . 23 Brian Mrs. 37 F . . . O Aug . Consumption . . 24 Casad Anthony 23 M . . . O Aug Drayman Cholera . . 25 Wheeler William 1 M . . . Lafayette Aug . Unknown . . 26 Leslie Infant of Solomon 11/365 M . . . Lafayette Aug . Consumption . . 27 Brackney Clara A. 27 F . . . Pa Aug . . . . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 15 HW PAGE NO: 258 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Reed Jacob 28 M . . M Pa Mar Laborer Delerium Fever . . 2 Reed Deborah? 25 F . . W Vir. Mar . Unknown 1 . 3 Smith Amand A. 6/12 F . . . In Aug . Flux 5 . 4 Anderson Jacob 8/12 M . . . In Oct . Flux 10 . 5 Evans Mary E. 2 F . . . In Aug . Flux 14 . 6 Knoblock George 21 M . . . Pa Aug Butcher Cholera 3 d. 8/3/1849 bur Greenbush Cem 7 Smith Mary 1/12 F . . W In Aug . Still Born . . 8 Bradfield John 60 M . . . Pa May Farmer Lung Fever 11 . 9 Holmes Lovena 3/12 F . . W In Jun . Unknown 8 . 10 Holmes John 30 M . . . NJ Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 11 Taylor Z. 3/12 M . . . In Jun . Unknown 14 . 12 Goodman Sarah E. 5 F . . . In Aug . Flux 10 . 13 Beach Philander 1/12 M . . . In Jul . Unknown 7 . 14 Beach Philina 1/12 F . . . In Aug . Unknown 17 . 15 Ball Loranna 1 F . . . In Jun . Flux 14 . 16 Crasy Julia 1 F . . . NY Jul . Dropsey 14 . 17 Hine Amanda 7 F . . . O Jul . Cholera . . 18 Taylor Stephen 2 M . . . In Jul . Cholera 1 . 19 Messer William 20 M . . . In Sep Carpenter Cholera 1 . 20 Caswell Wallace 4 M . . . Michigan Sep . Inflam. Brain 3 wk . 21 Caswell Irentia? 1 F . . . In Jul . Inflam. Brain 3 wk . 22 Lockstone Elvina 31 F . . M NY Jul . Cholera 1 . 23 Merrit Dolba 38 M . . M Pa Jul Justice of Peace Cholera 1 . 24 Etitia James H. 1 M . . . In May . Congest of Brain 5 . 25 Anderson Bruce 37 M . . W O Aug Chairmaker Cholera 1 . 26 Tolhian Ofelia 1/12 F . . . In Jul . Consump 5 wk . 27 Kelly Thomas 79 M . . M Delaware Mar Retifus? Of LiquoCronick 10 wk . 28 White Charles 4 M . . . In Nov . Drowned . . 29 Sturgess Annetta 1 F . . . In Feb . Scarlet Fever 5 . 30 Powers Elias 40 M . . M Mass Jul Grocery Cholera 1 . 31 Cox Joh 5 M . . . In Apr . Small Pox 20 . 32 Cowdrey Fredrick 3/12 M . . . In Dec . Inflamation 1 . 33 Hillines Fredrick 35 M . . M NY Jul Hosler Cholera 1 . 34 Hillines Emly 1 F . . . In Aug . Flux 14 . 35 Brackney . 7/12 M . . . In Mar . Consump 7 mo No first name ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 16 HW PAGE NO: 259 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 O'Neal Patrick 36 M . . M Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera Sudden . 2 O'Neal John 4/12 M . . . In Jul . Cholera Sudden . 3 Catihan Thomas 7/12 M . . . Mass Aug . Cholera Sudden . 4 Henegan John 11/12 M . . . In Aug . Diareah Sudden . 5 Hogan Thomas 28 M . . M Ireland Jul Boatman Cholera Sudden . 6 Hogan John 25 M . . . Ireland Jun Laborer Poisoned Sudden . 7 Hogan Mary A. 3/12 F . . . Pa Jun . Cholera Sudden . 8 Hogland Charles H. 1 M . . . In Mar . Scrofula Sudden . 9 Smith Thomas 40 M . . . Ireland Aug Laborer Diareah 7 . 10 Hogan Ann 60 F . . W Ireland Jun . Poisoned 7 . 11 Arnold William 1 M . . . Pa Aug . Cholera 3 . 12 Donovan Sarah C. 1 F . . . Pa Aug . Consump 1 wk . 13 Phillips Philander 2 M . . . Pa Dec . Fever 1 wk . 14 Rhein Daniel 25 M . . . Ireland Jul Cook Cholera 1 . 15 Rhein Mary 30 F . . . Ireland Jul . Cholera 1 . 16 Loomas R. L. 6 M . . . Ohio Aug . Cholera 1 . 17 Loomas Smith 1 M . . . Pa Mar . Unknown 7 . 18 Hoover Christopher 1 M . . . Pa Mar . Small Pox 6 . 19 Gillen Mary 4 F . . . NJ Feb . Unknown 1 . 20 Gillen James 1 M . . . NY Dec . Unknown 7 . 21 Gillen Sarah 1 F . . . NJ Aug . Disentry + . 22 Gerar James 48 M . . . Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera 1 mo . 23 Flannon Ellen 17 F . . . Ireland May . Unknown 3 wk . 24 Hart Thomas 27 M . . M Ireland Mar Blacksmith Drowned . . 25 Hovies Virginia 4 F . . . France Jul . Cholera 1 . 26 Manion John 70 M . . W Ireland Jun Laborer Unknown 1 . 27 Mahon Michael 28 M . . M Ireland Aug Laborer Cholera 1 . 28 Baily Robert 30 M . . M Ireland Aug Laborer Cholera 1 . 29 Baily Curley 45 M . . M Ireland Aug Laborer Cholera 1 . 30 Wadworth Silas 39 M . . . O Feb Boatman Delerium F 3 mo . 31 Riley Patrick 50 M . . . Ireland Feb Geary Cholera 1 . 32 Carder George 50 M . . M Virginia Jul Boardng House . . . 33 Gillen Eliza 35 F . . M Ireland Apr . Child Bed . . 34 Gillen James H. 1 M . . . NJ Oct . D** 5 mo . 35 Bass Charles B. 1 M . . . In Aug . Disentry 8 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Lafayette is situated on the east side of the Wabash River and is a thriving and interesting city. The cholera *** it the last year, which stopped the improvements and set it back at least one year. The court house and other public buildings of a plain but a neat appearnces. Several brick roads and plank roads are being constructed which will insure it's progress as a city. Wheat and corn are the principal grain that is shipped from this place. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 17 HW PAGE NO: 260 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Ashton Richard 6/12 M . . W Ind Mar . Unknown 6 wk W belongs on next line 2 Howard Rebecka 84 F . . . Pa Jun . Old Age . . 3 Kelly Harrison 29 M . . . O Apr Laborer Consump 4 yr . 4 Quill Timothy 2/12 F . . . Pa May . Unknown 3 . 5 Capo Peter 4 M . . . Canada Jul Carpenter Cholera 1 . 6 Copper James 4 M . . . Michigan Jul . Cholera 1 . 7 Johnson M. 30 M B . . Unknown Apr Boatman Scrofula 6 mo . 8 Caswell Enoch B. 30 M . . M NY Apr Boatman Consump 1 yr . 9 Caswell Eliza B. 9 F . . . In Sep . Cholera 1 . 10 Cross Miss 50 F . . M Pa Jul . Cholera 1 . 11 boatman A. 25 M . . . Unknown Jul Boatman Cholera 1 Surname might be occupation 12 Large Martha 11 F . . . O Aug . Cholera 1 . 13 Covington Mary J. 5 F . . . In Oct . Scarlet Fever 4 . 14 Covington Florida A. 4 F . . . In Nov . Scarlet Fever 15 . 15 Napier Margaret 40 F . . M New Brunswick Jul . Cholera 1 . 16 Bumpus James A. 26 M . . . NY Dec Clerk Small Pox 10 . 17 Butter William 45 M . . . Ireland Aug Laborer Congest. Fever 14 . 18 Vancher Jenny 18 M . . . Ireland Aug Laborer Congest. Fever 14 . 19 Clung P. 15 F . . M Ireland Aug Laborer Congest. Fever 14 . 20 Caughfenberry Jane 72 M . . W Vir Sep . Unknown 13 . 21 Campbell Obedience 15 M . . . In Oct . Unknown 3 wk . 22 Travis Sarah 36 M . . M O Sep . Flux 10 . 23 Travis Mary 22 M . . M In Jun . Consump 5 mo . 24 Penrod William H. 4/12 M . . . In Mar . Winter Fever 7 . 25 Ash William 5 M . . . In Nov . Fever 7 . 26 Glice George 73 M . . W Germany Mar Miller Coald Plague 3 . 27 Dugan Elizabeth 7/12 F . . . O Mar . Inflam. Heart 7 Mo . 28 Stukee Patrick 41 M . . M Ireland Jul Laborer Fever 10 . 29 Erney Edward 39 M . . . England Jul Farmer Cholera 1 . 30 Slinger Nicholas 67 M . . . England Jul Farmer Cholera 1 . 31 Tinsdale Ann 31 F . . . England Jul . Cholera 1 . 32 Earny Mary A. 2 F . . . In Jul . Cholera 1 . 33 Tharp Elizabeth 38 M . . M O Sep . Liver Compl. 5 wk . 34 Glick Mary 22 F . . M In Nov . Milk Sick 8 . 35 Miller Mary 50 F . . M Vir Feb . Dropsey 2 mo . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Tippecanoe TOWNSHIP: Lafayette City ENUMERATOR: John L. Miller FILE PAGE NO: 18 HW PAGE NO: 261 ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER REMARKS (1) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Haws Milner 23 M . . . Ohio Aug Wagonmaker Cholera 3 wk . 2 Sparks Washington 5 M . . . In Jul . Cholera 3 . 3 Pierce Emly 24 F . . . In Jul . Cholera 4 . 4 Underwood Thomas 54 M . . . Pa Jul Engraver Cholera 1 . 5 Earheart Martin 1 M . . . In Jul . Cholera 1 . 6 Uppold Mary 85 F . . W England Dec . Old Age 3 mo . 7 Honian Lewis 5 M . . . In Jul . Cholera 1 . 8 Brower Peter A. 36 M . . M NY Jul Shoemaker Cholera 1 2k . 9 Rappet Fredrick 30 M . . . Germany Jan Laborer Small Pox 1 wk . 10 Hedges Rebecka 17 F . . . In Aug . Cholera Sudden . 11 Hedges Susan 13 F . . . Ill Aug . Cholera Sudden . 12 Hedges Phillip 10 M . . . Ill Aug . Cholera Sudden . 13 Hedges Robert 6 M . . . Ill Aug . Cholera Sudden . 14 Hedges Benjamin 1 M . . . In Aug . Cholera Sudden . 15 Hedges Elizabeth 64 F . . W Pa Aug . Cholera Sudden . 16 Hedges Phillip 64 M . . M Virginia Aug Farmer Cholera Sudden . 17 Carpenter Almira 19 F . . . O Mar . Consump 5 wk . 18 Hatfield Sophiah 48 F . . M Tennessee Jul . Cholera 3 mo . 19 Hatfield Elmira 9/12 F . . . Pa Aug . Flux 10 . 20 Hatfield Lafayette 9/12 M . . . Pa Aug . Cholera 7 . 21 Seaman Dora 2 F . . . Pa Aug . Cholera 3 . 22 Walker Sarah A. 37 F . . M NC Jul . Cholera 1 . 23 Dodge Martha 41 F . . M NH Aug . Cholera 1 . 24 Sturgess B. B. 1 F . . . In Mar . Lung Fever 2 wk . 25 Loyd Emma 1 F . . . In Jun . Cholera 2 wk . 26 Ford Henry 18 M . . . Pa Oct Boatman Consump 14 . 27 Eldridge Sarah E.V. 25 F . . M Virg Aug . Consump 14 . 28 Fisher Samuel 36 M . . M Pa Aug Wagonmaker Cholera 3 . 29 Bryton Margaret 29 F . . M NY Jun . Broken Leg 2 mo . 30 Pollet Julius Q. 4 M . . . In Jul . Flux 9 . 31 Bangs Ruth H. 20 F . . . Mass Dec . Small Pox 3 wk . 32 Caten Margaret 28 F . . M Ireland Jul . Cholera 1 . 33 Caten John 19 M . . . Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera 1 . 34 Collens David 32 M . . M Ireland Jul Laborer Cholera 1 . 35 Campbell John 1 M . . . Ireland Jun . 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