Monroe County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/monroe/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) 2014 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 STATE INDIANA COUNTY MONROE 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: A small portion of the right side of some pages was cut off when it was scanned. On these pages, only part of the #DAYS-ILL column is visible. I transcribed what I could read. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: Perry ENUMERATOR: John M. Sluss FILE PAGE NO: 1 HW PAGE NO: 57 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Rogers Francis M. 20 M . . . Indiana Aug School Teacher Congestive Fever 9 . 2 Taylor William 64 M . . W Virginia Oct Farmer Rheumatism 90 . 3 Faris Mary 68 F . . . North Carolina Apr . Lung Fever 21 . 4 Miller Martha E. 1 F . . . Indiana Jul . Cancer 30 . 5 Grimes Martha J. 13 F . . . Indiana Jul . Consumption C . 6 Givens Walter 10/12 M . . . Indiana May . Scalded 1 . 7 Abrams Polly J. 5/12 F . . . Indiana Sep . Cancer 15 . 8 Howard Rebecca 2/12 F . . . Indiana May . Not Known 30 . 9 Wylie Rachel L. 21 F . . . South Carolina Oct . Not Known 180 . 10 Green Sina 33 F . . M Kentucky Oct . Erysipelus 15 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water limestone. Rock limestone. Soil loam. Timber poplar, oak, walnut and hickory. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: Bloomington ENUMERATOR: John M. Sluss FILE PAGE NO: 2 HW PAGE NO: 58 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 McPhetridge William 22 M . . . Indiana Apr Farmer Disentary C . 2 Cord Sarah J. 21 F . . M Indiana Jun . Consumption C . 3 Cord Charles 5/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Consumption 60 . 4 Harreld Elijah S. 46 M . . M Virginia Aug Boarding House Cholera 11 . 5 Young Madison M. 22 M . . . Indiana Mar Student Cong. Of Brain 2 . 6 Conduett Elizabeth 16 F . . . Indiana Mar . Typhoid Fever 21 . 7 Lowe Evarilla Sill 40 F . . M North Carolina Nov . Child Bed Fever 2 . 8 Rogers Ayulla 50 M . . M Indiana Aug Farmer Cholera 2 . 9 Fry Jeramiah 49 M . . M Kentucky Aug Farmer Cholera 2 . 10 Gray Elizabeth 25 F . . M Indiana Aug . Cholera 3 . 11 Rogers Willie A. 1 M . . . Indiana Aug . Whooping Cough 30 . 12 Hemphill Elizabeth 17 F . . M South Carolina Mar . St. Vites Dance 9 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water limestone. Rock fine limestone of best quality in great abundance. Soil loam and clay. Timber poplar, oak, walnut, hickory and beech. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: Polk ENUMERATOR: John M. Sluss FILE PAGE NO: 3 HW PAGE NO: 59 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Todd Ambros 1 M . . . Maryland Feb . Fitts 60 . 2 Pope Levi 1/12 M . . . Indiana Feb . Bold Hives 4 . 3 Stepp Harbin 1/12 M . . . Indiana Nov . Not Known 4 Twoins 4 Stepp Joseph 1/12 M . . . Indiana Nov . Not Known 3 . 5 Fleetwood Thomas J. 2 M . . . Indiana Nov . Effection of Brain 7 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water in this townhsip is limestone with sulpher springs. Lumber oak, poplar and cherry. Soil clay and loam. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: Clear Creek ENUMERATOR: John M. Sluss FILE PAGE NO: 4 HW PAGE NO: 60 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Roddy David 20 M . . . South Carolina Aug Farmer Cholera 4 . 2 Whisannand Nancy 45 F . . M Kentucky Nov . Dropsey 15 . 3 Sutfin Lewis 23 M . . . Indiana Dec Farmer Typhoid Fever 8 . 4 Sutfin Elizabeth 13 F . . . Indiana Nov . Bilous Colic 1 . 5 Dandridge William 50 M . . M South Carolina Feb Farmer Consumption 40 . 6 Glenn James 64 M . . M South Carolina Oct Farmer Pleuresy 30 . 7 Hill Thomas J. 73 M . . M Maryland May Farmer Consumption 180 . 8 Lakey William 79 M . . W Virginia Nov Farmer Lung Fever 30 . 9 Taylor Nancy A. 10/12 F . . . Indiana Jul . Cholera Infantum ? . 10 Lucus Romulus 1 M . . . Indiana May . Cholera Infantum 5 . 11 Flory Elijah 26 M . . M Indiana Oct Farmer Bleeding of Lungs 36 . 12 Smith William H. 1 M . . . Indiana Mar . Whooping Cough 11 . 13 Brookshire Moses 13 M . . . Kentucky Sep . Fever 6 . 14 Smith Samuel 67 M . . M South Carolina Apr Farmer Pneumonia 30 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water in this township is limestone. Limestone rocks. Timber oak, poplar and beech. Soil sandy and clay. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: Indian Creek ENUMERATOR: John M. Sluss FILE PAGE NO: 5 HW PAGE NO: 61 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Lowe Catherine 49 F . . M North Carolina Jul . Not Known 300 . 2 Carmichael William 9/12 M . . . Indiana Apr . Chills & Fever 7 . 3 Foderell Samuel 21 M . . . Indiana Sep Farmer Rings Evel C . 4 Carmichael Starling 69 M . . M Virginia Nov Farmer Not Known C . 5 Lamb Martha J. 6 F . . . Indiana Oct . Croup 5 . 6 Minks Rachel L. 31 F . . M Indiana May . Consumption 210 . 7 East Mary A. 10 F . . . Indiana Jan . Rheumatism 200 . 8 Stuart Pemalia J. 3/12 F . . . Indiana Jan . Fitts 9 . 9 Morgan Absolem 54 M . . M North Carolina Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 10 Burch Louisa 7/12 F . . . Indiana Jul . Cholera Infantum 4 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water limestone. Rock Limestone. Abundance of iron ore, stone, coal. Soil sandy and loam. Timber walnut, beech, ash and hickory. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: Vanburen ENUMERATOR: John M. Sluss FILE PAGE NO: 6 HW PAGE NO: 62 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Green Solomon 76 M . . M Pennsylvania Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 2 Sanders Nancy J. 3/12 F . . . Indiana Feb . Lung Fever 30 . 3 Rice Dalila 64 F . . W North Carolina Mar . Palsey ? . 4 Rariden Elizabeth 8 F . . . Indiana Jun . Brain Fever 15 . 5 Bungar Jacob 83 M . . W Virginia Mar Farmer Winter Fever 3 . 6 Pullen John 40 M . . M Not Known Jul Farmer Cholera 1 . 7 Small John 38 M . . M Ireland Apr Farmer Suicide . . 8 Witt Booker 55 M . . M Virginia Jun Farmer Fitts 6 . 9 Willburn Franklin 22 M . . . Kentucky Jun Farmer Lung Affection 37 . 10 Philips Solomon 68 M . . M Kentucky Jul Farmer Cholera 2 . 11 Moore Hannah 39 F . . M Kentucky Jun . Consumption C . 12 Renshaw Mary 78 F . . W Ireland May . Consumption C . 13 Goss John A. 1 M . . . Indiana Aug . Bold Hives 14 . 14 May Margret 16 F . . . Indiana Sep . Rickets C . 15 Green Ervin 6 M . . . Indiana Aug . Cholera 1 . 16 Green Morris 35 M . . M Indiana Aug Farmer Cholera 1 . 17 Dowden Zepheniah 60 M . . M Virginia Aug Farmer Cholera 2 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water in this township is limestone. Rock principally limestone. Timber oak, poplar, beech, hickory and walnut. Soil loam. ==================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: IN County: Monroe TOWNSHIP: District 74 ENUMERATOR: Jas. G. McPheeters FILE PAGE NO: 7 HW PAGE NO: 64 ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) ==================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Juett Julia 17 F . . . Ohio Feb . T. Fever 20 . 2 Mattock Mary 1/12 F . . . Indiana Nov . Unknown Sudden . 3 Campbell Robert 28 M . . . Indiana Nov Theological Student Consumption C . 4 Duphorn Rosanna 34 F . . M Pennsylvania Jun . Unknown 1 . 5 Watts Elizabeth 1 F . . . Indiana Aug . Infl. Of Brain 8 . 6 Milligan Darcus 50 F . . M Kentucky Apr . Consumption 6 . 7 Donihue John 31 M . . M Tennessee Aug Laborer Congestive Fever 7 . 8 Moree James 1 M . . . Indiana Apr . Infl. Of Brain 8 . 9 Edmonson Hubbard 14 M . . . Indiana Nov . Infl. Of Bowels 21 . 10 Coffey Sarah A. 17 F . . . North Carolina Apr . Pneumonia 8 . 11 Harbison Samuel 10/12 M . . . Indiana Jul . Fever 8 . 12 Bruner Martha 6 F . . . Indiana May . Unknown 5 . 13 Deckard Elizabeth 31 F . . M Virginia Dec . Consumption 6 . 14 Deckard Joel 21 M . . . Virginia Sep Farmer Diarrhea 6 . 15 Fleanor John 1/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown Sudden . 16 Summet Daniel 1/12 M . . . Indiana Apr . Croup 4 . 17 Morgan Cynthia 2 F . . . Indiana Aug . Diarrhea C . 18 Hansford Luentia 18 F . . M Indiana Sep . Infl. Of Bowels 12 . 19 Hall James H. 6/12 M . . . Indiana Sep . Unknown 20 . 20 Asher Blessing 1/12 M . . . Indiana Apr . Unknown Sudden . 21 Dowel George T. 32 M . . M North Carolina May Farmer Fever 16 . 22 Read Anna 4 F . . . Indiana Apr . Unknown Sudden . 23 Berry Mathias 79 M . . M North Carolina Feb Farmer Dropsey C . 24 Runyean Harrison 31 M . . M Ohio Apr Farmer Consumption C . 25 Chitwood David 46 M . . M Tennessee Apr Farmer T. Fever 24 . 26 Collier Micajah 73 M . . M Tennessee Nov Farmer Dropsey C . 27 Langwell John 22 M . . M Kentucky Jul Farmer Consumption C . 28 Vent William H. 35 M . . M Kentucky Mar Farmer Diarrhea 8 . 29 Wilson Riley 34 M . . M Kentucky Sep Farmer Dropsey C . 30 Deavenport Joel 46 M . . M Kentucky Sep Farmer Diarrhea C . 31 Sedwick John 75 M . . M Kentucky Dec Farmer . 10 Cause of death not entered 32 Trebble Nancy 70 F . . W . May . . 12 Birth place not entered 33 Young Abram 48 M . . M Tennessee Jan Farmer Congestive Fever 8 . 34 Goodwin Isaac 65 M . . M North Carolina Dec Farmer . 10 Cause of death not entered 35 Cooter Sarah 2/12 F . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown 7 . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: Water limestone. Great abundance of limestone rock from 4 inches thick to forty fee. Lumber beech, sugar, hickory, walnut, ash, cherry, hackberry, poplar. Northern portion of the district soil sandy and in the south loam. District 74 is situated on the high *** land between the east and west branches of White River. Always proverbial for its good health. ==================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ====================================================================================================================================================================