Posey County, IN 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/in/posey/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) 2013 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 POSEY 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'S REMARKS: Some of these page were scanned in such a way that a portion of the #DAYS-ILL field was cut off. I entered the data that was visible. Page 133 covers two townships. Lines 1-20 are for Lynn Township and lines 22-25 are for Point Township. ========================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Posey TOWNSHIP: Lynn & Point ENUMERATOR: B. B. Piper ========================================================================================================================================================================== FILE-PG PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================== 1 133 1 Broadhead Richard 27 M . . . Indiana July Farmer Typhoid Fever 2 wk . 1 133 2 Cox Stephen 13 M . . . Indiana June . Unknown 4 . 1 133 3 Allison John W. 3 M . . . Indiana Dec . Billious Vomiting 1 mo . 1 133 4 Alexander Manerva 42 F . . M Tennessee July . Consumption 11 yr . 1 133 5 Bacon Jane 28 F . . M Indiana Oct . Consumption 4 yr . 1 133 6 Civet Alfred 28 M . . M Indiana Aug Farmer Consumption 2 yr . 1 133 7 Civet John H. 4 M . . . Indiana Jan . Erysipalus 1 wk . 1 133 8 Ausley Sarah 43 F . . M Tennessee Oct . Unknown 14 mo . 1 133 9 Ausley Tabitha 18 F . . . Indiana Oct . Plurisy 7 . 1 133 10 Hobbie John 27 M . . M North Carolina Oct Farmer Yellow Fever 10 . 1 133 11 Fowler Rebecca 19 F . . . Indiana Oct . Pneumonia 4 . 1 133 12 Noels David A. 22 M . . M Indiana July Farmer Milk Sick 19 . 1 133 13 Favor Christopher 25 M . . . France Dec Cooper Milk Sick 7 . 1 133 14 McCoy Manerva 18 F . . . Ohio June . Cholera 2 hrs . 1 133 15 McCoy Violet 48 F . . M Pennsylvania June . Cholera 1 . 1 133 16 McCoy Clark 12 M . . . Ohio June . Cholera 1 . 1 133 17 Higgins Louisa C. 4 F . . . Ohio July . Diarrhia 4 . 1 133 18 Nelson Uriah 1 M . . . Indiana April . Croup 8 . 1 133 19 Swinney Sarah 2/12 F . . . Indiana July . Fever 14 . 1 133 20 Lee Elvira 11 F . . . Vermont June . Fever 13 . 1 133 22 Lane Daniel 24 M . . . Illinois Aug Farmer Killed . . 1 133 23 Dixon Thomas 26 M . . M Indiana May Farmer Typhoid Fever 5 . 1 133 24 Roach Peter 46 M . . M Ireland May Farmer Winter Fever 4 wk . 1 133 25 Carpenter Frances 4 F . . . Kentucky Nov . Milk Sick 10 . ========================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Posey TOWNSHIP: Marrs ENUMERATOR: B. B. Piper ========================================================================================================================================================================== FILE-PG PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================== 2 134 1 Barton John 1/12 M . . . Indiana April . Croup 1 . 2 134 2 Dixon Elizabeth 43 F . . M Indiana April . Pneumonia 8 . 2 134 3 Lawrence Rachale 20 F . . M Indiana Sept . Consumption 1 yr . 2 134 4 Lawrence Rachael E. 2/12 F . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown 5 wk . 2 134 5 Sweeton James 4/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown 2 mo . 2 134 6 Clay Charles 17 M . . . Kentucky Oct Farmer Killed . . 2 134 7 Jewel Nancy 10 F . . . Indiana May . Fever 2 wk . 2 134 8 Caner John 62 M . . M Germany Feb Farmer Milk Sick 3 . 2 134 9 Greathouse Mary A. 9 F . . . Indiana Sept . ? 1 . 2 134 10 Potts Wm. 15 M . . . Unknown Dec Blacksmith Brain Fever 6 hrs . 2 134 11 Shank Mary A. 11/12 F . . . Indiana June . Diarrhia 5 . 2 134 12 Stallman **derica 53 F . . . Germany Oct . Flux 4 wk . 2 134 13 Wilkie Henry 1 M . . . Germany April . Unknown 4 wk . 2 134 14 Schnur Elizabeth 2/12 F . . . Indiana March . Croup 5 . 2 134 15 Miller Amanda 2 F . . . Indiana Jan . Scald to death 9 . 2 134 16 Fritz Catharine 1/12 F . . . Indiana April . Rupture in hub*** 5 . 2 134 17 Radclif George 1-6/12 M . . . Illinois Oct . Diarrhia 3 mo . 2 134 18 Schriver Catharine 10 F . . . Germany July . Unknown 10 . 2 134 19 Wire Mary A. 39 F . . M Germany Feb . Child *** fever 2 wk . 2 134 20 Long Caroline 1/12 F . . . Indiana Feb . Fits 1 wk . ========================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Posey TOWNSHIP: Black ENUMERATOR: B. B. Piper ========================================================================================================================================================================== FILE-PG PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================== 3 135 1 Daniels Cornelia 2 F . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown 2 mo . 3 135 2 Gibson Hiram 2 M . . . Indiana Jan . Fever 14 . 3 135 3 Gibson Charles 10/12 M . . . Indiana May . Brain Fever 13 . 3 135 4 Welburn W. W. 3 M . . . Indiana Aug . Flux 7 . 3 135 5 Welburn W. J. 22 M . . . Indiana April Physician Unknown C . 3 135 6 Dunn Sarah 1 F . . . Indiana Feb . Unknown C . 3 135 7 Zener Sarah 3 F . . . Indiana Jan . Consumption C . 3 135 8 Moore Aaron C. 38 M . . M Pennsylvania April Cooper Consumption 2 yr . 3 135 9 White A. W. 33 M . . M Ohio June Carpenter Consumption 3 yr . 3 135 10 Tracy Gady 15 F . . . Indiana Oct . Cholera 9 hrs First name is uncertain 3 135 11 Sullivan Richard 36 M . . M Ohio April Merchant Cholera 1 . 3 135 12 Server John 61 M . . M Kentucky Oct Sawyer Consumption C . 3 135 13 Tannan Green 1 M . . . Indiana July . Diarrhia 30 . 3 135 14 Black Wilkison 34 M . . . Indiana March Merchant Consumption 12 yr . 3 135 15 Thompson James 55 M . . M Pennsylvania March Farmer Pneumonia 4 . 3 135 16 Beutte Mary 33 F . . M North Carolina Aug . Fever 40 . 3 135 17 Cully Burlington 5/12 M . . . Indiana July . Fever 11 . 3 135 18 Jones Wm. W. 18 M . . . Indiana Aug Farmer Fever 11 . 3 135 19 Gill Zacharia T. 1 M . . . Indiana Dec . Fever C . 3 135 20 McHenry Antonette 19 F . . . Indiana Feb . Dropsey C . 3 135 21 Blockley George 8 M . . . Ohio May . Pneumonia 14 . 3 135 22 Obleners Laticia 52 F . . M Pennsylvania April . Consumption 12 yr . 3 135 23 Cox John 36 M . . M Posey In Oct Farmer Consumption 2 yr . 3 135 24 Coon John 45 M . . M Ohio Aug Blacksmith Killed . . 3 135 25 Coon Hiram 1 M . . . Indiana Jan . Fever 4 . 3 135 26 Murphy Samuel 9 M . . . Indiana Aug . Fever 14 . 3 135 27 Nesler Martha 23 F . . M Indiana Jan . Consumption C . 3 135 28 Bentte John 4/12 M . . . Indiana Oct . Unknown C . 3 135 29 Hall Aaron 74 M . . W Pennsylvania Jan Farmer Unknown C . 3 135 30 Hall Lydia A. 6 F . . . Indiana May . Pneumonia 4 . 3 135 31 Mills Catharine 45 F . . M New Jersey Feb . Liver Complaint C . 3 135 32 Roundtree Charles 1-6/12 M . . . Indiana Aug . Unknown C . 3 135 33 Henderson Harrison C. 17 M . . . Indiana Aug Farmer Unknown 12 . 3 135 34 Duckworth George 14 M . . . Indiana April . Dropsey . . ========================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Posey DISTRICT: Northern ENUMERATOR: D. M. Schnee ========================================================================================================================================================================== FILE-PG PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================== 4 136 1 Britten James 18 M . . . Indiana March Farmer Killed Instant . 4 136 2 Furgerson William 5/12 M . . . Indiana Dec . Croup 1 . 4 136 3 Merrett Theadore W. 1 M . . . Indiana Dec . Iracipalis 2 wk . 4 136 4 Wilson Louis 83 M . . W Maryland May Farmer Old Age . . 4 136 5 Steel Sarah 77 F . . M South Carolina Feb . Cramp***** 2 . 4 136 6 Williams George 62 M . . M Virginia March Farmer Consumption 1 yr . 4 136 7 Nesbit John W. 22 M . . . Indiana April Farmer Consumption 6 mo . 4 136 8 Nesbit William 24 M . . M Indiana June Student Consumption 2 yr . 4 136 9 Harman Mary 50 F . . M Kentucky Jan . Consumption 5 yr . 4 136 10 Lewis Rebecca 28 F . . M North Carolina July . Conjestive F. 5 da . 4 136 11 McRenels William A. 1/12 M . . . Indiana Oct . Diarrhia 2 wk . 4 136 12 Smith Caroline 12 F . . . Indiana Feb . Fits 9 . 4 136 13 Greece John 9/12 M . . . Ohio Oct . Fever 3 mo . 4 136 14 Williams Jesse A. 9/12 M . . . Indiana April . Croup 1 . 4 136 15 Gilliatt Nancy C. 9 F . . . Indiana Aug . Milk Sick 3 wk Last name is uncertain 4 136 16 Wilson Wm. 1 M . . . Indiana Sept . Summer Con. 4 wk . 4 136 17 Forcum Levi M. 6 M . . . Indiana Sept . Conjestive Chills 1 . 4 136 18 Dodge Wm. 72 M . . M North Carolina Nov Farmer Winter Fever 1 wk . 4 136 19 Stine Mary 53 F . . M Germany April . Breast Complaint 18 . 4 136 20 Sipe Apelina 9 F . . . Germany July . Cholera 1 . 4 136 21 Sipe Wintle 1 M . . . Indiana July . Cholera 1 . 4 136 22 Hanes Catherine 58 F . . M Virginia Oct . Dropsey 1 yr . 4 136 23 Sting Catherine 3 F . . . Indiana Nov . Croup 1 . 4 136 24 Fitsgereld Hanah 5 F . . . Indiana Oct . Iracipalis 5 . 4 136 25 Underwood William 24 M . . M Alabama Aug Farmer Bleeding Lungs 2 mo . 4 136 26 Ramsey Mary J. 1 F . . . Indiana Nov . Croup 4 . 4 136 27 Fuler Mary 59 F . . W Germany Aug . Cancer 1 yr . 4 136 28 Hanes Sarah 2/12 F . . . Indiana Sept . Fits 4 . 4 136 29 Hoover Catherine 2 F . . . Indiana July . Cholera 1 . 4 136 30 Blincinger Gedlove 13 M . . . Germany Aug . Billious F. 4 . 4 136 31 Campbell Abner 82 M . . M North Carolina May Farmer Winter Fever 20 . ========================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Posey DISTRICT: Northern ENUMERATOR: D. M. Schnee ========================================================================================================================================================================== FILE-PG PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================== 5 137 1 Henderson William 46 M . . M Virginia March Farmer Winter Fever 12 . 5 137 2 Wood Nancy 7 F . . . Indiana Aug . Fits Sudden . 5 137 3 Lamar William T. 1 M . . . Indiana July . B. Fever 11 . 5 137 4 Stillwell Ruth A. 13 F . . . Indiana Feb . Dumb Chills 11 . 5 137 5 Hart Peter 40 M . . . Ireland April Laborer Winter Fever 17 . 5 137 6 Schnee Luther 36 M . . . Pennsylvania Feb Farmer Brain Fever 3 . 5 137 7 Vandiver John 5/12 M . . . Indiana March . Brain Fever 7 . 5 137 8 Harris John T. 7 M . . . Kentucky Sept . Unknown 4 . 5 137 9 Penfold William 5/12 M . . . Indiana June . Billious Fever 7 . 5 137 10 Penfold George 1/12 M . . . Indiana Feb . Croup 1 . 5 137 11 Crumb Franis 13 M . . . Indiana Dec . Winter Fever 3 wk probably Francis 5 137 12 Harris Polly Ann 1 F . . . Indiana Sept . Cold 5 mo . 5 137 13 Maclure Alexander 77 M . . . Scotland April Retired Merchant Old Age 2 wk . 5 137 14 Fauntleroy Robert H. 43 M . . M Virginia Dec Civil Engineer Cholera 1 . 5 137 15 Cox John W. 31 M . . . Virginia March Milling & Distilling Consumption 1 yr . 5 137 16 Johnson John D. 39 M . . M New York June Brick Mason Billious Fever 4 . 5 137 17 Marshal Charles 7 M . . . Indiana June . Chronic 7 yr . 5 137 18 Anderson Rhoda 53 F . . W Georgia July . Cholera 1 . 5 137 19 Endicott Zenia M. 6 F . . . Indiana May . Brain Fever 2 wk . 5 137 20 Endicott Norana 1 M . . . Indiana Aug . Diarrhia 1 wk . 5 137 21 Anderson Charles A. 2 M . . . Indiana May . Brain Fever 2 wk . 5 137 22 Howey Daniel 39 M . . M Kentucky June Laborer Cholera 1 . 5 137 23 Axton Sarah A. 3 F . . . Indiana July . Billious Fever 3 wk . 5 137 24 Allen Leroy 37 M . . . Indiana Jan Farmer Winter Fever 4 . 5 137 25 Carner George 28 M . . . Indiana Dec Farmer Winter Fever 9 . 5 137 26 Wood Willis 3 M . . . Indiana July . Flux 9 . 5 137 27 Price Selsta 9/12 F . . . Indiana Oct . Biles 2 wk . 5 137 28 Sutten James 39 M . . M North Carolina Sept Farmer Infalmation of Brain 9 . 5 137 29 Boyle John 57 M . . M Pennsylvania Jan Farmer Typhoid Fever 6 . 5 137 30 Reeder Simon 77 M . . M South Carolina April Farmer Cramp Cholic 15 . 5 137 31 Britten Mary J. 13 F . . . Indiana April . Consumption 5 yr . 5 137 32 Rutledge Delia 1 F . . . Ohio Feb . Scarlet Fever 3 . 5 137 33 Rutledge Charles M. 2 M . . . Ohio Feb . Scarlet Fever 4 . 5 137 34 Pruitt Rosana 22 F . . M Kentucky Feb . Consumption 6 Mo . 5 137 35 Overton Joshua 80 M . . M Virginia Sept Farmer Old Age . . ========================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: Indiana COUNTY: Posey TOWNSHIP: Black ENUMERATOR: B. B. Piper ========================================================================================================================================================================== FILE-PG PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================== 6 138 1 Kobb James 20 M . . . Indiana April Farmer Cholera 1 . 6 138 2 Breeze Elizabeth 11/12 F . . . Indiana July . Flux 4 . 6 138 3 Russell James 1 M . . . Indiana May . Unknown 6 . 6 138 4 Thompson Jane 23 F . . M Indiana April . Typhoid Fever 12 . 6 138 5 Jones Sarah E. 1 F . . . Indiana Aug . Flux 7 . 6 138 6 McFadin Wm. 24 M . . . Indiana Aug Farmer Consumption 3 mo . 6 138 7 Moore Susan 28 F . . W Tennessee May . Unknown 9 . 6 138 8 Jack Ann M. 2 F M . . Indiana Aug . Diarrhia 1 wk . 6 138 9 Orton George 4 M . . . Indiana July . Cholera Morbus 2 wk . 6 138 10 Troutman Thomas J. 1/12 M . . . Indiana May . Croup 1 . 6 138 11 Dunn Louisa H. 1 F . . . Indiana Aug . Diarrhia 3 . 6 138 12 Duckworth Adaline 4 F . . . Indiana May . Croup 5 . 6 138 13 Gott Wm. 18 M . . . Indiana April Farmer Consumption 4 mo . 6 138 14 Russell Wm. 94 M . . W North Carolina May Farmer Old Age C . 6 138 15 Duckworth Green 1 M . . . Indiana April . Diarrhia 9 . 6 138 16 Hamilton Malinda 35 F . . . Virginia Feb . Congestion of Brain 3 . 6 138 17 Hirons mary 1 F . . . Indiana July . Diarrhia 3 wk . 6 138 18 Moran Wm. F. 3 M . . . Indiana March . Brain Fever 1 . 6 138 19 Moran Zachariah 5 M . . . Indiana Jan . Unknown 1 . 6 138 20 Aldrich James 3 M . . . Illinois Oct . Dropsey 4 mo . 6 138 21 Fauver Sylva 16 F B . . Alabama Aug . Pneumonia 1 . 6 138 22 Rudd Maranda 19 F M . . Tennessee May . Fever 2 mo . 6 138 23 Jones Joel 49 M . . M Kentucky May Farmer Pneumonia 5 . 6 138 24 Platt Margaret 12 F . . . Indiana March . Plurisy 2 mo .