Lewis County, TN 1850 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/lewis/1850/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Alta Creasy and proofread by Alta Amagliani for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2006 by Alta Creasy ========================================================================== 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, Connie Burkett All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census-Year 1850 MICROFILM-ROLL: T655-26 State TENNESSEE County LEWIS 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---------------------------- ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: TN COUNTY: Lewis DISTRICT: Civil Districts 4 & 2 ENUMERATOR: John C. Johnston ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE PAGE 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 1 455 1 Stockard * 5days M . F . Tennessee May . Lock Jaw 3 *no name given 1 455 2 Langly Sarah 57 F . F M North Carolina November . Consumption 7 . 1 455 3 Gordon Dolly 40 F B S . Tennessee December . Poison 14 . 1 455 4 Smith Caroline 2 F B S . Tennessee May . Fever 5 . 1 455 5 Duke Elizabeth 84 F . F W North Carolina August . Palsey . . 1 455 6 Cecil John W. 39 M . F M Virginia June Farmer Consumption 270 . 1 455 7 Cecil Haywood 2 M B S . Tennessee March . Abcess Lungs 7 . 1 455 8 Cecil Harris 1/12 M . F . Tennessee November . Unknown . . 1 455 9 Nowlen Francis J. 4 F . F . Tennessee September . Scrofula 14 . 1 455 10 Nowlen Mary A. 5/12 F . F . Tennessee July . Scrofula 8 . 1 455 11 Nowlen Letha W. 8/12 F . F . Tennessee July . Scrofula 20 . 1 455 12 Nixon * 2/12 F . F . Tennessee September . Scrofula 14 *left blank ======================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 STATE: TN COUNTY: Lewis DISTRICT: Civil Districts 5,6,10,7,2,1,3,9,15 ENUMERATOR: John C. Johnston ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE PAGE 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================= 2 458 1 Nichols Robert 74 M . . W North Carolina July Farmer Superannuated 42 . 2 458 2 Brashears Elizabeth J. 1 F . . . Tennessee July . Bold Hives 5 . 2 458 3 Kirk Young 63 M . . M North Carolina March Farmer Gravel 390 . 2 458 4 Lanant Benjamin W. 4 M . . . Tennessee November . Burn 20 . 2 458 5 * Sharp 4days M . . . Tennessee July . Unknown 1day . 2 458 6 Johnston Levi 24 M B S M Tennessee June Farmer Consumption 150 . 2 458 7 Venable Samuel 32 M B S M Tennessee March Farmer Negro Disorder 90 . 2 458 8 Farrar Jane 70 F . . M North Carolina January . Dropsy 315 . 2 458 9 Cressap * 1day F . . . Tennessee August . Unknown 1day . 2 458 10 Morris * 1day M . . . Tennessee May . Unknown 1day . 2 458 11 Goodwin Michael 63 M . . M North Carolina July . Dropsy 240 . 2 458 12a Ruling James A. 5 M . . . Tennessee July . Scrofula 360 . 2 458 12b Ruling Joseph M. 7 M . . . Tennessee January . Unknown 3 . 2 458 13 Brock Mary C. 11 F . . . Tennessee July . Inflamation of the Brain 90 . 2 458 14 Brock * 1/12 F . . . Tennessee May . Bowel Disorder 30 *left blank 2 458 15 Sellers Elizabeth 64 F . . M North Carolina January . Dropsy 180 . 2 458 16 Anderson Priscilla 80 F B S M . March . Superannuated 1 . 2 458 17 Kennedy Moses 1/12 M B S . Tennessee September . Smothered * *left blank 2 458 18 Owens Barnet 45 M . . M North Carolina September . Disease of the Lungs 30 . 2 458 19 Bullock John 82 M . . M North Carolina February Farmer Disease of the Lungs 23 . 2 458 20 Wilson Nancy 50 F . . . Virginia February . Unknown 365 . 2 458 21 Slave Minerva A. 29 F B S M Tennessee June . Dropsy 60 . 2 458 22 Blackburn * 2/12 F . . . Tennessee May . Bowel Disease 40 *left blank 2 458 23 Isom George W. 36 M . . M Tennessee February Farmer Typhoid Fever 13 . 2 458 24 Dickson Margaret A. 34 F . . M South Carolina May . Rheumatism 10 . 2 458 25 Hobson Elizabeth 11/12 F M S . Tennessee January . Spasms 11 . 2 458 26 Flowers Matilda 48 F . . W North Carolina May . Pallsy 9 . 2 458 27 Borgas * 1day M . . . Tennessee April . Unknown 1 *left blank 2 458 28 Borgas * 1day M . . . Tennessee April . Unknown 1 *left blank 2 458 29 Durham Samuel E. 18 M . . . Tennessee August Farmer Typhoid Fever 28 . 2 458 30 King James W. 1/12 M . . . Tennessee July . Disease of the Head 1day . 2 458 31 King Allen 28 M . . . Tennessee July Farmer Typhoid Fever 20 . 2 458 32 King John A. 2 m . . . Tennessee December . Cold 14 . 2 458 33 Shaw Martha G. 36 F . . . Tennessee March . Child Birth 2hours . 2 458 34 Holmes Sarah A. 22 F . . . Tennessee August . Dispepsin 315 . 2 458 35 . . . . . . . . . . . . .