Van Buren County, TN 1860 Mortality Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tn/vanburen/1860/ 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 1860 MICROFILM-ROLL #T655-27 State TENNESSEE County VAN BUREN SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: TN COUNTY: Van Buren DISTRICT: (none listed) ENUMERATOR: G. M. Cummings -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAGE PAGE LINE LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME AGE SEX COLOF/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL ================================================================================================================================================== 1 573 1 Shockley Mary 1day F W F . Tennessee May . Unknown 1 1 573 2 Madewell Dudley H. 5yrs M W F . Tennessee June . Unknown 3 1 573 3 Plumbers Elie 3mo M B S . Tennessee February . Smothered by the Mother . 1 573 4 Seamans Mary 59yrs F W F M Georgia August Seamstress Fever 49 1 573 5 Smith Mary E. 25 F W F Tennessee April . Fits 7 1 573 6 Jones Dorthelia 2days F B F . Tennessee March None Croup 7 1 573 7 Shockley Clerissa 2days F B S . Tennessee December None Unknown 1 1 573 8 Shockley Nance 2days F B S . Tennessee December None Unknown 1 1 573 9 Howard William 43yrs M W F M Tennessee July Blacksmith Flux 14 1 573 10 Hastin David 83 M W F W Virginia April Farmer Gravel 7 1 573 11 Dodson Sarah 47 F W F M Tennessee September Seamstress Change of Location 90 1 573 12 Hamilton Ann J. 22 F W F . Tennessee September Seamstress Unknown 7 1 573 13 Hastin Sarah 2/3 F W F . Tennessee November None Croup 2 1 573 14 Yorks Martha 16 F B S . Tennessee August House Girl Inflamation of the Lungs 21 1 573 15 Yorks Ann 2 F B S . Tennessee August None Inflamation of the Lungs 10 1 573 16 Yorks Jasper 1/2 M B S . Tennessee August None Unknown 7 1 573 17 Seamans Lodema 3 F W F . Tennessee September None Unknown 5 1 573 18 Hale Eveline 2 F W F . Tennessee November None Croup 1 1 573 19 Bouldin Marietta 4 F W F . Tennessee October None Congestive Chills 21 1 573 20 Steakley James B. 2 M W F . Tennessee September None Croup 4 1 573 21 Worthington Lissie 36 F B S . Georgia May House Girl Unknown 2 1 573 22 Drake Abraham 52 M W F M Tennessee March Farmer Consumption 60 1 573 23 McComac M. C. 1 F W F . Tennessee November None Scrofula 14 1 573 24 Martin M. A. 2 F W F . Tennessee September None Unknown 6 ENUMERATOR'S REMARK: Van Buren County is bounded on the north by the Caney Fork River and on the west by the Rockey River, on the south by the counties of Grundy, Sequachie, and Bledsoe, on the east by Cumberland, it is mostly on the mountain, but little valley land. The mountain is not very productive only of grass, potatoes and Buck Wheat.