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Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Walton County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850.

Date

1850

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Kilber, E.H.

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Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Eliza	40 years	Female	Black	Slave	Pneumonia An infection of the lungs characterized by inflammation and a buildup of fluid that makes it difficult to breathe (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	2	McCaskill, Nancy	7 years	Female	White		Fever
1	3	Tatum, Lucretia	40 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	4	Cornalay, Mary	23 years	Female	White		Pleurisy Inflammation of the pleura, two membranes separating the lungs from the walls of the chest cavity (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	5	McDaniel, Alex	83 years	Male	White		Colic
1	6	Charles	40 years	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	7	Campbell, John	43 years	Male	White		Fever
1	8	Cotton, Shadrick	39 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	9	Moates, William	35 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	10	McLeon, Sarah	40 years	Female	White		Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	11	McLeon, Malcolm	16 years	Male	White		Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	12	Mcleon, Mary	70 years	Female	White		Fever
1	13	Lee, Ginnett	29 years	Female	White		Childbirth
1	14	Crawford, William	12 years	Male	White		Fever
1	15	Crawford, Angus	10 years	Male	White		Fever
1	16	Crawford, Elizabeth	3 years	Female	White		Fever
1	17	Hall, William	10 years	Male	White		Fever
1	18	McCaskill, Vorkill	60 years	Male	White		Pleurisy Inflammation of the pleura, two membranes separating the lungs from the walls of the chest cavity (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	19	Cottenhead, James	50 years	Male	White		Colic

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Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1850 for Walton County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1850.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1200

Date

1850

Contributor

Kilber, E.H.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1200_mortality_walton_1850

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death
1	1	Eliza	40 years	Female	Black	Slave	Pneumonia
1	2	McCaskill, Nancy	7 years	Female	White		Fever
1	3	Tatum, Lucretia	40 years	Female	White		Unknown
1	4	Cornalay, Mary	23 years	Female	White		Pleurisy
1	5	McDaniel, Alex	83 years	Male	White		Colic
1	6	Charles	40 years	Male	Black	Slave	Unknown
1	7	Campbell, John	43 years	Male	White		Fever
1	8	Cotton, Shadrick	39 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	9	Moates, William	35 years	Male	White		Unknown
1	10	McLeon, Sarah	40 years	Female	White		Dropsy
1	11	McLeon, Malcolm	16 years	Male	White		Dropsy
1	12	Mcleon, Mary	70 years	Female	White		Fever
1	13	Lee, Ginnett	29 years	Female	White		Childbirth
1	14	Crawford, William	12 years	Male	White		Fever
1	15	Crawford, Angus	10 years	Male	White		Fever
1	16	Crawford, Elizabeth	3 years	Female	White		Fever
1	17	Hall, William	10 years	Male	White		Fever
1	18	McCaskill, Vorkill	60 years	Male	White		Pleurisy
1	19	Cottenhead, James	50 years	Male	White		Colic

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Eliza, ca.1810-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

McCaskill, Nancy, ca.1843-ca.1850

Tatum, Lucretia, ca.1810-ca.1850

Cornalay, Mary, ca.1827-ca.1850

McDaniel, Alex, ca.1767-ca.1850

Charles, ca.1810-ca.1850 (enslaved person)

Campbell, John, ca.1807-ca.1850

Cotton, Shadrick, ca.1811-ca.1850

Moates, William, ca.1815-ca.1850

McLeon, Sarah, ca.1810-ca.1850

McLeon, Malcolm, ca.1834-ca.1850

Mcleon, Mary, ca.1780-ca.1850

Lee, Ginnett, ca.1821-ca.1850

Crawford, William, ca.1838-ca.1850

Crawford, Angus, ca.1840-ca.1850

Crawford, Elizabeth, ca.1847-ca.1850

Hall, William, ca.1840-ca.1850

McCaskill, Vorkill, ca.1790-ca.1850

Cottenhead, James, ca.1800-ca.1850

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Walton County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850. 1850. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345673>, accessed 28 December 2024.

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United States. Department of the Interior. Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850. 1850. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345673>

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Walton County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1850

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