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Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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State Archives of Florida, Series S548

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Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Washington County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

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1880

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United States. Department of the Interior.

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Miller, W.

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Census Records

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Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Vander Wooten, John	21 years	Male	White	Apoplexy Sudden incapacitation, loss of sensation and cessation of motion caused by a stroke or hemorrhaging in the brain (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	2	Payne, Betsey	34 years	Female	White	Gangrene
1	3	Cleveland, Carter	63 years	Male	White	Heart disease
1	4	Wise, [Infant]	6 months	Male	White	Fever
1	5	Slocum, Callie	26 years	Female	White	Spinal meningitis
1	6	Watson, John	35 years	Male	White	Steamer explosion
1	7	McAlister, Helen	2 years	Female	White	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	8	Walker, Virginia	5 years	Female	White	Worms This could refer to any of a number of intestinal infections involving hookworms, roundworms, or similar parasites.
1	9	Vaughan, Ann	27 years	Female	White	Fever
1	10	Finch, Dicey		Female	White	Erysipelas A bacterial infection of the skin that sometimes spread to internal organs and the bloodstream. The disease was sometimes confused with shingles. Some cases were very mild and only caused localized symptoms and discomfort, but the condition could quickly turn more serious in the absence of modern antibiotics (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).
1	11	Ray, Martin	42 years	Male	White	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	12	Sorrell, Cameron	50 years	Male	White	Aneurysm
1	13	Roulhac, Langiter	4 years	Male	Black	Intermittent fever
1	14	Taylor, Thomas	53 years	Male	White	Fever
1	15	Lemon, [Infant]	3 months	Male	White	Unknown
1	16	Potter, Annette	28 years	Female	Black	Childbirth
1	17	Crawford, Henry [Harry?]	31 years	Male	White	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	18	Wadsworth, Murdock	34 years	Male	White	Fever
1	19	Tharp, Martha	26 years	Female	White	Fever
1	20	Bassett, Henry	42 years	Male	White	Fever
1	21	Clemens, Edward	4 months	Male	Black	Unknown
1	22	Crary, Margarit	76 years	Female	White	Fever
1	23	McKinney, Frank	24 years	Male	White	Fever
1	24	Dixon, Nancy	35 years	Female	White	Scrofula Tuberculosis occurring outside the lungs, typically in the form of glandular tumors in the neck. These tumors could become ulcerated, and the tuberculosis infection could spread to the lungs (McGown, A Practical Treatise on the Most Common Diseases of the South, 1849).
1	25	Collins, Jan	35 years	Female	White	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	26	Evans, John	65 years	Male	White	Mania a potu
1	27	McLean, James	50 years	Male	White	Mania a potu
1	28	Stevens	70 years	Male	White	Chronic dysentery
1	29	Gordon, James	30 years	Male	White	Murdered
1	30	Grant, Cynthia	33 years	Female	White	Childbirth
1	31	Hodge, William	40 years	Male	White	Fever

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Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880

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Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1880 for Washington County documenting persons who died during the year ending May 31, 1880.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S548

Date

1880

Contributor

Miller, W.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

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s548_mortality_washington_1880

Coverage

Late 19th-Century Florida (1877-1900)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Cause of Death
1	1	Vander Wooten, John	21 years	Male	White	Apoplexy
1	2	Payne, Betsey	34 years	Female	White	Gangrene
1	3	Cleveland, Carter	63 years	Male	White	Heart disease
1	4	Wise, [Infant]	6 months	Male	White	Fever
1	5	Slocum, Callie	26 years	Female	White	Spinal meningitis
1	6	Watson, John	35 years	Male	White	Steamer explosion
1	7	McAlister, Helen	2 years	Female	White	Worms
1	8	Walker, Virginia	5 years	Female	White	Worms
1	9	Vaughan, Ann	27 years	Female	White	Fever
1	10	Finch, Dicey		Female	White	Erysipelas
1	11	Ray, Martin	42 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	12	Sorrell, Cameron	50 years	Male	White	Aneurysm
1	13	Roulhac, Langiter	4 years	Male	Black	Intermittent fever
1	14	Taylor, Thomas	53 years	Male	White	Fever
1	15	Lemon, [Infant]	3 months	Male	White	Unknown
1	16	Potter, Annette	28 years	Female	Black	Childbirth
1	17	Crawford, Henry [Harry?]	31 years	Male	White	Pneumonia
1	18	Wadsworth, Murdock	34 years	Male	White	Fever
1	19	Tharp, Martha	26 years	Female	White	Fever
1	20	Bassett, Henry	42 years	Male	White	Fever
1	21	Clemens, Edward	4 months	Male	Black	Unknown
1	22	Crary, Margarit	76 years	Female	White	Fever
1	23	McKinney, Frank	24 years	Male	White	Fever
1	24	Dixon, Nancy	35 years	Female	White	Scrofula
1	25	Collins, Jan	35 years	Female	White	Pneumonia
1	26	Evans, John	65 years	Male	White	Mania a potu
1	27	McLean, James	50 years	Male	White	Mania a potu
1	28	Stevens	70 years	Male	White	Chronic dysentery
1	29	Gordon, James	30 years	Male	White	Murdered
1	30	Grant, Cynthia	33 years	Female	White	Childbirth
1	31	Hodge, William	40 years	Male	White	Fever

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Vander Wooten, John, ca.1859-ca.1880

Payne, Betsey, ca.1846-ca.1880

Cleveland, Carter, ca.1817-ca.1880

Wise, [Infant], ca.1880-ca.1880

Slocum, Callie, ca.1854-ca.1880

Watson, John, ca.1845-ca.1880

McAlister, Helen, ca.1878-ca.1880

Walker, Virginia, ca.1875-ca.1880

Vaughan, Ann, ca.1853-ca.1880

Finch, Dicey, d. ca.1880

Ray, Martin, ca.1838-ca.1880

Sorrell, Cameron, ca.1830-ca.1880

Roulhac, Langiter, ca.1876-ca.1880

Taylor, Thomas, ca.1827-ca.1880

Lemon, [Infant], ca.1880-ca.1880

Potter, Annette, ca.1852-ca.1880

Crawford, Henry [Harry?], ca.1849-ca.1880

Wadsworth, Murdock, ca.1846-ca.1880

Tharp, Martha, ca.1854-ca.1880

Bassett, Henry, ca.1838-ca.1880

Clemens, Edward, ca.1880-ca.1880

Crary, Margarit, ca.1804-ca.1880

McKinney, Frank, ca.1856-ca.1880

Dixon, Nancy, ca.1845-ca.1880

Collins, Jan, ca.1845-ca.1880

Evans, John, ca.1815-ca.1880

McLean, James, ca.1830-ca.1880

Stevens, ca.1810-ca.1880

Gordon, James, ca.1850-ca.1880

Grant, Cynthia, ca.1847-ca.1880

Hodge, William, ca.1840-ca.1880

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United States. Department of the Interior. Washington County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1880. 1880. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345785>

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