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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Nora Gable Essman Bobby Joe Seales ================================================================================ February 2001 Transcribed by Nora Gable Essman Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880 Legend: 1 Number of the family as given in column numbered 2-Schedule 1 2 Name of the deceased 3 Age at last birthday. If under a year, give months in fractions, thus - 3/12. If under 1 month, give days in fractions, thus 3/30 4 Sex - Male (M); Female (F) 5 Color - White (W); Black (B); Mulatto (Mu); Chinese (Ch); Indian (I) 6 Single 7 Married 8 Widowed (W); Divorced (D) 9 Place of birth of this person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S. or the county, if of foreign birth. 10 Where was the Father of this person born (As in column 9.) 11 Where was the Mother of this person born (As in column 9.1.) 12 Profession, Occupation or Trade. (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age.) 13 The month in which the person died. 14 Disease or cause of death. 15 How long a resident of the county. If less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus - 3/12. 16 If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place. 17 Name of attending Physician. Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beat 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 37 Hall, George W. 8/12 M W l Ala Ala SC March '80 Bold Hives 1/12 2 39 Howell, William 60 M W l Ga Ga Ga Farmer August '79 Dropsey 17 3 65 Dykes, May E. 1 F W l Ala Ga Ala July '79 Measles 1 Hubert C. Williams 4 65 Dykes, Alpha 6/12 F W l Ala Ga Ala Jan. '80 Croup 6/12 Hubbert 5 84 Famby, Saly 17 F B l Ala Va Ga Keep'g House May '80 Dropsey 5/12 Williams 6 84 Famby, Rachel 3/12 F B l Ala Ga Ala May '80 Measles 3/12 7 120 Bowder, Elin 45 F B l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House Nov. '79 Diphtheria 45 8 132 Mason, Altus 8 F W l Ala Ala Ala April '80 Typhoid Hemorrhage 8 Hubbert Williams 9 104 Croft, Madora 13 F B l Ala Ala Ala April '80 Consumption 13 Edwards 10 139 Mitchum, Katie 21 F B l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House Sept. '79 Cold Fever 21 H. M. Rosser 11 139 Michel, Albert 4/12 M B l Ala Ala Ala Jan. '80 ????????????????? 4/12 12 277 Horton, Laura 18 F B l Ala SC Ala ? Girl Sept. '79 Consumption 18 Williams 13 276 Neely, Edgar 1 M B l Ala Ala Ala April '80 Teething 1 J. R. Morgan 14 276 Neely, Perl 2 F B l Ala Ala Ala August '79 Whooping Cough 1 Hawkins 15 306 Thomas, Irena 25 F B D Ala Va Va Cook July '79 Falling of the Womb 25 J. R. Morgan 16 335 Bailey, William W. 3/12 M B l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Hooping Cough 3/12 H. M. Rosser 17 367 Crumpton, Green 21 M B l Ala Ala Ala Laborer Oct. '79 Typhoid/Pneumonia 21 H. M. Rosser 18 394 Neely, Hannah 21 M B l Ala Ala Ala Cook March '80 Dopsey 21 H. M. Rosser 19 406 Jourdon, Mollie 8/12 F B l Ala Va Ala April '80 Cold/Brain Fever 8/12 H. M. Rosser 20 418 Seale, Maggie 27 F W l Ala Tn Ala Keep'g House Oct. '79 Dopsey 27 J. R. Morgan 21 315 Horton, Walter J. 27 M B l Ala Ala Ala Physician Jan. '80 Typhoid Fever 27 Hubbard Dugan 22 452 Moore, Moses 1 M B l Ala Ala Ala Feb. '80 Pneumonia 1 Horton 23 492 Champion, Betsy 60 F W l Ala Ala SC Keep'g House Jan. '80 ????????????????? Dubose 24 492 Little, Salam 65 M B l Va Ala Ala Laborer Jan. '80 Insanity Dubose 25 492 Read, Mollie 6/12 F B l Ala Ala Ala July '79 Consumption 6/12 Dubose 26 492 Read, Caroline 17 F B l Ala Ala Ala Servant August '79 Consumption 17 Dubose 27 492 Alexander, James 1 M B l Ala Ala Ala March '80 Whooping Cough 1 Dubose 28 492 Burnett, Jimima 36 F B l Ala Ala Ala Servant April '80 Cancer 36 Dubose 29 492 Ray, Betsy 30 F W l Ala Ala Ala Domestic April '80 Absess in throat 30 Dubose Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beat 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 14 Hill, Louisa S. 17 F W l Ala Ga Va Attend'g Sch. Aug. '79 Typhoid Fever 3 2 78 Horton, Elizabeth 75 F W l Ala SC SC Keep'g House May '80 Absess Bowels 36 3 83 Moise, Daby 1/12 F B l Ala Ala Ala June '79 Smothered 1/12 4 139 Stamps, Sarah Z. 1/12 F W l Ala Ga Ala July '79 Disentary 1/12 5 6 Additional to Shelby County from Physician Returns 7 PR Colwell, Buenabirten 2 F B l Ala u/s u/s July '79 Chol. Morbin J. Y. Inger 8 PR Ragsdale, Matt 5 M W l Ala u/s u/s Nov. '79 Diphtheria W. R. R. Johnson 9 PR Hammond, Mollie 5 F W l Ala u/s u/s July '79 Diphtheria W. R. R. Johnson 10 PR Nolin, Cynthia 4 F W l Ala u/s u/s Nov. '79 Laryngistes W. R. R. Johnson 11 PR House, Bennie 2 M W l Ala u/s u/s Nov. '79 Diphtheria J. Goodson 12 PR West, Sarah 60 F W l Ala u/s u/s Keep'g House June '79 Dropsy J. Goodson 13 PR Mitchell, Alice 20 F B l Ala u/s u/s Domestic Sept. '79 ??? Hemorrhage H. N. Rosser 14 PR Crowson, Anne 5 F W l Ala u/s u/s June '79 Worms J. Goodson 15 PR Chaney, Larry 23 M W l Ala u/s u/s Farmer Sept. '79 Unknown 16 PR Walker, Mary S. 65 F W l Ala u/s u/s Housewife Nov. '79 Typhoid Fever J. Y. Inger 17 PR Miller, Mis 72 F W l Ala u/s u/s Housewife May '80 Augina Pectors W. R. R. Johnson Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beats 3, 4, 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 268 Ryan, Richard 81 M W l Ga Ga Ga Farmer June '79 Asthma 52 R. H. Hawkins 2 282 Simms, Leona 3 F B l Ala Ala Ala May'80 Epilepsy None 3 398 Crim, James A. 37 M W l Ala Ala Ala Cooper April '80 Killed by Ox 37 Dr. Wysinger 4 423 Armstrong, Mary A. 46 F W l Ga Ga Ga Keep'g House Sept. '79 Congestive Chill 12 R. W. Hubbard 5 436 Whatley, Marvin A. 67 M W l Ga Ga Ga Farmer Nov. '79 Chronic ??? 32 C. C. Oliver 6 437 Martin, Willie 7 M W l Ala Ala Ala Feb. '80 Congestion of Brain 7 Dr. Wysinger 7 475 Franklin, J. D. 3 M B l Ala SC SC June '79 Consumption 3 None 8 596 Johnson, Jasper 24 M W l Ala u/s u/s ?????????? May'80 Typhoid Fever 24 J. N. Goodson 9 Johnson, Tenie 22 F W l Ala Tn Tn Keep'g House 10 579 Arnold, Fannie 35 F W l Ala SC SC Keep'g House Jan. '80 Consumption 2 H. Bachus 11 586 Thomas, John 30 M B l Ala Ala Ala Miner April '80 Killed by Slate 30 None Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beat 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 294 Fancher,Charlotte 25 F B l Ala Ala Ala House Keep'g Sept. '79 Diphtheria 5 R. N. Hawkins 2 54 Storrs, Brit 56 M B l Ala Ala Ala Farmer May '80 Dropsey of the heart 40 W. A. Meridith 3 63 Harrison, George 30 M B l Ala Ala Ala Work on RR March '80 Pneumonia 7 J. W. Acker 4 5 132 Gentry, Wm. 2/12 M W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 ??????????? 2/12 Wm. B. Meridith 6 178 Harrison, Minnie 24 F W l Ala Ala Ga Keep'g House Feb. '80 Typhoid Fever 24 H. Bachus 7 213 Champion, Julian 1 F W l Ala Ala Ala August '79 Interminate Fever 1 P. B. Witson 8 258 Harper, Nora A. A. 2 F W l Ala Ala Ala July '79 Inflamation 2 R. N. Hawkins 9 10 Additions to Shelby Co. from Physician Returns 11 12 PR Keno, Francis 56 F B l Ala u/s u/s Dowsher August '79 Typhoid Fever W. G. Horton 13 PR Burks, Eudora 15 F W l Ala u/s u/s School girl Sept. '79 Typhoid Fever H. N. Rosser 14 PR Perkins, Caroline 37 F B l Ala u/s u/s Cook August '79 Consumption W. G. Horton Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beats 5, 6, 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 10 Colby, Seth 60 M W l Oh u/s u/s R R man Nov. '79 Belliona Fever 2 R. M. Tucker 2 40 Gardner, Jane 70 F W l NC NC House Keep'g Jan '80 Pneumonia 50 W. B. Cross 3 60 Hodge, Jane 1 F B l Ala Ala Ala July '79 1 None 4 67 Tranam, John 1 M B l Ala SC SC August '79 Cholera ???? 1 None 5 85 Crouson, F. 1/12 F W l Ala Ala Ala Feb. '80 ????????? None 6 94 Meridith, Charley 4/12 M B l Ala Ala Ala March '80 4/12 None 7 103 Frost, Jessie 76 M W l Tn Tn Tn Farmer April '80 Typhoid Fever 70 R. M. Tucker 8 114 Mitchell, Ida 1 F W l Ala Engl Ala July '79 Whooping Cough 1 R. M. Tucker 9 117 Stagner, Allice 14/22 F W l Ala Ala Ala August '79 Whooping Cough 13/22 J. A. Fields 10 120 Dunnam, Velma 8 F W l Ala Ala Ala Feb. '80 Congestion 8 W. B. Cross 11 167 Oats, Ida 18 F W l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House April '80 Cholera ???? 6 W. B. Cross 12 182 Ellison, Evaline 8 F B l Ala SC Tn Sept. '79 8 J. A. Fields 13 278 Lindsey, Allen 10 M W l Ala Ala Ala Work on farm Jan '80 Killed by Wagon 10 Jeff. Co. Ragsdale 14 287 Smith, D. Kate 1 F B l Ala SC SC August '79 W. B. Cross 15 289 Griffin, Susan 77 F B l Tn NC Tn Domestic Feb. '80 Hepatetis 65 W. B. Cross 16 294 Whittimore, Alma 2 F W l Ala Ala NC Oct. '79 Croup 1 J. McLeon 17 295 West, Sarah 56 F W l NC NC NC Keep'g House June '79 ????????? 11 Jasper Goodson 18 328 Foust, Lettie 84 F W l Tn NC NC Keep'g House Feb. '80 Paralysis 70 None 19 388 Rodger, Sallie 101 F W l Va Va Va Home Feb. '80 Old age 16 None 20 365 Griffin, Hattie 73 F B l Tn NC NC Sept. '79 52 W. B. Cross 21 419 Ousley, Louisa 6 F W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Congestion of nose 6 Jasper Goodson 22 421 Nelson, John 3 M W l Ala Ala Ala Sept. '79 3 Jasper Goodson 23 431 Ousley, Thomas 56 M W l Ala Ga Ala May '80 Pneumonia 56 R. Hawkins 24 445 Vandiver, (infant) 0 M W l Ala Ga Ga May '80 at birth R. Hawkins 25 535 Johnson, Jasper 24 M W l Ala Ky NC May '80 Typhoid Fever 24 Jasper Goodson 26 534 Owens, (Infant) 0 F W l Ala Ga Ala April '80 premature birth 0 Jasper Goodson 27 545 Smith, George 22 M B l Ala Ala Ala April '80 Consumption 22 W. B. Cross 28 2 Lewis, William 1 M W l Pa Wales Wales August '79 Scarlet Fever 5/12 W. B. Cross 29 3 Thomas, William 1 F W l Ala Wales Wales Sept. '79 Cronic Diaherra 1 R. M. Tucker 30 4 Mimar, Ellen 6/12 F W l Ala Ireland Ireland Sept. '79 Congestion of Brain 5/12 R. M. Tucker 31 5 Tanner, William 1 M W l Ala Pa Pa August '79 1 32 6 Lee, James 25 M W l Ala Ala Ala Miner April '80 Pneumonia 6 R. M. Tucker 33 7 Hill, John E. 35 M W l Ala Ala Ala Miner May '80 Hemorrhage 6 R. M. Tucker 34 8 James, Olfenel 22 M B l Ala Ala Ala Miner March '80 Congestion 1 Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beats 8, 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 14 Blackerby, John 68 M W l NC NC NC Farmer Feb. '80 Bronchitis 50 Wm. Johnson 2 31 Robinson, Nancy 68 F W l Tn SC SC Farmer's wife Dec. '79 Apoplexy Sudden 20 no doctor 3 67 Payne, May 1 F W l Ala Ala Ala Nov. '79 Congest/Whooping Cough no doctor 4 133 Kendrick, Rebecca 53 F W l SC SC SC Farmer March '80 Cancer of face no doctor 5 223 Cowart, George 49 M W l Ga NC NC Farmer Jan. '80 Instantly killed by fall'g tree no doctor 6 253 Powell, Wm. S. 22 M W l SC SC SC Farmer Feb. '80 Consumption 3/12 Tx Edwards 7 281 Spearman, Ala. E. 47 F W l Ala NC NC Farmer's wife May '80 Dropsy/Cong. Milk 47 Johnson, Edwards &Dubose 8 298 Huston, Mary J. 18 F W l Ala Ala Ala Farmer's wife March '80 Billions Pneumonia 9 Edwards 9 308 Johnson, Charles 2 M B l Ala Ala Ala Farmer's Son Dec. '79 Pneumonia 2 no doctor 10 Hill, Lula G. 17 F W l Ala Ala Va Farmer's Daugh August '79 Typhoid Fever 2 W. S. Dubose 11 317 Lee, (no name) 7/30 F W l Ala Ala Ala Farmer's Daugh April '80 Dibility 7/30 no doctor 12 320 Piper, Nancy V. 19 F W l Ala Ga Ala Farmer's Daugh August '79 Typhoid Fever 19 Edwards Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beats 10, 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 20 Ross, Purley 18 F B l Ala Ala Ala April '80 Membrann Croup 1 A. E. McGraw 2 21 Kifes, P. 25 F B l Ala Ala Tn Work on farm Nov. '79 Consumption 23 W. R. Singleton 3 55 Kinderick, James 54 M W l Ala SC SC Farmer Dec. '79 Preumonia 54 A. E. McGraw 4 28 Keith, Austin 4 M B l Ala Ala Ala August '79 Billion Fever 4 A. E. McGraw 5 52 Phillips, George 12 M B l Ala Ala Ala Servant August '79 Congestion of Brain 12 W. R. Singleton 6 52 Kidd, Carrie 20 F W l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House April '80 Typhoid Fever 21 W. R. Singleton 7 79 Jones, E. J. 43 F W l Ala Ga Ga Keep'g House Sept. '79 Malarial 3 Dr. Cason 8 81 Wallace, Wales 17 M B l Ala Ala Ala Farm Labor Nov. '79 Typhoid Fever 19 A. E. McGraw 9 97 Hughes, Sam 50 M W l NY NY NY Machinist April '80 Whiskey 3/12 Caleria Dr. Reason 10 124 Creswell, L. W. 57 F W l Ala Va SC Keep'g House Dec. '79 Yellow Disease 7 W. R. Singleton 11 127 Eubanks, Arminda 1 F W l Ala Ala Ala Oct. '79 Congestive Chill 1 None 12 147 Singleton, Austin 4 M B l Ala Ala Ala August '79 Bi Congestive Fever 4 A. E. McGraw 13 168 Cohill, Horace 7 M B l Ala Ala Ala Oct. '79 Congestive Chill 7 W. R. Singleton 14 190 Burchfield, Georgia 32 F W l SC SC SC Keep'g House July '79 Consumption 20 W. R. Singleton 15 190 Burchfield, H. C. 32 M W l Ala Tn SC Farmer Jan. '80 Consumption 32 W. R. Singleton 16 213 Davis, Jo 55 M B l Ala Tn SC Farmer April '80 Typhoid Fever 55 W. R. Singleton 17 229 Singleton, Nancy 78 F B l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House Dec. '79 Consumption 48 W. R. Singleton 18 257 Ragsdale, John M. 4 M W l Ala Ala Ala Sept. '79 Diphtheria 1 W. R. R. Johnson 19 264 Cowart, Georgia 4 F W l Ala Ala Ala Nov. '79 Diphtheria 4 W. R. R. Johnson 20 265 Adams, Colly 5 M W l Ala Ala Ala Dec. '79 Diphtheria 5 None 21 266 Cosper, Elias W. 2 M W l Ala SC SC Nov. '79 Diphtheria 2 W. R. R. Johnson 22 272 Hammonds, Mary E. 5 F W l Ala Tn Ala July '79 Diphtheria 5 J. Y. Inzer 23 281 Henderson, Elbert R. 2 M W l Ala Ala Ala Oct. '79 Diphtheria 2 W. R. R. Johnson 24 305 Noland, Mary 4 F W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Diphtheria 5 A. E. McGraw 25 308 Partridge, Mary 12 F W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Bronchitis 5 A. E. McGraw 26 308 Partridge, Martha 1 F W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Whooping Cough 1 None 27 325 Gardiner, Robert 4 M W l Ala Ala Ala Nov. '79 Diphtheria 3 Dr. Edwards 28 345 Smith, Sam 1 M W l Ala Ky Ala Jan. '80 Hives 1 Dr. Edwards 29 349 Ray, Edwin 1 M W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Hives 1 Dr. Dubose 30 351 Vick, David 1 M W l Ala Ala Ala Sept. '79 Diphtheria 1 W. R. R. Johnson 31 352 Moore, Mary 3 F W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Measles 3/12 None 32 352 Moore, (Infant) 1/12 F W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Measles 1/12 None 33 355 Tumlin, Cynthia 26 F W l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House Nov. '79 Hypertrophy of Heart 26 A. E. McGraw 34 397 Milam, James H. 18 M W l Ala Ala Ala Farm Labor Feb. '80 Congestion of Stomach 12 35 Additions to Shelby Co. from Physician Return - Caleria PR Singleton, Lawson 34 M B l Ala u/s u/s Farmer Oct. '79 Consumption 2 A. E. McGraw PR Cohill, A. T. 7 M B l Ala u/s u/s Sept. '79 Malaria Fever A. E. McGraw Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beats 12, 13, 15 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 8 Brownlee, Sallie 8 F B l Ms Ala Ms Jan. '80 Burns 8 2 40 McDaniel, James 1 M W l Ala SC Ala March '80 Hives 1 3 45 Brasher, Robert 2 M W l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Fall 2 4 51 Dodd, Emma 4 F W l Ala Ala Ala Nov. '79 Bold Hives 4 5 96 Johnston, Nancy 3 F W l Ala Ala Ala Nov. '79 Diphtheria 3 Johnston 6 103 Acton, (Infant) 1/30 F W l Ala Ala Ala July '79 ????????? 1/30 Tucker 7 104 Bailey, Pauline 24 F W l Ala Ala Ala Keep'g House Oct. '79 Child ???? 24 Actons Camp 8 104 Bailey, (Infant) 21/30 F W l Ala Ala Ala July '79 ????????? 21/30 9 126 Nabors, (Infant) 4 F W l Ala Ala Ala July '79 ????????? 4 10 166 Lagen, Mary 1 F W l Ala Ala Ala August '79 Not Known 1 Crop 11 180 Read, Ann 26 F B l Ala Ala Ala Farm Hand August '79 Consumption 26 Crop 12 183 Read, Moses 5/12 F B l Ala Ala Ala July '79 Not Known 5/12 13 227 Cross, Hulda 60 F B l Ala Va Va Keep'g House May '80 Not Known 60 14 250 Dennis, John 57 M W l Ala Ga Ala Farmer March '80 Not Known 50 Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beat 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 Howard, L. 3/12 M W l Ala Ala Ala Nov. '79 Not Known 3/12 None 2 Howard, L. J. 2 F W l Ala Ala Ala Feb. '80 Not Known 2 None 3 Johnson, Lula 3/12 F W l Ala Ala Ala July '79 Whooping Cough 3/12 Cuddleton 4 White, (Infant) 3/30 M W l Ala Ala SC March '80 Not Known Griffin 5 Posey, Calline 19 F B l Ala Md Md worked farm Jan. '80 Typhoid Fever 19-'11/12 McGraw 6 Byrns, Elizabeth 79 F W l NC SC SC worked farm Jan. '80 Dropsy 28 None 7 Walker, Francis 78 F W l SC SC House Keep'g Nov. '79 Heart Disease 2/12 None 8 Dorough, Joseph E. 1-'10/12 M W l Ala Ga Ala June '79 Bold Hives 1-'10/12 None 9 Lewis, Osburn 22 M W l NC NC NC Farm hand August '79 Malaria Fever 8/12 J. Abecrombie 10 Isbell, Lafayette 17 M W l Ala Va Ga Farmer March '80 Typhoid Fever 17 Griffin Shelby County Mortality Schedule 1880, Beat 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 32 Posey, Minevia 2 F W l Ala Ala Ga May '80 Bronchitis 2 E. Y. Inzer 2 55 Posey, Parish 3 M B l Ala Ala Ala Jan '80 Consumption 3 None 3 55 Posey, Mary 1 F B l Ala Ala Ala May '80 Unknown 1 None 4 78 Jaws, Kate 85 F W l SC SC SC Keep'g House May '80 Paralysis 5 E. Y. Inzer 5 83 Allen, Mary 4/12 F B l Ala Ala Ala April '80 Whooping Cough 4/12 None