Freestone County, Texas Census 1860 Mortality Schedule of Freestone County, Texas. From National Archives microfilm Transcribed and Submitted by Steven Butler Page 1 1860 Freestone County, Texas Mortality Schedule 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 1.D.J.(Moody?)-Joanna 1 F MS Tex. Oct. Dysentary 6 days 2J.G. Wallace - infant 1 F " Nov. " 9 months 3 " " " - Zack 30 M BS Ga. March Carpenter Pneumonia 8 days 4 H.L. Graves - Lewis 28 M BS Mo. May Cook Foul air in well Sudden 5. John P. Horn - infant 4/12 M Tex. " Dysentary 8 days 6. P.W. Winter - P.W. 4/12 M Miss. " " Sudden 7. W.A. Milam - 22 M BS " Apr. Farm Hand Suicide " 8. R.A. Gordon - 3 M BS Tex. 9. " " " - 1 M BS " 10." " " - 1 F MS " Decr. F. Air 10 days 11.John Mimms - 5/12 F BS " Jany. Croup 8 days 12.P.L. Stubbs-daughter 2 F " Oct. Flux 10 days 13.Laonus? - 1 M Sept. " 9 days 14.Servt.Mrs.Mary McIlvain 105 M BS S.C. Feb. Old Age 15.W.H. Cotton - infant 2/12 M Tex. Nov. Flux 6 days 16.J.B. Grayson - Susan 1 F BS " Apr. Teething? 8 days 17.Margaret A. Collett 23 F Ala. Oct. Hemorrage from lungs 30 days Remarks: There has been no disease prevailing to any extent during the past twelve months, (except) some flux which has prevailed to a greater degree than any other disease. This disease is not confined to any one county but seems to extend to all parts of my subdivision. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2 1860 Freestone County, Texas Mortality Schedule 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. J.B. Johnson - Moses 1 M BS Tex. May Pneumonia 8 days 2. F.M. Bradley - Mary 48 F BS Ga. Apr. Unknown 2 years 3. " " " - Elias 10 M BS Ala. March Typhoid Fever 28 days 4. " " " - infant 3/12 M BS Tex. Unknown Unknown Unknown 5. " " " - infant 2/12 M BS " " " " 6. R.T. Patton 66 M Ga. Apr. Farmer Billious Cholic 13 days 7.(Septhy?) L. Mazell 2/12 M Tex. Decr. Unknown Unknown 8. G.W. Ross - Francis 6/12 M BS Ala. May From a fall 2 days 9. D.F. Clark 24 F Ky. May Consumption 10. J. Steele - Frances 1 6/12 F BS Tex. Decr. Croup 4 days 11. E.A.McCracin - 40 F BS N.C. Jany. Emphysema? 1 day 12.Geo.R.Patton(M.F.T.Horn? 1 M BS Tex. March Unknown 13.Sarah Story 27 F M S.C. June " Sudden 14.Linda Demming 1 1/2 F Tex. Feb. Croup 4 days 15.John Mills - Isaac 6/12 M BS " Decr. Chronic Diarriah 4 days 16.M.T. Smith - Eliza 31 F BS N.C. Jany. ( - ? - ) Fever 4 weeks 17.M.(P.?)Smith 6 F Va. Decr. Sea Sickness 13 days 18.C.T. Echols - Nancy 65 F BS " July Dropsy 2 months 19.Margarett (Joseph?) 3 F Ala. Sept. Billious Fever 9 days 20.C.W. Dunagan Junr. 1 M Tex. Oct. Flux 3 weeks 21.Charles G. Dunagan 35 M Miss. Apr. Farmer Pneumonia 13 days 22.Lucy E. " 12 F Tex. June/59 Accidental 24 hours 23.B[enjamin] P. Ferrell - Argus 37 M BS Ala. Sept. Farm Hand Inflammatory Fever 15 days 24.Thomas Lamb - Susan 1 F BS Tex. March Unknown 6 months 25.S.J. Bonner - Slave 6 M BS Ala. Jany. Epilepsy 6 days 26.William M. Hinds - Charles 2 M BS Tex. Decr. Inflamatory Cold 2 weeks 27.L.R. Wortham - George 30 M BS Tenn. Feb. Flux 10 days 28." " " - Sam 1 M BS Tex. June/59 Fever 8 days 29.Lucinda Carter - Pheby 26 F BS Ala. Oct. Unknown 1 year 30.W.C. " - Missouri 4/12 F BS Tex. March " 4 months 31.A.J. Wynn - Moses 8 M BS " Decr. " Sudden 32.W.H. Daley - Pirina 2 F BS Miss. " Cold 8 days 33.J.W. Ogden - James 5/12 M BS Tex. " S. Cold 10 days 34.W.W. Groves - Georgia 1 F BS " May Flux Unknown 35.S.F. Taylor 30 M Ga. Jany. Waggoner Pneumonia 6days Remarks: The rocks - what little there are is seen to be a formation of sand and iron, no limestone rock in the subdivision. The water generally is impregnated with minerals, iron (unreadable) in some parts of the county there are wells of fine freestone water. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 3 1860 Freestone County, Texas Mortality Schedule 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Mary M. Carter 67 F M Ga. Feby. Unknown 2 days 2. Olivia Carter - Simon 12 M BS Ala. Decr. " " " 3. " " - Infant 1 F BS Tex. Feby. " Unknown 4. J.W. Alagree 17 M Mo. Oct. Clerk Yellow Fever 2 weeks 5. Fitzallen Park 1/2 M Tex. Feby. Unknown 9 days 6. Margaret S. Park 1 F " Oct. Flux 8 days 7. A. Owen - (Marhac?) 2 M BS " Aug. Chronic (Diarrhea?) 7 months 8. " " - Taylor 9/12 M BS " Sept. Inflammation Bowels 7 days 9. " " - Jack 10/12 M BS " " Conjestive Chill 16 days 10.Samuel Robinson 1 M " June/59 Unknown 2 months 11.Elizabeth J. (Joyew?) 10/12 F " Feby.? Whooping Cough 7 days 12.John H. Casey 2 M " May Croup 3 days 13.Amanda Weatherby 2 F " Jany. Flux 21 days 14.Thomas Driver - Infant 1/12 M MS " May Strangled 10 months 15.Thomas L. Truitt 1 M " July Flux 17 days 16.Eliza Truett 1? F " " " 12 days 17.J.F. Ballard 1/12 M " Oct. Bleeding 2 days 18.Catharine Walker 58 F M Ga. Sept. Typhoid Fever 12? days 19.Frances M. James 5 F Ala. May Conjestive Fever 3 days 20.Moses Wills 44 M Ky. Feb. Farmer Paralysis 6 hours 21.Margarett E. Boswell 5 F Tex. Oct. Flux 10 days 22.Clara A. Boswell 1 F " " " 14 days 23.A.M. Maddox - (Falman?) 2 M BS Ala. Jany. " " " 24." " " - Infant 1/12 M BS Tex. Aug. Croup 7 days 25.M. Stroud - Riny 4 F BS " June/59 Whooping Cough 1 month 26." " - Isaac 52 M BS Tenn. Apr. Farm Hand Cramp Colic 4 days 27.J. G. Blackman - Charles 6/12 M BS Tex. June/59 Pneumonia 22? days 28.J.G. Cobb - Infant 1/12 M " Decr. Fever 3 days 29.Ezekiel Weaver Jr. 4/12 M " " Unknown 6 days 30.John (J.?) Thornton 6 M Ala. June/59 Whooping Cough 11 days 31.J.F. Huckaby - Amanda 1 F BS Tex. May Unknown 8 days 32.W.F. Daniel - William 17 M BS Ala. March Accidental Sudden 33.Mary Hatcher - (Siss?) 90 M BS Africa June Old Age 3 weeks 34. " " - Amy 80 F BS Unkn. Apr. " " 9 days 35.John Waldwan 52 M S.C. May Farmer Typhoid Fever 15 days Remarks: In the North West corner of this county is a well which is very bitter tasting very much like (Linnament? or Limestone?). It has just been dug and the water has (never?) been analyzed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Page 4 1860 Freestone County, Texas Mortality Schedule 1 1 1 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Thomas (L.?) Jones 1 M Tex. Feb. Fever 12 days 2. Wiley Smith 53 M M Tenn. Apr. Farmer Liver Complaint 3 months 3. William Perry - John 80 M BS Unkn. May Farm Hand (Trophoy?) of Chest 12 months 4. L.T. Evans - Maria 11 F BS Ala. Aug. Sore Throat 8 days 5. W.A. Gaston - Peter 8/12 M BS Tex. Aug. Teething? 5 days 6. William W. Evans 40 M M Ga. Decr. Farmer Consumption 10 months 7. George J. Jones 58 M M Tenn. May Farmer Pneumonia 8 days 8. Sarah E. Netherland 10/12 F Tex. May Flux 9 days 9. Andrew J. " 3/12 M " March Inflammation of brain 2 days 10.Sarah M. Oliver - Willis M BS " Oct. Fever 18 days 11.John W. Nunn 6/12 M June Croup 12 days 12.Pamela A. F. Nunn 23 F M S.C. June Pneumonia 8 weeks 13.Edward E. Nunn 3 M Ala. July Croup 4 days 14.Sarah Mayberry 4 F Tex. June Inflammatory Sore Throat 20? days 15.Elizabeth Mason 17 F " March Measels 20 days 16.R.M. Bonner - Wiley 2 M BS " May Dropsy of Brain Sudden 17.M.M. (Stralyn?) - Infant 1/12 M BS " Feby. Unknown 3 hours 18.Missouri " 17 F Ga. Nov. Typhoid Fever 13 days 19.William Stephenson - Anna 18 F BS " " Conjestive Chill Sudden 20. " " - Milly 16 F BS " " " Fever 12 days 21.C. Gorman - Delila 4 F BS Tex. Jany. Pneumonia 2 days 22. " " - Sarah 4 F BS " Feby. Burned 6 weeks 23. " " - Jane 1/12 M? BS " Nov. Smothered by her Mother Sudden 24. " " - Milton 6/12 M MS " Decr. Diarriah 1 month 25.M.G. Shelton - (Dobie?) 9 F BS " May Abscess in chest 2 months 26.Mary A. Blain 22 F M Ala. Oct. Typhoid Dysentary 13 days 27.James M.Simmons-George 1/12 M BS Tex. July Unknown Unknown 28.Max Rutherford 60 M M Ga. Decr. Farmer Typhoid Fever 30 days 29.Harriett A. Cook 34 F M Ala. Oct. Flux 26 days 30.Francis " 4 M Tex. July Dropsy 12 months 31.J.F.(Teagueman?) -Tennessee 3/12 F BS " Sept. Unknown 7 days 32.S.E. " 4/12 F " Decr. Croup 5 days 33.John Rogers 2/12 M " July Hives 7 days 34.Joseph (Y.?) Terry 3/12 M " Apr. Whooping Cough 27 days 35.John (Aty?) 33 M M Va. Feby. Carpenter Consumption 1 year Remarks: The case above (23) was a negro child whose mother smothered it by overlaying in the night while asleep. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 5 1860 Freestone County, Texas Mortality Schedule 1 2 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 11 1. Samantha C. (Coldion?) 4/12 F Tex. Feby. Hooping Cough 14 days 2. Minerva E. Akin 1 F " Jany. Inflammatory Sore Throat 6 weeks 3. Emanitha L. Shanks 7 F " April Pneumonia 3 weeks 4. Catharine Johnson 53 F W S.C. Feby. Flux 20 days 5. Alice Conoway 1 F Tex. Aug. Teething 12 days 6. Sarah B. Green 1/12 F " April Hives 3 days 7. J.M. Blackman - Infant 1/12 M BS " Sept. Unknown 2 hours 8. F.M. Millan - Alice 1 F BS " Nov. Pneumonia 3 days 9. Doratha L. Hendrix 1 F " " Flux 20 days 10.J.L. Bonner - Infant 1/12 M BS " June Unknown Sudden 11.John Watson - Peter 17 M BS Tenn. June Field Hand Typhoid Fever 10 days 12.Harriette Thomas - William M MS Tex. Decr. Unknown 7 days Remarks: The "Black Tongue" prevailed to some extent last winter among the cattle but few were lost in (contagience?) thereof. There seems to be no diseases prevailing among them now. ----------------------------------------------------------------------