Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Project and VAGenWEb Project Archives by Teresa Kelley takelley@erols.com 24 June 1997 USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or for other commercial presentation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1850 Mortality Schedule Rappahannock County, Virginia Persons who died during the year ending 1st June 1850 Introduction Every column in the schedule has been transcribed. Every effort has been made to transcribe this schedule as written. There may be some errors, but these will mostly be errors in interpretation of writing as opposed to errors of omission. There are some obvious errors made by the census taker in recording sex, for instance, but they have been transcribed exactly as written. Names have been alphabetized. Abbreviations for Columns NAME - Name of every person who died during the year ending 1st June 1850, whose usual place of abode at the time of his death was in his family (column 1) AGE - age of person in years unless otherwise indicated (column 2) D - days H - hours M - months W - weeks S - sex (column 3) M - male F - female NL - not listed C - color (column 4) W - white B - black M - mulatto F - free or slave (column 5) S - slave no letter - free M - married or widowed (column 6) M - married W - widowed POB - place of birth (column 7) MTH - month is which the person died (column 8) TRADE - profession, occupation, or trade (column 9) CAUSE - disease or cause of death; if blank, nothing was entered (column 10) ILL - number of days ill; if blank, nothing was entered (column 11) D - days H - hours M - months m - minutes W - weeks Y - years ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME AGE S C F M POB MTH TRADE CAUSE ILL ADDISON . 8M M B S VA APR UNKNOWN SUDDEN ADELIA . 25 F B S VA MAY CHILD BED SUDDEN ALEXANDER . 10 M B S VA NOV KILLED BY HORSE SUDDEN ALICE . 1 F B S VA MAY INFLAMM. 4W LUNGS ANN . 3 F B S VA MAR WORMS 4D BEN . 80 M B S VA JUN OLD AGE BENJAMIN . 1 M B S VA SEP COLD 1M BERRYMAN . 27 M B S VA SEP TYPHOID FEVER 3D CATHARINE . 2 F B S VA JAN FITS 2D CHARLES . 6M M B S VA SEP CHRONIC 1M AFFECTION? CHARLES . 10M M M S VA JUL DYSENTERY 4W CHARLES . 70 M B S VA MD DEC GRAVEL 2W CHARLES . 28 M M S VA SEP SUDDEN DALLAS . 4 M B S VA JUL FITS 12D DANIEL . 5 M B S VA JAN SCARLET FEVER 2W DAVID . 6M M B S VA JAN SMOTHERED ELIZA . 11 F M S VA OCT UNKNOWN SUDDEN ELIZABETH . 2M F B S VA MAR SMOTHERED EMILY . 24 F B S VA APR CONSUMPTION 8M EVALINE . 36 F B S VA SEP DISPEPSIA 1M FANY . 21 F B S VA FEB CHILD BED SUDDEN FREDERICK . 6 M B S VA MAY AFFECTION OF BRAIN SUDDEN GEORGE . 3M M B S VA JAN COLD 1M HARRY . 1W M B S VA APR SPASMS SUDDEN ISABELLA . 1 F B S VA MAY CONSUMPTION 2M JACK . 1W M B S VA JUN SPASMS SUDDEN JACOB . 7 M B S VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 5D JAMES . 1 M B S VA MAY SCARLET FEVER 2W JANE . 1 F B S VA JAN UNKNOWN SUDDEN JANE . 80 F B S VA APR OLD AGE JANE . 1M F B S VA OCT UNKNOWN 8D JANE . 5M F B S VA APR WORMS 12D JINNEY . 1 F B S VA JAN UNKNOWN SUDDEN JOHN . 3M M B S VA FEB UNKNOWN 5W JOHN . 1 M B S VA DEC COLD 4D JOHN . 40 M B S VA MAY DROWNED JOHN . 35 M B S VA MAY CONSUMPTION 6M JOHN . 1 M B S VA JAN SUDDEN JOHN . 52 M B S VA MAR DEEP COLD 8D KITTY . 4 F B S VA OCT SCARLET FEVER 20D LUCY . 50 F B S VA JAN COLD 2D MALINDA . 45 F B S VA JUL DROPSEY 5Y MARIAH . 17 F B S VA MAY CONSUMPTION 4M MARTHA . 1 F B S VA JAN SCARLET FEVER 1W MARY . 7M F B S VA MAR AFFECTION OF 14D BRAIN MATILD . 2 F B S VA APR SCARLET FEVER 3M MILDRED . 80 F B S VA APR CLOGGS? NANCY . 34 F B S VA SEP DIS. OF 90D STOMAC NANCY . 20 F B S VA MAR CONSUMPTION 3M NEGRO CHILD . 1W M B S VA SEP TETANUS 3D NEGRO CHILD . 1M F B S VA MAR SUDDEN NEGRO CHILD . 1M F B S VA MAR SUDDEN NELLY . 100 F B S VA APR BURNT UP PAUL . 50 M B S VA OCT UNKNOWN 5M PERRY . 56 M B S VA MAY DROPSEY 12M PETER . 1M M B S VA JAN SUDDEN PETER . 30 M B S VA FEB BURNT SUDDEN PETER . 12 M B S VA NOV SCARLET FEVER 12D PHILLIS . 55 F B S VA APR SUDDEN RACHAEL . 40 F B S VA APR FEVER 4D ROBERT . 2 M B S VA NOV SCARLET FEVER 10D SAMUEL . 16 M B S VA APR TYPD FEVER 2W SARAH . 27 F B S VA JUN CONSUMPTION 5M SARAH . 80 F B S VA JAN OLD AGE SEREPTA . 6 F B S VA FEB SCARLET FEVER 30D STEPHEN . 24 M B S VA DEC CONSUMPTION 2M TANDY . 5 M B S VA DEC SCARLET FEVER 12D WILLIAM . 80 M B S VA JUL INFLAMM. 1W BLADDER WILLIAM . 59 M B S VA OCT BREAST COMPT 4W WILLIAM . 30 M B S VA DEC INTERCEPTION 1D IN BOWELLS WILLIAM . 70 M B S VA MAY DROPSEY 12M CATHARINE 67 F B S VA MAR SUDDEN ELIZABETH F. ATKINS 4 F W VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 6D AMBROSE BALDICK 7 M W VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 2W WILLIAM BIGGS 60 M W M VA NOV CARPENTER TYPHOID FEVER 11W WILLIAM A. BRANDON 3 M W VA AUG SCARLET FEVER 4D ANN BROWNING 52 F W M VA MAR CONSUMPTION 6M MARY A. BROWNING 31 F W M VA MAY CHRONIC 8M WILLIAM P. BROWN 65 M W M VA DEC FARMER ORGANIC 30D AFFECTION OF THE HEART JOHN T. BUTLER 2 M W VA JAN SCARLET FEVER 3D ANN M. CARTER 18 F W VA APR ERYSIPELUS 10D JAMES A. CISH 27 M W M VA JAN LABORER TYPHOID FEVER 13D JAMES W. CLARK 2 M W VA FEB SCARLET FEVER 5D JULIA COMPTON 6 F W VA OCT SCARLET FEVER 24D MARY ELLEN COMPTON 7 F W VA SEP ACCIDENTAL BY SHOT SUDDEN CEATTA CORDER 26 F W M VA MAY FEVER 3D BETSY W. DAVIS 83 F W W VA OCT UNKNOWN 10D CEANITH DEAL 70 F W W VA MAR COLD 2W JEMIMA EMBREY 40 F W M VA MAY CHRONIC 2Y MARY F. FINCHAM 8 F W VA DEC SCARLET FEVER 4D JOHN FINCHUM 5 M W VA AUG COLD 1D MARY FLETCHER 70 F W W VA AUG CHRONIC 2Y ELIZA JANE FOLKS 10M F B VA APR CROUP 10D REUBEN FRAZIER 58 M W M VA APR MILLER TYPHOID FEVER 8D JOSEPH FRISTOE 49 M W M VA MAR FARMER LIVER 8M COMPLAINT SARAH FRISTOE 75 F W W VA NOV OLD AGE ANDREW GAUNT 84 M W W VA MAY FARMER OLD AGE HEDGEMAN GREEN 1 M W VA APR SCARLET FEVER 1M SIMEON D. HAINES 40 M W M VA APR CABINET TYPHOID, 8D MAKER ERYSIPELUS JOSEPHINE HARVEY 12 F W VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 8D MARY HEFLIN 50 F W VA OCT CANCER 2Y JACKSON HENTON 7 M W VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 1W MARTHA HENTON 11 F W VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 2W THOMAS HENTON 18 M W VA OCT LABORER SCARLET FEVER 2W HARRISON HITT 3M M W VA SEP WORMS 60D ELIZABETH HOPKINS 56 F W M VA NOV PARALYSIS 1D ELIJAH L. HOUGHTON 7 M W VA OCT SCARLET FEVER 21D JESSE HUDSON 9M F W VA NOV COLD 3M SABERT R. HUDSON 6 F W VA MAR SCARLET FEVER 24D WAIN HYSLE 2 M W VA DEC SCARLET FEVER 3W SUSAN JETT 73 F W W VA SEP CANCER 16M AGNES JONES 80 F W W VA MAY OLD AGE ABSALOM JORDAN 79 M W M VA APR FARMER SUDDEN JAMES M. KEMP 60 M W M VA JUN SPECULATOR CONSUMPTION 6M MILDRED LEWIS 78 F W M VA MAY UNKNOWN 10m PRUDENCE MADDOX 2M F W VA AUG SPASMODIA 28D SUSAN MASON 11 F W VA JUL UNKNOWN 3D JAMES R. MCCONKIE 31 M W M VA SEP LABORER BILIOUS 2D CHOLICK JAMES F. MENEFEE 3M M W VA JUL AFFECTION OF 2M HEART NANCY M. MENEFEE 7 F W VA APR PLEURISY 3D SARAH F. MILLER 4 F W VA APR SCARLET FEVER 8D EDMONIA R. MOORE 6M F W VA SEP TEETHING 1M ELLEN V. MOORE 3 F W VA NOV SCARLET FEVER 4W JOHN MORRISON 73 M W M VA APR FARMER GRAVEL 12M SUSAN NICHLEN 29 F W M VA NOV CONSUMPTION 12M OLIVER NICOL 23 M W VA NOV WAGON TYPHOID FEVER 1M MAKER MARIA PORTER 43 F W W VA JAN CONSUMPTION 12M JOHN P. RAMEY 11M M W VA APR ERYSIPELAS 21D WILLIAM A. RUDACILLA 25 M W VA JUL FARMER TYPHOID FEVER 6W JOHN RUDASILLA 84 M W M PA APR FARMER JAUNDICE 3M ELVIRA T. SEDWICK 26 F W M MO MAR TYPHOID FEVER 9D LOUISA SHACKELFORD 34 F W VA MAR TYPHOID FEVER 9D CALEB SMITH 79 M W M VA JAN FARMER CANCER 8W TRAVISSE D. SMITH 50 M W M VA FEB FARMER COLD 8M HENRY SWINDLER 80 M W M VA APR FARMER PALSEY 2Y SARAH THORNTON 60 F W M VA JUN PALSEY 5Y ELIZA TIMBERS 5 F B VA OCT BURNT 2D PHEBE J. UPDIKE 22 F W VA APR TYPHOID FEVER 20D LUCY C. WATERS 3 F W VA MAY ERYSIPELAS 4W LUCINDA WEST 41 F B VA MAR DEEP COLD 1M MARY WHITE 46 F W M VA MAY CONSUMPTION 3W CHARLES WOODARD 9M M W VA OCT SCARLET FEVER 2W FOUNTAIN M. WOODWARD 10 M W VA SEP SCARLET FEVER 2W WILLIAM WOODWARD 80 M W W VA JUL FARMER OLD AGE ELIZABETH A. YEATES 26 F W M VA AUG DYSPEPSEY 3W ============================================================================ END OF FILE