CRAWFORD CO., WISCONSIN 1850 MORTALITY SCHEDULE ****************************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************************** Copyright 2002, David W. Taft, dtaft@cowtown.net Source: 1850 Census, Schedule 3 Series 1675, Roll P97-3243 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St, Madison, WI 53706 The 1850 Mortality Schedule contained eleven columns of data. Column 1: Name of every person who died during the Year ending 1st June, 1850. Column 2: Age at time of death Column 3: Sex Column 4: Colour (White, Black, or Mulatto) Column 5: Free or Slave Column 6: Married or Widowed Column 7: Place of Birth Column 8: Month Died (June 1849 - May 1850) Column 9: Profession, Occupation, or Trade Column 10: Disease, or Cause of death Column 11: Number of days ill To make review of these records easier for the researcher, I have added town/township and page columns and sorted the individuals by last name. This is a WIDE file, so be sure to scroll to the right to view all information. Additional information is found at the end of this transcription. ====================================================================================================================================================== Last Name First Name Age Sex Colour Free/ Mar/Wid Place of Birth Month Died Occupation Cause # Days Ill Town/Township Page Slave ====================================================================================================================================================== Bugbee Theodore 40 M W F M Vermont March Register of Deeds Fever 5 Prairie du Chien 15 Busbois Therese 34 F W F M Wisconsin July Consumption 45 Prairie du Chien 15 Manare* Louis 37 M W F M Wisconsin September Hunter Shot Instantly Prairie du Chien 15 McCulloch Nathan 62 M W F M Massachusetts March Wheel Wright Gravel 547 Prairie du Chien 15 McCulloch Margaret A. 19 F W F M New York January Epilepsy 3 Prairie du Chien 15 Stake Martha 2 F W F M? Wisconsin December Whooping Cough 6 Prairie du Chien 15 Notes: The mortality schedule was "supposed" to list those who died between June 1, 1849 and May 31 1850, while the population schedule was to list those actually living in the residence on June 1 1850, no matter what day the enumerator actually took the information. I understand that in some cases the enumerator may have been careless asking the question, or the informant didn't understand it, and there may be occasions when an individual may be found on both the mortality schedule and the population schedule. If the mortality schedule says someone died in July, it should mean July 1849, although it could have been July 1850. The cause of death includes diseases that are now known by other names. An example is "Gravel" which is now referred to as "Kidney Stones." For help in deciphering these disease names, there are numerous genealogy web sites that can be accessed at Cyndi's List - Medical and Medicine page: http://www.cyndislist.com/medical.htm While most of the microfilm was legible, some pages were extremely faded. As with any old handwritten records, handwriting can be very problematic. When questionable names were encountered, I utilized other sources, such as the census Population Schedule indexes for clues. If nothing could be located, I included a question mark (?) next to the data. When looking for a particular name, the researcher should try several spelling options. Potential problems exist with certain letters in the script such as S-L, H-K, M-N-W, p-f, n-m-r-u, o-a, etc. As with census records, the first and last names were spelled as the recorder thought they should be or how they sounded to him or her. An example would be Stevens and Stephens. In the majority of cases, I have recorded the names as spelled in the original records. I shall leave the interpretation of the proper spelling to reader rather than taking potentially incorrect liberties myself. These transcripts should never be used to substitute for the original records. No matter how carefully done, errors are always possible. If the record looks questionable, you should request a copy of the original schedule.