CRAWFORD CO., WISCONSIN 1860 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: 1860 Census, Schedule 3 Series 1676, Roll P97-3249 Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State St, Madison, WI 53706 The 1860 Mortality Schedule contained eleven columns of data. Column 1: Name of every person who died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860. Column 2: Age at time of death Column 3: Sex Column 4: Color (White, Black, or Mulatto) Column 5: Free or Slave Column 6: Married or Widowed Column 7: Place of Birth Column 8: Month Died (June 1859 - May 1860) Column 9: Profession, Occupation, or Trade Column 10: Disease, or Cause of Death Column 11: Number of days ill The Color and Free/Slave columns are blank throughout, and have been excluded from this transcript. 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 transcript. ====================================================================================================================================================== Last Name First Name Age Sex Mar/Wid Place of Birth Month Died Occupation Cause # Days Ill Town/Township Page ====================================================================================================================================================== Anderson Margaret 6 F Norway May Scarlet Fever 6 Utica 4 Anderson Austin 4 M Norway May Scarlet Fever 7 Utica 4 Brisbee Sarah 3 F Wisconsin January Typhoid Fever 3 Prairie du Chien 1 Brown William W.? 2 M New York October Typhoid Fever 6 Wauzeka 2 Byle? Thomas 9 M Missouri? May Scarlet Fever 6 Prairie du Chien 1 Chase Frank A. 3/12 M Wisconsin February Influenza 9 Prairie du Chien 1 Clemsky Phelix 30 M Ireland April Farmer Drowned? - Wauzeka 2 Craw? Catharine 73 F W Vermont October Ulcer on the Liver 90 Prairie du Chien 1 Davies Ann M. 73 F W Prussia April Disease not known 3 Prairie du Chien 1 Delana Julia 4 F Wisconsin March Croup 6 Prairie du Chien 1 Dexter Henry A. 4 M New Hampshire March Poisoned Eating loilo? Inst. Marietta 6 Parsnip Root Fasz/Fast? Joseph B. 1 M Iowa February Brain Fever 4 Freeman 7 Fessel? William 16 M Illinois September Farm Hand Congestive Chills 3 Freeman 7 Fitzgerald Mary 7 F New York April Inflammation of Bowel 9 Prairie du Chien 1 Fitzgerald Edman 1 M Wisconsin August Brain Fever 3 Prairie du Chien 1 Folee Elizabeth 5 F Wisconsin October Tuber??? Fever 10 Eastman 5 Grant Mary 27 F M Wisconsin March Bilious Fever 14 Utica 4 Groves/Grover Amanda 12 F New York August Cholera Morbus 3 Haney 3 Hesslegrave Mary E. 10 F Wisconsin March Scarlet Fever 4 Utica 4 Hesslegrave Sarah M. 5 F Wisconsin March Scarlet Fever 4 Utica 4 Hill Jane 57 F M New York March Consumption 18 Prairie du Chien 1 Holcomb Truxton? 52 M W Vermont September Miner Bilious Fever 10 Haney 3 Johnson Lyman E. 47 M M Vermont August Hotel Keeper Drowned - Prairie du Chien 1 Johnson John 31 M M Canada May Farmer Bilious Pneumonia 4 Prairie du Chien 1 Kane William 14 M Wisconsin April Scarlet Fever 9 Utica 4 Kane Patric 5 M Wisconsin April Scarlet Fever 4 Utica 4 Kane James 7/12 M Wisconsin April Scarlet Fever 3 Utica 4 Kelly Frederic 18 M Pennsylvania December Farmer Lung Fever 15 Marietta 6 Kelly Willie 6 M Connecticut December Croup 3 Marietta 6 Knight Laura M. 25 F M Vermont August Child bw? Fever 90 Eastman 5 Manahan Joseph W. 2/12 M Wisconsin March Inflammation of Lungs 3 Prairie du Chien 1 Manahan Emily J.? 2/12 F Wisconsin March Inflammation of Lungs 3 Prairie du Chien 1 Miller Simson 11 M Indiana May No Known 17 Haney 3 Norris William 10 M Wisconsin February Gravel 18 Eastman 5 Norris Patric 44 M M Ireland December Farmer Hernia 20 Eastman 5 Norris George 10/12 M Wisconsin February Slow Fever 25 Eastman 5 Peace Elizabeth J. 36 F M Canada East April Measles 8 Marietta 6 Pratt William 10/12 M Wisconsin February Acseas? Lungs 6 Wauzeka 2 Rutter? John H. 21 M Ohio March Lawyer Rheumatic Fever 9 Freeman 7 Warner? Martha 64 F M Massachusetts September Bilious Mock? Of Sisus? 14 Prairie du Chien 1 Notes: The mortality schedule was "supposed" to list those who died between June 1, 1859 and May 31 1860, while the population schedule was to list those actually living in the residence on June 1 1860, 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 1859, although it could have been July 1860. 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.