1850 Mortality Schedule

Polk County, Iowa

(Persons who died during the  year ending 1st June, 1850)

1.- Persons name    2.- Age at last birthday    3.- Sex      4.-Color      5.- Free or Slave       6.- Married or Widowed

      7.- Place of Birth    8.- Month the person died    9.- Profession    10.- Disease or cause of Death

 11.- Number of Days ill

** Every effort has been made to read the enumerators writing.  In doing so, there may be mistakes.  Please the County Coordinator if you know the correct spelling of a family.

 

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David Shatto 30 M     M Ohio Mar Farmer Unknown 60
James M. Montgomery 4 days M       Iowa May   Unknown 2
Not Named 7 days         Iowa Jan   Unknown 3
William Howard 25 M     M Illinois Dec Farmer Inf. Kidneys 60
Not Named 3 days m       Iowa Jan   Unknown 1
Robert Kellogg 10/12 M       Iowa Aug   Inf. Brain 1
Job Dewey 33 M       Indiana April Farmer Inf. Lungs 7
Eliza J. Leftwick 1 F       Iowa Sept   ? 6
David Randolph 85 M     M ? Nov Farmer Accident  
Elenor B. Garrett 23 F     M Ohio July   Unknown 15
Margaret W. Garrett 3 F       Ohio July   Inf. Bowels 6
Francis Howland 20 F       Me Nov   Consumption 6
Jemima Barlow 2 F       Indiana Nov   Croup 6
Andrew Cave 1 M       Mo Mar   Croup 16
Susanna Howard 47 F       Ohio Aug   Consumption 6
Otto(?) M. Jewett 5 M       Ohio Sept   Billious Fever 21
Perry J. Jewett 3 M       Ohio Sept   Billious Fever 12
Mary J. Michael 23 F     M  Indiana March   Unknown 13
Mary J. McMullen 8/12 F       Iowa April   Unknown 13
John G. Vorse 2 M       Ohio April   Unknown 13
Samuel Kellogg 43 M     M Scotland Mar   Consumption 6
George Shell 32 M     W Kentucky Oct Farmer Winter Fever 16
William K. Lawson 14 M       Kentucky Nov   Congestion 2
Thaddeus Wellman 26 M     W Tenn Oct Farmer Inf. Brain 6
Agnes Wellman 21 F     M Indiana Oct   Consumption 6
George Galespie 14 M       Va May   Fever 10
William Powers 1/12 M       Iowa Sept   Croup 7
William Wallace 88 M     m Pa April Farmer Not Known 14
Nancy Wallace 88 F     W Ireland Nov   Fever 14
Epraim Bundy 1 M       Indiana Feb   Not Known 7
Mary E. Whitten 13 F       Me May   Congestion 3
Sarah Rees 65 F     M Tenn April   Lung Fever 7
Thomas Thompson 71 M     M Md. July Farmer Dropsy 6
Robert A. Johnson 9/12 M       Iowa Sept   Inf. brain 5
Emiline King 8/12 F       Iowa Sept   Not Known 1
James Philips 57 M     M Va Nov farmer Accident 9
 ------ White 9/12 M       Iowa Dec   Croup 1
Samuel Cook 8/12 M       Iowa April   Lung Fever 9
Moseby Childers 22 M       Ohio Oct Laborer Fever 8
Ruth McClintock 5/12 F       Illinois Mar   Not Known 49
Aaron Stark 19 M       Indiana July Laborer Inf. Brain 2
Nacholas Beezley 44 M     M Ohio Nov Farmer Consumption 8
Richard Hargis 32 M     M Kentucky May Farmer Small Pox 12
Andrew Sryher 10 M       Indiana Aug   Scarlet Fever 7
Amanda Sryher 9/12 F       Iowa May   Not Known 5
Sarah E. Malowen 9/12 F       Va April   Measles 2
Mathew Paine 3 M       Ill May   Dropsy 60
William Paine 1 M       Ill March   Winter Fever 9
Owen Hammer 1/12 M       Iowa Dec   Not Known 3
William Kenedy 78 M     W Va Mar None Consumption 6
Louisa Roher 13 F       Ky Oct   Inf. Brain 8
Melissa Randolph 9/12 F       Iowa Jan   Not Known 14
Mary Newbrough 3 F       Mo. June   Drowned  
John Messersmith 46 M     M Va. May Farmer Small Pox 14
Francis Eslick 1/12 M       Mo. May   Congestion 7
Sarah McHenry 57 F     W New York Nov   Fever 7
Elizabeth Newton 10 F       Indiana March   Infl. Brain 2
Giles Swan 56 M     M Conn. Dec Farmer Consumption 6
Hugh Pursley 43 M     M Ohio April Farmer Small Pox 6
Mary Jordan 4/12 F       Iowa Oct   Congestion 2
William Haworth 6 M       Ill. Sept   Infl. Bowels 8
Joseph Jones 45 M     M Pa May Farmer Congestion 6
Susan Holland 4 F       Iowa Aug   Fever 8
Elijah Holland 1 M       Iowa Aug   Fever 14
Lucy A. Hull 4/12 F       Iowa Dec   Lung Fever 5
Oliver P. Coffer 30 M     M Ky May Farmer Small Pox 12
Abner Corbin 2/12 M       Iowa Aug   Not Known 2
Eliza A. Oneil 3 F       Iowa Dec.   Small Pox 5
John Oniel 4/12 M       Iowa Dec.   Small Pox 1