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1885 MORTALITY SCHEDULE FOR LEON COUNTY

KEY:
1 - Name of the person deceased
2 - Age at last birthday
3 - Sex: Male (m), Female (f)
4 - Color: White (w), Black (b), Mulatto (m), Chinese (ch), Indian (I)
5 - Single (s), Married (m), Widowed (w), Divorced (d)
6 - Place of birth of this person - Father's place of birth - Mother's place of birth
7 - Profession, occupation or trade (not to be asked if under 10 years of age)
8 - Month in which the person died
9 - Disease or cause of death
10 - Length of time that this person lived in this county
[X = blank]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Adams,
Martha
19
f
w
m
FL-GA-GA
X
Jan
childbirth
19
Adams, Mathew
14
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Jan
don't know
14
Aldrich,
Mary
17
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Nov
hemmorrhage
17
Baby
1day
m
w
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Sep
X
1day
Banks,
Margaret
4
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Mar
dropsy
4
Barney,
Clara
43
f
b
m
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Mar
pneumonia
43
Barrs,
Arthur
1
m
w
s
FL-GA-FL
X
Sep
complication of diseases
1
Barrs,
John A.
15
m
w
s
FL-GA-FL
laborer
Feb
complication of diseases
3
Barrs,
L. E.
26
f
w
m
FL-NY-FL
housekeeper
Feb
congestive pneumonia
15
Beatie,
Allice
25
f
b
m
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Mar
hemmorrhage
25
Boatwright,
J.L.
50
m
w
m
FL
butcher
Jul
pneumonia
50
Boatwright,
Mary
45
f
w
m
FL
X
Mar
pneumonia
45
Brainleft,
Misouri
17
f
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
May
dropsy
2
*Bryant,
Elizabeth
1
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
May
pneumonia
3mo
Bryant,
Homer
70
m
b
m
NC-NC-NC
minister
Dec
pneumonia
1
Bull,
Dalceida
83
f
w
w
Fr-Fr-Fr
X
Nov
Decay
50
Burgess,
Nazareth
1
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jun
convulsions
1
Burny,
Infant
2mo
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Feb
whooping cough
2mo
Byrd,
W.P.
26
m
w
m
FL-FL-NC
lawyer
Aug
malarial hemog. fever
26
Campbell,
Hannah
70
f
b
d
GA-GA-GA
cook
May
paralytic stroke
35
Chairs,
Douglass
2
m
w
X
FL-FL-GA
X
Nov
congestion
2
Chairs,
Green
69
f
w
m
GA-GA-GA
farmer
Feb
urinary infection
50
Chandler,
John
1
m
b
X
FL-GA-FL
X
Jan
diphtheria
1
Child
1day
m
b
s
FL -X-FL
X
Mar
debility
1day
Christmas,
Alice
17
f
m
s
NC-NC-NC
seamstress
Feb
hemmorrhage
6
Cofield,
Victoria
3
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jun
drowned in a well
3
Cook,
Henry
11mo
m
w
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Sep
inflammation of bowels
11mo
Cooper,
Ephraim
47
m
b
m
FL-NC-NC
Carpenter
Mar
pneumonia
47
Craig,
John A.
48
m
w
m
MD-MD-MD
farmer
Feb
pneumonia
27
Crawley,
Rebecca
11
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
May
convulsions
19
Cricklow,
Amanda
47
f
w
w
FL-TN-SC
housekeeper
May
consumption
47
Dantzler, James
2mo
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Feb
whooping cough
2mo
Decorcie,
Mini
68
f
w
1
Fr-Fr-Fr
farmer
Apr
pneumonia
48
Delphi
Nix
2
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Jul
poisoned
2
Demilt,
A.P.
53
m
w
X
NY-NY-NY
comm. trav.
Sep
bowel disease
3
Dent,
Julia
25
f
m
m
FL-SC-FL
cook
Dec
typhoid malarial fever
24
Dorsey,
John Wes.
4mo
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Jun
brain disease
4mo
Dorsey, Starling
2
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Oct
brain disease
2
Duhart,
James
87
m
b
w
VA-VA-VA
laborer
May
disentery
20
Evans, Robert
37
m
m
m
FL-GA-GA
Painter
Sep
typhoid malarial fever
4
*Fairbanks, Andrew
35
m
w
s
FL-ME-FL
conductor
Dec
meningitis & paralysis
34
Fleming, Celeste
23
f
w
s
FL-SC-SC
X
Dec
pneumonia
23
Footman,
Julia A.
26
f
w
m
SC-SC-SC
X
Sep
malerial fever
5
Footman,
Nettie B.
1day
f
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
cholera infantuus
1 day
Frierson,
Wilson
44
m
b
m
AL-AL-AL
laborer
Dec
effects of broken leg
30
Fulsum,
Hessee
30
f
b
1
FL
laborer
Mar
childbirth
30
*Gallic,
Alex
1
m
w
s
GA-TN-FL
X
Apr
membranous croup
X
Gibbons,
Nancy C.
5
f
w
X
FL-GA-FL
X
Aug
brain fever
5
Giles,
Josephine
7mo
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
chronic diarrhea
7mo
Gipson,
James
27
m
b
m
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Mar
pneumonia
27
Hale,
R. L.
48
m
w
m
FL-NC-NC
farmer
Jan
dropsy
48
Hammond,
Ann
3mo
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Apr
whooping cough
3mo
Harrison,
Clarissa
3
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Oct
kidney disease
3
*Hawkins,
Wm. Henry
29
m
b
s
FL-NC-KY
cook
Aug
drowned
28
Hendon,
Baby
2
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Jun
X
2
Hill,
Richard
35
m
b
m
FL-VA-VA
laborer
Sep
pneumonia
35
Hogan,
Pearl
1
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
dropsy
1
Holloway,
Abram
65
m
b
m
NC-NC-NC
laborer
Jan
general debility
27
Holloway,
Allice
19
f
m
m
FL-NC-FL
laborer
Feb
pneumonia
19
Holms,
Celia
39
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Jan
dropped dead
39
Hopkins,
Green D.
50
m
w
m
FL-GA-GA
farmer
Jan
pneumonia
50
Hopkins,
Jesse
3mo
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
May
pneumonia
3mo
Horger,
W. T.
40
m
w
s
FL-FL-FL
farmer
Jul
congestion of the brain
40
Humphers,
Daniel
2
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Apr
pneumonia
2
Hunter,
Ann
43
f
b
m
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Sep
congestive fever
43
Hurst,
Martha
16
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Jan
pneumonia
16
Hutto,
Ola Bell
4
f
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jun
congestion of the brain
4
*Jackson,
Henry
23
m
b
s
AL-NC-NC
farmhand
Jul
crushed to death
22
Jackson,
Lewis
18
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
laborer
May
congestion
18
Jackson, Selim
6mo
m
b
s
FL-FL-GA
X
Jun
brain fever
6mo
Johnson, Louisa
1
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
congestion of bowels
1
Jones,
Eve
105
f
b
w
NC-NC-NC
laborer
Apr
affection of the heart
6
Jones,
George H.
24
m
b
s
FL-NC-NC
waiter
May
crushed to death
24
Jones,
Mary
73
f
b
w
GA-GA-GA
laborer
Jan
decay
46
Kelley,
Lillian
1
f
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Apr
cholera infection
1
Kelly,
Angus H.
3
m
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jan
billious fever
3
Knight, Adeline
55
f
b
m
FL-SC-NC
housekeeper
Sep
dropsy of the heart
?
*Kwilecki,
M.
32
m
w
s
Ge-Ge-Ge
merchant
Nov
brain fever
1
Leon,
Robert
45
m
b
m
NC-NC-NC
laborer
Feb
pneumonia
40
Levy,
H.C.
44
m
w
m
FL-NC-FL
farmer
Mar
pneumonia
44
Lindsey, Mariah
35
f
b
m
FL-VA-FL
laborer
Apr
dropsy
35
Mitchell, Goodie E.
21
f
w
m
GA-FL-GA
X
Jul
malerial blood poison
20
Mitchell, Richard H.
2
m
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
congestion
2
Moore,
Alex
33
m
b
m
FL-VA-VA
barber
Feb
X
33
Nix,
Barney
8mo
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Jul
poisoned
8mo
Norman, Amanda
24
f
b
s
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Apr
childbirth
24
Not Named, Christine
1mo
f
w
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Feb
cholera infantuus
1mo
Oliver, Hattie
43
f
b
d
FL-NC-NC
cook
Sep
ulceration of stomach
??
O'Neal, Jesse
1
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jul
congestive fever
1
Pepper, James D.
37
m
w
m
GA-GA-GA
butcher
May
pneumonia
10
Pratorius,
J.
69
m
w
w
Ge-Ge-Ge
tailor
Aug
chronic asthma
50
Randall, Abbie
68
f
b
m
NC-NC-NC
cook
Jul
decay
45
Randolph,
A. L.
36
m
w
m
FL-NC-NC
physician
Jul
consumption
36
Rhodes,
Amy
38
f
b
m
SC-SC-SC
laborer
Jun
syphelitic fever
20
*Robertson, Edmond
44
m
b
m
FL-VA-VA
minister
May
lung disease
6
Robertson, W. F.
72
m
w
m
VA-VA-VA
Physcian
Jan
pneumonia
40
Ruffin,
John
50
m
b
w
NC-NC-NC
laborer
Jul
syphelus
30
Sheffer, Elizabeth
63
f
m
w
FL
laborer
Jun
pneumonia
63
*Shine,
John H.
27
m
w
s
FL-FL-FL
lawyer
May
dysentery
27
Smith,
Lydia G.
63
f
m
m
FL-X-SC
teacher
Aug
abscess of stomach
32
Smith,
Noah H.
41
m
b
m
FL-MD-VA
farmer
Apr
pneumonia
30
Smith, Patrick
82
m
w
w
GA-GA-GA
farmer
Aug
internal injury by fall
54
Spencer, Edward
4
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Mar
pneumonia
4
*Stafford, Isaac
35
m
b
m
AL-AL-AL
farmer
Aug
dropsy
20
*Stewart, Fanny
24
f
b
m
FL-FL-FL
Laundress
Mar
pneumonia
20
Stewart, Malinda
3mo
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Mar
don't know
3mo
Stringer,
W. T.
46
m
w
m
GA-GA-GA
farmer
Feb
pneumonia
7
Stubbs, Elizabeth
49
f
b
m
FL
laborer
Dec
don't know
49
Switzer, Charity
65
f
b
m
NC-NC-NC
laborer
Sep
throat disease
50
Thompson, Austin
63
m
b
m
AL-AL-AL
laborer
Dec
congestion of the brain
35
Thompson, Daniel
7mo
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jul
convulsions
7mo
Thompson, Irena
60
f
b
m
AL-AL-AL
laborer
Mar
heart disease
35
Turner, George
3
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Mar
debility *
1day
Turner, Lucien
4mo
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
May
pneumonia
4mo
Verson,
John
29
m
b
m
FL
laborer
Apr
don't know
13
Whitfield,
R. A., Jr.
25
m
w
s
NC-NC-AL
farmer
Mar
pneumonia
22
Williams, Laura
24
f
w
s
GA-GA-GA
seamstress
Feb
typhoid pneumonia
23
Williams, David
7
m
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Jan
pneumonia
7
Williams, Eliza
68
f
b
m
VA-VA-VA
laborer
Mar
congestion of the brain
50
Williams, Frank
60
m
b
m
SC-SC-SC
laborer
May
dropsy of the heart
50
Williams, Priscilla
45
f
b
w
GA-GA-GA
cook
Mar
decay
30
Williams, Rachel
24
f
b
m
NC-NC-NC
cook
Jan
childbirth
25
Williams, Robert
3day
m
m
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Jul
X
3day
Willis,
Billie
25
f
m
s
FL-FL-FL
seamstress
Aug
X
25
Wilson, Charity
2
f
b
X
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
worms
2
Wilson, Clifford
7mo
m
w
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
X
7mo
Woodward, Mack
2
m
b
s
FL-FL-FL
X
Aug
congestion of brain
2
Yeoman, Susanna
50
f
b
m
FL-FL-FL
laborer
Feb
asthma
50

[Notes at end of schedule - names denoted with an asterisk in table]
Of the deaths reported above, the following occurred in this enumeration district, but the families to which the deceased belonged, resided June 1, 1885, out of enumeration district as follows:
Bryant, Elizabeth - Madison, Madison Co
Fairbanks, Andrew - Birmingham, AL
Gallic, Alex - Thomasville, Thomas Co, GA
Hawkins, W. Henry - Jacksonville, Deval Co, FL
Jackson, Henry - Lake City, Columbia, FL
Kwilecki, M. - Bainbridge, Decatur Co, GA
Robertson, Edmund - Gadsden
Shine, John H. - Orlando, Orange Co
Stafford, Isaac - Bull Pl, Leon, FL
Stewart, Fanny - Sanford, Orange Co, FL

[Transcribed by Gail Vickrey]

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