LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CENSUS

1870 MORTALITY SCHEDULE
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA

Transcribed by
Pat M. Mahan

This schedule is a listing of the people who died in Lauderdale County,
Alabama during the 12 month period prior to the taking of the 1870 census.
The dates included are 1 June 1869 thru 31 May 1870. The "Family Number"
will be the same as the family number found on the 1870 Population Census.


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Schedule 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870 in _____________ in the
County of Lauderdale, State of Alabama, enumerated by me, B. F. Chisholm, Ass't Marshal
Fam   Name               Age-Sex-Col-Mar Born  Month Occupation   Cause of Death
No.                                             Died
  4  Bradley, James       82  m  w   m   NC    March   Farmer     Dropsy
134  Lemaster, John     3/12  m  w       AL    May                Affection of the brain
134  Lemaster, Chancy     69  f  b       VA    March   no occup.  White swelling
166  Rice, Nathan         70  m  w   m   KY    April              G------
237  Phillipps, Mary       6  f  b       AL    June               Brain fever
246  Wilson, Mary      11/12  f  b       AL    August             Scrofula
260  Parrish, John        30  m  w   m   TN    March              Consumption
495  Ernest, Moses         6  m  w   m   SC    Oct     Farmer     Cancer on face
549  McDowell, Jeree R.10/12  m  b       AL    June               Heart disease
513  Sharpston, Joicy     52  f  w   m   SC    June    Keep. Hse. Typhoid fever
556  Peters, Adline       35  f  b       AL    March   Farm lab.  Consumption
449  Edwards, Martha      22  f  b       AL    Oct     Farm lab.  Billous Fever
572  Reeder, James        21  m  b       AL    Sept    Farm Hand  Fever
580  Johnson, Mary        23  f  b       AL    March   Farm Hand  Consumption
604  S--ithard, James     65  m  b       VA    Feb     Farmer     Accidentaly Shot
1109 Jones, Sopha         16  f  b       AL    Decr    Farm lab.  Typhoid fever
1153 Thompson, Mary       70  f  b       VA    March              Old age
1184 Thompson, Lawrence   20  m  b       AL    Decr    Farm lab.  Typhoid fever
1187 Thompson, Julia      22  f  b       AL    Nov     Farm lab.  Typhoid fever
1188 Thompson, Aaron      45  m  b   m   NC    July    Keep. Hse. Typhoid fever
704  Rowell, Caroline     50  f  b   m   NC    July    Farm Hand  Billous Fever
704  Rowell, Nelson       10  m  b       AL    July               Fever
710  Coffee, Frances       3  f  b       AL    July               Billous Fever
713  Coffee, Rebecca       1  f  b       AL    Aug                Not known
720? Gibbs, Fredonia      20  f  b       AL    Sept               Typhoid fever
755  Houston, James   Infant  m  b       AL    May                [blank]
790  Ki----------, Lizz   25  f  w       AL    May     Keep. Hse. Child birth
798  Beadle, Samuel        2  m  w       OH    Aug                Deformation Stomach
952  Branan, M. B.        45  f  w       AL    June    Keep. Hse. Heart disease
834  Allen, Mary        8/10  f  b       AL    Jany               ??
1189 Thornton, ?????       1  m  b       AL    April              Typhoid fever
1202 Thompson, ????       23  m  w       AL    July    Farmer     Consumption
1215 Darby, Clementine     2  m  w       MS    Nov                Heart disease
1255 Vaughn, Mary       2/12  f  b       AL    Decr               Heart disease
1345 Farmer, ___ Lina     64  f  w       AL    June    Keep. Hse. Cancer of Breast
Total number of deaths 35 
No. of white males 8; No. of black males 8; No. of mulatto males __; No. of married 7;
No. of Foreign born __; No. of white females 5; No. of black females 14;
No. of mulatto females __; No. of widowed __. 


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Schedule 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870 in _____________ in the
County of Lauderdale, State of Alabama, enumerated by me, B. F. Chisholm, Ass't Marshal
Fam.  Name              Age-Sex-Col-Mar Born  Month Occupation   Cause of Death
No.                                            Died
1265 Whitlow, No Name   8/12  m  b       AL   Oct                 Not known
1265 Whitlow, No Name   4/12  f  b       AL   July                Unknown
1268 Malone, Susan        55  f  w       NC   March   Keep. Hse.  Unknown
1720 Sego, Margaret       79  f  w       SC   Aug     no occup.   Dropsy
1752 Lucas, Thos          22  m  w       AL   Aug     Farmer      Typhoid fever
1781 Stringer, Jacob      45  m  b       AL   Jany                ???
1796 Child                --  m  b       AL   March               Still born
1755 Smith, Martha        30  f  w       TN   May     Keep. Hse.  Child birth
1797 Lloyd, Wilson        50  m  w       TN   May     Clerk-stor  Consumption
1804 McDonald, John       55  m  w       NC   Aug     Farmer      Typhoid fever
1811 ???, Harry           30  m  w       AL   Aug     Laborer     Consumption
1759 McDaniel, Samuel     56  m  w       TN   Aug     Farmer      ??
1759 McDaniel, Wm.      1/12  m  w       AL   June                Com---- Chill
1759 McDaniel, John       13  m  w       AL   Aug                 Consumption

     I certify According to the tenor of my Oath of Office that there are two pages of this
Schdule and that it is a true copy from the Original transcription enumerated by me in
Subdivision No 16, Lauderdale County Ala
                                 s/ B. F. Chisholm
                                     Asst Marshal

Total number of deaths 14
No. of white males 7; No. of black males 3; No. of mulatto males _; No. of married _;
Total foreign born _; No. of white females 3; No. of black females 1;
No. of mulatto females _; No. of widowed _.

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Schedule 2 - Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1870 in Sub Division 
No. 15, in the County of Lauderdale, State of Alabama, enumerated by me, 
                                                         J. Danforth, Ass't Marshal
Fam.   Name              Age-Sex-Col-Mar Born Fat. Mot. Month  Occupation  Cause of Death
No.                                            foreign   died
                                                 born 
119  Butler, Farthy       73  f  w  w     TN            Dec     No Occup.  Pneumonia
161  Wilbanks, Margaret   45  f  w        "             June    No Occup.  do          do
114  Jones, Nancy N.       2  f  w        "             Feb     No Occup.  Dropsy of Heart
115  Shumaker, Chas. Y.    3  m  w        AL            Sept    No Occup.  Infam. Of Bowels
116  McElmore, G. W.    2/12  m  w        "             Jan     No Occup.  Hives
165  Holmes, Thos. M.     56  m  w  m     "             Sept    Farmer     Inflam. Of Brain
327  Kelley, Bragg         4  m  b        "             July    No Occup.  do          do
146  Chandler, Rich'd      2  m  w        "             Aug     No Occup.  do          do
196  Fuqua, Mary __.       1  f  b        "             March   No Occup.  Bronchitis
177  Fuqua, Sarah       1/12  f  b        "             Aug     No Occup.  Cholora Infantum
230  Cummingham, Henrie   20  f  b        "             Aug     No Occup.  Congestive Chills
231  Cunningham, Jessee   19  m  b        "             Aug     Farm lab.  Disease of Brain
305  Jones, Sally          2  f  w        "             Nov     No Occup.  Dropsy of Chest
247  Nancy, Lucinda       40  f  m   m    "             Aug     No Occup.  Typhoid Fever
426  White, Cornelia __   13  f  w        "             Sept    No Occup.  Epilepsy
505  Andrews, Willie       2  m  w        "             Aug     No Occup.  Cholora Infantum
513  White, Cornelia __   12  f  w        "             Oct     No Occup.  Epilepsy
131  Harraway, Malinda 10/12  f  b        "             Aug     No Occup.  Bronchitis
300  Nance, claudius    4/12  m  w        "             Nov     No Occup.       do
120? Collin, Jenetta      69  f  w       Scot.  1    1  Aug     No Occup.  Pneumonia
515  Simpson, Ira C.    1/12  m  w        AL            March   No Occup.  Inflam. Of Brain
456  Glenn, Ira A.        40  m  w        "     1    1  Sept    Carpenter  do          do

       I hereby certify according to the tenor of my oath of office, that there is one page
       of this Schedule, and that it is a true copyof the Original Census, as enumerated
       by me in Sub Division No. 15, in Lauderdale County, Alabama
                                         s/ J. Danforth
                                              Asst. Marshal

Total number of deaths 22
No. of white males 8; No. of black males 2; No. of mulatto males _; No. of married 2;
Total foreign born 1; No. of white females 8; No. of black females 4;
No. mulatto females 1; No. widowed 2.

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