transcribed by Jan Monnin
Each of the U.S. Federal Censuses from 1850-1880 included a mortality schedule enumerating the individuals who had died in the year previous to the census year. Because each of the censuses from 1850-1880 began on June 1, “previous year” refers to the 12 months preceding June 1, or June 1 (of the previous year) to May 31 (of the census year).
From National Archives microfilm Series T655. 1850 roll 26, 1860 roll 27, 1870 does not exist, 1880 roll 30.
(Transcriber’s Notes – the schedules include birth places of parents and also the name of attending physician. I omitted these due to space constraints. Also, I did my best to transcribe the information, but sometimes the writing was hard to read. If a space is blank below, it means it was also blank on the original schedule. Also, the 2 pages below that I transcribed are pages 459 and 460. These appear to be the entire 1860 mortality schedule for Perry County. Thank you, Jan Monnin).
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 1 & 5, ED145, page 279
| Name | Family # on pop censs schd | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Posey, Emery M | 23 | 56 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Mar | Farmer | Pneumonia | 15 |
| Sharp, John B | 32 | 44 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Nov | Farmer | Disease of Kidney | 42 |
| Anderson, Margaret J | 49 | 12 | F | W | S | Tenn | Oct | Burn | 5 | |
| McDonald, Autnie | 30 | 17 | M | B | S | Tenn | Sept | Works on Farm | Shot | 17 |
| Brewer, Minnie R | 59 | 4 | F | B | S | Tenn | Sept | Diptheria | 3 | |
| Lafferty, Nora | 100 | 6 | F | W | S | Tenn | Mar | Whooping Cough | 2 | |
| McDonald, M | P.R. | 38 | F | W | Md | Tenn | Aug | House Keeper | Disease of Uterus | |
| Bridges, M | P.R. | 62 | F | W | S | Tenn | July | Keeping House | Pulmonary Consumption |
Note: PR = Deaths recorded based on physicians reports.
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 2, ED 146, page 280
| Name | Family # on pop census sch | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell, T.A. | 2 | 23 | M | W | S | Tenn | Feb | Farmer | Typhoyd Fever | 23 |
| Lormax, N.C. | 16 | F | W | S | Tenn | Sept | Brain fever | 16 | ||
| Moore, H.H. | 16 | M | W | S | Tenn | Oct | Works on Farm | Typhoyd Fever | 16 | |
| Richardson, B. | 75 | M | W | M | Tenn | Feb | Farmer | Fever | 60 | |
| Simmons, Thos. | 72 | M | W | M | Tenn | Feb | Farmer | Pneumonia | 55 | |
| Lomax, J.B. | 2 | M | W | S | Tenn | Apr | Burnt | 2 | ||
| Ward, M.C. | 4/ 12 | F | W | S | Tenn | Feby? | Carfestyonous brain | 4/12 | ||
| Kelly, John | 15 | M | W | S | Tenn | Aug | Works on Farm | Shot | ? | |
| Richardson, A. | 1 | M | W | S | Georgia | Feb? | (illegible) | 1 | ||
| Moore, J.R. | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | Sept | Chol. Infantum | 1 | ||
| (3 Lines inbetween Moore and next entry) | ||||||||||
| Horner, Jas. B. | P.R. | 2 | M | W | S | Tenn | March | Pneumonia |
Note: PR = Deaths recorded based on physicians reports.
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 3, ED 147, page 281
| Name | Family # on pop census sch | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett, Jelper | 21 | 78 | M | W | Wd | NC | Apr | Farmer | Paralysis | 40 |
| Guthrie, Henry | 34 | 11 hours | M | W | S | Tenn. | May | (illegible) born 24 | Debility | |
| Coats | 24 | 2 weeks | F | W | S | Infant | Cyayosis | |||
| Dabbs, Martha | (Blank) | 39 | F | W | Wd | Tenn. | Jan | House keeping | Consumption | 3 |
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 4, ED 148, page 282
| Name | Family # on pop censs schd | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett Jeremiah | 63 | 69 | M | W | Md | Tenn | May 9 | Farmer | Pneumonia | 50 |
| Cunning-ham G.B. | 31 | 28 | M | W | Md | Tenn | March | Farm Labor | Pneumonia | 28 |
| Cotham L.J. | 56 | 42 | F | W | Md | Tenn | Dec. | Keeping House | Consumption | 42 |
| Bell John | 60 | 27 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Nov | Farming | Pneumonia | 27 |
| Carington Son A | 77 | 8/ 12 | F | W | S | Tenn | Sept | Cholera Infantum | 8/12 | |
| Williams F.J. | 83 | 1/ 12 | F | W | S | Tenn | May | Hives | 1/12 | |
| Heath Jane | 149 | 45 | F | W | Md | Tenn | Sept | Keeping House | Change of Life | 13 |
| Cotham H.J. | 36 | 32 | M | W | S | Tenn | Dec | Dealer in Grocers | Pneumonia | 32 |
| Flowers Thos. | 199 | 25 | M | W | Md | Tenn | April | Farmer | Pneumonia | 25 |
| Parnell, Malicy J | 199 | 13 | F | W | S | Tenn | Sept | Congestive Chill | 13 | |
| Tharp Charlie | Pr | 3 | M | W | 1 | Tenn | Feb | Pneumonia |
Note: PR = Deaths recorded based on physicians reports.
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 6, ED 149, page 283
| Name | Family # on pop censs schd | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chidses, Nannie A | 15 | 1 | F | W | S | Tenn | June | Scrofulo | 1 | |
| Craig, G.A. | 50 | 3 | M | W | S | Tenn | June | Drowned | 3 | |
| Branes, Branthie | 8/360 | M | W | S | Tenn | Dec | Premature | |||
| Taylor, M.E. | 88 | 29 | F | W | Md | Ky | Dec | Keeping House | Consumption | 14 |
| Jackson, Bettie | 89 | 1 | F | W | S | Tenn | Apr | Brain Fever | 1 | |
| ---- | 5/12 | F | W | S | Tenn | Nov | Cold | 5/12 | ||
| Godwin, Redie | 72 | M | W | Wd | NC | Jan | Farmer | Heart Disease | 61 | |
| Tucker, Samuel T | 116 | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | Aug | Disentary | 1 | |
| Sloan, Jessie | 152 | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | Mar | Diptheria | 1 | |
| Edwards, T.W. | 153 | 59 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Feb | Clerk? | Pneumonia | 32 |
| Watson, Arny | 154 | 80 | M | B | Md | Ky | June 1880 | Laborer | Rheu & Consumption | 35 |
| (Note the above entry was crossed out because the man died in June 1880, which was after the cut-off date for collecting death information) | ||||||||||
| Guthrie, Nancy J | 43 | F | W | Md | Tenn | Jan | Keeping House | Consumption | ||
| Lang, V.G. | 162 | 4 | M | ? | S | Tenn | Jan | Diptheria | 4 | |
| Craig, Scilus | 173 | 49 | M | B | Md | Tenn | Sept | Laborer | Consumption | 49 |
| Dodson, M.A. | P.R. | 29 | M | W | Md | Tenn | May | Farmer | Consumption | |
| Vaughn, Magruder | P.R. | 11 | F | B | S | Tenn | Nov | Typhoid Fever |
Note: PR = Deaths recorded based on physicians reports.
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 7 & 11, ED 150, page 284
| Name | Family # on pop census sch | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria French | 15 | 1 | F | W | S | Tenn | Aug. | Cholera Infantum | 1 | |
| Minie Sheffield | 14 | 1 | F | W | S | Tenn | Sept | Dysentary | 1 | |
| William Ward | 51 | 50 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Oct | Farmer | Pneumonia | 50 |
| James Thompson | 61 | 20 | M | W | Md | Ala | June | Farmer | Tetanus | 15 |
| Crain William | 6 | 11 | M | W | S | Tenn | May | At School | Typhoid Fever (crossed out) | 11 |
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 8, ED 151, page 285
| Name | Family # on pop censs schd | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murray, Etion | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | March | Spinal Disease | 1 | ||
| Harper, Sarah | 93 | F | W | Wd | NC | Apr | Old Age | 24 | ||
| Shipp, Mille | 3/12 | M | W | S | Tenn | Feb | Hives | 3/12 | ||
| Teefer, Caroline | 54 | F | W | Md | Tenn | Mar | House Keeper | Consumption | 8 | |
| Gergenon, M.J. | 52 | M | W | Wd | Tenn | June | Merchant | Heart Disease | 27 | |
| C.B. Dodson | 65 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Aug | Farmer | Consumption | 30 | |
| Owens, J.D. | 21 | M | W | Md | Tenn | July | Farmer | ?? | 21 | |
| Haney Minnie | 70 | F | W | Md | Tenn | Sept | Farmers Wife | Peritonitis |
1880 Perry County Tennessee Mortality Schedule. District 9 & 10, ED 152, page 286
| Name | Family # on pop census sch | Age | Sex | Color | Marital | Birth place | Month of death | Occupation | Cause of death | How long a resident of county |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeper, Jno F | 1 | 13 | M | W | S | Tenn | Oct | At Home | Diabetes | 4 |
| Leeper, Rufus M | 1 | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | Oct | Diarhea | 1 | |
| Duncan, Elizabeth J | 7 | 17 | F | W | S | Tenn | Oct | Keeping House | Exposure & neglect | 17 |
| Bryson, Geo W | 11 | 76 | M | W | Md | Tenn | Apr | None | Nervous system Dis. | 35 |
| Duncan, Anna | 7 | 7/ 12 | F | W | S | Tenn | Oct | Supposed to be bronchitis | 7/12 | |
| Hinson, Sarah F | 22 | 7 | F | W | S | Tenn | Jan | Childbed fever | 9/12 | |
| Duncan, Neals B | 36 | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | Sept | Diarhea | 1 | |
| Barber, Mary F | 70 | 41 | F | W | M | Tenn | Jan | Keeping House | Pneumonia | 25 |
| Barber, Wm. T. | 70 | 45 | M | W | M | Tenn | Jan | Farmer | Pneumonia | 45 |
| Joseph Dabbs | 101 | 65 | M | W | M | Tenn | Nov | Farmer | Pneumonia | 65 |
| Tatum, Geo. A. | 106 | 18 | M | W | S | Tenn | Apr | At Home | Pneumonia | 10 |
| Whitaker, Eliza J | 139 | 57 | F | W | M | Tenn | Apr | Keeping House | Bronchitis | 48 |
| Kilpatrick, Jno. W | 138 | 1 | M | W | S | Tenn | Dec | Heart disease | 1 |