Scott County, Tennessee
1880 Mortality Schedule

This page was created 30 December 1996

The Scott County 1880 mortality schedule is contained on part (Mo-W) of the Federal Mortality Census Schedules 1850-1880 and Related Indexes, in the Custody of the Daughters of the American Revolution microfilm T655, roll 30 located in the National Archives.

Only 38 deaths were recorded for Scott County on the Federal 1880 Mortality Schedule; 18 white males, 19 white females, 1 black male and 11 of 38 deaths involved married persons.

I've transcribed the Scott Co, TN 1880 mortality schedule below. These tables may not display correctly on monitors with 640x480 resolution because there is so much data. I apologize until I can determine another method for displaying this information.

A couple of caveats need to be said about my transcriptions:

The columns are numbered vice labeled to save space -- see below to interpret the column numbers;
I abbreviated nativity and death locations to common two-letter state abbreviations (the enumerator only recorded the state name but in most cases spelled out the name);
Names or numbers surrounded by brackets "[" and "]" indicate my best attempt at interpreting the enumerators hand writing -- I may be incorrect -- a question mark within brackets means I had no clue as to what the enumerator was trying to write;
I truncated the name of the attending physician (column 17) to the last name for display purposes -- see the schedule image following each page transcription to see the full name as enumerated;
The page numbers (356, 358, 359, 360) are the numbers handwritten in the upper right hand corner on each census page. Page 357 contained no entries and was not included here.and
It took me a while to figure out what the enumerator meant when he indicated a time frame as a part of 30, i.e., 15/30 or 2/30 -- my guess is the enumerator was specifying days rather than months, e.g., 15/30 = 15 days while 5/12 = 5 months.

Column number representation:

Number of family as given in volume numbered 2 -- Schedule 1.
Name of the person deceased.
Age at last birthday. If under 1 year give months in fractions, thus - 1/12, if under one month give days in fractions -- 1/30.
Sex - Male (M), Female (F).
Color - White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (Mu), Chinese (Ch), Indian (I).
Single.
Married.
Widowed/Divorced (D).
Place of birth of this person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S. or country, if of foreign birth.
Where was the Father of this person born (as in column 9.)
Where was the Mother of this person born (as in column 9.)
Profession, Occupation, or Trade (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 18 years of age.)
The month in which the person died.
Disease or cause of death.
How long a resident of the county. (If less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus - 1/12.)
If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place.
Name of attending physician.

The following entries begin on line 1 and continue consecutively to line 3. The fourth entry begins on line 9 and continues consecutively to line 12.

																356
Page No. 1 Supervisor;s Dist. No. 1 Enumeration Dist. No. 127								Note A.-The Census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880. Note B.-In making entries in columns 6,7,8, an affirmative mark only will be used, thus /, except in the case of Divorced persons, column 8, when the letter "D" is to be used. Note C.-For instructions relative to the entries in column 14, see back of this Schedule. Note D.-In column 17, note distinctly if no Physician was in attendance, thus (None.)
SCHEDULE 5.---PERSONS who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1880, enumerated by me in District No. 3 in the County of Scott, State of Tennessee, Joseph Sharp, enumerator.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
[?]	Griffith Sephus	1	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	Nov	Scarlet Fever	1	-	[Grohm]
[?]	Bull James M.	2	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	KY	-	July	Diptheria	1	-	Pendelton
[?]	Lee Mary E.	3	F	W	/	-	-	TN	SC	TN	-	Sept	Scarlet Fever	9/12	-	Brassfield
-	Ketson, Maria	70	F	W	-	/	-	TN	-	-	-	July	Paralysis	-	-	Munge
-	Lumsford, Bell	17	F	W	/	-	-	TN	-	-	Wash Woman	Oct	Mal Fever	-	-	Munge
-	Botts, Jerry	10	M	W	/	-	-	TN	-	-	-	Mch	Pneumonia	-	-	Douglas
-	Eperson, Charley	2	M	W	/	-	-	TN	-	-	-	Sept	Croup	-	-	Munge

Click on the image to see a scan of the original 1880 schedule from page 356

The following entries begin on line 1 and continue consecutively to line 16.

358

Page No. 1
Supervisor;s Dist. No. 1
Enumeration Dist. No. 129

Note A.-The Census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880.
Note B.-In making entries in columns 6,7,8, an affirmative mark only will be used, thus /, except in the case of Divorced persons, column 8, when the letter "D" is to be used.
Note C.-For instructions relative to the entries in column 14, see back of this Schedule.
Note D.-In column 17, note distinctly if no Physician was in attendance, thus (None.)

SCHEDULE 5.---PERSONS who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1880, enumerated by me in Sixth District in the County of Scott, State of Tennessee, B F McDonald, enumerator.

Nancy Lewallen

Keeping house

Jan

Consumption

Douglass

Chambers Sherman

2/12

April

[?] cough

2/12

None

100

Nancy Laxton

Keeping house

May

[?] fever

Brassfield

100

Laxton

May

still born

None

111

Willson Not name

March

still born

None

111

William Wilson

March

Whooping cough

Murphy

112

Chambers not named

2/30

Jan.

[?]

2/30

None

119

George W [Claxton]

Farmer

April

Pneumonia

Murphy

121

Suresetha Honeycutt

Keeping house

May

Pneumonia

[Dick]

143

Joseph Botts

15/30

August

unknown

15/30

None

144

Mary M. Chambers

17/30

Oct

Croup

17/30

None

151

[Aris] Lay

5/12

Oct

Croup

5/12

None

156

John Smith sen

Farmer

Jan.

Chron Diarhea

None

157

Smith Not named

Jan

Still Born

None

178

James Hughett

Farmer

March

Dick

[3]6

Cooper Not named

2/30

Feb

Not Known

2/30

None

Click on the image to see a scan of the original 1880 schedule from page 358

The following entries begin on line 1. The second and third entry occur on lines 8 and 9 respectively.

																359
Page No. 2 Supervisor;s Dist. No. 7 Enumeration Dist. No. 129								Note A.-The Census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880. Note B.-In making entries in columns 6,7,8, an affirmative mark only will be used, thus /, except in the case of Divorced persons, column 8, when the letter "D" is to be used. Note C.-For instructions relative to the entries in column 14, see back of this Schedule. Note D.-In column 17, note distinctly if no Physician was in attendance, thus (None.)
SCHEDULE 5.---PERSONS who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1880, enumerated by me in _________ in the County of Scott, State of Tennessee, B F McDonald, enumerator.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
62	York Geo. W.	1/12	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	July	Thrush	-	-	None
207	Angel Not named	-	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	July	unknown	-	-	None
242	[Litton] Nancy Jane	1/12	F	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	KY	-	Nov	[?] diarrhea	1/12	-	None

Click on the image to see a scan of the original 1880 schedule from page 359

The following entries begin on line 1 and continue consecutively to line 12.

																360
Page No. 1 Supervisor;s Dist. No. 1 Enumeration Dist. No. 130								Note A.-The Census year begins June 1, 1879 and ends May 31, 1880. Note B.-In making entries in columns 6,7,8, an affirmative mark only will be used, thus /, except in the case of Divorced persons, column 8, when the letter "D" is to be used. Note C.-For instructions relative to the entries in column 14, see back of this Schedule. Note D.-In column 17, note distinctly if no Physician was in attendance, thus (None.)
SCHEDULE 5.---PERSONS who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1880, enumerated by me in 5 9 + 10 Civil District in the County of Scott, State of Tennessee, Harrison Reed, enumerator.
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
16	Goad Pharbinia	24	F	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	School Teacher	June	Consumption	24	-	Brassfield
17	Goad Marget*	45	F	W	-	/	-	TN	TN	TN	Keeping house	Mar.	Pleurisy	20	-	none
37	Goad Aaron	11/12	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	Apr.	Scarlet Fever	11/12	-	none
39	not named	1/30	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	Feb.	not Known	-	-	none
52	Still Births	-	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	July	not Known	-	-	none
53	[Faite] John	21	M	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	Laborer	July	Typhoid Fever	20	-	none
124	Massingale Mathew	63	M	W	-	/	-	TN	TN	TN	Farmer	Sept.	not Known	11	-	none
137	Still Births	-	F	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	TN	-	Sept.	not Known	-	-	none
157	[Petrey] Mary A.	38	F	W	-	/	-	KY	KY	KY	Keeping house	Jan.	not Known	5	KY	none
168	Newport Fielding	40	M	W	-	/	-	IN	TN	TN	Farmer	Feb.	Consumption	38	-	none
193	not named	1/30	F	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	KY	-	Feb.	not Known	-	-	none
193	not named	1/30	F	W	/	-	-	TN	TN	KY	-	Feb.	not Known	-	-	none

*Note: At the bottom of this page there is a remark that says Marget Goad died in Livingston, Overton Co, TN.

Click on the image to see a scan of the original 1880 schedule from page 360

Scott County, Tennessee 1880 Mortality Schedule

This page was created 30 December 1996

Scott County, Tennessee
1880 Mortality Schedule