1880 Mortality Census of Wayne County

Reprinted from The River Counties, Volume 2, Number 3, April 1973. Originally transcribed and submitted by T. P. Hughes, Jr., Memphis, TN. Published in the Wayne County Historian, Volume 5, Number 1, March 1992, page 21 – 24. NOTE: Race was not indicated in the original transcription.

Name Age Sex Marital
Status		 Birthplace Of Date of
Death		 Cause
of Death
Self Father Mother
District 1, by John Grimes
Pevahouse, Elijah M. 1 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Sept. Dipthera
Pullay, Lerna B. 3 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. May Brain Fever
Hill, Thomas M. 39 M M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Dropsy of Heart
Sewel, Franklin B. 16 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Feb. Brain Fever
Hendrix, Mary 49 F W Tenn. ? ? Oct. Cancer in womb
Carban, William 57 M M Tenn. N.C. Tenn. Jan. Typhoid
Brooks, William R. 2 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Apr. Worms
Dudley, Mattie A. 1/12 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar Hooping Cough
Worrington, Daciale 66 F M Ky. Ireland Ireland Apr. Neralga System
Seratt, Angelus 24 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar. Consumption
Additions to Wayne County from Supplimental Schedule
West, Carrie D. 1 f Tenn. ? ? Oct. Scrofula
Walker, Elijah 21 M M Tenn. ? ? May White Swelling
Rucker, Thomas 66 M M Tenn. ? ? Feb. Dropsy

 

2nd District, enumerated by D. W. Stribling
Wilbanks, James H. 10 M Tenn. Ala. Tenn. Apr. Burnt to death
Newcomb, Thomsa J. 5/12 M Tenn. Nova Scotia Tenn. Feb. unknown
Beckham, Kenny 4/12 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Dec Croup
Surratt, George 1 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Jan Teething
Montague, Nancy 70 F M Tenn. N. C. Md. Jan. Dropsy of Heart
Speer, William 74 M M S. C. S. C. S. C. Mar. Accidental Gunshot
Smith, Baby 4/30 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. June unknown
Carter, Bell 15/30 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Apr. Hives
Johnson, Rhoda 3 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Dec. Meningitis
Franks, J. H. 16 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Feb. Consumption
Franks, N. C. 5 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Feb. Pneumonia
Clifton, enumerated by D. W. Stribling
Lee, Joseph. 6/12 M Tenn. Tenn. Ill. Sept. Croup
Lee,  ? 8/30 M Tenn. Tenn. Ill. Mar. Bold Hives
Gilmore, Sarah 38 F M Va. Va. Va. Sept. Typhoid Fever
Stribling, Drayton 4/30 M Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Aug. Premature Del’ry
Stribling, ? 1/30 M Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Aug. Premature Del’ry
Sherrell, ? 23/30 F Tenn. Ala. Tenn. Feb. Evysiplas
Stockard, Mary 1 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar. Teething
Evans, Eudora 28 F M Ar. In. Tenn. May Measles
Servel, Frank 17 M Tenn. ? ? Feb. Meningitis
Sipes, J. S. 72 M M Tenn. ? ? Apr Pneumonia
3rd Civil District, enumerated by W. B. Chappell
Bromley, Saml. P. B. 2 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Sept. Chronic Dearhors
Whitaker, Violet 30 F M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Sept. Congestive Chill
McDole, Sallie 36 F M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Dec. Pneumonia
Phillips, Emma 18 F M Tenn. N.C. Tenn. Apr. Consumption
Burns, Sain 6 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. July Congestive Chill
Dabbs, (not known) 4/30 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. June not known
Moore, Caroline 47 F W Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Aug. Diarrahora
4th Civil District, enumerated by A. B. Cole
McLenn, C. B. 76 M M Ky. Ireland ? July Chronic Diarrhora
McLenn, L. A. 82 M W N.C. Ireland N. C. Feb. Old Age
Pluy, A. G. (?) 63 M M Tenn. Va. Va. Aug. Congestion of Lung
Erwin, Martha 24 F M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar. Throat (?)
Collier, Shirly L. 1 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Apr. Croup
5th Civil District, enumerated by A. O. Montague
Hollandsworth, G. W. 1 M Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Sept. Spinal Cord Dis.
Shelton, Alice 2 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Apr. Croup
Montague, A. B. 1 M Tenn. Tenn.. Tenn. Oct. Croup
Walker, N. A. 68 F M Tenn. S.C. S.C. Jan. Consumption
Barker, S. J. 1/12 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Premature Birth
Banks, Columbua 31 M M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Jaundice
McDole, Nancy 80 F W Tenn. ? ? July Old Age
Alford, John 75 M M N. C. N. C. N. C. Apr. Dropsy
Shelton, Emma 5 F Tenn. ? ? May Croup
6th Civil District, enumerated by J. R. Craig
Jackson, George H. 3 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Aug. Diptheria
Rutledge, John M. 6 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar. Pneumonia
Rucker, Thomason 64 M M Ky. Ky. Ky. Dec. Dropsy
Surratt, Alley 24 F M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar. Pneumonia
Pennington, Salley N. 4 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Meningitis
Walker, Annie C. 11/12 F   Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Sept. Bowel Dis.
Barnett, Bell 8 F Tenn. ? ? Oct. Malarial Fever
Barnett, Susan ? F Tenn. ? ? Sept. Scrofula
7th Civil District, enumerated by E. B. Martin
Balentine, Wm. J. 21 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Apr. Flux
Linch, Lola M. 2 F Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Oct. Brain Fever
Eaton, ?? 1/12 M Tenn. Tenn. Ia. Jan. Croup
Alexander, R. E. J. 6 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Oct. Dyptheria
Alexander, S. E. 5 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Dyptheria
Frank, Martha 21 F M Ala. Ala. Ala. Mar. Pneumonia
Lutts, Marquis L. 22 M Tenn. N. C. Tenn. Oct. Consumption
Bohart, Cathrin 3 F Tenn. Ala. Tenn. Oct. Dyptheria
Sinclair, J. F. 5 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Oct. Dyptheria
Lutts, George F. 8 M Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Sept. Dyptheria
Lutts, Ida B. 7 F Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Oct. Dyptheria
Lutts, Mary A. 3 F Tenn. Tenn. Ala. Oct. Dyptheria
Stribling, John B. 89 M W S.C. S.C. S.C. July Inflam. of Bowels
Franks, Amia 34 F M Ky. Ky. Ky. Sept. Apoplexy
Lawson, Luther 6 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. March Respiratory Sys. Dis.
Lawson, Amos 2 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. June Enteretis
Berry, James A. 39 M M Mo. Ala. Ala. Apr. __? of Brain
Sinclair, Emma 1 F Tenn. Ala. Tenn. Nov. Diptheria
Banks, Lucinda 76 F Tenn. ? ? Feb. Dribitly
Smith, Sarah E. 21 F Mo. Tenn. Tenn. July Pneumonia
8th Civil District, enumerated by Jesse B. Cypert
Youngblood, Mary 59 F M Tenn. Va. Va. Dec. Dropsy of Heart
Stooksberry, Robert 60 M M Tenn. N. C. Tenn. Sept. Cancer
Newsomb, R. 1 M Tenn. ? ? Feb. Pneumonia
9thCivil District, enumerated by W. L. Parker
Stout, Phebe 74 F W N. C. ? ? Mar. Gout
Balentine, J. R. 1 M Tenn. ? ? Mar. Inflam Bowel
Hinton, J. H. 61 M M Tenn. ? ? May Consumption
Hinton, Alcy 1 F Tenn. ? ? Sept. Inflam. Bowels
Daley, M. J. 5/12 F Tenn. ? ? Sept. Malerial Fever
10th Civil District, enumerated by Alexander Lutts
Harlow, T. M. 7/12 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Inflam. of Bowerls
Potts, H. M. P. 22 F M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Aug. Billious Fever
Lawson, M. D. 18 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Congest. of Lungs
Cooper, John 7½ M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Aug. Dip of Brain
Steward, N. J. 1/9 F Tenn. Ala. Ala. Dec. Whooping Cough
Roberson, James 80 M M Tenn. Ala. Ala. Jan. Anasarca
Riddle, ?? 7 F Tenn. Ala. Ala. Apr. Dis. of bowel
Davis, ?? 1/3 F Tenn. Ala. Ala. Feb. Convulsions
Gray, Sam 78 M M Tenn. Ala. Ala. Apr. Syphilis
Dulen, C. P. 48 M M Tenn. Ga. Tenn. Apr. Malarial Fever
(cause: horse kick)
Blasengame, John 25 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Nov. Typhoid Fever
Williford, Fleraham 2/12 M Tenn. Tenn. Ala. March Layngitis
Phillips, Marsha 57 F M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Dec. Phthis Pulmonalis
Livingston, Mary A. 63 F W Va. Va. Va. Feb. Typhoid Pneumonia
Bates, P. 3 M Tenn. Ala. Tenn. July Epilepsy
Gavins, T. H. 2 M Tenn. Ms. Tenn. Mar. Measles
Roberson, H. E. 4/12 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Jan Whooping Cough
Simmons, N. E. 1/12 F Tenn. ? ? Dec. Whooping Cough
Simmons, B. 57 M M Ala. ? ? Oct. Hepatitis
Haddock, W. J. 62 M M Tenn. S. C. S. C. May Spinal Meningitis
Anderson, W. S. 69 M Tenn. ? ? Apr. Malarial Fever
No District Shown, enumerated by C. W. Thompson
Vandine, Susannah 82 F M ID. not known not known Nov. Paralysis
Brewer, Arina L. C. 3 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Dec. Typhoid Fever
Holt, not named 1 hour M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Apr. Inanition
Butler, John 60 M M Tenn. not known not known Nov. Liver Disease
Tingle, Dora M. 4/12 F Tenn. Ala. Tenn. Apr. Bronchitis
McDonald, ?? 0 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. May Stillborn
Hardwick, John L. 1/12 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Mar. Croup
Franklin, Mary A. 44 F Tenn. N. C. N. C. June Consumption
Lindsey, ?? 0 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Ja. Stillborn
Gallaher, Rhoda A. 46 F Tenn. N. C. N. C. Aug. Consumption
Kimbro, Mary 2/12 F Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. July Disease of liver
Creasey, Marion 5/12 M Tenn. Tenn. Tenn. Dec. Lung Disease
Gallaher, John 9 M Tenn. ? ? Apr. Measles
Lay, E. E. 35 F Not Known May Consumption
Elender, M. W. 54 F M ? ? ? Mch. Dropsy
Buler, M. C. 8/12 F ? ? ? Sept. Enteritis
dditions to Wayne County from Phisions [Physicians] Return
Flowers, Caroline 49 F M Tenn. ? ? Aug. Malarial Fever
Lee, E. C. 20 F M Tenn. ? ? Apr. Peurperal Fever
Durham, ?? SB F Tenn. ? ? May Stillborn
Staggs, Alfred ?? M ? ? ? July Malarial Fever
Beasley, ?? 0 F Tenn. ? ? Aug. Stillbirth
Wharton, ?? 0 M Tenn. ? ? Apr. Stillbirth