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St. Johns County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Saint Johns County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Date

1860

Census Taker's Remarks

The county of St. Johns was very healthy the past year, but not unusually so. It is always healthy. We have had no epidemic since the year 1841, at which time the yellow fever was brought here in a vessel.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Contributors

Rogero, A.D.

Format

Census Records

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

Subjects

Census data
Death--Causes--Statistics
Mortality

Personal Subjects

Geographic Term

Saint Johns County (Fla.)

Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	[Unnamed male]	7 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).	Enslaved by James Pellicer
1	2	Pringle, Samuel	50 years	[Male]	White		Bilious fever
1	3	McCullum, Hellen	40 years	Female	White		Cramp colic
1	4	[Unnamed male]	5 days	Male	Black	Slave	Lockjaw	Enslaved by Catherine Friay
1	5	[Unnamed female]	5 days	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw	Enslaved by Catherine Friay
1	6	[Unnamed female]	5 days	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw	Enslaved by Catherine Friay
1	7	Llambias, John B.	25 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	8	Dick, John	49 years	Male	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	9	Gould, James M.	18 years	Female	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	10	[Unnamed female]	50 years	Female	Black	Slave	Dropsy A general term meaning the accumulation of fluid in some part of the body. A diagnosis of “dropsy” often meant the condition was prevalent throughout the body, while a case in which the accumulation of fluid was more localized might receive a more specific diagnosis. Examples include dropsy of the belly (ascites), the brain (hydrocephalus), the chest (hydrothorax), or the skin (anasarca) (Hooper, Lexicon Medicum, 1860).	Enslaved by James M. Gould
1	11	[Unnamed female]	22 years	Female	Black	Slave	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.	Enslaved by Francis P. Ferreira, agent
1	12	[Unnamed male]	27 years	Male	Black	Slave	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.	Enslaved by Elizabeth Dupont
1	13	Reid, M. M.	77 years	Male	White		Mortification of foot
1	14	Riy, Anne	70 years	Female	White		Inflammation of bowel
1	15	Masters, Joseph E.	10 months	Male	White		Fits Convulsions or seizures, sometimes related to epilepsy (Dunglison, A Dictionary of Medical Science, 1893).
1	16	Hernandez, Dominga	59 years	Female	White		Dropsy in chest
1	17	Cosby, Thomas	66 years	Male	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	18	Lopez, Dominga	19 years	Female	White		Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.
1	19	[Unnamed female]	4 years	Female	Black	Slave	Consumption Another name for tuberculosis, a bacterial infection of the lungs.	Enslaved by Florence Baya

Title

St. Johns County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

Subject

Census data

Mortality

Death--Causes--Statistics

Description

Mortality schedule for the United States Census of 1860 for Saint Johns County documenting persons who died during the year ending June 1, 1860.

Creator

United States. Department of the Interior.

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S1201

Date

1860

Contributor

Rogero, A.D.

Format

census records

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s1201_mortality_saint-johns_1860

Coverage

Florida's Early Statehood Period (1845-1861)

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Page	Line	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Listed as Slave	Cause of Death	Notes
1	1	[Unnamed male]	7 years	Male	Black	Slave	Dropsy	Enslaved by James Pellicer
1	2	Pringle, Samuel	50 years	[Male]	White		Bilious fever
1	3	McCullum, Hellen	40 years	Female	White		Cramp colic
1	4	[Unnamed male]	5 days	Male	Black	Slave	Lockjaw	Enslaved by Catherine Friay
1	5	[Unnamed female]	5 days	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw	Enslaved by Catherine Friay
1	6	[Unnamed female]	5 days	Female	Black	Slave	Lockjaw	Enslaved by Catherine Friay
1	7	Llambias, John B.	25 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	8	Dick, John	49 years	Male	White		Consumption
1	9	Gould, James M.	18 years	Female	White		Consumption
1	10	[Unnamed female]	50 years	Female	Black	Slave	Dropsy	Enslaved by James M. Gould
1	11	[Unnamed female]	22 years	Female	Black	Slave	Consumption	Enslaved by Francis P. Ferreira, agent
1	12	[Unnamed male]	27 years	Male	Black	Slave	Consumption	Enslaved by Elizabeth Dupont
1	13	Reid, M. M.	77 years	Male	White		Mortification of foot
1	14	Riy, Anne	70 years	Female	White		Inflammation of bowel
1	15	Masters, Joseph E.	10 months	Male	White		Fits
1	16	Hernandez, Dominga	59 years	Female	White		Dropsy in chest
1	17	Cosby, Thomas	66 years	Male	White		Inflamation of bowels
1	18	Lopez, Dominga	19 years	Female	White		Consumption
1	19	[Unnamed female]	4 years	Female	Black	Slave	Consumption	Enslaved by Florence Baya

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Subject - Person

[Unnamed male], ca.1853-ca.1860 (enslaved by James Pellicer)

Pringle, Samuel, ca.1810-ca.1860

McCullum, Hellen, ca.1820-ca.1860

[Unnamed male], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved by Catherine Friay)

[Unnamed female], ca.1860-ca.1860 (enslaved by Catherine Friay)

Llambias, John B., ca.1835-ca.1860

Dick, John, ca.1811-ca.1860

Gould, James M., ca.1842-ca.1860

[Unnamed female], ca.1810-ca.1860 (enslaved by James M. Gould)

[Unnamed female], ca.1838-ca.1860 (enslaved by Francis P. Ferreira, agent)

[Unnamed male], ca.1833-ca.1860 (enslaved by Elizabeth Dupont)

Reid, M. M., ca.1783-ca.1860

Riy, Anne, ca.1790-ca.1860

Masters, Joseph E., ca.1860-ca.1860

Hernandez, Dominga, ca.1801-ca.1860

Cosby, Thomas, ca.1794-ca.1860

Lopez, Dominga, ca.1841-ca.1860

[Unnamed female], ca.1856-ca.1860 (enslaved by Florence Baya)

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Saint Johns County (Fla.)

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United States. Department of the Interior. St. Johns County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345702>, accessed 21 September 2023.

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United States. Department of the Interior. St. Johns County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860. 1860. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 21 Sep. 2023.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/345702>

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St. Johns County Mortality Schedule for the Federal Census of 1860

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