THE 1860 MORTALITY INDEX OF
COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS
©2000 Transcribed by Kim Torp
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|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Geo. L. Cottingham |
89 |
m |
m |
Md. |
Aug |
Farmer |
Old Age |
2 |
| Benj. Cheek ? |
42 |
m |
m |
Ills. |
Oct |
Day Laborer |
12 |
|
| Mary E. Uhaland |
5 |
f |
Ills. |
Oct |
Typhoid fever |
12 |
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| Ann Evans |
13 |
f |
Va |
Feb. |
Brain fever |
6 |
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| J.R. Jeffries |
47 |
m |
m |
Tenn. |
Nov |
Harness Dealer |
3 |
|
| Jno. F. Parcells |
39 |
m |
m |
Ky |
Sep |
Merchant |
Consumption |
12 |
| Abramham Quimby |
4 |
m |
Ills. |
Aug |
Typhoid Fever |
6 |
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| Sarah C. William |
1 |
f |
Ills. |
Feb |
Lung Fever |
18 |
||
| Eleanor Behsley (Hensley?) |
16 |
f |
Ohio |
Aug |
Typhoid Fever |
27 |
||
| Thos. F. Kaiser |
7/12 |
m |
Ills. |
Jul |
Diarrhea |
7 |
||
| B. Hutchison |
2 |
f |
Ills. |
Sep |
Croup |
3 |
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| William D.H. Kite |
8 |
m |
Ills |
Feb |
Lung Fever |
10 |
||
| William R. Allen |
6 |
m |
Ills. |
Apr |
Lung Fever |
4 |
||
| Margaret Caldwell |
71 |
f |
w |
Tenn. |
Apr |
Housekeeper |
Old Age |
3 |
| James B. Caldwell |
35 |
m |
Tenn |
May |
Farmer |
Accident |
2 |
|
| John M. Burt |
3/12 |
m |
Ills. |
Oct |
Whooping cough |
9 |
||
| Peter Redman |
3 |
m |
Ills. |
Nov |
Whooping cough |
10 |
||
| George W. Eaque |
10/12 |
m |
Ills. |
Jul |
Dropsy of brain |
12 |
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| Mary A. Boyle |
38 |
f |
w |
New Jersey |
Apr |
Dropsy of brain |
5 mos |
|
| Thornton J. Ashmore |
1 |
m |
Ills. |
Aug |
Summer complaint |
12 |
||
| Mary F. Hudson |
25 |
f |
Va. |
Apr |
Peratum Eastus |
12 |
||
| Daniel B. Blair |
5 |
m |
Ills. |
Oct |
Consumption |
6 mos |
||
| A.J. Jackson |
1 |
m |
Ills. |
Feb |
Lung Fever |
7 |
||
| Stephen A.D. Tinsley |
1 |
m |
Ills. |
Feb |
Pleurisy |
12 |
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| James E. Hill |
2 |
m |
Va |
May |
Brain fever |
20 |
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Sarah Finley |
26 |
f |
m |
Ohio |
Jun |
Dropsy |
120 |
|
| Pierson Danard |
4 |
m |
Ohio |
Sep |
Dropsy in Brain |
12 |
||
| Catharine Danard |
17 |
f |
Ills. |
Jun |
Croup |
1 |
||
| Marquis Fowler |
1 |
m |
Ills. |
May |
Inflammation of Brain |
90 |
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| Nancy E. Lathrop |
23 |
f |
m |
Ills. |
Jun |
Consumption |
3 years |
|
| Emma J. Wharton |
2 |
f |
Ind |
Aug |
Croup |
2 |
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| Chas. McNutt |
4/12 |
m |
Ills. |
Feb |
Croup |
2 |
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| Marietta Clark |
48 |
f |
m |
N.Y. |
Oct |
Chills |
4 |
|
| E. Whitehead |
25 |
m |
Ky |
Nov |
Farmer |
Lung fever |
43 |
|
| Elijah Chambers |
8 |
m |
Ohio |
Oct |
Put. sore throat |
2 |
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| Jas. Reynolds |
15 |
m |
Ind. |
Jul |
Lightning |
|||
| Thos. J. Reynolds |
5 |
m |
Ind. |
Apr |
Fits |
8 |
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| Wm. Mull |
2 |
m |
Ohio |
Dec |
Whooping Cough |
6 wks |
Hutton Township
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, page 11
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Mary Whitaker |
7 |
f |
Va. |
Sep |
Flux |
28 |
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| Benj. C. Whitaker |
3 |
m |
Ills. |
Jan |
Scalded |
13 |
LaFayette Township Name
Age
Sex
Birth place
Month. Died
Occup.
Cause of Death
Days Ill
1
m
Ills.
Jul
Scarlet fever
5
39
m
Penn.
Oct
Farmer
Inflammation Bowels
21
1/12
f
Ills.
Feb
Croup
3
1
f
Ills.
Aug
Rash
60
1
m
Ills.
Dec
Scarlet fever
12
19
f
Ills.
Jul
Palsy
30
3
f
Ills.
Oct
Putrid Sore Throat
27
1
f
Ills.
Feb
Croup
2
4
f
Ind.
Nov
Croup
2
8
m
Ills.
Jul
Bruised by w.horse
9
1/12
m
Ills.
Sep
Hives
1
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, pg. 6
Thos. T. P. Vandeven
Alexr. McDaniel
Sarah E. Caughron
Alma Ashbrook
Ezra W. Raines
Mary Jones
Martha Drummond
Ellen Bell Hart
M. Emma Hedges
Benj. Woods
Geo. Gray
Mattoon Township Name
Age
Sex
Marital Status
Birth place
Mo. of Death
Occup.
Cause of Death
Days Ill
21
f
m
Ohio
Aug
Domestic
Consumption
100
2
f
Ills.
Sep
Flux
12
2
m
Ills.
Jul
Brain
12
1
f
Ky
Dec
Scald Head
2
6/12
m
Ills.
Jul
Dysentery
4
3
m
Ills.
Oct
Typhoid Fever
12
6/12
f
Ills.
Mar
Lung fever
12
20
f
m
Canada West
Nov
Domestic
Giving birth
18
6/12
m
Ills.
May
Dysentery
10
7/12
f
Ills.
Dec
Whooping Cough
6 mos
25
f
w
Canada East
Nov
Lung fever
7
1
m
Ohio
Jan C
Croup
6
18
m
Ohio
Apr
Farm laborer
12
1
f
Ills.
Jan
Croup
3
2
f
Ills.
Feb
20
7/12
m
Mass.
Aug
Summer complaint
6
32
m
m
Ohio
Mar
Tailor
Consumption
60
2
m
Ills.
Feb
Croup
3
3/12
f
Ills.
Mar
Scrofula
30
4
m
Ills.
Mar
Croup
4
70
m
Va.
Nov
Farmer
Disease of Heart
60
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, page 2
Louisa White
Ida White
Charles H. Jenkins
Winneford Bruner
Robert Wilson
Charles P. House
Nancy E. House
Eliza Richardson
Samuel Puff
Allen(an?) Nabb
Matilda
Edward Gill
George Hill
Ann Hannessy
Eliza Hasbrouch
Patrick Sullivan
Luther Thompson
Harvey Allison
Lydia H. Rogers
J. E. Dole
Robert Palmer
Morgan Township
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, page 4
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Jacob Herel |
6 |
m |
Ills. |
Sep |
Not known |
1 |
|
| John Herel |
2 |
m |
Ills. |
Aug |
typhoid fever |
15 |
|
| Araminta Roberts |
26 |
f |
Ind |
Feb |
Not Known |
2 |
|
| Litha Bradfield |
42 |
f |
Ind. |
Mar |
Not known |
7 |
|
| Rebecca Harris |
48 |
f |
KY |
Aug |
Inflammation of Bowels |
2 y |
Paradise Township
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, page 5
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Birth place |
Mo. of Birth |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Miranda A. Carpenter |
10/12 |
f |
Ills. |
Oct |
Inflammation of Brain |
8 |
|
| John A. Cleno |
18 |
m |
KY |
Sep |
Farmer |
typhoid fever |
17 |
| Isaac Akers |
19 |
m |
Ky |
Aug |
Farmer |
Inflammation of Brain |
20 |
| Emma J. Rogers |
1 |
Ills. |
Flux |
10 |
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| Margaret E. Polk |
2 |
f |
Ills. |
Sep |
Diarrhea |
60 |
|
| Thos. S. Tucker |
15 |
m |
Ind. |
Jan |
Farmer |
Inflammation |
7 |
| Belinda W. Tucker |
1 |
f |
Ind. |
Feb |
Inflammation Bowels |
2 |
|
| Lewis Jenkins |
30 |
m |
Ky |
Mar |
Farmer |
Consumption |
24 |
Pleasant Grove Township
page 11
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Jas. N. Agnis |
38 |
m |
m |
Va. |
Jul |
Farmer |
Consumption |
1 yr |
| Caroline Agnis |
6/12 |
f |
Ills. |
Feb |
Typhoid Fever |
21 |
||
| Geo W. Minor |
3 |
m |
Ills. |
Sep |
Typhoid Fever |
14 |
||
| Eva Lee |
2 |
f |
Ind. |
Apr |
Lung Fever |
10 |
||
| Jane Leach |
47 |
f |
m |
Va. |
Nov |
Domestic |
Typhoid Fever |
28 |
| Jas. H. Bennett |
1 |
m |
Ills. |
May |
Scarlet Fever |
28 |
||
| Nancy Norman |
18 |
f |
Ohio |
Oct |
Consumption |
1 yr. |
||
| Martha Collins |
1 |
f |
Ills. |
Jul |
Flux |
10 |
||
| Jas. Rodgers |
29 |
m |
Ala. |
Mar |
Farmer |
Typhoid |
42 |
|
| Hugh Linn |
71 |
m |
Penn |
Jul |
Farmer |
Jaundice |
40 |
|
| Jas. C. Rouse |
25 |
m |
Ills. |
Jul |
Farmer |
Consumption |
1 yr |
|
| H.C. Moffett |
26 |
m |
Va |
Aug |
Farmer |
Typhoid Fever |
35 |
|
| Mary A. Cutler |
1 |
f |
Ills. |
Mar |
Hives |
4 |
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| Elizabeth Wright |
26 |
f |
m |
Va. |
Sep |
Domestic |
Typhoid Fever |
20 |
| Elizabeth Gressel |
24 |
f |
m |
Va. |
Jul |
Domestic |
Typhoid Fever |
10 |
| Jno. Ford |
4/12 |
m |
Ind. |
May |
Inf. Brain |
4 |
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| Dan. P. Reed |
23 |
m |
Ills. |
Mar |
Farmer |
Lung Fever |
15 |
|
| Mary E. Ray |
3 |
f |
Ills. |
Feb |
Typhoid Fever |
14 |
||
| Margret Thrasher |
13 |
f |
Ills. |
Jul |
Cong. Chill |
2 |
||
| Martha Burch |
75 |
f |
m |
England |
Apr |
Domestic |
Old Age |
|
| Robt. S. Rudder |
14 |
m |
Ky |
Aug |
Accidental |
|||
| Mary A. Brooks |
18 |
f |
Ills. |
Aug |
Typhoid |
10 |
||
| Margrid E. Lashbrook |
2 |
f |
Ills. |
Sep |
Dropsy |
100 |
||
| Wm. R. Mitchell |
21 |
m |
Ills or Ia? |
Apr |
Farmer |
Typhoid |
4 |
|
| Amand J. Prince |
17 |
f |
Ills. |
Mar |
Typhoid Fever |
42 |
Seven Hickory Township
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, page 9
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Wm. H. Ferrell |
2 |
m |
Ills. |
Oct |
Inflam. of Head |
28 |
||
| Sallie Stinnet |
2 |
f |
Ills. |
Dec |
Typhoid fever |
28 |
||
| David Osborn |
8 |
m |
Ohio |
Jul |
Inflammation of Bowels |
20 |
||
| Mary Bush |
1 |
f |
Ills. |
Aug |
Flux |
4 |
||
| Wm. T. Mitchell |
3 |
m |
Ills. |
Jul |
Palsy & Fever |
18 |
||
| John W. Wheatley |
10/12 |
m |
Ills. |
Jun |
Lung Fever |
24 |
||
| Lewis Woodworth |
3 |
m |
Ky |
Oct |
16 |
|||
| Martin Brewer |
56 |
m |
N.C. |
Sep |
Farmer |
Consumption |
23 |
|
| Amanda Rosebrough |
41 |
f |
Ind. |
Apr |
Dropsy of Heart |
4 mos |
South Okaw Township
Enumerated by H.L. Taylor, page 7
|
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Marital Status |
Birth place |
Mo. of Death |
Occup |
Cause of Death |
Days Ill |
| Elizabeth J. Philips |
6 |
f |
Ills. |
Jun |
Scarlet fever |
3 |
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| Jno. W. Higganbotham |
16 |
m |
Ills. |
Aug |
Farmer |
Typhoid Fever |
2 |
|
| Susan E. Woods |
8/12 |
f |
Ills. |
Apr |
Lung Fever |
7 |
||
| Alice O. Divines |
1 |
f |
Ills. |
Apr |
Lung Fever |
14 |
||
| Rosina Huff |
2 |
f |
Ky |
Apr |
Consumption |
60 |
Explanation of Causes of Death:
Brain Fever: Meningitis
Congestive Chills: Malaria
Consumption: Tuberculosis
Croup: Laryngitis, diphtheria or strep throat
Dropsy: Swelling, often caused by kidney or heart disease
Dropsy of the brain: Encephalitis
Dysentery: inflammation of colon with frequent passage of mucous and blood
Fits: Sudden attack or seizure of muscle activity
Flux: An excessive flow or discharge of fluid; i.e. hemorrhage or diarrhea
Jaundice: Condition caused by a blockage of the intestines
Lung Fever: Pneumonia
Palsy: Paralysis or uncontrolled movement of controllled muscles.
Pleurisy: Any pain in the chest area with each breath
Scarlet Fever: A disease characterized by red rash
Summer Complaint: Diarrhea, usually in infants caused by spoiled milk
Scrofula: Tuberculosis of neck lymph glands. Progresses slowly with abscesses and pistulas.
Typhus (Typhoid fever): Infectious fever characterized by high fever, headache and dizziness