1860 Mortality Census
2nd Ward in the Parish of Lafourche

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Free/
Slave

Married/
Widowed

Birth

Month Died

Occupation

Disease of cause of death

# days ill

Mrs. Marie Sevin

63 F     W Louisiana May   Pleurisy 8 days
Emelie Banoit 16 F       Louisiana August   Dysmenorrhea? 2 days
Adelina? Hebert 1 F       Louisiana November   Croup 7 days
Gregoire Benoit 34 M     M Louisiana January   Congestive Fever 4 mths

Geoleda? Benoit

3

F

      Louisiana August   Worm Fever 5 days
Floriska Benoit 1 F       Louisiana January   Worm Fever 2 days
Infant 8/30/12 F B S   Louisiana May   Lock Jaw 2 days
Emelia Rodrigue? 3 F       Louisiana May   Croup 5 days
Honore? Hymel* 33 M     M Louisiana March Farmer Accidently by the fall 7 mths

John Roberson

50

M     M Tennessee March Laborer Pneumonia 3 days
James Roberson 44 M     M Tennessee March Farmer Pleurisy 8 days
Madeline Laishlaidor? 59 F     M France March   Disease of the heart 8 days

John Miller

8

M

M  

 

Louisiana

October   Unknown Fever 8 days
Cyrias? Spangler? 40 M     M Bavaria January Farmer Pleurisy 3 days

Allice

3

F B S   Louisiana May   Inflammation of the lungs 6 days
*No (4) of a tree while cutting another down

 

1860 Mortality Census
3rd Ward of the Parish of Lafourche

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Free/
Slave

Married/
Widowed

Birth

Month Died

Occupation

Disease of cause of death

# days ill

Mumford

1 M B S   Louisiana April   Disease of bladder 10 days
Elsy 50 F B S   Unknown January Nurse Chronic Disease 3 yrs
Infant 6/30/12 M B S   Louisiana January   Lock Jaw 1 day?
Louisa Camardelle 23 F     M Louisiana July   Dysentery 1 yr

Joseph Camardelle

45

M

    M Louisiana August Laborer Gout? & Rheumatism 9 mths
George Dufrenet 48 M     M Louisiana Sept Farmer Collic? Chronic Sudden
Isidore Dufrene 42 M     M Louisiana Sept Carpenter Affection of the heart 2 mths
Etienne 2 M B S   Louisiana April   Unknown Sudden
Infant 2/30/12 F B S   Louisiana January   Spasm Sudden

Infant

6/30/12

F B S   Louisiana March   Spasm 3 days
Taylor 35 M B S   South Carolina June Field Hand Pneumonia 1 wk
Joe 55 M B S   Unknown August Field Hand Affection of kidneys 6 mths

Howard

8

M

B S

 

Louisiana

March   Typhoid Fever 2 wks
General 18 M B S   Louisiana March Field Hand Typhoid Fever 2 wks

Charles Goff

40

M B S   Unknown May Field Hand Brain Fever 10 days
Ellen (Goff?) 7 F B S   Louisiana April   Unknown 3 wks
Old Judy 95 F B S   Kentucky March   Old Age Sudden

Noah

50 M B S   Unknown August Field Hand Chronic Diarrhea 3 mths
Infant 0/12 M B S

 

Louisiana December   Unknown Sudden
Lindon (or Lindor) 7

M

B S   Louisiana May   Disease of Spine 5 mths
Andre Wagonspack Jr. 38 M       Louisiana April Farm Laborer Occasioned by fits 5 mths (poss 15)
Mrs. Eve Folse 81 F     W Louisiana May   Cancerous ulcer of nipple 5 mths
Joahan? Constant 43 M       Spain January Laborer Unknown 7 days

Celina?

1

F

M S   Louisiana June   Teething 3 wks
Carolina Bob 40 M B S   Carolina July Field Hand Inflammation of the bowel 4 days

Anthony

7

M

B S   Louisiana Sept   Congestive Fever 2 wks

Champion

45 M B S   Unknown August Field Hand Disease of bladder 12 mths
Ann 10 F M S   Louisiana Sept Field Hand Disease of the bladder 3 wks
Mahaly 15 F M S   Louisiana October Field Hand Disease of the heart 4 wks
Joe 10 M B S   Louisiana Sept Field Hand Congestive Fever 1 wk

George

50

M

B S   Virginia November Field Hand Unknown 2 wks
Jordan 16 M B S   Louisiana January Field Hand Dropsy 1 wk
Parsing? 2 F B S   Louisiana February   Worms 1 wk
Dary? 3 M M S   Louisiana February   Works 2 wks

Big Sam

70

M

B S   Unknown January Field Hand Pleurisy 2 wks
Turner* 43 M B S   Unknown April Carpenter Accidentally Killed Sudden
I??lin 1 F B S   Louisiana April   Croup 2 days
Anthony

16

M

B S  

Louisiana

August Field Hand Convulsions 2 wks
Perine 80 F M S   Unknown January House servant Dysentery 8 days

Octave

17

M B S   Louisiana February Field Hand Dysentery 2 days
Ortance Breux 19 F     M Louisiana September   Consumption 4 mths
Louis Borgeuis? 1/12 M       Louisiana February   Unknown 3 days
Marie Rose Hibeur? 60 F     W Louisiana December Farmer Sore Throat 2 mths
John 45 M B S   Unknown November Field Hand Dysentery 6 mths
Billy 70 M B S   Unknown March Yard Servant Sore Throat 5 days
Marie Melina? Tonys? 26 F     M Louisiana October   Child Birth 8 days
Paul 2 M B S   Louisiana September   Worms 4 days
Denis McEvers 35 M       Ireland September Laborer Billious Fever 8 days
*No (25) by a pine of timber falling on him

 

1860 Mortality Census
6th Ward of Parish of Lafourche

Name

Age

Sex

Color

Free/
Slave

Married/
Widowed

Birth

Month Died

Occupation

Disease of cause of death

# days ill

Susane

27 F B S   Unknown July House Servant Unknown 4 days
Francois 16 M B S   Louisiana April Blind (no trade) Disease of the brain 9 mths
Infant 1/12 F B S   Louisiana January   Lock Jaw one day
Mrs. Marie B. Nag--- 35 F     M Louisiana May   Cancer in womb 3 yrs

Robert Levert?

1

M

      Louisiana February   Teething 3 mths
Newville 1 M B S   Louisiana February   Worm Fever 4 days
Joseph 3 M B S   Louisiana February   Worm Fever 15 days
Mary 50 F M S   Louisiana January House Servant Consumption 2 mths
Ole-sse? Robichaux 6 M       Louisiana December   Consumption 3 wks

Uselien? Levcone?

1

M       Louisiana April   Teething 2 mths
Mrs. Lize Morvant? 73 F     W Louisiana October   Appoplexy Sudden
Sarah 19 F B S   Unknown October Field Hand Pneumonia 7 days

Henry

1

M

B S

 

Louisiana

December   Teething 2 mths
Lee 24 M M S   Virginia January Field Hand Inflammation of the liver 1 yr

Nelly

 2

F M S   Louisiana February   Pneumonia 10 days
Fountain 29 M B S   Unknown March Field Hand Pneumonia 7 days
Amanda 1 F M S   Louisiana July   Diphtheria 7 days

Harriet

18 F M S   Louisiana July House Servant Consumption 2 mths
Duke 1 M B S

 

Louisiana July   Diptheria 2 wks
Infant 1/12

F

B S   Louisiana July   Diptheria 1 day
Infant* 6/12 M M S   Louisiana September   Overlaid Sudden
Hinton 1 M B S   Louisiana September   Diptheria 2 wks
Infant 0/12 M B S   Louisiana September   Diptheria 3 days

Infant

2/12

 M

B S   Louisiana September   Diptheria 7 days
Jos 32 M M S   Unknown September Cooper Consumption 3 mths

Lumincy?

2

 F

M S   Louisiana October   Dipteria 10 days

Unis

4/12 F B S   Louisiana October   Dipteria 6 days
Elizabeth 1 F B S   Louisiana October   Dipteria 7 days

Lavinia

5/12

 F

B S   Louisiana October   Dipteria 6 days
David? Darden 6/12 M       Louisiana July   Dysentery 3 wks
Richard Jiggets 26 M       North Carolina March Harness Maker Consumption 6 mths
Eliaza 34 F B S   Virginia September Field Hand Typhoid Fever 2 wks

Mary Welsh

35

F

B S   North Carolina January Field Hand Pneumonia 3 wks
Anthony 1 M M S   Louisiana December   Teething 1 mth
Infant 6/12 F B S   Louisiana March   Teething Unknown
Infant

15/30/12

M

B S  

Louisiana

July   unknown Sudden
Infant 2?/12 F B S   Louisiana July   Teething 1 wk

Infant 

 21/30/12

F B S   Louisiana December   Thrash 3 days
Teate 4 F B S   Louisiana October   Typhoid Fever 5 wks
Sarah 5 F B S   Louisiana November   Typhoid Fever 5 wks
Infant 3/12 F M S   Louisiana November   Diptheria 10 days
Dary 1 M B S   Louisiana December   Diptheria 8 days
Rachel 1 F B S   Louisiana November   Diptheria 9 days
Infant 6/12 M B S   Louisiana May   Unknown Sudden
Infant 1/12 F B S   Louisiana December   Unknown Sudden
James M. Harmon? Jr. 2 M       Louisiana November   Diptheria 3 days
Isick 18 M M S   Tennessee January Laborer Congestion of the lungs Sudden
Laura** 4 F M S   Louisiana December   Accidentally Burnt 1 day
Infant 6/12 F B S   Louisiana Unknown   Unknown Unknown
Henry 53 M B S   Unknown May Field Hand Chronic Diarrhea 4 mths
Infant   M B S   Louisiana Unknown   Unknown Unknown
Risin? Gorson? 40 F     M Virginia January   Child Birth  3 days
*No (1) by the mother during the night no other cause being attributed
**No (28) by the fire taking in her clothing whilst warming

 

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Transcribed by S. Williams