
Gonzales County, Texas
1850 Mortality Census
Transcribed by Robyn Greenlund
Transcriber's Note: It appears that two separate schedules were done, one by a person who clearly couldn't spell well and didn't quite know how to fill out the form.
There are three pages to the information - the first two have blank lines in them which appears to be the parent name, or household name followed by the name of the person who died. Page 2 of these has a big "Duplicate" written across it, but not page 1. Page 3 is the more normal one, but it does have slightly different information - sometimes the name of an infant wasn't stated on page 3, but is shown on pages 1 or 2. Sometimes it was just the last name spelled differently. Clearly page 3 has better causes of death.
By the dates on them, it looks like they sent back pages 1 and 2 to be redone in 1852
Line Number
Name
Age
Sex
Color
Free or Slave
Married
or WidowedPlace of Birth
Month died
Occupation
Cause
Number of days ill
1 Nash, William L. 2 Nash, William L. 1/12 F Texas May Croup 1 3 Coon, Hugh 4 Coon, Hugh 1/12 M Texas April Hives 3 5 Baty, John H. 6 Baty, John H. 1/12 M Texas Nov Sanders 1 7 Coon, Isaac T. M 8 Coon, Mary E. 11/12 F Texas Oct Fever 2 Remarks the lands of this county are as follows large bodies of Prairie, of fine soil Same Black Stiff lands but the major Part are black Sandy Soil on the wattercorses are Thickly Settled, any quantity of Rock for Building etc. there will Soon be large masheanryes under way in this County. Gonzales Cty Texas December 3 1850
C.P. Chambers Asst Marshal[Next page]
1 Blanton, Henry 2 Blanton, Elijah 41 M M Tenn March Chronic 365 3 Porter, William 4 Porter, William 1/12 M Texas Dec Unknown 22 5 Reams, S.Y. 6 Reams, James M. 7 M Texas March Chronic 365 7 Reams, Rosann 4 F Texas January Chronic 365 8 Alford, Winfield 9 Alford, Jacob G. 5 M Texas Oct Bilbs. F 3 10 Barer, Elizar A. 6 F Texas Nov Chronic 200 11 Peck, B.B. 12 Peck, Ann E. 1 F Texas Oct Diarear 30 13 Stewart, W.H. 14 Stewart, Ann 4 F B S MS June Drowned 15 Stewart, C. J. 1 M Texas January Unknown 14 16 Collins, W.V. 17 Servant 2 M B S Texas March Unknown 700 18 Townsend, Josiah 19 Townsend, Josiah 1/12 M Texas May Hives 2 20 Clark, Easter 21 Clark, Lanzo 11 M Texas April Fever 4 22 BerBerick, Charles 23 BerBerick, Terrier 1/12 F Texas April Unknown 2 24 Putman, Ancael 25 Putman, W. 17 M LA March Unknown 8 26 Lee, T.S. 27 Lee, T.S. 1/12 F Texas March Unknown 1 28 Zumwalt, Adam 29 Zumwalt, John 21 M KY Dec Waggonner Cholera 30 Pruill, James M. 31 Pruill, Julian 3/12 F Texas Nov Chills 60 32 Davis, Sarah 45 F W AL January Chills 6 33 King, A.G. 34 Servant, L. 5/12 F B S Texas Feb Cramp 3 35 the above County I Suppose is one of the finest in the State for I have been over half the state and never saw a more Prosperious one, the timber in most Parts of the county is plenty on Peach Creek there are plenty Pinaah the major Part of the timber is jrostaah as for water there are no Better any where fine Situations for mills and masheanry of every him /over
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1 Blanton, Elijah 40 M Tenn March Farmer Heart Disease 365 2 Porter, Elijah 1/12 M Texas December Unknown 21 3 Reams, James M. 7 M Texas March Cronic years 4 Reams, Rosanna M. 4 F Texas January Cronic years 5 Alford, Jacob G. 5 M Texas October Fever 3 6 Baren, Eliza Ann 6 F Texas November Cronic 180 7 Peck, Ann E. 1 F Texas October Bearshalle? 30 8 Stewart, Ann 4 F B S Mississippi June Drowned 9 Stewart, C. J. 1 M Texas January Hydro Cephlum 14 10 Collins, Comanche 2 M B S Texas March Unknown 700 11 Infant to woman name not known 1/12 M Texas May Hives 2 12 Clark, Alanzo 11 M Texas April Fever 4 13 Berborick, Torius 1/12 F Texas April Unknown 2 14 Putman, M. 17 M LA March Unknown 8 15 Lee, Infant F Texas March Still born 16 Zumwalt, John 21 M KY December Cholera 1 17 Pruitt, Julia J.C. 3/12 F Texas November Chill 60 18 Davis, Sarah 45 F W AL January Cronic 6 19 King, A.G. 5/12 F B S Texas February Croup 3 20 Nash, Infant not named 1/12 F Texas May Croup 1 21 Conn, Infant 1/12 M Texas April Hives 3 22 Baty, Infant 1/12 F Texas November Jaundus 1 23 Conn, Mary E. 11/12 F Texas October Cronic 2
Remarks: The Death of Texas was sent to 8th St. off Jany 30. 52 by order of [unreadable]
Rec'd 12th Feb /52 – Billings
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