1860 Howard County Mortality Schedule

SCHEDULE 3 - Page 274; Page No. 1
Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860,
in Honey Creek, Harrison, Monroe, Clay & Ervin Townships
in the County of Howard State of Indiana, enumerated by me, W M Waters Ass't Marshal.

	Name of Person	Age / Sex	Color	Married or Widowed	Birth Place	Month Died	Profession, Occupation, or Trade	Disease, or Cause of Death	# of Days Ill
1	Robt. Bishop	6 mo. / M			IN	Oct		Dysentery	20
2	Lafayette Thompson	3 / M			IN	Oct		General debility	1 yr
3	Samuel J. Thompson	3 mo. / M			IN	Dec		Acute Bronchitus	20
4	Hannah Ratcliff	68 / F		M	NC	April		Old Age	15
5	Elizabeth Ratcliff	11 / F			OH	May		Consumption	6 mos
6	Priscilla Butler	48 / F		M	OH	June		Do.	8 mos
7	Adolphus Henderson	8 mo. / M			IN	May		Inflamation of Brain	3
8	Mary E. Hollowell	3 / F			IN	Oct		Croup	4
9	Sarah Hamilton	26 / F			IN	Oct		Consumption	1 yr
10	Albert Rich	2 / M			IN	May		Croup	2
11	Asa Rich	2 / M			IN	Sept		Flux	12
12	Peter Rees?	43 / M		M	TN	Sept	Farmer	Consumption	2 yrs
13	Esra Price	73 / M		W	VA	Feb	Mill wright	Old Age	22
14	John E. Brown	42 / M		M	OH	Dec	Farmer	Consumption	5 mos
15	Eleanor Jones	20 / F			IN	Sept		Consumption	4 mos
16	John H.? Jones	1 mo. / M			IN	Aug		Not Known	?
17	Samuel Watts	69 / M		M	TN	April	Farmer	Cancer on Nose	2 yrs
18	Sarah G. Ruse	2 mo. / F			IN	April		Croup	7
19	Sarah Cripe	5 / F			IN	Sept		Scarlet Fever	4
20	Isaac Cripe	4 / M			IN	Sept		Scarlet Fever	5
21	Wm. Campbell	3 / M			IN	Oct		Scarlet Fever	6
22	David Musselman	2 / M			IN	Dec		Scarlet Fever	5
23	Daniel Musselman	1 / M			IN	Jan		Scarlet Fever	7
24	James C. Mcoy	2 / M			IN	Feb ?		Drowning	Suden
25	Francis J. Ratcliff	10 mo. / M			IN	Nov		Inflamation of Brain	1
26	Sarah A. Fairchild	8 / F			PA	Aug		Flux	12
27	Unnamed Hollingsworth	2/D / M			IN	Jan		Unknown	1
28	Samuel E. Dimitt	5 / M			IN	Sept		Dropsy	6 mos
29	Unnamed Reader	2 mo. / F			IN	Feb		Whooping Cough	15
30	Alexander Brown	49 / M			KY	Nov	Farmer	Consumption	3 yrs
31	James M. Clevenger	6 / M			OH	Oct		Erysipelas	5
32	Lowery Foster	53 / M		M	PA	Aug	Farmer	Typhoid Fever	14
33	Ann Yetter?	35 / F		M	OH	April		Puerperal Fever	10
34	John Flora	62 / M		M	VA	Aug	Farmer	Intermittant Fever	18
35	Joseph E. Butcher	1 / M			IN	April		Lung Fever	----

Remarks: James C. Mcoy (24) Fell into a Well

SCHEDULE 3 - Page 275; Page No. 2
Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860,
in Honey Creek, Harrison, Monroe, Clay & Ervin Townships
in the County of Howard State of Indiana, enumerated by me, W M Waters Ass't Marshal.

	Name of Person	Age / Sex	Color	Married or Widowed	Birth Place	Month Died	Profession, Occupation, or Trade	Disease, or Cause of Death	# of Days Ill
1	Barbry Yetter	2 / F			IN	Apr		Croup	6
2	Unnamed Yetter	5 day / F			IN	March		Unknown	2
3	Mackleroy McDole?	27 / M		M	IN	Oct	Farmer	Consumption	1 yr
4	Elias A. Butcher	2 / M			IN	March		Scalded	Sudden
5	Zachariah Basset	50 / M	M	M	NC	Feb	Farmer	Lung Fever	9
6	Nancy J. Jones	28 / F		M	Ky	March		Puerperal Fever	2
7	Mary D. Tucker	32 / F		M	PA	Feb		Consumption	4 yrs

Remarks:There has been no diseases prevailing in my district this past year (1859) but on the contrary it has been extremely healthy both for man and stock. We have a fine ? of Limestone Water taken from wells & springs with a rich Loam and Limestone soil. Our Principal timber is Poplar, Walnut, Oak, Ash, Hickory, Elm, Beach[sic] Maple, etc. etc.

Washington Copy
SCHEDULE 3 - page 276; Page No. 1
Persons who Died during the Year ending 1st June, 1860,
in My District in the County of Howard State of Indiana,
enumerated by me, R.S. Irving ? Ass't Marshal.

	Name of Person	Age / Sex	Color	Married or Widowed	Birth Place	Month Died	Profession, Occupation, or Trade	Disease, or Cause of Death	# of Days Ill
1	Eve E. Kennedy	29 / F	White	M	IN	March		Inflamation of Stomach	10
2	Jackson Mason	40 / M	"	M	OH	April	Farmer	Typhoid Fever	14
3	Phebe L. Bailey	27 / F	"	M	IN	March		Consumption	90
4	Ada McClure	5 / F	"		IN	Oct		Congestive Chills	3
5	Jacob Martin	45 / M	"	M	OH	Oct	Blacksmith	Mortification of Bowels	3
6	John O' Conner	35 / M	"	M	Ireland	March	Laborer	Consumption	2 yrs
7	Sarah M. Morris	1 / F	"		IN	April		Cholera Infantum	2
8	James Murray (?)	4 mo. / M	"		IN	January		Spasms	1
9	Clara Haze	1 / F	"		IN	Sept		Unknown	1 mo
10	Jacob Crosore	23 / M	"		DE	March	Farmer	Accidental Drowning
11	Sarah Hiatt	2 / M	"		IN	April		Dropsy in the Heart	2 weeks
12	James Stanley	50 / M	"	M	VA	Sept	Farming	Congestive Chills	7 days
13	Angenetta(?) Macy	1 / F	"		IN	March		Flux	10
14	William Rich	61 / M	"	M	NC	April	Farmer	Dropsy & Cancer	1 year
15	Jese Ruth	87 / M	"	M	?	January	Farmer	Old Age
16	Sarah Ruth	18 / F	"	M	IN	October		Child Birth	10 days
17	Albert Litle?	22 / M	"		IN	Nov	Medical Student	Disease of Throat	4 weeks
18	Sarah Hensley	18 / F	"	M	IN	June		Consumption	6 mos
19	Emma Weaver	1 / F	"		MO	February		Lung Fever	1 mo
20	Sarah Hamilton	56 / F	"	M	VA	Dec		Erysipelas	4 mos
21	Mary Crody	9 mo. / F	"		IN	June		Lung Fever	2 weeks
22	Henry Jackson	31 / M	"	M	OH	May	Farmer	Consumption	5 mos
23	Catheran Cline	59 / F	"	M	Bavaria	August		Consumption	1 year
24	Andrew Spohn	35 / M	"	M	Germany	March	Farmer	Piles	1 year
25	Charles Reeb?	2 mo. / M	"		IN	February		Hives & Croup	2 days
26	Elvira Hodson	45 / F	"	M	TN	April		Erysipelas	10 days
27	Mary Carpenter	35 / F	"	M	IN	Dec		Consumption
28	Ellen Morris	2 mo. / F	"		IN	May		Whooping Cough	7 days
29	John Moore	2 mo. / M	"		IN	April		Lung Fever	2 days
30	Mary M. Sizelove	3 / F	"		IN	March		Crushed by a tree	----
31	Elenora? Zentymyer	8 / F	"		IN	June		Dropsy	5 weeks
32	Peter L. Snooks	1 / M	"		IN	October		Chills & Fever	9 days
33	Alva E. McNutt	3 mo. / M	"		IN	Nov		Consumption	3 mos

Remarks: It has been remarkably healthy in "My District" within the last year. No epidemic has prevailed and with the exception of a slight attack now and then of Fevers and Ague the people are & act healthy and happy.

Thanks to Fred Patterson for his transcription of these records!