COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA
CENSUS
1870 MORTALITY SCHEDULE
Transcribed Dec 2006
by Pat M. Mahan
NOTE: The list below is the information detailed about deaths which occurred in each family
during the year prior to 1 June 1870. [1 Jun 1869 - 31 May 1870]. If a question mark follows
an entry, it means I could not decipher it.
Col. 1 - Number of the family as given in the 2nd column of Schedule 1 [Fam. No.]
[NOTE: The family number given here should match the family number on the
1870 Population Census of Colbert County, Alabama.]
Col. 2 - Name of every person who died during the year ending June 1, 1870, whose
place of abode at the time of death was in this family. [Name]
Col. 3 - Age last birth day. If under one year, give months in fractions as 3/12 [Age]
Col. 4 - Sex - Males ( M ), Females ( F ) [Sex]
Col. 5 - Color - White ( W ) Black ( B ) Mulatto ( M ) Chinese ( C ) Indian ( I ) [Race]
Col. 6 - Married ( M ) or Widowed ( W ) [Mar or Wid]
Col. 7 - Place of Birth, naming the State or Territory of the U.S., or the country, if of
foreign birth. [Born]
Col. 8 - Father of Foreign Birth [Not transcribed]
Col. 9 - Mother of Foreign Birth [Not transcribed]
Col. 10 - The month in which the person died. [Month Died]
NOTE: If the month is Jun through Dec, the year is 1869.
If the month is Jan through May, the year is 1870.
Col. 11 - Profession, Occupation or Trade [Occupation]
Col. 12 - Disease or Cause of death [Cause]
p. 111
Township 3, Range 10.
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
2 Douglas, Obrin 1/12 F W AL Aug Congestion Congestion Brain
58 Douglas, Selona? 1/12 F B AL Aug Paralytics
62 McDuffee, Clinton 65 M B M VA Dec Work on Farm Genl. Debility
73 Carlock, Infant 1/12 F B AL Oct Genl. Debility
101 Hubbard, Thomas 28 M B M AL Jan Work on Farm Pneumonia
106 Nolin, Mary 4 F M AL Jan Typhoid Pneumonia
126 Deloney, Frank 1 M B AL May Dropsy Chest
138 Cole, Marinda 31 F B M AL Mar Work on Farm Plunte? Fever
27 Alexander, Ann 63 F W W TN Aug Congestion Brain
149 Carlock, Logan 12 M M AL Mar Paralytics
102 Fri_ssen, David 55 M B M AL Jan Work on Farm Pneumonia
65 -----, David 1 1/12 M B AL Feb Paralytics
66 Hooks, Sallie 60 F B W VA Jan Work on Farm Dropsy Bowels
147 Phillip, Major 26 M M AL May Work on Farm Measles
21 Chandler, Catherine 33 F W M TN May Measles
146 Terrill, Samuel 22 M B M AL Dec Work on Farm Consumption
136 Smith, Altun? 48 F B M AL Nov Work on Farm Pneumonia
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Township 4, Range 10
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
16 Marshal, John 95 M B M VA Mar Work on farm Chronic Rheumatism
96 Lecky, Alexander 1 57 M W W Ire Feb Merchant Consumption
190 East, Amanda 24 F B M AL May Work on farm Pneumonia
190 East, Mary 4/12 F B AL May Inflamation Bowels
206 East, Anderson 30 M B AL May Work on farm Pneumonia
202 Eliot, Famue? 57 F B VA May Work on farm Pneumonia
250 Pillow, Granville 2 24 M W M TN Jan Farmer Murdered
250 Pillow, William 2 21 M W TN Jan Work on farm Murdered
133 Toney, Moses 60 M B VA Jul Farm laborer Bilious Fever
131 Toney, Mary 26 F B M AL Jan Keeping house Pneumonia
--- Walker, Mitta 45 F B M AL May Work on farm Consumption
202 Wyley, Alfred 5 M B AL Mar Inflamation Brain
--- Walker, --nes ? F B AL Jun Measles
126 Ricks, Jesse 20 M B AL Jul Soulders Hemorrage lungs
148 Perkins, Amanuel 1/12 M B AL May Paralytics
61 Price, Fannie 95 F B W VA May Retired from Farm Chronic Rheumatism
35 Shoeboot, Rachiel 16 F M AL Jul Typhoid fever
28 Ricks, Charles 8 M B AL Dec Intermetery fever
46 Stephenson, Robert 1 M B AL Dec Pneumonia
47 Hobgood, Charles 27 M B M AL Aug Farm laborer Larasyettes ?
60 Jackson, Lula 3 F B AL Jul Fever Bilious
76 Abernathy, Robert 4 M M AL May Typhoid Pneumonia
120 Gibson, Edward 14 M B GA Jul Work on farm Consumption
84 King, Melvin 3/12 M M AL Oct Croup
165 Humble, Rosa 3/12 F B AL May Pneumonia
142 Dial, Abraham 4 M B AL Aug Brain fever
183 Jackson, Charlotte 45 F B AL Mar Keeping house Pneumonia
214 Hogan, Infant 6/12 F M AL Sep Lock Jaw
214 Green, Amanda 23 F M AL May At home Pneumonia
1 Father and mother are of foreign birth.
2 Column 1 - 250 - No. of Family - line 708 Granville & William Pillow Was murdered
In January 1870 by Persons unknown.
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Township 6, Range 10
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
22 Smith, Elizabeth 18 F W M TN Jul At home Pneumonia
42 Wilson, Mary 1 F W AL Oct Bilious Fever
53 Helton, William 27 M W M TN Mar Farm laborer Dropsy Chest
55 Allen, Matilda 8/12 F W AL Aug Congestion Brain
61 Jeffris, Thomas 8/12 M W AL Aug Cholera Infantum
65 Childs, Thomas 42 M W M VA Jun Farmer Chronic Dispepsia
72 Yocum, Jessee 19 M W AL Oct Farm laborer Typhoid Pneumonia
80 Smith, Taylor 23 M B M AL Feb Farm laborer Hemorage lungs
87 Arnold, Mary 77 F W W NC Dec Keeping house Dropsy
99 Henlesy, Martha 25 F W AL Feb Chronic Rheumatism
104 Tharp, Parthenia 64 F W M TN Jul Keeping house Dropsy Chest
103 Taylor, Elizabet 37 F W W IL May Keeping house Consumption
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Township 6, Range 11
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
22 Hurst, John 6/12 M W AL Dec Pneumonia
36 Sugg, Caroline 2 F M AL Apr Paralytics
39 Tamsey, Nancy 36 F W AL Jul Keeping house Chronic Diarhia
28= Preston, John 23 M W M MS Nov Farmer Consumption
page 115
Township 4, Range 11
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
5 Belew, Carnie 21 F W AL Oct Congestion Brain
-----, Infant 1/12 M W AL Aug General Dibility
15 Watts, Belle 10 F B NC Mar Congestion Brain
5 Mood, Elizabeth 30 F W M AL May Consumption
63 Winston, Annie 4/12 F B AL Aug Apoplectics
6 Richardson, Infant 11/12 F W AL Mar Hyves
33 Thompkins, Milla 83 F B W VA Aug Pneumonia
35 Hayley, Martha 23 F B AL Dec Work on farm Consumption
34 McNeal, Monroe 13 M B AL Mar Measles
34 Moody, Emanuel 1 M B AL May Hyves
48 Kahl, William 9/12 M W AL Nov Croup
53 Winston, Thomas 34 M W M MS Aug Retired merchant Paralytics
55 Smith, Thomas 9 M W AL Mar Congestion Brain
95 Henderson, Elizabeth 7 F W GA Apr Congestion Brain
85 Devanney, Syrus 6/12 M B AL Aug Bilious fever
93 Simpson, Eddie 1 F M AL May Paralytics
140 Jackson, Toney 70 M B W NC May Farm laborer Pneumonia
page 116
Township 3, Range 11
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
5 Shaw, William 1 M B AL Apr Measles
4 James, Charles 20 M B M AL Nov Farmer Typhoid fever
17 Oliver, James 62 M W M SC Sep Farmer Congestion of Stomach
10 Sterling, William 60 M W W AL Feb Farmer Dropsy of chest
4 Berry, Ann 22 F B M AL Apr Work on farm Measles
49 Rorex, William 61 M W M TN Mar Farmer Congestion of Brain
31 Steele, Patsey 11 F B AL Apr Typhoid fever
29 Kirkman, Sarah 68 F B M VA May Keeping house Inflamation Stomach
page 117 [note: the entries on this page are similar to those on p. 118]
Township 5, Range 11
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
9 Carmack, Mary 31 F W M AL Sep Consumption
20 Terrill, Samuel 20 M B M AL Dec Farm Consumption
page 118
Township 5, Range 11
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
9 Carmack, Mary 37 F W M AL Sep Consumption
20 Therrill, Samuel 20 M B M AL Dec Consumption
I certify according to the laws of my oath of office that
there are Eleven (11) pages in this Schedule and that this is
a true transcript from the original copy of census returns
enumerated by me in Subdivision no. 21 in Colbert County
Alabma
G. W. Creamer
Asst Marshall
Page 119
Township 4, Range 12
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
20 Wetherby, Joseph 2 M W AL Mar Congestive Chill
12 Carter, Lewis 21 M B AL Sep Farm laborer Shot himself accidently
38 Taylor, Harriett 12 F B AL Aug Bilous fever
38 Thompson, Elenor 5 F B AL Mar Typhoid fever
42 Byrd, Fletcher 1 M B AL Jul Colic
Page 120
Township 3, Range 12
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
4 Clonch, David 73 M W M NC May Farmer Prisoner Suicide himself
28 Michel, L. D. 42 M W M AL Sep Farmer Dropsy
32 Goins, William Nancy 19 F W M AL Apr Keeping house Consumption
22 Defore, Andrew 83 M W M SC Jul Farmer Dropsey of Chest
24 Posy, Cal--inda? 14 M W AL Dec Work on farm Pneumonia
Page 121
Township 4, Range 13
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
130 Page, Hattie 2 F B AL Apr Tonsilitis Quinsy
30 Murry, Rhoda 40 F B M AL Sep Keeping house Childbirth fever
Rhoda junior 1/12 F B AL Oct Gen. Debility
31 Gibbs, Jane 25 F B M VA Jul Keeping house Pneumonia
33 Whitley, William ?/12 M B AL Jan Gen. Debility
51 Barton, E. M. 35 F W M NC Dec Keeping house Consumption
69 Harris, George G. ? M W AL Apr Croup
101 Barton, Burill 1/12 M B AL Apr Gen. Debility
119 Kelly, [no name] 24 M W M TN May Laborer Consumption
128 Thompson, Millie 22 F B M AL Dec Typhoid Consumption
129 Thompson, Hester 12 F B AL Jan Work on farm Typhoid fever
Page 122
Township 5, Range 13
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
55 Flake, Silas 50 M W M AL Feb Farmer Consumption
43 Hill, Joseph 2/12 M W AL Feb Gen. Debility
19 Long, Thomas T. 4 M W AL Jan Killed accidently
36 Green, Philssa? 1/12 F W AL Nov Croup
7 Mc_____, Lizzie? 75 F W W TN Jan Ch. Rheumatism
7 Lee, Thomas 77 M W W NC Jan Farm Congestion of lungs
7 Henson, Isaac 74 M W W TN Sep Farmer Cancer
17 Clark, Sarah 12 F W AL Sep Domestic Servant Burnt accidentally
Page 123
Township 3, Range 14
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
159 Ramsey, Johnson J. 57 M W M TN Jan Teamster Murdered by an
unknown person.
Page 124
Towhship 3, Range 15
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
24 Turberville, Elizabeth 48 F W M TN Apr Keeping house Pneumonia
__ Green, William 37 M W M MS Mar Farm laborer Measles
16 Ford, Lyddia 22 F B W AL Mar Cooking Consumption
43 Chitwood?, George ?/12 M B AL Dec Croup
Page 125
1st Ward, Tuscumbia
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
20 Prout, William 30 M W W AL Aug Physician Pox
7 Julian, William 5 M W AL Oct Croup
31 Gorman, William 24 F W AL Apr Consumption
35 Lindsey, Willie 10/12 M W AL Apr Dropsy Brain
35 Lindsey, Bruce 8 M W AL May Congestion of lungs
35 Henson?, Joe 55 M B NC Apr Teamster Accident with wagon
33 Dickey, Cou____ 55 f W VA Apr Typhoid Typhoid fever
16 Morgan, John S. 62 M W M OH Dec Tailor Typhoid fever
16 Morgan, Samuel 29 M W M AL Jan Carpenter Pneumonia
16 Martin, Charles 39 M W AL May Harness maker Pneumonia
Page 126
2nd Ward, City Tuscumbia
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
20 Horne?, Martin 1/12 M W NY Jun Inflamation Brain
23 Oliver, Sarah 78 F W W VA Oct Chronic Bronchitis?
Page 127
Third Ward, City Tuscumbia
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
11 Ross, Pattie? 2/12 F W AL Feb Congestion of the bowels
12 ", William 2 M W AL Jun Congestion Brain
21 Donley, Lewis 55 M B M TN Feb Farm laborer Asthma
28 Cooper, Lemul? 25 M M M AL Feb Work on farm Cancer of bowel
31 Green, Elizabeth 41 F W M TN Oct Keeping house Cancer of brain
Page 128
Fourth Ward, City Tuscumbia
Fam Name Age Sex Race Mar or Born Month Occupation Cause
No Wid Died
3 Pope, Sarah 37 F W M TN May Keeping house Consumption
19 Links?, Marshal 1 M W IL Oct Dropsy
36 Cooley, Timothy? 77 M W W Ire Mar Inflamation Bladder
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