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1850 Troup County, Georgia  Mortality Index
Format by C. Barnum

Year ending 1st June 1860; Name of every person who died during the year ending 1st June 1860.
Age; Free or Slave; Martial status = Status; Place of birth = Birth; Death month = Month; Number of days sic

  Surname

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

LaGrange

Asbery

1

Male

B

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

dropsy

20

LaGrange

Coffee

23

Male

B

Slave

~

GA

Jul

field hand

pneumonia

20

LaGrange

Custnight, Willis P.

4

Male

~

~

~

GA

Oct

~

burns

30

LaGrange

Emanuel

2

Male

B

Slave

~

GA

Dec

~

pneumonia

10

LaGrange

Harris, A.S., infant

4mo.

Female

B

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

cough

10

LaGrange

Hendy, Geo.

1mo.

Male

B

Slave

~

GA

Nov

~

pneumonia

10

LaGrange

Lewis

35

Male

B

Slave

Married

NC

Apr

farm hand

sudden

sudden

LaGrange

Lonie

44

Male

B

Slave

Married

GA

Jun

blacksmith

dropsy

90

LaGrange

Lucy

18

Female

B

Slave

Single

GA

Jan

house servant

pneumonia

10

LaGrange

Price, Susan C.

37

Female

~

Slave

Married

GA

Apr

~

fever

3

LaGrange

Rachael

6

Female

B

Slave

~

GA

Aug

~

worms

sudden

LaGrange

Sofia

28

Female

B

Slave

~

SC

May

houses servant

dropsy

Chronic

LaGrange

Taylor

1

Male

B

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

dropsy

20

LaGrange

Watts, Thomas S.

34

Male

B

Slave

Married

GA

Jan

planter

sudden

2

LaGrange

Winney

22

Female

B

Slave

Single

GA

Aug

field hand

dropsy

12 mo.

District

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

Militia District 654

Strong, William W

1

Male

~

~

~

GA

Aug

child

pneumonia

9

Militia District 655

Aaron

75

Male

Black

Slave

~

NC

Aug

farm hand

old age

30

Militia District 656

George

4mo

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jul

~

dropsy

10

Militia District 655

Jenny

3mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 656

John

7mp.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Sep

miller

cold

15

Militia District 656

Lidda

1

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

~

unknown illness

6

Militia District 656

Longcrier, Christopher

50

Male

Black

Slave

married

NC

~

miller

jaundice

20

Militia District 656

Mary

2

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

worms

8

Militia District 656

Sampson

2

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

scalded

4

District

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

Militia District 673

Slave, infant

1mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

Betty

62

Female

Black

Slave

~

MD

Jul

field hand

bilious fever

7

Militia District 673

Caroline

6mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

croup

sudden

Militia District 673

Charity

8

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

~

unknown illness

30

Militia District 673

Coldwell, Frances

1mo.

Female

~

~

~

GA

Aug

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

Edney

2

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

whooping cough

15

Militia District 673

Ernest

2mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

Frank

3m0.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Nov

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

Hannah

45

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

field hand

pneumonia

12

Militia District 673

John

2mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jul

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

John, James S

8

Male

~

~

~

GA

Oct

~

phthisis

30

Militia District 673

Johnson, John W

2

Male

~

~

~

GA

May

~

worms

6

Militia District 673

Knight, Julia F

17

Female

~

~

~

GA

Nov

~

bilious fever

9

Militia District 673

Laseny

50

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jul

field hand

pneumonia

10

Militia District 673

Lenna

1

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

worms

7

Militia District 673

Lewis

3

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jul

~

unknown illness

30

Militia District 673

Milly

6mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

Ga

Jun

~

pneumonia

15

Militia District 673

Lucy

50

Female

Black

Slave

married

VA

Nov

field hand

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

Mary

20

Female

Black

Slave

married

GA

May

field hand

child birth?

20

Militia District 673

Taylor

2

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

unknown illness

30

Militia District 673

Thompson, Sarah F.

1mo

Female

~

~

~

GA

Nov

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 673

West, Isabella V

4

Female

~

~

~

GA

Feb

~

pneumonia

12

Militia District 673

Williams, Elisha

32

Male

~

~

~

GA

Feb

planter

(?)

120

Militia District 673

Williams, Mary

40

Female

~

~

married

GA

Jul

~

consumption

90

District

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

Militia District 698

Parker, Martha

32

Female

~

~

wodow

GA

~

~

pneumonia

8

Militia District 698

Palmer, Mary

53

Female

~

~

widow

GA

Feb

~

pneumonia

8

Militia District 698

Allen

2

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Aug

~

diarrhea

30

Militia District 698

Eli

2

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jul

~

measles

15

Militia District 698

Frossen?

20

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Aug

field hand

pneumonia

90

Militia District 698

Hannah

2mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Sep

~

unknown illness

30

Militia District 698

Jones, Charles

1

Male

~

~

~

GA

May

~

pleurisy

10

Militia District 698

July

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Aug

~

cold

30

Militia District 698

Marchman, Martha Ann

5

Female

~

~

~

GA

May

~

scarlet fever

30

Militia District 698

Marina

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jul

~

measles

10

Militia District 698

Samul

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

fever

3

District

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

Militia District 700

Alfred

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

whooping cough

70

Militia District 700

Amy

32

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Aug

field hand

scrofula

90

Militia District 700

Chener

46

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

field hand

pneumonia

4

Militia District 700

Emeline

5mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Aug

~

diarrhea

1

Militia District 700

Emily

6

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

burns

sudden

Militia District 700

Georgia

6mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

measles

10

Militia District 700

Green

41

Male

Black

Slave

widow

GA

Jul

field hand

pneumonia

4

Militia District 700

Hogan, Selma

1

Female

~

~

~

GA

Oct

~

whooping cough

60

Militia District 700

Jeff

1mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

whooping cough

10

Militia District 700

Jerry

15

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Apr

field hand

lock jaw

24

Militia District 700

Jim

4

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

unknown illness

sudden

Militia District 700

Martha

10mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Nov

~

whooping cough

60

Militia District 700

Martin

4

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

scalded

sudden

Militia District 700

Mary

1

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

whooping cough

7

Militia District 700

Rachel

60

Female

Black

Slave

~

SC

Sep

field hand

paralysis

sudden

Militia District 700

Samuel

60

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

field hand

pneumonia

15

Militia District 700

Trimble, John

76

Male

~

widow

~

SC

Apr

planter

fever

10

Militia District 700

William

6mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

whooping cough

10

Militia District 700

Winny

1mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

whooping cough

10

District

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

Militia District 805

Abram

23

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

~

pneumonia

10

Militia District 805

Capandra, Bennett

28

Female

~

~

Married

GA

Mar

~

pneumonia

11

Militia District 805

Charity

8mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

cold

sudden

Militia District 805

Colt, Sarah E

11

Female

~

~

~

GA

May

~

worms

9

Militia District 805

Delany, James J

10mo.

Male

~

~

~

GA

May

~

diarrhea

sudden

Militia District 805

Harriet

3

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

unknown illness

11

Militia District 805

Janny

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Sep

~

diarrhea

7

Militia District 805

John

3

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

scarlet fever

4

Militia District 805

Lucy

7mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

malaria

sudden

Militia District 805

Mary

7mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Sep

~

malaria

sudden

Militia District 805

Paul

6mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

croup

sudden

Militia District 805

Satira

6mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

burn

sudden

Militia District 805

Walston, Henry

82

Male

~

~

widower

NC

Sep

planter

plosey? fever

10

District

Name

Age

Gender

Ethnic

Free-Slave

Status

Birth

Month

Trade

Cause

Days sick

Militia District 82

Alvira, Baby? Baley?

33

Female

Black

Slave

~

VA

Mar

~

plenning

14

Militia District 82

Anderson, White

2

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

worms

~

Militia District 82

Booker(Negro) Child

1mo.

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

~

croup

1

Militia District 82

Boykins, Mariah

40

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

consumption

~

Militia District 82

Cameron, David B

50

Male

~

~

~

GA

Sep

farmer

worms

21

Militia District 82

Cealls, Samuel

40

Male

~

~

~

NC

Apr

farmer

C

~

Militia District 82

Chevis, Sarah

25

Female

Black

~

~

GA

Sep

~

accident

none

Militia District 82

Child(Negro)

1

Male

Black

Slave

Single

GA

~

~

worms

~

Militia District 82

Cooley, Johtha

30

Female

~

~

~

GA

Jul

~

chronic R

~

Militia District 82

Cooley, Violet

50

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

dropsy

~

Militia District 82

Covell, Samuel

40

Male

~

~

~

NC

Apr

farmer

C

~

Militia District 82

Cox(Negro) Child

1mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

accident

~

Militia District 82

Easters, L

90

Male

~

~

~

VA

Apr

~

old age

~

Militia District 82

Evans, Fanny

1

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

Infl. Brain

5

Militia District 82

Freeman, Elizabeth A

40

Female

~

~

~

GA

Apr

~

pneumonia

10

Militia District 82

Gates, Jim

18

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

afl? brain

1

Militia District 82

Glazer(Negro) Child

1mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

cold

20

Militia District 82

Grnys?, Sleyes?

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Dec

~

accident

~

Militia District 82

Hames, Jane

12

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

scarlet fever

~

Militia District 82

Hames, Mary

32

Female

~

~

~

GA

Dec

~

dropsy

2

Militia District 82

Hames, Tom

1mo.

Male

Black

slave

~

GA

Jan

~

croup

3

Militia District 82

Hamus, Isham

5

Male

Black

~

~

GA

~

~

scarlet fever

7

Militia District 82

Hardage, William

55

Male

Black

~

~

Africa

Sep

~

C

~

Militia District 82

Harpus, Letty

45

Female

Black

~

~

GA

Apr

~

C

~

Militia District 82

Hawthors, Sam

33

Male

Black

Slave

~

SC

Dec

~

pneumonia

12

Militia District 82

Hoggs, Betsy Ann

7

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

burned

~

Militia District 82

Horgelin, Robert

3

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

worms

~

Militia District 82

Jackson, F Clark

17

Male

~

~

~

GA

Apr

farmer

accident

~

Militia District 82

Jones

11mo.

Female

~

~

~

GA

Dec

~

teething

~

Militia District 82

Leshis, Caroline

1

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

worms

30

Militia District 82

Leshis, William

6mo.

Male

Black

~

~

GA

May

~

congestive chills

2

Militia District 82

Lovelace(Negro) Child

1

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Oct

~

teething

8

Militia District 82

Marcus, William C

60

Male

~

~

~

GA

Jan

farmer

abcep?

150

Militia District 82

McClane, Jas A

18

Male

~

~

~

SC

Sep

farmer

fever

10

Militia District 82

McDonald, Rutledge

3

Male

~

~

~

GA

Jan

~

dropsy

90

Militia District 82

Milly, Right

33

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

Dec

~

dropsy

~

Militia District 82

Palmens(Negro)

2mo.

Female

Black

~

~

NC

Apr

farmer

C

~

Militia District 82

Richardson, Dana

66

Male

~

~

~

GA

Jan

farmer

apoplexy

1

Militia District 82

Richardson, James

1mo.

Female

~

~

~

GA

Nov

~

teething

~

Militia District 82

Robert, Charles

1

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Apr

~

teething

~

Militia District 82

Roberts, Green B

12

Male

~

~

~

SC

Apr

~

apoplexy

1

Militia District 82

Russel ,Willis

4mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Jun

~

whooping cough

21

Militia District 82

Russel, Peggy

60

Female

Black

Slave

~

Africa

Jun

~

C

~

Militia District 82

Steavant, P. P.

22

Male

~

~

~

GA

~

farmer

fever

12

Militia District 82

Till, Carolina

20

Female

Black

Slave

~

GA

May

~

pneumonia

3

Militia District 82

Till, Joseph

6mo.

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Dec

~

cough

12

Militia District 82

Till, L H Clark

23

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Mar

~

pneumonia

7

Militia District 82

Western, Golatt

27

Male

Black

Slave

~

GA

Feb

~

pneumonia

20

Militia District 82

Whatley, James P

5

Male

~

~

~

GA

Apr

~

pneumonia

4

Militia District 82

Whatley, Jamesy

30

Female

~

~

~

GA

Apr

~

consumption

~

Militia District 83

Wilder, James

65

Male

~

~

~

SC

Mar

Farmer

cancer

~

Militia District 82

Wilder, James

5

Male

~

~

~

GA

Apr

~

pneumonia

~

Militia District 82

Wilder, Martha S

11mo.

Female

~

~

~

GA

Oct

~

cholera

2

Militia District 82

Wilson, Leftrage

23

Male

~

~

~

GA

~

farmer

fever

9

Militia District 82

Windton, Ellen

13

Female

Black

~

~

GA

Mar

~

fever

10

Militia District 82

Winston, Silvey

70

Female

Black

~

~

VA

~

~

cough

365

Militia District 82

Wood, S C

2mo.

Female

~

~

~

GA

May

~

whooping cough

~

 

 
 


1850 Troup County, Georgia  Mortality Index