1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule
Tyrrell County, North Carolina



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Persons who died during census year ending 1st June 1850

Name of Deceased Person
Age
Sex
Color
Free or
Slave
Married or
Widowed
Place of Birth
Month
Person
Died
Occupation
Cause of Death
Number of Days Ill
Peter Wise 65 M B S   N.C. Feb. Laborer Unknown 1 day
Mary Hooker 1/12 F W F   N.C. Oct.   Unknown 1 month
Washington T. Hooker 1/12 M W F   N.C. Jan.   Unknown Sudden
Samuel Salyer 40 M W F W N.C. Feb. Physician Consumption 1 year
John T. Sanders 4/12 M W F   N.C. Jan.   Meales 8 days
Celia Brickhouse 80 F B S   Virginia March   Old Age  
Virginia Alexander 1 F B S   N.C. Feb.   Meales 1 week
Samuel Alexander 88 M B S   N.C. Mar. none Dropsy 9 months
Thomas Meekins 78 M B S   N.C. July none Dropsy 7 months
Rose Godfrey 1 F B S   N.C. Aug.   Unknown 2 months
Nancy Tarkinton 52 F W F W N.C. Mar.   Unknown 2 yrs
Huldah Sexton 9/12 F W F   N.C. June   Unknown 5 days
Vicey Phelps 26 F W F M N.C. Sept.   Child Birth 1 week
James R. Alexander 3 M W F   N.C. Oct.   Brain Fever 2 weeks
Joicey Davenport 3 F M S   N.C. July   Worms 2 days
John Pettigrew 1/12 M M S   N.C. Sept.   Lock jaw 1 day
Ann Tarkinton 11/12 F W F   N.C. Aug.   Diarrhea 7 weeks
Joab Norman 37 M W F M N.C. March Fisherman Drowned Sudden
Esther Spruill 10 F B S   N.C. Sept.   Brain Fever 4 weeks
Benjamin Overton 40 M W F M N.C. March Fisherman Drowned Sudden
Wm Wynne 56 M W F   N.C. Oct. Farmer Palsy 4 weeks
William Lewis 38 M W F M N.C. Oct. Physician Billious 1 week


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Updated June 6, 2000
Gordon L. Basnight
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