1860 Mortality Schedule of

Union County, North Carolina

Persons who died during census year ending 1st of June 1860

NAME	AGE	SEX	MARRIED OR WIDOWED	PLACE OF BIRTH	MONTH DIED	OCCUPATION	CAUSE
Elizabeth Ashcraft	85	F	Wid.	NC	Feb.	Seamstress	Disease of lungs
James H. Avens	3/12	M	-	NC	May	-	Bold hives
Clement H. Barly	2	M	-	NC	May	-	Worms
Franklin Barrett	4	M	-	SC	Agt.	-	Putrid sore throat
John R. Baucom	1	M	-	NC	April	-	Flux typhoid
George W. Baucom	3	M	-	NC	Apr.	-	Flux
Henry M. Baucom	1	M	-	NC	Apr.	-	Flux
Lucinda Belk	11/12	F	-	NC	Apl.	-	Fever
Simeon Bivens	18	M	-	NC	Dec.	Farmer	Measles
Infant Brantly	2/12	M	-	NC	May	-	Hives
Newton Broom	16	M	-	NC	Sept.	Farmer	Putrid sore throat
Mary J. Craig	22	F	-	NC	Feb.	Tayloress	Consumption
George W. Curlee	8	M	-	NC	May	Student	Flux
Eliza Ewing	70	F	Mar.	NC	July	Spinster	Consumption
James M. Green	3	M	-	NC	Feb.	-	Burnt so as to cause death
Benjamin H. Green	1	M	-	NC	July	-	Inflammation of brain
Elizabeth Green	57	F	Mar.	NC	Aug.	Seamstress	Typhoid fever
James F. Griffin	7	M	-	NC	Sept.	-	Croup
Bud Griffin	1/12	M	-	NC	Apr.	-	Hives
Elijah Griffin	27	M	-	NC	Dec.	Farmer	Typhoid fever
Infant Griffin	2/12	M	-	NC	Nov.	-	Hives
Enoch Griffin	71	M	Wid.	NC	Feb.	Farmer	Affliction of kidney
Frances Griffin	15	F	-	NC	Apr.	Seamstress	Typhoid fever
Margaret A. Hagler	1	F	-	NC	May	-	Flux
Susan P. Hale	1	F	-	NC	Jan.	-	Cold
People Hasty	87	M	-	NC	Oct.	Farmer	Cansor [Cancer?]
Walter F. Hasty	4/12	M	-	NC	Aug.	-	Chicken pox
Martha A. Hasty	2	F	-	NC	Nov.	-	Croup
James M. Head	2	M	-	NC	Apr.	-	Flux
Elizabeth Heath	2/12	F	-	NC	Oct.	-	Hives
William S. Helms	9/12	M	-	NC	Feb.	-	Typhoid Fever
Nelly Helms	49	F	Mar.	NC	May	Seamstress	Palsy
Marthun Helms	1	M	-	NC	Apr.	-	Flux typhoid
Infant Helms	5/12	F	-	NC	May	-	Flux
Pepe? Horn	1	M	-	SC	May	-	Typhoid fever
Saml. Jerome	1	M	-	NC	Dec.	-	Putrid sore throat
Rizey ? C. Jones	4	F	-	NC	Oct	-	unknown
William King	11	M	-	NC	Oct.	-	Putrid sore throat
Sarah J. King	8	F	-	NC	Oct.	-	Putrid sore throat
Susannah Laney	70	F	Mar.	SC	Jan.	Spinster	Palsey
Nancy Laney	1	F		NC	Agt.	-	Croup
Jesse Lemmond	2	M	-	NC	Apl.	-	Sudden
Infant Little	1/12	M	-	NC	Feb.	-	Unknown
Rosanna E. Little	5/12	F	-	NC	Apr.	-	Hives
Berry Lytle	1/12	M	-	NC	Oct.	-	Hives
John W. Mask	5	M	-	NC	Nov.	-	Putrid sore throat
Mary A. Medlin	25	F	Mar.	NC	Jan.	Seamstress	Typhoid fever
James Morgan	57	M	Mar.	NC	Nov.	Farmer	Billious Colic
Ellison Mullis	1	M	-	NC	Apr.	-	Croup
John Nance	3	M	-	NC	Dec.	-	Croup
Peter Parker	87	M	Wid.	NC	Apr.	Farmer	Palsy
Martha A. Parker	4	F	-	NC	Nov.	-	Croup
William Phillips	35	M	-	NC	June	Farmer	Dropsy
Sophrona R. Phillips	1	F	-	NC	June	-	Inflammation of bowels
M. S. Porter	15	F	-	NC	Nov.	Seamstress	Putrid sore throat
Margaret E. Porter	12	F	-	NC	Nov.	-	Putrid sore throat
Mary D. Porter	12	F	-	NC	Oct.	-	Putrid sore throat
Saml. L. Porter	7	M	-	NC	Mar.	-	----
Edmen R. Readfern	2	M	-	NC	Sept.	-	Croup
John W. Redwine	8	M	-	NC	Aug.	-	Scroffula
Nancy J. Richardson	1	F	-	NC	Jany.	-	Bold hives
John Rivit	11	M	-	SC	June	-	Ulceration of bladder
Mahaly Rogers	40	F	Mar.	NC	Sept.	Seamstress	Unknown
Saml. Ross	65	M	Mar.	NC	Dec.	Farmer	Gravel
James M. Rowland	4/12	M	-	NC	Nov.	-	Unknown
Joseph E. Rushing	9/12	M	-	NC	July	-	Flux
Patience Saper	25	F	-	NC	Nov.	Seamstress	Typhoid fever
Henry Saper	13	M	-	NC	Dec.	-	Typhoid fever
Martha P. Sinclair	3/12	F	-	NC	Dec.	-	Teething
Jacob Starnes	7	M	-	NC	Jan.	-	Whooping cough
Ardena E. Starnes	3	F		NC	Feb.	-	Worms
Harriet M. Staton	6/12	F	-	NC	Oct.	-	Typhoid fever
Margaret Stegal [Stegall]	69	F	Mar.	NC	Dec.	Seamstress	Palsy
Sarah A. Stevens	1	M	-	NC	Augt.	-	Sudden
F. A. Stevens	4/12	M	-	NC	Mar.	-	Apopletic Fit
Infant Stewart	3	F	-	NC	Oct.	-	Unknown
James P. Tadlock	29	M	-	SC	May	Farmer	Typhoid fever
Colwell Tarlton	20	M	Mar.	NC	June	Farmer	Typhoid fever
Infant Thomas	1/12	F	-	NC	Oct.	-	Croup
Winny A. Thomas	15	F	-	NC	Nov.	Spinster	Typhoid fever
Mary Ury	36	F	-	NC	May	Domestic	Typhoid fever
Rebecca A.Wallis	1/12	F	-	NC	Jan.	-	Bowell complaint
Lucy E. Walter	4	F	-	SC	Feb.	-	Typhoid fever
John Walter	57	M	-	SC	Apr.	Farmer	Typhoid fever
Lear Williams	55	F	Mar.	NC	June	Domestic	Typhoid fever
Tho. Winchester	9/12	M	-	NC	Feb.	-	Inflammation of brain
James C. Wise	5/12	M	-	NC	July	-	Unknown

DEFINITIONS OF SOME OF THE CAUSES OF DEATH SHOWN ABOVE:

Apopletic Fit – Stroke or Hemorrhage

Bold Hives – Croup

Consumption – Tuberculosis

Croup – Hoarse cough caused by virus, in infants.

Dropsy – Swelling or fluid retention often caused by kidney or heart disease.

Flux – Dysentery; An excessive flow or discharge of fluid like hemorrhage or diarrhea.

Gravel – Passage of small stones formed in the kidney with the urine.

Hives – In the 1800’s, term used for croup, laryngitis or other condition where there is breathing difficulty.

Palsy – Stroke or Paralysis; Uncontrolled movement of controlled muscles.

Putrid Sore Throat – Ulceration of the Tonsils, or Diphtheria

Scroffula – Tuberculosis of lymph glands

Teething – Tooth infections with inflammation

Typhoid Fever - Infectious fever that causes severe diarrhea

Whooping cough – Highly contagious disease of the respiratory system, usually affecting children.

Other Diseases and Medical Terms

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