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Availability[edit | edit source]

You can find mortality schedules at the Family History Library, in state archives, the DAR Library,

the National Archives, Ancestry and Mortality Schedules 1850-1880.

1850--

1860--

1870--

1880--

1885--Mortality schedules exist in 1885 for Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, and North and South Dakota.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

1850-1885 Mortality Schedules--Mortality schedules were taken along with population schedules in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and a few in 1885. These schedules include persons who died between June 1st through May 31st in the year prior to the federal census. Though part of the federal censuses, they are separate from the population schedules.

Content[edit | edit source]

For the deceased it provides:

Name

Sex

Color (white, black, mulatto)

Widowed

Place of birth (state, territory, or country)

Month death occurred

Profession/occupation/trade

Disease or cause of death and number of days ill

Value[edit | edit source]

Mortality schedules can be used to:

Trace and document genetic symptoms and diseases
Verify and document African American, Chines, and Native American ancestry
Focus searches in obituaries, mortuary records, cemeteries, and probate records by documenting death dates and family

members.

Provide migration point clues
Supplement population schedules

Indexes[edit | edit source]

Ancestry--Ancestry has images and every name indexes for the mortality schedules, however it is important to check the source of the database to determine if the state and year you are searching for has been included.

Family History Library Indexes--The Family History Library has copies of most of the available mortality schedules and indexes. These are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under [STATE] - CENSUS or [STATE] - VITAL RECORDS.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com

Mortality Schedules: http://www.mortalityschedules.com/

References[edit | edit source]

Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999.) FHL Book 973.X27d.
Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Wright, Matthew. Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records. (Orem, Utah: 2001 Ancestry) FHL Book 973 X27s

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-Mortality schedules list people who died during the previous 12 months. Mortality schedules were taken along with population schedules during the 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880 censuses, and in six states (Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, and South Dakota) in 1885. These schedules include persons who died between June 1st through May 31st in the year prior to the federal census. A typical mortality schedule will list the dead person's name, age, sex, color (white, black, or mulatto), married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, and cause of death. Though part of the federal censuses, mortality schedules are separate from the population schedules.
+== Availability<!-- Tidy found serious XHTML errors -->  ==
-'''On the Internet.''' Free 1850 mortality schedule images and indexes are on the Internet at the {{RecordSearch|1420441|FamilySearch Record Search}}. Ancestry has relatively "complete" mortality schedules for each census year 1850 to 1885. They offer these mortality schedules [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8756/ indexes and images]. Although Ancestry has images and every name indexed for the states they covered, it is important to check Ancestry's source database to determine if the state and year you are searching for has been included (a few state-years are missing). Each state's census page on the FamilySearch Research Wiki shows which mortality schedules should be available for the state.
+You can find mortality schedules at the Family History Library, in state archives, the [http://www.dar.org/library/ DAR Library],
-Free county-by-county typescripts of most states and mortality schedule years are also available on the Internet at [http://www.mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880].
+the [http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/census/ National Archives], [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8756&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]&nbsp;and [http://www.mortalityschedules.com/ Mortality Schedules 1850-1880.]<br>
-'''Microfilms.''' The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has copies of most of the available mortality schedules and indexes on microfilm. These are listed in the ''Place Search'' of the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]] under
+'''1850--<br>'''
-:'''[STATE] - CENSUS '''
+'''1860--<br>'''
-::or
-:'''[STATE] - VITAL RECORDS'''
-You can also find some originals or copies of mortality schedules in some of the respective states' archives (see the Archives and Libraries page of the state's Wiki pages), or in the [[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|DAR Library]], or in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]].
+'''1870--<br>'''
-'''Microfiche Index.''' Ronald Vern Jackson's ''[[Accelerated Indexing Systems U.S. Census Indexes (on Microfiche)|AIS Microfiche Census Indexes]]'' are available at many larger genealogical libraries. '''''Search 8'''''  in the set is an index for most mortality schedules from 1850 to 1885.
+'''1880--<br>'''
-'''Uses.''' Use mortality schedules to supplement population schedule information, and for clues suggesting possible death records and obituaries to research. They are also a source of secondary birth information.
+'''1885--'''Mortality schedules exist in 1885 for Colorado, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico, and North and South Dakota.
-=== FamilySearch Publication ===
+== <br>Historical Background  ==
-{| class="wikitable"
-! Indexed Records !! Historical Records Article !! FamilySearch Catalog
-|-
-|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1420441 United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850] || [[United States Census Mortality Schedules, 1850 - FamilySearch Historical Records]] || {{FSC|1420441|item|disp=United States census (mortality schedule), 1850}}
-|}
-*[[United States Census Records Nonpopulation Census Schedules-1820,1850-1880]] FamilySearch catalog
+'''1850-1885 Mortality Schedules--'''Mortality schedules were taken along with population schedules in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and a few in 1885. These schedules include persons who died between June 1st through May 31st in the year prior to the federal census.&nbsp;Though part of the federal censuses, they are separate from the population schedules.<br>
-=== National Archives Catalog ===
+== Content  ==
-*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5634766 Mortality Census Schedules, 1850 - 1880.]
-*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10506200 Department of the Interior. 11th Decennial Census Office. 5th Division - Vital Statistics. ca. 1889-ca. 1897. Organization Authority Record.]
-=== Sources Consulted  ===
+For the '''deceased''' it provides:
-*William Dollarhide, ''The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes''. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999.) ({{FSC|973 X27d}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47184654 WorldCat entry].
-*Loretto Dennis Szucs, and Matthew Wright, ''Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records''. (Orem, Utah: Ancestry, 2001) ({{FSC|973 X27s}}). [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47054658 WorldCat entry].
-{{USCensus}}
+:Name<br>
+:Sex<br>
+:Color (white, black, mulatto)<br>
+:Widowed<br>
+:Place of birth (state, territory, or country)<br>
+:Month death occurred<br>
+:Profession/occupation/trade<br>
+:Disease or cause of death and number of days ill
-[[Category:United_States_Census 1940|Morality Schedules]]
+== Value  ==
+'''Mortality schedules''' can be used to:
+*Trace and document genetic symptoms and diseases
+*Verify and document African American, Chines, and Native American ancestry
+*Focus searches in obituaries, mortuary records, cemeteries, and probate records by documenting death dates and family&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
+&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; members.
+*Provide migration point clues
+*Supplement population schedules
+== Indexes  ==
+[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8756&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry]--Ancestry has&nbsp;images and every name&nbsp;indexes for the mortality schedules, however it is important to check the source of the database to determine if the state and year you are searching for has been included.
+'''Family History Library Indexes--'''The Family History Library has copies of most of the available mortality schedules and indexes. These are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under [STATE] - CENSUS or [STATE] - VITAL RECORDS.&nbsp;
+== Web Sites  ==
+Ancestry:&nbsp; [http://content.ancestryinstitution.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8756&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 http://www.ancestry.com]<br>
+Mortality Schedules:&nbsp; [http://www.mortalityschedules.com/ http://www.mortalityschedules.com/]&nbsp;
+== References ==
+*Dollarhide, William. The Census Book: A Genealogist's Guide to Federal Census Facts, Schedules and Indexes. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1999.) FHL Book 973.X27d.
+*Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Wright, Matthew. Finding Answers in U.S. Census Records. (Orem, Utah: 2001 Ancestry) FHL Book 973 X27s<br>