Persons who died in the year ending 1st June 1850 in entire county of Wakulla state of Florida,
enumerated by me, Simon A. Braswell Ass't Marshall
Free Mar Where Month Days
Name Age Sex Color Slav Wid Born Death Occupation Disease Ill
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Bateman, Charles 40 M M France Sailor Pleurisy 7
Daughtry, Sarah W. 43 F M GA Jul Iriseplis 4
Giles, Ansel Rowel 3 M SC Nov Bowel infection 3
Lewis, Tabitha 35 F M NC May Congestive fever 2
Page, Samuel M. 4/12 M FL May Fever 8
Reeves, Solomon 50 M M IL Feb Farmer Piles C
Roberts, Julia 1 F FL Jul Fever 2
Roberts, Sarah 7 F FL Apr Worms Sudden
Roddenberry, Sarah 32 F M GA Apr Fever 10
Williams, William 27 M M NC Nov Laborer fever 30
Elvina 1 F M S FL Nov Diarrhea C
Frank 2/12 M B S FL Apr Smothered Sudden
Moses 80 M B S SC Apr Apoplexy Sudden
Richmond 6/12 M B S FL Aug Teething 30
Rose 25 F B S Ga Unk Aff?? Lung 14
Smith 1/12 M B S FL Nov Worms 6
Spincer 9 M B S FL Apr Dropsy C
Thiopilus 17 M B S FL Mar Dropsy C
Remarks: The water is generally limestone. The soil is light & sandy and in many places
filled or littered with limerock. Long leaf yellow pine is the general growth
only with in hammocks where the white oak & hickory and the magnolia bay are very
plentiful and swamps abound in the spontaneous growth of cabbage palmeto. Lime & murl
are the natural fertilizers in the county.
NOTES:
Slaves were listed only by first name. They have been shown
seperately for the purpose of sorting by name.
Age is shown in one of three ways, as years, days/30, or months/12
1 name
2 age
3 sex
4 color, white, black, mulato
5 Free / slave
6 married, widowed
7 place of birth
8 month in which person died
9 occupation
10 cause of death
11 Days ill, c= continous ???
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