Utah 1850/1851 Mortality Schedule 
Davis
County Residents
What is a "mortality schedule"? When a census was taken, the enumerators were to collect information on all persons who had died during the previous 12 months. This information is included on a mortality schedule.
The U.S. 1850 census was begun 1 June 1850, and was to be completed within five months. Since Utah didn't receive official word until January, 1851 that the Territory of Utah had been organized by Congress, the Utah Census was taken prior to 1 July 1851. The 1850 mortality scheduled was to include deaths from 1 June 1849 through 31 May 1850, but because Utah's census was taken late, it includes deaths through 1 July 1851.
Enumerators of early census's were not known for their meticulous records. Errors and omissions were fairly common. If a person was listed, it was likely they belonged there; but if a person was not listed, the possibility remains that they were missed -- as deaths were often under-reported.
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NAME OF DECEASED |
SEX | AGE | BIRTH PLACE | MONTH OF DEATH | CAUSE OF DEATH | COMMENT* | |
| Bidwell | Robert W. | M | 56 | New York | January | fever | born 29 Aug 1795 at Stillwater, Saratoga, NY; was at Haun's Mill Massacre; arrived SL Valley 14 Sep 1850; Bountiful resident; died 4 Jan 1851; buried Sessions Settlement Cemetery (Woods Cross) |
| Camp | Elmira E. | F | 6 | Tennessee | June | cholera | |
| Catlin | Elizabeth M. | F | 23 | Pennsylvania | July | cholera | |
| Catlin | Sarah K. | F | 3 | Indiana | June 1849 | cholera | daughter of George W. Catlin |
| Foot | William | M | 41 | New York | December | erysipelas | |
| Game | Samuel C. | F | 14 | Illinois | December | lung fever | female?? |
| Gates | Daniel | M | 34 | New York | June | cholera | occupation: tailor |
| Goodwin | Levi S. | M | 3 | July | cholera | ||
| Hancock | Riley James | F | 26 | Vermont | March | erysipelas | female?? |
| Hogan | Charles B. | M | 2 | Iowa | April | poisoned | Alt. Name: Charles Peter Hogan; born winter 1847/1848; died summer 1849; parents: Eric G. M. & Halga Hogan; ate poisoned parsnips; buried Sessions Settlement Cemetery (Woods Cross) |
| Knight | Marion E. | F | 1 | Iowa | October | drowned | |
| Lamb | James H. | M | 7 | Missouri | July | cholera | |
| Lamb | Samuel B. | M | 18 | Indiana | June 1849 | cholera | |
| Mower | Mary A. | F | 1 mo. | Utah | March | hives | |
| Myler | Calvin C. | F | 1 | Iowa | August | unknown | female?? |
| Rex | Joel M. | M | 12 day | Utah | October | hives | |
| Lamoreaux | Abigail M. | F | 8 | Illinois | June 1849 | cholera | daughter of David B. Lamoreaux |
| Wilcox | Almira L. | F | 3 | Iowa | June | cholera | |
| Wilcox | Henry | M | 37 | New York | June | cholera | |
*Comments made by Annette
Nelson, Davis County Coordinator, webmaster for this Davis County GenWeb page.
Some information came from "A Brief
History of Farmington" by George Quincy Knowlton, 1956