Mortality schedules are available for the federal census years of 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. In the state census, mortality schedules were generally recorded for the years of 1855, 1865, and 1875. They are arranged by state, then by county, and then by political subdivision (township, city, etc.). These schedules can add "flesh" to the bones of ancestors and provide information about the communities in which they lived. These schedules may be the only record of death for some individuals, as many states did not require recording of deaths until the late nineteenth century.
Mortality schedules record deaths in the year preceding the taking of the census. For example, the 1860 mortality schedules include persons who died between June 1, 1859 and May 31, 1860. For each person, the following information is listed: name, age, sex, marital status if married or widowed, state or country of birth, month of death, occupation, cause of death, and the length of the final illness.
Whats New for March 08
Whats New for December
- 1875 Death Records from the Fulton County, New York State Census Mortality Schedule
- 1865 Death Records from the Fulton County, New York State Census Mortality Schedule
- 1870 Death Records from the Montgomery County New York Census Mortality Schedule
Whats New for November
- 1860 Death Records from the Montgomery County Federal Census Mortality Schedule
- 1850 Death Records from the Montgomery County Federal Census Mortality Schedule
- 1875 Death Records from the Schoharie County State Census Mortality Schedule
- 1865 Marriage Records from the Monroe County New York State Census
- 1865 Death Records from the City of Rochester, Monroe County, New York State Census Mortality Schedule
- 1875 Death Records from the Monroe County, New York State Census Mortality Schedule
- 1865 Death Records from the Monroe County, New York State Census Mortality Schedule
- 1865 Death Records from the Schoharie County, New York State Census Mortality Schedule
