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1880 Mortality Schedule for Grundy County IL

Columns:

1 – Number of the family as given in column numbered 2 – Schedule 1.
2 – Name of the person deceased.
3 – Age at last birthday. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 2/12. If under 1 month, give days in fractions, thus 2/30.
4 – Sex – Male (M), Female (F)
5 – Color – White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (Mu), Chinese (Ch), Indian (I)
6 – Single
7 – Married
8 – Widowed / Divorced D.
9 – Place of birth of this person, naming the State or Territory of the U.S., or the country, if of foreign birth.
10 – Where was the Father of this person born? (As in column 9.)
11 – Where was the Mother of this person born? (As in column 9.)
12 – Profession, Occupation or Trade. (Not to be asked in respect to persons under 10 years of age.)
13 – The month in which the person died.
14 – Disease or cause of death.
15 – How long a resident of the county? If less than 1 year, state months in fractions, thus 2/12.
16 – If the disease was not contracted at place of death, state the place.
17 – Name of attending Physician.

Note A – The Census Year begins June 1, 1879, and ends May 31, 1880.
Note B – In making entries in columns 6, 7, and 8, an affirmative mark only will be used, thus /, except in the case of Divorced persons, column 8, when the letter “D” is to be used.
Note C – For instructions relative to the entries in column 14, see back of this schedule.
Note D – In column 17, note distinctly if no Physician was in attendance, thus (None).