United States Census Mortality Schedules

Additional information may be found on the United States Census Portal page.

Availability
You can find mortality schedules at the Family History Library, in state archives, the DAR Library, and the National Archives.

1850-- 

1860-- 

1870-- 

1880-- 

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

Historical Background
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.

Indexes
Ancestry--Ancestry has an index 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
Ancestry: http://www.ancestry.com