In the 1860's Maryland started to keep records of births and deaths. It only lasted a while as the state had difficulty getting the counties to comply.
Date of Death 5 Sept 1865 - ADAMS, George W. - male - white - single - aged 7 yrs, 5 mos & 10 days - Died Lakesville - Father Lorenzo ADAMS - Mother Rose Ann ADAMS - Residence of parents Dorchester Co. - Cause of death Inflamation of the brain - Buried District #5 - Born Dorchester Co. Date of record 27 Nov 1865 2 Aug 1865 - ADAMS, John L. S. - male - white - single - aged 19 yrs 11 mos & 8 days - Laborer - Died Dorchester Co. Born Dorchester Co., Md Father - Lorenzo D. ADAMS - Mother - Rebecca ADAMS Residence of parents Dorchester Co - Cause of death Dysentary - Buried Dorchester Co. - Date of record 27 Nov 1865 3 Sept 1865 - ADAMS, Lorenzo D - male - white - married - aged ca 59 yrs. Residence Dorchester Co. - Farmer - Born Dor. Co Died Lakesville - Father Levin ADAMS - Mother Elizabeth ADAMS - Residence of parents Dorchester Co. Cause of death Dysentary - Buried in District #5 Date of record 27 Nov 1865 5 Aug 1865 - COLLISON, Mrs Leah - female - white - widow - aged 50 yrs Residence Dorchester Co - Lady - Died Middeltown Born Dorchester Co. - Father Joseph TWILLEY - Mother Mary TWILLEY - Residence of parents Dorchester Co. Cause of death dropsy - Buried Little Mills Date of record 17 Aug 1865 15 Feb 1868 - DEAN, Sarah Jane - female - white - married - aged 49 yrs - Residence Hicksboro - Farmer - Died Dorchester Co - Place of birth (cannot read) - Father Nimrod NEWTON - Mother Temperance NEWTON - Residence of parents East New Market - Cause of death Consumption Burial East New Market - Date of record 2 Mar 1868 20 Jun 1871 - DILLIHAY - Robert - male - white - married - aged 68 yrs Residence near Vienna - Farmer - Died Dorchester Co. Place of birth Dorchester Co. - No parents given - Residence of parents near Hicksburg - Cause of death cholera morbus - Buried near East New Market 9 Sept 1865 - FLOWERS, Perry - male - white - married - aged 65 yrs Residence near Federalsburg - Farmer - Died at home - Born Caroline Co. - Father Perry Flowers - Mother Lilly FLOWERS - Residence of parents Caroline Co. - Cause of death Typhoid fever - Buried Caroline Co. - Date of record 9 Oct 1865 19 Sept 1868 - HANDY, Irving - male - white - single - aged 12 yrs Residence, born & died in Cambridge - Father Thomas H HANDY, Jr - Mother Maria A. HANDY - Residence of parents Cambridge - Cause of death typoid fever Buried Cambridge 22 Oct 1865 - HANDY, Milcah S. - female - white - single - aged 2 yrs & 8 mos - Residence Cambridge - Died Cambridge Born Pascaloosa, Ala - Father Thomas H HANDY, Jr - Mother Maria A. HANDY - Residence of parents Cambridge Cause of death Croup - Buried Cambridge - Date of record 26 Feb 1866 7 July 1865 - HELSBY, Thomas - male - white - married - aged 49 yrs Residence near East New Market - Farmer - Died near East New Market - Born Bucktown - Parents not known Residence of parents Bucktown - Cause of death Consumption - Buried East New Market - Date of record 17 July 1865 16 Aug 1866 - HICKS, Thomas P. - male - white - single - aged 21 yrs & 6 mos - Residence Cambridge - Died near East New Market - Born Cambridge - Father - Thomas H. HICKS Mother - Leah A. HICKS - Residence of Parents Cambridge Cause of death Typoid fever - Buried Cambridge Date of record 26 Sept 1866 23 Feb 1867 - HURLEY, female - white - single - aged 1 day - Residence & born & died at Hurley's Neck - Father George W. HURLEY Mother Mary HURLEY - Residence of parents Hurley's Neck Cause of death not known - Buried Hurleys Neck 15 Aug 1865 - Ara A. HURLEY - female - white - single - aged 2 yrs & 5 mos - Residence Henry's X Roads - Died at Henrys X Roads - Born at Henry's X Roads - Father Handy HURLEY Mother - Hester A.R. HURLEY - Residence of parents Henry's X Roads - Cause of death cold - Buried at Steele's Neck - Date of record 30 Oct 1865 15 Nov 1866 - HURLEY, George Washington - male - white - single aged 14 mos - Residence Hurley's Neck - Died Hurley's Neck - Born Hurley's Neck - Father George W. HURLEY - Mother Mary HURLEY - Residence of parents Hurley's Neck Cause of death not known - Buried Hurley Neck 17 Jan 1866 - JAMES, Samuel L. - male - white - single - Aged 5 yrs Residence, born & died in Cambridge - Father Daniel N. JAMES - Mother Sophia R. JAMES - Residence of parents Cambridge - Cause of death Croup - Buried Cambridge 22 Sept 1866 - JOHNSON, Sarah - female - col'd - single - Aged 18 yrs Residence, born & died East New Market - Laborer - Father - William JOHNSON - Mother Harriet JOHNSON Residence of parents Dorchester Co. - Cause of death Typhoid fever - Buried Locust Grove 12 Jan 1867 - JONES, George of John - male - white - widower - Aged 65 yrs -Residence, born & died at Tobaccostick - Carpenter - Father John JONES - Mother Elizabeth JONES Residence of parents Tobaccostick - Cause of death Cancer - Buried at Ezekial JONES' 26 Feb 1866 - JONES, Olin W. - male - white - single - 10 months Residence, born & died at Church Creek - Father Thomas J. JONES - Mother Angeline JONES - Residence of parents Church Creek - Cause of death "Fits" - Buried Church Creek 30 Dec 1866 - JONES, Wilbur Fletcher - male - white (crossed out) 4 Mar 1866 - KEYS, Amanda - female - white - single - aged 54 yrs Residence & died Vienna - Seamstress - Born near Bucktown Father - Charles KEYS - Mother Priscilla KEYS - Residence of parents Bucktown - Cause of death not known - Buried Vienna 25 Jan 1867 - LARIMORE, Louisa C. - female - white (no other info) 18 May 1866 - LECOMPTE, Lake - male - white (crossed out) 5 Jan 1866 - LECOMPTE, Robert P - male - white - married - aged 45 yrs Residence & place of death Cambridge - Born Dorchester Co Merchant - Father Joseph LECOMPTE - Mother Leah LECOMPTE Cause of death consumption - Buried Cambridge 13 Dec 1867 - LINTHICUM, James - male - white - aged 29 yrs - Residence Dorchester Co. - No other info 10 Nov 1865 - LOWE, John - male - white - married - Aged 69 yrs Shoemaker - Residence & place of death Cambridge Born Talbot Co., Md - Father William LOWE - Mother Mary LOWE - Residence of parents Talbot Co. - Cause of death Inflamation of bowel - Buried Cambridge 14 July 1865 - MOBRAY, Infant - female - white - Aged 3 days - Residence, born & died at Choptank - Father R.B. MOBRAY Mother Sallie E. MOBRAY - Residence of parents Choptank Cause of death "Head Fale" Buried Aireys
NEWTON, Eisley (?) - Male - White - single - aged 24 - residence East New Market - Merchant - Died 3 Aug 1867 East New Market Born East New Market - Parents Nimrod & Ann NEWTON of East New Market - Died of Typhoid fever - Burial near Hicksburg ROBINSON, Amanda J. - female - white - single - aged 11 mos & 4 days Residence Vienna - Born Vienna - Died 8 Mar 1866 Vienna Parents Isaac W. & Amanda J. ROBINSON of Vienna No cause given - Burial Vienna ROBINSON, Isaac W. - male - white - married - aged 52 yrs of Vienna Carpenter - Died 15 Nov 1865 Vienna (No other info) SLACUM, Margaret Jane - female - white - single - Aged 1 yr 1 mo & 3 days - Resided in Dorchester Co. - Died 24 Sept 1867 in Church Creek - Father William K SLACUM - Mother Margaret Jane SLACUM - Parents residence Church Creek - No cause of death - Burial - Church Creek SLACUM, Martha A.F. - female - white - single - aged 6 yr & 1 mo Resided at Church Creek - Died 23 Dec 1868 at Church Creek Born Church Creek - Father - William K. SLACUM - Mother Margaret J. SLACUM - Parents resided at Church Creek - Cause of death measles - Burial at Church Creek SLACUM, W.R.C. - male - white - single - aged 4 mos & 17 days - Parents William K & Margaret I SLACUM of Church Creek Cause of death Cholera Infantum - Died 23 July 1865 SMYTHERS, Dr. Edward F. - male - white - married - aged 44 yrs - Lived at Vienna - Doctor - Died 28 Feb 1866 at Vienna - Born Delaware - Father - Nathaniel SMYTHERS - Mother not given Parents lived in Delaware - No cause given - Burial at Vienna STAPLEFORT, John C. - male - white - single - aged 26 yrs - Lived Dorchester Co. - no occupation - Died 8 May 1867 Church Creek - Born Church Creek - Father William T. STAPLEFORT Mother Eliza STAPLEFORT - Parents reside in Church Creek Cause of death Consumption - Burial at Bridge Farm STEWART, Thomas - male - white - married - aged 74 yrs - Lived near Aireys - Farmer - Died near Aireys - Born Cambridge Father - Thomas STEWART - Mother Dorothy STEWART - Parents lived in Cambridge - Cause of death Cronic Diarrhra - Place of burial Joseph STEWART's - Died 7 Sept 1865 STEWART, Francis Henry - male - white - single - aged 3 & 19 (does not say years, months, days) Lived near Cambridge - Died near Cambridge - Born near Cambridge - Father - Joseph R. STEWART Mother Catherine STEWART - Parents live near Cambridge Cause of death Croup - Burial at Joseph STEWARTS - Died 14 Feb 1866 THOMAS, Daniel J. - male - white - single - aged 2 yr - 6 mos & 20 days - Residence Wrights Mill - Died 16 Aug 1865 at Wrights Mill - Born Wrights Mill - Father Richard K. THOMAS - Mother Elizabeth THOMAS - Residence of parents Wrights Mill - No cause of death given - Burial - Crotchers Ferry THOMAS, John H - male - white - single - aged 7 mo & 13 days - Resided Wright's Mill - Died 15 July 1865 at Wrights Mill - Born Wrights Mill - Father Richard K. THOMAS - Mother Elizabeth THOMAS - Residence of parents Wrights Mill - Cause of death Summer Complaint - Burial at Crotchers Ferry TODD, James L. - male - white - single - aged 3 days - Residence Lakes District - Died in Lakes district 25 Mar 1867 - Born Lakes Dist. - Parents Solomon E & Mary L. TODD of Lakes Dist No cause of death - Burial Mr WROTENS TWILLEY, Leah E. - female - white - single - aged 3 - Residence Middletown - Died Oct 1866 at Middletown - Born at Middletown Parents Thomas H & Sarah S. TWILLEY - Residence of parents Middletown - Cause of death Scarlet fever - Burial at Little Mill WADDELL, Joseph - Male - white - married - aged 69 of near Cambridge Carpenter - Died near Cambridge 27 Aug 1865 - Born Caroline Co. - Parents Thomas WADDELL - mother not known - Residence of parents Caroline Co. - Cause of death diarrhara Burial at Joseph STEWARDS WEBB, May R. - female - white - single - aged 66 yrs 2 mo & 4 days of (East) New Market - Died New Market 20 July 1866 - Born Talbot Co. - Parents John W. & Sophia HARRISON of Talbot Co - Cause of death Cancer - Burial at New Market (Please note that is does list her as being single) WILLIS, Mary E. - female - white - married - aged 35 yrs of East New Market - Housekeeping - Died East New Market 24 Jan 1867 Born Somerset Co. - Parents John T. & Henrietta E. FOUNTAIN 0f Somerset Co. - Cause of death consumption - Burial at Cabin Creek WINGATE, Mary M. - female - white - single - aged 14 yrs, 1 mo & 24 days - Residence Dorchester Co. - Died in Dorchester Co. 20 July 1865 - Born Dorchester Co. - Parents Garretson & Rose Ann WINGATE of Dorchester Co. - Cause of death Dysentary - Burial in Dorchester Co WOOLFORD, Eliza B. - female - white - married - aged 68 yrs & 10 mos Residence Milton - Farmer wife - Died at Milton 30 Jan 1866 Born Parson Creek - Parents John & Mary BROHAWN of Parsons Creek - Cause of death Pneumonia - Burial at Milton WOOLFORD, Louisa M - female - white - single - aged 5 yrs, 7 mos & 11 days - Residence Loom Town - Died Loom Town 2 July 1865 Born Loom Town - Parents S.B. & Sarah A. WOOLFORD of Loom Town - Cause of death Typhoid fever - Burial Loom Town WOOLFORD, Mary Lee - female - white - infant aged 9 mos. - Born Milton Died Milton 9 Apr 1866 - Parents Stephen B. & Eliza G. WOOLFORD of Milton - Cause of death Bronchitis - Burial at Milton WOOLFORD, Thomas - male - white - married - aged 79 yrs - Residence Tobbacostick - Farmer - Died at Tobacco Stick 3 July 1866 Born Tobacco Stick - Parents Thomas & Elizabeth WOOLFORD of Tobacco Stick - Cause of death Sore throat - Burial at Tobacco Stick