At last night's workshop we discussed tips for successful census research. We briefly mentioned the mortality schedules that were part of the 1850-1880 census, giving information about people who had passed away during the year previous to those four censuses. These schedules usually included the date and cause of death.
You might try the free website http://mortalityschedules.com to see whether the place your ancestors lived is included. The site is incomplete. For example, of the 72 Wisconsin counties, only a few are available at present. When you can click on a state, it brings up a small group of states with a list of counties for which the site has information. The information is in all types of formats, some posted by U.S. Gen Web, for example. Some sites include all the data found on the original mortality schedule, while others have only the date and age. But you never know when your ancestor is waiting for you.
There is also a link saying "click here to search the complete schedules for free at Ancestry," but I am not sure this is the case. Someone could report if they had any success with that link.
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