Placer County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/placer/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Debbie Leenutaphong and proofread by Russell Anderson for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 by Debbie Leenutaphong ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR 1860 MICROFILM-#: T655- STATE CA (Microfilm 130 at the California State Library) COUNTY PLACER SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1860 The 1860 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1859 and ends May 31, 1860 Because death certificates were mostly unknown prior to 1902, enumerators were instructed to collect the name and information for every person who died during the twelve months preceding the official census date. These censuses were taken from 1850 to 1900, although not all have survived. By 1902, most states had implemented vital records laws and the mortality schedules were phased out. It is important to remember that the information is available only for the year immediately preceding the census. Those who died outside of this range were never enumerated. Even then, the information was under- reported. According to U.S. Public Health Service estimates, only about 60% of deaths were reported in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DISTRICT: Not written ENUMERATOR: M. P. H. Love FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Quirty Joseph 60 M . . . France May Gardener Consumption 20 Township not written 2 Smith Frank 3 M . . . California August . Diptharia 60 . 3 Stephens John 56 M . . M New York September Farmer Inflamation Bowels 7 . 4 Banvard Daniel 31 M . . . New York February Brick Mason Water on Brain 15 . 5 Russell Margret 36 F . . . Ireland February Embroiderer Consumption 365 . 6 Tracey William 8 M . . . Indiana January . Diptharia 18 . 7 Clapp Sarah 29 F . . M Indiana May . Consumption 183 . 8 Nevers Edward W. 27 M . . . Massachusetts October Accountant Typhoid Fever 21 . 9 Sexton John 57 M . . M Ireland February Miner Congestion of Brain 6 . 10 Francisco Antonio 35 M . . . Portugal April Miner Accidental 1 . 11 Smith Charles 30 M . . . Prussia October Miner Typhoid Fever 13 . 12 Hatch Joseph S. 1 M . . . California November . Scarlet Fever 2 . 13 Stimpson . 5 days F . . . California January . Unknown 5 Infant as first name 14 Logan Frank M. 5 M . . . California March . Diptharia 5 . 15 Conor John O. 1/12 M . . . California April . Inflamation Bowels 30 . 16 Wardell John 41 M . . M Ireland March Shoemaker Tumer on Leg 2 Hours . 17 Hanlon John 45 M . . . Ireland August Miner Dysentary 10 . 18 Kelley Charles 1 M . . . California January . Diptharia 4 . 19 Peterson Charles W. 1 M . . . California August . Diptharia 120 . 20 Peterson Cathrine S. 1/12 F . . . California March . Diptharia 5 . 21 Fordyce John M 27 M . . . Pennsylvania August Water agt Violence (Murder) 7 . 22 Walker . 8/12 F . . . California August . Unknown 1 Infant as first name 23 Laird Alfred J 1/12 M . . . California October . Cutting teeth 1 . 24 Cox J. E. 6/12 M . . . California December . Consumption 182 . 25 Spann . 1 F . . . California May . Unknown 1 Infant as first name 26 Jesus Jesus 28 M . . . Mexico April Baquero Appoplectic Fit 1 . 27 Cochran . 8 Hours M . . . California May . Unknown 1 Infant as first name 28 Johnson Fredrick 36 M . . . Sweden October Farmer Violence 1 . 29 Wallace . 2 days F . . . California March . Unknown 2 . 30 Kenedy William 36 M . . M Ohio December Miner Consumption 10 . 31 Harris Peter 65 M . . M Canada February Inn Keeper Diabetes 8 . 32 Warington Amelia 3 F . . . Pennsylvania January . Scarlet Fever 14 . 33 Chamberlin Lewis R. 29 M . . M New York January Farmer Consumption 365 Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DISTRICT: Township 5 ENUMERATOR: D. C. Scott FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Best Salma E. 1/12 F . . . Cal Jan'y . Inflamation of Bowels 4 . 2 Brom Joana 29 M . . M Ireland Feb'y . Consumption 10 . 3 Gillin Martin 30 M . . . Ireland Dec Miner Drowned . . 4 Seifer Michael 30 M . . . Hanover March Butcher Dropsy on Lungs 8 Months . 5 Palk Charles 35 M . . . N. Y. March Miner Caved on . . 6 Hannah Sarah 33 F . . . Ireland Dec Bar Keeper Congestion of Liver 6 . 7 Foots Kate 28 F . . . N. Y. March Bar Keeper Consumption 14 . 8 Moraldo Jose 30 M . . . Mexico Jan'y Miner Shot in a difficulty . . 9 Guardos Manuel 26 M . . . Mexico Jan'y Miner Shot in a difficulty . . 10 Drain Charles 32 M . . . Vt Sept Miner Cut in a difficulty 5 . 11 Shraver William 2/12 M . . . Cal July . Whooping Cough 14 . 12 Miller Ema 3 F . . . Cal Sept . Whooping Cough 21 . 13 Herman Louis 34 M . . M Sweden April Miner Inflamatory Rhumatitis 2 Months Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DISTRICT: Township 6 ENUMERATOR: D. C. Scott FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Schaffer Joseph 35 M . . . Penn May Miner Accidental Drowned . . 2 Grogan Henry 35 M . . M Ireland Nov Miner Inflamation of Bowels 1 . 3 Haleman Selestena 1 F . . . Cal Feb'y . Spasms 1 . 4 Griffin Patrick 2 M . . . Cal March . Drowned . . 5 Don Allen Lydia 42 F . . M N. Y. Oct . Inflamation of Lungs 3 . 6 Joseph Manuel 60 M . . . Portugal Apr'l Miner Disease of Lungs 14 . 7 Morse E. 28 M . . . Mass March Miner Caved on . . 8 Ross James 33 M . . . N. Y. Feb'y Miner Caved on . . 9 Shanka George 23 M . . . Mo Jan'y Miner Washed out of a Tunnel . . 10 Millitto L. 38 M . . . Mass Apr'l Miner Shot in a difficulty . . 11 Anderson Charles 50 M . . . Me Feb'y Miner Inflamation of Bowels 3 . 12 Regardos Joseph 53 M . . . Mo July Miner Cut in a difficulty . Page blank below ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DISTRICT: Township 7 ENUMERATOR: D. C. Scott FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Roper John 35 M . . . Mass Feb'y Miner Accidental logg rolled on . . 2 Bland Ella 1/12 F . . . Cal Jan'y . Unknown 2 . 3 Lubke Henry 38 M . . . Prussia May Miner Accidental caved on . . 4 Meed Steward 36 M . . . N. Y. May Miner Accidental caved on . . 5 Jones Thomas 31 M . . . Isle of Man May Miner Accidental caved on . . 6 Hast Broderick 1/12 M . . . Cal Dec . Inflamation of Bowels 3 Ends Placer county ================================================================================================================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access the rest of our growing collection of FREE online census transcriptions by going to the following URL: http://www.us-census.org/ ==================================================================================================================================================================