Placer County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/placer/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) 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) 2026 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 1870 MICROFILM #: T655 STATE CALIFORNIA (Microfilm 132 at the California State Library) COUNTY PLACER SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1869 and ends May 31, 1870 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: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 1 FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 106 ENUMERATOR: Edgar Culver ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 24 Jelly John 67 M W W Ireland X X March Glass Cutter Asthma . 2 25 Toin Ah 50 M C . China X X May Placer Miner Consumption First/Last reversed? 3 32 Harned . 62 M W W New Jersey . . June Farmer Consumption . 4 50 Berry John H. 49 M W W Penn . . November Carpenter Consumption . 5 127 Schellhouse Mary B. 36 F W M Ireland X X April Keeping House Child bed fever . 6 127 Schellhouse Infant 1/12 F W . California . X April at Home Debility . 7 123 Donaldson John 33 M W . Michigan . . April Worked on Farm Consumption Page blank below ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 3 FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 107 ENUMERATOR: John C. Boggs ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 9 Hoffman George H 9 M W . California X X April At School Tiphoid Fever . 2 17 West Charlotte 34 F W M Pennsylvania X X February Keeping House Consumption . 3 149 Myers Ella 28 F W W Virginia . . September Keeping House Consumption . 4 152 Green Albert 3 M W . California X X March at Home Debility . 5 159 Lux Frances August 1/365 F W . California X X February at Home Debility . 6 131 McEnnerny William 33 M W M Ireland X X March Keeping Hotel Disease of the Lungs . 7 281 Sawyer Sarah 40 F W M Ireland X X February Keeping House Child Birth . 8 310 Smith John 53 M W . Sweden X X June Miner Disease of the Liver . 9 Hospital Amburgh Rudolph 45 M W . France X X July . Burned by house on fire . 10 Hospital Sharp George W 32 M W . Alabama . . August Work on farm Poison by overdose of stricnine . 11 Hospital Mullen Edward J. 52 M W W Ireland X X September Engineer Diareha Middle initial could be I. 12 Hospital Kanna Charlie 43 M Malay . Sanwich Island X X September Work at Hill Digging Pleurisey . 13 Hospital Sanguizo Joseph 48 M W . Chilli X X October Miner Heart Disease . 14 Hospital Daniel Martin 52 M W . Vermont . . February Miner Inflamation of Stomach . 15 Hospital Sanderson Peter 50 M W . Missouri . . February Wood chopper Dis. Of spine . 16 Hospital Schochle John 60 M W . Unkn. X X December Work on farm Chronic Rheumatism . 17 Hospital McGoff Peter 32 M W . Missouri . . December Miner Inflamation of Stomach . 18 Hospital Hidalge Joseph 60 M W . Chilli X X January Miner Unknown . 19 Hospital Omon John 50 M W . Unkn. X X April Wood chopper Inflamation of Stomach . 20 Hospital Dorola Aaron 44 M W . Chilli X X May Miner Paralysis . 21 Hospital Nash John 68 M W W Nova Scotia X X September Farmer Typhoid Fever . 22 Hospital Deock Manuel 35 M W . Portugal X X September Miner Consumption . 23 Hospital Rodgers Rosanah 31 F W M North Carolina . . Oct Keeping House Consumption . 24 Hospital Campbell Mary 22 F W M Missouri . . March Keeping House Consumption . 25 Hospital Carrigan David J 48 M W . Pennsylvania . . February work at Hotel Killed falling from 2 story Hotel Middle initial could be I. 26 20 Jamison Edward 4 M W . California . . September at Home Diabetes . 27 . Cartia Refusia 35 M W M Sonora Mexico X X May No Occupation Consumption . 28 33 Hickman Eva Rosa 1 F W . California . . March at Home Typhoid Fever . 29 . Callion Joseph 1 M W . California . X November at Home Scarlet Fever . 30 51 Hayford Carlton 2 M W . California . . December at Home Disease of the Brain . 31 51 Hayford Flora 9/12 F W . California . . November at Home Diptheria . 32 65 Tallman Jane 35 F W M New York . . February Keeping House Disease of the Brain . 33 313 Moore Flora M 1 F W . New York . . July at Home Cholera Infamtum . 34 314 Waine Willis 3 M W . California . . Feb'y at Home Scarlet Fever . 35 320 Woolridge Martha 4/12 F W . California . . September at Home Pneumonia . ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 2,3,4,10 & 11 FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ENUMERATOR: John C. Boggs ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 . Woolridge William 38 M W . Illinois . . August Eye Doctor Consumption . 2 394 Holmes Rebecca 30 F W M Georgia . . May Keeping House Heart disease . 3 513 Bock Herman P 5 M W . California X . January at Home Inflamation of Bowels . 4 690 Teaff Thomas K 26 M W . Ohio . . December Miner Homicide "Shot in a *" was originally written as COD. 5 793 Cowen Corynthis 1/12 F W . California . X August At Home Convultions . 6 . Hary James 27 M W M Scottland X X July Work on farm Appoplexy Page blank below ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 5 FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 108 ENUMERATOR: B. D. Burt ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 Prescott Leon 2/12 M W . California X X Apr at Home Could not tell . 2 14 Powell Elizabeth R 25 F W M Ill X X Aug Keeping House Typhoid Fever . 3 54 White Martin N 34 M W M Ill . . June Farmer Typhoid Fever . 4 54 White Ada 3/12 F W . California . . June at Home Unknown . 5 205 Quin Duncan 40 M W . Scotland X X May Miner Disease of Bowls . 6 154 Williams Ellen 1 F W . California X X Feb at Home Scarlet Fever . 7 261 Duffy Anna 4 F W . California X X Aug at Home Scarlet Fever . 8 273 May John 4/12 M W . California X X June at Home Typhoid Fever . 9 273 May Anna 2 F W . California X X Oct at Home Typhoid Fever . 10 298 Smith Stephen 33 M W M Main . . Nov Boarding House Cut his own Throat . 11 299 Patterson Sarah 11/12 F W . California X X Oct at Home Scarlet Fever . 12 300 Baker Marian F 1 M W . California X . Aug at Home Dropsy on Brain . ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 6 FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 109 ENUMERATOR: B. D. Burt ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 32 Greenwood Jenny 6 F W . California X X Jan at Home Scarlet Fever . 2 70 Robertson Edward 5 M W . California X . Nov at Home Pneumonia . 3 70 Robertson Margaret N 23 F W M Wissconsin X X Apr Keeping House Typhoid Fever . 4 81 Polifka Edward 9/12 M W . California X . Oct at Home Cholera Infamtum . 5 100 Ellsworth Mary E 2/12 F W . California X . Oct at Home Cholera Infamtum . 6 91 Thompson Clinton 1/12 M W . California X . Jan at Home Pneumonia . 7 144 Van Enson Alexander 20 M W . Penn . . Feb Miner Mining "Accidentally killed in Mine" was originally written as COD. 8 241 Day Maud 4 F W . California . X Jan at Home at Home Page blank below ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 7 FILE PAGE NO: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 110 ENUMERATOR: B. D. Burt ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 7 Irish Clarrence 4 M W . California . . March at Home Croup . 2 18 Tegler Anna 16 F W . Penn . . Nov at Home Hypertrophy of Heart . 3 60 Lawrence William D 45 M W W Main . . Jan Miner Cave in Mine . 4 247 Wheeler Leander 30 M W M Main . . Nov Butcher Ac'd shot with gun . 5 254 Sharrett Richard J 22 M W . New Jersey . X Feb Miner Ac'd Drowned . 6 220 Bernadett Julious 65 M W . Sweden X X Nov Machienest Disease Hepat* Lungs . 7 . Hunt James 40 M B . Virginia . . Nov Laborer Disease Bowels "Ulceration of Bowels" was originally written as COD. 8 . Evans William P 46 M W M New York . . Nov Farmer Consumption Page blank below ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 8 FILE PAGE NO: 7 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 111 ENUMERATOR: B. D. Burt ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 31 Cory Samuel 41 M W M England X X Dec Miner Pneumonia . 2 66 Yule James 36 M W . Scotland X X July Miner Brain Fever * . 3 . Chew Ah 53 M C . China X X April Miner Deoses of Heart First/Last reversed? 4 . Howland Edward 24 M W . Con . . Aug Boatman Suicide by Shooting Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: - Ah Chew found dead in his bed. - Edward Howland shot himself with pistol. ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 9 (New Castle) FILE PAGE NO: 8 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 112 ENUMERATOR: Edgar Culver ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 95 Condray Violet 1 F W . California . X October at Home Cholera Infamtum . 2 95 Condray Frank 2 M W . California . X October at Home Cholera Infamtum . 3 115 Richardson Alfred 44 M W . Mass. . . April Farmer Consumption . ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 9 (Pino) FILE PAGE NO: 9 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ENUMERATOR: Edgar Culver ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 24 Hyatt Lee 1/12 M W . California . . May at Home Cholera Infamtum . 2 1 Derrick Rebecca 49 F W M Kentucky . . December Keeping House Disease of Stomach . 3 37 Davis Lorenzo 28 M W W Ohio . . April Placer Miner Consumption Page blank below ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Placer DIVISION: Township No. 9 (Rocklin) FILE PAGE NO: 10 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 113 ENUMERATOR: Edgar Culver ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 27 Burton J. L. 41 M W W Virginia . . August Worked on Farm Consumption . 2 28 Curl George W. Jun 1 M W . California . . August at Home Disease of Brain . 3 30 Lewis Ida May 1/12 F W . California . . November at Home Erysipelas . 4 52 Lancaster Henry B 41 M W M Kentucky . . March Conductor on R R Accident Railroad . 5 117 Lavenson Samuel 1 M W . California X . May at Home Typhoid Fever . 6 136 McEwan (Infant) 1/12 M W . California X X May at Home old debility Ends Placer county ENUMERATOR REMARKS: No. 52 (Henry B. Lancaster) supposed to have fallen from or between the cars while the train was in motion. ====================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ======================================================================================================================================================================================================