Plumas County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/plumas/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 PLUMAS 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: Plumas DISTRICT: Plumas Township ENUMERATOR: F. B. Whiting 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 Burkholder William 52 M . . . Penn Mar Merchant Typhoid Pnumonia 7 D . 2 Mather William 1 M . . . Cal Nov . Pleuresy 10 D . 3 De Haron Susannah 28 F . . M N. York Nov . Consumption 6 Yrs . 4 Jacobs Mary M. 11 F . . . Ill Feb . Inflamation Bowels 14 D . 5 Linton Charlotte 36 F . . M England Aug . Child Birth 3 D . 6 Groves George 35 M . . M Ohio Nov Farmer Typhoid Fever 8 D . 7 White Anna S. 1 F . . . Cal Feb . Congestion Brain 6 D . 8 Potter Robert 28 M . . . Ireland May Miner Accidental Fall Sudden . 9 Blackington Jasper 38 M . . . Mass July Miner Accidental Fall Sudden . 10 Chapman John 24 M . . . Tennessee Mar Miner Gun Shot Sudden . 11 Spaulding Ella 2 F . . . Cal April . Brain Fever 7 D . 12 Keep James 67 M . . M Mass June Miner Typhoid Fever 11 D . 13 Moncreef Alexander 27 M . . . N. York Sep Rancher Accidental Shot 2 D Last name could be Moncrief. 14 Justice Hugh C. 25 M . . . Ark Oct Miner Intermittant Fever 13 D . 15 Elder Thomas 32 M . . . Scotland Sep Miner Hung for Murder Sudden . 16 Jenkins John 24 M . . . Ky Sep Miner Hung for Murder Sudden . 17 Coffin John 2 M . . . Cal Feb . Scarlet Fever 6 D . 18 Groves David 35 M . . . Unknown April Miner Accidental Fall Sudden . 19 Hundley Hattie 1 F . . . Cal May . Brain Fever 30 D . 20 Kimball Moses 28 M . . . Wis April Miner Bank Caving Sudden . 21 Bancroft Samuel 52 M . . M Ohio April Under Sheriff Brain Fever 3 D . 22 Laufman Florence 3 F . . . Cal Sep . Brain Fever 7 D . 23 Chambers Frank 7 M . . . Cal Jan . Brain Fever 10 D . 24 Thompson Seal 3 M . . . Cal Jan . Scarlet Fever 4 D Last name could be Leal. 25 Kite George W. 1 M . . . Cal Dec . Scarlet Fever 4 D . 26 Myers Michael 24 M . . . Ohio June Miner Gun Shot Sudden . 27 McCartney Steerling 26 M . . . Ohio July Ranchman Gun Shot Sudden Ends Plumas 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/ =================================================================================================================================================