SAN DIEGO County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/sandiego/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 SAN DIEGO 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: San Diego DIVISION: Mulquaty District FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 137 ENUMERATOR: John F. Gould ============================================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 43 Walker John 1 M W . California . . Feb'y . Pneumonia . 2 75 Mullins McAlmond 40 M W M Tennessee . . December . Pneumonia Names may have been transposed. Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: San Diego DIVISION: San Diego City FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 138 ENUMERATOR: Ben C. Truman ============================================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Virginia 8/12 F W . California . . Oct. . Convulsions . 2 50 Cassidy Rose 21 F W M California . . Sept. . Convulsions . 3 150 Morey Amos 40 M W . Connecticut . . Dec. Store Keeper Consumption . 4 162 Ovashmire Charles 70 M W . Ohio . . Jan. . Consumption . 5 295 Hobbs Samuel 33 M W . New York . . June . Inflammation of Stomach . 6 481 Tweed Rose 1 F W . California X X Dec. . Intermittent Fever . 7 548 Paine George 10/12 M W . California . . April . Convulsions . 8 769 Vickers Cuson 1/12 M W . California . . Jan. . Convulsions . 9 786 Little James 39 M W M New York . . July Farmer Consumption . 10 . . . . M W . Mexico X X Unknown Horse Thieves and Highwaymen Homicide Murdered . 11 . . . . M W . Mexico X X Unknown Horse Thieves and Highwaymen Homicide Murdered . 12 . . . . M C . China X X Unknown Horse Thieves and Highwaymen Homicide Murdered Ends San Diego County ENUMERATOR REMARKS: "There are three other deaths, by number, two white men and China man, the past year. No information of when I could get. This city is said all * and travellers and hunters to be the healthiest in the world the year. *" ============================================================================================================================================================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================================================================================================================================================