San Luis Obispo County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/sanluisobispo/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 LUIS OBISPO 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 Luis Obispo DIVISION: not written FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 247 ENUMERATOR: Orson K. Smith ================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 . East Charles 7/12 M W . California . . November . Hooping cough . 2 . Coffee Lydia A. 11 F W . California . . April . Erysipelas . 3 . Clendines Sarah J. 6 F W . California . . May . Epilesy . 4 . Hudson Charles 11 M W . California . . Feb'r. . Dis. of brain . 5 . Wallace Tho's. 3/12 M W . California . . Oct. . Croup . 6 . Hoss Lewis 23 M W . Missouri . . May Farm laborer Consumption . 7 . Basques Josefa 51 F W M California . . Jan. Keeping house Consumption . 8 . Teeters Thomas 66 M W M Ohio . . Sept. Farmer Horse flung him, Breast crushed . 9 . Alivera Juan . M W . California . . Dec. . Still born . 10 . See Louis L. 1/12 M W . California . . Nov. . Croup Last name possibly Lee 11 . Jones Elizabeth 2/12 F W . California . . Nov. . Hooping cough . 12 . Quintana Jesus M. 18 M W . California . . Nov. Farmer Consumption . 13 . Rodrigues Gabrielle 26 M W M Mexico X X June Stock herder Consumption . 14 . Molino Carmel 36 M W . Sonora Mexico X X Jan. Cigar maker Consumption . 15 . Serano Refujio 16 F W . California . . June At home Consumption . 16 . Nunes Juana 45 F W M Sonora Mexico X X July Keeping house Consumption . 17 . Clark Alice E. 4/12 F W . California X X Nov. . Dis. of brain . 18 . Murray Alexander 36 M W M England X X May Salon keeper Consumption . 19 . Peck Charles 43 M W . Vermont . . Jan. Carpenter Broke his neck, Frag* drunk . 20 . Taggart Rob't. Mc 26 M W . Missouri . . July Teamster Consumption . 21 . Mathers Sarah J. 69 F W M New York . . Aug. Keeping house Dyspepsia . 22 . Mathers James 73 M W W New York . . April Farmer Diarrhoea . 23 . Castile Ella N. 7 F W . Iowa . . Dec. . Typhoid fever . 24 . Shelton Isabel 34 F W M Ohio . . March Keeping house Abscess . 25 . Shelton Frances M. 2/12 F W . California . . Feb'r. . Croup . 26 . Dana Rufina 2/12 F W . California . . Oct. . Disease of brain . 27 . Smith Edward 32 M W . New York . . August Livery stable keeper Cardial, Heart dis. . 28 . Obrieta Antonio 34 M W . New Mexico . . August Com. laborer Crushed by a tree . 29 . Tracey John M. . M W . California . . August . Still born . 30 . Dysart Mary 5 F W . California . . March . Diptheria . 31 . West Henry 59 M W . New York . . August Farmer Hepetitis, Liver inflam. . 32 . Brown Nathan A. 26 M W . New York . . Oct. Farmer Consumption . 33 . Escalante Maria 56 F W M Mexico X X July Keeping house Scrofula . 34 . Garcia Mareano 11 M W . California X X Apr. . Disease of brain . 35 . Garcia Juan 18 M W . California . . Apr. Com. laborer Inflamation of bowels . ================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: San Luis Obispo DIVISION: not written FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: -- ENUMERATOR: Orson K. Smith ================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 . Gilmore Daren 24 M W . Virginia . . Sept. Com. laborer Suicide, Shot through head no HW page number 2 . West Henry 67 M W W Kentucky . . Oct. Miner Disease of the heart . 3 . Griffith John J. 54 M W . Wales X X May Stock raiser Hydrothorax . 4 . Wright Benjamin 5/12 M W . California . . August . Brain fever . 5 . Nelson John 30 M W . Ireland X X April Com. laborer Dropsy . 6 . Shirley John 30 M W . Kentucky . . January Stock raiser Dropsy . 7 . Williamson James 34 M W . Tennessee . . November Teamster Scrofula . 8 . Frame James 37 M W . Scotland X X February Physician Consumption . 9 . Villa Augusta M. 98 F W W California X X April . Old age . 10 . Beauchamp Stephen 92 M W W Delaware . . April Ret. farmer Old age Ends San Luis Obispo county ENUMERATOR REMARK: Many of the cases of consumption enumerated are those of persons who came to this county for their health or brought the disease with them. Physicians say that Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup should be assigned as the cause of death of several of the children enumerated. ================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =================================================================================================================================================================================