Santa Barbara County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/santabarbara/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 SANTA BARBARA 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: Santa Barbara DIVISION: Township No. 1 FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 256 ENUMERATOR: John Scollan ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Olivas Manuella 14 F W . Cal. . . Dec. . Inflam Brain Brain Fever originally written as COD 2 23 Orr Emma 9/12 F W . Ills . . Oct. . Inflam. Bowels . 3 . Hayes Jacob 24 M W M Mo. . . Dec. Farmer Consumption enumerator note: No Family 4 . Hayes Melinda 18 F W W Mo. . . April Kept House Consumption enumerator note: No Family 5 78 Sweeney Alice 3 F W . Cal. . . July . Whooping Cough . 6 116 Pinkard Marshal May 20 M W . Texas . . Aug. Farmer Remittent Fever . 7 120 Sanchez Juan 78 M W W Cal. X X Jan. No Occupation Rheumatism . 8 183 Thomas Benjamin 42 M W M Mo. . . Oct. Teamster Pneumonia . 9 185 Fickas Sarah E. 6/12 F W . Cal. . . Nov. . Pneumonia Inflamation of Lungs originally written as COD. 10 185 Fickas Jeff D. 2 M W . Cal. . . Jan. . Inflamation of Brain . 11 220 Arellanes Vincente 3/12 M W . Cal. . . April . Debility . 12 243 Yncas Concepcion 45 M W M Mexico X X Feb. Day Laborer Fell Fell from a Tree originally written as COD. 13 260 . Rosalia 54 F I M Cal. . . May Day Laborer Pneumonia enumerator note: Domestic Indian 14 262 . Narcisso 65 M I M Cal. . . May Day Laborer Disease of Kidneys enumerator note: Domestic Indian 15 262 Narcisso Juana 25 F W . Cal. . . March House Servant Fever (Unknown kind) . 16 274 Hudson James W. 5 M W . Texas . . July . Diptheria . 17 274 Hudson Andrew J. 6 M W . Texas . . Aug. . Diptheria . 18 279 Easley Manda 15 F W . Cal. . . Feb. . Typhoid Fever . 19 317 Larson Margaret 39 F W M Norway X X Feb. Kept House Remittent Fever . 20 317 Larson Jane B. 13 F W . Oregon X X Feb. . Remittent Fever . 21 325 Arellanes Felicita 6/12 F W . Cal. . . Nov. . Unknown Cause . 22 336 Ortega Jose M. 23 M W . Cal. . . Aug. Day Laborer Remittent Fever Epileptic Fit originally written as COD. 23 346 Lopez Jose 56 M W . Cal. . . Jan. Day Laborer Epilepsy . 24 366 Chilson Anna S. 44 F W W Mich. . . Oct. No Occupation Typhoid Fever . 25 368 Richardson Charity 20 F W M Ills. . . March Kept House Typhoid Fever . 26 420 Camerea Prajgedes 26 F W . Cal. X . April No Occupation Typhoid Fever enumerator note: No Family 27 . Evans Napoleon 52 M W W Mo. . . Sept. Farmer Intermittent Fever . 28 434 Gonzales Pablo 39 M W . Cal. . . June Day Laborer Heart Disease . 29 477 Mancha Natalia 3 F W . Cal. . . Aug. . Fever (Kind Unknown) . 30 477 Flores Victor 6 M W . Cal. . . Dec. . Fever (Kind Unknown) . 31 479 Olivas Gabriel 22 M W . Cal. . . Sept. Day Laborer Typhoid Fever . 32 479 Malorquin Jose 27 M W . Cal. . . Feb. Vaquero Consumption . 33 576 Arnaz Camela 7 F W . Cal. . . Feb. . Measles . 34 576 Arnaz Mercedes 1 F W . Cal. . . Feb. . Measles . 35 342 Wooley Sarah A. 43 F W M N. J. . . Nov. Kept House Remittent Fever . ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Barbara DIVISION: Township No. 2 FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 257 ENUMERATOR: John Scollan ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 151 Cota Benecis 1 M W . Cal. . . Jan'y . Unknown . 2 159 Bonillo Jose 9/12 M W . Cal. . . July . Teething . 3 169 Aruvus Jose 9/12 M W . Cal. . . Jan'y . Eresipelas . 4 186 Smith Amelia 2 F W . Cal. . . Aug. . Fever . 5 186 Smith Elena 1 F W . Cal. . . Sept. . Fever . 6 208 Corarrubias Jose M. 59 M W M France X X April Lawyer Rheumatism . 7 222 Valenzuela Leopoldo 2 M W . Cal. . . April . Debility . 8 258 Vasques Pablo 74 M W M Mex. X X Sept. Laborer Apoplexy . 9 276 Bodie Hellen S. 1 F W . Cal. X . Aug. . Teething . 10 299 Ortega Jose 1/12 M W . Cal. . . Aug. . Dysentery . 11 285 Domingues Adele 1 F W . Cal. . . May . Dysentery . 12 292 Cranstoun Florence 2 F W . Cal. X X Aug. . Disease of Brain Congestion of Brain originally written as COD 13 456 Williams Eda 15 F W . Cal. . X July . Consumption Lung Consumption originally written as COD 14 458 Gonzales Antonio 45 M W M Chili X X Jan. Farmer Fall Fall from a Tree originally written as COD 15 620 Dover Isabel 6 F W . Cal. X . Mar. . Typhoid Fever . 16 413 Valencia Refugia 16 F W . Cal. . . Dec. . Consumption Phthisis originally written as COD 17 745 Ward Francissco 1/12 M W . Cal. . X Dec. . Unknown . 18 845 Romero Francissca 32 F W M Cal. . . Oct. Kept House Remittent Fever . 19 855 Owens Edith 3 F W . Cal. X . Sept. . Typhoid Fever . 20 855 Owens Verona 5 F W . Cal. X . Sept. . Cerebo Spinal Fever Cerebo Spinal Meningitis originally written as COD 21 883 Shuster W'm E. 62 M W M Pa. X X April Farmer Heart Disease . 22 908 Plyer Cha's M. 1 M W . Cal. . . Dec. . Diarhoea . 23 945 Logan Mary E. 6 F W . Cal. . . Mar. . Typhoid Fever Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Barbara DIVISION: Township No. 3 FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 258 ENUMERATOR: John Scollan ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 217 Stringham Edw'd J 1/12 M W . Cal . . Jan'y . Throat Disease . 2 246 Olivera Miguel 5 M W . Cal . . Sept. . Fever (Unknown) . 3 295 Verenciana . 12 F I . Cal . . May . Pneumonia Lung Fever originally written as COD 4 326 Andrada Manuel 33 M W M Mexico X X Apr'l Day Laborer Fever Unknown Fever originally written as COD 5 341 Gaffeny Alexander 3 M W . Cal . . Oct. . Fever Unknown Fever originally written as COD. 6 341 Lugardo . 26 M I M Cal . . Aug. Vaquero Fall Thrown from a Horse originally written as COD ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ======================================================================================================================================================================================== . . . . . . . . . . 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