Santa Clara County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/santaclara/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 SANTA CLARA 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: Santa Clara DISTRICT: Gilroy Township ENUMERATOR: P. B. Tully 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 Wilson Lydia L. 4 F . . . California July . Putrid Sore Throat 4 days . 2 Ames Chas W. 4 M . . . California July . Putrid Sore Throat 7 days . 3 Allen Willie E. 2 M . . . California Aug. . Putrid Sore Throat 4 days . 4 Espinsoa Gertrude 19 F . . . California March . Cancer in Breast 3 years . 5 Aguila Angela 11 F . . . California Jan. . Typhoid fever 2 mos . 6 Bane Wm S. 1 M . . . California June . Putrid Sore Throat 40 days . 7 Smith J. R. 23 M . . . New Brunswick Decr. Wagon Maker Typhoid fever 60 days . 8 Duncan Harvy P. 17 M . . . Iowa Decr. Farm laborer Typhoid fever 14 days . 9 Guthrie Edward 2/12 M . . . Kentucky July . Inflam. Bowels 30 days . 10 Linser John 28 M . . . France June Day laborer Accidental Instantly See Remarks bottom of page 11 Barker Lula 1/12 F . . . California Feb. . Infl'n. Brain 11 days . 12 Thomas James 19 M . . . Missouri Sept. Student Consumption years . 13 Dias Francis 14 M . . . California April . Disease of lungs 8 mos . 14 Cantua Ignacio 4 M . . . Cal. March . Putrid Sore Throat 3 months . 15 Cantua Luois 6 M . . . Cal. March . Putrid Sore Throat 30 days . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 18 Gulnac Adelia 2 F . . . California Feb. . Scarlet fever 22 days . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 21 Swanston Elizabeth 31 F . . M Scotland May . Disease of Brain 2 days . 22 Burke Rich'd 80 M . . W Ireland Sept. Farmer Scurvy 90 days . 23 Gonsalez Mateo 1 F . . . California Feb. . Inflam. Stomach 5 months . 24 Laurence F 1 M . . . Cal. June . Infl. Brain 5 days . 25 Felis Biunte 6/12 M . . . Cal. June . Infl. Brain 3 days Page below blank ENUMERATOR REMARKS: #10 - John Linser, was killed by a log rolling upon him on the side of a mountain. ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Clara DISTRICT: San Jose Township ENUMERATOR: P. B. Tully FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Clark Abejal S. 25 F . . M Connecticut Feb. . . Sudden Last name could be Cluck or Clack. See Remarks bottom of page 2 Clark Lucy 1 F . . . Cal. March . Water on the Brain 20 days Last name could be Cluck or Clack. 3 Clark Henry A. 2/12 M . . . Cal. Feb. . Diarhea 5 days Last name could be Cluck or Clack. 4 Clark Theodore P. 22 M . . . New York Apl. Clerk Consumption 1 year Last name could be Cluck or Clack. 5 Franks Auguste 33 M . . . France Apl. Chemist Blow on the breast 6 months Was killed by a horse. 6 Walfard Albert 40 M . . . Illinois May . Consumption 18 months . 7 Levy Bertha 1 F . . . California Decr. . Putrid Sore Throat 10 days . 8 Carney Ja's T. 1/12 M . . . Cal. Aug. . Fits 3 days . 9 Du Bois Marie 70 M . . . France Nov'r . Old Age . Sex as recorded 10 Dubois Ernestine 7 F . . . Calif'a Nov'r . Cramp. 10 days . 11 Capino Manuela 12 F . . . Mexico June . Scarlet fever 6 days . 12 Chace Alfred 32 M . . . France March Painter Poisoned 3 days Was poisoned by eating mushrooms. 13 Hagsell Juana 1 F . . . California March . Inflam. Stomach 10 days . 14 Nailor Andrew 1 M . . . Cal. Jan. . Putrid Sore Throat 30 days . 15 Brickenrige Gabilla 32 F B . M Kentucky May . Panama fever 3 months . 16 Phillips Mary 1/12 F . . . California May . Unknown 9 days . 17 Galinda Andelino 3 M . . . Cal. March . Putrid Sore Throat 3 mos. . 18 Hatwell Mary 1/12 F . . . Cal. Aug. . Disease of Brain 7 days . 19 Blanche Wm 31 M . . M England May Miller Murdered by Indian Sudden . 20 Blanche Edward 4/12 M . . . California May . Infl. Bowels 15 days . 21 Garcia Cha's 6/12 M . . . Cal. Nov'r . Brain fever 60 days . 22 Stephens Jane E 35 F . . M Missouri April . Consumption 5 years . 23 Stephens Lindsey 3/12 M . . . California Jan . Intermit. Fever 60 days . 24 Cory Benj. 2/12 M . . . Cal. May . Erydipelos 42 days . 25 Morrison Ja's J. * M . . . Cal. Apl. . Scarlet fever 10 days . 26 Bernal Dolores 100 F . . W Cal. June . Old Age . . 27 Christian Ameoble 1/12 F . . . Cal. Aug. . General debility 20 days . 28 Laird Innocince 12 F . . . Cal. July . Of Grief 6 months . 29 Banda Zafino 3/12 M . . . Cal. Sept. . Scarlet fever 10 days . 30 Garcia Rayos 1 M . . . Cal. Oct. . Typhoid fever 6 months . 31 Sepeda Benita 5 F . . . Cal. Jan. . Putrid Sore Throat 8 days . 32 Castilla Navara 2 F . . . Cal. March . Dysentery 1 day . 33 Schraeder Lewis 1 M . . . Cal. Aug. . Indigestion 11 days . 34 Mesquita Maria 58 M . . . Cal. Sept. . Consumption 11 years Sex as recorded 35 Farmer Mary A. 1 F . . . Cal. Jan. . Inflam. Brain 3 days . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: #1 - Abejal S. Clark, was supposed to have died from spasm of the heart. Died in a few minutes. ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Clara DISTRICT: not written ENUMERATOR: P. B. Tully FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Hoxie Benj. 39 M . . . Mass Sept. Carpenter Consumption years . 2 Rylund Delia R. 1 F . . . Calif'a Aug. . Dropsy of Brain 40 days . 3 Johnson Pattigrew 1 F . . . Cal. Decr. . Disease of Brain 3 days . 4 Pomroy John V. 1 M . . . Cal. Jan. . Dropsy of Brain 14 days . 5 Reed Willinoskia Y. 9 M . . . Cal. June . Conjestion of Brain 4 days . 6 Cartel Cha's 100 M . . . Wisconsin July . Brain fever 21 days . 7 Harris Rachael 20 F . . . Missouri March . Consumption 70 days . 8 Harris Henry 3/12 M . . . Calif'a Feb. . Lung Disease 7 days . 9 Frier Hanah 66 F . . . Virginia Nov'r . Consumption 3 years . 10 Bernal Juanita 6 F . . . Cal. Feb. . Masles 20 days . 11 Bernal Francisco 2 M . . . Cal. March . Measles 20 days . 12 Morris Mary 25 F . . . Pennsylvania Nov'r . Panama fever 5 months . 13 Tompkins Rob't 1/12 M . . . Cal. May . Cholic 1 day . 14 Richards Thos 1/12 M . . . Cal. Sept. . Sore Mouth 10 days . 15 Gay John R. 1 M . . . Cal. Oct. . Disease of Brain 15 days . 16 Sullivan Elizabeth 2 F . . . Cal. Feb. . Croup 7 days . 17 Maxey Mary 1 F . . . Cal. March . Scarlet fever 14 days . 18 Morrill Ellen 1/12 F . . . Cal. July . Inflam. Brain 14 days . 19 Daty Ebenezer 72 M . . . Vermont Jan. Farmer Old Age . Last name could be Doty. 20 Murphy Ellen 1/12 F . . . Cal. April . Congestion of Brain 1 day . 21 Walter Lewis 5 M . . . New York Feb. . Measles 7 days . 22 Chinton Ellen 39 F . . . England Aug. . Appoplectic fit Sudden . 23 Stephens Jane E. 35 F . . W Missouri April . Consumption 5 months . 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Stephens Linsey L. 4/12 M . . . Cal. Jan. . Disease of lungs 30 days . 28 Brown J. B. 39 M . . . Wis Jan Day laborer Typhoid fever 25 days . 29 Gonsales Jose 30 M . . . Cal. Aug. Day laborer General debility 2 months . 30 Gray W. D. 38 M . . . N. Y. May Carpenter Typhoid fever 3 months . 31 Hansen Christopher 29 M . . . Bavaria June Day laborer Typhoid fever 2 months Page below blank ================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Clara DISTRICT: Fremont Township ENUMERATOR: P. B. Tully FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 4 ================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Anderson Mary 24 F . . M Missouri Dec'r. . Consumption 90 days . 2 Gallimon Franklin W. 40 M . . . North Carolina July Farmer Abcess on Liver 4 months . 3 Brown Nancy 8 F . . . Calif'a Oct'r. . Measles 30 days . 4 Haun Bethsheba 50 F . . M Virginia Nov'r. . Consumption years . 5 Burnett John 33 M . . M Missouri Sept. Farmer Typhoid fever 3 days . 6 Small John 30 M . . M Wittemburgh Dec'r. Miller Sore Legs 2 years . 7 Robles Liouise 2 F . . . California May . Fever 9 months . 8 Kenny Patrick 22 M . . . Ireland April Sailor Consumption 1 year . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Shultz Lewis 2 M . . . California May . Typhoid fever 14 days . 12 King Mary 2 F . . . Cal. Feb. . Inflam. Lungs 9 days . 13 Jarboe Clara 2/12 F . . . Cal. Feb. . Inflan. Brain 5 days . 14 Allen Geo S. 15 M . . . New York March Farm laborer Inflam Rheumatism Heart 7 days . 15 Lomly Alex. 1/12 M . . . Calif'a Sept . . Sudden . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Loias Martin V. 22 M . . . Missouri May Day laborer Consumption 6 months . 21 Hattie Emma 35 F . . M New York March . Suicide by Poison Sudden . 22 Dibbla Susan 39 F . . M New York Jan. . Disease Unknown 60 days . 23 Hidden N. H. 49 M . . M Mass. Feb. M. D. Appoplectic fit Sudden . 24 King D. P. 30 M . . . Tennessee July Painter Consumption 7 months . 25 Gonzales Juan 34 M . . M California March Day laborer Explosion of Powder 3 months . 26 Penan Lewis 1/12 M . . . Cal. Jan . Putrid Sore Throat 10 days . 27 Farland Francis M. 1 M . . . Cal. Jan . Croup 3 days . 28 Watson H. F. 66 F . . W Maine Dec'r. . Paralysis 2 days . 29 Thunkof Catherine 75 F . . W Dornestat May . Dropt Dead Sudden . 30 Lovell Cordelia A. 4 F . . . California April . Scarlet fever 2 days . 31 Hall Wm. 3 M . . . Illinois March . Scarlet fever 2 days . 32 Johnson Elizabeth 16 F . . . Missouri July . Fits years . 33 Haun Harvey 7/12 M . . . Calif'a. July . Sore throat 12 days . 34 Holins Ellen 35 F . . M Germany Nov'r. . Inflam Heart 5 days Ends Santa Clara 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/ ==================================================================================================================================================================