Santa Cruz County, CA 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/santacruz/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 549-550 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 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM ( )-130 STATE CALIFORNIA COUNTY SANTA CRUZ SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 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 enumerated in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Cruz DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: ( )-130 ENUMERATOR: J. W. Wickiger FILE PAGE NO: 54 HW PAGE NO: 549 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Bennett John 25 M . . . Missouri July Farmer Shot . . 2 Daniel . 15 M . . . Unknown April . Drowned . Lines 3-35 are blank. ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Cruz DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: ( )-130 ENUMERATOR: J. W. Wickiger FILE PAGE NO: 55 HW PAGE NO: 550 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . BLANK PAGE ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================================================