Santa Cruz County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/santacruz/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 CRUZ 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 Cruz DIVISION: Pajaro Township FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 267 ENUMERATOR: Albert T. Hawley ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 51 Carlton Henry Sr. 76 M W M Maine . . Nov. Farmer Debility . 2 68 Ochoa Vivana 30 F W M Lower California . . Oct. . Child birth . 3 99 Burke James 3 days M W . California . . Aug, . Debility . 4 119 Poole James J. 2/12 M W . California . . Nov. . Inflamation of stomach . 5 136 Flynn Francis 2/12 M W . California X X May . Pneumonia . 6 150 Engle Horace 11 M W . Oregon . . April . Inflamation of stomach . 7 158 Boyer F. E. 35 M W . Unknown . . July Laborer in saw mill Falling bo*, Crushed to death . 8 205 Aldrich Sarah 23 F W M Missouri . . Nov. Keeping house Measles . 9 228 Swarthont Albert 1 M W . California . . Aug, . Unknown . 10 287 Steigleman Maggie 26 F W M Bavaria X X Dec. . Child birth . 11 289 Espinola Secendi* 11/12 M W . California X . Feb. . Inflamation of stomach . 12 299 Rodriquez Dolores 1 F W . California X . Feb. . Croup . 13 310 Peterson Louis 3 M W . California X X Oct. . Scarlet fever . 14 315 Rodriquez Frederico 2/12 M W . California . . May . Inflam. of brain Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: 158-Could obtain no further particulars. Engaged at time of accident in rolling logs at saw mill and was crushed between two logs. 287-Physician in attendance (Dr Fine of Watsonville) reported puerpal mania as cause of death. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Cruz DIVISION: Santa Cruz Town FILE PAGE NO: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 268 ENUMERATOR: Albert T. Hawley ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 3 Miller Celinder 69 F W M Rhode Island . . May . Ascites . 2 19 D'Alarcon Arturo 6 days M W . California . . May . Unknown . 3 56 Simpson Mary P. 28 F W M Indiana . . March . Disease of brain . 4 63 Berry Frederic A. 12 M W . California . . December . Disease of brain . 5 72 Brown Alfred 8 M W . New York . . December . Diptheria . 6 89 Shepherd Joel 65 M W M New York . . December Druggist Unknown . 7 101 Broughton George H. 1 M W . California . . December . Disease of brain . 8 114 Aurter Mary 30 F W M Ireland X X Sept. . Consumption . 9 115 Kane Joice 4 F W . California . . June . Debility . 10 116 Wilkins David G. 69 M W M Vermont . . March Retired hotel keeper Peritonitis . 11 213 Butler Ellen 27 F W M Ireland X X May . Consumption . 12 213 Butler Mary E. 2 F W . California X X Nov. . Consumption . 13 224 Plaugich Antoine 33 M W M Dalmatia, Austria X X Oct. Fisherman Unknown This line was later crossed out. 14 216 Peppin Louisa 1/12 F W . California . . May . Unknown . 15 242 Dre*an unnamed infant 3 days M W . California . . June . Unknown . 16 267 McPherson Isabella 3 F W . California . . April . Menningitis . 17 333 Cospy Angela 2 F W . California . . April . Menningitis . 18 333 Cospy Maggie 3 F W . California . . June . Debility . 19 342 Price Josephine H. 21 F W M Indiana . . January . Consumption . 20 344 Lacy Susie R. 8/12 F W . California . . April . Diptheria . 21 406 Cowell Horace 25 M W . Massachusetts . . March Clerk in store Consumption . 22 413 Weeks Horace A. 8 M W . California . . December . Unknown . 23 462 Handley James 8 M W . New York . . Sept. . * . 24 488 Woodward Emily 15 F W . Iowa . . April . Scrofula Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: 224-Died in Italian Hospital at San Francisco. Numbers 14, 15 and 24 in families 216 242 and 413 were attended by Dr Hay who has removed from Santa Cruz. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Cruz DIVISION: Santa Cruz Township FILE PAGE NO: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 269 ENUMERATOR: Albert T. Hawley ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 20 McKenzie Frances 29 F W M Maine . . April Keeping house Injuries, Crushed to death . 2 42 Billa Roman 21 M W . California . . July Farm laborer Consumption . 3 42 Billa Ejenio 42 M W M California . . March Farm laborer Consumption . 4 51 Perez Francisco 1 day M W . California . . June . Unknown . 5 67 Ariana Santiago 8 days M W . California . . May . Unknown . 6 56 Bergin Margeret Mrs. 39 F W M Ireland X X Aug. Keeping house Puerpal fever . 7 56 Bergin Infant . M W . California X X Aug. . Still born . 8 90 Rodriquez Gertrude 15 F W . California . . Feb. . Unknown. Physician in attendance removed from St. C. . 9 91 Thornton Bridget 9 F W . Maine X X June . Fracture, Broken neck . 10 100 Ross Alfred 4/12 M W . California . . July . Unknown . 11 148 Wade Jerrod E. 47 M W M Connecticut . . March Worked in timber mill Killed by gun powder explosion . 12 148 Dulton Edward 39 M W . Connecticut . . March Worked in timber mill Killed by gun powder explosion . 13 148 Johnson John 35 M W . Norway X X March Worked in timber mill Killed by gun powder explosion . 14 15 Kearney Katie 10/12 F W . California X X Oct. . Inflamation bowels . 15 191 Whittaker Jonathan M. 62 M W M Ohio . . February Lumberman Aneurism abdominal . 16 193 Laughorne Carrie 1 F W . California . . Sept. . Cholera infantum . 17 202 Kindred Julia A. 12 F W . California . . October . Typhoid fever . 18 202 Kindred Jonathan F. 6 M W . California . . Sept. . Typhoid fever . 19 202 Kindred Ellen 4 F W . California . . Aug. . Typhoid fever . 20 210 Paschall William . M W . California . . Unknown . Still born . 21 233 Seelye Thomas Stewart 5/12 M W . California X X June . Inflamation bowels . 22 247 Smith John 10/12 M W . California X . May . Pneumonia . 23 323 Rogers Richard P. 20 M W . Missouri . . Jan'y. Teamster Consumption . 24 323 Rogers John Thomas 26 M W . Missouri . . April Retail dealer Consumption . 25 342 Baker Martha 30 F W M Missouri . . April Keeping house Insanity . 26 351 Peterson Peter 1 M W . California X X Sept. . Whooping cough . 27 374 Silva Lillian Jr. 2/12 F W . California X X Sept. . Debility . 28 389 McKinney Infant . F W . California . X Feb'y. . Still born . 29 397 Burch Almon F. 32 M W . New York . . November . Machinery, Crushed to death Page blank below ENUMERATOR REMARKS: (In reference to 342) This woman was reported to have died of starvation. The facts seemed to have been that her husband failed to provide well and she fell into hysteria and partial insanity--There was no physician in attendance. 397-Caught in feed belt of shingle mill. ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Cruz DIVISION: Soquel Township FILE PAGE NO: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 270 ENUMERATOR: Albert T. Hawley ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 21 . unnamed infant 1 hr. M W . California . . May . Still-born . 2 63 Cassidy Eugene 1 M W . Nevada X X Nov. . Debility . 3 75 Baxter Infant 3 hrs. F W . California . . May . Debility . 4 80 Fuller Charles 4 M W . California . . January . Debility . 5 104 Noland William 52 M W . Tennessee . . February Farm laborer Unknown . 6 122 Feeley Mrs. 45 F W M Maine . . April . Pneumonia No first name given. 7 132 Kinsley Martin 10 days M W . California X X Nov. . Debility . 8 162 Cahoon Charles 2/12 M W . California . . July . Inflamation bowels . 9 170 Bostwick E. 60 M W . Ohio . . Jan. Shingle maker Consumption . 10 196 Jolley George 2 M W . California . . June . Constipation of bowels This line was later crossed out. 11 207 Benin Mariana 21 F W . California . . Dec. . Measles . 12 207 Benin Juan Jose 9/12 M W . California . . Dec. . Measles . 13 218 Rodriquez Mariana 3 F W . California . . April . Meningitis . 14 220 Arano Everado 21 M W . California . . Sept. . Diptheria . 15 220 Arano Elvira 11/12 F W . California . . Sept. . Diptheria Page blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Santa Cruz DIVISION: Watsonville FILE PAGE NO: 5 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 271 ENUMERATOR: Albert T. Hawley ========================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 24 Makins William 47 M W . At sea X X Oct. Teamster Pneumonia . 2 24 Elder Alexander 40 M W M Illinois . . May Clerk in store Consumption . 3 152 Soto Beatrice 9 F W . California . . Nov. . Inflamation of brain . 4 166 Butterfield Rosa S 1 F W . California . . March . Diptheria . 5 210 Billings Daniel 48 M W M Maine . . June Shoe maker Sudden death This line was later crossed out. 6 137 Finley Frances M. 19 F W M California . . March . Consumption . 7 140 Kidder John M. 1/12 M W . California . . May . Diarhea "Twins" 8 140 Kidder J. Woodworth 1/12 M W . California . . May . Diarhea "Twins" 9 148 Mitchell John 9/12 M W . California . . Oct. . Scrofula . 10 160 Chalmers Louisa 3/12 F W . California . . May . Inflamation bowels . 11 218 Ross Danile 65 M W M Scotland X X February Baker Cancer of tongue . 12 . Hycoff Andrew J. 37 M W M Indiana . . Oct. Miner Consumption . 13 . Lemmon William . M W . Unk. . . Unk. 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