Trinity County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/trinity/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) 2026 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 TRINITY 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: Trinity DISTRICT: not stated ENUMERATOR: W. A. Nunnally 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 Parker Sam'l 50 M W Free . Pa May Miner Caving of a Bank None . 2 Camblin A J 33 M W Free . Ohio November Farmer Frozed to death None . 3 Ewens James 33 M W Free . Ohio May Sawyer & Miner Consumption 150 . 4 Dyer Hattie S 23 F W Free M Maine March Housekeeper Disease of the Heart 19 . 5 Collopy John C 4 days M W Free . Cal August . Convulsions 1 . 6 Motherwell Tho's 34 M W Free M Ireland April Miner Caving of a Bank None . 7 Templeton Abagail 40 F W Free M Pa May Housekeeper Child birth 1 . 8 Brannon Olive 17 Mos F W Free . Cal March . Dropsey on the Brain 17 Mos . 9 Hobart Seymour P 23 M W Free . New York June Miner Drowned None . 10 Costole Michael C 31 M W Free M Ireland June Miner Caving of a Bank None . 11 Blackwell Elizabeth Ellen 9 F W Free . Ohio Feb'y . Inflamation of the Bowels 8 . 12 Harrington John 33 M W Free M Ireland March Hotel Keeper Consumption 240 . 13 Martin Caroline M 20 F W Free . Wisconsin April . Consumption 90 Ends Trinity 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/ ===================================================================================================================================================================================