Yolo County, CA 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/yolo/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 557 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 YOLO 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: Yolo DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: ( )-130 ENUMERATOR: L. B. Austin FILE PAGE NO: 62 HW PAGE NO: 557 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Stewart John R 27 M . . . Indiana Feb 8 Farmer Ulcer in the hand 10 . 2 Sanderson Robert J 32 M . . M Ky Oct 20 Carpenter Cholera 8 hours . 3 Homes Oliver W 45 M . . . Vermont Oct 31 Farmer Cholera 15 days . 4 Bowhill Robert J 62 M . . D N Y Oct 29 Cabinet maker Cholera 16 days . 5 Ricketson James H. 49 M . . M Mass Oct 26 Mariner Cholera 16 hours . 6 Price Polley 27 F . . M Ky Nov 1 . Fever 9 days . 7 Hill Samuel B 33 M . . . Misouri Sep 8 . Cholera 5 hours . 8 Hill * G 18 F . . . Misouri Sep 8 . Cholera 6 hours . 9 Hill Margaret * 55 F . . . Misouri Sep 11 . Cholera 3 . 10 Brooks Brighton F 27 M . . . Ky Nov 9 . Cholera 4 . 11 Hedspeth Bengaman L 25 M . . . Misouri Nov 16 Horse Racer Cholera 26 hours . 12 Helsey John 25 M . . . N Y Oct 11 Farmer Cholera 12 hours . 13 Wiantz Mr 45 M . . M N Y Oct 10 Farmer Cholera 2 . 14 . George 21 M . . M N Y May Farmer Diarrhea 3 months . 15 Long Alvatia 1 M . . . Misouri . . Diarrhea 2 . 16 Hutchings Lorado 49 F . . M not known Nov . Palsey 2 . 17 . Abraham 40 M B D M not known Feb . Dropsy 2 months . 18 Brown Edward 23 M . . . Ireland Apr 4 Farmer Diarrhea 5 Lines 19-35 are blank. ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================================================