Hamilton County, TX 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/tx/hamilton/1860/ This Mortality Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== 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-#: T1134-54 STATE TEXAS COUNTY HAMILTON 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: TX COUNTY: Hamilton DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: James A. M. Barron FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ============================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================= 1 Burgess John 26 M . . M Kentucky July Labourer Typhoid fever 30 . 2 Burgess John Wm. 3 M . . . Arkansas August . Typhoid fever 30 . 3 McElroy James 24 M . . . Tennessee November Stock raiser Accidental self shooting . . 4 Stan**** Margret A. 3 F . . . Texas August . Scarlet fever 14 . 5 . Eliza 17 F B S . Texas July House servant Inflamation of brain 16 . 6 Jenkins Wm 35 M . . M North Carolina March Stock raiser Killed by Indians 2 . 7 Griffith Jesse J. 45 M . . M Tennessee February Farmer Killed by Indians 9 . 8 Hoy Sarah Ann 18 F . . M Texas August . Inflamation of brain 20 . 9 . John 3 M B S . Arkansas February . Inflamation of brain 14 . 10 Griffith Alice 2 F . . . Texas October . Scarlet fever 14 . 11 Knight James 22 M . . . Missouri February Labourer Killed by Indians . . 12 Fulcher Rebecca 45 F . . M . October . Cramp colic 3 No birthplace written 13 Boyhen Amanda 35 F . . M Alabama August . Child birth 6 . 14 Brewer Monroe 1 M . . . Texas February . Typhoid fever 14 . 15 Thompson Wm. C. 35 M . . M Connecticut January Stock raiser Muscle tumor 60 End Hamilton 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/ =============================================================================================================================================================