Colusa County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/colusa/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) 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 1860 MICROFILM-#: T655- STATE CA (Microfilm 130 at the California State Library) COUNTY COLUSA 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: Colusa DISTRICT: Colusa District ENUMERATOR: Frank Spaulding FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ===================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================== 1 Barnwell Rasanna C. 6 F . . . Utah Ter. September . Drowned Sudden . 2 Fox N. B. 27 M . . . Arkansas April Laborer Phthisis 8 months . 3 Cochran R. H. 34 M . . M Virginia February Carpenter Phthisis 6 months . 4 Clark Frances E. 32 F . . M Virginia February . Phthisis 10 years . 5 Reed A. H. 22 M . . . Virginia February Laborer Phthisis 4 months . 6 Bryon John A. 1 M . . . Mississippi September . Croup 2 days . 7 Bryon James E 22 M . . . Missouri May Laborer Erysipelas 4 days . 8 Burroughs Sylvester 2/12 M . . . California February . Croup 1 week . 9 Kirkpatrick Jefferson 26 M . . . Illinois March Stock Raiser Pneumonia 1 week . 10 Tucker G. R. 11 M . . . Missouri January . Pneumonia 4 months . 11 Chills Amanda 7/12 F . . . California January . Pneumonia 2 weeks . 12 Eddy Robert 36 M . . . England December Farmer Pneumonia 1 week . 13 Munroe James M. 3 M . . . California September . Congestive chill 3 days . 14 Murdock Wm. 34 M . . . Ireland November Laborer Constipation 3 days . 15 Moulder Emily J. 8 F . . . Arkansas November . Putrid sore throat 9 days . 16 Bust Josiah B. 3 M . . . Arkansas November . Putrid sore throat 9 days . 17 Bauer B. 43 M . . . Bavaria July Farmer Drowned Sudden . 18 Wilson George 56 M . . M Maryland March Carpenter Bronchitis 6 months . 19 Rickets Isaac 42 M . . M Pennsylvania September Farmer Fever 9 days . 20 Wilcox Martin 27 M . . . Indiana September Laborer Gun Shot Sudden Page blank below ===================================================================================================================================================== 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/ =====================================================================================================================================================