Plumas County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/plumas/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) This Mortality Census was transcribed by Deggie 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 PLUMAS 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: Plumas ENUMERATOR: G. W. Meylert FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 114 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR FP PG LN FAM# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 114 1 9 Goodrich Stephen 43 M W . Ohio . . March Placer Miner Paralysis . 1 114 2 9 Hahn Conrad Charles 34 M W M Pennsylvania X X November Stage Driver Heart Disease . 1 114 3 13 Hogan Mary Francis 1/3 F W . California . . October . Diarrhea . 1 114 4 17 Freeman Erastus 23 M W . New Brunswick X X June Farmer Small Pox . 1 114 5 24 Richards Clara 5 F W . California . X July . Scalded Accidentally with boiling water . 1 114 6 174 Jacks John Squire 1/5 M W . California . X March . Whooping Cough . 1 114 7 174 Jacks Mary Pauline 1/12 F W . California . . February . Whooping Cough . 1 114 8 186 Robinson Alice Elizabeth 12 F W . California . . June . Diptheria . 1 114 9 186 Robinson Napoleon Bonaparte 11 M W . California . . June . Diptheria . 1 114 10 186 Robinson Henry Clay 7 M W . California . . June . Diptheria . 1 114 11 186 Robinson Martha Rachael 6 F W . California . . June . Diptheria . 1 114 12 689 McLaughlin Mary 41 F W M Ireland X X March Keeping House Heart Disease . 1 114 13 761 Blanc Charles 40 M W . France X X May Placer Miner Inflimation of the Bowels . 1 114 14 864 Sing Ah 35 M C . China X X February Placer Miner Drowned . 1 114 15 864 Hick Ah 42 M C . China X X February Placer Miner Drowned . 1 114 16 904 Olsen Henry E. 41 M W . Norway X X September Butcher Dysentery . 1 114 17 909 Loveless Emma A. 22 F W M New York . . April Keeping House Neuralgia . 1 114 18 910 Hammond Samuel George 45 M W . Ohio . . November Shoemaker Pneumonia . 1 114 19 937 Kertscher Erasmus 47 M W . Saxoney X X March Placer Miner Suicide by fire arm . 1 114 20 954 Taylor Seth 88 M W W Connecticut . . June Farmer Heart Disease . 1 114 21 969 Keenam Ellen 28 F W M Ireland X X Jan Keeping House Child Birth . 1 114 22 1019 Ford Levina 7 F W . California . . Jan . Poisoning accidentaly . 1 114 23 1254 Tregallis John 26 M W . England X X May Quartz Miner Mining “Killed by cave in *” originally written as COD. 1 114 24 . Tregallis Walt 21 M W . England X X May Quartz Miner Mining “Killed by cave in *” originally written as COD. 1 114 25 . Pridean Richard 27 M W . England X X May Quartz Miner Mining “Killed by cave in *” originally written as COD. 1 114 26 . May William 38 M W . Connecticut . . May Quartz Miner Mining “Killed by cave in *” originally written as COD. 1 114 27 . Daly Timothy 35 M W . Ireland X X May Quartz Miner Frozen . 1 114 28 1305 McCollum Margaret 9 F W . California . . September . Typhoid Fever . 1 114 29 1377 Hersey Louisa A. 46 F W M Kentucky . . April House Keeper Homicide “Gun shot wound inflicted by **” originally written as COD. 1 114 30 . Hersey George 53 M W M Massachusetts . . April Farmer Homicide “Killed by city *” originally written as COD. 1 114 31 1382 Ronston Eliza Ann 38 F W M Pennsylvania . . December Keeping House Heart Disease . 1 114 32 1388 Stiner Charles 5 M W . California . . January . Scarlet Fever . 1 114 33 1394 Polhemus George 51 M W . Pennsylvania . . November Blacksmith Bronchitis . 1 114 34 1407 Adams John 3 M W . California . . June . Drowned . 1 114 35 1448 Kirby Henry H 2 M W . California . . February . 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