Amador County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/amador/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 AMADOR 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: Amador DISTRICT: Townships 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 ENUMERATOR: Geo. Durham, Jr. 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 Alexander John 54 M . . W ME. Oct. Quartz Miner Intemperance 3 Weeks . 2 Williams K. B. 22 M . . . Ills. May Farmer Hermhorrage of Lungs 5 Weeks . 3 Savage Frank A. 6 M . . . Mass. Jan. . Consumption 6 Mos. . 4 Anderson Andrew 30 M . . . Denmark Nov. Miner Accidental drowning . . 5 Norden James 48 M . . W Unknown Oct. Farmer Diarrhoea 3 Weeks . 6 Castle . . F . . M N. Y. June . Inflamation of Lungs 2 Weeks . 7 Hannum James 55 M . . M Pa. June Merchant Paralysis 6 days . 8 Callaghan John 27 M . . . Ireland Mar. Miner Consumption 4 Weeks . 9 Kirtlan Richard 38 M . . W England Aprl. Miner Accident in Mining 1 day . 10 Magee Catherine 8/12 F . . . Cal. Jan. . Diptheria 3 days . 11 Magee Wm 50 M . . . Ireland Mar. Carpenter Inflamation of Lungs 5 Weeks . 12 Grauss Richard 2/12 M . . . Cal. Feb. . General Debility 2 Mos. . 13 Vandement . . M . . . Cal. June . Still-born . . 14 Leslie Elizabeth 41 F . . M Ky. Feb. . Child-birth 6 days . 15 Walker Wm. H. 1 M . . . Cal. Nov. . Croup 4 days . 16 Walker John 51 M . . M Conn. Nov. Millwright Inflamation of Lungs 7 days . 17 Charlarelle Joseph 3/12 M . . . Cal. Nov. . General Debility 3 Mos. . 18 Larkamoso Mrs. . F . . M Italy Mar. . Child-birth 3 days . 19 Patterson Wm 45 M . . M Ireland Nov. Blacksmith Consumption 3 days . 20 Barlow Mary A. 4 F . . . Cal. May . Scarlet Fever 2 days . 21 Barlow Olive 2 F . . . Cal. May . Scarlet Fever 2 days . 22 Laurence Lucy 4 F . . . Cal. July . Diptheria 10 days . 2 Laurence Sophronia 1 F . . . Cal. Aug. . Diptheria 14 days . 24 Sheppard Tho's. F. 39 F . . M Mo. July Farmer Killed by Indians on the Plain . . 25 Courtwright Andes. 41 F . . M N. Y. May Farmer Killed by Indians in Carson Valley . . 26 Sharp Marg. E. 4 F . . . Cal. Aprl. . Inflamation of Brain 10 days . 27 Bennett Jane H. 26 F . . M Ark. Jan. . Inflamation of Brain 9 days . 28 Farmer Dora 1/12 F . . . Cal. Aug. . Inflamation of Brain 7 days . 29 Pierce M. E. 9 F . . . Ohio Mar. . Fits 4 days . 30 Hadsell H. J. 1 F . . . Cal. Dec. . Inflamation of Brain 14 days . 31 Denning Louis. 36 F . . . Unknown May Miner Consumption 6 Mos. . 32 Barnett L. F. 2 F . . . Cal. Mar. . Dropsy of Brain 5 days . 33 Carmen Mary J. 1/12 F . . . Cal. Feb . Congestion of Lungs 2 days . 34 Calvin Geo. D. 1 M . . . Cal. Aprl. . Congestion of brain 4 days . 35 Clements J. Wm 1 M . . . Cal. Jan. . Congestion of Lungs 3 days . ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Amador DISTRICT: Townships 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 7 ENUMERATOR: Geo. Durham, Jr. FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: -- ======================================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Celements M. E. 3 F . . . Cal. May . Brain fever 10 days No written page no. 2 Luin L. V. 2/12 F . . . Cal. Mar. . Congestion of brain 3 days . 3 Jenks Elon C. 57 M . . M Mass. . Farmer Comsumption 18 days . 4 Guerglia Francises 28 M . . . Italy Nov Miner Broken leg 17 days . 5 Grant Thos. D. 55 M . . . Conn. . Lawyer Inflamation of lungs 6 weeks . 6 Gunn Francisco 6 days M . . . Cal. Jan. . Unknown 1 week . 7 Gunn La Cruz 6 days M . . . Cal. Jan. . Unknown 1 week . 8 Short Anson 48 M . . . Va. Feb. Miner Caving of bank in minery Claim . 9 Strong Myron 22 M . . . N. Y. Feb. Miner Caving of bank in minery Claim Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Amador DISTRICT: Township 4 ENUMERATOR: Geo. Durham, Jr. FILE PAGE: 3 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 Baker Benjamin 15 M . . . Louisiana November . Typhoid fever 11 . 2 McIntire Edward B 6 M . . . California May . Diphtheritis 10 . 3 Hayward Kate 5 F . . . California July . Diphtheritis 3 . 4 Littlefield Clare A 3 F . . . California January . Burnt to death 50 . 5 Mailes James 2 M . . . California August . Burnt to death 1 Ends Amadore 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/ ========================================================================================================================================================================