Butte County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/butte/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 BUTTE 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: Butte DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: Jos. Pierce FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Stacy Edward 25 M . . . N. Y. July Farm Laborer Accidental drowning . . 2 Grover Geo H 2/12 M . . . Cal Dec'r . Brain fever 3 ds . 3 Plumb C 5 F . . . Cal June . Brain fever 4 ds . 4 Gibson Cha's 3 M . . . Cal July . Brain fever 4 ds . 5 Kinail Julia A 3/12 F . . . Cal July . Unknown 6 ds . 6 Harris H H 2 M . . . Cal June . Unknown 27 ds . 7 Allenback Jos 5/12 M . . . Cal Dec'r . Brain fever 3 ds . 8 McMellon Sarah 3 F . . . N. Y. Nov'r . Dysentery 5 ds . 9 Smith John N 48 M . . . Prussia Ger June Miner Intemperance found dead . . 10 Dais John O 8 M . . . Ala July . Unknown 2 ds . 11 Gray Isabella 2/12 F . . . Cal July . Unknown 3 weeks . 12 Vaughn Catharine 54 F . . M R. I. Nov'r . Cancer 6 mos . 13 Kinchin Peter 2/12 M . . . Cal Aug . Unknown 2 ds . 14 Reading Cha's 38 M . . M N. Y. May Hotel Keeper Unknown 2 weeks . 15 Richards Elizabeth 6/12 F . . . Cal Mar. . Accidental drowning . . 16 Summerly Albert 17 M . . . Cal June . Scarlet fever 4 ds Last name could be Lummerly. 17 Dugun Peter 37 M . . . Ireland June Miner Intemperance 6 weeks . 18 Denur Martha M 1 F . . . Noville Cal June . Unknown 2 ds . 19 Murdock J. C. 40 M . . . Va June Physn Poison . . 20 Swang John 56 M . . . Ireland June Miner Disease hart . . 21 Elliott Ruth 73 F . . . Me June . Brain fever . Last name could be Lumley. 22 Sumley Albert 7 M . . . Cal June . Unknown . . 23 Clark H. Mrs. 40 F . . . Ohio . . Unknown . . 24 Taylor S A 34 M . . . . July Miner Congestive chill . . 25 Welch Tho's 26 M . . . Ireland July Miner Typhoid fever . . 26 Kelley . Mrs. 35 F . . . Ireland July . Premature child birth . . 27 Beaver D 1/12 M . . . Cal Aug . Unknown . . 28 Druggin John 40 M . . . Me Aug Miner Inf'n permn 2 weeks . 29 Nells Sam'l 43 M . . . Penn Aug Farmer Pneumonia 4 weeks . 30 Carlan John J 2 M . . . Cal Aug . Spasms unknown . 31 Benedict Maria Mrs S 35 F . . . N. Y. Aug . Child birth . . 32 Benedict Maria 1/12 F . . . Cal Aug . Unknown unknown . 33 Guiretrachs Henry 24 M . . . Hamburg Ger Sept Miner Congestive chill 10 ds . 34 Burris D R 24 M . . . Ohio Aug Miner Congestive chill 5 ds . 35 Whitney W W 52 M . . . N. Y. Aug Miner Intemperance . . ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Butte DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: Jos. Pierce FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Welch Mary 1 F . . . Cal Sept Miner Sore throat . . 2 Berry Jas 40 M . . . Ireland Sept . Congestive chill . . 3 O'Lee Den 5 M . . . Cal Sept . Congestive fever . . 4 Strong E 5 M . . . Cal Sept . Congestive chill . . 5 Nesbit Eliza C. 11 F . . . N. Y. Oct . Congestive chill . . 6 . . . F . . . Cal Oct . Still born . "Child-Parents Unknown" for name. 7 Hobart Tho's R 1 M . . . Cal Oct . Unknown . . 8 Smith . . M . . . Unknown Oct . Consumption 6 mos . 9 . Dan'l . M . . . Cal Oct . Unknown . "Child-Danl" was written for name. 10 Vaughn Andrew 26 M . . . Ia Nov'r Water agt Inflam'n brain . . 11 Clay Hugh 30 M . . . Ireland Nov'r Miner Killed by a blow from pick axe . . 12 Waltner Josephine 1/12 F . . . Cal Nov'r . Unknown . . 13 Benedict Child of J. . F . . . Cal . . Unknown . . 14 Kunan Hubert 24 M . . . Ireland Dec'r Miner Hanged himself in jail . . 15 Flemming Wm 35 M . . . N. H. Dec'r Miner Consumption . . 16 Steadman O A 30 M . . . Ohio Dec'r Miner Consumption . . 17 Brown David A 33 M . . . Ala Jany Tax Collector Consumption . . 18 Ranks Child of J. W. 2/12 M . . . Cal Jany . Consumption . . 19 Mellene Child of J. . M . . . Cal Jany . Still born . . 20 Demott John 35 M . . . N. Y. Jany Printer Consumption . . 21 Hodgekins M. A. Mrs. 30 F . . . Unknown Feb Unknown Child birth . . 22 Priestly Jos 30 M . . . England Feb Miner Fever . . 23 . Antonio 35 M . . . Spain Feb Fruit dealer Intermittant fever . . 24 . . 25 F . . . Cal Feb . Unknown . "Wife of Jos Antonie" was written for name. 25 Ward Anna 1/12 F . . . Cal Feb . Unknown . . 26 Wells Henry A . M . . . Cal Feb . Unknown . . 27 Grimes John . M . . . Cal Mar . Still born . . 28 Laun John 27 M . . . Unknown Mar Unknown Burst a blood vessel . . 29 Dowd Ellen 29 F . . . Ireland Mar . Consumption . . 30 Hicks Bernard 30 M . . . N. Y. Mar . Dropsy . . 31 Richerson Libby 6 F . . . Cal Mar . Drowned in a shaft . . 32 Hoe Fred'k 41 M . . . France April . Inflam'n of denoa . . 33 Lishman Josephine F 18 F . . . N J April . Phlebitis . . 34 . . 25 M . . . China April . Drowned . "Chinaman" was written for name. 35 Wallace Wm 33 M . . . Ireland April . Consumption . . ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Butte DISTRICT: Not stated ENUMERATOR: Jos. Pierce FILE PAGE: 3 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 E*er Frank 33 M . . . Unknown Apl Carpenter Consumption . . 2 Hobart Kate P. 21 F . . . Michigan Apl . Consumption . . 3 Selkin Wm 5/12 M . . . Cal May . Unknown . . 4 Herrilt Clara M 1 F . . . Cal May . Unknown . . 5 Waterman Thuden 32 M . . . N Y May Miner Consumption . . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . Begin County Hospital 7 Rehes John 30 M . . . Germany Mar Miner Unknown . . 8 Cornell Henry 56 M . . . Ky June Miner Dropsy . . 9 Garcia Freandell 30 M . . . Mexico June Miner Consumption . . 10 Peterson Linund 34 M . . . Penn Sept . Congestive fever . . 11 Evans John 26 M . . . Ohio Oct'r . Inflm'n kidney & spleen . . 12 Lee Christopher 26 M . . . Ohio Nov'r Miner Congestive fever . . 13 . Hardy 30 M . . . Unknown Dec'r Miner Unknown . . 14 . Jo 30 M . . . Chili Dec'r . Destitution . "Chilano" was written after his first name. 15 Middleton Wm 25 M . . . France Dec'r . Unknown . . 16 Spitzer A 40 M . . . Va Dec'r . Abdomnl inflam'n . . 17 Inty John W 26 M . . . Germany Feb . Unknown . . 18 Holbrook Alex'r 36 M . . . Ireland April . Inflm'n bowels . . 19 Chamberlan Cha's 41 M . . . Penn May . Inflm'n bowels . Page is blank below ========================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Butte DISTRICT: Western District ENUMERATOR: John M. Kieth FILE PAGE: 4 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ========================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ========================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Campbell Sophia 23 F . . . Wisconsin January . Consumption 91 Begins Western District 2 Wheeler C 48 M . . . N. Y. April Farmer . . . 3 Smith Geo L. 2 M . . . Cala August . Brain fever 3 . 4 Corbel Leonora 2 F . . . Cala August . Unknown 5 . 5 Lawrence E. 60 F . . . Tenn April . Dyspepsia or old age 10 . 6 Wolliver Hamer 29 F . . . Canada June . Unknown 3 . 7 Comstock Lydia 40 F . . . N. York Novem . Child birth 3 . 8 Layson M. A. 9/12 F . . . Penn April . Fever 30 . 9 Neal Sam'l. 42 M . . . Penn August Farmer Pneumonia 6 . 10 Phipps E. B. 30 M . . . Arkansas March Miner Accidentally killed Sudden . 11 Murdock J. C. 35 M . . . Va August Clerk Suicide by person (laudanum) Sudden . 12 Campbell John 35 M . . . Nova Scotia July Lumberman Accidentally killed by a log rolling over him Sudden . 13 . Jack 36 M . . . Eng June Miner Accidentally killed by a caving bank Sudden . 14 Davis J. C. 55 M B . . Va. March Cook Consumption 150 . 15 Murphy John 50 M . . . Ireland April Miner . Sudden . 16 Durand L. 33 M . . . France Septm Miner Accidental self shooting Sudden . 17 Clay H. A 28 M . . . Ireland Novem Miner Killed in personal * Sudden . 18 Ying San . F Mon . . China Novem . Suicide by poison Sudden . 19 Quigley Tho's. D. 50 M . . . Ireland December Miner Fits Sudden . 20 Stedman O. A. 60 M . . . N. C. Devember Farmer . Sudden . 21 . . . M Mon . . China May Unknown Found drowned Sudden "Chinaman (Name unknown)" for name. 22 . . . M . . . Unknown June Unknown Found drowned Sudden "White man (Name unknown)" for name. 23 . . . M Mon . . China March Miner Shot by tax collector Sudden "Chinaman (Name unknown)" for name. 24 Williams F. 25 M . . . Scotland Decem. Miner Killed by caving in of shaft Sudden . 25 Thine Danl. 26 M . . . Ireland Decem. Miner Killed by caving in of shaft Sudden Ends Butte 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/ =========================================================================================================================================================================================