Humboldt County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/humboldt/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 HUMBOLDT 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: Humboldt DISTRICT: Pacific, Table Bluff & Eel River Township ENUMERATOR: Wm. C. Espie 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 Syndall James 65 M . . W England April Farm Laborer Accidental Sudden . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 9 Singley Mary 2 F . . . California May . Unknown 4 days Table Bluff Township 10 Hill Charles G 29 M . . . New Hamp March Farm Laborer Suicide by self shooting Sudden . 11 Griffin John 39 M . . M Ireland March Farmer Disease of the heart 18 months . 12 Holt Sarah 1/12 F . . . California October . Cold 1 week . 13 Holt Christopher 1/12 M . . . California October . Cold 2 weeks . 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 21 Linley Eli H 3 days . . . . California November . Unknown 1 day Eel River Township 22 McDonald Owen 42 M . . W Ireland January Stock Raiser Inflamation of Bowels 3 weeks . 23 Pine Louise 3 M . . . California April . Consumption 5 months . 24 Axton Esther A 5 F . . . California April . Scarlet Feaver 2 weeks . 25 Axton John W . F . . . California April . Scarlet Feaver 5 days Page blank below =========================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Humboldt DISTRICT: Bucksport & Union Township ENUMERATOR: Wm. C. Espie FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 =========================================================================================================================================================== LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTHPLACE MONTH OCCUP. CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS =========================================================================================================================================================== 1 Tomboken Emma J. 4 F . . . California April . Hooping Cough 5 days . 2 Sanquist Eric 21 M . . . Germany August Soldier Consumption 10 months . 3 Craig Alfred 24 M . . . England Novemb Soldier Drowned Sudden . 4 Lanigan John 3 M . . . California October . Accidental Burning 1 day . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 12 Walsh Thomas G 1/12 M . . . California January . Inflamation 4 days Eureka Township 13 Dawson Margaret A 4 F . . . California August . Typhoid Fever 2 weeks . 14 Watson Josiah 38 M . . . New Bruns Decemb Lumberman Accid'l Self shooting Sudden . 15 Cooper Mary 1/12 F . . . California April . Hooping Cough 3 weeks . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 23 Stern Edgar 9/12 M . . . California October . Hooping Cough 6 weeks . 24 Bowls Joseph S 48 M . . M Canada July Merchant Congestion of brain 2 days . 25 Bull Mellina E 17 F . . . Mass January . General Debilliey 17 months . 26 Deadman Joel 55 M . . M Mass February Packer Consumption 4 weeks . 27 Phillips Ann M 1 F . . . California Novemb . Hooping Cough 3 weeks Ends Humboldt 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/ ===========================================================================================================================================================