Klamath County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/klamath/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 KLAMATH 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: Klamath DISTRICT: South Fork, Orleans, Klamath & Liberty ENUMERATOR: Sam'l Fitzsimmons FILE PAGE: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================= LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR F/S M/W BIRTH PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================= 1 Morham W C 1 M . . . California Dec. . Accidental Poisoning 3 Begin South Fork Township 2 Sullivan James 34 M . . . Ireland Dec Miner Affection of Liver 40 . 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 8 Berry John 33 M . . . Ireland May Miner Accidental drowning Sudden Begin Orleans Township 9 Fitzsimmons Patt. 28 M . . . Ireland Dec Miner Shot in a street fight 20 First name could be Patti. 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 15 Harpen Jno 24 M . . . Ireland July Soldier Explosion Wooden Cannon Sudden Begin Klamath Township 16 McCarty William 25 M . . . Ireland Oct Soldier Stabbed by a Squaw 8 . 17 Farl James 28 M . . . Ireland July Laborer Accidental drowning Sudden . 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank. 23 Swaigler Joseph 26 M . . . Germany July Miner Accidental drowning Sudden Begin Liberty Township . . . . . . . . . . . . Ends Klamath 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================