Mariposa County, CA 1850 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/mariposa/1850/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) Handwritten page 501-506 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 1850 MORTALITY MICROFILM ( )-130 STATE CALIFORNIA COUNTY MARIPOSA SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1850 The 1850 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1849 and ends May 31, 1850 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 enumerated in the mortality schedules. ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------- ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Mariposa DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: ( )-130 ENUMERATOR: James Barnes FILE PAGE NO: 12 HW PAGE NO: 501 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Simmons James D 23 M . . . Rhode I . Miner Diarrhea 60 . 2 Woodey R T 23 M . . . Ala Nov Merchant Diarrhea 100 . 3 Lighton Thos 42 M . . M N Y June Miner Dropsy 90 . 4 Slater Benjamin 24 M . . W Ohio Nov Carpenter Diarrhea 30 . 5 Cremer Francis M 43 M . . M N Y Dec Miner Consumption 90 . 6 King Wm J 24 M . . M N. J. June Drover Dysentery 12 . 7 Hart Alexr Capt 37 M . . . Con. Oct Miner . 30 . 8 General J 24 M B . M Ark Oct Miner Cholera 2 . 9 Turner Moss 23 M . . . Me Nov Carpenter Diarrhea 42 . 10 Robinson Thomas 40 M . . M Mass May Shop Carpenter Diarrhea 14 . 11 Bunker Thos T 20 M . . . Mass June . Diarrhea 10 . 12 Dimmick Prince T 20 M . . . Mass June Mason Diarrhea 10 . 13 Davis Prince W 23 M . . . Mass *** Cabinet maker Consumption 100 . 14 Mcfarlin A G 35 M . . M Ark Dec Miner Congestion 14 . 15 Mayfield Miran 3 F . . . Texas Oct . Diarrhea 90 . 16 Warren David * 33 M . . W New Hampshire Sept Rancher Typhoid 21 . 17 . Keifer 55 M . . W Pensylvania Dec Miner Dysentery 14 . 18 Domison Harius C 26 M . . . Mass Oct Miner Diarrhea 14 . 19 Morgan John 28 M . . . Eng Nov Miner Killed 8 . 20 Beory Francis 24 M . . . Mo July Miner Murdered 21 . 21 Johnson Smith 23 M . . . Ohio Dec Miner Diarrhea 60 . 22 Morse Henry J 28 M . . . N Y Aug Trader Fever 8 . 23 Foster John 23 M . . . Mo May Trader Murdered . . 24 Smith Erastus l 24 M . . . Conn. May Trader Murdered . . 25 Hart Alex A 32 M . . . Conn. Oct Miner Paralosis 21 . 26 Houston Wm 23 M . . . Texas Dec . Irosypholis 10 There was a ? written after name. 27 Moore A H 24 M . . . Texas Dec . Irosypholis 7 . 28 Vanbibber Sydney 39 M . . . Texas Dec . Irosypholis 10 . 29 Faris Thos Dr 28 M . . W Ky Aug Physician Diarrhea 14 . 30 Gapter Davis 21 M . . . Arkansaw July . Diarrhea 7 . 31 Homes Joseph 21 M . . . Conn. Jan Miner Hemerge 14 . 32 Barker L Avos 19 M . . . Eng Jan Farmer Typhoid Fever 10 . 33 Kimble James 20 M . . . Va Nov Miner Typhoid Fever 10 . 34 Brotton Alexander 45 M . . . N Y Aug Miner Typhoid Fever 14 . 35 Gaddis John 63 M . . . N S Sept Miner Diarrhea 120 . ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Mariposa DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: ( )-130 ENUMERATOR: L. B. Migner FILE PAGE NO: 13 HW PAGE NO: 504 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 Gaston David 20 M . . . La Sept Miner Diarrhea 20 Lines 2-35 are blank. ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1850 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Mariposa DISTRICT: Not stated MICROFILM #: ( )-130 ENUMERATOR: L. B. Migner FILE PAGE NO: 14 HW PAGE NO: 505 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= LINE LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE F/S M/W BIRTH-PLACE MONTH OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH #DAYS-ILL TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . 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