Sierra County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/sierra/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) 2026 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 SIERRA 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: Sierra DISTRICT: Township 1 ENUMERATOR: S. *. Johnson 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 Merriman Rose D 1 F W . . California Nov . Cutting Teeth 30 . 2 Pinch Steven 19 M W . . New York Dec . Typhoid Fever 21 . 3 Yun Ah 33 M . . M China May Miner Unknown 7 . 4 McGlunchlen Charles 1/12 M . . . California February . Unknown 4 . 5 Cory Sarah E. 28 F . . M Ohio Nov . Typhoid Fever 14 . 6 Ste Marie . 27 M . . . L Canada March Miner Suicide by Shooting . PIERRE Ste. Marie per death notice 7 Farley James 39 M . . M Ireland October Miner Killed Accidentally, Caving of a Bank . . 8 Hughes James 37 M . . . Ireland May Miner Disease of the Heart 1 . 9 Leek Frank 1 M . . . Cal Ap'l . Unknown . . 10 Lucas Tho's 29 M M . . Distr Nov . Killed by being shot . . 11 Wiseman Johnston 35 M . . M Ohio April Farmer Typhoid Fever 8 . 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 14 Esquro Alphonse 30 M . . . France May Miner Killed Accidentally, C of a Bank . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 17 Killinger Louis 25 M W . . Germany January Miner Unknown 2 . 18 Spear Jeremiah 52 M . . M Pennsylvania April Miner Unknown 60 . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 21 Sibley Elsenbus S 1/12 M W . . California April . Convulsions 1 . 22 Ede Edward E 1/12 M . . . California April . Unknown 2 . 23 O Donald John 26 M . . M Ireland April Miner Hung by a Mob . for murder of Alexander Shield per newspaper 24 Shields Alexander 27 M . . . Pennsylvania April Miner Murdered . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 26 Carroll John 45 M W . . Ireland June Miner Killed by a Pistol Ball . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 28 O Brien Augustine 45 M . . . Ireland June Miner Murdered . . 29 Ruk*er Patrick 28 M . . . Ireland December Miner Murdered, Knife . . 30 Humm M Mrs 22 F . . M Germany May . Child bed 2 . 31 . . 35 M . . . Unknown May . Mountain Fever . "Stranger" instead of name 32 Henly Mersella 2/12 F . . . California April . Scroffula . . 33 Rowen Martin 2 days M . . . California March . Unknown 2 Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sierra DISTRICT: Township 4 ENUMERATOR: Sam'l Taylor FILE PAGE: 2 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 2 ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 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 Kelley Allice 2 F . . . California May . Scarlet Fever 7 days . 2 Hughs James 10/12 M . . . California May . Scarlet Fever 3 days . 3 McGinn Catharine 25 F . . M Ireland January . Child Birth 8 days . 4 Lain Charles 1 M . . . Illinois May . Teething 6 days . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 6 Boset Joseph 39 M . . . Serdenia Febua'y Miner Hemmorhage 5 days Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sierra DISTRICT: Township 7, 5, 6 & 9 ENUMERATOR: S. *. Johnson & Sam'l Taylor FILE PAGE: 3 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 Williams David H. 45 M . . W Wales April Minner Consumption 2 Months Occupation spelled as recorded 2 Muzon Crist 32 M . . . Holestine Germany May Minner Accidental caveing of the bank Sudden . 3 Furgerson Peter 30 M . . . Louisana Sept. Minner Consumption 6 Months . 4 Cyma Josiah 45 M . . M England Febua'y Minner Caveing of the Banks Sudden . 5 Shaeder W'm. 25 M . . . Pennsylvania June Minner Typhoid Fever 3 weeks . 6 Johnson Eliza 28 F . . M . March . * information of the Bowels 5 Hours . 7 Carriggon Catherine 28 F . . M . Febua'y . Uterine Haemorhage 5 weeks . 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Yore Mary 1 F . . . Calefornia Febua'y . Colorhbe* 3 days Township 5 12 Jones John M 28 M . . . Wales Sept. Minner Consumption 4 Months . 13 Davis W'm 28 M . . . Louisanna May Gamabler Shot in an fray Sudden Occupation spelled as recorded 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Randle Charles H 1 M . . . Calefornia July . Accidental Drowning Sudden Township 6 18 Fur John C 3 M . . . Calefornia March . Accidental Drowning Sudden . 19 Ameonson J. S. 27 M . . . Norway Nov. Minner Accidental Drowning Sudden . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Reynolds Byron 26 M . . M New York April Minner Perished in Snow Storm Sudden Begin Township 9 24 Ham W'm 32 M . . . England May Minner Accidental Drowning Sudden Last name could be Harn. 25 Porter *. D. 45 M . . . Maine January Hotelle Keeper Dysentery 2 weeks Occupation spelled as recorded 26 Roch W'm. 40 M . . . Germany September Minner Internal injuries accident 2 days . 27 Small John 27 M . . . Austia March Unknown Rupture of diaphragm 19 days . 28 . Eilbijen 27 M . . . Mexico April Miner Consumption 2 yrs. . 29 Smith William 48 M . . . Sweden April Miner Disease of brain 14 days . 30 Tilch John 40 M . . . Ireland December Miner Snow Avelanch from the mountain 4 weeks . 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 32 Kelley W'm 30 M . . . England December Miner The Same Slide 3 weeks . 33 Terce John M 54 M . . M Ohio January Miner Infomation Lungs 8 days Page blank below ======================================================================================================================================================================================= 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/ =======================================================================================================================================================================================