Siskiyou County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/siskiyou/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 SISKIYOU 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: Siskiyou DISTRICT: Subdivision 1 ENUMERATOR: J. W. Bride 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 Chaine Mary 29 F . . M France Sept. . Premature Death Sudden Sub 1 2 Moore Cha's. D. 38 M . . . Penn'a Dec. Clerk Consumption 4 years . 3 Bishop Nancy 30 F . . M Va. Oct. . Apoplexy Sudden . 4 Davis Charles 1/12 M . . . Cal. Mch. . Unknown 1 day . 5 Shone Jenne 3 F . . . Or. April . Scarlet Fever 3 days . 6 Herd Mary V. 18 F . . M Miss. Feb. . Child bed Fever 5 months . 7 Cain William 33 M . . . N. Y. April Miner Inflamatory Rhumatism 11 days . 8 Merendos Matilda 32 F . . . Brazil Feb. . Unknown 1 day . 9 Callock Henry 25 M . . . Me. Sept. Day Laborer Intemperance 2 days . 10 McCoy Jane 37 F . . M Ky. May . Unknown 11 days . 11 Hilt W. H. 1/12 M . . . Cal. Sept. . Unknown 11 days . 12 Smith W. V. 27 M . . . Ky Oct. Printer Typhoid Fever 17 days . 13 Unknown . . M . . . France Nov. Miner Accidentally, Falling Tree Sudden Page below blank ================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Siskiyou DISTRICT: Subdivision 2 ENUMERATOR: Charles McDermit FILE PAGE: 2 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 McCloud Lucy 2 F . . . California June . Ulceration of the bowels Internal 7 days Sub 2 2 Townsend John 6/12 M . . . California February . Accidental burning 6 weeks . 3 Oberlin Orifino 2 M . . . California October . Cholera Infantum 13 days . 4 De Long Sarah F. 2 F . . . California September . Accidental Scalding 1 day . 5 Basy Infant son 9 days M . . . California December . Inflamation of the brain 9 days . 6 Dejarlias Arsane 26 M . . . Canada October Farmer Accidentally killed by **** 6 days . 7 Combs Jesse 41 M . . M North Carolina October Farmer Consumption 2 years . 8 Schoeder Martin V. 1 M . . . California October . Bronchitis 1 day . 9 . Emma 22 F Ind . . California September Domestic Unknown 44 days . 10 Hale James 4 M . . . California November . Inflamation of the brain 5 days . 11 Phillips John A. 2 M . . . Oregon July . Congestive Chill 2 days . 12 Riggs Thomas J. 22 M . . . Tennessee November Miner Inflamation of the brain 5 days . 13 Burk Francis 2 M . . . California November . Cholera Infantum 4 days . 14 Farrington Arthur J. 1 M . . . California June . Disease of the brain 1 day . 15 Drummond Sarah J. 4/12 F . . . California February . Disease Unknown 3 days . 16 McCoy Amandana 18 F . . . Missouri May Seamstress Consumption 37 days . 17 Sawtell Thomas R. 3 M . . . California May . Scarlet Fever 1 day . 18 Camp Elijah 36 M . . M Pennsylvania September Ditch Agent Consumption 3 days . 19 O'Briam Francis 35 M . . M Ireland April Miner Tumour in the back 35 days . 20 Depuy S., Mrs. 36 F . . . New York June . Unknown . . 21 Benedict John 60 M . . . Germany June . Inflamation of ***** . . 22 Nichol Charles 35 M . . M Bavaria July Merchant Su . . 23 Wilson William 26 M . . . Canada July . Consumption . . 24 Hendy Flora 6 F . . . . July . Accidentally Killed . . 25 McGriffin Peter 36 M . . . Ireland July . Killed in a fight . . 26 Burton Ruben 29 M . . . Missouri July . Unknown . . 27 Hiesholzer John C. 37 M . . . Baden July . Unknown . . 28 Eads David C 24 M . . . Maine July . Consumption . . 29 Porter James 25 M . . . Missouri July Miner Killed by bank caving . . 30 . China woman 32 F Mon . . China July . Unknown . . 31 Sook Munn . M Mon . . China Sept. . Murdered . . 32 Sing Ah . M Mon . . China Sept. . Murdered . . 33 Huntin* Joseph D. 26 M . . . Ill. Oct. Farmer Mountain Fever . . 34 Burgess Infant son 2 M . . . Cal. Oct. . Cholera Infantum . . 35 Heffron John 27 M . . . Ireland Oct. . Inflamation of the Lungs . . ENUMERATOR REMARKS: The above 15 names I obtained from the city sexton the number of days each were ill is unknown. ================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Siskiyou DISTRICT: Subdivision 3 ENUMERATOR: Charles McDermit FILE PAGE: 3 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 Miller W'm. R. 36 M . . . Germany Oct. . Dropsey . Sub 3 2 Cummings George S. 30 M . . . Va. Nov. Lawyer Unknown . . 3 Yount Sengus 27 M Mon . . China Nov. . Unknown . . 4 Snyder James . M . . . N. York Dec. . Unknown . . 5 Dick Christopher 6 DAYS M . . . Cal. Dec. . Unknown . . 6 Nimble Thomas J. 45 M . . . England Dec. . Dropsey . . 7 Williamson C. B. 26 M . . . N. York Jan. . Enlargement of liver . . 8 Chinouk James 52 M Mon . . China Jan. . Unknown . . 9 Cortes Catharine 25 F . . . Mexico Jan. . Inflamation of lungs . . 10 Monion Louisa 34 F . . . Germany Feb. . Unknown . . 11 Wilson James 24 M . . . N. York April . Consumption . . 12 Spanks Bonete 34 M . . . Mexico April . Unknown . . 13 Son Ah 25 M Mon . . China April . Unknown . . 14 McClosky Margaret 17 F . . . La. April . Consumption . . 15 Shedman Henry 28 M . . . Germany May Miner Killed by bank falling . . 16 Cooley F. G. 1 M . . . Cal. May . Desease of the Lungs . . 17 Pert**** J. B. 33 M . . . Germany May . Unknown . . 18 Zeller Francis 44 M . . . Germany May . Unknown . Ends Siskiyou county ENUMERATOR REMARKS: The above 18 names I obtained from the city sexton the number of days each were ill is unknown ================================================================================================================================================================================== 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/ ==================================================================================================================================================================================