Sonoma County, CA 1860 Mortality Census https://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/sonoma/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 SONOMA 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: Sonoma DISTRICT: Annally Twp. ENUMERATOR: Job Cash 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 Gossage Martha 28 F . . M Indiana Sept . chronic dysentery 60 . 2 Scott Elizabeth 13 F . . S Missouri May . consumption 3 years . 3 Smith James M 1 M . . . California May . fell in the well . . 4 Turner Luhetta 47 F . . M Virginia April . Appoletic fitt Sudden . 5 Read William M 2 M . . . California June . Putrid sore throat 14 . 6 Dunahue Margaret 18 F . . S New York June . consumption 100 . 7 Buckley Hugh 1 M . . . California July . convulsions 14 . 8 Wells Elizabeth 35 F . . M Ohio May . confinement 60 . 9 Gazzle Mary J 1 F . . . California Sept . Inflamation of the Brain 18 . 10 Freshour Jane 50 F . . M Virginia May . consumption 3 years . 11 Sewell Lucy A 24 F . . M Missouri Sept . consumption 6 months . 12 Arthur Ella 2 F . . . California July . conjestion of the brain 30 Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sonoma DISTRICT: Petaluma, Vallejo & Sonoma Twp. ENUMERATOR: A. P. Overton 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 . . 2/12 M . . . California June . Croup 5 ds . 2 Lightner Malinda 9 F . . . Missouri Dec'b'r . Typhoid Fever 7 ds . 3 Lahy William 3/12 M . . . California May . Teething 4 ds . 4 Wilcox Henrietta 3 F . . . New York August . Typhoid Fever 7 ds . 5 Wilsey W'm F 11/12 M . . . California August . Typhoid Fever 5 ds . 6 Murray John 35 M . . M Scotland April . Heart Disease 7 ds . 7 Am*w Lucinda 11/12 F . . . Cal June . Ereeyphaly 50 ds Amon? Amos? 8 Douglas Freeman 2 M . . . Cal Dec'b'r . Typhoid Fever 14 ds . 9 Fenger Margaret 18 F . . M Ireland April . Child Birth 2 ds . 10 Gill Richard 13 M . . . Arkansas Nov'r . Typhoid Fever 5 ds . 11 Nanest Helena 3 F . . . Cal March . Sore Throat 1 d . 12 Church Lizzie S 2 F . . . Cal Aug't . Brane Fever 8 ds . 13 Cazine L M 40 M . . . Kentucky May Physician Consumption 2 years . 14 Lehman . 9/12 M . . . Cal March . Teething 21 ds . 15 Miller Milton 1 M . . . Cal Feb'y . Bleeding at Mouth 22 ds . 16 Myers . 4/12 F . . . Cal July . Brain Fever 2 ds . 17 Heyton Edgar 1 day M . . . Cal Feb'y . Child Birth 1 d . 18 Lightner Ella 9 F . . . Mo Dec'b'r . Typhoid Fever 14 ds . 19 Parsons Sam'l 1 M . . . Cal March . Brain Fever 21 ds . 20 McCarty Jerry 3 M . . . Cal Sept'r . Putrid Sore Throat 4 ds . 21 Cornell B Frank 30 M . . M New York May Laborer Arm blown off by cannon 14 ds . 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 24 Taylor Ralph A 11 M . . . Mo March . Lung Fever 35 ds Begin Vallejo Township 25 Taylor . 1/12 F . . . Cal Feb'y . Not Known 30 ds . 26 Hopper Benj 1 M . . . Cal Oct'r . Teething 4 ds . 27 Patterson Frances 3 F . . . Cal Oct'r . Flux 14 ds . 28 Holman Frank 38 M . . . Ohio March Farmer Stone Cancer 6 mos . 29 Juste Lama 3 F . . . Cal Ap'l . Burned by clothes taking on fire 4 hrs . 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . Line blank 31 Ranschest Elenora 5 F . . . Cal Oct'r . Scarlet Fever 5 ds Begin Sonoma Township 32 Ranschest Amanda B 2 F . . . Cal Oct'r . Scarlet Fever 5 ds . 33 Cox John T 60 M . . M Sou Carolina May Minister Heart Disease 11 weeks . 34 Crowder W K 20 M . . . Virginia March Lab'r By Accident Instant Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sonoma DISTRICT: Santa Rosa Twp. ENUMERATOR: A. C. Bledsoe 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 Mead Geo. 8/12 M . . . California Oct'r . Dysentery 6 . 2 Borer Mary Ann 1 F . . . California Nov. . Dyptheria 14 . 3 Shane Isaac Homer 8/12 M . . . California Jan'y. . Dyptheria 7 . 4 McCullough S. E. 37 F . . M Virginia April . Ovarian Tumor 1460 . 5 Fulkerson Dicy Ann 24 F . . M Kentucky April . Consumption 240 . 6 Cox John T. 60 M . . M S. Carolina May Min. M. E. C. South Dropsy 77 . 7 Eliason W'm. A. 4 M . . . California Dec'r. . Inflamation Brain 14 . 8 Clark Samu'l. G. 30 M . . M Tennessee Nov. Stock Trader Typhoid Fever 30 . 9 Harris Alice Clara 6 F . . . Nebraska Territory May . Scrofula & Consumption 547 . 10 Stone John 22 M . . M Kentucky Nov. Farmer Typhoid Fever 49 . 11 Peterson N. B. 40 M . . . N. Carolina Jan'y. Min. M. E. Church South Yellow Fever 14 . 12 Mays W'm. Henry 4 M . . . Missouri Jan'y. . Dropsy 90 . 13 Cock Joseph 5 M . . . California Oct'r. . Dyptheria 10 . 14 Griffith Ja's. R. 3 M . . . California Nov. . Dyptheria 7 . 15 Meachain Alonzo 1/12 M . . . California Jan'y . Unknown 1 . 16 Evans Elizabeth 56 F . . M England May . Dropsy 300 . 17 Strong Henry S. 1 M . . . California April . Dyptheria 14 . 18 Fulton Jessee 30 M . . . Indiana Sept'r. Farmer Abscess on Liver 365 . 19 Wiseman Johnson 35 M . . M Virginia April Farmer Typhoid Fever 6 . 20 Caldwell Sarah E. 7 F . . . Missouri Jan'y. . Dyptheria 5 Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sonoma DISTRICT: Washington Twp. ENUMERATOR: S. U. Wilson FILE PAGE: 4 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 Dittemore Tho's 10 M . . . Missouri Aug'st. . Dyptheria 11 . 2 Dittemore H. E. 8 F . . . Missouri July . Dyptheria 6 . 3 Dittemore L C 6 M . . . California June . Dyptheria 5 . 4 Dittemore A P 4 M . . . California June . Dyptheria 4 . 5 Breedlove F 7 M . . . Missouri June . Dyptheria 4 . 6 Breedlove Isaac 5 M . . . Missouri Sept'r . Dyptheria 47 . 7 Price C H 4 M . . . California June . Dyptheria 5 . 8 Thompson Malinda 65 F . . . Pennsylvania Dec'b'r . Liver Complaint 60 . 9 Weidersham H 1 M . . . California May . Inflamation Brain . . 10 Furgerson M. M 11 F . . . California May . Inflamation Brain 7 . 11 Yung M J. 7/12 F . . . California Sept'r . Inflamation Brain 7 . 12 Rice A. 1 M . . . California Sept'r . Consumption 14 . 13 Cozgens Louisa 5 F . . . California June . Consumption 21 . 14 Eli Edw'd S 1/12 M . . . California April . Affection of Heart 14 . 15 Eubank M. A 41 F . . . Kentucky June . Disease of Lungs 60 . 16 Hagler M 33 M . . . Germany May Farmer Gun Shot 2 Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sonoma DISTRICT: Russian River Twp. ENUMERATOR: A. C. Bledsoe FILE PAGE: 5 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 Helm Olena C. 5 F . . . California July . Dyptheria 8 . 2 Helm Zelda Ann 3 F . . . California Sept'r. . Burn 44 . 3 Garner Gilbert R. 8/12 M . . . California Jan'y. . Dysentery 11 . 4 Poole Mary Ann 31 F . . M Kentucky July . Consumption 60 . 5 Spear Emma J. 15 F . . . Illinois Oct'r. . Dyptheria 6 . 6 Critchfield Betty E. 1 F . . . California June . Bronchitis 120 Page blank below ============================================================================================================================================================================================ CENSUS YEAR: 1860 STATE: CA COUNTY: Sonoma DISTRICT: Mendocino Twp. ENUMERATOR: A. C. Bledsoe FILE PAGE: 6 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 3 ============================================================================================================================================================================================ 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 Gordon William L. 21 M . . . Missouri Nov. Farmer Typhoid Pneumonia 14 . 2 Mahan Allison 1/12 M . . . California June . Croup 1 . 3 Easley Emily 11/12 F . . . California Feb'ry. . 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