Tehama County, CA 1870 Mortality Census http://www.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ca/tehama/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for entire county) 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 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 1870 MICROFILM #: T655 STATE CALIFORNIA (Microfilm 132 at the California State Library) COUNTY TEHAMA SCHEDULE 3.--Persons who DIED during the Year ending May 31, 1870 The 1870 Mortality census year begins June 1, 1869 and ends May 31, 1870 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---------------------------- Transcriber's Note: The enumerator did not record the family numbers. This blank column has been omitted from this transcription. ======================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS YEAR: 1870 Mortality STATE: CA COUNTY: Tehama DIVISION: not stated FILE PAGE NO: 1 HANDWRITTEN PAGE: 316 ENUMERATOR: Harry Collins ======================================================================================================================================================================== FOREIGN-BORN MONTH DISEASE-OR LN# LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR M/W BIRTH-PLACE FATHER MOTHER DIED OCCUPATION CAUSE-OF-DEATH TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ======================================================================================================================================================================== 1 Murdock A. 19 M W S New York . . Novenb'r. Farmer Pneumonia Family numbers were not recorded. 2 Freeman May 65 F W M Penn'a. . . April At home Pneumonia . 3 Freeman John 2 weeks M W . California . . M'ch. At home Pneumonia . 4 Ryan Sam'l 30 M I S California . . May Laborer Consumption . 5 Black Cha's. 49 M W M Kentucky . . May Farmer Pneumonia . 6 Newman May 40 F W M Kentucky . . Dec. . Consumption . 7 Gummel Rob't. 6/12 M W . California . . June . Inflammation bowels . 8 Brophy May R. 45 F W M Illinois X X June . Rheumatism . 9 Hickman Qusella 12 F W . California . . April . Diphtheria . 10 Scott Bee 4 M W . California . . Dec. . Diphtheria . 11 Owens Maggie E. 2 6/12 F W . California X X Oct. . Diphtheria . 12 Hickman Forest 2 6/12 M W . California . . July . Measles . 13 Hooker Cora 4/12 F W . California . . April . Pneumonia . 14 Gerke Louisa 40 F W M Baden Ger. . . July . Intermittent fever . 15 Parker Margaret 22 F W M Penn'a. . . July . Child birth . 16 Kennedy Elizebeth 2/12 F W . California . . Nov. . Burned . 17 Lunning Ja's. L. 61 M W M Prussia . . Oct. Hotel keeper Intemperance . 18 Esbep Desty Jane 17 F W S Iowa . . Sept. . Typhoid fever First name could be Derty. 19 Sleeth Marietta 4 F W . California . . Jan'y. . Diptheria . 20 Potter Geo. L. 38 M W M New York . . May Merchant Consumption . 21 Cauble Margaret 13 F W . Illinois . . July . Diphtheria . 22 Curry May E. 1 2/12 F W . California . . Aug. . Diptheria . 23 Sanden Abram B. 35 M W S Wisconsin . . Aug. Farmer Consumption . 24 Jackson Lucretia 23 F W M Ohio . . Sept. . Consumption . 25 Eggleton Blodget 40 M W M Illinois . . Jan'y. Farmer Typhoid fever . 26 McQuillan Rob't. 32 M W S New York X X M'ch. Carpenter Brain inflam. . 27 Daris John 40 M W . Tenna. . . M'ch. Farmer Pneumonia . 28 Campbell Ja's. S. 35 M W . New York . . June Saloon keeper Consumption . 29 Ruff J. A. 56 M W M Virginia . . May Physician Pneumonia . 30 Doll J. Granville 38 M W M Indiana . . Nov. Lawyer Consumption . 31 Cullen Cha's. 43 M W M Ireland . . June Laborer Typhoid fever . 32 Kraft Ida F. 4 F W . California . . Aug. . Diptheria . 33 Schroeder Ella Eliza 1 2/12 F W . California . . April . Pneumonia . 34 Phillips Andrew 64 M W W Tenna. . . Aug. Farmer Paralysis, Palsy Ends Tehama 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/ ========================================================================================================================================================================