Los Angeles County Death Records
Mission Mortuary Records
Mission Mortuary was located at 911 Venice Blvd. in downtown Los Angeles about where the Santa Monica and Harbor Interchange now stands. It was originally called Le Cheminant Morturary after the owner W.D. Le Cheminant. The name was changed to Mission Mortuary on the spring of 1938. The first entry in Book I is 22 January 1924 and the last in, Book VII, 27 September 1945.
Transcribed by Linda Jackson
May 13, 2008
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Pasadena Mortuary Records
These records are from the original record book of a Pasadena, California, mortuary that is no longer in existence. All deaths occurred in Pasadena unless otherwise stated.
Transcribed by Laurie Houlihan
June 2008
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Los Angeles Deaths June 1849-May 1850
Transcribed by Linda Jackson
August 18, 2008
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Los Angeles County Death Index 1873
Transcribed by Laurie Houlihan
May 1, 2008
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- Overview of 1873 Death Index
- A Thru Z
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LOS ANGELES COUNTY
CALIFORNIA
DEATHS
1873 - 1899by
Margaret J. SchulzINTRODUCTION
This index was typed from microfilm copies of the Los Angeles County death records. The material was then proofread both from the film and, where the entries were difficult or impossible to decipher, from the books located at the Department of Health in Norwalk, California.
Surnames were frequently spelled in several different ways. These names have been copied exactly the way they were written. If the names [especially given names] were abbreviated in the document, they were also abbreviated in this index. If the spelling of the name was not clear, a (?) was posted after the name to so indicate. Where the place of birth is listed as a city or town in CA, this name stands alone. If the town is in any other state, the 2 letter abbreviation for that state was placed after the name of the town or city. If a cell is left blank, it is because there was nothing written there.
On some of the pages the “race” was not filled in, and the ditto marks, which appeared on most of the pages, were omitted. However, from the way it is presented, it appears likely that the clerk meant “white” to be assumed where nothing else was written. The ditto marks occur for about 1/3 of the page and then stop. The clerk used this method from the “Bs” forward. . The word “White” has therefore been written for those persons.
Throughout the index it was impossible to determine if the clerk was making an error or whether the information was given to him incorrectly. For example, the cases where an obvious female was called a male or vice versa, or where a child was “married”. On some occasions the clerk would underline the obviously incorrect information, leading to the assumption that it was given to him that way. In all cases the data was copied as it appeared in the record. For this reason, it is necessary for the reader to interpret the information with caution.
If an entry was obviously a duplicate, and all of the information for the two entries was the same, the second entry was omitted. However, if there was any variation, such as the spelling of the name, or the place of birth, both entries have been included.
In the cases where the cause of death was “stillborn”, this information has been included in the age column. If the cause of death was “premature birth”, and no age was given, then “stillborn” was again entered as the age.
It appears that most, if not all, of the surnames which were preceded by a “de” were listed under the letter of the rest of the name, rather than on the “D” page. For example Magdalina de Sandoval was listed on the “S” page. This practice was not totally consistent, so the reader needs to check under both letters. There were also occasions in which it was unclear whether the name had been alphabetized by the surname or given name. In these cases the person was listed both ways.
The clerk was inconsistent when stating the “race” of many Asians. Sometimes “Mongolian” was entered and sometimes “White”. Also with Latinos, sometimes “Spanish” or “Mexican” would appear, and sometimes “White”.
In the “Nativity” column it was sometimes difficult to determine which state was intended. An example is the abbreviation “Me”. “Mo” is Missouri, but it was not clear whether “Me” was just an unclosed “Mo” or meant Maine. It was assumed to be Maine if it appeared to be “Me”. Also, when “Ver” appeared, and it was unclear whether it meant Vermont or Virginia [with an undoted “i”]. it , again, was assumed to be Vermont. If it was definitely “Vir”, Virginia [VA] was entered.
Transcribed by Laurie Houlihan
June 2008
Donated by: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, San Luis Obispo Co., California
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