Part of the Charles Herbert Crookson Collection
Deaths
listed in
Chronological History of Principal Events
from July 1st, 1867 to September 1st, 1868
in the 1868 San Francisco City Directory

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July 3, 1867 A little girl named March was fatally burned by her clothes taking fire from a lighted match.
July 4, 1867 The body of a Mulatto boy, named John BROWN, was found in the Bay at the foot of Fourth Street.
July 5, 1867 A man named HARRINGTON was suffocated by impure air in a swere on Howard street.
July 9, 1867 James SPRUANCE, a prominent merchant of Jan [sic.] Francisco and a pioneer Californian, died at Warm Springs.
July 10, 1867 Pierre LOMBAT, a patient in the French Hospital, committed suicide by cutting his throat.
July 11, 1867 A woman known as Selina BOUCLET was murdered in her house on the corner of Washington Street and Waverly Place.
July 12, 1867 C.A. EHRENPFORT a native of Hanover, aged 63 years, was crushed to death at the corner of Fremont and Mission Streets.
July 15, 1867 A man named Edward C. PHILLIPS was killed by falling under the wheels of a sand car on Market Street.
July 16, 1867 A man named Samuel TRASK died very suddenly at 39 Clay Street from disease of the heart.
July 17, 1867 A man named Christian GRAF was drowned in the Bay near Point San Jose.
July 18, 1867 Col. James MILLER, who served with distinction during the war, was found dead in his bed at the What Cheer House, aged 25 years.
July 19, 1867 Edward DEVLIN was run over by a coal cart on Howard Street, and instantly killed.
July 22, 1867 The body of a man named John BYORKMAN was found in the bay near Washington Street Wharf.
July 23, 1867 The body of an unknown man was found in the bay off pier 24 Stewart Street.
July 23, 1867 Daniel BRYAN fell from the yard of the bark Arva into the bay, and was drowned.
July 23, 1867 A German named H. LARGEN committed suicide at the What Cheer House by shooting himself in the mouth.
July 23, 1867 John Q. PIPER, a pioneer Californian, and a prominent member of the I.O.O.F., died aged aged [sic.] 43 years.
July 29, 1867 Nathan T. JOSE, a native of Maine, committed suicide by hanging himself in a house, near the norther end of Long Bridge.
July 30, 1867 Samuel C. HOPKINS, a well known and highly respected citizen, committed suicide in a store on Sacramento street, by shooting himself in the head with a piston.  Age 38 years.
July 30, 1867 J.H. BACHELDER died suddenly, while eating breakfast at the Miners' Restaurant
July 30, 1867 A man named HILL died very suddenly at the New England House.
Aug. 1, 1867 A German named John SCHULTZ, aged about 20 years, was found dead in the rear of the City Hall.
Aug. 1, 1867 The remains of a drowned man named Daniel O'BRYAN were found on the beach, at Black Point.
Aug. 2, 1867 A man named Peter LARSEN was knocked overboard from the sloop Blackhawk, by the boom, and was drowned.
Aug. 3, 1867 The body of a man named Wiegmann SIEMERS, aged 32 years (supposed to have committed suicide), was found in the the [sic.] Odd Fellows' Cemetery.
Aug. 5, 1867 A man named Henry TERRY, aged 60 years, was found dead in his bed at the Portsmouth House.
Aug. 6, 1867 A man named Louis ASENOULS, who was shot by Officer LYNES, while trying to escape from custody, died in the County Hospital.
Aug. 9, 1867 The body of an unknown man was found on the summit of the high peak about a mile southwest of St. Mary's College.
Aug. 12, 1867 Chauncey KANE and Barney McGIRR were thrown from a buggy on Clay Street, and the latter fatally injured.
Aug. 13, 1867 Captain Henry AMES, an old resident of San Francisco, was run over on Davis street by a heavily laden truck and instantly killed.
Aug. 15, 1867 Herrman GREENHOOD, of the firm of GREENHOOD & NEWBAUER, a prominent merchant, died very suddenly, aged 42 years.
Aug. 16, 1867 A boy named Andrew BALLINGER was run over by a cart near Brannan Street Bridge, and almost instantly killed.
Aug. 19, 1867 Henry MOLLOY, aged forty-two years, was found dead in his bed.
Aug. 20, 1867 A man named John ANDREWS committed suicide at No. 15 Second Street, by swallowing laudanum.
Aug. 20, 1867 A woman named Lizzie MORRISON fell dead in her room, on the corner of Broadway and Kearny Streets.
Aug. 26, 1867 Capt. William PIERCE, and William DRISCOLL, fell down the hatchway of the barque Chalmette, the latter meeting with fatal injury.
Aug. 26, 1867 A boy named James KENNEY, was drowned in a pond, near the corner of Larkin and Post Streets.
Aug. 26, 1867 A German named Henry MILLER, was thrown from a buggy and fatally injured.
Aug. 31, 1867 Joseph DELLAPLANE, a pioneer Californian and prominent merchant died, aged 49 years.
Sept. 2, 1867 Capt. WISE of the schooner Flora, fell overboard and was drowned.
Sept. 4, 1867 News received of the death of James A. McDOUGALL, U.S. Senator from California.
Sept. 5, 1867 J.E. KING while threshing grain near the twelve mile station on the San Jose road, was dragged into the machine and instantly killed.
Sept. 7, 1867 A man named Thomas GRIGSTON, attempted suicide by cutting his throat.
Sept. 10, 1867 Capt. R.J. VANDEWATER, a prominent citizen of San Francisco, died suddenly, aged 70 years.
Sept. 12, 1867 A man named BALLIN was gored to death by a bull at the Presidio.
Sept. 13, 1867 A sailor named John DAY fell overhboard from the sloop Chelsea Smith, and was drowned.
Sept. 14, 1867 A woman named Catharine O'CONNOR, resideing on the Ocean House Road, while in a fit, fell face downward in a small pool of water and was drowned.
Sept. 16, 1867 CHarles H. PEARSE, a merchant of this city, aged 30 years, was drowned at Santa Cruz.
Sept. 17, 1867 Edwin HALL, aged 48 years, a pioneer citizen, was struck on the head by a cold-tub at Pacific Street Wharf, and fatally injured.
Sept. 19, 1867 The body of a female infant was found on Brooklyn Place near Sacramento Street.
Sept. 22, 1867 A man named David MURPHY fell dead from the bursing of a blood vessel, while walking on O'Farrell Street.
Sept. 23, 1867 A man named P.C. JONES, aged fifty years, died suddenly at the Washington House.
Sept. 23, 1867 A man named Alexander BOWMAN was knocked overboard by the mainsheet of the sloop Eliza, and drowned.
Sept. 23, 1867 A man named Sylvanus PARKER fell dead while walking in fron of the County Hospital.
Sept. 24, 1867 Captain William E. SCRIBER fell from the second story window of a house on Second Street and was fatally injured.
Sept. 27, 1867 A man named Peter BLACKHAUS died from apoplexy while sitting in a chair at the corner of Pacific and Davis Streets.
Sept. 27, 1867 John LOKER, second mate of the steamer Chrysopolis, died suddenly of hemorrhage of the lungs, aged 44 years.
Sept. 29, 1867 A man named H.S. FENNELL died very suddenly in his room at the Adams House.
Sept. 30, 1867 The body of Alexander BOWMAN was found floating in the Bay, at the foot of Stockton Street.
Sept. 30, 1867 A man named Nicholas RASH, aged 35 years, was instatnly killed by the caving of a bank at the north end of Russian Hill.
Oct. 3, 1867 Mr. J.B. DELABIGNE, aged 75 years, a prominent merchant of San Francisco, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head.
Oct. 3, 1867 Wilson POTTER, aged 19 years, was run over by a train of cars on the San Jose Road, and instatnly killed.
Oct. 5, 1867 A colored man named Henry DAVIS was drowned at India Dock.
Oct. 6, 1867 Michael WALSH was shot by a man named Thomas BYRNES, in a saloon on the corner of Jackson and Kearney Streets.
Oct. 6, 1867 A man named TIFEL was drowned in the Bay, near Goat Island, by the capsizing of a boat.
Oct. 8, 1867 James Henry WADE, an ex-member of the State Senate, died from the effects of lock-jaw, aged 46 years.
Oct. 11, 1867 A man named Bernhardt FEHNEMANN committed suicide at 423 East Street, by swallowing strychnine.
Oct. 12, 1867 Michael WALSH, who was shot by Thomas BYRNES, died at St. Mary's Hospital.
Oct. 12, 1867 A man named John BROWN, aged 37 years, dropped dead while sitting at a table in a saloon on Pacific Street.
Oct. 14, 1867 Juan MORELOS was shot on Jackson Street by a Chileno woman.
Oct. 14, 1867 James KENNEDY was stabbed on Beale Street by a man named JORDAN.
Oct. 14, 1867 J. Wason THOMAS, a son of Gen. THOMAS, U.S.A., died suddenly of an epiloptic fit at the What Cheer House.
Oct. 17, 1867 William IRWIN, aged 52 years, died very suddenly of apoplexy.
Oct. 17, 1867 A woman named QUINN died suddenly while on a drunken spree in a house on Hunt Street.
Oct. 18, 1867 Oliver H. RAND, aged 54 years, died very suddenly at his residence on California Street.
Oct. 19, 1867 A.M. CHAPELLE, a well known real estate dealer, aged 57 years, committed suicide by jumping from the Oakland ferry boat, while suffering from a temporary aberration of mind.
Oct. 21, 1867 The body of an unknown man was found in the bay near Lime Point.
Oct. 22, 1867 The body of a man named Patrick HAYNE, aged about 60 years, was found in the bay near the boot of Fifth Street.
Oct. 25, 1867 John FLINT, a pioneer printer on this coast, died aged 65 years.
Oct. 27, 1867 Capt. Chas. E. LOVETT, a pioneer citizen, died aged 57 years.
Oct. 28, 1867 The body of a female infant was found floating in the bay off Mission Street Wharf.
Oct. 28, 1867 Isador WILLIAMS was stabbed by William SMITH at the Four-Mile House, on the Old San Jose Road.
Oct. 28, 1867 Joseph McGREGOR, a pioneer citizen, died aged 55 years.
Oct. 29, 1867 Capt. HEPBURNE, aged 47 years, was found dead in his bed at the Cosmopolitan Hotel.
Oct. 29, 1867 Capt. E. HOWES, a well known citizen, died at his residence on Devisadero Street.
Nov. 2, 1867 The body of a colored man named William HITCHINGS, was found in the Bay near Greenwich Street Wharf.
Nov. 5, 1867 William Carey JONES, a prominent lawyer and old resident died, aged 51 years.
Nov. 5, 1867 The body of A. Marius CHAPELLE, was found floating in the bay, near Blossom Rock.
Nov. 13, 1867 Dr. William J. KNOX, an old Californian and member of the State Senate, died at the Lick House, age 47, years.
Nov. 17, 1867 A man named Henry LARKIN, aged about 60 years, was found dead in his room at Trinity Place.
Nov. 18, 1867 John BLAKE was instantly killed by the caving of a bank at the corner of Vallejo and Polk Streets.
Nov. 19, 1867 The body of an infant party hidden in the sand, was found near the corner of Sutter and Octavia Streets.
Dec. 4, 1867 Mrs. J. GATELY was fatally burned by her clothes taking fire, at the Brooklyn Hotel, corner Broadway and Sansom Streets.
Dec. 10, 1867 Patrick Henry DALY, Supervisor from the Third Ward, died, aged 97 years.
Dec. 15, 1867 Charles COWLEY and Henry McKITTERICK were drowned in the bay by the capsizing of a boat.
Dec. 15, 1867 The body of a man named Ferdinand OSWALD was found floating in the bay near Fort Point.
Dec. 15, 1867 Chas. BARBEOUCH was fatally stabbed by a Chinaman in Sullivan's Alley.
Dec. 16, 1867 A man named Thomas MURPHY was found dead in his bed at the United Stated Hotel.
Dec. 20, 1867 An altercation relating to business affairs took place between J. EISNER and H. ROBITACHECK, resulting in the death of the former and wounding of the latter.
Dec. 22, 1867 J. Wells KELLY died suddenly from apoplexy at the corner of Clay and Montgomery Streets.
Dec. 24, 1867 Moses C. NICHOLS, a pioneer Californian died, aged 51 years.
Dec. 25, 1867 Jose SILVA was fatally injured during a fracas in a house in an alley running from Braodway to Pacific Street.
Dec. 27, 1867 The body of a man named John CUNNINGHAM was found in the bay at Meiggs' Wharf.
Dec. 31, 1867 Lieutenant-Colonel Edward McGARRY, aged 48 years, committed suicide in this room at the Occidental Hotel, by cutting his throat with a pocket knife.
Dec. 31, 1867 News received of the death of Commodore WATKINS.
Jan. 3, 1868 Silas MERRILI, mate of the bark Huntsville, died suddenly from apoplexy, at Stewart Street Wharf.
Jan. 3, 1868 Henri BERNARD dropped dead at the corner of Stockton and Vallejo Streets.
Jan. 5, 1868 Peter SHANDLER committed suicide by drowning himself in the bay, near the foot of Vallejo Street.
Jan. 6, 1868 A woman named Catharine REGAN was fatally burned in her room, on Noble Street, by her clothes taking fire.
Jan. 8, 1867 A colored man named John THOMAS was found dead in his bed on Belden Place.
Jan. 16, 1868 Wm. WRIGHT was found dead in his room at 737 Howard Street.
Jan. 18, 1868 The body of Samuel COHN was found floating in the Bay near Black Point.
Jan. 19, 1868 The body of Terrence MURPHY was found in the Bay near Meiggs' Wharf.
Jan. 20, 1868 D.W. WALTON, a pioneer Californian, died suddenly, aged 42 years.
Jan. 20, 1868 The body of a man was found floating in the Bay off North Point. 
Jan. 21, 1868 Jack HAMILTON died in the County Jail from apoplexy.
Jan. 22, 1868 Charlotte BISSELL fell dead from apoploxy in a house on Sutter Street.
Jan. 23, 1868 P. GERBARDY fell dead as he was retiring to bed at the St. Louis House.
Jan. 24, 1868 J. NAGLEE was found dead in his bed, corner Sutter and Larkin Street.
Jan. 31, 1868 J.B. DOCHEY dropped dead on Kearny Street.
Feb. 1, 1868 Augustus TITTEL, a pioneer Californian, died suddenly, aged 46 years.
Feb. 3, 1868 A man named MUSON was instantly killed by being thrown from a buggy on the Cliff House road.
Feb. 7, 1868 Albert MARSH fell into the bay, bud died soon after his rescue.
Feb. 8, 1868 Dr. Johnson PRICE, formerly Secretary of State, and an ex-member of the State Senate, died, aged 45 years.
Feb. 11, 1868 A woman named Mary CUNNINGHAM died in the County Hospital, from the effects of poison.
Feb. 12, 1868 An unknown man was found dead in his bed at the Hibernia House, on Davis Street.
Feb. 12, 1868 Mrs. E.F. GOUGH was found dead in her bed, at 107  
Sansom Street.
Feb. 14, 1868 Z. SPINNEY died suddenly while sitting in a saloon on Sutter Street.
Feb. 15, 1868 The body of D.T. RAYMOND, aged 58, a pioneer Californian, and highly respected citizen, was found in the bay, at the foot of Union Street.
Feb. 16, 1868 F.B. WHITE, one of the pioneers of the theatrical profession in this State, died suddenly, aged 51 years.
Feb. 18, 1868 The body of Thomas FLETCHER was found in Mission Creek.
Feb. 20, 1868 The body of an unknown man was found floating in the bay.
Feb. 21, 1868 The body of Anson COX was found in the bay near the foot of Mission Street.
Feb. 24, 1868 William McCANDLESS was run over by a heavily laden wagon, and fatally injured.
Feb. 28, 1868 Isaac PINNER, an old resident of San Francisco, committed suicide, at 614 Montgomery Street, by taking poison.
March 1, 1868 A man named HALEY was instantly killed by falling from the roof of a house on Third Street.
March 8, 1868 The body of Louis SIEGFELDT, a native of Germany, was found floating in the bay at North Beach.
March 11, 1868 Mrs. Clara BALL, was drowned in the bay, near Hunter's Point, by the capsizing of a sail boat.
March 19, 1868 Two men were instantly killed and one seriously injured by the falling of a brick wall on the corner of California and Battery Streets.
March 22, 1868 The body of a sailor named Charles JOHNSON was found floating in the Bay at the foot of Clay Street.
March 28, 1868 The body of Richard HENNESSY was found in the Bay at the foot of Folsom Street
April 1, 1868 James RYAN was killed by the caving in of a sewer at the corner of Post and Leavenworth Streets.
April 2, 1868 William H. ABELL, a prisoner in the dock of the Police Court suddenly drew a razor and cut his throat, inflicting a mortal wound.
April 2, 1868 The body of Frederick FABINASE, a German, was found in the Bay.
April 9, 1868 E.H. HOWARD, aged 38 years, a highly respected citizen, was found dead in his room, in the Mercantile Library Building.
April 11, 1868 Manual OCHOA, a native of Sonora, Mexico, died in the County Hospital, aged 104 years.
April 12, 1868 George A. HUDSON, a pioneer Californian, died of pneumonia, aged 58 years.
April 14, 1868 A.L. PEACH, a pioneer Californian and a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, ided, aged 42 years.
April 15, 1868 The body of George WRIGHT, a boy 10 years of age, was found in the Bay at the foot of Main Street.
April 17, 1868 A laborer named J. BURKE was instatnly killed by falling from a scaffold, at the corner of Fourth and Bryant Streets.
April 18, 1868 Maurice WEILL, aged 29 years, was killed by being thrown from a horse on the Cliff House road.
APril 20, 1868 A man named KEATING died suddenly from apoplexy, in a stable on Chesley Street
April 23, 1868 James W. BINGHAM, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, died of consumption, aged 47 years.
April 23, 1868 J.W. WRIGHT was found dead in his room at the Seymour House.
April 25, 1868 The body of D.H. POOLE, who committed suicide by jumping from the Pacific Street Wharf into the bay, was found on the beach near Fort Point.
May 3, 1868 A sailor, named John WILLIAMS, was drowned at North Point.
May 4, 1868 The body of Jasper SPECHT was found in the bay, near the foot of Vallejo Street.
May 8, 1868 A boy, named George REED, was run over by Hose Cart No. 3, and almost instantly killed.
May 9, 1868 The body of Margaret HARRIS was found in the bay, near Folsom Street Wharf.
May 12, 1868 A soldier, named CHOLYER, committed suicide at the Presidio by hanging himself.
May 14, 1868 George FREEMAN, a native of England, aged 50 years, was found dead in his bed, at the corner of Main and Harrison Streets.
 May 16, 1868 Edoard H. HIRSTEL, a well-known and highly respected citizen, died suddenly, aged 46 years.
May 19, 1868 A woman, named Sarah NELSON, a natie of Ireland, died at her residence on Brannan Street, from the effects of poison, taken by mistake.
May 21, 1868 A boy named William LARGIN was run over by a car on Turk Street near Hyde, and instantly killed.
May 22, 1868 A seaman named C.T. ALLEN was drowned in the Bay, near Howard Street Wharf.
May 24, 1868 The remains of the late Senator McDOUGALL were deposited in the family vault in Lone Mountain Cemetery.
May 25, 1868 The body of John McMANUS was found in the Bay at the foot of Green Street.
May 29, 1868 J.W. SULLIVAN, a pioneer Californian and highly respected citizen, died, aged 42 years.
May 30, 1868 John PALMER was shot and mortally wounded by Thomas BROOKBANKS, at the Montgomery House on Mission Street.
June 7, 1868 An old man named WYMAN was run over by a car on the Central Railroad, and instatnly killed.
June 8, 1868 Nelson YOUNG, aged 60 years, dropped dead in front of his house on Larkin Street.
June 9, 1868 John PALMER, who was shot in an affray with Thomas BROOKBANKS, died from the effects of his wound.
June 10, 18658 Hon. Samuel W. INGE, ex-member of Congress from Alabama, and formerly U.S. District Attorney for California, died, aged 55 years.
June 17, 1868 A Frenchman named Francis BREMEL was fatally injured by being thrown from a horse on Jackson Street, near Montgomery.
June 19, 1868 William HOWES, aged 24 years, was instantly killed at the Mechanics' Fair Pavillion, by falling from a scaffold.
June 20, 1868 The body of a man named Emile FAGOT was found suspended to a tree in Laurel Hill Cemetery.
June 21, 1868 John W.A. GILMOR, a prominent broker, died, aged 38 years.
June 22, 1868 The bodies of William BANNISTER and James RILEY were found on the beach on Goat Island.
June 23, 1868 Thomas HILL, a prominent member of the Board of Stockbrokers, and formerly Secretary of the California Senate, died, aged 41 years.
June 25, 1868 Benjamin MITCHELL, aged 49 years, was found dead in a house on Spear Street.
June 29, 1868 Mrs. Ellen C. DIX committed wuicide at No. 509 Dupont Street, by shooting herself through the heart with a pistol.
June 29, 1868 A man named Charles GILLINGHAM committed suicide at the Golden Gate Hotel, by taking an overdose of morphine.
July 1, 1868 J.P. PULASKI committed suicide at the Oregon House on Commercial Street by taking morphine.
July 1, 1868 The body of Oloff MATTSON, aged 9 years, was found in the bay near pier No. 2 Stewart Street.
July 9, 1868 A woman named Annie ALDRICH was found dead in her bed at Gailhard's Hotel.
July 10, 1868 Captain Robert H. PEARSON, a pioneer steamship commander of this coast, died, aged 51.
July 13, 1868 A girl, named Mary KENNY, residing in the house, perished in the flames;  and her brother, a lad of 17 years, was severely burned while attempting to rescue her.
July 13, 1868 B.S. BLOTZ, a pioneer of 1849, and a member of the San Francisco Police Department since 1852, died at Warm Springs.
July 22, 1868 Captain Phil SMITH, a pioneer Californian, died in the City and County Hospital, aged about 40 years.
July 25, 1868 Joseph DAVIS, a native of England, aged 61 years, committed suicide by taking poison.
Aug. 4, 1868 Captain Charles LISCOM, a pioneer of 1848, died suddenly at the Russ House, aged 55 years.
Aug. 6, 1868 Captain Roland GELSTON, a pioneer Californian, died, aged 67 years.
Aug. 10, 1868 August JOHNSON, a native of Prussia, aged 42 years, was found dead in his room on Leidesdorff Street.
Aug. 12, 1868 Hiram PEARSON, a well known pioneer citizen, died, aged 57 years.
Aug. 12, 1868 Captain Henry S. BROWN, a pioneer of 1848, died of apoplexy, aged 63 years.
Aug. 16, 1868 The body of a male child about two months old was found burind in the sand in Yerba Buena Cemetery.
Aug. 18, 1868 The body of August ROCHART was found in the bay near Folsom Street Wharf.
Aug. 19, 1868 The body of a Frenchman, known by the name of Frank, was found hanging by the neck in his room on Pacific Street.
Aug. 20, 1868 A man named ROBINSON, a native of New York, dropped dead while at work on a farm on the San Bruno Road, near St. Mary's College.
Aug. 20, 1868 The body of a German named MILLER was found under a house on Francisco Street, between Powell and Mason.
Aug. 25, 1868 A woman named Mary HEIDENGER, boarding at the Tremont House, while in a fit of insantiy, killed her son aged eighteen months, by cutting his throat with a razor, and immediately after cut her own, inflicting a mortal wound.
Aug. 26, 1868 The body of an unknown man was found floating in the bay near Pleasant Rock.
Aug. 28, 1868 The body of an unknown man was found floating in the bay near North Point.
Aug. 30, 1868 CHUNG LOCK, a well known and highly respected Chinese merchant, died, aged 53 years.

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