TITLE: Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Commitments to State Mental Hospitals, 1862-1913.
SOURCE: Santa Cruz County Commitments to State Mental Hospitals, 1862-1913, spreadsheet published by Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History (SCMAH).
TRANSCRIBER: SCMAH.
NOTES: Republished here by permission of SCMAH. Formatting may be different from original source.
Santa Cruz County Commitments to State Mental Hospitals, 1862-1913
“This series contains the Santa Cruz County Court Commitment paperwork for 118 individuals from the 1860s to about 1900. A civil commitment is a legal process whereby an individual with symptoms of severe mental illness is court-ordered into treatment in a hospital. This paperwork is fragile and worn and has possibly been exposed to moisture and mold. These are four page documents that are approximately 11” x 17”. These documents record the individuals name, age, residence, and other personal information. There is also a physician’s examination and statement. Finally, there is a note on how the care and maintenance at the asylum will be paid for, either the state or through a guardian appointed by the judge.”—SCMAH
| NAME | AGE | OCCUPATION | DATE FILED | DIAGNOSIS | INSTITUTION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ah Gee | 48 | Laborer | 16 February 1882 | Hallucinations | Napa | |
| Ah Jim | 34 | Laborer | 13 October 1887 | Mania, Hallucinations, Opium Use | Napa | |
| Aikin, Spencer | 53 | Lumberman, Engineer | 12 March 1884 | Intemperance, Hallucination | Stockton | |
| Ames, Catherine | 50 | 19 February 1887 | Mania, Incoherence, Homicidal | Napa | ||
| Anderson, Andrew Peter | 34 | Laborer | 6 July 1885 | Mania, Erratic Behavior | Napa | |
| Arey, Henry | 54 | Saddler | 6 June 1882 | Mania, Alcoholism, Violent Tendency | Napa | |
| Armstrong, Morrison (native of Germany) | 40 | Laborer | 25 June 1891 | Mono-Mania, Danger to self and others | Napa | |
| Baker, William | 45 | Laborer | 20 March 1876 | Mono-Mania, Delusion, Homicidal | Stockton | |
| Barnet, William Kellen | 38 | Civil Engineer | 13 January 1885 | Mono-Mania, Homicidal | Napa | |
| Barrett, James | 38 | Laborer | 19 November 1881 | Acuta Mania, Sleep Walker, Incoherance, Strips Naked | Napa | |
| Beecher, James H. | 31 | Laborer | 23 May 1880 | Arsonist | Napa | Believed to have bruned bridges and Southern Pacific Depot |
| Bentley, Simon P. | 66 | 9 January 1893 | Mono-mania, Danger to self and others | Agnews | ||
| Benard, Madalina (Justice?s Court Warrant of Arrest) | 24 March 1882 | |||||
| Benard, Madalina | 52 | 25 March 1882 | Mono-Mania, Paralysis, Danger to others | Napa | ||
| Billings, Edwin E. | 35 | Clerk | 21 August 1893 | Recurrant Melancholia, Delusions | Agnews | |
| Black, Isaac Snow | 40 | Stone Mason | 26 May 1877 | Mono-Mania, Danger to self, Delusions | Napa | |
| Blanchet, Antone | 25 | Brass Finisher | 22 August 1877 | Mania, Intemperance | Stockton | Probable Bi-Polar diagnosis by current standards |
| Bowker, Edwin | 40 | Farmer | 15 November 1876 | General Mania, Hallucinations | Stockton | |
| Burkett, Calvin | Laborer | 9 May 1882 | Exposing self in public | Napa | ||
| Chittenden, John W. | 31 | Laborer | 2 July 1880 | Mono-Mania, Hallucinations | Napa | |
| Christal, David | 65 | Laborer | 12 November 1885 | Chronic Mania | Napa | |
| Collamore, Albert Henry | 28 | Painter | 12 August 1895 | Acute Mania, Addict - Morphine and Cocaine | Stockton | |
| Condit, Susan (Susan Clark; Mrs. Amos Wallace Condit) | 32 | 2 July 1880 | Alcoholic, Suicidal | Stockton | ||
| Condit, Susan (Susan Clark; Mrs. Amos Wallace Condit) | 34 | 20 December 1882 | Incoherance, Profanity caused by Pregnancy | Stockton | ||
| Coult, Herman | 36 | Farmer (?) | 14 November 1881 | Acute Mania, Incoherance, Violent Tendencies | Napa | |
| Cunningham, Thomas | 21 December 1891 | Chronic Mania, Violent, Destructive, Incoherance | Agnews | |||
| Dean, P.F. (Porcius Festus) | 61 | Farmer, Rancher | 15 October 1885 | Epilepsy | Napa | |
| Dias, Jose (25 years old) | 25 | Laborer | 14 June 1879 | Mania, Epilepsy | Napa | |
| Dias, Jose (27 years old) | 27 | Laborer | 10 December 1879 | Chronic Mania, Epilepsy, Melancholia | Napa | |
| Doty, William | 25 | Laborer | 4 August 1880 | Mania | Napa | |
| Dunning, John W. | 47 | Farmer | 7 February 1877 | Mono-Mania, Incoherance, Believes he is Supernatural Being, Violence towards others | ||
| Durban, Joe | 22 September 1882 | Epilepsy | Stockton | |||
| Dutar, Antonia (possibly Dutra, the handwriting is unclear) | 45 | Laborer | 16 July 1876 | Mono-Mania, Intemperance, Domestic Troubles, Violence towards others | Napa | |
| Dutra, Antonio | 45 | Laborer | 7 January 1878 | Mono-Mania, Intemperance | Stockton | |
| Ekengren, Maria/Mary (maiden name Ericcson; native of Sweden) | 55 | Housewife | 24 April 1891 | Melancholia with Suicidal Tendencies | Agnews | |
| Farnsworth, Jane Caroline (maiden name Spencer) | 42 | HouseKeeper | 14 March 1879 | Acute Mania, Incoherance, Abstains from Eating, Profane Language | Napa | |
| Fish, I.B. (Isaac Benjamin) | 59 | Minister | 10 November 1883 | Stroke, Incoherance, Loss of Memory | Napa | |
| Fiske, Maria E. | 61 | HouseKeeper | 21 August 1893 | Dementia caused by Menopause and Loss of Property | Agnews | |
| Freeman, Ambrose Perry | 36 | Laborer | 14 April 1882 | Acute Mania, Incoherance | Napa | |
| Gallagher, E.R. (Edward Robert) | 25 | Laborer | 24 August 1887 | Mania, Uncontrollable Passions | Napa | |
| Gannon, Fanny (Fannie Daubenbiss) | 17 | 12 May 1884 | Emotional, Violence | Stockton | ||
| Griffin, William | 23 | Shoreman | 17 December 1884 | Mono-Mania, Threat to Self and Others | Stockton | |
| Griffin, William | 23 | Laborer | 31 October 1884 | Emotional, Homicidal caused by Injury to Head and Masturbation | Napa | |
| Gutbub, Emily | 46 | 8 July 1880 | Mania, Violence to Property and People | Napa | ||
| Hall, J.S. | 32 | Blacksmith | 4 May 1882 | Epilepsy, Violence to Others | Napa | |
| Haswell, William P. | 46 | Carpenter | 3 May 1885 | Mono-Mania, Hallucinations | Napa | |
| Haywood, Benjamin | 30 | Laborer | 8 May 1879 | Mania, Incoherence, Secret Societies (Odd Fellows, Masons) | Napa | |
| Heath, Eva | 25 | School Teacher, Housekeeper | 24 March 1879 | Mono-Mania, Hallucinations | Napa | |
| Hendrickson, Peter (native of Denmark) | 28 | Laborer | 11 November 1876 | Mono-Mania, Homicidal, Hallucinations | Stockton | |
| Higgins, Morris | 18 | Sailor | 20 November 1883 | Mania, Walking around Nude, Homicidal | Napa | |
| Hildreth, O.R. (Oliver R.) | 35 | 19 June 1893 | Acute Mania, Syphillis, Vulgur Language | Agnews | ||
| Hill, Henry Clay | 55 | Blacksmith | 21 April 1891 | Acute Mania brought on by inability to support family due to sickness | Agnews | |
| Horling, Charles | 43 | Sailor | 14 October 1879 | Mono-Mania, Violent | Napa | Former Employee of Powder Works |
| Hutton, William Joseph (native of England) | 30 | Laborer | 31 December 1879 | Chronic Mania, Intemprance, Hallucinations | Napa | |
| Hutton, William J. (native of England) | 44 | Laborer | 17 August 1881 | Chronic Mania, Incoherence, Hallucinations | Napa | Sees Ghosts |
| Johnson, Olin | 43 | Farmer | 26 April 1880 | Emotional, Family Trouble, Violence | Napa | |
| Kearn/Kieran, Patrick | 38 | Laborer | 6 March 1876 | Mono-Mania, Sexual Abuse, Violence | Stockton | |
| Kiernan, Patrick (native of Ireland) | 39 | Laborer | 19 September 1877 | Violence, Masturbation | Stockton | |
| Keller, James | 15 February 1862 | Mental Derangement | ||||
| Knapp, Sarah M. | 45 | Housewife | 16 May 1884 | Melancholia, Homicidal and Suicidal | Stockton | |
| Knowles, Nora | 47 | 30 March 1880 | Hysterical Mania, Raving, Incoherance, Violence | Stockton | ||
| Kuhlitz, Caroline N. (maiden name Bambauer; Mrs. J.C. Kuhlitz) | 33 | Housewife | 19 March 1873 | Mania, Homicidal, Domestic Infelicity (Unhappiness) | Stockton | Mentions possibly injuring baby, PostPartum Depression |
| Ladd, Mary | 39 | 10 December 1884 | Mania, Incoherent, Raving | Napa | ||
| Leonard, Frank | 42 | Farmer | 15 December 1885 | Mono-Mania, Dangerous to Others | Napa | |
| Locke, Mary (native of Canada) | 32 | 20 May 1885 | Mania, Suicidal | Napa | ||
| Long, Charles | 22 | Laborer | 20 September 1884 | Epilepsy | Napa | |
| Lugo, Narcissa | 27 | Farmer | 1 October 1877 | Acute Mania, Danger to Self and Others | Stockton | |
| Maria, Antonio | 75 | Laborer | 3 May 1881 | Dementia due to Blow to Head | Napa | |
| Marquez, Ufemia | 35 | Housewife | 14 December 1893 | Delusional Insanity | Agnews | |
| McCarthy, Margaret | 31 | 13 September 1893 | Acute Mania brought on by Death of her Sister | Agnews | ||
| McCauley, Ann | 35 | Laborer | 17 May 1872 | Dementia due to Uterine Disease | Stockton | |
| McDonald, Harry | Laborer | 26 May 1882 | Suicidal, Tendency to Arson | Napa | ||
| Melville, Dean | 41 | Laborer | 10 January 1882 | Abusive to Friends and Family | Napa | |
| Miller, Joseph | 3 August 1863 | |||||
| Monseau, Louis Abraham | 31 | Powder Mill | 1 October 1891 | Acute Mania, Melancholia | Agnews | |
| Monseau, Louis Abraham (district attorney?s certificate) | 7 October 1891 | Agnews | ||||
| O?Connor, James | 33 | Laborer | 18 June 1877 | Mania caused by Masturbation | Stockton | |
| Patzer, Leopold | 39 | Dryer | 28 June 1893 | Mania, Alcoholism, Violent Tendency | Agnews | |
| Pederson, John Martin | 24 | Laborer | 16 February 1876 | Mono-Mania brought on by Thyroid Fever, Homicidal, Suicidal | Stockton | |
| Peffers, Robert | 17 | 10 November 1880 | Maniacal brought on by Masturbation and Blow to the Head, Homicidal, Suicidal | Napa | ||
| Perez, Sarah (42 years old) | 42 | 2 July 1880 | Chronic Mania | Napa | ||
| Perez, Sarah (45 years old) | 45 | HouseKeeper | 24 May 1883 | Acute Mania, Incoherent, Raving | Napa | |
| Pierovich/Peaovich, John | 31 | Cook | 7 July 1893 | Dementia | Agnews | |
| Plummer, Mary E. | 37 | 25 June 1883 | Mono-Mania, Incoherent, Hallucinations | Stockton | ||
| Priddy, William | 63 | Bricklayer | 28 April 1882 | Dementia | Napa | |
| Richards, Alexander O. (Order of Intemperance) | 24 March 1913 | |||||
| Roberto, Manuel Nunez (native of Azores Islands) | Laborer | 29 April 1885 | Hypochondria, Melancholia, Addicted to Masturbation, Suicidal | Stockton | ||
| Rosconi, Antone | 35 | Laborer | 14 February 1883 | Dementia, Homicidal | Napa | |
| Samick, Ambrosina | 17 | Student | 31 January 1891 | Mania, Possible Melancholia | Agnews | |
| Samson, Eunice (Eunice Smith; Mrs. Luther Sampson) | 65 | School Teacher | 26 June 1885 | Mono-Mania, Religious Impression, Fits of Frenzy | Napa | |
| Schenk, Fred | 40 | Powder maker | 9 June 1893 | Epilepsy | Agnews | |
| Schucht, Herman | 46 | Farmer | 7 November 1881 | Dementia, Believes God commands him to do things, Killed Horse | Napa | |
| Schwab, Sophia (maiden name Sophia Weil; native of Germany) | 79 | 27 September 1893 | Senility brounght on by Loss of Husband | Agnews | ||
| Secrist, Hiram | 29 | Laborer | 3 April 1893 | Mono-Mania caused by Influenza, Hallucinations | Agnews | |
| Sevey, Warren E. | 29 | Clerk | 29 May 1893 | Epilepsy | Agnews | |
| Silvar, Antone | 40 | Cook | 29 May 1877 | Dementia, Filthy Habits, Irrational | Stockton | |
| Silvara, Rosina | 45 | Housewife | 5 April 1876 | Mono-Mania, Homicidal | Stockton | |
| Sinclair, Pruett/Pruitt (native of Tennessee) | 79 | Farmer (?) | 28 February 1882 | Mono-Mania caused by Spiritualism, Homicidal | Napa | |
| Sleeth, Ezekial B. | 48 | laborer (?) | 23 May 1887 | Mania brought on by Partial Stroke and Paralysis | Napa | |
| Smith, Joseph (native of the Azores Islands) | Farmer, Laborer | 25 February 1880 | Dementia | Napa | ||
| Starkey, Arthur Goulding | 22 | 15 September 1887 | Mania, Homicidal | Napa | ||
| Stetson, E.P. (native of Massachusetts) | 43 | Laborer, Dairyman | 19 August 1887 | Mania, Danger to Self and Others | Napa | |
| Stevens, John | 55 | Laborer | 19 May 1883 | Mania, Danger to Self and Others | Napa | |
| Sullivan, Jerry | 26 | Section Mover on Railroad | 9 February 1884 | Mania | Napa | |
| Sullivan, Jeremiah (native of Ireland) | 27 | Farmer | 23 March 1885 | Mono-Mania caused by Blow to Head | Stockton | |
| Sutton, Catherine (Harrington; Mrs. O. W. Sutton) | 58 | 23 December 1882 | Melancholia, Suicidal | Napa | ||
| Thompson, Johan | 37 | Laborer | 13 November 1882 | Acute Mania, Alcoholism, Suicidal | Stockton | |
| Thompson, Mary Edna (Mrs. Joaquin Thompson) | 23 | Housewife | 26 February 1885 | Emotional, Grief caused by Death of Three of her Children | Stockton | |
| Thrasher, Charles | 46 | Cooper | 3 March 1887 | Religious Mania, Religious Hallucinations | Napa | |
| Tompkins, Josephine | 18 | 16 June 1887 | Mania, Homicidal | Napa | ||
| Van Guelder, A.A. (Abraham Albert) | 56 | Lawyer (?) | 6 October 1882 | Dementia, Alcoholism | Stockton | |
| Voit, Ernest | 30 | Laborer | 14 September 1877 | Hallucinations, Possible Violent Tendency | Stockton | |
| Ward, Simon John | 26 | Painter | 23 June 1877 | Mono-Mania, Masturbation, | Stockton | |
| Warren, Francis | 50 | Housewife | 23 December 1884 | Chronic Mania | Stockton | |
| Williams, William | 35 | Farmer | 26 July 1876 | Mono-Mania, Intemperance, Believes he is Bewitched, Homicidal | Napa | |
| Williams, William R. (native of Wales) | 41 | Farmer | 27 November 1876 | Mono-Mania, Masturbation, Believes he is Bewitched, Homicidal | Stockton | |
| Wilson, Carrie | 33 | HouseKeeper | 13 October 1881 | Dementia | Napa | |
| Zurini, Virginia (native of Switzerland) | 13 | 31 September 1887 | Acute Mania, Incoherence, Ribaldry | Napa |
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