Chisago Lake Precinct--1855 Census, Chisago Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. If you have found this file through a source other than the MNArchives Table Of Contents you can find other Minnesota related Archives at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm Please note the county and type of file at the top of this page to find the submitter information or other files for this county. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Laurie ========================================================================= Note: One hundred forty-one persons are ennumerated here, of whom 72 are named as either single persons or as heads of households. The spelling of names, particularly Swedish ones, is eccentric and presumably the enumerator wrote down as best he could what he heard. In this transcription a few names were not clearly readable and are noted by (?). Transcribed from microfilm of Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102. Schedule Of the enumeration of the inhabitants of Chisago Lake precinct, Chisago County, Minnesota Territory, including towns[hips] thirty three, and thirty four of ranges twenty and twenty one, enumerated by Ansell Smith, the tenth, eleventh and twelvth [sic] of June 1855. Heads of Families Males Females Total Daniel Buttrick (or Pattrick?)1 1 2 Peter Suline 1 1 2 Peter Anderson 3 4 7 Peter Swinson 3 2 5 J. R. Cochran 1 1 2 Peter Norell 2 2 4 A. Norelius 3 2 5 Peter Franklin 1 2 3 Hokam Swedeburgh 4 3 7 John Oldson 2 3 5 Olav Johnson 2 1 3 Peter Schmidt (or Lunt?) 1 2 3 Marcus Bengtson 1 1 2 Peter Mattison 3 3 6 J. (or S.?) Peterson 1 2 3 Swin Nelson 2 2 4 Mrs. Ellen Jameson 2 2 4 James Nelson 2 2 4 John Monson 1 2 3 A. M. Dahlion 1 1 2 Nels Hokanson 1 3 4 Magnus Oldson 1 2 3 Johannes Peterson 3 1 4 Nels Hokanson 2 3 3 6 Names of single persons residing in Chisago Lake Precenct, Chisago County, M. T. Enumerated by Ansell Smith, the tenth, eleventh and twelvth [sic] day of June 1855. A. D. Wilcox John Peterson John Norell B. P. Franklin Olav Thomason Peter Mattison Charles Oldstrum Peter Nelson Peter Kroan John Alunson A. Nelson L. S. Stark J. Gusterson Matthias Smith John Smith Nelson Senburgh P. G. van Rensalaer John Monson A. Peterson Johannes Peterson John Hokanson Andrew Moline G. Johnson A. P. Walmac O. Walmac Swin Manglason John Fredericson John A. Peterson O. Swinson John Johnson A. Johnson John Smith John Anderson Andrew Anderson John Johnson Samuel Peterson Peter Peterson Peter Anderson Peter Linn John Linn A. Magnus Charles Oak Magnus Lindquist Charles Peterson Erland Peterson John Higgins Henry Kroger Mons Alanson 98