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David Samuelsen, Copyright 1999 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870. The above notice must remain when copied or downloaded. CENSUS YR: 1870 REEL NO: M593-1285 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== page 24a 1 1 1 Thompson Alex. A. 35 M W works in livery stable Illinois X 2 2 2 Johnson James W. 28 M W expressman 300 225 Penn X 3 3 3 Ferguson Jas F. 24 M W grocer retail 1,500 2,500 New York June X 4 3 3 Ferguson Jennie D. 21 F W keeping house Vermont June 5 4 4 Reynolds Ed. W. 32 M W grocer retail 2,000 2,500 New York X X 6 4 4 Reynolds Margaret 22 F W keeping house New York 7 4 4 Reynolds Geo P. 5 M W Oregon X 8 4 4 Reynolds Addie J. 4 F W Oregon 9 4 4 Reynolds Frances G. 3 F W Oregon 10 4 4 Ferguson Jennette 53 F W Conn. 11 5 5 Haines Israel D. 41 M W lawyer 500 Ohio X 12 6 6 Quin Ah 40 M C washerman China X X X X 13 6 6 Kum Ah 35 M C washerman China X X X X 14 7 7 Son Soo 27 F C prostitute China X X X X 15 8 8 Kum Tin 35 F C prostitute China X X X X 16 8 8 Kee Tin 41 M C miner China X X X X 17 9 9 Yee Um 30 M C cook China X X X X 18 9 9 Foo Ah 24 M C cook China X X X X 19 9 9 Yak Lum 55 M C miner China X X X X 20 9 9 Duc Sing Ah 35 M C miner China X X X X 21 9 9 Duc Lum 34 M C miner China X X X X 22 9 9 Gee 19 M C miner China X X X X 23 10 10 Sing Kee 30 M C miner China X X X X 24 10 10 Sing Sam 32 M C washerman China X X X X 25 10 10 Quay Ah 35 M C washerman China X X X X 26 11 11 Nichols Margaret 48 F W prostitute Mass X X 27 11 11 Hess Cora 28 F W prostitute Maine 28 12 12 Quinlee 42 M C cook China X X X X 29 12 12 Mee Ah 26 M C washerman China X X X X 30 12 12 Long Ah 28 M C mining China X X X X 31 12 12 Sang Ah 23 M C mining China X X X X 32 12 12 Tong Ah 27 M C mining China X X X X 33 12 12 Lee Suk 40 M C mining China X X X X 34 12 12 Ving Ah 36 M C mining China X X X X 35 12 12 Took Ah 35 M C mining China X X X X 36 12 12 Hoow Ah 25 F C prostitute China X X X X 37 13 13 Sayer Sylvester 39 M W daily laborer Ohio X 38 13 13 Speak Wm. H. 35 M W carpenter Missouri X 39 14 14 Coe Wallace 30 M W teamster 150 Vermont X 40 14 14 Rawley Warren 35 M W carpenter Penn. X page 24b 1 15 15 Powdley James 34 M W daily laborer 1,000 Ireland X X X X X 2 16 16 Grant Mary A. 30 F W keeping house 600 England X X 3 16 16 Grant John T. 8 M W Nebraska X X 4 16 16 Grant Charles J. 6 M W Oregon X X 5 16 16 Grant Mary J. 4 F W Oregon X 6 17 17 Eppinger John 34 M W butcher 400 100 Wurttemberg X X X 7 17 17 Eppinger Charlotte 32 F W keeping house Saxe-Weimar X X 8 17 17 Eppinger Paulina 9 F W at home Oregon X X X 9 17 17 Eppinger Clara 5 F W at home Oregon X X X 10 17 17 Eppinger Frederick 3 M W at home Oregon X X 11 18 18 Alfred Frank M. 28 M W stage driver 400 Illinois X 12 18 18 Alfred Mary E. 32 F W keeping house Ohio 13 18 18 Davis Sarah 16 F W Missouri X 14 18 18 Furman Alma 9 F W Oregon X 15 19 19 Rutledge Wm. 50 M W keeps boarders Maryland X 16 19 19 Rutledge Sarah J. 44 F W keeping house Ohio X 17 19 19 Rutledge Lizzie 16 F W W. T. REMARKS: W. T. = Washington Territory 18 19 19 Rutledge Elnora 11 F W W. T. X 19 19 19 Rutledge Orfa 8 F W W. T. X 20 19 19 Rutledge Maude 1 F W W. T. 21 20 20 Abbott Milton W. 50 M W editor Illinois X 22 20 20 Abbott Louisa 29 F W keeping house Tennessee 23 20 20 Abbott Wm. O. 12 M W W. T. X 24 20 20 Abbott Traphina 11 F W Minn. X 25 20 20 Abbott Morris D. 9 M W Illinois X 26 20 20 Abbott Dora 9 F W Illinois X 27 20 20 Abbott Walter 8 M W Oregon X 28 20 20 Abbott Truman 7 M W Oregon 29 20 20 Abbott Lizzie 5 F W Oregon 30 21 21 Pollo Peter 45 M W watchman France X X X X X 31 22 22 Twigg Fred 30 M W carpenter 2,000 1,000 England X X X 32 22 22 Clemson Jonathan 53 M W N. C. X 33 23 23 Shinn Jos. H. 38 M W county clerk 1,000 Indiana X 34 23 23 Shinn Eveline 21 F W keeping house Missouri 35 23 23 Shinn Geo H. 2 M W Oregon 36 23 23 Shinn Eva 8/12 F W Oregon Nov 37 24 24 Pierce Royal A. 42 M W lawyer 600 1,000 Vermont X 38 24 24 Pierce Elizabeth A. 38 F W keeping house England X X 39 24 24 Pierce James A. 13 M W Wisconsin X X 40 24 24 Pierce Abel John 11 M W Wisconsin X X page 25a 1 24 24 Pierce Nellie H. 9 F W Wisconsin X X 2 24 24 Pierce Martha H. 7 F W Oregon X X 3 24 24 Pierce Darling A. N. 4 M W Oregon X 4 24 24 Pierce May E. V. 2 F W Oregon X 5 24 24 Steers Wm. 40 M W carpenter Kans. X 6 24 24 Ison Luther B. 27 M W 1200 600 Kans. X 7 25 25 Tracy Geo. H. 29 M W r. grocer & d. goods 1,000 2,000 Michigan Jan X 8 25 25 Tracy Mary M. 21 F W keeping house Iowa 9 26 26 Grubbs Francis H. 36 M W school teacher 500 Penn X 10 26 26 Grubbs Lucy A. H. 28 F W keeping house Oregon X 11 26 26 Grubbs Ethel W. 1 F W Oregon 12 27 27 Fisher Chas B. 29 M W mail carrier 2,000 2,000 New York X X 13 28 14 29 28 McArthur Lewis L. 27 M W lawyer 400 500 Virginia X 15 29 28 Griffin John D. 33 M W foreman in Quartz mine 1,200 Ireland X X X 16 29 28 Caldwell Moses W. 55 M W laborer in mine Ireland X X X 17 30 29 McHugh Pat. 32 M W laborer in mine 1,000 Ireland X X X 18 30 29 Kenedy Patrick 27 M W laborer in mine Ireland X X X 19 30 29 Parker Ed. R. 24 M W laborer in mine Missouri X 20 30 29 Alexander Alfred 27 M W laborer in mine England X X X 21 30 29 Mott James 30 M W laborer in mine Canada W. X X 22 30 29 Robinson Wm. 30 M W laborer in mine Penn X 23 30 29 Mott Caleb 29 M W laborer in mine Canada W. X X X 24 30 29 Gaffney Andrew 33 M W laborer in mine Ireland X X X 25 30 29 Guyton Saml. M. 45 M W laborer in mine Maryland X 26 30 29 Bronson John 35 M W laborer in mine Ireland X X X 27 30 29 Wan Ah 27 M C cook China X X X X 28 31 30 Engstrom Andrew 45 M W miner Sweden X X X 29 31 30 Williams Harry 39 M W miner Holland X X X 30 31 30 Davis Ridley R. 20 M W laborer in livery stable Tennessee 31 31 30 Stephens Jasper H. 20 M W printer 100 Michigan 32 32 31 Brown Albert H. 46 M W w. grocer & d. goods 29,500 1,000 La. X 33 32 31 Brown Eliza R. 37 F W keeping house La. X 34 32 31 Brown Fannie 9 F W California X 35 32 31 Brown Asa L. 7 M W Oregon X 36 32 31 Brown Roberta W. 5 F W Oregon 37 32 31 Brown Ella 2 F W Oregon 38 32 31 Brown Jennetta C. 4/12 F W Oregon Mar 39 32 31 Hunstock Wm. 73 M W Germany X X X 40 32 31 Hunstock Eliza 62 F W Virginia page 25b 1 32 31 Hunstock Jos. 27 M W laborer in quartz mill La. X X 2 33 32 Donohue Michael 36 M W blacksmith 800 100 Ireland X X X 3 33 32 Donohue Mary 28 F W keeping house Ireland X X 4 34 33 Hudson Charles 48 M W shingle maker Maryland X 5 35 34 Shinn Jas H. 34 M W miner 200 Indiana X 6 35 34 Shinn Lavina 19 F W keeping house Illinois 7 35 34 Shinn Asa C. 1 M W Oregon 8 35 34 Sturgill Esther 18 F W attending school Missouri 9 36 35 Sprague Alvin C. 27 M W saloon keeper 1,000 Michigan X 10 36 35 Conger Danl. B. 29 M W expressman 300 New York X 11 36 35 Kale Richard M. 40 M W miner Ireland X X X 12 37 36 Shellworth Chas. 28 M W baker Germany X X X 13 37 36 Shellworth Margaret 22 F W keeping house Missouri X 14 37 36 Shellworth Clara 5 F W Oregon X 15 37 36 Shellworth Anna 2 F W Oregon X 16 37 36 Shellworth Henriette 3/12 F W Oregon Mar 17 38 37 Schlund Frank 35 M W wheelwright 275 2,500 Wurttemberg X X X 18 39 REMARKS: school house 19 40 38 Axtell Albert B. 52 M W blacksmith 1,000 3,000 New York X 20 40 38 Shoemaker Chas. 37 M W laborer in blk s.shop 50 Ohio X 21 40 38 Dealey Thos 22 M W laborer in blk s.shop Missouri X 22 41 39 Wertz Rudolph 44 M W shoemaker 100 Switzerland X X X 23 41 39 Wertz Jacob 18 M W shoemaker Ohio X 24 42 40 Lee Ang 29 M C washerman China X X X X 25 42 40 Chong Ah 25 M C washerman China X X X X 26 43 41 Stultz Saml. 37 M W shoemaker 200 150 Penn. X 27 43 41 Stultz Nancy E. 22 F W keeping house Virginia 28 43 41 Stultz Anna A. 3 F W Oregon 29 43 41 Stultz Susan V. 7/12 F W Oregon Dec 30 44 REMARKS: tin shop 31 45 42 Nelson Levi W. 41 M W tinner 400 1,200 Illinois X 32 45 42 Nelson Nancy J. 38 F W keeping house Illinois 33 45 42 Nelson DeWit C. 19 M W Oregon X 34 45 42 Nelson Wm. S. 17 M W Oregon X 35 45 42 Nelson Lewis O. 14 M W Oregon X 36 45 42 Nelson Henry L. 7 M W Oregon X 37 46 43 Henderson Thos. 36 M W harness maker 200 800 Delaware X 38 46 43 Shannon Madison 40 M W harness maker Maryland X X X 39 47 44 Gardner Jas. B. 32 M W jeweler 1,600 300 Illinois X X X 40 47 44 Gardner Mary S. 25 F W keeping house England X X page 26a 1 48 45 Snow Taylor N. 29 M W doctor 1,200 600 Indiana X 2 48 45 Snow Susan A. 16 F W keeping house Missouri 3 48 45 Bates Edward 8 M W. T. X 4 49 46 Fisk Jas. H. 34 M W assayer 3,500 2,000 Conn. X 5 49 46 Fisk Queen B. 23 F W keeping house Illinois 6 49 46 Fisk Bertrand 1 F W Oregon 7 50 47 Torrance Edgar E. 21 M W assayer Oregon X 8 50 47 Fisk Silas E. 19 M W Conn. 9 51 48 Bamberger Herm. 23 M W r. grocer &d. goods 2,500 Bavaria X X X 10 51 48 Bamberger Julius 19 M W clerk in store Bavaria X X 11 51 48 Mallory Marshal 25 M W clerk in store Canada W. X X X 12 52 REMARKS: meat market 13 53 49 Rehle John 38 M W butcher Wurttemberg X X X 14 53 49 Coffin Arthur 40 M W butcher Mass. X 15 54 50 McCrary Wm. F. 46 M W post master 2,000 2,390 Indiana X 16 54 50 McCrary Elizabeth 42 F W keeping house Missouri 17 54 50 McCrary Melvin B. 16 M W at home Iowa X 18 54 50 McCrary Nellie A. 12 F W at home Iowa X 19 54 50 McCrary Hattie 8 F W at home Oregon X 20 54 50 McCrary Wm. B. 4 M W Oregon 21 54 50 McCrary Grace 2 F W Oregon 22 55 51 Cleaver Jos. W. 45 M W Hotel keeper 3,000 1,000 Canada W. X X X 23 55 51 Cleaver Sarah M. 31 F W keeping house Illinois 24 55 51 Cleaver Isabella 9 F W Oregon X 25 55 51 Cleaver Charles 6 M W Oregon X 26 55 51 Cleaver May 2 F W Oregon 27 55 51 Wan Ah 48 M C cook China X X X X 28 55 51 Sam Ah 45 M C cook China X X X X 29 55 51 Fen Ah 23 M C cook China X X X X 30 56 52 Ross John P. 38 M W saloon keeper 2,000 2,100 Penn X 31 56 52 Ross Mattie A. 21 F W keeping house Iowa 32 56 52 Ross Saml. R. 26 M W painter Iowa X 33 56 52 Herring Emma 19 F W house keeper Missouri 34 57 53 Bessey Howard 34 M W miner Maine X 35 58 54 Fletcher James 29 M W hotel keeper 4,000 3,000 Canada W. X X X REMARKS: hotel - real/pers share with Jack REED 36 58 54 Reed Jack 35 M W hotel keeper 4,000 3,000 Scotland X X X REMARKS: hotel - real/pers share with James FLETCHER 37 58 54 Fiddler Mathew 60 M W cook Scotland X X X 38 58 54 Jobe Saml. 26 M W stage driver Missouri X 39 58 54 Smith Danl. 42 M W owns saw mill 500 2,100 Maine X X X 40 58 54 Durkee Geo. W. 22 M W hog drover 2,000 Vermont page 26b 1 58 54 Worden Ira 40 M W hog drover New York X 2 58 54 Wright David 38 M W stage driver New York X 3 58 54 Richmond Geo. 37 M W stage driver New York X X X 4 58 54 Thier Charles 26 M W miner La. X 5 58 54 Turry Charles 20 M W cook England X X 6 58 54 Steaniels John T. 31 M W cook 200 Maine X 7 58 54 McKinney Henry H. 34 M W cook 1,000 Indiana X 8 58 54 Harding James 25 M W daily laborer 150 England X X 9 59 55 Williams Richard 36 M B barber 800 Maryland X X X 10 60 56 Wisdom John W. 30 M W druggist, R. 500 8,000 Missouri X 11 60 56 Wisdom Mary E. 17 F W keeping house Missouri 12 60 56 Wisdom Wm. 3/12 M W Oregon Apr 13 60 56 Sturgill John J. 18 M W attending school Missouri 14 61 57 Spencer Richard E. 25 M W works in blacksmith shop 100 Penn X X Aug X 15 61 57 Spencer Nancy J. 14 F W keeping house Missouri 16 61 57 Jennigen Alfred 13 M W attending school W. T. X X X 17 62 REMARKS: store 18 63 58 Clement Oliver H. 45 M W R. Grocer 1,200 N. H. X 19 64 59 Deismoth Peter 33 M W saloon keeper Kur Hesse X X X 20 65 60 Butcher Wm. 27 M W carpenter Illinois X 21 65 60 Butcher Annie 17 F W keeping house Illinois 22 65 60 Gahres Chas. 42 M W teamster 300 1,000 Penn X 23 65 60 Gahres Martha J. 20 F W Iowa 24 65 60 Slater Jas. W. 23 M W teamster Penn. X 25 65 60 Halpin John 35 M W miner Ireland X X X 26 66 61 Laton Robt. C. 35 M W carpenter 300 S. C. X 27 66 61 Laton Sarah V. 27 F W keeping house Mass 28 66 61 Lawrence Teg 25 M W carpenter Oregon X 29 REMARKS: carpenter shop 30 67 62 Pfeiffenberger Vincent 29 M W keeps saloon 1,500 Ohio X X X 31 68 63 Ottenheimer Saml. 33 M W r. grocer & d. goods 13,000 Wurttemberg X X X 32 68 63 Kahn Theopshite 25 M W r. grocer & d. goods France X X 33 69 64 Paine Philander 36 M W carpenter New York X 34 69 64 Stultz John 44 M W carpenter 150 150 Kenn. X 35 70 65 McCord Robt D. 30 M W blacksmith 3,000 2,000 Penn X REMARKS: share with Syrenus B. McCord 36 70 65 McCord Syrenus B. 27 M W blacksmith 3,000 2,000 Penn X REMARKS: share with Robt. D. McCord 37 70 65 Kettler Fred 27 M W laborer in Blacksmith s. Germany X X X 38 70 65 Fawcett Beattie 32 M W carpenter Ohio 39 71 66 Polum Thos. 30 M W Hostler Kenn. X 40 72 67 Shelton John 32 M W teamster 900 1,100 Missouri X page 27a 1 72 67 Shelton Mary J. 28 F W keeping house Indiana 2 72 67 Shelton Albert F. 11 M W Iowa X 3 72 67 Shelton Henriette 9 F W Iowa X 4 72 67 Shelton Olive A. 6 F W Oregon 5 73 68 Logan Alexander 35 M W carpenter 600 250 Ken. X 6 73 68 Butler Andrew 31 M W daily laborer Indiana X 7 73 68 Sicord Anthony 26 M W daily laborer 800 Canada E. X X X 8 73 68 Schwenn Andrew 44 M W carpenter Bavaria X X X 9 74 10 75 11 76 69 Dodge Ripley 52 M W cabinet maker 1,500 Maine X 12 76 69 Newton David L. 40 M W carpenter 2,800 Kenn. X 13 77 70 Johnson Frank 42 M W miner 500 1,600 Georgia X X X 14 77 70 Johnson Jane 27 F W keeping house Ohio 15 77 70 Johnson Frances 4 F W Oregon X 16 77 70 Johnson Charles 2 M W Oregon 17 78 71 Jones Wallace 28 M W teamster 800 Iowa X 18 78 71 Jones Mary E. 22 F W keeping house Iowa 19 78 71 Jones Wm. A. 3 M W Oregon 20 78 71 Jones Leonard 2 M W Oregon 21 79 72 Oneill Hugh 35 M W farmer Ireland X X X 22 79 72 Oneill Margaret 32 F W keeping house Ireland X X 23 79 72 Oneill Eveline 9 F W W. T. X X X 24 79 72 Oneill Minnie 7 F W W. T. X X 25 79 72 Oneill John 4 M W W. T. X X 26 79 72 Oneill Charles 1 M W W. T. X X 27 80 73 Smelser Mary J. 26 F W washerwoman Illinois 28 80 73 Smelser Andrew F. 10 M W Oregon X 29 80 73 Smelser Rosa D. 7 F W W. T. 30 80 73 Smelser Cora 5 F W Oregon 31 81 74 Alkeson Wm. T. 37 M W photographer 400 400 Illinois X 32 81 74 Alkeson Laura 30 F W keeping house Iowa 33 81 74 Parker Clara 11 F W attending school Wisconsin 34 82 75 McIntosh Robt. 38 M W carpenter 400 Nova Scotia X X X 35 83 76 Hiatt Isaac 34 M W student 200 1,700 Indiana X 36 84 77 Alkerson Geo. W. 51 M W broker 80 2,500 Tenn. X 37 85 78 Virtue Jas. W. 35 M W broker 1,200 8,000 Ireland X X X 38 85 78 Virtue Amelia 21 F W keeping house New York 39 85 78 Virtue Lila 2 F W Oregon X 40 85 78 Virtue Robert 1 M W Oregon X page 27b 1 85 78 Gibson Jennette 18 F W house keeping New York 2 86 79 McLaughlin Sanford 29 M W teamster 1,000 Virginia X 3 86 79 McLaughlin Amanda 22 F W keeping house 500 Illinois 4 86 79 McLaughlin Mardacella 10/12 F W Oregon Sept 5 87 Jail 6 88 Courthouse 7 89 80 Grier Sylvester 40 M W keeps livery stable 2,000 2,775 Penn. X 8 89 80 Grier Matilda 22 F W keeping house Iowa 9 89 80 Grier Lillie G. 1 F W Oregon 10 89 80 Grier Clara 6/12 F W Oregon Dec 11 90 81 Stenis Leonard O. 35 M W County Judge 900 1,600 Canada W. X X X 12 91 13 92 14 93 15 94 82 Place Martha E. 24 F W keeping toll gate 3,000 5,000 Iowa 16 94 82 Place Samuel 9 M W Iowa X 17 94 82 Place Luther W. 6 M W Oregon X 18 94 82 Place Mary J. 4 F W Oregon 19 94 82 Place Lina 2 F W Oregon 20 94 82 Mock John F. 32 M W tend toll gate Indiana X 21 95 83 Farnum Saml. 54 M W tend in quartz mill 1,000 Mass. X 22 95 83 Bunnell Eli H. 38 M W tend in quartz mill Maine X 23 96 24 97 84 Miller Ira M. 52 M W school teacher New York X 25 97 84 Miller Mary E. 41 F W keeping house New York 26 97 84 Miller Josephine 18 F W at home Wisconsin 27 97 84 Miller Frank N. 13 M W at home Wisconsin X 28 97 84 Miller Elizabeth A. 10 F W at home Wisconsin X 29 97 84 Miller William 7 M W Wisconsin X 30 97 84 Miller Robert Lee 6/12 M W Oregon Jan 31 97 84 Kirkpatrick Ida 3/12 F W Oregon Apr 32 97 84 Bowman Ira H. 3 M W I. T. 33 98 85 Finlayson Thos. 45 M W farmer 5,000 5,000 Scotland X X X 34 98 85 Finlayson Margaret 46 F W keeping house Scotland X X 35 98 85 Finlayson Isabell 15 F W at home Illinois X X X 36 98 85 Finlayson Mary 11 F W at home Illinois X X X 37 98 85 Finlayson Lizzie 9 F W Iowa X X X 38 98 85 Finlayson Allie 7 F W Iowa X X X 39 98 85 James Albert 25 M W laborer on farm Illinois X X 40 99 86 Boyd Jacob M. 31 M W stock raising 1,200 9,700 Ohio X page 28a 1 99 86 Boyd Pamelia 26 F W keeping house Tennessee 2 99 86 Boyd Edward J. 14 M W at school Iowa X 3 99 86 Boyd Laura 12 F W at school Iowa X 4 99 86 Boyd Carlos 5 M W Oregon 5 99 86 Boyd Esther E. 2 F W Oregon 6 99 86 Boyd Mattie 7/12 F W Oregon Dec