1870 Federal Census Alpine County, California (Township No Two, Silver Mountain) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Nancy C. Thornburg from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, April 2002. Submitted by Nancy C. Thornburg November 12, 2001. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. nthornburg@gbis.com ____________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ____________________________________________________________________________ KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: LN=Line Number HN=House Number FN=Family Number REAL VAL.=Value of Real Estate PERS VAL.=Value of Personal Estate FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN=If Born within last year, Give Month MONTH MARR=If Married within last year, Give Month ATT. SCHOOL=Attended school within last year CAN'T READ=Adults who cannot read CAN'T WRITE=Adults who cannot write DEAF=Whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict M-21yrs=Males Over 21 years of age ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Alpine County, California, Please visit the Alpine County, CAGenWeb page at http://www.cagenweb.com/alpincty.htm ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Alpine County, California ____________________________________________________________________________ --- State: California County: Alpine Post Office: Silver Mountain Page No: 1 Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Two Sheet No: 307B Enumerated on: July 2nd, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 1 | 1 1 | Wells Thomas | 39 M W | Laborer farm | 200 | N.Y. | | | | X | W420 | 2 | 1 1 | Appleton Ephraim | 23 M W | Laborer farm | 150 | Maine | | | | X | A143 | 3 | 2 2 | Steuben Jacob | 49 M W | Shoemaker | 500 800 | Switz. | X X | | | X | S315 | 4 | 3 3 | Davidsen Daniel | 52 M W | Lumberman | 6000 700 | Scotland | X X | | | X | D132 | 5 | 3 3 | Davidsen Ellen | 29 F W | Keeping house | | Scotland | X X | | | | D132 | 6 | 3 3 | Davidsen William | 24 M W | Teamster | 800 | Wisc. | X X | | | X | D132 | 7 | 3 3 | Davidsen James | 22 M W | Sawyer | | Wisc. | X X | | | X | D132 | 8 | 3 3 | Davidsen Walter | 19 M W | | | Wisc. | X X | | | | D132 | 9 | 3 3 | Davidsen Agnes | 11 F W | | | Calif. | X X | X | | | D132 | 10 | 3 3 | Davidsen Peter | 4 M W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | D132 | 11 | 3 3 | Davidsen Franklin | 2 M W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | D132 | 12 | 4 4 | Legget Thomas W. | 52 M W | County Treasurer | 500 400 | Scotland | X X | | | X | L230 | 13 | 5 5 | Kelly Stephen | 20 M W | Machinist | | Mass. | X X | | | | K400 | 14 | 6 6 | Ford Richard H. (?) | 59 M W | Inn keeper | 400 1100 | N.H. | | | | X | F630 | 15 | 6 6 | Ford Almira | 59 F W | Keeping house | | Maine | | | | | F630 | 16 | 6 6 | Ford Anna M. | 13 F W | | | Maine | | X | | | F630 | 17 | 6 6 | Erickson Erick H. | 38 M W | Miner | 600 1250 | Sweden | X X | | | | E622 | 18 | 6 6 | Sanders Charles | 53 M W | Miner | | Kentucky | | | | X | S536 | 19 | 7 7 | Browing Robert | 24 M W | Miner | | England | X X | | | X | B652 | 20 | 7 7 | Browing William | 32 M W | Miner | | England | X X | | | X | B652 | 21 | 8 8 | Ogden Thomas | 35 M W | Miner | 4000 5000 | Norway | X X | | | X | O235 | 22 | 9 9 | Gullicksen Louis | 30 M W | Miner | 400 1500 | Norway | X X | | | X | G422 | 23 | 10 10 | Peterson Peter | 46 M W | Miner | 125 700 | Norway | X X | | | X | P362 | 24 | 11 11 | Brown James | 38 M W | Teamster | 800 1200 | N.J. | | | | X | B650 | 25 | 12 12 | Folger Robert M. | 49 M W | Printer | 600 1000 | N.Y. | | | | X | F426 | 26 | 12 12 | Folger Alexander C. | 38 M W | Printer | 600 1000 | N.Y. | | | | X | F426 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 27 | 13 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 28 | 14 13 | Weed James W. | 30 M W | Lumberman | | Maine | | | | X | W300 | 29 | 14 13 | Gilman Orlando W. | 28 M W | Lumberman | 1000 | Maine | | | | X | G455 | 30 | 14 13 | Miller Jacob | 25 M W | Laborer | 250 | Canada | X X | | | | M460 | 31 | 15 14 | McCuen John A. | 43 M W | Miner | 8000 3000 | Kentucky | | | | X | M250 | 32 | 16 15 | Lomas Joseph | 25 M W | Blacksmith | | England | X X | | | | L520 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 33 | 17 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 34 | 18 16 | Olsen Magnus | 40 M W | Cook | | Norway | X X | | | | O425 | 35 | 18 16 | Johnson Thomas | 39 M W | Tobacconist | 200 600 | Norway | X X | | B | | J525 | 36 | 19 17 | Kent William | 32 M W | Miner | 1000 500 | England | X X | | | X | K530 | 37 | 19 17 | Kent Mary E. | 22 F W | Keeping house | | Iowa | | | | | K530 | 38 | 19 17 | Kent Nevada | 6 M W | | | Calif. | X | X | | | K530 | 39 | 19 17 | Kent Abigail E. | 4 F W | | | Calif. | X | X | | | K530 | 40 | 19 17 | Kent Argus (?) | 2 M W | | | Calif. | X | | | | K530 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== --- State: California County: Alpine Post Office: Silver Mountain Page No: 2 Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Two Sheet No: 308A Enumerated on: July 3rd, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 1 | 20 18 | Rice John J. | 50 M W | Miner | 300 500 | Missouri | | | | X | R200 | 2 | 21 19 | Sauquet John | 52 M W | Grocer | 800 2000 | France | X X | | | | S230 | 3 | 22 20 | Lowe George | 32 M W | Miner | 1000 1000 | N.Y. | X X | | | X | L000 | 4 | 23 21 | Olson Peter | 32 M W | Miner | 100 600 | Norway | X X | | | X | O425 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 5 | 24 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 6 | 25 22 | Brown James M. | 51 M W | Teamster | 600 1000 | Illinois | | | | X | B650 | 7 | 25 22 | Brown Abigill | 51 F W | Keeping house | | Kentucky | | | | | B650 | 8 | 25 22 | Brown James A. | 11 M W | | | Oregon | | X | | | B650 | 9 | 26 23 | Robinson James S.S. | 56 M W | Miner | 1300 300 | Nova Scotia | X X | | | X | R152 | 10 | 26 23 | Robinson Augusta D. | 58 F W | Keeping house | | Maine | | | | | R152 | 11 | 27 24 | Jones Frank A.S. | 42 M W | Miner | 1000 6500 | Ohio | | | | X | J520 | 12 | 27 24 | Jones Asenith | 30 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | J520 | 13 | 27 24 | Jones Hettie | 3/12 F W | | | Nevada | Mch | | | | J520 | 14 | 28 25 | Gibson Edwin F. | 33 M W | Clerk in store | 250 1500 | Maine | | | | X | G125 | 15 | 29 26 | Hag (?) Thomas | 36 M W | Miner | 400 400 | Canada | X X | | | | | 16 | 29 26 | Hag (?) Annie | 35 F W | Keeping house | | Scotland | X X | | | | | 17 | 29 26 | Hag (?) Joan | 1 F W | | | California | X X | | | | | 18 | 29 26 | Hag (?) Mary | 7/12 F W | | | California | X X Nov | | | | | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 19 | 30 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 20 | 31 27 | Graham Andrew | 33 M W | Miner | 300 2000 | Canada | X X | | | | G650 | 21 | 31 27 | Graham Mary | 30 F W | Keeping house | | Canada | X X | | | | G650 | 22 | 31 27 | Graham William J. | 8 M W | | | Canada | X | X | | | G650 | 23 | 31 27 | Graham James R. | 5 M W | | | Canada | X X | X | | | G650 | 24 | 31 27 | Graham Annie J. | 1 F W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | G650 | 25 | 32 28 | Wiseman George | 31 M W | Miner | 1600 | England | X X | | | X | W255 | 26 | 32 28 | Wiseman Susan | 29 F W | Keeping house | | England | X X | X | | | W255 | 27 | 32 28 | Wiseman Harriet | 2 F W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | W255 | 28 | 32 28 | Wiseman John | 1 M W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | W255 | 29 | 32 28 | Mercer William H. | 12 M W | | | Calif. | X X | X | | | M626 | 30 | 32 28 | Mercer Charles | 11 M W | | | Calif. | X X | X | | | M626 | 31 | 32 28 | Mercer George | 9 M W | | | Calif. | X X | X | | | M626 | 32 | 32 28 | Mercer Amelia | 7 F W | | | Calif. | X X | X | | | M626 | 33 | 33 29 | Miller Levi | 35 M W | Miner | 200 300 | Canada | X X | | | | M460 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 34 | 34 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 35 | 35 30 | Erick(son?) Erick | 36 M W | Miner | | Norway | X X | | | | | 36 | 35 30 | Ides Nelson | 39 M W | Miner | 300 | Turkey | X X | | | | I320 | 37 | 36 31 | Erickson Finger (?) | 27 M W | Miner | 200 | Norway | X X | | | X | E622 | 38 | 36 31 | Elkins Matthew W. | 34 M W | Miner | 150 | Vermont | | | | X | E425 | 39 | 37 32 | Barron John E. | 40 M W | Miner | 500 | England | X X | | | | B650 | 40 | 37 32 | Petersen Peter | 48 M W | Miner | | Norway | X X | | | | P362 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== --- State: California County: Alpine Post Office: Silver Mountain Page No: 3 Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Two Sheet No: 308B Enumerated on: July 13th, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 1 | 38 33 | Brown William | 41 M W | Miner | 500 250 | England | X X | | | X | B650 | 2 | 38 33 | Brown Harriet | 39 F W | Keeping house | | Mass. | | | | | B650 | 3 | 39 34 | Cook William | 28 M W | Miner | 1000 | Canada | X X | | | | C200 | 4 | 39 34 | Nettle Matthew | 41 M W | Miner | 1000 | Canada | X X | | | X | N340 | 5 | 39 34 | Love Robert K. | 35 M W | Miner | 2000 200 | Penn. | | | | X | L100 | 6 | 40 35 | Carlsen Thomas | 37 M W | Miner | 800 1200 | Norway | X X | | | X | C642 | 7 | 40 35 | Carlsen Caroline M. | 24 F W | Keeping house | | Norway | X X | | | | C642 | 8 | 40 35 | Carlsen Thomas A. | 5 M W | | | Calif. | X X | X | | | C642 | 9 | 40 35 | Carlsen Ida May | 2 F W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | C642 | 10 | 40 35 | Carlsen Effa | 1/12 F W | | | Calif. | X X May | | | | C642 | 11 | 40 35 | Johnson John A. | 36 M W | Miner | 300 500 | Norway | X X | | | X | J525 | 12 | 41 36 | Olson Thomas | 48 M W | Miner | 200 800 | Norway | X X | | | X | O425 | 13 | 42 37 | Johnsen John | 33 M W | Miner | 250 100 | Norway | X X | | | X | J525 | 14 | 42 37 | Johnsen Jennie | 21 F W | Keeping house | 300 | Penn. | | | | | J525 | 15 | 42 37 | Johnsen Ellen | 2 F W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | J525 | 16 | 42 37 | Johnsen Emily | 4 F W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | J525 | 17 | 42 37 | Johnsen Carrie | 5/12 F W | | | Calif. | X X Jan | | | | J525 | 18 | 43 38 | Tanner Omund | 38 M W | Miner | 250 250 | Norway | X X | | | X | T560 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 19 | 44 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 20 | 45 39 | Andersen Ole | 31 M W | Miner | 6000 500 | Norway | X X | | | X | A536 | 21 | 46 40 | Barber John N. | 31 M W | County Clerk | 100 1000 | Conn. | | | | X | B616 | 22 | 47 41 | Bolts John | 33 M W | Miner | 1000 1000 | Hanover | X X | | | X | B432 | 23 | 48 42 | McBeth David N. | 33 M W | Sheriff Alpine Co. | 400 1000 | Penn. | X | | | X | M213 | 24 | 48 42 | McBeth Amanda | 19 F W | Keeping house | | Oregon | | | | | M213 | 25 | 48 42 | McBeth Nettie | 2 F W | | | Calif. | | | | | M213 | 26 | 49 43 | Chalmers Lewis | 45 M W | Miner | 100 500 | Scotland | X X | | | | C456 | 27 | 49 43 | Chalmers John | 41 M W | Miner | 300 | Scotland | X X | | | | C456 | 28 | 49 43 | Kelly Annie | 29 F W | House keeper | | Ireland | X X | | | | K400 | =====|=============|=================================|==========|====================|===========|=============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================== 29 | __ | | | | | | | | | | | I hereby certify that the whole number of pages in this 30 | __ | | | | | | | | | | | set of returns is three (3) and that the same were 31 | __ | | | | | | | | | | | made according to law and instructions. 32 | __ | | | | | | | | | | | Cyrus Coleman 33 | __ | | | | | | | | | | | July 21st 1870 Asst. 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