1870 Federal Census, Kern County, California - Township No. 6 [P.O. is Kernville] 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 Edward A. Black, Sr., September 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, September 2000. Submitted by Edward A. Black, Sr. September 18, 2000. 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. w6uyf@earthlink.net This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Kern County, California ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-73 State CA County Kern CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: California COUNTY: Kern DIVISION: Township No 6 REEL NO: M593-73 PAGE NO: 367A REFERENCE: 31 Aug 1870 by Vuris G. Thompson PO: Kernville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Dougherty William 45 M W Farmer 1,200 2,800 Indiana X 2 1 1 Dougherty Sarah 44 F W Keeping House Ohio 3 1 1 Dougherty James 21 M W Farm Laborer Illinois X 4 1 1 Dougherty George 19 M W Farm Laborer Illinois 5 1 1 Dougherty William 17 M W Farm Laborer Illinois 6 1 1 Dougherty Mary 14 F W At Home California 7 1 1 Dougherty Daniel 11 M W At Home California X 8 1 1 Dougherty Lavinia 9 F W California X 9 1 1 Dougherty Laura 7 F W California X 10 1 1 Dougherty Margart 7 F W California X 11 1 1 Dougherty Louisa 4 F W California 12 2 2 Freitack James 38 M W Hotel Keeper 2,500 1,000 Braden X X X 13 2 2 Wilcox William 23 M W Hotel Steward Rhode Island X 14 2 2 Wilson James 55 M W Hostter Ireland X X X 15 2 2 Fong Aw 41 M C Cook China X X 16 3 3 Walker William 41 M W Teamstrer 400 300 Georgia X 17 3 3 Walker Mary 28 F W Keeping House Missouri 18 3 3 Walker James 9 M W California X 19 3 3 Walker Thomas 7 M W California X 20 3 3 Walker Benjamin 5 M W California X 21 3 3 Walker William 3 M F California X 22 4 4 Oyler John 41 M W Miner 700 Virginia X 23 4 4 Oyler Sarah 21 F W Keeping House Oregon 24 4 4 Oyler Carrol 6 M W California X 25 4 4 Oyler Joseph 5 M W California 26 4 4 Oyler Mary 4 F W California 27 4 4 Oyler Emma 2 F W California 28 4 4 Oyler Ellen 1/12 F W California Apr 29 5 5 Cummings Jane 48 F W Keeping House 500 500 Missouri X 30 5 5 Cummings Mary 14 F W At Home California 31 5 5 Cummings Ellen 11 F W At Home California 32 6 6 Clark Leuis 35 M W Grocer 800 200 Canada X X X 33 7 7 Shafter Myron 48 M W Brewer 500 1,500 France X X 34 8 8 Pohe Charles 39 M W Toll Collector Pennsylvania X 35 8 8 Logan James 45 M W Miner Ireland X X 36 9 9 Brown George 40 M W Merchant 750? 1,500 Ireland X X X 37 9 9 Brown Andrew 38 M W Merchant 750 1,500 Ireland X X 38 10 10 Lemon Benjamin 56 M W Miner Vermont X 39 11 11 Forsyth Alexander 37 M W Grocer 250 500 Illinois X 40 11 11 Forsyth Betsy 31 F W Keeping House England X X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: California COUNTY: Kern DIVISION: Township No 6 REEL NO: M593-73 PAGE NO: 367B REFERENCE: 31 Aug 1870 by Vuris G. Thompson PO: Kernville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Tilley John 37 M W Butcher 700 5,000 Illinois X REMARKS: * Dwelling # & Family # reset to 1. 2 1 1 Munzele William 32 M W Butcher 300 Scheswig X REMARKS: * in Prussia 3 2 2 Sumner Joseph 52 M W Teamster 250 500 Maine X 4 2 2 Taylor Ambros 48 M W Teamster New York X 5 3 3 Butler John 46 M W Miner 400 Maine X 6 3 3 Wright William 40 M W Comm Laborer Missouri 7 4 4 Hing Sam 36 M C Washerman China X X 8 4 4 Hing Mary 30 F C Keeping House China X X 9 4 4 Hing Charles 9 M C California X X 10 5 5 Sing Ah 40 M C Washerman China X X 11 5 5 Lu Sow 55 M C Miner China X X 12 6 6 Cae Ah 35 M C Miner China X X 13 6 6 Chung Ah 37 M C Cook China X X 14 6 6 Chung Mary 30 M C China X X 15 7 7 Peterson Nelson 32 M W Carpenter 600 500 Switzerland X X 16 7 7 Pablito Margga 30 F W Keeping House Mexico X X 17 7 7 Pablito Mitream 8 M W California X X 18 8 8 Tomes Ramon 28 M W Com Laborer Mexico X X 19 8 8 Moser Francisca 25 F W Keeping House Mexico X X 20 8 8 Lalazor Ignacio 35 M W Com Laborer Mexico X X 21 9 9 Carr Thomas 56 M W Farmer 1,000 300 Virginia X 22 10 10 Harriston Frank 43 M W Clerk 200 Ohio X 23 11 11 Scott Richard 41 M W Farmer 250 500 Tennessee X 24 11 11 Scott Patria 35 F W Keping House Mexico X X 25 11 11 Scott Antonia 4 F W California X X 26 12 12 Rackliff Pery 36 M W Miner Illinois X 27 12 12 White Jances 42 M W Miner Illinois X 28 13 13 Seurman Augustus 33 M W Miner 500 Switzerland X X X 29 14 _ N.N. N.N. 30 15 14 Nieblas Lorenzo 34 M W Miner Mexico X X 31 15 14 Nieblas Florentina 28 F W Keeping House Mexico X X 32 16 15 Tracedio Eduard 33 M W Miner Mexico X X X X 33 16 15 Loris Iladio 35 M W Miner Mexico X X X X 34 16 15 Roman Berlisco 23 M W Miner Mexico X X 35 17 16 Noniero Antonio 40 M W Miner Mexico X X X X 36 17 16 Beltoreio Mateo 38 M W Miner Mexico X X X X 37 18 17 Gamos Antonio 41 M W Miner Mexico X X X X 38 18 17 Rudez Francisco 31 M W Miner Mexico X X X X 39 19 18 Ogsbury Eilnon 40 M W Miner Alabama X 40 19 18 Hayes Moses 42 M W Miner Ireland X X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: California COUNTY: Kern DIVISION: Township No 6 REEL NO: M593-73 PAGE NO: 368A REFERENCE: 31 Aug 1870 by Vuris G. Thompson PO: Kernville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Sanborn Orman 33 M W Mining Superintendent 10,000 30,000 Vermont X REMARKS: * Dwelling # & Family # reset to 1. 2 1 1 Sanborn Margaret 31 F W Boarding Vermont 3 1 1 Sanborn Ornion 9 M W California 4 2 2 Gordon John 40 M W Boarding House Keeper 500 Maryland X 5 2 2 Gordon Florence 37 F W Boarding Michigan 6 2 2 Evans Robert 27 M W Amalgomator 2,000 Massachusetts X 7 2 2 Evans Charles 26 M W Amalgomator 500 Massachusetts X 8 2 2 Ellsworth Stephen 32 M W Miner New Hamphire X 9 3 3 Lafargo Soloman 41 M W Teamster Nova Scotia X X 10 3 3 Alnrief Adam 40 M W Teamster Prussia X X 11 3 3 Mills Edward 36 M W Miner England X X 12 4 4 O'Mardan Matthew 34 M W Virginia X X X 13 4 4 Hickman Henry 28 M W Miner Florida X 14 4 4 Maston James 31 M W Miner Prussia X X 15 4 4 Jeffries William 38 M W Miner England X X 16 4 4 Craig James 35 M W Miner Scotland X X 17 5 5 Richardson John 43 M W Miner Texas X 18 5 5 Mills James 42 M W Miner Texas 19 5 5 McKemta Willism 39 M W Miner England X X 20 5 5 Glusscocks George 37 M W Teamster Arkansas X 21 6 6 Freeman Lorenzo 29 M W Miner 500 Maine X 22 6 6 Fanning Frederick 28 M W Miner New York X 23 7 7 Webb James 36 M W Miner New York X 24 7 7 Fink Harry 35 M W Miner Nova Scotia X 25 8 8 Couse William 39 M W Miner New York X 26 9 9 James Robert 30 M W Miner Wisconsin X 27 9 9 James Erasamus 32 M W Miner New York 28 9 9 Beck Frederick 27 M W Miner Prussia X X 29 9 9 Jones Herman 29 M W Miner Prussia X X REMARKS: * Name wasn't too clear 30 10 10 Goff Cruale 40 M W Miner Ireland X X 31 10 10 Valeaghn Thomas 38 M W Miner Ireland X X 32 10 10 Strictland Henry 33 M W Miner Prussia X X 33 10 10 Trend Henry 35 M W Miner Prussia X X 34 11 11 Taileton Patrick 41 M W Miner Ireland X X X 35 11 11 McLeor Alexander 43 M W Miner England X X 36 12 12 Wilcox James 36 M W Blacksmith Prussia X X 37 12 12 Collins Charles 38 M W Miner Kentucky X 38 13 13 Leuis William 35 M W Miner Virginia X 39 13 13 Garey Thomas 31 M W Miner Alabama X 40 13 13 Delana Michael 27 M W Miner Ireland X X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: California COUNTY: Kern DIVISION: Township No 6 REEL NO: M593-73 PAGE NO: 368B REFERENCE: 31 Aug 1870 by Vuris G. Thompson PO: Kernville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Staples George 35 M W Miner New Hampshire X REMARKS: * Dwelling # & Family # reset to 1. 2 1 1 Staples Edna 26 F W Keeping House Kentucky 3 1 1 Staples Fanny 8 F W California 4 1 1 Staples Nellie 6 F W California 5 1 1 Staples Harry 3 M W California 6 1 1 Staples Delia 2 F W California 7 2 2 Moss Jacob 37 M W Miner 300 Pennsylvania X 8 2 2 Moss Anna 31 F W Keeping House Missouri 9 2 2 Moss William 3 M W California 10 2 2 Moss Clara 6/12 F W California Dec 11 3 3 Doud Matthew 45 M W Miner Ireland X X 12 4 4 Pan Ah 42 M C Cook China X X 13 4 4 Cow Ah 30 M C Cook China X X 14 4 4 Lung Ah 25 M C Cook China X X 15 4 4 Tim Ah 23 M C Cook China X X 16 4 4 Del Ah 57 M C Cook China X X 17 5 5 Stehens Franklin 32 M W Miner 3,000 250 Maine X 18 5 5 Stehens Alphens 20 M W Miner Maine 19 6 6 Hart Patrick 35 M W Miner Ireland X X 20 6 6 Summers George 56 M W Miner New York X 21 6 6 Klein Henry 28 M W Prussia X X 22 7 7 Caldwell Joseph 64 M W Miner 500 200 Kentucky X 23 7 7 Caldwell Mary 63 F W Keeping House Kentucky 24 7 7 Caldwell Mary 36 F W 250 Missouri 25 8 _ N.N. N.N. 26 9 8 Hoores Manuel 49 M W Physician 10,000 2,000 Virginia X 27 10 9 Haw Ah 30 M C Miner China X X 28 10 9 Hung Ah 31 M C Miner China X X 29 11 10 Cochran John 44 M W Miner Alabama X 30 12 11 Craig Frederick 43 M W Farmer 1,000 1,500 New York X 31 12 11 Craig Hara 33 F W Keeping House Illinois 32 12 11 Craig Fanny 7 F W California 33 12 11 Craig William 5 M W California 34 13 12 Packard William 66 M W Farmer Ohio X 35 14 _ N.N. N.N. 36 15 _ N.N. N.N. 5,000 37 16 13 Ling Chi 31 M C Miner China X X 38 16 13 Toy Sam 40 M C Miner China X X 39 16 13 Sing John 37 M C Miner China X X