1870 Federal Census Grant County, Oregon (Camp Harney) 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 Eileen White from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, June 2002. Submitted by Eileen White May 13, 2001 & Ila Wakley March 17, 2002 This Census Was Proofread by Ila Wakley . Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ewhite1@ev1.net ____________________________________________________________________________ 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 Grant County, Oregon, Please visit the Grant County, ORGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~orgrant ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Grant County, Oregon ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-1286 State Oregon County Grant CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Grant DIVISION: Camp Harney REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 1 REFERENCE: Enum 22 Aug 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Canyon City, Sht 374b ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Suttle J H 50 M W Chopping Logs 300 Maine X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 2 1 1 Armstrong J S 23 M W Works in Sawmill Maryland REMARKS: Lumber Camp 3 1 1 Nealand J G. 35 M W Works in Sawmill Ireland X X X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 4 1 1 Beebe James 38 M W Works in Sawmill 100 Pennsylvania X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 5 1 1 Probst Richard 24 M W Works in Sawmill Germany X X X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 6 1 1 Fish Frank 35 M W Teamster Missouri X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 7 1 1 Cornelius A 38 M W Lumberman Illinois X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 8 1 1 Sing Sam 24 M C Cook China X X X REMARKS: Lumber Camp 9 1 1 Thompson Robt. 40 M W Miner Missouri X REMARKS: Haying Camp; Robert 10 1 1 Allen S F 21 M W Teamster 500 1,350 Ohio X REMARKS: Haying Camp 11 1 1 Peebler G D 20 M W Farm Laborer Iowa REMARKS: Haying Camp 12 1 1 Venntor Thos 27 M W Teamster Illinois X REMARKS: Haying Camp; Thomas 13 1 1 McCracken John 22 M W Teamster Illinois X REMARKS: Haying Camp 14 1 1 Sloan D A 27 M W Farm Labour Pennsylvania X REMARKS: Haying Camp 15 1 1 Huntley Wm 26 M W Day Labour Ohio X REMARKS: Haying Camp; William 16 2 2 Addis Charles 32 M W Clerk in Store Pennsylvania X 17 2 2 Cronley Andrew 34 M W Sutter Store 500 9 New York X 18 2 2 Robb Alexander 41 M W Carpenter Maryland X 19 2 2 Dear Ah 30 M C Cook China X X X 20 2 2 Galager James A 2 M W Pennsylvania REMARKS: Garrison 21 2 2 Galager Henrietta 5/12 F W Oregon Dec REMARKS: Garrison 22 2 2 Vernon Eugene 8 M W District of Columbia REMARKS: Garrison 23 2 2 Vernon Kate 14 F W At Home Texas X REMARKS: Garrison 24 2 2 Ford Catherine 7 F W Washington D.C. REMARKS: Garrison 25 2 2 Ford Jerome 4 M W Minesota REMARKS: Garrison 26 2 2 Ford Mary 1 F W Alaska REMARKS: Garrison 27 2 2 Durbin Joseph 8 M W Tennessee REMARKS: Garrison 28 2 2 Durbin Sarah L 3 F W Calafornia REMARKS: Garrison 29 2 2 Durbin Geo W. 5/12 M W Washington Ty Jany REMARKS: Garrison; George; Washington Territory 30 2 2 Smith M A 24 F W At Home New York REMARKS: Garrison 31 2 2 Dallas Francis V 35 F W Keeping House Washington D.C. REMARKS: Officer's Families 32 2 2 Jackson John T 22 M B Cook Washington D.C. X REMARKS: Officer's Families 33 2 2 Pownell Sarah E 32 F W Keeping House England X X REMARKS: Officer's Families 34 2 2 Perry Maggie 25 F W Keeping House New York REMARKS: Officer's Families 35 2 2 Lewis Belle 29 F W Keeping House New York REMARKS: Officer's Families 36 2 2 Lewis Adolphus 7 M W Ohio REMARKS: Officer's Families 37 2 2 Lewis Estella 4 F W Ohio REMARKS: Officer's Families 38 2 2 Lewis Vina 4/12 F W Oregon Feby REMARKS: Officer's Families 39 3 3 Davis Wm 42 M W Teamster Ohio REMARKS: Officer's Families 40 3 3 Niseley G W 29 M W Surveyor Ohio REMARKS: Officer's Families; wh mls 25; wh fmls 12; col mls 3 At the end of Camp Harney is all the blank pages and the enumerator's summary: Page 375a Canyon City Grant County State of Oregon I Eph H Day being duly sworn, say that the foregoing census returns comprising in all 80 pages as for _________ following list are made according to law and instructions To wit Granite precinct 12 Bulls Run Precinct 2 Winters Run Precinct 2 Olive Precinct 2 Union Precinct 14 Marysville Precinct 4 Upper Canon Precinct 3 Lower Canon Precinct 5 John Day Precinct 7 Elk Precinct 3 Rock Ck Precinct 1 South Fork Precinct 2 Camp Harney 1 -- 64 Agriculture 5 Industry 10 Mortality 1 -- Total 80 Eph H. Day W. S. Dept. Marshal Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of August A.D. 1870 Jas W. Church Justice of the Peace Upper Canon City Page 375b blank Page 376a blank Page 376b (not stamped) Page 377a blank Page 377b blank Page 378a blank Page 378b (TYPED NOTE: ALL CAPS) PAGE 378 INCLUDES ENTRIES FOR INHABITANTS OF WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, 1870. IT WAS BOUND, IT WOULD APPEAR MISTAKENLY, IN VOLUME 1 OF THE OREGON SCHEDULES. IT HAS, THEREFORE, BEEN REMOVED FROM VOLUME 1 AND REBOUND, ALONG WITH THE SCHEDULES OF OTHER INHABITANTS OF WASCO COUNTY, OREGON, IN VOLUME 2. W. NEIL FRANKLIN, CHIEF GENERAL REFERENCE SECTION NATIONAL ARCHIVES JUNE 5, 1956 PAGE 379B BLANK PAGE 381B STATES (TYPED NOTE - ALL CAPS) PAGE 381 INCLUDES ENTRIES FOR INHABITANTS OF YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON, 1870. IT WAS BOUND, IT WOULD APPEAR MISTAKENLY, IN VOLUME 1 OF THE OREGON SCHEDULES. IT HAS, THEREFORE BEEN REMOVED FROM VOLUME 1 AND REBOUND, ALONG WITH THE SCHEDULES OF OTHER INHABITANTS OF YAMHILL COUNTY, OREGON, IN VOLUME 2. W. NEIL FRANKLIN, CHIEF GENERAL REFERENCE SECTION NATIONAL ARCHIVES JUNE 5, 1956