1870 Federal Census Grant County, Oregon (Lower Canyon City Precinct) 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: Lower Canyon City Precinct REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 1 REFERENCE: Enum 16 June 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Cayon City, Sh 360b ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Hemme E. J. W. 31 M W General Merchant (Ret) 600 8,000 Hanover X X X 2 1 1 Hemme Eva 23 F W Keeping House 100 Hesse-Dermstedt X X REMARKS: Hesse Darmstadt 3 1 1 Hemme Augusta A 2 F W Oregon X X 4 1 1 Hemme Wm H 10/12 M W Oregon X X July REMARKS: William 5 2 2 Sels Henry R 43 M W General Merchant (Ret) 300 4,000 Prusia X X X 6 2 2 Sels Louisa 31 F W Keeping House 100 Baden X X 7 2 2 Sels Amelia 14 F W At Home Calafornia X X X 8 2 2 Sels Sophia 12 F W At Home Calafornia X X X 9 2 2 Sels Julia 11 F W At Home Calafornia X X X 10 2 2 Sels Louisa 9 F W Calafornia X X X 11 2 2 Sels Clara 7 F W Calafornia X X X 12 2 2 Sels Francis 4 M W Calafornia X X 13 2 2 Sels Edward 2 M W Oregon X X 14 2 2 Sels Elmira 8/12 F W Oregon X X Sept. 15 2 2 Sels Anna 19 F W Prusia X X 16 3 3 Howard Thos 38 M W Sherriff 1 New York X X X REMARKS: Thomas 17 3 3 Howard Martha J 31 F W Keeping House 100 Illinois 18 3 3 Howard Stonewall J. 7/12 M W Oregon Oct 19 3 3 Irwin Lonna 10 M W At School Missouri X 20 4 - Diety David D 39 M W Miner Indiana X 21 5 4 Metschan Philip 30 M W Butcher 1,000 1,000 Hesse Cassel X X X REMARKS: Hessel Castle 22 5 4 Metschan Mary C. 28 F W Keeping House 100 Hesse Dermstedt X X 23 5 4 Metschan Francis 3 M W Oregon X X 24 5 4 Metschan Anna 1 F W Oregon X X 25 5 4 Metschan M 25 M W Tin Smith Hesse Castle X X X 26 6 5 Garrison J A 40 M W Day Labour Virginia X 27 6 5 Rafter John 46 M W Day Laborer Massachusetts X X X 28 7 6 Greggory J W 31 M W Teamster 400 Virginia X 29 7 6 Greggory Rhoda 23 F W Keeping House Kentucky 30 7 6 Greggory Emma 4 F W Oregon 31 7 6 Greggory Rosalia 2 F W Oregon 32 7 6 Greggory Wallace 1 M W Oregon 33 8 - Hyde Thomas C 22 M W Lawyer 200 Oregon X 34 9 7 Moore Charles 40 M W Teamster 75 500 Ohio X 35 9 7 Moore Anna 51 F W Keeping House Sweeden X X 36 10 - Lorch Mathew 35 M W Shoe Maker Wertemberg X X X REMARKS: Wurttemburg 37 11 8 Cole Hunter 38 M W Blacksmith 350 350 New York X 38 11 8 Cole Emily 40 F W Dress Maker New York 39 12 9 Dodge Francis M 40 M W Stage Driver 1,000 Massachusetts X 40 12 9 Dodge Wellthy 24 F W Keeping House Ohio REMARKS: Wh mls 21; wh fmls 19 CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Grant DIVISION: Lower Canyon City Precinct REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 2 REFERENCE: Enum 16 June 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Cayon City, Sh 361a ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 12 9 Dodge Nelly 9 F W Oregon 2 12 9 Dodge Francis 5 M W Oregon 3 12 9 Dodge Resella 3 F W Oregon 4 12 9 Dodge Wm C. 1 M W Oregon 5 13 - Hash Andrew J 34 M W Blacksmith Illinois X 6 14 - Hyatt Wm M 40 M W Keeping Saloon 300 600 North Carolina X 7 15 - Kraus Jacob 29 M W Barber Austria X X X 8 16 - Fearing Geo B 61 M W General Merchant (Ret) 10 Massachusetts X REMARKS: George 9 17 - Helaber David 51 M W Butcher Wertemburg X X X 10 17 - Scherner H J 27 M W Day Laborer Holstein X X X 11 18 - Penfield R H 28 M W Fruit Dealer 100 New York X 12 19 10 Overholt David G 39 M W Wheel Wright 1,000 10 Pennsylvania X 13 19 10 Overholt Seybella 27 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania 14 19 10 Overholt Mary E 6/12 F W Oregon Nov 15 20 - Schmidt John 33 M W Carpenter 600 Prussia X X X 16 21 11 Lee Hop 35 M C Wash House China X X X 17 22 12 Jin Ku 30 M C Wash House China X X X 18 22 12 Jin Kin 28 F C Keeping House China X X 19 23 13 Ban Ah 26 M C Laborer China X X X 20 23 13 Goods Ah 18 F C Keeping House China X X X 21 24 - Sah Lim 60 M C Laborer China X X X 22 25 14 Levy Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 23 25 14 Man Ah 40 M C Miner China X X X 24 25 14 Wung Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 25 25 14 Han Ah 22 M C Miner China X X X 26 25 14 Seeah Ah 18 M C Miner China X X X 27 25 14 My Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 28 25 14 Tape Ah 62 M C Miner China X X X 29 25 14 Hang Gooy 60 M C Miner China X X X 30 25 14 Joh Owe 32 M C Miner China X X X 31 25 14 Yan Ah 18 M C Miner China X X X 32 25 14 How Ah 17 M C Miner China X X X 33 25 14 Woo Ah 18 M C Miner China X X X 34 25 14 Jim Suit 24 M C Miner China X X X 35 25 14 Toy Ah 23 M C Miner China X X X 36 26 15 Sewell Columbus 48 M B Teamster 250 Virginia X 37 26 15 Sewell Louiza 25 F B Keeping House Virginia X 38 26 15 Sewell Thomas 1 M B Oregon 39 27 - Warren Solomon 34 M W Miner 1,000 Maine X 40 28 16 Dugan Dennis 25 M W Miner 500 Ireland X X X REMARKS: Wh mls 13, wh fmls 4, col mls 20, col fmls 3 CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Grant DIVISION: Lower Canyon City Precinct REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 3 REFERENCE: Enum 17 June 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Cayon City, Sh 361b ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 28 16 Dugan John 30 M W Miner Ireland X X X 2 29 17 Yow Ah 28 M C Miner China X X X 3 29 17 Lieve Ah 24 M C Miner China X X X 4 29 17 Keep Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 5 29 17 Fow Tung 26 M C Miner China X X X 6 29 17 Wawe Tung 23 M C Miner China X X X 7 29 17 Hang Yaw 27 M C Miner China X X X 8 29 17 Hang Ah 17 M C Miner China X X X 9 29 17 Hing Ah 24 M C Miner China X X X 10 29 17 See Ah 22 M C Miner China X X X 11 29 17 Yew Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 12 29 17 Yun Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 13 29 17 May Ah 27 M C Miner China X X X 14 30 18 Chung Sam 30 M C Miner China X X X 15 30 18 Fung Tong 50 M C Miner China X X X 16 30 18 Chow Ah 20 M C Miner China X X X 17 30 18 Gun Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 18 30 18 Ling Lung 28 M C Miner China X X X 19 31 19 Fip Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 20 31 19 Wang Ah 24 M C Miner China X X X 21 31 19 Sing Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 22 31 19 Sam Ah 27 M C Miner China X X X 23 31 19 Con Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 24 31 19 Lun Ah 27 M C Miner China X X X 25 31 19 Fook Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 26 31 19 Ming Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 27 31 19 Foo Sing 26 M C Miner China X X X 28 31 19 Wing Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 29 32 20 Ling Ah 24 M C Miner China X X X 30 32 20 My Ah 24 M C Miner China X X X 31 32 20 Hoo Ah 17 M C Miner China X X 32 32 20 Yun Gee 30 M C Miner China X X X 33 32 20 Chung Ah 35 M C Miner China X X X 34 33 21 Toy Ah 22 M C Labour China X X X 35 33 21 Lee Ah 40 M C Laborer China X X X 36 34 22 Tow Ah 20 M C Miner China X X 37 34 22 Man Ah 61 M C Miner China X X X 38 34 22 Sam Ah 38 M C Miner China X X X 40 34 22 Yow Ah 30 M C Miner China X X X REMARKS: Wh mls 1, col mls 39 CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Grant DIVISION: Lower Canyon City Precinct REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 4 REFERENCE: Enum 17 June 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Cayon City, Sh 362a ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 35 23 Moy Ah 24 M C Gardener China X X X 2 36 24 Fan Ah 22 M C Miner China X X X 3 36 24 Wun Ah 26 M C Miner China X X X 4 36 24 Shung Ah 50 M C Miner China X X X 5 36 24 Lun Ah 28 M C Miner China X X X 6 36 24 Chow Ah 40 M C Miner China X X X 7 37 25 Ock Ah 20 M C Miner China X X 8 37 25 Tow Ah 18 M C Miner China X X 9 37 25 Ong Ah 17 M C Miner China X X 10 37 25 Won Ah 21 M C Miner China X X X 11 37 25 How Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 12 37 25 Ma Ah 27 M C Miner China X X X 13 37 25 Chow Ah 28 M C Miner China X X X 14 38 26 Yan Sing 22 M C Day Laborer China X X X 15 39 27 Lue Ah 15 M C Miner China X X 16 39 27 Young Ah 20 M C Miner China X X 17 39 27 Yon Ah 22 M C Miner China X X X 18 39 27 Gee Ah 10 M C Miner Calafornia X X 19 39 27 Lie Ah 25 M C Miner China X X X 20 39 27 Young Ah 30 M C Miner China X X X 21 39 27 Gow Ah 40 M C Miner China X X X 22 40 28 Yew Lue 30 M C Miner China X X X 23 40 28 Yack Sue 40 M C Miner China X X X 24 40 28 Hung Ah 17 M C Miner China X X 25 40 28 Huck Ah 50 M C Miner China X X X 26 40 28 Poy Ah 20 M C Miner China X X 27 40 28 Hew Gay 22 M C Miner China X X X 28 40 28 Yaw Ah 30 M C Miner China X X X 29 40 28 San Ah 20 M C Miner China X X 30 40 28 Cooy Ah 30 M C Miner China X X 31 41 29 Hung Lee 35 M C Wash House China X X X 32 42 30 Long John 40 M W Miner England X X X 33 42 30 Sunberg G 35 M W Miner Sweeden X X X 34 42 30 Smith Chas 33 M W Miner Sweeden X X X REMARKS: Charles 35 43 31 Quinlan Michael 38 M W Miner Ireland X X X 36 44 32 Crooke A. 33 M W Miner Indiana X 37 45 33 Sherman Wm 28 M W Miner Iowa X 38 46 34 Lynden Chas 34 M W Cattle Dealer 1,500 England X X X 39 46 34 Lynden Samuella 34 F W Keeping House 150 Tennessee 40 47 - Robinson Jas 34 M W Miner 200 Canada X X X REMARKS: Wh mls 8, wh fmls 1, col mls 31; James CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Grant DIVISION: Lower Canyon City Precinct REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 5 REFERENCE: Enum 18 June 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Cayon City, Sh 362b ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 48 35 Thomas J W 42 M W Miner Indiana X 2 48 35 Thomas J. P. 26 M W Miner Wales X X X 3 48 35 Elliott G H. 66 M W Physician Maryland X 4 49 36 Chute Daniel 53 M W Harness Maker 200 Novia Scotia X X X 5 50 37 Copeland E 44 M W Miner 300 Virginia X 6 50 37 Pellett James W 38 M W Carpenter Connecticut X 7 50 37 Yentes Martin 50 M W Wagon Maker Pennsylvania X 8 50 37 Greenlow Robert 35 M W Miner Maine X REMARKS: Lines 9-40 blank; wh mls 8 CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Oregon COUNTY: Grant DIVISION: Lower Canyon City Precinct REEL NO: M593-1286 PAGE NO: 361A REFERENCE: Enum 17 June 1870, Eph H. Day, PO Cayon City, Sh 361b ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 39 34 22 Sam Ah 22 M C Miner China X X X REMARKS: Wh mls 8; pgs 363a-364a blank