This transcription is copyrighted by Garry Holland 1998. You are free to copy this census for your personal use. The copyright notice must remain on the document. Free access and use is provided by US GenWeb. 1871 Mason County Washington Territorial Census The columns numbered 1 through 19 are described below: No number. First column is the line number. 1. Dwelling house, numbered in the order of visitation. 2. Familes, numbered in the order of visitation. 3. The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of April 1871, was in the family. 4. Description. Age at last birth-day. If under 1 year, give months in fractions, thus 3-12. 5. Description. Sex.-Males (M), Females (F) 6. Description. Color.- White (W), Black (B), Mulatto (M), Chinese (C), Taxable Halfbreed Indian (I), Kanakas (K). 7. Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male or female. 8. Married. 9. Unmarried 10. Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U. S.; or the country, if foreign birth. 11. Parentage, Father of foreign birth. 12. Parentage, Mother of foreign birth. 13. If born within the year state month (Jan., Feb., &c.) 14. If married within the year state month (Jan., Feb.,&c.) 15. Attended school within the year. 16. Education. Cannot read. 17. Education. Cannot write. 18. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic. 19. Male Citizens of the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. Page no. 1 Census of the inhabitants in the county of Mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by Me on the 29th day of April, 1871. Robert Watkinson, County Assessor. ========================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 =========================================================================================================================== 1 1 Thomas Johnson 56 M W Lumberman / Maine / 2 2 James Laidlow 45 M W Laborer / Scotland / / / 3 3 Charles Graham 71 M W Farmer / New York / 4 4 Joseph Heuston 34 M W Trader / Indiana / 5 5 John Freeland 59 M W Farmer / New York / 6 B.A. Freeland 36 M W Farmer / New York / 7 6 1 E.A. Wilson 34 M W Trader / Ireland 8 Eliza Wilson 24 W W / Louisiana 9 Frederick A. Wilson 4 M W Washington Terr. / 10 Henry J. Wilson 6/12 M W Washington Terr. / 11 7 M.C. Simmons 27 M W Lumberman / Illinois / 12 David C. Simmons 32 M W " / Missouri / 13 James Harden 25 M W " / Kentucky / 14 Christopher Kelly 32 M W " / Ireland / / / 15 8 Thomas Walker 52 M W " / Ireland / / / 16 9 Adam Korter 29 M W " / Germany / / / 17 10 William McKenzie 25 M W " / Canada / / 18 James D. Gallagher 35 M W " / Ireland / / / 19 11 A.J. McClure 37 M W " / Missouri / 20 Robert Terrall 42 M W " / Illinois / 21 12 2 Charles F. Huntly 20 M W Farmer / Maine / 22 Elmina Huntly 25 W W / Maine 23 Orman H Huntly 4 M W Washington Terr. 24 Elma V Huntly 6/12 W W Washn Terr. 25 13 Nathan White 41 M W Farmer / Maine / 26 Jerry Chepway (sp?) 26 M W Lumberman / Canada / / 27 14 3 Wm. F. Hall 29 M W Farmer / New York / 28 Anna Hall 21 W W / Iowa 29 15 4 Phillip McKinney 38 M W Farmer / Mass / / 30 John McKinney 7 M I Washn Territory / 31 Alice McKinney 9 W I Washn Terty 32 Mary Ann McKinney 12 W I Washn Terty 33 16 Leonard Prince 39 M W Farmer Maine / 34 17 5 Wm. Walter 47 M W Farmer / Penn / / / 35 Catherine Walter 43 W W / Penn 36 James _ Pickett 13 M I Washn Terty 37 Emmaline Smith 7 W I Washn Terty 38 Loren Wilson 58 M W Carpenter / Maine / No. of dwellings, 17 No. of white females, 5 No. of males, foreign born, 8 No. of families, 5, No. of colored males, 2 No. of females, foreign born, 0 No. of white males, 28 No of colored females, 3 No. of blind, 0 Page No. Two Census of the inhabitants in the county of Mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by Me on the 29th day of April, 1871. Robert Watkinson, County Assessor. ============================================================================================================================ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ============================================================================================================================ 1 18 6 John Price Sr 76 M W Farmer / Ohio / / 2 Ellen Price 56 F W / Ohio 3 John Price Jr 21 M W Farmer / Missouri / 4 Joseph Clark 13 M W Nebraska 5 19 7 A.F. Chapman 41 M W Farmer / Kentucky / 6 Lucy Chapman 25 F W / Missouri 7 W. S. Chapman 3 M W Washn Terrty 8 Robert Chapman 1 M W Washn Terrty 9 20 8 O.F. Williams 40 M W Farmer / New York / 10 Virginia Williams 28 F W / Iowa 11 D.O. Williams 8 M W Missouri / 12 L Williams 4 F W Colorado Terrty 13 E.J. Williams 4/12 M W Washn Terrty 14 21 9 Franklin Kennedy 59 M W Farmer / Kentucky / 15 Ann Kennedy 56 F W / North Carolina 16 James Kennedy 16 M W / Washn Terrty 17 22 10 Chris Simmons 26 M W Farmer / Washn Terrty / 18 Cennia Simmons 18 F W / Illinois 19 M.T. Simmons 1 M W Washn Terrty 20 John F. Forbes 10 M W Washn Terrty / 21 Maggie Ann Forbes 8 F W Washn Terrty / 22 Nellie Dungan 9 F I Washn Terrty / 23 F.M. Simmons 29 M W Lumberman / Missouri / 24 Wm Jones 50 M W " / Maine / 25 23 Wm Krise 45 M W " / Ohio / 26 G.W. Krise 6 M I Washn Terrty / / 27 I.W. Krise 4 M I Washn Terrty 28 H.C. Krise 1 M I Washn Terrty 29 24 Michael Taylor 37 M W Lumberman / Prussia / / 30 Mary Taylor 3 F I Washn Terrty 31 25 11 Thomas McDonald 48 M W Lumberman Canada / / 32 Mary McDonald 35 F W Maine 33 Laura E Elder 15 F W / Maine 34 Ernest Elder 13 M W Maine 35 George Elder 11 M W Maine 36 Charles Elder 9 M W Maine 37 Jenny McDonald 3 F W Washington Terty / 38 Angus McDonald 1 M W Washn Terrty / 39 W. Granmere 28 M W Lumberman / Canada 40 Blank No. of Dwellings, 8 No. of white females, 10 No. of males foreign born, 3 No of families, 6 No. of colored males, 3 No. of females foreign born, 0 No. of white males, 24 No. of colored females, 2 No. of blind, O Page No. three Census of the inhabitants in the county of Mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by Me on the 29th day of April, 1871. Robert Watkinson, County Assessor. =========================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 =========================================================================================================================== 1 26 12 Edward Miller 38 M W Farmer / New York / 2 Sarah M. Miller 27 F W / New York 3 Eva Kidley 4 F W Illinois 4 Henry Mellirle(sp?) 20 M W Laborer / Illinois / 5 27 13 Levi T. Shelton 22 M W Farmer / Oregon / 6 Susan J. Shelton 17 F W / Iowa 7 28 14 David Shelton 58 M W Farmer / North Carolina / 8 Francis Shelton 54 F W / Kentucky 9 L.D.W. Shelton 29 M W Farmer / Missouri / 10 J.S.W. Shelton 27 M W " / Missouri / 11 Mary E. Shelton 20 F W / Oregon 12 Frank P. Shelton 18 M W / Oregon 13 James B. Shelton 15 M W / Washn Terrty 14 Joyce A. Shelton 13 F W Washn Terrty 15 James Shelton 38 M W / Missouri / 16 Ingrbright Husby 28 M W Lumberman / Norway / / 17 29 Frank Norton 37 M W Farmer / Norway / / / 18 Swain Solbeck 25 M W Lumberman / Norway / / 19 John Logan 36 M W " / North Carolina / 20 30 15 D.M. McDonald 30 M W Farmer / Canada / / 21 Margaret McDonald 22 F W / Canada / / 22 Janet McDonald 6/12 F W Washn Terrty / / 23 Teresa McDonald 24 F W / Canada / / 24 Maragaret McDonald 3 F W Wisconsin / / 25 John Thomas 38 M W Lumberman / Norway / / / 26 Thomas Fern 29 M W " / New Brunswick / / 27 John Dunney (sp?) 30 M W " / Ireland / / / 28 Wm Waugh 40 M W Cook / England / / 29 Wm D. McGibrai 23 M W Lumberman / Canada / / / 30 31 Wm B. Lewis 40 M W Farmer / Mass / 31 32 H. Kenistro 32 M W Logger / Maine / 32 Levi Nichols 45 M W Lumberman / Wisconsin 33 J.A. McGilbrai 25 M W " / Canada / / / 34 J.A. McClure 31 M W " / New York / 35 J.J. Edeus (sp?) 30 M W " / Kentucky / 36 M.P. Hilton 27 M W " / Maine / 37 Saml Peters 42 M W Cook / Denmark / / / 38 Joseph Gussell 30 M W Laborer / Italy / / / 39 John A. Develly(sp?)37 M W Lumberman / Maine / / / 40 Blank No. of dwellings, 7 No. of white females, 10 No. of males, foreign born, 12 No. of families, 4 No. of colored males, 0 No. of females, foreign born, 2 No. of white males, 29 No. of colored females, 0 No. of blind, 0 Page No. four Census of the inhabitants in the county of Mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by Me on the 29th dya of April, 1871. Robert Watkinson, County Assessor. ================================================================================================================================== 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ================================================================================================================================== 1 2 33 16 Calvin Saegar 23 M W Farmer / Penn / / / 3 Priscilla Saeger 19 F W / Illinois 4 Charles Saeger 17 M W Farmer / Penn / / 5 34 Peter McKenzie 29 M W Lumberman / Canada / / 6 George Bowker 37 M W " / Maine / 7 Joseph Greir 33 M W " / Mass / / / 8 Robert Jerrold 41 M W " / Tennesse / 9 Danl Hines 32 M W " / Ireland / / / 10 Arthur Sobatie 36 M W " / New Hampshire / / / 11 J.M. Johnson 42 M W " / Connecticut / 12 35 17 Frank Spinning 38 M W Farmer / Indiana / 13 A.C. Spinning 32 F W / Ohio 14 Frank Meeker 16 M W / Washn Terrty 15 William Strong 34 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / 16 Robt A Wallace 31 M W " / Scotland / / / 17 Wm A Freeland 27 M W " / Wisconsin / 18 Francis Roberts 50 M W " / Guernsey / / / 19 36 William Ryan 40 M W " / Rhode Island / / / 20 37 Joseph Sherwood 38 M W " / Vermont / 21 Adam Sherwood 12 M I Washn Terrty / / 22 Augusta Sherwood 7 F I Washn Terrty / / 23 Warren Sherwood 9/12 M I Washn Terrty 24 38 Warren Sherwood 40 M W Lumberman / Vermont / 25 Joseph Sherwood 2 M I Washn Terrty 26 Annie Sherwood 1 F I Washn Terrty 27 39 George W. Huntly 35 M W Farmer / Maine / 28 John Saxon 40 M W Lumberman / Mass / 29 40 18 John Campbell 41 M W Farmer / Scotland / / / 30 Mary Campbell 40 F W / Scotland / / 31 Margaret Campbell 8 F W Washn Terrty / / 32 Frederick Campbell 6 M W Washn Terrty / / 33 William Campbell 4 M W Washn Terrty / / 34 Agnes E. Campbell 1 F W Washn Terrty / / 35 41 Joseph Remington 35 M W Farmer / Vermont / 36 42 Charles Pack 40 M W " / Switzerland / / / 37 I.W. Pollock 27 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / 38 43 Wm Ritchie 33 M W " / Ohio / 39 44 Henry Jackson 39 M W " / New York / 40 blank No. of dwellings, 12 No. of white females, 4 No. of males, foreign born, 8 No. of families, 3 No. of colored males, 3 No. of females, foreign born, 1 No. of white males, 29 No. of colored females, 2 No. of blind, 0 Page no. five Census of the inhabitants in the county of Mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by Me on the 29th Day of April, 1871. Robert Watkinson, County Assessor. ============================================================================================================================= 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ============================================================================================================================= 1 Hannah Jackson 3 F I Washn Terrty 2 Mary Jackson 8 F I Washn Terrty / / 3 45 Thomas Griffiths 39 M W Farmer / Scotland / / / 4 John Griffiths 6 M I Washn Terrty / / / 5 William Griffiths 4 M I Washn Terrty / 6 Margaret Griffiths 2 F I Washn Terrty / 7 Thos Griffiths 1 M I Washn Terrty / 8 46 19 Alfred Jones 45 M W Farmer / Penn / / / 9 Margaret Jones 36 F W / Penn / / 10 G.G. Jones 10 M W Washn Terrty 11 James Jones 8 M W Washn Terrty 12 47 John Donahue 45 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / 13 48 Samuel Brackett 51 M W Farmer / Maine / 14 49 James Fellen 40 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / 15 50 A.B. Whiteman 50 M W Farmer / Virginia / 16 Allen Whiteman 8 M I Washn Terrty / / 17 Danl Whiteman 5 M I Washn Terrty 18 Alice Whiteman 4 F I Washn Terrty 19 Jackson Whiteman 1 M I Washn Terrty 20 Patrick Doyle 22 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / 21 Aaron Kirkland 17 M W " / Louisiana 22 51 Simeon Bowker 47 M W " / Maine / 23 Wm Maugin 41 M W " / Nova Scotia / / / 24 52 Thos Moran 33 M W " / England / / / 25 J.F. Kelly 32 M W School Teacher / Mass / / / 26 53 John Wilson 42 M W Lumberman / Scotland / / / 27 Mary Wilson 1 F I Washn Terrty / 28 Josephine Miller 7 F I Washn Terrty / 29 Charles Miller 5 M I Washn Terrty / 30 54 John Cooper 43 M W Lumberman / Germany / / / 31 Charles Cooper 10 M I Washn Terrty / / / 32 Helen Cooper 7 F I Washn Terrty / / / 33 Henry Cooper 5 M I Washn Terrty / 34 Lucy Cooper 10/12 F I Washn Terrty / 35 Charles Henry 40 M W Lumberman / France / / / 36 N.S. Savoy 45 M W " / New Jersey / 37 George Jackson 44 M W " / England / / / 38 Patrick Call 21 M W " / Ireland / / / 39 John O'Brien 25 M W " / Ireland / / / 40 blank No. of dwellings, 10 No. of white females, 1 No. of males, foreign born, 13 No. of families, 1 No. of colored males, 9 No. of females, foreign born, 0 No. of white males, 21 No. of colored females, 8 No. of blind, 0 Page no. six Census of the inhabitants in the county of mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by Me on the 29th day of April, 1871. Robert Watkinson, County Assessor. ================================================================================================================================ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ================================================================================================================================ 1 J.D. McAllister 30 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / 2 John A McCoy 31 M W " / Maine / / / 3 James Power 24 M W " / New Brunswick / / / 4 Wm Watson 32 M W " / Canad / / 5 55 John Swan 44 M W " / New York / 6 56 C.W. Bates 38 M W Farmer / Wisconsin / / / 7 Geo H. Bates 5 M I Washn Terrty 8 Adam Bates 3 M I Washn Terrty 9 William Bates 8/12 M I Washn Terrty 10 James Foster 27 M W Lumberman / Maine / / 11 Elijah Leisure 38 M W Mail Carrier / Penn / 12 Harrison Hall 40 M W Lumberman / Penn / 13 Martha Hall 6 F I Washn Terrty 14 Augusta Hall 3 F I Washn Terrty 15 T.A. Carver 43 M W Lumberman / Maine / 16 Louis Fraser 32 M W " / Canada / / 17 Henry McMaster 30 M W " / Canada / / / 18 57 20 John H. McGiven(sp?)39 M W Farmer / Indiana / / 19 J.E. McGiven 37 F W / Illinois 20 William McGiven 17 M W / Iowa 21 Harvey McGiven 14 M W Iowa 22 C.I. McGiven 7 F W Washn Terrty 23 Laura E. McGiven 4 F W Washn Terrty 24 58 21 Wm T. Morrow 28 M W Farmer / Iowa / 25 Sarah J. Morrow 21 F W / Kentucky 26 M.E. Morrow 2 F W Washn Terrty 27 B.A. Morrow 1/12 F W Washn Terrty March 28 T.G. Morrow 30 M W Farmer / Iowa / 29 M.J. Shirley 21 M W " / Iowa / 30 59 John Meacham 42 M W " / Kentucky / / 31 60 22 Thomas Webb 44 M W " / Ireland / / / 32 A.J. Webb 34 F W / Illinois 33 Charles Seak 9 M W California 34 Robt D Webb 3 M W Washn Terrty / 35 Geo W. Webb 9/12 M W Washn Terrty / 36 61 23 R. McDonough 36 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / 37 Catherine McDonough 38 F W / England / / 38 62 Andrew Atkins 54 M W Farmer / New York / / / 39 63 Edwin Smith 40 M W Lumberman / England / / / 40 blank No. of dwellings, 9 No. of white females, 8 No. of males, foreign born, 7 No. of families, 4 No. of colored males, 3 No. of females, foreign born, 1 No. of white males, 29 No. of colored females, 2 No. of blind 0