This is an extracted summary of the 1879 Territorial Census for Mason County, Washington Territory. The extract is free for personal genealogical use. This census extract is copyrighted in 1998 by Garry Holland. Page No. One Census of the Inhabitants in .........., in the County of Mason, Territory of Washington, enumerated by me on the Third day of February 1879. Robert Watkinson County Assessor. column 1- Dwelling house by number of visitation column 2- Families numbered by visitation column 3- Name of each individual column 4- Age at last birthday, under one by 5/12, 6/12 column 5- Sex, Males (M), Females (F) column 6- Color (W) White, (B) Black etc... column 7- Profession, Occupation or Trade column 8- Married column 9- Unmarried column 10-Place of birth column 11- Parentage- Father foreign born column 12- Parentage- Mother foreign born columns 13-18 not completed for the territorial census for Mason County column 19-Male citizen of the the U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 19 1 1 Robert Watkinson 51 M W Gardiner / England / / / RH Watkinson 41 F W / MO M Watkinson 21 M W Lumberman / Ogn / / M Watkinson 17 M W / " / FMC Watkinson 14 F W / Cal / EE Watkinson 13 M W / Ogn / JC Watkinson 11 M W / " / RB Watkinson 9 M W / Wash Ter / WG Watkinson 7 M W / " " / WB Watkinson 5 M W / " " / Fred A Watkinson 3 M W / " " / Baby Watkinson 1 M W / " " / 2 Wm McRae 26 M W Lumberman / Canada / / Mary McRae 19 F W / Ogn / Jo McGuire 26 M W Lumberman / N Brunswick/ / / John Dewar 35 M W Lumberman / " " / / / WS Taylor 27 M W Lumberman / Maine / John Palm 44 M W Lumberman / Sweden / / / FG Morrow 36 M W Clerk / Iowa / Danl MCLaughlin 30 M W Steward / Ireland / / Wm G Smith 37 M W Lumberman / Mass / / DR McDonald 25 M W Bar Keeper / Mich / / / A Roundy 44 M W Lumberman / Maine / 2 3 John Latham 41 M W Merchant / England / / / Alice Latham 30 F W / Maine Henry Latham 17 M W / Wash Ter / Alfred W.Latham 9 M W / " " / John F Latham 5 M W / " " / Clara M Latham 2 F W / " " / 3 4 Thos Moran 42 M W Lumberman / England / / / Sarah Moran 22 F W / England / / John W Moran 10/12 M W / Wash Ter / / Cal..(sp)Whitney 42 M W Lumberman / Maine / Jas Kennedy 38 M W Cook / Ireland / / / D Forrester 25 M W Lumberman / Canada / / / Thos Hart 43 M W Lumberman / Nova Scotia/ / / Henry Palm 60 M W Lumberman / Prussia / / / John Anderson 30 M W Lumberman / Scotland / / / A McGinnis 27 M W Lumberman / Canada / / / Geo Brodie 25 M W Lumberman / Canada / / / Page No. 2 Aaron Kirkland 25 M W Farmer / La / 4 5 Thos Webb 51 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / AJ Webb 41 F W / Ill John Leake 21 M W / Cal / Chas Leake 17 M W / " Robt Webb 11 M W / Wash Ter / GW Webb 8 M W / " " / Ester S Webb 6 F W / " " / Sam E Webb 4 M W / " " / Dora L Smith 17 F W / " " 5 6 FC Purdy 51 M W Farmer / Penn / Emily Purdy 33 F W / La EJ Purdy 16 F W / Wash Ter MA Purdy 15 F W / " " James Purdy 12 M W / " " MA Purdy 9 M W / " " Thos Purdy 7 M W / " " Jesse Purdy 5 M W / " " 6 7 Patrick Vance 45 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / Bridget Vance 39 F W / " / / 7 - Moses Kirkland 73 M W Farmer / S Carolina / Wm Kirkland 46 M W Farmer / La / Fred Munson 33 M W Farmer / Denmark / / / 8 8 Myron Eells 35 M W Minister / Ogn / SM Eells 25 F W / " Edwin F Eells 4 M W / Wash Ter AH Eells 2 M W / " " CC Eells 6/12 M W / " " 9 9 John W Givens 24 M W Physician / Cal / Ellen E Givens 21 F W / " John A Givens 10/12 M W / Wash Ter 10 10 Jas Dougan 38 M W Carpenter / Canada / / / MA Dougan 28 F W / " / / Willie Dougan 5 M W / Wash Ter / / Ella Dougan 3 F W / " " / / 11 11 DC Beatty 50 M W Farmer / Ohio / MJ Beatty 42 F W / Ind SA Beatty 19 F W / Wash Ter 12 12 Chas Watkins 43 M W Blacksmith / England / / / Mary Watkins 50 F W / " / / Page No. 3 13 13 GF Boynton 42 M W Teacher / Maine / FM Boynton 39 F W / N York N Boynton 14 F W / Ogn CA Boynton 9 F W / Cal 14 14 Edwin Eells 37 M W Ind Agt / Ogn / AA Eells 34 F W / Maine Ida M Eells 6 F W / Wash Ter Eva A Eells 2 F W / " " Gerta F Eells 1 F W / " " Gracie F Eells 1 F W / " " Kate E Pearce 17 F W / " " 15 15 Hand Hegaas 29 M W Carpenter / Norway / / / M Hegaas 30 F W / " / / Mollie Hegaas 8 F W / Wis / / MA Hegaas 6 F W / " / / Herman Hegaas 4 M W / " / / John Hegaas 4/12 M W / Wash Ter / / 16 16 Thos Griffith 46 M W Farmer / Scotland / / / Kate Griffith 30 F I / BC / / John Griffith 14 M I / Wash Ter / / Wm Griffith 13 M I / " " / / Marg Griffith 11 F I / " " / / Thos Griffith 9 M I / " " / / Martha Griffith 7 F I / " " / / Robt Griffith 5 M I / " " / / Mary Griffith 3 F I / " " / / Florence Griffith 6/12 F I / " " / / 17 17 Henry Jackson 47 M W Farmer / N York / MA Jackson 35 F I / Wash Ter ME Jackson 15 F I / " " / Hannah Jackson 11 F I / " " / S Jackson 7 F I / " " / CH Jackson 2 M I / " " / Geo S McLaughlin 28 M W Lumberman / Maine / John Dillon 29 M W Lumberman / Ill / / / James Matter(sp?)29 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / Mar- Koopma 33 M W Lumberman / Germany / / / 18 18 WJ Hutton 49 M W Farmer / Ill / S Hutton 32 F W / Ky Baby Hutton 10/12 M W / Wash Ter Page No Four Eugene Burnham 37 M W Lumberman / Maine / James Kennedy 33 M W " / NF Land / / Pat Dolan 35 M W " / Ireland / / / Thos Wold 30 M W " / Norway / / / Peter Nelson 30 M W " / Denmark / / / L Lawson 38 M W " / Norway / / Jas Sareen 31 M W " / Norway / / / WH Sutton 55 M W " / Ohio / 19 - Chas Wilson 48 M W " / France / / / WF Miller 19 M I " / Wash Ter 20 19 Harvey Campbell 32 M W " / " " / Jo Campbell 16 F I / " " 21 20 Chas Wilson 50 M W Cook / Russia / / Chas Armstrong 25 M I (unreadable) / Wash Ter / S Willett 30 M W Lumberman / Canada / / WB Price 21 M W Cook / Cal / Hand(sp) Johnson 30 M W Seaman / Norway / / C Holmborg 26 M W Lumberman / Sweden / / Wm Watson 38 M W Lumberman / Canada / / Geo Kinney 31 M W Lumberman / Maine / / / Wm Sheridain 35 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / A Erickson 35 M W Lumberman / Norway / / / -- Berry 55 M W Lumberman / Maine / John Erickson 27 M W Lumberman / Norway / / 22 21 John Wilson 48 M W Lumberman / Scotland / / / S Wilson 35 F I / Wash Ter Mary Wilson 8 F I / " " / WC Kent 58 M W Lumberman / N Hampshire 23 22 A Dillman 62 M W Farmer / Nova Scotia/ / / Sallie Dillman 50 F I / Wash Ter 24 23 CW Bates 48 M W Lumberman / N York / / / GA Bates 12 M I / Wash Ter A Bates 10 M I / " " W Bates 8 M I / " " E Bates 6 F I / " " Hannah Bates 4 F I / " " 25 - Geo Carman 31 M W Farmer / Italy / / / 26 24 Evy(sp?) McReavy 30 M W Hotel keeper / Maine / / / AJ McReavy 20 F W / Mass / / John Lazu..(sp?) 31 M W Lumberman / Denmark / / / Page No five Jas McLaughlin 28 M W Lumberman / Mass / / / Jas King 23 M W Lumberman / Mich / / / Jas B Kennedy 41 M W Lumberman / Ireland / / / 27 25 John McReavy 39 M W Merchant / Maine / / / FD McReavy 28 F W / Mass HE McReavy 7 M W / Wash Ter EC McReavy 2 M W / " " 28 26 S Olson 31 M W Lumberman / Norway / / / C Olson 21 F W / " / / W Olson 4 M W / Wis / / Ida Olson 2 F W / Wash Ter / / Geo Cilley 51 M W Boot Maker / Maine / / H Derby 52 M W " " / Mass / Knud Score 24 M W Lumberman / Norway / / 29 27 A Ellingson 27 M W Laborer / Wis / / / EJ Ellingson 23 F W / Minn / / A Ellingson 3 M W / Wash Ter EC Ellingson 8/12 F W / " " John Bros..ham 28 M W Steward / Mass / / / John Morley 53 M W Lumberman / N Jersey / C Balentine 26 M W " / Maine / Lu Gin 35 M C Cook / China / / John Mecham 50 M W Lumberman / N York / / / Geo Bell 27 M W " / N Brunswick/ / Chas Kelly 32 M W " / Pa / / Sam Sing 25 M C Cook / China / / HM Colby 40 M W Lumberman / Maine / H McGregor 20 M W Liar / Scotland / / It really lists his job Wm West 32 M W Lumberman / Ontario / / Wm McCullough 21 M W " / Canada / / Mat Ryan 30 M W " / Ireland / / / 30 28 AB Whiteman 56 M W Farmer / Va / AD Whiteman 16 M I / Wash Ter Danl Whiteman 14 M I / " " Alicia Whiteman 11 F I / " " Chas Williams 35 M W Lumberman / New York / / / John D Whiteman 9 M I / Wash Ter AF Smith 35 M W Teacher / Ky / 31 - Robs Courtney 36 M W Farmer / Va / Page No Six 32 29 Benj Cook 38 M W Farmer / England / / / Margt Cook 36 F W / England / / MA White 24 F W / England / / ME White 1 F W / Wash Ter / / 33 30 Robt Irvine 35 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / Annie Irvine 35 F W / " / / Chas Irvine 4 M W / Wash Ter / / Elizabeth Irvine 2 F W / " " / / Baby Irvine 1/12 M W / " " / / 34 - John Price 29 M W Lumberman / Mo / 35 31 Lewis Fraser 41 M W Farmer / Canada / / NJ Fraser 38 F W / " / / Geo McCullough 20 M W Farmer / " / / Augusta Jones 5 M W / Wash Ter 36 - John Doyle 47 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / Richd Price 25 M W Lumberman / Cal / SW Schofield 38 M W " / Maine / / / Rich Brown 38 M W " / Maine / John Donahue 52 M W Farmer / Ireland / / / A Coombs 51 M W Laborer / N Hampshire / John McPherson 50 M W Lumberman / N Brunswick/ / / John Waters 24 M W " / Ireland / / / Frank Murray 33 M W " / Canada / / Chen Lem 22 M C Cook / China / / Arthur Brown 17 M W Lumberman / Maine Benj Armstrong 21 M I " / Wash Ter / Pat McCart..R 25 M W " / Canada / / 37 32 Chas(sp?) Johnson30 M W " / Norway / / / EM Johnson 22 F W / Sweden / / Robt Fairbairn 39 M W Lumberman / N York / / John Healy 42 M W " / Ireland / / Pat Joraine 52 M W " / Ireland / / / M King 23 M W " / Mich / / 38 33 GW Huntley 41 M W Mail Carrier / Maine / Ter Huntley 32 F W / Canada / / ... McDonald 11 F W / Wis / / IW Huntley 2 M W / Wash Ter / Geo O Huntley 3/12 M W / " " / Lee 23 M C Cook / China / / Page No Seven 39 34 M Fredson 42 M W Carpenter / Maine / / Etta Fredson 23 F W / Oregon Frank Fredson 14 M W / Wash Ter Everet Fredson 12 M W / " " Edgar Fredson 10 M W / " " A Fredson 8 M W / " " Etta Fredson 5 F W / " " A Sherwood 14 F I / " " 40 35 Ed Miller 46 M W Boat man / N York / SM Miller 35 F W / " " Eva Keddel 12 F W / Ill Nettie Miller 7 F W / Wash Ter Jo Miller 4 F W / " " Anna Smith 22 F W / " " 41 36 EA Willson 44 M W Clerk / Ireland / / / Eliza Willson 33 F W / La FA Willson 11 M W / W T / Henry Willson 9 M W / " " / J Willson 6 F W / " " / Jo Willson 4 F W / " " / Jeannette Willson2 F W / " " / 42 37 John B Forbes 43 M W Lumberman / Scotland / / / CA Forbes 35 F W / Ogn Willie Forbes 10 M W / W T / E May Forbes 7 F W / " " / DB Forbes 1 M W / " " / Hattie Forbes 5 F W / " " / MJ Taylor 20 F W Teacher / Ogn 43 - Thos Walker 55 M W Gardiner / Ireland / / / 44 - CF Jowle 30 M W Hotel Keeper / Maine / HM Peterson 36 M W Cook / Sweden / / / Wm Devrie 31 M W Lumberman / Canada / / / Dan Dleeson 21 M W " / Ireland / / Harrison Hall 48 M W " / Pa / Chas Peters 29 M W " / Maryland / Jas Calderwood 28 M W " / N Brunswick/ / John O'neil 35 M W " / " " / / / A Gamlin 39 M W " / Canada / / / JF Forbes 18 M W / Wash Ter Page No Eight 45 38 DA McDonald 39 M W Lumberman / Canada / / / Margt McDonald 26 F W / " / / Jeneatte McDonald8 F W / W T / / Geo McDonald 6 F W / " " / / Susan McDonald 4 F W / " " / / AL McDonald 2 M W / " " / / TW McDonald 2/12 M W / " " / / 46 39 OF Williams 45 M W Teacher / N York / PL Williams 26 F W / Iowa DO Williams 15 M W / Mo LM Williams 11 F W / Colorado EJ Williams 8 M W / W T EH Williams 3 F W / " " 47 - Chas Sager 24 M W Lumberman / Pa / Robt Gagnon 39 M W " / Canada / / / 48 - Leonard Prince 47 M W Farmer / Maine / 49 40 Saml Willey 52 M W Lumberman / " / Lydia Willey 49 F W / " GB...Willey 14 M W / " 50 41 LF Willey 24 M W Lumberman / " / BE Willey 25 F W / Ogn Ter Clara Willey 3 F W / W T Saml Willey 7/12 M W / " " 51 42 PL Willey 30 M W Lumberman / Maine / Ida Willey 27 F W / " FM Willey 7 F W / W T VA Willey 3 M W / " " WH Murphy 50 M W Lumberman / Mass / / / David White 32 M W " / PEd Island / / CM Brown 24 M W " / Maine / WH Mathers 24 M W " / Pa / F Brumgard 47 M W " / N York / Chas Wilson 32 M W " / Sweden / / / FE Morey 31 M W " / Maine / Robt Maris 34 M W Cook / England / / / 52 43 William Walters 53 M W Farmer / Pa / C Walters 51 F W / Pa Alice Jones 8 F W / Wash Ter James Pickett 20 M I / " "