Alpine County, California

1870 Census – Township Four (Woodfords)

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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
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This is the 1870 Federal Census for Alpine County, California
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State: California County: Alpine Post Office: Woodfords Page No: 1
Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Four Sheet No: 315B
Enumerated on: June 18th, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman 
Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2002
 
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LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Co | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mon | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS
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 1 | 1 1 | Smith William H. | 59 M W | Farmer | 8000 2500 | N.Y. |  | | | X | S530 | 
 2 | 1 1 | Corlew Andrew J. | 32 M W | Farm laborer | 400 | Missouri | | | | X | C640 | 
 3 | 1 1 | Ripkee Henry | 25 M W  | Farm laborer | 500 | Hanover | X X | | | | R120 | 
 4 | 1 1 | Kneehouse George J.W. | 49 M W | Cook | 1800 | Hanover | X | | | | K520 | 
 5 | 2 2 | Derrick Anthony | 46 M W | Farmer | 2500 2800 | France | X X | | | X | D620 | 
 6 | 2 2 | Derrick Anna J. | 38 F W | Keeping house | | Vermont | | | | | D620 | 
 7 | 2 2 | Derrick George H. | 4 M W | | | Calif. | X | | | | D620 | 
 8 | 2 2 | Derrick Loulie | 1 F W | | | Calif. | X | | | | D620 | 
 9 | 2 2 | Daily Joseph R. | 38 M W | Farm laborer | 1000 | Sweden | X X | |  | | D400 | 
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 10 | 3 __ |  | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling
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 11 | 4 3 | Peabody Luman C. | 62 M W | Innkeeper | 400 100 | Vermont | | | | X | P130 | 
 12 | 4 3 | Peabody Eugenia | 50 F W | Keeping house | | Tenn. | | | | | P130 | 
 13 | 4 3 | Peabody Luman J. | 12 M W |  | | Calif. | | X X | | | P130 | 
 14 | 4 3 | Peabody Eleanor A. | 10 F W | | | Calif. | | X | | | P130 | 
 15 | 5 4 | Brisbine Samuel W. | 45 M W | Blacksmith | 200 | Ohio | | | | X | B621 | 
 16 | 5 4 | Brisbine Jane | 18 F W | Keeping house | | Oregon |  | | | | B621 | 
 17 | 5 4 | McDonald Daniel | 50 M W | Laborer | | N.Y. | X X | | | X | M235 | 
 18 | 6 5 | Gibbs Rose B. | 42 F W | Keeping house | 800 1200 | N.Y. | | | | | G120 | 
 19 | 6 5 | Gibbs Francis J. | 15 F W | Attending school | | Calif. | | X | | | G120 | 
 20 | 6 5 | Gibbs Marian B. | 12 F W | | | Calif. | | X | | | G120 | 
 21 | 6 5 | Gibbs Emma B. | 10 F W | | | Calif. | | X | | | G120 | 
 22 | 6 5 | Barker Don H. | 35 M W | Civil Engineer | 150 | N.Y. | | | | X | B626 | 
 23 | 7 6 | Armstrong Charles B. (?) | 33 M W | Farmer | 700 100 | Ohio | | | | X | A652 | 
 24 | 7 6 | Armstrong Mary E. | 19 F W | Keeping house | | Oregon | |  | | | A652 | 
 25 | 7 6 | Armstrong John N. | 2 M W | | | Calif. | | | | | A652 | 
 26 | 7 6 | Armstrong Melinda | 3/12 F W |  | | Calif. | Mch | | | | A652 | 
 27 | 8 7 | Gandy Isaac | 33 M W | Huckster | 500 1200 | England | X X | | | | G530 | 
 28 | 8  7 | Gandy Harriet L. | 25 F W | Keeping house | | Arkansas | | | | | G530 | 
 29 | 8 7 | Gandy Mary Ann | 9 F W | | | Nevada  | X X | X | | | G530 | 
 30 | 8 7 | Gandy Emma J. | 8 F W | | | Nevada | X | X | | | G530 | 
 31 | 8 7 | Petersen Andrew | 38 M W | Carpenter | | Sweden | X X | | | X | P362 | 
 32 | 9 8 | Petersen John P. | 41 M W | Farmer | 1000 500 | Denmark | X X | X | | X | P362 | 
 33 | 9 8 | Petersen Adelia | 25 F W | Keeping house | | Iowa | | | | | P362 | 
 34 | 9 8 | Riddels Martha A. | 8 F W | | | Calif. | | | | | R342 | 
 35 | 9 8 | Riddels Mary J. | 7 F W | | | Calif. | | | | | R342 | 
 36 | 9 8 | Riddels  Celia | 5 F W | | | Calif. | | | | | R342 | 
 37 | 9 8 | Petersen John O. | 1 M W | | | Calif. | X  | | | | P362 | 
 38 | 10 9 | Woodford Daniel | 45 M W | Farmer | 500 500 | England | X X | | | X | W316 | 
 39 | 10 9 | Woodford Harriet | 52 F W | Keeping house | 500 250 | Canada | | | | | W316 | 
 40 | 10 9 | Woodford Kitt Carson | 16 M W | Attending school | | Nevada | X X | X | | | W316 | 
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State: California County: Alpine Post Office: Woodfords Page No: 2
Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Four Sheet No: 316A
Enumerated on: June 20th, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman 
Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2002
 
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LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Co | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mon | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS
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 1 | 11 10 | Harvey Walter W. | 27 M W | Teamster | 1000 1600 | Missouri | | | | X | H610 | 
 2 | 12 11 | Harvey Joseph W. | 38 M W | Farmer | 500 | Kentucky | | |  | X | H610 | 
 3 | 12 11 | Kee Ah | 36 M Ch | Cook | | China | X X | | | | K000 | 
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 4 | 13 __ | | | | | |  | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling
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 5 | 14 12 | Findlay Joseph | 59 M W | Farmer | 500 900 | Kentucky | | | | X | F534 | 
 6 | 14 12 | Findlay Mary | 32 F W | Keeping house  | | N.Y. | X | | | | F534 | 
 7 | 14 12 | Findlay Mary C. | 13 F W | | | Illinois | | X | | | F534 | 
 8 | 14 12 | Findlay Josephine | 11 F W | | | Calif. | | X | | | F534 | 
 9 | 14 12 | Findlay Sofrona V. | 8 F W | | | Calif. |  | X | | | F534 | 
 10 | 14 12 | Findlay Adeline D. | 6 F W | | | Calif. | | X | | | F534 | 
 11 | 15 13 | Gregory Charles B. | 38 M W | Farmer | 1000 150 | Conn. | | | | X | G626 | 
 12 | 15 13 | Gregory Ann | 39 F W | Keeping house | | N.Y. | | | | | G626 | 
 13 | 15 13 | Gregory Charles M. | 3 M W | | | Calif. | | | | | G626 | 
 14 | 15 13 | Rutter Mary E. | 20 F W | | | Illinois | | | | | R360 | 
 15 | 16 14 | Hawkins Mary | 45 F W | Keeping house | 2000 1200 | Ireland | X X | | | | H252 | 
 16 | 16 14 | Hawkins George S. | 17 M W | Attending school | | Utah | X | X | | | H252 | 
 17 | 16 14 | Hawkins William J. | 12 M W | | | Nevada | X | X | | | H252 | 
 18 | 16 14 | McDonnough Michael | 22 M W | Farm laborer | | Ireland | X X | | | | M235 | 
 19 | 16 14 | Field Jacariah | 37 M W | Blacksmith  | 450 | Maine | | | | X | F430 | 
 20 | 17 15 | Clogston William M. | 32 M W | Farmer | 2000 1500 | Ohio | | | | X | C423 | 
 21 | 17 15 | Clogston Hannah E. | 28 F W | Keeping house | | Ireland | X X | | | | C423 | 
 22 | 18 16 | Trimmer Edward | 66 M W | Farmer | 1000 | England | X X | | | X | T656 | 
 23 | 18 16 | Trimmer Elizabeth | 65 F W | Keeping house | 300 | England | X X | | | | T656 | 
 24 | 18 16 | Trimmer John | 28 M W | Farm laborer | 1500 | England | X X | | | X | T656 | 
 25 | 18 16 | Trimmer William | 27 M W | Farm laborer | 1400 | England | X X | | | X | T656 | 
 26 | 19 17 | Trimmer Edward W. | 36 M W | Farmer | 1000 1300 | England | X X | | | X | T656 | 
 27 | 19 17 | Trimmer Annie J. | 27 F W | Keeping house |  | Michigan | X X | | | | T656 | 
 28 | 19 17 | Trimmer Elizabeth J. | 11 F W | | | Utah | X | X | | | T656 | 
 29 | 19 17 | Trimmer William W. | 9 M W | | | Utah | X | X | | | T656 | 
 30 | 19 17 | Trimmer Mariah | 7 F W | | | Calif. | X | X  | | | T656 | 
 31 | 19 17 | Trimmer Edward J. | 2 M W | | | Calif. | X | | | | T656 | 
 32 | 19 17 | Trimmer Frederick R. | 9/12 M W |  | | Calif. | X Sep | | | | T656 | 
 33 | 20 18 | Thompson John A. | 42 M W | Farmer | 2000 1500 | Norway | X X | | | X | T512 | 
 34 | 20 18 | Thompson Agnes | 37 F W | Keeping house | | England | X X | X X | | | T512 | 
 35 | 20 18 | Thompson Arthur J. | 3 M W | | | Calif.  | X X | | | | T512 | 
 36 | 20 18 | Singleton Ann | 71 F W | | | England | X X | | | | S524 | 
 37 | 20 18 | Singleton Alma | 30 M W | Farm laborer | | England | X X | | | | S524 | 
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 38 | 21 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling
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 39 | 22 19 | Barber Thomas | 23 M M | Farmer | 2000 1200 | Missouri | | | | X | B616 | 
 40 | 22 19 | Plamsen George | 21 M W | Farm laborer | 150 | Indiana | | | | X | P452 | 
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State: California County: Alpine Post Office: Woodfords Page No: 3
Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Four Sheet No: 316B
Enumerated on: June 21st, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman 
Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2002
 
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LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Co | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mon | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS
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 1 | 23 20 | Vallem Peter P. | 29 M W | Farmer | 2000 1500 | Norway | X X | | | | V450 | 
 2 | 23 20 | Vallem Harriet | 23 F W | Keeping house | | Missouri | X X | | | | V450 | 
 3 | 23 20 | Vallem Ellen M. | 6 F W | | | Calif.  | X X | | | | V450 | 
 4 | 23 20 | Vallem Thomas E. | 5 M W | | | Calif. | X X | | | | V450 | 
 5 | 23 20 | Vallem Sarah E. | 6/12 F W | | | Calif. | X X Dec | | | | V450 | 
 6 | 23 20 | Sherman John W. | 29 M W | Farm laborer | | Mass. | | | | X | S655 | 
 7 | 24 21 | Gray John | 49 M W | Farmer | 400 300 | Scotland | X X | | | | G600 | 
 8 | 24 21 | Gray Elizabeth | 51 F W | Keeping house | | Scotland | X X | | | | G600 | 
 9 | 24 21 | Gray William | 16 M W | Farm laborer | | Utah | X X | X | | | G600 | 
 10 | 24 21 | Wardrube (?) Andrew | 28 M W | Laborer | 400 | Scotland | X X | | | X | | 
 11 | 25 22 | Lantz,(?) Adam | 27 M W | Farm laborer | 2000 700 | Ohio | X X | | | X | | 
 12 | 25 22 | Berry Theodore | 16 M W | Laborer | | Indiana | | | | | B600 | 
 13 | 25 22 | Jennings Jackson | 37 M W | Laborer | | Missouri | | X X | | X | J552 | 
 14 | 25 22 | Holbrook Charles E. | 39 M W | Carpenter | 200 800 | Conn. | | | | X | H416 | 
 15 | 25 22 | Johnson Samuel | 35 M W | Laborer | | Illinois | | | | X | J525 | 
 16 | 26 23 | Hoar Charles A. | 31 M W | Laborer | 80 300 | Maine | | | | X | H600 | 
 17 | 26 23 | Hoar Willey N. | 19 M W | Laborer | | Maine | | | | | H600 | 
 18 | 26 23 | Hoar William  | 61 M W | Laborer | 2500 1200 | Maine | | | | X | H600 | 
 19 | 26 23 | Perry Asa K. | 43 M W | Laborer | 1000 300 | Maine | | | | X  | P600 | 
 20 | 26 23 | Toothaker James H. | 48 M W | Wheelwright | 1000 1000 | Maine | | | | X | T326 | 
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 21 | 27 __ | | | | | |  | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling
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 22 | 28 24 | Schampoo Louis | 34 M W | Laborer | 500 | Canada | X X | X X | | X | S510 | 
 23 | 28 24 | Cornelia George | 24 M W | Laborer |  500 | Minn. | X X | X X | | X | C654 | 
 24 | 28 24 | Randall John | 33 M W | Laborer | 500 | Canada | X X | X X | | X | R534 | 
 25 | 28 24 | Dean  Amos | 31 M W | Laborer | | Canada | X X | | | X | D500 | 
 26 | 29 25 | Schrom Peter | 49 M W | Clerk in store | | N.Y. | | | | X | S650 | 
 27 | 30 26 | Merrill Willis P. | 32 M W | Merchant | 5000 | N.Y. | | | | X | M640 | 
 28 | 30 26 | Merrill Henrietta | 19 F W | Keeping house | | Oregon | | | | | M640 | 
 29 | 30 26 | Merrill Willis | 1 M W | | | Calif. | | | | | M640 | 
 30 | 31 27 | Smith Abner | 46 M W | Laborer | | N.J. | | | | X | S530 | 
 31 | 32 28 | Nye David A. | 56 M W | Sailor | 3000 650 | Mass. | | | | X | N000 | 
 32 | 33 29 | Wade William B. | 50 M W | Farmer | 1500 500 | Ohio | | | | X | W300 | 
 33 | 33 29 | Wade Clarisa  | 55 F W | Keeping house | | N.Y. | | | | | W300 | 
 34 | 33 29 | Wade James R. | 25 M W | Miner | | Indiana | | | | X  | W300 | 
 35 | 33 29 | Wade Almira | 35 F W | Dress-maker | | Mass. | | | | | W300 | 
 36 | 33 29 | Wade Lillie A. | 13 F W | Attending school  | | Michigan | | X | | | W300 | 
 37 | 33 29 | Wade William H. | 10 M W | | | Indiana | | X | | | W300 | 
 38 | 33 29 | Huntley Antoinette M. | 25 F W | Teacher | | Maine | | | | | H534 | 
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 39 | 34 __ | | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling
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 40 | 35 30 | Scott J. Brown | 37 M W | Lumberman | 700 3500 | Penn. | | | | X | S32. | 
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Census Year: 1870 State or Territory: CA County: Alpine Post Office:Markleeville Stamped no: 4
Reel no: M593-69 Division: Township No. Four Sheet No: 317A
Enumerated on: June 22nd, 1870 by: Cyrus Coleman 
Transcribed by Nancy C. Thornburg for USGenWeb. Copyright: 2002
 
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LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Co | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mon | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS
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