****************************************** 1873 GREAT REGISTER OF FRESNO COUNTY ************************************ The majority of names in the 1873 Great Register were never found in court records, the old newspapers of land maps. Perhaps they were restless men who moved from one place to another. New places attract a sudden influx of craftsmen and laborers and soon they moved on to another town. There are a few names on this list we can identify as old timers or who stayed to grow with the county. From left to right the information is: Name, Age, Place of Birth, Occupation, Post Office and Date of Registration. The date on that person os valid on that date. Last Name First Name Age Birthplace Occupation Post Office Date Lyman Andrew 44 Rhode Island Carpenter Fresno River Aug.1873 Burford Roland Tankersly 43 Alabama Farmer Fresno Station Sept.1866 Baker Michael 35 Ireland Miner Fresno Valley April1871 Bramlet Rueben Henderson 23 Illinois Farmer Fresno Flats Aug.1871 Blackburn Cornelius Emmet 23 Ohio R.R. Empl. Fresno Station Oct.1872 Bartler John Henry 30 New York Farmer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Banes Henry 28 New Jersey Laborer Fresno Station Sept.1873 Cobey Henry Clay 29 New York Physician Fresno Station Aug.1873 Church George F 22 Indiana Sheepraiser Fresno Station Aug.1873 Dailey Robert 37 U.S. Hotelkpr Fresno Station Mch.1873 Davis Levi 26 Austria Merchant Fresno Station Aug.1873 Duncan Thos. Jess 29 Illinois Farmer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Dieger John Christoper Friedrick 44 Hamburg Carpenter Fresno Station Feb.1874 Estill Francis Smith 21 Virginia Sheeprsr. Fresno Station July1873 Estell Robert Kyle 31 Virginia Farmer Fresno Station Aug.1873 England Edgar 26 Connecticut Laborer Fresno Station June1873 Forthcamp John Diedrick 34 Germany Farmer Fresno Station June1873 Fanning James N 24 Texas Wagonmaster Fresno Station Oct.1873 Green Robert Lynn 52 Illinois Farmer Fresno Flats July1871 Green Avery 31 Illinois Farmer Fresno Flats July1871 Green Evans 43 Illinois Farmer Fresno Flats July1871 Gretter Geo. 23 Washington Farmer Fresno Station Aug.1871 Gaham James 43 Ireland Carpenter Fresno Station Aug.1873 Graes Edward Garratt 21 Penn. R.R. Empl. Fresno Station Sept.1873 Hobb Spencer 41 Virginia Miner Fresno River May1867 Higuero Leandro 28 California Stockrsr Fresno Station June1867 Hayden Edwin 33 Maine Farmer Fresno Flats June1866 Holly John Cochran 39 Alabama Farmer Fresno Flats Apr.1867 Herminghaus Gustave 51 Maryland Sheeprsr. Fresno Slough June1871 Hamilton Stephen George 35 Ohio Laborer Fresno Station June1873 Harrison Wm. Henry 35 Penn. Carpenter Fresno Station Aug.1873 Hampson George 37 Ohio Barkpr Fresno Station Aug.1873 Hanson Nicholas Henry 39 Norway Miner Fresno Station Aug.1873 Harris Simon 48 Prussia Shoemkr Fresno Station Aug.1873 Hewitt Frank 31 Rhode Isl. Carpenter Fresno Station Sept.1873 James Jefferson Gilbert 42 Missouri Stockrsr Sycamore Jan.1873 The Sycamore referred to was either on the San Joaquin River or the gold camp on the Creek of that same near what is now Pine Flat Dam on the Kings River. He should have received his mail at the Fresno Slough post office. Jeffrey Thomas 28 England Barber Fresno Station Aug.1873 Kaster Ephriam Spencer William 37 Indiana Farmer Fresno Station Oct.1872 Keely William Newton 25 California Laborer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Lewis Thos. McFarlane 35 Louisiana Farmer Fresno River Aug.1866 Loftus James Forsyth 25 New York Laborer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Libby Daniel C 32 Maine Miner Fresno Station Aug.1873 Larquier Peter 25 France Hotelkpr Fresno Station Sept.1873 Brothers operated the French Hotel and later opened a restaurant in Los Angeles. Well known while they were here. Larquier James 22 France Hotelkpr Fresno Station Sept.1873 Brothers operated the French Hotel and later opened a restaurant in Los Angeles. Well known while they were here. Mann Milton 38 Kentucky Miner Fresno River Sept.1867 Mudget Nelson 38 Michigan Farmer Fresno River Aug.1871 McCormick Wm. Lawrence 31 New York Carpenter Fresno Station Aug.1873 McCracken Wm. Henry 32 Massachusetts Mason Fresno Station Aug.1873 Maddock O.P. 38 Ohio Miner Fresno Station Aug.1873 Otis Michael 57 Ireland Miner Fresno River June1867 Payson Walter Jones 21 Ohio Laborer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Prather Silas Edward 27 Missouri Shepherd Fresno Station Sept.1873 Payne Noah 46 North Car. Carpenter Fresno Station Sept.1873 Prescott Reuben 30 Maine Sawyer Fresno Flats Sept.1873 Ryan Hugh 42 England Farmer Fresno River Jan.1873 Ribas (Rivas) Louis 43 Peru Shepherd Fresno River Jan.1873 Smith Robert 53 Tennessee Farmer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Slavens Henry 26 Ireland Teamster Fresno Station Sept.1873 Smith Samuel Cecil 25 Tennessee Farmer Fresno Station Sept.1873 Spencer Warren 36 New York Laborer Fresno Station Apr.1873 Sullivan Nathan Heatherly 48 Virginia Trader Fresno Station July1873 Schultz Theodore 38 Germany Laborer Fresno Station July1873 Simpson Thomas Schofield 40 Maine Rancher Fresno Station July1873 Slocum George Allen 32 New York Farmer Fresno Station Aug.1873 Sutherland George 22 California Butcher Fresno Station Aug.1873 Tulloch John William 22 Missouri Merchant Fresno Station Aug.1873 Tyler William 33 Canada Bookpr. Fresno Station June1863 Witthouse Augustus Frederick Jacob 35 Louisiana Rancher Fresno River June1867 White James Riggs 37 Maine Stable Kpr. Watson's Ferry Aug.1869 J.R. White bought Ferry and later built the bridge that is now known as White's Bridge at the waterway entrance from Fresno Slough to the San Joaquin River. Ward Isaac Newton 40 Virginia Farmer Fresno Flats May1871 Williams Ben. Franklin 21 Penn. Blacksmith Fresno Station June1873 Weber John 51 France Shoemkr Fresno River July1873 Williams John W. 45 N.S. Wales Blacksmith Fresno Station Aug.1873 Zeis George 35 Bavaria Miner Fresno Station July1873 Transcribed by Julie Appletoft May 2008 Donated by: San Luis Obispo County Genealogical Society, San Luis Obispo Co., California http://kcbx.net/~slogen/ CLOSE WINDOW TO RETURN TO PREVIOUS PAGE