1870 Coos
                County, OR    Census
             As Enumerated, p. 218

Standard state abbreviations have been used for state of birth.  For persons born outside of the United States, I have used the standardized abbreviations used in the Roots Surname List.  Additionally, I have used the following abbreviations where appropriate:
lab    =    laborer
k/h    =    keeping house
r/r    =    cannot read or write  --  in citizenship column
r    =    cannot read  --  in citizenship column
w    =    cannot write  -- in citizenship column
sch    =    individual attended school during the census year
f/     =     in citizenship column indicates the father of this person was foreign born
/f    =    in citizenship column indicates the mother of this person was foreign born
f/f    =     in citizenship column means both parents  were foreign born

page 218;  Post Office: Empire City;  6 Jun 1870

house/family #
    Family Names                         age  sex  color        occupation                 value of                    state of        citizenship
                                                                                                                    personal/real estate      birth           read/write
1/1
David H. MORSE              29   mw          general merch [r]        -/350               ME          cit

2/2
R. J. CUSSANS               35   mw          saloon keeper          150/1800            FL             cit   f/f
D. Lowery WATSON         26   mw           attorney                  1750/2000           IA             cit
M.N. NORTH                    32   mw          druggist                   -/1500                NY             cit

3/3
W.S. ROBERTS              28 mw            clerk in drug store      -/300                ME           cit
John W. BROWN            24 mw            wks in sawmill           -/400                 IL             cit
Wentworth BAKER          38 mw            laborer                      -/-                     ME         cit
Ed. SCALES                   46 mw           saloon keeper            -/400                 ME           cit
William H. BECK             35 mw           works in sawmill        -/-                      IN             cit
Mat R. ISH                      39 mw           laborer                      -/-                      VA           cit

4/4
Isiah HACKER                33 mw          boot manufacturer      500/700              ME            cit
Mrs. A. G.                      24fw             k/h                                                     ME
Thomas DIVINE              30 mw          wks boot manufctry      -/-                     ENG         f/f

5/5
Thomas WILSON           35   wm          laborer                       -/200                 NOR         f/f

6/6
William F. HILL              33 wm            laborer                  500/500                 KY           cit
Mrs. S.A.                      28 fw              k/h                                                    KY
Amanda                        10 fw              sch                                                   KY
John James                     8 mw           sch                                                   OR
William T.                        6 mw           sch                                                   OR
Mary E.                           2 fw                                                                     OR

7/7
John O'CONNELL         26  mw           saloon keeper          3000/-                   IRE            cit  f/f
Mrs. Catharine             42   fw            k/h                          800/-                    IRE              f/f
Elizabeth                       3   wf                                                                      IL                 f/f

8/8
J.W. PARKER             26 wm            attorney               300/200                   IN           cit
Mrs. M.A.                    23 wf              k/h                      600/-                       MO
Mary C.                        5 wf                                                                        OR
Leroy M.                       3 mw                                                                      OR
Lonny L.                       1 mw                                                                      OR

9/9
Thomas J. HOPKINS     35   mw          saloon keeper      1500/3000              IRE             cit  f/f
Annie                           14 f  w             sch                                                 ENG             f/f

10/10
John J. JACKSON         55 mw          hotel keeper          2500/1000              MA            cit  f/f
Mrs. M.M.                    45 fw            k/h                                                     KY
Martha                         11 fw            sch                                                    OR
Andrew                         10 mw                                                                   OR
Charles                           8 mw                                                                  OR
George W.                      5 mw                                                                   OR
Emma O. NOBLE          15 fw           sch                                                     OR
Melissa NOBLE             13 fw           sch                                                    OR
William RICKABY          45 mw         miner                       -/-                        ENG           cit  f/f
William HACKER           41 mw         ship carpenter           -/-                        ME                 cit



p. 218B
10/10
John E. METZ               29  mw        music teacher          -/-                          MD          cit  f/f

11/11
Edwin SANLEIN            28  mw          laborer                  -/-                          ENG          f/f

12/12
Thomas D. WINCHESTER     56 mw      attorney       1500/1300                      MA           cit

13/13
Maria WINCHESTER     51  fw          k/h                                                        NY

14/14
E.A. WOODRUFF          38  mw         --                    1000/300                      CN           cit
Mrs. N.J.                       30  fw          k/h                      50/-                           IL
F.A.                              13  fw          sch                                                      OR

15/15
P.C. DURGIN                 24  mw       house carpenter   400/200                      ME           cit
                                                                    (this couple married in May 1870)
Mrs. M. J.                      17 fw          k/h                                                       WI
Josephine RHODES       14 fw           ch                                                        CA

16/16
Charles DAVIDSON        24mw          saloon keeper            -/500                   MA            cit
Charles SMITH               47mw          ship carpenter            -/-                       SWE         cit  f/f
William BERRY              50 wm         laborer                      -/-                        HBG         cit  f/f r/r
Laken AISING                 36 mw         laborer                     -/-                        HOL          cit  f/f

17/17
Ruben LAWRENCE        32  mw        wks in Sawmill         -/500                    ENG         cit  f/f
Mrs. Ann                        34 fw          k/h                                                      ENG          f/f

18/18
F.G. LOCKHART              48 mw        miner                           -/25000          NY             cit
William P. STEVENS       33 mw        steamboat  eng'r      1000/500             MI              cit
John CHAERTER             26 mw        house carpenter            -/-                  RUS           f/f
William P. MACK             36 mw        laborer                         -/-                  ENG          cit  f/f
John M. NOBLE               24 mw        laborer                         -/500              AR            cit
Casper KOHLER              29 mw        laborer                         -/-                  PRU          cit  f/f
Jason M. BUTTER           46 mw         house carpenter           -/-                  ME            cit
Jasper WOOLEY             21 mw         laborer                        -/-                   IA             cit  f/f  r/r
H.W. SMALL                   25 mw            ---                            -/-                  ME            cit
H.W. SANFORD              39 mw         laborer                  2000/3315            NY             cit

19/19
R.W. CUSSANS             63   mw       hotel keeper         5000/2000             ENG          cit  /f
Mrs. H.M.                       48   fw         k/h                                                  RI
Elizabeth R.                    13   fw         sch                                                 CA               f/-
Victoria G.                      11   fw         sch                                                 OR               f/-

20/20
John CAMPBELL             52 mw        hotelkeeper               2100/-              SCT             cit  f/f
Mrs. E.                            50 fw         k/h                                                   ENG                f/f
Lena LUND                      15 fw         domestic servant  - sch                      NOR            f/f
John ANDERSON            36 mw        laborer                           -/-               SWE            f/f
B.W. JONES                   30 mw        laborer                    2000/150            OH               cit

21/21
C.E. GETTY Sr.                 54 mw      hotelkeeper             1500/500             DC              cit
R. WILMOT                       23 mw      ship carpenter               -/-                  MD             cit
Charles E.  WILMOT Jr.     19 mw       at home                                            MD
Oscar E. SMITH                23 mw      dentist                         -/1000             OH              cit
Isaac N. BAILEY               23 mw      house carpenter           -/300               ME              cit


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