Muskegon, MI 1860 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott (pandora@ncats.net) and proofread by for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2000 by Linda Talbott (pandora@ncats.net) ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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R/W DDB REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Busenbark Jan 26 M . Works by Month . . N.Y. . . . . . 2 1 1 Chubb Miles 19 M . Works by Month . . Mich . . . . . 3 1 1 Oleson William 25 M . Works by Month . . Norway . . . . . 4 1 1 Momson Richard 29 M . Works by Month . . Canada . . . . . 5 2 2 Beach Willard 41 M . Lumberman . . Vermont . . . . . 6 2 2 Beach Louisa 30 F . Wife 100 550 Mich . . . . . 7 2 2 Beach Charles 12 M . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 9999 N.S. N.N. . . . . . . . . . . . VACANT 9 4 3 Strait William 32 M . Mill Wright 1,500 400 N.Y. . . . . . 10 4 3 Strait Lavina 21 F . Wife N. Y. . . . . . . . 11 5 4 Kettles Jan 33 M . Farmer . 40 Baden . . . . . 12 5 4 Kettles Mena 26 F . Wife . . Prussia . . . . . 13 5 4 Kettles F*dene 7/12 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 14 6 5 Dorst John 45 M . Farmer . 25 Bavaria . . . . . 15 6 5 Dorst Mary 35 F . Wife . . Wittemburg . . . . . 16 6 5 Dorst Mary E. 3 F . . . . N.Y. . . . . . 17 7 6 Rowe John 34 M . Farmer . 3 Baden . . . . . 18 8 7 Wilson Henry 46 M . Farmer 150 10 N.Y. . . . . . 19 9 9999 N.S. N.N. . . . . . . . . . . . VACANT 20 10 8 Mc Leod Alexander 43 M . Farmer . 7 Scotland . . . . . 21 10 8 Mc Leod Catharine 36 F . Wife . . Ireland . . . . . 22 10 8 Mc Leod John A. 7/12 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 23 11 9 Cowley Robert A. 48 M . Farmer 350 200 Isle of Man . . . . . 24 11 9 Cowley Catharine 41 F . Wife . . Isle of Man . . . . . 25 11 9 Cowley Catharine 17 F . Servt. . . Ohio . . . . . 26 11 9 Cowley Robert 20 M . Works by Month . . Ohio . . . . . 27 11 9 Cowley Henry 14 M . . . . Ohio . . . . . 28 11 9 Cowley Thomas 12 M . . . . Ohio . . . . . 29 11 9 Cowley Harriet 10 F . . . . Ohio . . . . . 30 12 10 Porter Elgen 48 M . Cooper . . Conn . . . . . 31 12 10 Porter Miranda 25 F . Wife . . N.Y. . . . . . 32 12 10 Porter Fayette 17 M . Day Laborer . . Mich . . . . . 33 12 10 Porter Alg**a 14 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 34 12 10 Porter Matilda 5 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 35 12 10 Porter El*** 1 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 36 12 10 Porter Augusta 4 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 37 13 11 ***es Barbara *7 U . Housek**** 100 50 Vermont . . . . . 38 13 11 ***es ***a** 2* U . unreadable . . N.Y. . . . . Page is almost black in this area 39 13 11 ***es ****** *5 U . unreadable . . unreadable . . . . Possibly no entry in occupation 40 13 11 unreadable unreadable 8 U . . . . . . . . . Only legible part of record is Dwelling & Family number CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Town of Norton REEL NO: M653-555 PAGE NO: 810 REFERENCE: ** June, 1860 by ********** Sanford ============================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 14 12 Smith Ira O. 33 M . Lumberman 3,000 2,000 N.Y. . . . . . 2 14 12 Smith Kate A. 27 F . Wife . . Penn . . . . . 3 14 12 Smith Minnie L. 2 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 4 15 13 Pemberton Henry J. 28 M . Clerk 500 200 N.Y. . . . . . 5 15 13 Pemberton Ama*et A. 23 F . B'dg H'keeper . . N.Y. . . . . . 6 15 13 Pemberton Helen A. 1 F . . . . Ms . . . . . 7 15 13 Burnett Jackson 32 M . Works by Month 800 20 N.Y. . . . . . 8 15 13 Edged***se Louis 42 M . Works by Month . . Wittemburg . . . . . 9 15 13 BeiLeibues Leopold 50 M . Works by Month . . Austria . . X . . 10 15 13 Bingham William 38 M . Works by Month . 80 Scotland . . . . . 11 15 13 Ostrander Charles 38 M . Engineer . 700 N.Y. X . . . . 12 15 13 Ostrander Julia A. 33 F . Cook . . Ohio X . . . . 13 15 13 Buck George W. 19 M . Works by Month 200 . Mich . . . . . 14 15 13 Rector Edward J. 22 M . Works by Month . . Ill. . . . . . 15 15 13 Hodge James 22 M . Works by Month . . Mich . . . . . 16 15 13 Althouse C. A. 24 M . Works by Month . . Switzerland . . . . . 17 15 13 Cash Joseph 20 F . Works by Month . . Canada . . . . . 18 15 13 Wall John 23 M . Works by Month . . Canada . . . . . 19 15 13 Jackson William 25 M . Mill Wright . . Canada . . . . . 20 16 14 Nolen John 37 M . Farmer 100 30 Berne . . . . . 21 16 14 Nolen Mary 40 F . Wife . . Baden . . X . . 22 17 15 Buggle John 40 M . Farmer . 100 Baden . . . . . 23 17 15 Buggle Louisa C. 33 F . Wife . . Austria . . . . . 24 17 15 Herrick Nicholas 33 M . Sawyer . 600 France . . . . . 25 18 16 Winkefer Jacob 32 M . Farmer 300 100 Nassau . . . . . 26 18 16 Winkefer Catharine 37 F . Wife . . Prussia . . . . . 27 18 16 Winkefer Harman 16 M . Farm hand . . Prussia . X . . . 28 18 16 Winkefer Peter 3 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 29 18 16 Winkefer Mary 11/12 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 30 19 17 Jones Edward 38 M . Farmer 650 50 New Brunswick . . . . . 31 19 17 Jones Jerusha W. 31 F . Wife . . New Brunswick . . . . . 32 19 17 Jones Alice E. 12 F . . . . New Brunswick . X . . . 33 19 17 Jones Edwin D. 7 M . . . . New Brunswick . X . . . 34 19 17 Jones Ella G. 5 F . . . . New Brunswick . . . . . 35 20 18 Crabtree James 46 M . Farmer . 100 New Brunswick . . . . . 36 20 18 Crabtree Mary J. 30 F . Wife . . New Brunswick . . . . . 37 20 18 Crabtree George B. 10 M . . . . Ill. . X . . . 38 20 18 Crabtree Mary J. 7 F . . . . Ill. . X . . . 39 20 18 Crabtree Elizabeth *. 6 F . . . . Ill. . X . . . 40 20 18 Crabtree James A. 5 M . . . . Ill. . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Town of Norton REEL NO: M653-555 PAGE NO: 811 REFERENCE: **th, June 1860 by L. R. Sanford ============================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 20 18 Crabtree Charles W. 2 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 2 21 19 Wood John 30 M . Engineer . 300 N.Y. . . . . . 3 21 19 Wood Elizabeth S. 17 F . Wife . . N.Y. . . . . . 4 21 19 Wood Mary Louisa 7 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 5 22 20 Partington Joseph 37 M . Brick Maker . 250 Eng. . . . . . 6 22 20 Partington Helen 24 F . Wife . . Ireland . . . . . 7 22 20 Partington John W. 2 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 8 22 20 Partington Sarah H. 6/12 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 9 22 20 Bell Charles 20 M . Day Laborer . . N.Y. . . . . . 10 22 20 Sheild Martha 12 F . . . . Ill. . . . . . 11 23 21 Brist Benjamin 42 M . Farmer 50 100 Germany . . . . . 12 23 21 Brist Angelina 36 F . Wife . . Germany . . X . . 13 23 21 Brist Catharine A. 12 F . . . . Mich . X . . . 14 23 21 Brist Michael E. 5 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 15 23 21 Brist Anat** 4 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 16 24 22 Culp Henrietta 75 F . Farmer 1,000 50 Berne . . . . . 17 24 22 Culp William M. 29 M . Farmer . . Berne . . . . . 18 24 22 Culp George A. 23 M . Farmer . . Berne . . . . . 19 25 23 Perry John W. 34 M . Sailor . 100 Eng. . . . . . 20 25 23 Perry Maria 32 F . Wife . . Eng. . . . . . 21 25 23 Perry John W. 10 M . . . . Eng. . X . . . 22 25 23 Perry Alfred C. 7 M . . . . Ohio . X . . . 23 25 23 Perry Martha J. 5 F . . . . Ohio . . . . . 24 25 23 Perry George E. 3 M . . . . Ohio . . . . . 25 25 23 Perry Caroline F. 9/12 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 26 26 24 Beecham Alvin B. 38 M . Engineer . 40 Vermont . . . . . 27 26 24 Beecham Eliza 32 F . wife-shingle *** . . N.Y. . . . . . 28 26 24 Beecham Charles W. 12 M . . . . Mich. . X . . . 29 26 24 Beecham Alfred M 8 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 30 26 24 Beecham Miles 5 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 31 27 25 Price Horatio N. 45 M . Farmer . 100 N.Y. . . . . . 32 27 25 Price Maria 38 F . Wife . . N.Y. . . . . . 33 27 25 Price Alonzo J. 14 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 34 27 25 Price Caroline L. 11 F . . . . Mich . X . . . 35 27 25 Price Boswell L. 8 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 36 27 25 Price Charles 6 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 37 27 25 Price Laura 3 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 38 28 26 Smith Julius P. 45 M . Shinglemaker . 50 N.Y. . . . . . 39 28 26 Smith Catharine 32 F . Wife . . Ireland . . . . . 40 28 26 Smith Ann R. 9 F . . . . Mich . X . . . CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Town of Norton REEL NO: M653-555 PAGE NO: 812 REFERENCE: 1*th June, 1860 by L. R. Sanford ============================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 28 26 Smith Clifford J. 6 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 2 28 26 Smith Henry E. 3 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 3 28 26 Petit Martin 22 M . Day Laborer . . Ireland . . . . . 4 28 26 Robinson Charles 29 M . Shingle Maker . 5 N.Y. . . . . . 5 29 9999 N.S. N.N. . . . . . . . . . . . VACANT 6 30 27 Martin Warren F. 39 M . Sawyer 400 200 N.Y. . . . . . 7 30 27 Martin Hannah B. 37 F . Wife . . N.Y. . . . . . 8 30 27 Martin Josephine E. 12 F . . . . N.Y. . X . . . 9 30 27 Martin Eugene F. 11 M . . . . N.Y. . X . . . 10 30 27 Martin Wilson J. 9 M . . . . N.Y. . X . . . 11 30 27 Dunn Cornelius 39 M . Day Laborer 160 150 Mass . . . . . 12 30 27 Peterson Hiram 21 M . Day Laborer . 10 N.Y. . . . . . 13 31 28 Heath George B. 24 M . Lumberman . 1,000 Mich . . . . . 14 31 28 Heath Marilda J. 44 F . Housekeeper 1,000 . Conn . . . . . 15 32 29 Fox Nelson 42 M . Logger . . Mich . . . . Occupation notation "laborer" 16 32 29 Fox Ann 30 F . Wife . . Mich . . . . . 17 32 29 Fox Alonzo 16 M . Gardener . . Mich . X . . . 18 32 29 Fox Frederic 14 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 19 32 29 Fox James 11 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 20 32 29 Miller Lucinda 13 F . . . . Mich . X . . . 21 33 30 Herrick Lyman 31 M . Shingle Maker 100 200 Ill. . . . . . 22 33 30 Herrick Mary 34 F . Wife . . Ill. . . . . . 23 33 30 Herrick Emma G. 2 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 24 34 31 Koenig Frans 31 M . Shingle Maker . 25 Prussia . . . . . 25 34 31 Koenig Catharine 28 F . Wife . . Nassau . . . . . 26 34 31 Koenig Louisa 2 F . . . . Iowa . . . . . 27 34 31 Loergel Anson 35 M . Shingle Maker . 50 Prussia . . . . . 28 35 32 Justin Frederic 34 M . Shingle Maker . 50 Prussia X . . . . 29 35 32 Justin Barbara L. 40 F . Wife . . Prussia X . . . . 30 35 32 Sailor Mary 13 F . . . . Prussia . X . . . 31 35 32 Sailor Sophia 7 F . . . . Prussia . . . . . 32 36 33 Long George 54 M . Shingle Maker . 20 Ireland . . . . . 33 36 33 Long Hannah 49 F . Wife 300 . Ireland . . X . . 34 37 34 Aldrich Samuel 40 M . Shingle Maker . 10 Mass . . . . . 35 37 34 Aldrich Eliza 44 F . Tailoress . . Ireland . . . . . 36 38 35 Shaw Demetrius F. 28 M . Hoop Maker . 25 Penn . . . . . 37 38 35 Shaw Mariam 23 F . Wife . . Ohio . . . . . 38 38 35 Shaw Thomas D. 4 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 39 38 35 Shaw Julia M. 2 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 40 38 35 Patterson El*** 23 M . Sailor . 40 Canada . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Town of Norton REEL NO: M653-555 PAGE NO: 813 REFERENCE: 18th June, 1860 by L. R. Sanford ============================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================== 1 39 36 Torrans Samuel 60 M . Farmer 6,000 500 Ireland . . . . . 2 39 36 Fox John 55 M . Gardener . . Prussia . . X . . 3 39 36 Walrupenstein Frederic 20 M . Day Laborer . . Prussia . . X . . 4 40 37 Snyder Philip 22 M . Farmer 300 100 Nassau . . . . . 5 40 37 Lind Catharine 16 F . . 150 . Nassau . . . . . 6 41 38 Little Andrew 35 M . Farmer . 250 Ireland . . . . . 7 41 38 Little Ellen 20 F . Wife . . Ireland . . X . . 8 41 38 Little John T. 5 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 9 41 38 Patterson William 20 M . Farm hand . . Mich . . . . . 10 42 39 Lowe James 47 M . Farmer 800 250 Eng. . . . . . 11 42 39 Lowe Mary 40 F . Wife 400 . Penn . . . . . 12 42 39 Lowe James 2 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 13 42 39 Lowe William 1 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 14 43 40 Sanft William 40 M . Black Smith . 60 Prussia . . . . . 15 43 40 Sanft Catharine 32 F . Wife . . unreadable . . . . . 16 43 40 Sanft Ellen 5 F . . . . *g* . . . . . 17 43 40 Sanft Louis 3 M . . . . unreadable . . . . . 18 44 41 Cooley Jesse H. 35 M . Farmer 1,500 300 N.Y. . . X . . 19 44 41 Cooley Theresa 26 F . Wife 250 40 Mich . . X . . 20 44 41 Cooley Lavinia 9 F . . . . Mich . X . . . 21 44 41 Cooley Jonas P. 7 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 22 44 41 Cooley Jesse 5 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 23 44 41 Carmel Peter 14 M . . . . Mich . X . . . 24 45 42 Chapman David 26 M . Brick Maker . 100 Eng. . . X . . 25 45 42 Chapman John 29 M . Brick Maker . 100 Eng . . X . . 26 45 42 Carmel Charles 15 M . Brick Maker . . Mich . X . . . 27 46 43 Little Robert 30 M . Farmer 1,000 300 Ireland . . . . . 28 46 43 Little Abigail 25 F . Wife . . Ireland . . . . . 29 46 43 Little George 9 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 30 46 43 Little John 7 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 31 46 43 Little Agnes 6 F . . . . Mich . . . . . 32 46 43 Little Andrew 2 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 33 46 43 Little Robert */12 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 34 47 44 Little Robert 69 M . Farmer . . Ireland . . . . . 35 48 45 Sturdevant Holmes 20 M . Farmer 400 50 Canada . . . . . 36 48 45 Sturdevant Sarah 17 F . Wife . . N.Y. . . . . . 37 48 45 Sturdevant Infant 1/12 M . . . . Mich . . . . . 38 49 46 Reynolds Floyd 27 M . Shingle Maker 720 100 N.Y. . . . . . 39 49 46 Reynolds Susan R. 24 F . Wife . . Virginia . . . . . 40 49 46 Reynolds Sarah J. 2 F . . . . Mich . . . . .