Transcribed by: Marla Snow, January 2008

1870 Census  For: 

State: Washington Ter County: Whatcom Town/Township: Swinimish Precinct Post Office: La Conner Date: June 6-8, 1870 Enumerator Name: Edward Eldridge Page No.:1
Line Dwelling houses numbered in order of visitation Families numbered in order of visitation The Name of each Person whose place of abode, on first day of June, 1870, was in this family Age at last birthday, if under 1 year, give months in fractions Sex Color- White, W; Black, B; Mulatto, Mu; Chinese, C; Indian, I Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male or female. Value of Real Estate Value of Personal Estate Place of Birth, naming State or Territory of U.S.; or the Country, if of foreign birth Father of foreign birth Mother of foreign birth If born within the year, state month If married within the year, state month Attended school within the year Cannot read Cannot write Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiotic Male citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards Male citizens of U.S. of 21 years of age and upwards, whose right to vote is denied or abridged on other grounds than rebellion or other crimes
 1 1 1 Beale, Chas 39 M W Farmer 580 100 Virginia                          x   
2     Beale, Eliza 24 F Ind Keeping house     WT           x x      
3     Beale, Charles 2 M W/I       WT                    
4     Beale, Olivia 2/12 F W/I       WT     Apr              
5 2 2 Highbarger, Jacob 34 M W Farmer 250 475 Penn                 x   
6     Highbarger, Virginia 28 F Ind Keeping house     Montana           x x       
7     Highbarger, Winona 6 F W/I       Oregon                    
8 3 3 Campbell, John 43 M W Farmer 800 100 Scot x x             x  
9 4 4 Williamson, James 26 M W Farmer 300   Scot x x             x  
10 5 5 McNiell, James 50 M W Carpenter 200 300 New York x x             x  
11 6 6 Connor, John 30 M W Merchant 5000 5000 Canada x x             x  
12     Connor, Louisa 27 F W Keeping house     Penn                    
13     Connor, Ida 6 F W       Missouri         x          
14     Connor, Herbert 3 M W       Colorado                    
15     Connor, Lilly 1 F W       Missouri                    
16 7   Seigfried, Edward 13 M W       Maryland                    
17 8 7 White, Robert 29 M W Farmer 500 100 England x x             x  
18     White, Charlotte 16 F W Keeping house     Vancouver Isd x x                
19 9 8 Cornelius, John A. 30 M W Farmer 1000 200 Iowa                 x  
20     Cornelius, Betsy 21 F W Keeping house     Oregon                    
21     Cornelius, William 4 M W       WT                    
22     Cornelius, Arthur 1 M W       WT                    
23 10 9 Wallace, Harvey 35 M W Farmer 600 300 Ohio                 x  
24     Wallace, Mary 30 F W Keeping house     Penn                    
25     Wallace, Edgar E. 8 M W       Iowa                    
26     Wallace, Alfred 3 M W       Iowa                    
27 11 10 Porter, James 42 M W Farmer 650 100 Prussia x x             x  
28 12 11 Sullivan, Michael 40 M W Farmer 1000 500 New Sco. x x             x  
29 13 12 Calhoun, Samuel 40 M W Carpenter 900 1200 New Brun. x x             x  
30 14   Calhoun, Thomas 30 M W Farmer 200   New Brun. x x             x  
31     Calhoun, Mary 27 F W Keeping house     New Brun. x x                
32     Calhoun, Elizabeth 10/12 F W       WT x x Aug              
33 15 13 Dodge, Edwin T. 41 M W Farmer 2000 1960 New York                 x  
34     Dodge, Mary Alice 26 F W Keeping house     Indiana                    
35     Dodge, Fanny Alice 5 F W       Brit. Col.                    
36     Dodge, Lena 3 F W       WT                    
37 16 14 Percell, Benjamin 23 M W Farmer     New York                 x  
38 17 15 Connope, Charles 28 M W Farmer     England x x             x  
39 18 16 Sampson, Jonathan 55 M W Farmer     Maine                 x  
40 19   August, John M. 19 M W Laborer     Chile x x