Indians in Mason County Michigan 1860 Census

The following 409 people were identified as Indians (I) in column 6 (color) of the 1860 census for Mason County Michigan. Many researchers believe that Native American’s were not enumerated until 1870, however, in 1860 the following instructions were issued to the US Marshall’s:

Indians not taxed are not to be enumerated. The families of Indians who have renounced tribal rule, and who under state or territory laws exercise the rights of citizens, are to be enumerated. 1

So the following 409 people identified in the 1860 Mason County Michigan census are believed to have renounced tribal rule, and under state law, exercised their rights as citizens to be enumerated.

The records below contains only those in a household who were identified by an I for their color. There may be others in the household who are not identified below and that will be on the actual census images.

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TownH#F#GivenSurnameAgeSexRaceBirth LocationOccupation
Little Sauble9090Wah naah wun9mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9191JohnPe bah me50mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9191Qua mePe bah me52fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9292JohnWakefield20mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9292Ke ge quaWakefield15fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9393JohnShaw25mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9393Pe na quaShaw23fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9393Ka na no quaShaw2fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9494Peter35mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9494Te nus seePeter18fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9595WilliamForman24mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9595No quaForman25fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9595IsaacElliot9mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9696Shah Won41mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9696Quis no quaShah Won40fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9696Ke so quaShah Won30fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9797Shik ca ance20mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9797Anin se no kaShik ca ance18fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9797Shib be no quaShik ca ance16mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9797JackMay nee9mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9797JohnMay nee9mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9898Shaw boo60mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9898Sah gutch25fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9999Nu nad so25mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9999Thomas30mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble9999Chish qua40fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9999Mary Ann5fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble9999Ne no qua7fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble100100Ash ah wa80mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble100100Won qua31fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble101101MaryWon qua23fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble101101Pa sha qua umWon qua20fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble101101Te que tonWon qua2fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble102102FreemanSutton24mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble102102Pe na swa baSutton40mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble102102CharitaSutton20fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble102102MaryJudson5fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble102102WilliamGriffin2mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble103103Ke wa den26mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble103103Ke sa qua30fIndianMichigan
Little Sauble103103Sha won18mIndianMichiganFarm Labor
Little Sauble103103Samuel10mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble104104Ke wa bon20mIndianMichiganFarmer
Little Sauble104104Cah Quah12mIndianMichigan
Little Sauble104104Ke non qua5fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette108108JosephDon ga22mIndianMichiganLumberman
Pere Marquette108108EphriamRobinson25mIndianMichiganLumberman
Pere Marquette108108JamesNe Long25mIndianMichiganLumberman
Pere Marquette111111JohnSmith20mIndianNew YorkLaborer
Pere Marquette111111GeorgeSmith4mIndianMichigan
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Citations:
  1. Eighth Census, United States—1860. Instructions to U.S. Marshals, p. 14.[↩]

Surnames:
All, Baker, Bene qua, Blacksmith, Caquet, Casaquom, Ching ge quam, Coqua, Crawford, Deam, Don ga, Elliot, Forman, Gah ne que, Griffin, Hall, Jackson, Jones, Judson, Ke qua, Kushcum, Louis, Luther, Macdaquet, May nee, Micko, Mikunadto, Monroe, Ne Long, Neanoua, Ning som, Pa bah ne kah bak soc, Pa quo tusk, Pe bah me, Pe quo tuk, Peter, Price, Qua, Quaish, Robinson, Shah wah nah se ga, Shah Won, Shaw, Shik ca ance, Shotl, Smith, Sutton, Thornwood, Wah waosete, Wakefield, Won qua,

Topics:
1860 Census,

Locations:
Freesoil Michigan, Little Sauble Michigan, Mason County MI, Pere Marquette Michigan, Summit Michigan,

Collection:
Michigan Census Records: A directory of resources providing online access to Michigan Census records. See also United States Census Records for census records on all of the United States.

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