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
Pere Marquette202200Oge mah pe nase60mIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette202200Me gaunse35fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette202200Wah bah tah se ga14mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette202200Ah zhe nick12fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette202200Saw gateh10fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette202200Indi visua6fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette202200Ta bah zhim5fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette203201Zim go otwa30mIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette203201Zhe qua wa20fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette203201Cow sot5mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette203201Sophia21fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette204202Ke ta nim60mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette204202On quot e qua50fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette204202Chase qua11fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette204202Mon go qua9fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette204202We om6mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette204202Mary2fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette205203Wing gah sims30mIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette205203Cahge gage Zhe go qua22fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette205203Mo tees5mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette205203Battise2mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette206204So an dah80mIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette206204Cah ga ga50fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette206204Sha tas cum6mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette206204Eliza4fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette207205Ta be80fIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette208206Ka wa no neca70fIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette208206No gee zhick12mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette208206Morrisgon?14fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette208206Mon me do se22mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette208206Wabh ke men16fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette209207Pot o quaum22mIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette209207Ke zhe gos sum16fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette209207Mary1fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette210208Che ha go50mIndianMichiganFarmer
Pere Marquette210208Wa gish e qua50fIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette210208Ching qua wa14mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette210208Mah bese10mIndianMichigan
Pere Marquette211209Martha16fIndianMichiganNet Maker
Summit239236PeterQua35mIndianMichiganFarmer
Summit239236Keta quaQua20fIndianMichigan
Summit239236SusanQua7fIndianMichigan
Summit239236MaryQua1fIndianMichigan
Summit240237Ton e wa60mIndianMichiganFarmer
Summit240237Sa ega un qua40fIndianMichigan
Summit240237Mary13fIndianMichigan
Summit240237Martha20fIndianMichigan
Summit240237Pe ga nah20mIndianMichiganFarmer
Summit240237Ke gege qua18fIndianMichigan
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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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