Indians in Mason County Michigan 1870 Census

The following 229 people were identified as Indians (I) in column 6 (color) of the 1870 census for Mason County Michigan. The instructions to enumerators for conducting the 1870 census are essentially the same as those for the 1860 census:

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 229 people identified in the 1870 Mason County Michigan census are believed to have renounced tribal rule, and under state law, exercised their rights as citizens to be enumerated.

I noticed when compiling these results that the population of those being identified as Indians in Mason County dropped from 409 in 1860, to only 229 in 1870. This follows a recognized statewide pattern of lower Native American population for Michigan, which at this time I cannot identify the reason for.

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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TownF#H#GivenSurnameAgeSexRaceBirth LocationOccupation
Eden1515MaryWalker7fIndianMichigan
Eden1515NancyWalker1fIndianMichigan
Eden1616JosephDonega30mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden1616SophiaDonega23fIndianMichigan
Eden1616LewryDonega4mIndianMichigan
Eden1616PantDonega2mIndianMichigan
Eden1717JosephShaw nos ssega40mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden1717AnnShaw nos ssega30fIndianMichigan
Eden1717GeorgeShaw nos ssega10mIndianMichigan
Eden1717DavidShaw nos ssega8mIndianMichigan
Eden1717EmmaShaw nos ssega6fIndianMichigan
Eden1717MartinShaw nos ssega4mIndianMichigan
Eden1818ArsnuteShaw nos sega70mIndianMichigan
Eden1919JosephTaunchy25mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden1919Ke so quaTaunchy25fIndianMichigan
Eden1919MargretTaunchy10fIndianMichigan
Eden1919AreneckeTaunchy2fIndianMichigan
Eden2020Wab be na be qua70fIndianMichigan
Eden2121DavidChig wash21mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2121CharityChig wash20fIndianMichigan
Eden2121JohnChig wash1 monthmIndianMichigan
Eden2222PeterChig wash22mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2222MarthaChig wash18fIndianMichigan
Eden2323MosesChig wash21mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2424AlexanderNote ta noke47mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2424WilliamNote ta noke14mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2424ElizabethNote ta noke12fIndianMichigan
Eden2424ElizaNote ta noke10fIndianMichigan
Eden2424PeterNote ta noke8mIndianMichigan
Eden2424NancyNote ta noke3fIndianMichigan
Eden2525JohnEaton55mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2525MenessEaton60fIndianMichigan
Eden2525SamsonEaton6mIndianMichigan
Eden2626CorneliusHall28mIndianMichigan
Eden2626FrancesHall30fIndianMichigan
Eden2626IsaacHall1mIndianMichigan
Eden2727Big Saw35mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2727Mary30fIndianMichigan
Eden2727James3mIndianMichigan
Eden2828JohnSmith40mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden2828MarySmith20fIndianMichigan
Eden2828MarthaSmith5fIndianMichigan
Eden2829NancySmith40fIndianMichigan
Eden2829ElizaSmith13fIndianMichigan
Eden2930HenryJackson45mIndianMichiganInterpeter
Eden2930SophiaJackson20fIndianMichigan
Eden3031A. L.Shaw50mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden3031MarthaShaw50fIndianMichigan
Eden3132JosephElliott45mIndianMichiganFarmer
Eden3132JaneElliott51fIndianMichigan
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Citations:
  1. Eighth Census, United States—1860. Instructions to U.S. Marshals, p. 14.[↩]

Surnames:
Baimus, Barnhart, Beem, Bemis, Brobusor, Canburn, Carrbage, Catty, Chig wash, Ching mash, Ching quom, Chingwash, Crane, Deane, Donega, Dornga, Eaton, Eddy, Elliott, Eorkip, Espeo, Fredrick, French, Gore, Griffin, Hall, Henry, Jackson, Ka cu curn, Keisis, King, La Carp, Manestone, McGalpin, Mosell, Moses, Note ta noke, Pebuqua, Peter, Peters, Sam, Shaw, Shaw nos sega, Shaw nos ssega, Shuk cok, Smith, Surname, Sutton, Ta co tush, Taco, Taunchy, Tecora, Tedore, Wakefield, Walker,

Topics:
1870 Census,

Locations:
Eden Michigan, Hamlin Michigan, Mason County MI, Victory 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.

2 thoughts on “Indians in Mason County Michigan 1870 Census”

  2. I am trying to trace my family roots. I have a picture of my great grandma Marillah Lillian Bedford whose parents are James Bedford and Mary Jane Walker Card, Mary Jane Walker Cards parents are William Card and Clarissa Walker. I do believe my family is the descendants of a Michigan Tribe. If you can help me with any information it would be greatly appreciated.

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