Great Register, Butte County, CA ON THE FIRST DAY OF OCTOBER, A.D. 1872. Transcribed by Sally Kaleta This file is part of the California Genealogy & History Archives http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cagha/index.htm These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter. All persons donating to this site retain the rights to their own work. 2616  POND, Charles Lewis  34  New York  Co. Treasurer  Chico  _______________  _________________ ______________ 7/12/1866  Sworn 2617  PALMER, John F.  41  New York  Farmer  Central House  _________________  ________________  ______________ 7/21/1866  Sworn 2618  PLYMIRE, Samuel  49  Pennsylvania  Farmer  Martinsburg  _______________  _______________  ______________ 7/25/1866  Sworn 2619  PERKINS, George Clement  27  Maine  Merchant  Oroville  _______________  ________________  ______________ 8/2/1866  Sworn 2620  PIERCE, Asa L.  55  Vermont  Laborer  Dogtown  __________________  _________________ ______________ 7/28/1866  Sworn 2621  PECK, George  33  New York  Farmer  Pine Creek  _______________  _____________  ______________ 7/23/1866  Sworn 2622  PRESTON, Henry  33  Ohio  Miner  Lovelock's  ____________  ___________  ______________ 7/23/1866  Sworn 2623  PROPECK, William  36  Ohio  Laborer  Dogtown  ___________  __________  _____________  7/23/1866  Sworn 2624  PRATT, Enoch Henry  36  Massachusetts  Merchant  Clipper Mills  __________  _____________  _____________  8/20/1866  Sworn 2625  POSEY, Lewis  40  Pennsylvania  Farmer  Hamilton Twp.  ______________  _______________  ______________ 8/28/1866  Sworn 2626  POLLACK, John  36  Ohio  Farmer  Central House  ___________  _________  ______________ 9/3/1866  Sworn 2627  PULLIAM, William M.  46  Missouri  Carpenter  Chico  ________________  ________________  ______________ 7/18/1866  Sworn 2628  PETERS, James W.  30  Tennessee  Blacksmith  Chico  _______________  _______________  ______________ 7/14/1866  Sworn 2629  PRATT, James L.  38  New York  Farmer  Dayton  _________________  ______________  ______________ 7/7/1866  Sworn 2630  PHILIPS, Frederick  47  New York  Farmer  Rock Creek  ________________  _______________  ______________ 7/5/1866  Sworn 2631  PLUMB, William  42  Virginia  Farmer  Chico  ______________  __________  ______________ 7/18/1866  Sworn 2632  PERSONS, Philip Riley  32  New York  Dairyman  Oroville  ________________  _________________ ______________ 12/4/1866  Sworn 2633  PATTERSON, Jacob  33  Ohio  Miner  Cherokee  ________________  _______________  ______________ 1/26/1867  Sworn 2634  PATTERSON, Adam  35  Ohio  Miner  Cherokee  _________________  _______________  ______________ 1/26/1867  Sworn 2635  PALMER, Hiram  67  New York  Farmer  Central House  _______________  _________________ ______________ 1/31/1867  Sworn 2636  PIATT, Richard Fort  42  Ohio  Miner  Wyandotte Twp.  ________________  ______________  ______________ 2/13/1867  Sworn 2637  PERKINS, William Lawrence  24  Maine  Clerk  Oroville  ________________  _______________  ______________ 2/28/1867  Sworn 2638  PITNER, Wilson  61  Tennessee  Minister  Ophir Twp.  __________________  _______________  ______________ 3/15/1867  Sworn 2639  PALMER, Richard Haney  26  Illinois  Farmer  Ophir Twp.  ________________  ______________  ______________ 3/15/1867  Sworn 2640  PALMER, Marvin Smith  55  Connecticut  Farmer  Crum's  ________________  _________________ ______________ 3/18/1867  Sworn 2641  PALMER, William Henry  26  Ohio  Farmer  Crum's  ___________________  _________________ ______________ 3/18/1867  Sworn 2642  PAYNE, William  33  England  Farmer  Chico  3/26/1867  Butte Co.  District  3/26/1867  Sworn 2643  PRENTISS, Dexter Belknap  54  Massachusetts  Farmer  Hamilton  ______________  ____________  _____________  3/26/1867  Sworn 2644  PITTS, Americus Mitchell  38  Georgia  Farmer  Hamilton  ________________  _______________  _____________  4/1/1867  Sworn 2645  PARKS, William Henry  36  Illinois  Farmer  Diamondville  _______________  _______________  ______________ 3/19/1867  Sworn 2646  PARKS, Edwin Ruthren  38  Illinois  Farmer  Diamondville  ________________  _______________  ______________ 3/19/1867  Sworn 2647  POTTER, Joseph Christopher  30  Ohio  Farmer  Wyandotte  ______________  _________________ ______________ 4/5/1867  Sworn 2648  PARKS, Erasmus  33  Illinois  Miner  Wyandotte  ___________  ___________  ______________ 4/6/1867  Sworn 2649  PATTERSON, Smiley Hughs  26  Ohio  Miner  Cherokee  _____________  ______________  ______________ 4/10/1867  Sworn 2650  PORTZ, Andrew  25  Bavaria  Farmer  Central House  9/4/1865  Butte County  County  4/17/1867  Sworn 2651  PENCE, Manoah  48  Ohio  Farmer  Oregon Twp.  ____________  _________  ____________  4/16/1867  Sworn 2652  PAUL, Henry  47  New York  Laborer  Oregon Twp.  ________________  _____________  ______________ 4/16/1867  Sworn 2653  POPPE, Henry  35  Prussia  Farmer  Crum's  8/24/1863  Butte County  District  4/19/1867  Sworn 2654  PLUM, Nathaniel Dunbar  43  New York  Miner  Forbestown  _______________  ________________  ______________ 4/19/1867  Sworn 2655  PENNEBACKER, Henry  55  Prussia  Miner  Enterprise  8/20/1860  Butte County  District  4/30/1867  Sworn 2656  PURDY, Henry Decantlin  33  Ohio  Farmer  Dayton  __________________  ________________  ______________ 3/12/1867  Sworn 2657  PICKENS, John Richard  46  Virginia  Farmer  Chico  __________________  _______________  ______________ 4/23/1867  Sworn 2658  PYLE, Thomas  38  Ohio  Carpenter  Chico  _____________  ____________  ______________ 4/25/1867  Sworn 2659  PFEIFFER, George  36  Prussia  Blacksmith  Chico  2 yrs. to produce Fat _________________ ______________ 5/2/1867  Sworn 2660  PETERSON, Charles Asbury  57  New Jersey  Farmer  Rock Creek  ______________  _______________  ______________ 7/24/1868  Sworn 2661  PETERSON, Lawrence  45  New Jersey  Farmer  Rock Creek  _____________  _________________ ______________ 7/24/1868  Sworn 2662  PARTEN, Hughes Owen  31  Tennessee  Merchant  Chico  ________________  ________________  ______________ 7/26/1867  Sworn 2663  PICKNELL, Samuel  32  Vermont  Blacksmith  Chico  _________________  _________________ ______________ 7/26/1867  Sworn *2664 2666* Cut off 2667  PEYTON, Joseph  35  Kentucky  Farmer  Oro Township  ________________  _________________ ______________ _/_/_/  Sworn 2668  PETERS, Francis  43  Germany  Farmer  Thompson's Flat  7/19/1848  St. Louis, Mo.  Criminal  7/20/1868  Sworn 2669  PULLIAM, Mark Robertson (Cockrill) 47  Tennessee  Miner  Cherokee  _____________  ____________  ______________ 7/21/1868 2670  POPPE, Ernest  43  Prussia  Miner  Cherokee  8/24/1863  Butte County  District  7/24/1868  Sworn 2671  PETER, George  36  Bavaria  Butcher  Oroville  8/30/1855  Butte County  District  7/31/1868  Sworn 2672  PENSLEY, Squire Dickason  70  New Jersey  Minister  Central House  _____________  ______________  ______________ 7/31/1868  Sworn 2673  PARKS, James Van  34  Prince Edward  Carpenter  Oroville  2 Yrs. to produce fat ________________  ______________ 6/1/1868  Sworn 2674  PARRY, James  60  England  Cobbler  Cherokee  11/4/1856  Luzerne Co., Pa  Com. Pleas  6/5/1868  Sworn 2675  PRICE, John Peter  35  Sweden  Miner  Forbestown  11/24/1863  Butte Co.  District  6/12/1868  Sworn 2676  PHILLIPS, William Henry  36  New York  Farmer  Shaeffer's  _______________  ________________  ______________ 6/18/1868  Sworn 2677  POWELL, Richard Price  55  Massachusetts  Mechanic  Inskip  ____________  _________________ ______________ 6/19/1868  Sworn 2678  PELTON, George  32  Connecticut  Miner  Oroville  _________  ___________  ______________ 6/26/1868  Sworn 2679  PALMER, Elizur  45  Connecticut  Miner  Cherokee  ______________  ________________  ______________ 6/18/1868  Sworn 2680  PATTON, John William  50  Kentucky  Farmer  Bangor  _________________  ________________  ______________ 6/29/1868  Sworn 2681  PERKINS, Isaac  40  Maine  Miner  Concow  ____________  _____________  ______________ 6/27/1868  Sworn 2682  PINSTON, Edward  59  North Carolina Miner  Concow  _______________  _______________  ______________ 6/27/1868  Sworn 2683  PUCKETT, Prentice Sargent  24  Missouri  Miner  Nimshew  ____________  _____________  _____________  7/6/1868  Sworn 2684  PARKER, John  44  Missouri  Miner  Forbestown  ____________  _________  ______________ 7/9/1868  Sworn 2685  PATTERSON, William  67  New York  Farmer  Shaeffer's  _______________  ________________  ______________ 7/17/1868  Sworn 2686  PAGE, John S.  29  Vermont  Blacksmith  Chico  ___________________  ________________  ______________ 7/11/1868  Sworn 2687  PHALEN, John  37  Ireland  Miner  Cherokee  8/8/1859  Butte County  District  5/8/1868  Sworn 2688  PERIGO, George Washington  35  Ohio  Laborer  Chico Meadows  ______________  ________________  ______________ 7/9/1868  Sworn 2689  PHILLIPS, John  23  Illinois  Farmer  Grizzly Bend  _________________  _________________ ______________ 7/12/1868  Sworn 2690  PARKER, Ralzemond  47  New York  Druggist  Oroville  ________________  _____________  ______________ 8/1/1868  Sworn 2691  PATE, Matthew  36  Scotland  Miner  Bidwell Bar  Miner when father Nat _______________  ______________ 8/2/1868  Sworn 2692  PATRICK, Jeremiah  52  North Carolina Laborer  Rose's Station  __________  ______________  ______________ 8/2/1868  Sworn 2693  PARRISH, Augustine  28  Tennessee  Ditch Agent  Pence's  ______________  ________________  ______________ 8/5/1868  Sworn 2694  PRESTON, James Madison  35  New York  Laborer  Pratt's Ranch  _____________  _______________  ______________ 7/27/1868  Sworn 2695  PERARA, Antoine  53  Portugal  Miner  Oroville  8/30/1867  Butte County  County  8/30/1868  Sworn 2696  PRICE, Henry Carr  47  Virginia  Miner  Bangor  ___________  ____________  ______________ 8/31/1868  Sworn 2697  PIERSON, Edward Alexander  50  Vermont  Miner  Cherokee  _____________  _______________  ______________ 9/7/68  Sworn 2698  PATE, John  60  Scotland  Miner  Bidwell Twp.  Proof under Section 6 ______________  ______________ 9/16/1868  Sworn 2699  PACARD, Reuel William  39  Maine  Lumberman  Powell's  _______________  _______________  ______________ 9/19/1868  Sworn 2700  PERRY, George Washington  31  United States  Blacksmith  Chico  _______________  ______________  ______________ 9/26/1868  Transfer 2701  PATTERSON, John Wesley  38  Indiana  Farmer  Chico  ____________  _____________  ______________ 9/29/1868  Sworn 2702  PULLIAM, Walter  30  Kentucky  Laborer  Chico  ____________  __________   _____________ 9/29/1868  Sworn 2703  PARKER, William Bement  22  New York  Farmer  Rock Creek  ____________  _______________  ______________ 9/29/1868  Sworn 2704  PATE, Gordon  54  Tennessee  Farmer  Chico  ____________  ___________  ______________ 9/29/1868  Sworn 2705  PARRY, George  34  Pennsylvania  Carpenter  Cherokee  _______________  _______________  ______________ 8/29/1868  Transfer 2706  PARRY, Richard  26  Pennsylvania  Carpenter  Cherokee  ________________  _____________  ______________ 8/29/1868  Transfer 2707  PERKINS, David King  25  Maine  Seaman  Oroville  _________________  ________________  ______________ 10/2/1868  Sworn 2708  PEABLES, Jacob Laribee  37  Maine  Miner  Magalia  ________________ _______________  ______________ 9/28/1868  Sworn 2709  PENCE, George Washington  47  Virginia  Miner  Wyandotte  _____________  _______________  ______________ 10/3/1868  Transfer 2710  PAUL, Michael  34  France  Miner  Oregon City  Father naturalized 10 Oneida Co., N. Y. Oyer & Terr.  10/3/1868  Transfer 2711  PEALE, James  47  Pennsylvania  Shoemaker  Chico  __________________  _______________  ______________ 10/8/1868  Transfer 2712  PATE, George  28  Scotland  Miner  Bidwell Twp  Proof Under Section 8 ______________  ______________ 10/13/1868  Sworn 2713  PETERSON, Charles John  40  Scleswig Holst Bookkeeper  Chico  7/31/1867  San Francisco  4th District  10/21/1868  Transfer 2714  POUMARAT, Victor  50  France  Merchant  Lovelock's  8/3/1869  Butte County  District  8/3/1869  Sworn. 2715  PATRICK, George William  21  Missouri  Farmer  Chico Township  _______________  _______________  ______________ 5/27/1869 2716  PEASLEE, William  62  New Hampshire  Blacksmith  Board Ranch  _________  _____________  ______________ 8/3/1869  Transfer 2717  PATE, George  20  Missouri  Laborer  Rock Creek  ______________  ______________  ______________ 7/23/1869  Sworn 2718  PATE, Mac  23  Missouri  Laborer  Rock Creek  _____________  _________  ______________ 7/23/1869  Sworn 2719  PEGG, Louis  35  North Carolina Farmer  Central House  ______________  ____________  ______________ 8/16/1869  Sworn 2720  PETTIBONE, Rufus L.  32  Ohio  Miner  Dayton  ___________  ____________  ______________ 8/28/1869  Sworn 2721  PHILLIPS, William  36  _____________  Laborer  Chico  Assessor's Return Inc ______________  ______________ 7/19/1869  Sworn 2722  PRATT, Charles Parker  22  Illinois  Carpenter  Chico  _________________  _________________ ______________ 7/31/1869  Sworn 2723  PHARO, Joel Hayward  42  New Jersey  Clerk  Chico Landing  _____________  _________________ ______________ 8/31/1869  Sworn 2724  PRESCOTT, Summer Davis  34  New Hampshire  Laborer  Magalia  _____________  _______________  ______________ 9/4/1869  Sworn 2725  POWERS, Oliver Pollard  37  Maine  Miner  Cherokee  _______________  _________________ ______________ 9/21/1869  Transfer 2726  PIPER, Eli  34  Pennsylvania  Miner  Cherokee  _____________  ______________   ______________10/6/1869  Transfer 2727  PRICE, James Marion  37  Tennessee  Mechanic  Hamilton Twp.  __________  ________________  ______________ 8/16/1870 2728  Plummer, Charles Aborn  21  Ohio  Telegrapher  Oroville  ________________  _________________ ______________ 8/19/1870  Sworn 2729  POWERS, Peter  38  Missouri  Bootblack  Chico  ___________  __________  ______________ 7/1/1870  Sworn 2730  PRICE, Benjamin  45  Rhode Island  Laborer  Chico  _____________  ______________  ______________ 7/1/1870  Sworn 2731  PIXLEY, Aaron Lott  36  Tennessee  Carpenter  Oroville    _______________  _______________  ______________ 9/3/1871  Sworn 2732  PRICE, Jasper Newton  36  Tennessee  Merchant  Martinsburg  ____________  _______________  ______________ 6/3/1871 2733  PRATT, Joseph William  51  Massachusetts  Miner  Clipper Mills  ___________  _______________  ______________ 7/6/1871  Transfer 2734  PURMAN, Jasper Newton  26  Ohio  Farmer  Chico  ____________________  _________________ ______________ 7/21/1871  Transfer 2735  PARKS, Andrew Hamilton  34  Georgia  Farmer  Rio Seco  _______________  _________________ ______________ 7/22/1871  Transfer 2736  PATTERSON, John Finley  21  Virginia  Farmer  Bigg's Station  ____________  ________________  ______________ 7/11/1871  Sworn 2737  PAYNE, Joseph  69  Illinois  Farmer  Bangor  ____________  _____________  ______________ 7/24/1871  Transfer 2738  POWERS, John Emory  42  New York  Farmer  Magalia  _________________  _________________ ______________ 7/26/1871  Sworn 2739  PETTIT, Charles  46  Ohio  Merchant  Nord  ______________  ____________  ______________ 7/26/1871  Transfer 2740  PETERSON, George  68  Denmark  Gardener  Chico  10/10/64  Alameda Co.  District  7/27/1871  Transfer 2741  PHILIPS, Levi  35  New York  Laborer  ____________  ________________  _____________  ______________ 7/31/1871  Transfer 2742  PARKER, Earnest Leslie  26  Illinois  Stable Keeper  Powell's  _____________  _____________  ______________ 8/4/1871  Transfer 2743  PENNY, Lewis Crossby  39  New York  Farmer  Crum's  _________________  ________________  ______________ 8/4/1871  Transfer 2744  PULLIAM, William Jasper  21  Missouri  Carpenter  Chico  ________________  _______________  ______________ 8/3/1871  Sworn 2745  PICKETT, Leroy Sunderland  34  New Hampshire  Machinist  Dogtown  _____________  _______________  ______________ 7/10/1871  Sworn 2746  PARKER, George Lawson  23  New York  Farmer  Gridley's  ______________  ______________  ______________ 8/7/1871  Sworn 2747  PIERCE, Douglass Henry  32  Virginia  Miner  Forbestown  _______________  _______________  ______________ 8/6/1871  Sworn 2748  PATTEN, Thomas Howard  36  Missouri  Laborer  Chico  ________________  ______________  ______________ 8/9/1871  Transfer 2749  PARKER, Isaac Newton  21  Michigan  Teacher  Chico Twp.  ______________  ______________  ______________ 8/5/1871  Sworn 2750  PRICKETT, Bennett Smith  31  Massachusetts  Laborer  Chico Twp.  _____________  _______________  ______________ 8/5/1871  Sworn 2751  POOLE, Thomas Dudley  22  Ohio  Painter  Chico Twp.  _________________  ________________  ______________ 85/1871  Sworn 2752  PAINE, Nathaniel James  22  Massachusetts  Laborer  Cherokee  ____________  _____________  ______________ 8/7/1871  Sworn 2753  PARSONS, Orenzo Warner  21  Massachusetts  Lumberman  Magalia  ____________  ____________  ____________  8/1/1871  Sworn 2754  PRATT, Sanford Richardson  30  New York  Painter  Rock Creek  ___________  _____________  ______________ 8/12/1871  Transfer 2755  PERKINS, John Henry  43  Ohio  Hotel Keeper  Buckeye House  ____________  _________________ ______________ 8/12/1871  Transfer 2756  PINDER, John  42  New Hampshire  Miner  Chico  _______________  ________________  ______________ 8/15/1871  Transfer 2757  PAGE, Squire Herron  45  Vermont  Farmer  Pence's  ___________________  _______________  ______________ 8/17/1871  Transfer 2758  PELHAM, Nathaniel  58  New York  Miner  Oroville  __________________  _______________  ______________ 8/22/1871  Transfer *2759 cut off 2760  POND, James Louis  38  Maryland  Mining Broker  Magalia  ______________  _________________ ______________ 8/14/1871  Sworn 2761  PUTNAM, Samuel C.  27  Ohio  Farmer  Chico  ____________________  _________________ ______________ 8/29/1871  Transfer 2762  PRADO, Alexander  36  France  Laborer  Oroville  8/31/71  Butte County  District  8/31/1871  Sworn 2763  PURCELLY, James  34  Tennessee  Farmer  Chico  _______________  ______________  ______________ 8/31/1871  Transfer 2764  POUNDS, Rubin  55  Missouri  Laborer  Chico  ____________________  ________________  ______________ 8/11/1871  Sworn 2765  POWERS, Benjamin  50  Tennessee  Laborer  Chico  _________________  _________________ ______________ 8/11/1871  Sworn 2766  PLUMMER, John  75  Kentucky  Farmer  Chico  ____________  ___________  ______________ 8/12/1871  Sworn 2767  PIGEON, Martin  42  Austria  Miner  Oroville  8/31/1871  Butte County  District  9/1/1871  Sworn 2768  PHILLIPS, Edward  25  Pennsylvania  Miner  Cherokee  _______________  ________________  ______________ 8/28/1871  Sworn 2769  PAXTON, Daniel Donaldson  27  Ohio  Marble Cutter  Crum's  _____________  _______________  ______________ 9/1/1871  Sworn 2770  POTTS, James  31  Ireland  Laborer  Oroville  Father naturalized 10 Monroe Co., NY  Oyer & Ter.  9/4/1871  Sworn 2771  PERRY, Joseph  47  Canada  Farmer  Wyandotte  9/4/1871  Butte County  District  9/4/1871  Sworn 2772  PAUL, Ransom Clark  34  Maine  Miner  Powell's  ________________  ______________  ______________ 9/4/1871  Transfer 2773  POTTLE, John Lewis  27  Maine  Lumberman  Clipper Mills  ______________  ______________  _____________  9/5/1871  Transfer 2774  PAYNE, Sheldon Angel  36  New York  Laborer  Gridley's  ________________  _______________  ______________ 9/6/1871  Transfer 2775  PHILLIPS, William Odams  38  ______________ Laborer  Chico  Proof under section 8 _______________  ______________ 9/5/1871  Sworn 2776  PHILLIPS, Levi Dewit  38  New York  Restaurant Kee Chico  ____________  _________________ ______________ 9/5/1871  Sworn 2777  POWELL, Thomas Enslow  28  Ohio  Laborer  Oroville  __________________  ________________  ______________ 9/21/1871  Transfer 2778  PRYOR, Jeremiah H.  31  Missouri  ______________ Forbestown  ______________  _______________  ______________ 6/17/1872 Sworn 2779  PHILLIPS, Luther Henderson  36  New York  Farmer  Moore's Station  ______________  _______________  ______________ 8/7/1872  Transfer 2780  PRATT, James Stanley  44  New York  Farmer  Chico Twp.  _______________  _________________ ______________ 9/2/1872  Sworn 2781  PINKTOUN, William  21  Wisconsin  Hunter  Yankee Hill  ________________  _________________ ______________ 9/7/1872  Sworn 2782  PEARSON, John Montgomery  27  Indiana  Barkeeper  Chico  _____________  _________________ ______________ 9/16/1872  Transfer 2783  PATRICK, George Besley  34  New York  Barber  Chico  ________________  ________________  ______________ 9/27/1872  Transfer 2784  PEARSON, Henry Jackson  22  Indiana  Farmer  Chico  __________________  ________________  ______________ 9/19/1872  Sworn 2785  PALMER, Allen Richards  27  New York  Farmer  Gridley's  ________________  ________________  ______________ 10/1/1872  Transfer 2786 QUIMBY, Christopher Spry  39 Maryland  Butcher  Shaeffer’s  _________________  _________________ ______________4/3/1867 Sworn 2787  QUIN, William  51  Ireland  Farmer  Chico  6/17/1853  Bangor, Maine, SuJudicial  6/24/1867  Sworn 2788  QUINN, Peter  51  Ireland  Miner  Chico  11/11/1840  Pittsburg, Pa.  Com. Pleas  9/23/1868  Transfer 2789  QUEEN, Matthew  50  Ireland  Carpenter  Forbestown  Proof under section 6 _____________  ______________ 10/9/1869  Sworn 2790  QUEEN, Henry  51  Maryland  Blacksmith  Oroville  _____________  ____________  ______________ 8/31/1870  Sworn 2791  QUIMBY, Henry Brown  21  California  Farmer  Gridley's  _________________  ________________  ______________ 9/14/1872  Sworn