1851 Poll Tax List of Miners Along the Yuba River 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. "This index was from a hand-ruled book which contains the names of gold miners with claims located along the Yuba River. It was made for the purpose of collecting $5 Yuba County poll tax and $3 California State poll tax. The book had no date but it must have been the first list made for this purpose, so it was probably made about 1851." I do not know where the original ledger is located. The copy of this document I transcribed and formatted is on file in the California Room at the Yuba County Library. It was typewritten and indexed by Trenna Buchter. The table below has been reformatted and transcribed by Kathy Sedler Aug. 2003. Name Page ABDEN, Farrely 5 ABLE, Nathan H. 8 ABLE, Nathaniel 10 ACNEY, James 19 ACNEY, Joseph 19 ALBERS, Fredric 12 ALLEN, Charles 1 ALLEN,O.M. 8 AMETT, W.N. 13 ANDERSON, Andrew 10 ANDERSON, John W. 17 ANDREWS, Stevens 7 APPLEGATE, Richard 12 APPLETON, Mathew 9 ARMER, John 17 ARNOLD, J.W. 15 ATKINS, James 17 ATKINS, Joseph 9 AVERY, John 21 AYER, John 6 AYER, Obehiah W. 6 AYER, William 6 BACHELDER, Elbridge 11 BAILEY, John I. 5 BAILEY, John 3 BAKER, George W. 11 BAKER, Henry 3 BALDWIN, Charles 6 BALDWIN, P.F. 6 BARNES, Allen 19 BATTERS, Matthew 1 BAXTER, George M. 23 BEACH, John F. 12 BEACH, Wilson 14 BEALL, J.M. 19 BEALY, James 15 BECK, John 19 BECK, W.H. 5 BEELER, Franklin 8 BELL, Josiah F. 9 BENEDICT, Andrew 3 BENTLEY, George 23 BENSON, Robert 1 BERFORD, William 15 BERNEY, James 3 BERRY, John V. 5 BIRLEY, Samuel 4 BISHOP, I.D. 8 BLEAK, P. 17 BLITHEN, Gilbert 9 BLOOMFIELD, J.P. 19 BLUMMER, Agustis 9 BLUTRE, Gregory 12 BONNELL, George 10 BOONE, Samuel 10 BORELAND, James 20 BOTTOMLY, James 6 BOWDON, Louis W. 8 BOWLER, A.B. 16 BRADFORD, Caleb 23 BRADFORD, James N. 23 BRADFORD, Ward 1 BRADLEY, James 7 BRADLEY, Robert 22 BRAND, J.C. 13 BRAINARD, David 11 BRICKER, Franklin 4 BRICKER, Isaac 4 BRIARD, Henry 1 BRIDGES, I.F. 2 BROWN, Altas S. 20 BROWN, D.A. 1 BROWN, Fredrick 16 BROWN, Joseph 2 BROWN, Peter 9 BROWN, Thomas 9 BROWNING, Turner 10 BRUNDAGE, E.F. 8 BRYANT, John 13 BUELL, J.H. 9 BURNARD, William R. 9 BURRIS, James 7 BUTLER, George 12 BUTLER, John 14 CAINE, William 20 CALAHAN, G.I. 13 CAMPBELL, James 8 CAMPBELL, James W. 23 CAMPBELL, Pat 22 CANNEL, Barnabas 13 CAPEN, Fredrick 3 CAREY, J.B. 3 CARPENTER, Alonzo 10 CARPENTER, David 9 CARPENTER, William 9 CARIGAN, Patrick 11 CARMAN, Sidney 16 CARNE, Albert B. 10 CARR, Charles 20 CARRIGAN, Alonzo 11 CARRINGTON, Calvin 6 CARROLTON, George 12 CARSON, Terry 13 CASE, Edwin S. 23 CALLENE, S.S. 16 CHACE, Charles 6 CHAMBERS, Mason 7 CHAMBERLIN, A.N. 23 CHANDLER, D. 15 CHAPMAN, Elicazer 11 CHAPMAN, Volney 4 CHARLES, George 22 CHASE, Charles 6 CHEDZOY, Samuel 13 CHRISTOPHER, Henry 16 CLARK, William 12 CLEMENT, F.H. 16 CONDUIT, Alonzo 1 CONNELL, Joseph R. 23 CONVERSE, George W. 2 COLBY, Harman 7 COOKE, F. 19 COOLIHAN, John 17 CORBEY, Thomas 9 CORNELIUM, William 5 COSTER, John 15 COUGHANOUER, E.L. 18 COURUM, S. 19 COUTTS, Alexander 10 COWDEN, David B. 17 COX, Henry A. 12 COX, Samuel 16 CRAIG, Ruben 18 CRAINE, P.F. 22 CRIPPS, Louis 18 CRITS, William 14 CROSBY, Fredrick A. 2 CUNNINGHAM, Patrick 23 CUNNINGHAM, W., Dr. 12 CURRY, James 23 CUSHING, Wm. 16 DAGGETT, Samuel 3 DANIELS, Charles H. 7 DAWSON, Edwin 5 DELANNEY, J.F. 13 DELANO, Joshua 4 DENNIS, Foster S. 1 DILLON, E. 14 DILLON, James 9 DILLON, James 16 DIXON, Phelix 2 DODSON, C.B. 5 DOLAN, John D. 6 DONAHO, Absolam 18 DONAHOUGH, William 14 DONNDEN, Edward 9 DONOVAN, Cornelius 4 DOOLITTLE, H.B. 16 DOWNINGS, George 7 DREW, Danie l3 DRIPPS, John 18 DUFFER, John 21 DUFFER, Michael 21 DUNHAM, W.H. 8 DUNN, Eugien 6 DUNN, Thomas 16 DUNN, William 7 DUNNING, Francis 2 EARL, F.W. 18 EDMONDS, Charles 8 ELLIOTT, Charles 6 ERVIN, P. 21 ETCHELS, Joseph 23 EVERETT, Harvey 23 FARMER, Squire 16 FARNAM, John 7 FERGUSON, George 14 FERGUSON, Robert 14 FIELDS, F.A. 17 FINDLEY, Richard 22 FLEMMING, John 9 FLYNN, P. 21 FOLBART, M.S. 19 FOWLER, John 19 FOX, Allen H. 8 FRAZER, John 23 FREISE, E.W. 14 FREISE, J.P. 14 FRENCH, W.R. 15 FRITTS, Jepe 13 FROST, Francis 16 FULCOT, Jasper 4 FULLOTT, Hubbel 4 GARDNER, Charles 7 GARDNER, I.A. 23 GARRETT, Thomas 1 GATENS, John 10 GATENS, Parmer 10 GEIGER, John 18 GEIGER, S. 18 GIBBONS, E.H. 16 GIBSON, T. 19 GILBERT, George 6 GILBERT, Isaac W. 10 GILLILAND, John F. 9 GINN, John 4 GLAISTER, William 11 GOODBYE, William 12 GOODFELLOW, M.J. 21 GOODMAN, L. 17 GOVE, Gardner 16 GRANT, George 4 GRAY, Henry 17 GRAY, Michael 22 GRAY, N.N. 21 GREEN, George B. 12 GREEN, George H. 11 GRISWALD, James 15 GROVER, Monnape 15 GUILSON, George 11 HAILE, William C. 13 HAINES, M. 13 HALE, S.G. 22 HALL, Albien 3 HALL, Ambrose 10 HALL, William 3 HAMBLIN, Francis 18 HAMBLEN, P.S. 14 HAMBLIN, S.H. 16 HAMLIN, Rubin 12 HAMILTON, Archibald 17 HAMILTON, William C. 20 HAMMOND, Adam 17 HANDELL, Henry 13 HANUM, James 14 HARCAEB, M.M. 15 GREEN, Milton 11 HARKLERODES, Wm. 2 HARRIS, George M. 20 HARRIS, J.A. 1 HARRISON, Henry 13 HARTWELL, W.H. 3 HATCH, Arthur 1 HATCH, Leui 10 HAWLEY, Thomas 5 HEMPTON, Ephrem 1 HENRY, A.N. 18 HENRY, Thomas 18 HENDERSON, Samuel 22 HESS, S.P. 14 HIBBARD, Alonzo 10 HIBBARD, A.B. 13 HIBBARD, Robins 10 HIBERIE, John B. 9 HICKMAN, Jackson 2 HICKS, N.M. 3 HICKS, C.S. 9 HICKS, S.F. 10 HICKS, Samuel 18 HIGBY, Isaac R. 12 HIGHT, Bolivar 19 HIGHT, George V. 19 HIGHT, Isaac 22 HIGHT, Napolean 19 HILD, Flavour 2 HILL, George 11 HILLYER, Edwin 11 HILLZ, George W. 7 HINKLEY, Charles 1 HOBBS, James W. 19 HOCKER, Henry 2 HOLBRON, John W. 8 HONSTON, John 1 HOUSE, George W. 15 HOUSTEN, John 17 HOWARD, A.H. 13 HOWARD, Henry 23 HOWE, William 7 HOYT, Eben 4 HUBBARD, Alonzo 8 INDIO, Nelson 11 INYARD, John 10 ISBESTER, Malicon 5 JAMES, Thomas 18 JACKSON, William 11 JACOBS, John 11 JAMES, Edwin 5 JEFFERIES, Levi I. 18 JEFFERY, John 7 JELONS, George 13 JENKINS, Charles S. 3 JENKS, B.W. 1 JIMMERSON, John 19 JOHNSON, Daniel 3 JOHNSON, George E. 12 JOHNSON, Jacob 11 JONES, D.E. 15 JONES, I.S.C. 7 JONES, W.P. 8 JOSEPH, George 11 KEITH, John 12 KELLY, D.W. 14 KELLY, John 15 KELLY, William 23 KEMBLE, John 16 KENDALL, C.P. 9 KENNICK, I.G. 2 KETHELL, John A. 6 KING, F.E. 19 KLINE, I.W. 2 LAMBIE, Alex 19 LANE, Warren 15 LEE, Eli 18 LEE, Nehemia W. 23 LE MERS, F.C. 16 LENARD, E.N. 19 LEONARD, J. 21 LEVER, William 5 LEVISEY, Joseph 21 LEWARD, George 7 LEWIS, Samuel 3 LIVERY, John 2 LIVSEY, John 2 LONG, William R. 11 LONGACRE, S.A. 22 LOOK, John ? LONZON, F.H. 16 LOUD, Robert 4 LYMAN, William 7 LYNCH, Paddy 6 MCBRIDE, David 20 MCCALL, F.S. 5 MCCOLOUGH, William 20 MCCONNELL, A. 14 MCCALSIN, Mathew 20 MCCOY, Hugh 23 MCCOY, Joseph 10 MCCREIGHT, James 13 MCCREIGHT, Miller 13 MCCUOEFFE, M 21 MCDURMOTT, John 23 MCGRIFF, Richardson 3 MCGRIFF, Thomas 3 MCHENRY, John M. 17 MCINTYRE, Farmington 5 MCKIEVER, James 21 MCLEHAIN, N.A. 18 MCLELAN, William 18 MCLELLAN, John 18 MCLELLAN, William 18 MCNAIRE, Robert H. 20 MCNAIRE, Thomas 20 MCPHERSON, A. 14 MCQUIRE, James 20 MCRANNON,Hugh 4 MCREY, J.B. 21 MACK, M.D. 8 MAIZE, Henry 4 MANDEVILLE, Charles 15 MANDEIR, N. 15 MANOR, R.W. 14 MARCH, John 5 MAROW, Andrew 10 MARTIN, Louis 16 MASSON, Caleb 14 MAULDRIN, P.A. 17 MEOSA, William 18 METCALF, S.M. 20 MEYER, George H.A. 8 MICHELL, James 18 MIDDLSTON, Wm.R. 20 MILLENET, C.G. 17 MILLENET, John L. 17 MILLER, Albert S. 14 MILLER, Henry 20 MILLER, J.M. 13 MILLER, Jacob 1 MILLER, Joseph 2 MILLER, Milton 13 MILLER, William 21 MINIE, James 21 MONTGMERY, B.F. 20 MONTGOMERY, G.W. 20 MOORE, F.W. 3 MOORE, Jefferson P. 12 MOORE, Phillip L. 23 MOORE, Watson 1 MORRIS, Robert 22 MORROW, Tom 4 MOSES, C.H. 1 MOSES, William S. 6 MURRY, James L. 17 MURRY, John 12 MURPHY, John 12 MURPHY, Pat 22 MURPHY, R. 19 MURPHY, Weymouth 15 MULLEN, Peter 17 MULLEN, Peter 19 MUNSON, Robert W. 7 MYER, Charles W. 7 MYERS, James 22 MYERS, N.W. 22 NARAMORE, Joseph W. 10 NEFF, Richard 3 NEGELO, Martin 15 NEWELL, Henry 12 NICHOLS, William 21 NILLES, M.N. 20 NOBLE, J.M. 22 NOBLE, M.C. 22 NULTY, James 2 NYE, Joseph 13 OAKES, James 4 O'BRANNON, C.J.F. 7 O'BRIAN, John 22 O'DAGGITT, Daniel 5 OGILBY, Leslie 6 O'HERIN, Mathew 5 OWEN, Ansel W. 11 OLIPINT, W.D. 2 ORBISON, David 21 OSTEN, Benjamin 7 PARKER, Thomas P. 22 PARMLEY, Joseph P. 11 PARMER, Alexander 10 PARSHLEY, George W. 11 PARSONS, Rendel 2 PASCAL, Henry 14 PATCH, Luther 8 PATERSON, Thomas J. 11 PATTER, John 16 PAULL, John 5 PAXTON, Eli 18 PEACH,Lot 3 PECK, Daniel R. 23 PEFFER, Fredric 20 PELLEW, George 5 PERRY, Ichibod 3 PETERS, Alexander 4 PETERS, Hugh 23 PETERS, Randolph 9 PETERS, Rease I. 9 PETERS, Walton 19 PETERSEN, Ferdinand 13 PETERSON, Peter 8 PHILLIPS, John 4 PHILLIPS, Thomas 14 PHILLIPS, Wesley 13 PHOENIX, W.H. 11 PICKETT, Charles 15 PIERCE, Daniel 6 PIERCE, Elijah 14 PIKE, B.F. 17 PINKNEY, John 20 PITCHER, William 14 PODEN, Walton 19 POLLARD, Jeramiah 11 POLLEY, Robert 1 PORTER, W.S. 5 POW, William 22 POWELL, B.F. 2 PRATT, George 10 PRIEST, I.V. 12 PRITCHARD, Francis 6 PUTMAN, James 23 RAMM, George 17 RAY, E. 19 RELEY, Edward 22 RERAN, Mathew 10 REYNOLDS, Robert T. 23 RICH, Henry 20 RICHARDS, John 1 RICHARDS, William 1 RICHTER, Charles 12 RICKETSON, James 1 RIDEOUT, Samuel 16 RING, Joseph 5 RISDOM, Robert M. 6 RISK, William 11 RITCHEL, Charles W. 9 ROBERTS, Felix 1 ROBERSON, John 20 ROBERTSON, Daniel 17 ROBERTSON, George 3 ROBERTSON, Thomas 22 ROBINS, David 10 ROBINSON, Robert O. 6 ROCKETT, Francis A. 15 RODGER, Thomas 22 ROLLINS, Franklin 4 ROLLINS, James 4 ROWE, M. Jr. 22 RUDD, G.R. 8 RUHOFF, Fredrick 8 RUMRILL, Samuel D. 2 RUITHMAN, John 2 SANBORN, E.A. 3 SASSON, N.B. 12 SAXTON, G.S. 22 SCOTT, William 8 SCOVILL, I.S. 14 SHACKLETT, D.S. 14 SHEPARD, I.R. 19 SHELBY, A. 10 SHERMAN, I.H. 3 SHERMAN, W.F. 1 SHEDLEY, Baly 1 SHORE, Wm 13 SILENCE, George 23 SILVESTER, George 5 SIMMONDS, John 6 SIMON, Fred S. 1 SIMONS, F.R. 13 SINNOTT, Nicholas 8 SOTSBURY, John5 SPENCE, Thomas 17 SPERRY, James 8 SPRINGALL, Robert 10 SMIDES, Henry 2 SMITH, Charles W. 11 SMITH, Eli M. 4 SMITH, George 4 SMITH, George 7 SMITH, George 10 SMITH, J.G. 21 SMITH, John V. 9 SMITH, Joseph H. 4 SMITH, Louis 15 SMITH, R. 21 SMITH, Rawson 6 SMITH, Taylor 4 STAFFORD, Augustus 4 STATES, Baxter 7 STATES, William W. 7 ST.CLAIR, J.W. 21 STEEL, Mathew 5 STEELE, James 5 STEPHENS, C.P. 16 STEWART, A.I. 14 STEWART, Charles 2 STEWART, Henry 22 STEWART, James 17 STEWART, Solomon 5 STEWART, Warren 16 STICK, Samuel 17 STILL, Thomas 23 STILLMAN, W.H. 9 STIGLER, William 2 STOCKING, S. 15 STONE, Edward 12 STREETER, Wyman B. 11 STROKES, Isaac 6 SULLIVAN, John 8 SUMMERS,N. 19 SUTTON, Thomas 19 SWAN, Walter D. 7 SWEAZY, William 1 SWISER, Louis 13 TAFT, E.B. 22 TAFT, Farley 6 TAYLOR, James 23 TAYLOR, John 4 TAYLOR, Walter 5 TEMPEST, William 11 TEMPLETON, Charles 21 TEMPLETON, James 21 TEMPLETON, John 21 TEMPLETON, Phillip Sr. 21 TEMPLETON, Phillip Jr. 21 TEMPLETON, William 21 TEMPLETON, William 8 TERRY, John N. 17 THOMAS, Ambros 5 THOMAS, George 22 THOMAS, Miller P. 9 THOMPSON, Lewis 3 THOMPSON, Louis 2 THORNTON, Abram 12 THORNTON, John 8 TINKER, I.N. 17 TITCOMB, A.H. 20 TORRENCE, William 5 TOWNSEND, Robert N. 12 TRASK, Moses B. 2 TURRETT, B.G. 21 TUTTLE, Michael 9 TYLER, Benjamin S. 12 TYLER, John P. 12 VAN NIPPER, Peter 20 VAN SLYKE, Peter 15 VANTRESS, Daniel 14 VAUGH, Cornelius B. 21 VINCENT, Amos L. 2 VINCENT, Samuel R. 2 WALDROSS, B.W. 20 WALKER, Edward 11 WALLACE, James 10 WATKINS, Joel R. 13 WATSON, J.R. 18 WATSON, Michael 18 WATTER, William 15 WEBB, Anson B. 23 WEBSTER, Hosea 18 WELLS, A.C. 14 WELLS, John M. 18 WEST, Charles L. 9 WHEELER, Luther 7 WHEELER, N.E. 15 WHISTLET, S. 17 WHITE, Alfred 16 WHITE, Ira 20 WHITE, James W. 23 WHITE, Thomas 15 WHITFIELD, J.S. 22 WHITING, Lewis L. 18 WHITLER, Benjamin 3 WHITMORE, J.H. 20 WHITMORE, R.A. 20 WICKETT, John 5 WILKINS, Peter 8 WILLIAMS, George 17 WILLIS, George 4 WILSON, A.C. 8 WILSON, Andrew I. 11 WILSON, L.C. 7 WILSON, S.S. 21 WOOD, M.P. 8 WOODLIGH, A.S. 16 WOODRUFF, James 16 WORTEM, J. 14 WORTH, Timothy 3 YARDLY, Stricklin 4 YOUNG, W. 15 YOUNG, W.A. 7 YOURK, Jeremiah 15 The following was found on another typed document at Yuba County Library. It does not have any information contained with it other than the heading. I have transcribed and formatted it just as it was - although I did alphabetize the names. Any duplicate names also appeared twice on the source document. YUBA COUNTY MINERS SIGNED FOR POLL TAX 1851 Union Waters Mining Company BROWN, Edward CARR, Robert DYKEMAAN, Henry EDDY, Owen GALVIN, Barney GRANT, Richard HARYMAN, Samuel HICKERSON, Wm HOUK, Henry HOUKE, Porter P JOHNSON, Hiram LEWIS, Benjamin LIBERTY, Peter LIXBERRY, Ephram L UNSSON, Thomas MATHEWS, F.A. MC CARPHY, Thomas MORRISON, A.L. MORTON, G.B. MURPHY, Stephen NORTON, John W. PARK, Samuel PETTYGREW, Thomas PHELPS, David SEATON, John SEATON, John SWEET, Ephram WALLS, John W. WESTERWAY, Francis WILLIAMS, C.B WILLIAMS, D.H. WILLIAMS, E.G. Miners Water Company, Sucker Flat GEORGY, William Ripple Box Water Company, Sucker Flat LEACH, C. MASON, J.W. Long Bar Mining District BRINE, Dennis CAREY, George CALTER, G.L. HEACOCK, Wm. S.L. MILLS, Samuel Sand Hill District ADAIR,Weston ALLERS, Charles J. BEAL, Willson C. BIRK, Edward BOLSTEN, Joel BROWN, Paul CARPENTER, Wm. CARR, Nicholas CATE, Dr. J.K. CLARK, James CLAY, Willson DEAL, Ephraim DEXTER, F. J. DITCHER, E. EMERSON, James GREEN, N.F. HALL, Pelick HUDSON, W.H. HUDSON, W.H. HUNTINGTON, Henry JOHNSON, H.R. JONES, William KIRKSJAN, Robert LULENGER, George M. MAGE, Curry MARPLE, Wm. MAZE, William MONTGOMERY, Joseph MOOR, W.L. MYERS, George NILES, Carlos PITHEY, John ROBENSON, Thomas ROBERTS, John RUGGLES, L.B. SMITH, William TROTTER, Peter TUTTLE, Marquis WARNER, A. WESTERN, James WILLIAMS, A.M. WILLSON, James WOLF, John H. YOWN, James YUCON, Wm. H. Poverty Bar District ABLE, M.M. BAYLEY, John BLAST, Jubel CROCKETT, C.T. GILMORE, Alonzo HARPER, Alexander HEATH, Isaac HODWELL, Horace MC CORMICK, Eugene MOOR, Harry H.L. PHILKIN, Jerry WINN, Jacob