1885 Census

 

1885 New Mexico Territorial Census

Precinct 8 White Oaks
Counted by W. E. Blanchard June 4, 1885 

PAGE 1
  1. Pedro Sisneros ,
  2. Frank Conger
  3. Charles Clark
  4. Henry Conway, Edward Conway
  5. Joseph Collins. Frank Collins .
  6. James Conch Wife Eliza
  7. Ebner Christian listed, but its really Chris Ebner
  8. Onder Chavez listed but it’s really Juan Chavez ,  Pablo Chavez, Juan Chavez
  9. Sarah Anderson
  10. H Brown
  11. Sarah E Anderson 
  12. Edwin E Albright
  13. Charles Bafan, wife Lida, and daughter Kitty NOTHING FOUND YET
  14. John Patty
  15. Ronald B Blanchard NOTHING FOUND YET
  16. John A Brothers
  17. John Mackel, Cathine Wife, Anna Daughter, Son Peter Mackel
  18. John Slack
  19. Melvin Paden
  20. W F Blanchard
  21. John Walters
  22. Garrett T Cullen
  23. James S Randolph NOT IN CENSUS WORK ON LATER
  24. W H Wood
  25. John H Walter
  26. Thomas B Gregg
  27. Charles King NO CENSUS DATA
  28. Edward Bonnell NOT IN CENSUS listed as Edwin B Boswell
  29. Peter A Rawbret age 58 b 1827 Alabama NOTHING 
  30. Anna L Rawbret age 54 b 1831 Indiana NOTHING 
  31. Sidney M Johnson NOTHING
  32. Frank B Kiser. Died in 1883? 
  33. Arthur J Bond
  34. Henry J William NOTHING 
  35. John C Keepsinger NOTHING 
  36. Pearl Patty NOTHING 
  37. Abraham B Heck NOTHING 
  38. George W Newton NOTHING 
  39. Edward T Gedrick age 35 b 1850 Prussia NOTHING 
  40. W H Belsong age 50 b 1835 Illinois NOTHING 
  41. Juan B Martinez age 46 b 1839 Colorado NOTHING 
  42. Anderson age 32 b 1853 Sweden head NOTHING
  43. William age 56 b 1829 Kansas  shown as head NOTHING
  44. No name age 32 b 1853 Illinois shown as head  NOTHING
  45. No name age 22 b 1863 Texas head NOTHING
  46. William age 38 b 1847 England head NOTHING
  47. George R Young , 
  48. Kate E Young
  49. John A Woodland
  50. John Wood
PAGE 3
  1. George L Zelnick
  2. Hatty V
  3. William Nolan aka Henry Starr
  4. James Williams
  5. Sam Williams
  6. John Wilson
  7. Florence Wilson
  8. James Jorden Tucker
  9. John W Thornton
  10. Nazan Tailpon age 31 b 1854 Canada NOTHING 
  11. William T Taggart
  12. Ann Sweeny
  13. William Stow
  14. Samuel Wells Sr
  15. Susanna Jane Wells
  16. David T head age 30 b 1855 Wisconsin not on find a grave or site NOTHING 
  17. Jennie Taliaferro
  18. Levin Washington Stewart
  19. Michael Stapleton
  20. James Stephenson
  21. Fernando Spiko age 62 b 1823 Prussia NOTHING 
  22. Josefa Sisneros
  23. Geo W Sergeant
  24. Francisca Serna
  25. James B Bergen
  26. J Bitton, WifeA Bitton,  Son Frederick, Daughter Ida
  27. Arzeliel Biggs
  28. William F Spence
  29. Isaac D Smith
  30. Sophia Blanchard
  31. Lt James E Sligh, daughter Emily, Wife Mary Lou
  32. Sidney Johnson
  33. Sergio Sisneros
  34. Johnnie Ross
  35. Peter Ross
  36. John Reid
  37. William C Redding
  38. James Reed 
  39. Peter Reed
  40. Rebecca Randolph LIMTED INFO
  41. William Rexford
  42. Arnold Ridgeway
  43. Peter Sefritson
  44. Lloyd Schell,and Wife Leonora M Schell
  45. Edward Schaffer son and Father Chris Schaeffer
  46. Osmund Bassett Scott
  47. August Schinzing
  48. Max Seymore
  49. George L Paxon
  50. Mariano Otero, WIfe Tomacita, Mariah, and Boniface, Filamento  and VincentaNOTHING 
  51. Richard Crosswell NOTHING 
  52. Maria H Reed
  53. Preciliano Martinez
  54. F Quintero
  55. William Prior
  56. Juan Quintero
  57. Peter Mackel
  58. Joseph Otero
  59. Z H Baria
  60. John E Farr
  61. John Q Fair NOTHING 
  62. Bary H Dye

 

The total population was 495
Miners: 42
Druggists: 2
Civil Engineer: 5
Dept Sheriff: 1
Hotel Keeper:1
Mine supervisor:1
Physician:2
Farmer:17
Bar keeper:4
Brick layer:1
Stage or freighter or teamster:10
Merchant:10
Carpenter: 1
Editor:1
Lawyer:2
Blacksmith:3
Sheep business:14
Cattle business:10
Servant:1
Mine Agent:1
Laundress:2
Labor:8
Surveyor:1
Stage agent:2
Shoe maker:1
Post master:1
Printer:1
Butcher:1
Teacher:2
Minister:1
Sawmill:7
Lumberman:1
Rail Road:1
Baker:1
Bookkeeper:1
Real estate/insurance:1
Clerk:2
Barber:1
Bull, Whiteman, Keppinger, Brothers, Littrell, Ridgeway, Paden ,Bonnell, Slack,Parker, Tailiaferro ,Ozanne, Kempton, Ulrick, Hewitt, Wells, Alexander, Collier, McPherson, Lacey, Anderson, Grumbles families were all there and were counted. The town had just been incorporated by President James Garfield , so it was utmost importance to count every single person. A responsible person was always selected as the counter. One who lived in town and knew who was there. Counts took over a month to complete. Interesting to note whom was not there. Ward, Cooper, Queen, Lee, Hoyle, Watson, John Brown, Ziegler, Mayer, McDonald Ah ue, and Weed. All major players later on. There was no precinct 7. Number 9 did not apply to the White Oaks area. There is no evidence of a “Hogtown” component.

42 miners and one superintendent does not indicate much mining activity. Considering they were driving vertical shafts to over 1,300 feet deep with many drift levels. This level of mining manpower, most likely would not fully man one full production shaft mine. Indications of placer, prospecting and perhaps one or two semi production shaft mines were actually being worked at the time of this census. 6 years after the original strike. Information here, is from the most legible version of this document we could find. We urge any researcher whom finds a more readable version to contact us with any corrections. Upon verification, we will promptly make corrections and post your contributor info.