1851 Poll Tax List of Miners Along the Yuba River

"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 Name Page 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, Daniel 3 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, John 5
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. Kathy

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

LUNSSON, 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

 


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