1900 CA Census (Relative to the Peters)

U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS

Created in 1852 from Mariposa County

The 1900 population schedules provide the name of each person in the household; address; relationship to the head of the household; color or race; sex; month and year of birth; age at last birthday; marital status; the number of years married; the total number of children born of the mother; the number of those children living; places of birth of each individual and the parents of each individual; if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States; the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one; occupation; whether the person could read, write, and speak English; whether the home was owned or rented; whether the home was on a farm; and whether the home was mortgaged.

VISALIA

Dwelling #362 ~ Family #365 | 618 Goshen Ave.

NAME	REL	MO/YR BORN	AGE	PLACE BORN	FATHER'S BIRTH	MOTHER'S BIRTH
Bowen, William	Head	Mar 1826	74	KY	KY	KY
Bowen, Laura (Sheppard)	Wife	Mar 1845	55	AL	SC	VA
William is listed as a carpenter, he and Laura as having been married 36 years. Laura is listed as the mother of seven children, five living.

Dwelling #365 ~ Family #368 | 816 Goshen Ave.

NAME	REL	MO/YR BORN	AGE	PLACE BORN	FATHER'S BIRTH	MOTHER'S BIRTH
Spier, Sarah M. (Green)	Head	Sep 1830	69	NY	NY	NY
Sarah is listed as a widowed landlady. her husband, Joseph Spier, died in 1898. She is listed as mother of five, two living.

Dwelling #366 ~ Family #369 | 841 Goshen Ave.

NAME	REL	MO/YR BORN	AGE	PLACE BORN	FATHER'S BIRTH	MOTHER'S BIRTH
Spier, Charles A.	Head	Jul 1858	41	CA	NY	NY
Spier, Laura (Bowen)	Wife	Oct 1864	35	MEX	KY	AL
Spier, Ethel G.	Dau	Aug 1882	17	CA	CA	MEX
Spier, Chester A.	Son	Mar 1896	04	CA	CA	MEX
Occupation for Charles is illegible, but he was a painter and decorator. He and Laura are listed as married 18 years, she the mother of three children - two living. Ethel is listed as attending school.

U.S. FEDERAL CENSUS

Created in 1850 as an original county

TOWNSHIP

Dwelling #212 ~ Family #231

NAME	REL	MO/YR BORN	AGE	PLACE BORN	FATHER'S BIRTH	MOTHER'S BIRTH
Hale, George W.	Head	May 1837	63	ME	ME	NH
Hale, Josephine (Spier)	Wife	Aug 1850	49	IL	NY	NY
Knudsen, Olive	Dau	Jan 1868	32	CA	ME	IL
Knudsen, Niles L.	S-Law	Sep 1856	43	GER	GER	GER
Knudsen, George Hale	G-Son	Feb 1896	04	CA	GER	CA
Knudsen, Marie	G-Dau	Apr 1897	03	CA	GER	CA
George and Niles are both listed as Lumber Merchants. George and Josephine are listed as married 33 years, she the mother of three children, one living. Her daughter Olive and Niles are listed as married five years, she the mother of two, both living.

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