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The Infamous Black BirdSouthern Oregon History, Revised



Jackson County Pioneer Censuses
Transcriptions of the Oregon territorial census, prepared from various sources of varying reliability. Even transcriptions from original 1850s manuscripts can be unreliable--multiple "original" copies were prepared, and all suffered from errors of omission, inattention and varying levels of literacy of respondents.


1853 Pioneer Census
A faithful transcription from an original manuscript, with corrections in brackets.

1854 Pioneer Census
A corrected transcription from a typescript transcription of uncertain parentage.

1854 Pioneer Census
A corrected transcription from a typescript transcription of uncertain parentage.

1854 Pioneer Census
A faithful transcription of a nearly complete 1909 printing prepared from an original manuscript, with corrections in brackets.

1855 Pioneer Census
A faithful transcription from a sloppy original manuscript, with corrections in brackets.

1856 Pioneer Census
A corrected transcription from an original manuscript.

1856 Pioneer Census
A faithful transcription from a sloppy original manuscript, with corrections in brackets.

1858 Pioneer Census
Not an actual census, but a list of prominent Democrats compiled by Joseph Lane.

1858 Pioneer Census
A faithful transcription from an original manuscript, with corrections in brackets.

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Last revised March 31, 2025