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1900 COOS COUNTY
as viewed from records at
Coos Bay Public Library on April 15 & April 21, 1998
Frances C. Rookard
Relationship to head of house: Head
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: June 1840
Age at last birthday: 59
Marital Status: Widowed
Mother of how many children: 8
Number of these children living: 6
Birth Place: Indiana
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Elisabeth Britenbusher
Relationship to head of house: Daughter
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: May 1869
Age at last birthday: 31
Marital Status: Married
Number of Years Married: 1
Mother of how many children: 1
Number of these children living: 1
Birth Place: California
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Thomas J. Rookard
Relationship to head of house: Son
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: August 1873
Age at last birthday: 25 (should be 26)
Marital Status: Married
Number of Years Married: 0
Birth Place: California
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
James H. Rookard
Relationship to head of house: Son
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: March 1875
Age at last birthday: 25
Marital Status: Single
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Lena O. Rookard
Relationship to head of house: Daughter
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: July 1881
Age at last birthday: 18
Marital Status: Single
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Indiana
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Fred Britenbusher
Relationship to head of house: Son in Law
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: March 1862
Age at last birthday: 38
Marital Status: Married
Number of Years Married: 1
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Ohio
Mother's Birth Place: Indiana
Laura M. Rookard (Laura May Houser)
Relationship to head of house: Daughter in Law
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: May 1883
Age at last birthday: 17
Marital Status: Married
Number of Years Married: 0
Mother of how many children: 0
Number of these children living: 0
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Christian E. Houser
Relationship to head of house: Head
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: October 1848
Age at last birthday: 51
Marital Status: Married
Number of years married: 32
Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Sarah J. Houser
Relationship to head of house: Wife
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: April 1848
Age at last birthday: 52
Marital Status: Married
Number of years married: 32
Mother of how many children: 8
Number of these children living: 6
Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mary C. Morris
Relationship to head of house: Daughter
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: January 1869
Age at last birthday: 31
Marital Status: Married
Number of years married: 1
Mother of how many children: 6
Number of these children living: 6
Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Josie Houser
Relationship to head of house: Daughter
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: April 1889
Age at last birthday: 11
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
George W. Morris
Relationship to head of house: Son-in-law
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: March 1867
Age at last birthday: 33
Marital Status: Married
Number of years married: 1
Birth Place: Missouri
Father's Birth Place: Iowa
Mother's Birth Place: Missouri(?)
Marion(?) M. Yoakam
Relationship to head of house: Granddaughter
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: February 1893
Age at last birthday: 7
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Oregon
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Russel R. Yoakam
Relationship to head of house: Grandson
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: November 1895
Age at last birthday: 4
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Oregon
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mary L. Morris
Relationship to head of house: Granddaughter
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: December 1899
Age at last birthday: 5/12
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Missouri
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
James G. Houser
Relationship to head of house: Head
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: April 1871
Age at last birthday: 29
Marital Status: Married
Number of years married: 5
Birth Place: North Carolina
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Josie Houser
Relationship to head of house: Wife
Race/Sex: White Female
Birth Month/Year: January 1879
Age at last birthday: 21
Marital Status: Married
Number of years married: 5
Mother of how many children: 2
Number of these children living: 2
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Maine
Mother's Birth Place: California
Harry C. Houser
Relationship to head of house: Son
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: April 1896
Age at last birthday: 4
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: Oregon
Olis E. Houser
Relationship to head of house: Son
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: May 1898
Age at last birthday: 2
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: North Carolina
Mother's Birth Place: Oregon
as viewed from records at
Coos Bay Public Library on April 21, 1998
Fines Houser
Relationship to head of house: Head
Race/Sex: White Male
Birth Month/Year: October 1880
Age at last birthday: 19
Marital Status: Single
Birth Place: Oregon
Father's Birth Place: Tennessee (should be North Carolina)
Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina
Also listed in this household were five boarders, listed as partners (logging laborers) who were not related to Fines. They were Theodore Fromm, Anthony Welsh, William Carlile, Charles Peal, William Woolston.
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