Notes:
Data source is Ted A. Moomaw. E-mail tnjcntx@msn.com
Data researcher, Doug Mumma, doug@mumma.org
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Samuel T. Moomaw
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History of North Washington: An Illustrated History Of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan, and Chelan Counties, State of Washington; Western Historical Publishing Company; 1904; p 300-301.
"In 1881 Mr. Moomaw married Miss Ellen Butler, daughter of James and Katherine Butler, natives of Ireland and California, respectively. They spent twenty-seven years of their married life in the gold fields of California and in 1879 came to Dayton, Washington; later they removed to Edwall where the father died and where the mother still resides. "
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1860 Census CA, Mariposa Co., Township #3, dwelling 863
Wm. Dedrick, 42, male, cook, b. Germany
James Butler, 25, male, miner, b. Ireland
Catherine " , 21, female, Indian, b. CA
Ellen, 2, female, Indian, b. CA
Mary, 4/12, female, Indian, b. CA
1870 Census CA, Mariposa Co., Township #3, dwelling 241, p. 124, 2 July 1870
Butler, James, 46, male, white, Stock Raiser, $200 Real Estate, b. Ireland, father foreign born, mother foreign born,
" Catherine J., 30, female, Indian, keeping house, b. CA, father foreign born, mother foreign born, cannot read or write.
" Ellen, 12, female, Indian, at home, b. CA, father foreign born, cannot write
" Mary, 10, female, Indian, at home, b. CA, father foreign born, cannot write
" James, 8, male, Indian, at home, b. CA, father foreign born
" John, 6, male, Indian, at home, b. CA, father foreign born
" Edward, 4, male, Indian, at home, b. CA, father foreign born
" Joseph, 8/12, male, Indian, at home, b. CA, father foreign born
1880 Census, California, Tehama Co., Tehama Twp., dwelling 86
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Butler, J., white, 54, married, laborer, b:Ireland/Ireland/Ireland
" , Catherine, mulatto, 40, married, wife, keeping house, cannot read/write, b: CA/CA/CA
" , Ellen, mulatto, 22, daughter, single, at home, b: CA/Ireland/CA
" , Mary, mulatto, 20, daughter, single, at home, b: CA/Ireland/CA
" , James, mulatto,18, son, single, laborer, b: CA/Ireland/CA
" , John, mulatto, 18, son, single, laborer, b: CA/Ireland/CA
" , Edward, mulatto, 14, son, single, laborer, b: CA/Ireland/CA
" , Joseph, mulatto, 10, son, b: CA/Ireland/CA
Ellen Butler and S. T. Mewmaw (sic) were married in Pendleton, Umatilla county, Oregon, July 24, 1881. Volume D page 39, Marriage ID # 288934. The listing does not list any residence for either bride or groom.
All census data prior to 1900 and the 1885-1892 Washington State census all list Ellen's birth location as California