CALIFORNIA PIONEER (1850-1890)
1850 Census, Calaveras District, Calaveras County, California:
(Household of IRA SEYMORE)
Alva Bowles, 37 yrs, Miner, b. Ohio
1852 California State Census, Siskiyou County:
A. Boles, 40 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, to California from Wisconsin
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California:
Alva Bowles, 55 yrs, Miner, Ohio
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California: (son of Alvy Boles & Dorcas Price)
(Household of Rufus Johnson)
E. A. (Emery Alison) Bowles, 18 yrs, Day Laborer, b. Ohio
1867 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, residence-Yreka
1870 Census, Yreka P.O., Big Valley Township, Siskiyou County, California:
Alvy Boles, 58 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1870 Census, Genoa, Douglas County, Nevada:
A. B. (Albert B.) Boles, 31 yrs, Farmer, Real Estate $6000/Personal Estate $5000, b. Ohio
E. A. (Emery Alison) Boles, 29 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1876 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-So. Fork
1879 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, residence-South Fork
1880 Census, Township No. 4, Shasta County, California:
(Household of William H. Himes)
Alvia (sic) Bowles (sic), 66 yrs, Boarder, Widowed, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, Parents both b. Pennsylvania [NOTE: Although Alvy indicated this year he was a widowed person, it is known that his wife, Dorcas Price Boles, whom he'd married in 1833 had remarried by the time of the 1860 Census and remained with her second husband thereafter until her death. It is logical to presume that Alvy and Dorcas divorced, likely as the result of his having come West to California during the Gold Rush.]
1880 Shasta County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 68 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Fall City, Registered-9/16/1880
NOTE: Sometime around 1883, Alvy's son, Emery Alison Boles and his family moved from Genoa, Nevada to Placerville, El Dorado County. E. A. Boles thereafter purchased property adjacent to the Union Cemetery (now known as Placerville Union Cemetery), where three young children died and were buried on his private property. During his residency in Placerville, E. A. Boles was the co-proprietor of a Blacksmith Shop in the City of Placerville.
1884 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 71 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Yreka, Registered-9/6/1884
As Alvy Boles was reaching advanced age, it is likely that he moved to Placerville to be nearer to family, including the son who had once lived near him in 1860 at Yreka, California.
1850 Census, Calaveras District, Calaveras County, California:
(Household of IRA SEYMORE)
Alva Bowles, 37 yrs, Miner, b. Ohio
1852 California State Census, Siskiyou County:
A. Boles, 40 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, to California from Wisconsin
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California:
Alva Bowles, 55 yrs, Miner, Ohio
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California: (son of Alvy Boles & Dorcas Price)
(Household of Rufus Johnson)
E. A. (Emery Alison) Bowles, 18 yrs, Day Laborer, b. Ohio
1867 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, residence-Yreka
1870 Census, Yreka P.O., Big Valley Township, Siskiyou County, California:
Alvy Boles, 58 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1870 Census, Genoa, Douglas County, Nevada:
A. B. (Albert B.) Boles, 31 yrs, Farmer, Real Estate $6000/Personal Estate $5000, b. Ohio
E. A. (Emery Alison) Boles, 29 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1876 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-So. Fork
1879 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, residence-South Fork
1880 Census, Township No. 4, Shasta County, California:
(Household of William H. Himes)
Alvia (sic) Bowles (sic), 66 yrs, Boarder, Widowed, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, Parents both b. Pennsylvania [NOTE: Although Alvy indicated this year he was a widowed person, it is known that his wife, Dorcas Price Boles, whom he'd married in 1833 had remarried by the time of the 1860 Census and remained with her second husband thereafter until her death. It is logical to presume that Alvy and Dorcas divorced, likely as the result of his having come West to California during the Gold Rush.]
1880 Shasta County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 68 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Fall City, Registered-9/16/1880
NOTE: Sometime around 1883, Alvy's son, Emery Alison Boles and his family moved from Genoa, Nevada to Placerville, El Dorado County. E. A. Boles thereafter purchased property adjacent to the Union Cemetery (now known as Placerville Union Cemetery), where three young children died and were buried on his private property. During his residency in Placerville, E. A. Boles was the co-proprietor of a Blacksmith Shop in the City of Placerville.
1884 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 71 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Yreka, Registered-9/6/1884
As Alvy Boles was reaching advanced age, it is likely that he moved to Placerville to be nearer to family, including the son who had once lived near him in 1860 at Yreka, California.
CALIFORNIA PIONEER (1850-1890)
1850 Census, Calaveras District, Calaveras County, California:
(Household of IRA SEYMORE)
Alva Bowles, 37 yrs, Miner, b. Ohio
1852 California State Census, Siskiyou County:
A. Boles, 40 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, to California from Wisconsin
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California:
Alva Bowles, 55 yrs, Miner, Ohio
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California: (son of Alvy Boles & Dorcas Price)
(Household of Rufus Johnson)
E. A. (Emery Alison) Bowles, 18 yrs, Day Laborer, b. Ohio
1867 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, residence-Yreka
1870 Census, Yreka P.O., Big Valley Township, Siskiyou County, California:
Alvy Boles, 58 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1870 Census, Genoa, Douglas County, Nevada:
A. B. (Albert B.) Boles, 31 yrs, Farmer, Real Estate $6000/Personal Estate $5000, b. Ohio
E. A. (Emery Alison) Boles, 29 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1876 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-So. Fork
1879 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, residence-South Fork
1880 Census, Township No. 4, Shasta County, California:
(Household of William H. Himes)
Alvia (sic) Bowles (sic), 66 yrs, Boarder, Widowed, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, Parents both b. Pennsylvania [NOTE: Although Alvy indicated this year he was a widowed person, it is known that his wife, Dorcas Price Boles, whom he'd married in 1833 had remarried by the time of the 1860 Census and remained with her second husband thereafter until her death. It is logical to presume that Alvy and Dorcas divorced, likely as the result of his having come West to California during the Gold Rush.]
1880 Shasta County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 68 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Fall City, Registered-9/16/1880
NOTE: Sometime around 1883, Alvy's son, Emery Alison Boles and his family moved from Genoa, Nevada to Placerville, El Dorado County. E. A. Boles thereafter purchased property adjacent to the Union Cemetery (now known as Placerville Union Cemetery), where three young children died and were buried on his private property. During his residency in Placerville, E. A. Boles was the co-proprietor of a Blacksmith Shop in the City of Placerville.
1884 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 71 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Yreka, Registered-9/6/1884
As Alvy Boles was reaching advanced age, it is likely that he moved to Placerville to be nearer to family, including the son who had once lived near him in 1860 at Yreka, California.
1850 Census, Calaveras District, Calaveras County, California:
(Household of IRA SEYMORE)
Alva Bowles, 37 yrs, Miner, b. Ohio
1852 California State Census, Siskiyou County:
A. Boles, 40 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, to California from Wisconsin
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California:
Alva Bowles, 55 yrs, Miner, Ohio
1860 Census, Yreka P.O. & City, Siskiyou County, California: (son of Alvy Boles & Dorcas Price)
(Household of Rufus Johnson)
E. A. (Emery Alison) Bowles, 18 yrs, Day Laborer, b. Ohio
1867 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, residence-Yreka
1870 Census, Yreka P.O., Big Valley Township, Siskiyou County, California:
Alvy Boles, 58 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1870 Census, Genoa, Douglas County, Nevada:
A. B. (Albert B.) Boles, 31 yrs, Farmer, Real Estate $6000/Personal Estate $5000, b. Ohio
E. A. (Emery Alison) Boles, 29 yrs, Blacksmith, b. Ohio
1876 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-So. Fork
1879 Modoc County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 64 yrs, b. Ohio, residence-South Fork
1880 Census, Township No. 4, Shasta County, California:
(Household of William H. Himes)
Alvia (sic) Bowles (sic), 66 yrs, Boarder, Widowed, Blacksmith, b. Ohio, Parents both b. Pennsylvania [NOTE: Although Alvy indicated this year he was a widowed person, it is known that his wife, Dorcas Price Boles, whom he'd married in 1833 had remarried by the time of the 1860 Census and remained with her second husband thereafter until her death. It is logical to presume that Alvy and Dorcas divorced, likely as the result of his having come West to California during the Gold Rush.]
1880 Shasta County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 68 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Fall City, Registered-9/16/1880
NOTE: Sometime around 1883, Alvy's son, Emery Alison Boles and his family moved from Genoa, Nevada to Placerville, El Dorado County. E. A. Boles thereafter purchased property adjacent to the Union Cemetery (now known as Placerville Union Cemetery), where three young children died and were buried on his private property. During his residency in Placerville, E. A. Boles was the co-proprietor of a Blacksmith Shop in the City of Placerville.
1884 Siskiyou County Great Register of Voters:
Alvy Boles, 71 yrs, b. Ohio, Blacksmith, residence-Yreka, Registered-9/6/1884
As Alvy Boles was reaching advanced age, it is likely that he moved to Placerville to be nearer to family, including the son who had once lived near him in 1860 at Yreka, California.
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