Family Remembrance:795, p. 61. "John Edward Folsom was born May 19, 1824, at Maxfield, Maine, and died May 24, 1897 at Chewelah, Washington. They had nine sons. This family lived in Clackamas County, Oregon, until about 1880 when they moved to Eastern Washington."

Biographical Sketch (1938):2426, v. 1, p. 417. "John - As a young man he had much experience in the whale fishing industry in the South Sea Islands. He kept a 'record book and daguerreotype of all the whales caught on each four-year voyage. He went from San Francisco with a cargo of wheat from some of the South Sea Islands when he heard of gold mines being discovered in California, but could hardly get enough for it to pay for the sacks -- no mills to grind it. He fell in with his brother Moses and they both went to Oregon. John to Oregon City and Moses to Pendleton, Umatilla County. He married and raised a large family.' (Gilman Nathaniel Folsom.)"

1824 Birth:795, p. 61. Family remembrance gives birth date as 19 May 1824; this is supported by age (46 years) in 1870 census enumeration, which would indicate a birth in 1824. Birth place of Maine is given in both the 1870 and 1880 enumerations.

1855 Marriage:1459 "Territory of Oregon. County of Clackamas. This is to certify that the undersigned a Justice of the Peace of said county did on the sixth day of May A.D. 1855 join in lawful wedlock Moses E. Folsom and Elizabeth J. Warnock with their mutual consent also on same day John Folsom and Margaret Folsom with their mutual consent and the presence of Thomas Johnson and Horace Baker of said County. Joseph N. Preston, Justice of the Peace. Received July 2nd, 1855, F. S. Kolluss, Recorder."

1860 U.S. Census:2332
Clackamas County, Oregon (Springwater Precinct)
Enumerated 31 July 1860
John E. Folsome •• 37, male, laborer, personal property value $350, born in Maine
Margaret A. •• 25, female, born in Kentucky
Charles M. •• 5, male, born in Oregon
Edward P. •• 3, male, born in Oregon
William •• 1, male, born in Oregon
Margaret's father Presley Warnock2331 was enumerated four dwellings previous.

1870 U.S. Census:2321
Clackamas County, Oregon (Youngs Precinct, Eagle Creek Post Office)
John Folsom •• 46, male, white, farmer, real estate value $1,000, personal property value $300, born in Maine, male over 21 years
Margaret •• 36, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio, cannot write
Charles •• 14, male, white, at home, born in Oregon, attending school within the year
Edward •• 12, male, white, at home, born in Oregon, attending school within the year << E. Pete, age 22 in 1880
William •• 10, male, white, at home, born in Oregon << W. Martin, age 20 in 1880
Frank •• 8, male, white, born in Oregon
John •• 6, male, white, born in Oregon
Gilman •• 4, male, white, born in Oregon << H. George, age 13 in 1880?
Augustus •• 3 months, white, male, born in Oregon, born in October

1880 U.S. Census:2322
Clackamas County, Oregon (Eagle Creek Precinct)
Enumerated 16 June 1880
J. E. Folsom •• white, male, 56, married, farmer, born in Maine, fatther born in Maine, mother born in Maine << John Edward
Margaret A. •• white, female, 45, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Kentucky, mother born in Virginia
E. Pete •• white, male, 22, son, single, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio << Edward, age 12 in 1870
W. Martin •• white, male, 20, son, teaching school, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio << William, age 10 in 1870
Frank L. •• white, male, 18, son, single, attended school within the year, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio
J. Andrew •• white, male, 16, son, single, attended school within the year, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio << John, age 6 in 1870
H. George •• white, male, 13, son, single, attended school within the year, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio << Gilman in 1870 and 1887; H. G. in 1889
A. M. •• white, male, 10, son, single, attended school within the year, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio << Augustus, age 3 months in 1870
Marvin •• white, male, 7, son, single, attended school within the year, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio
C. M. Folsom •• white, male, 24, son, married within the year, farmer, born in Oregon, father born in Maine, mother born in Ohio
Ana A. •• white, female, 18, wife, married, keeping house, born in Oregon, father born in New York, mother's birth place illegible

1887 Washington State Census:3028
Whitman County, Washington
John E. Folsom •• age 63, male, white. stockman, married, born in Maine
M. A. Folsom •• age 53, female, white, married, born in Ohio
John A. Folsom •• age 22, male, white, single, born in Oregon
Gilman Folsom •• age 20, male, white, single, born in Oregon << H. George, age 13 in 1880
Augustus Folsom •• age 18, male, white, single, born in Oregon
Marion Folsom •• age 14, male, white, single born in Oregon
F.L. Folsom •• age 25, male, white, married, born in Missouri << Frank L., age 18 in 1880
Alice Folsom •• age 21, female, white, married, born in Missouri
Maggie Folsom •• age 2, female, white, single, born in Washington
The family of C. M Folsom, age 31; Annie Folsom, age 25; Edward Folsom, age 5; and Helen Folsom, age 2; listed on lines 6-10 on the same page.

1889 Washington State Census:3029
Whitman County, Washington
John E. Folsom •• age 64, male, married, born in Maine, male citizen over the age of 21
Margaret Folsom •• age 54, female, white, married, born in Ohio, female citizen over the age of 21
Augustus •• age 20, male, white, single, born in Oregon
Francis •• age 10, male, white, single, born in Oregon
H. G. •• 23, male, white, single, born in Oregon << H. George, age 13 in 1880; Gilman, age 20 in 1887

1897 Death:795, p. 61. Family remembrance gives death date as 24 May 1897 in Chewelah, Stevens County, Washington.

1897 Tombstone:2338 Gresham Cemetery, Whitman County, Washington.
John E. Folsom
b. 19 May 1824
d. 24 May 1897