1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.1

1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.1
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Abstracted by Robert E. Williamson, ©1999 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Robert E. Williamson, Jan.1999. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.

This is the 1870 federal census for Newton County, IN.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1860, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
REAL VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
PERS VAL. = Value of Personal Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
FOREIGN BIRTH - FATHER = Indicates whether the father was born in a foreign country
FOREIGN BIRTH - MOTHER = Indicates whether the mother was born in a foreign country
MONTH BORN = Birth month
MONTH MARRIED = Month Married if within the year
ATT. SCHOOL = Attended School within the year
CAN'T READ = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read
CAN'T WRITE = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot write
DEAF = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
M-21yrs = Male, twenty-one years of age or older.
VOTE-DENIED = Indicates whether the person has been denied the right to vote.

CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: IN COUNTY: Newton DIVISION: Jefferson Township REEL NO: 347 PAGE NO: 1 REFERENCE: P.O. Kentland Enumerated June 1, 1870 by Wm H Graham ======================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Graham Forgis T 38 M W Dry goods Clerk 1,000 300 Indiana X X 2 1 1 Graham Nancy H 37 F W Keeping House Indiana 3 1 1 Graham Edwin H 18 M W At Home Indiana X 4 1 1 Graham William H.H. 25 M W Lawyer 500 Indiana X 5 2 2 Constontine Conca 38 M W Dry Goods Merchant 30,000 30,000 Indiana X 6 2 2 Constontine Mary L 37 F W Keeping House Indiana 7 2 2 Constontine James C 9 M W Indiana X 8 2 2 Constontine Charles C 7 M W Indiana X 9 2 2 Constontine Catharine 5 F W Indiana 10 2 2 Constontine Mary M 3 F W Indiana 11 2 2 Keeber Ellen J 13 F W Domestic Srvt Indiana 12 2 2 Hireling Sophia 35 F W Domestic Srvt 500 Indiana 13 2 2 Avaline James O 35 M W Book Keeper 5,000 2,500 Indiana X 14 2 2 Bush Theodore 25 M W Clerk in Store 150 400 O X 15 2 2 Fulwiler Francis 22 F W Without Occupation Indiana 16 3 3 Allen David H 64 M W Grocer 1,000 1,000 New York X 17 3 3 Allen Sarah A 57 F W Keeping Housse New york 18 3 3 Allen Corndia R 22 F W School Teacher New York 19 3 3 Allen Francis 20 F W At Home New York X 20 4 4 Ross Frank 29 M W Clerk in Store Illinois X 21 4 4 Ross Alice 21 F W Keeping House 1,500 500 Indiana 22 5 5 McPherson Cyrus 49 M W Real Est Agent 300 O X 23 5 5 McPherson Wheeler 16 M W At Home Indiana X 24 5 5 McPherson Eliza B 12 F W At Home Indiana 25 6 6 Wallace James 53 M W Lawyer 1,800 150 Indiana X 26 6 6 Wallace Jane A 49 F W Keeping House New york 27 6 6 Wallace Jane 12 F W At home Indiana X 28 7 7 Johnston John Z 33 M W Clerk in Store 2,000 800 O X 29 7 7 Johnston Ucotthy 25 F W Keeping House Illinois 30 7 7 Johnston James T 1 M W Indiana 31 8 8 Van Doren Joseph B 33 M W Grocer 8,000 O X 32 8 8 Van Doren Martha L 32 F W Keeping House New York X 33 8 8 Garner Llillie 11 F W At Home Cal X 34 8 8 Ferris Catharine 38 F W Domestic Servant Kentucky 35 9 9 Sanderson James T 28 M W Lawyer 150 Indiana X X 36 9 9 Sanderson Emly 21 F W Keeping House 500 Indiana 37 10 10 Thayer Henry D 60 M W Justice of the Peace 200 New York X 38 10 10 Thayer Samantha 51 F W Keeping House 1,800 New york 39 10 10 Presson Lattitia 30 F W Dressmaker New York 40 10 10 Presson Albert 4 M W Indiana

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