1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.125
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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:  Jackson  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  125
REFERENCE:  P.O. Pilot Grove  Enumerated 5 August 1870 by W.H.H.Graham
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 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
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 1   1054 1054 Potter        Eliza          31   F    W    Keeping House                      Maryland
 1   1038 0   0              o
 2   1054 1054 Potter        Mary C         13   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 3   1054 1054 Potter        Smon E         12   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 4   1054 1054 Potter        Nancy L        10   F    W    At Home                            Missouri                                              X
 5   1054 1054 Potter        George W       8    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 6   1054 1054 Potter        Thomas M       6    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 7   1054 1054 Potter        Clarra B       3    F    W                                       Indiana
 8   1054 1054 Potter        Abraham        1    M    W                                       Indiana
 9   1055 1055 Wishard       William W      52   M    W    Farmer         5,700     575       Kentucky                                                                      X
 10  1055 1055 Wishard       Jane           28   F    W    Keeping house                      Indiana
 11  1055 1055 Wishard       William L      13   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 12  1055 1055 Wishard       Melville C     1    M    W                                       Indiana
 13  1056 1056 Brown         Daniel         51   M    W    Farmer         6,000     1,200     Pensylvania
 14  1056 1056 Brown         May J          20   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 15  1056 1056 Brown         Allen          23   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 16  1056 1056 Brown         George W       20   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 17  1056 1056 Brown         Mary C         17   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 18  1056 1056 Brown         Francena       13   F    W    At home                            Indiana                                               X
 19  1056 1056 Brown         Willliam H     11   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 20  1056 1056 Brown         Margaret       7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 21  1057 1057 Watts         Jameas H       28   M    W    Farmer                   700       New york                                                                      X
 22  1057 1057 Watts         Lorena         19   F    W    Keeping House                      Michigan
 23  1058 1058 Ham           Martin         39   M    W    Farmer         2,000     825       Tennessee                                 t                                   X
 24  1058 1058 Ham           Mary E         39   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina
 25  1058 1058 Ham           Ellisabeth     15   F    W    Keepiing House                     Tennessee                                 x           X
 26  1058 1058 Ham           Alexander      12   M    W    At Home                            Tennessee                                             X
 27  1058 1058 Ham           William        7    M    W    At Home                            Tennessee                                             X
 28  1058 1058 Ham           Thomas         9    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 29  1058 1058 Ham           Alice          7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 30  1059 0   0              0
 31  1060 1060 Buss          Levi           44   M    W    Farmaer        2,500     1,400     Pensylvania                                                                   X
 32  1060 1060 Buss          Ann E          35   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 33  1060 1060 Buss          Augustus L     12   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 34  1060 1060 Buss          Calvin H       10   M    W    At home                            Indiana                                               X
 35  1060 1060 Buss          Mary M         5    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 36  1060 1060 Buss          George D       3    M    W                                       Indiana
 37  1060 1060 Buss          Charls W       1/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Apr
 38  1061 1061 Chaindaf      George         49   M    W    Farmer         1,600     1,800     Prusia             X      X                                                   X
 39  1061 1061 Chaindaf      Elisabaeth     44   F    W    Keeping House                      Maryland           X                                         X     X
 40  1061 1061 Chaindaf      George         20   M    W    At Home                            Indiana            X


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