1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.132
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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:  132
REFERENCE:  P.O. Pilot Grove  Enumerated 6 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   1105 1105 Martin        Franklin       4    M    W                                       Indiana
 2   1105 1105 Martin        Minnie         7/12 F    W                                       Indiana                         Nov
 3   1105 1105 Long          Samuel         48   M    W    Farmer         3,000     1,400     Maryland                                                                      X
 4   1106 1106 Long          Sarah A        49   F    W    Keeping House                      Maryland
 5   1106 1106 Long          Ezra           21   M    W    At Home                            Indiana
 6   1106 1106 Long          Abram          8    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 7   1106 1106 Long          Edwin          6    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 8   1106 1106 Long          Ada            4    F    W                                       Indiana
 9   1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Michael        49   M    W    farmer                   800       Virginia                                                                      X
 10  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Elisabeth      44   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 11  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  William        24   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 12  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Susan A        22   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 13  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Mary J         19   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 14  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Louisa M       16   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 15  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  John H         12   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 16  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Martin L       8    M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 17  1107 1107 Blankenbaker  Hetty          5    F    W                                       Indiana
 18  1108 1108 Blue          Eli            443  M    W    Farmer                   500       Ohio                                                                          X
 19  1108 1108 Blue          Mary           41   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 20  1108 1108 Blue          William        23   M    W    At home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 21  1108 1108 Blue          David T        22   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 22  1108 1108 Blue          Benjamin       20   M    W    At Home                            Indiana
 23  1108 1108 Blue          Sarah E        15   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 24  1108 1108 Blue          Barbara J      12   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 25  1108 1108 Blue          Cyrus C        10   M    W    At Home                            Indiana
 26  1108 1108 Blue          Darius D       9    M    W                                       Indiana
 27  1108 1108 Blue          James E        8    M    W                                       Indiana
 28  1108 1108 Blue          Phineas        4    M    W                                       Indiana
 29  1108 1108 Blue          Franz S        6    M    W                                       Indiana
 30  1109 1109 Kelly         Lelrory        30   M    W    Farmer                   300       Pensylvania                                                                   X
 31  1109 1109 Kelly         Triphena       21   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 32  1109 1109 Kelly         Laura P        5    F    W                                       Indiana
 33  1109 1109 Kelly         Mary D         2    F    W                                       Indiana
 34  1109 1109 Kelly         Malinda C      3/112 F   W                                       Indiana                         mar
 35  1109 1109 Thornton      Solomon        66   M    W    Farmer                             Vermont                                                                       X
 36  1110 1110 Kelly         William        74   M    W    Farmer         2,000     400       Virginia                                                                      X
 37  1110 1110 Kelly         mary           74   F    W    Keeping House                      Delaware
 38  1110 1110 Brondon       Elisabeth      40   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 39  1110 1110 Reed          Melissa        12   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 40  1111 1111 Keating       Timothy        38   M    W    Farmer                   500       Ireland            X      X                                                   X


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