1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.149
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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:  McClellan  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  149
REFERENCE:  P.O. Morocco  Enumerateed 15 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   1232 1232 Goodale       Charls F       4    M    W                                       Indiana
 2   1232 1232 Goodale       Sarah A        2    F    W                                       Indiana
 3   1233 0   0              0
 4   1234 1234 Potter        Robert         40   M    W    Farmer         200       200       Kentucky                                                                      X
 5   1234 1234 Potter        Elisabeth      29   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 6   1234 1234 Potter        Grant          3    M    W                                       Indiana
 7   1235 1235 Richardson    Mary           57   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 8   1235 1235 Richardson    Robert         22   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana                                                                       X
 9   1235 1235 Richardson    John           18   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana
 10  1236 1236 Timmons       Isaac          58   M    W    farmer         1,500     1,200     Maryland                                                                      X
 11  1236 1236 Timmons       Mary           47   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 12  1236 1236 Timmons       Taylor         21   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                                          X
 13  1236 1236 Timmons       Emily C        13   F    W    At Home                            Illinois                                              X
 14  1236 1236 Timmons       Denna F        10   F    W    At Home                            Illinois                                              X
 15  1236 1236 Timmons       Alta           3    F    W                                       Indiana
 16  1237 1237 Starkey       Thomas         42   M    W    Farmer         500       400       Ohio                                                                          X
 17  1237 1237 Starkey       Matilda        43   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana                                                      X     X
 18  1237 1237 Starkey       Cyntha         22   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                      X     X
 19  1237 1237 Starkey       Elisabeth      21   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 20  1237 1237 Starkey       Samuel         19   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 21  1237 1237 Starkey       Adaline        13   F    W    At Home                            Missouri                                              X
 22  1237 1237 Starkey       Alice          10   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 23  1237 1237 Starkey       John           5    M    W                                       Indiana
 24  1237 1237 Starkey       Lotta          2    F    W                                       Indiana
 25  1238 1238 Skinner       Alonzo M       41   M    W    Farmer         400       600       New York                                                                      X
 26  1238 1238 Skinner       Maria          27   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 27  1238 1238 Skinner       Elmer          5    M    W                                       indiana
 28  1239 11239 Rush         Madison        33   M    W    Farmer                   400       Indiana                                                                       X
 29  1239 1239 Rush          Elisabeth      29   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 30  1239 1239 Rush          Ellen J        7    F    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 31  1239 1239 Rush          John A         4    M    W                                       Illinois
 32  1239 1239 Rush          Mary M         2    F    W                                                                       Indiana
 33  1239 1239 Rush          Alfred F       8/12 M    W                                       Indian                          Sep
 34  1240 1240 Steadman      Henry          35   M    W    Blacksmith               400       Ohio                                                                          X
 35  1240 1240 Steadman      Harriet        30   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 36  1240 1240 Steadman      Frances L      8    F    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 37  1240 1240 Steadman      Agnes          5    F    W                                       Illinois
 38  1240 1240 Steadman      Charls         2    M    W                                       Indiana
 39  1241 1241 Morgan        James          27   M    W    Farmer         200       100       North Carolina                                               X     X          X
 40  1241 1241 Morgan        Elisabeth      24   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio                                                         X     X


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