1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.150
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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:  150
REFERENCE:  P.O. Morocco  Enumerated 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   1241 1241 Morgan        Martha         6    F    W                                       Ohio                                                  X
 2   1241 1241 Morgan        James H        5    F    W                                       Ohio
 3   1241 1241 Morgan        James W        3    M    W                                       Ohio
 4   1241 1241 Morgan        Ada            8/12 F    W                                       Indiana                         Sep
 5   1242 1242 Morgan        Dennis         56   M    W    Farmer         200       400       North Carolina                                               X     X          X
 6   1242 1242 Morgan        Mary A         56   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina                                               X     X
 7   1242 1242 Morgan        Tobitha        20   F    W    At Home                            North Carolina
 8   1242 1242 Morgan        Sallie A       19   F    W    At Home                            North Carolina
 9   1242 1242 Morgan        Claarrence M   18   M    W    At Home                            North Carolina                                                     X
 10  1243 1243 Morgan        George         24   M    W    Farmer         200       100       North Carolina                            June                                X
 11  1243 1243 Morgan        Emma           18   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina                            June               X     X
 12  1243 1243 Morgan        Arthur         5/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Dec                          X     X
 13  1244 1244 Porteonus     James          37   M    W    Farmer         200       100       North Carolina                                               X     X          X
 14  1244 1244 Porteonus     Caroline       37   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina                                               X     X
 15  1244 1244 Porteonus     James          19   M    W    At Home                            North Carolina                                        X
 16  1244 1244 Porteonus     Lear           66   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina                                               X     X
 17  1244 1244 Porteonus     Lear W         13   F    W    At Home                            North Carolina
 18  1245 1245 Hunter        Phillip        70   M    W    Farmer         1,800     800       Massachusetts                                                                 X
 19  1245 1245 Hunter        Elisabeth      21   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 20  1245 1245 Hunter        Thomas         10   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 21  1246 1246 Ellis         Andrew         33   M    W    Farmer         4,900     600       Ohio                                                                          X
 22  1246 1246 Ellis         Susan          27   F    W    Keeping House                      Illinois
 23  1247 1247 Wise          Frank          33   M    W    Farm Laborer             400       Ohio                                                                          X        X
 24  1247 1247 Wise          Catharine      45   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 25  1247 1247 Wise          Sarah          16   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 26  1247 1247 Wise          Henry          14   M    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 27  1247 1247 Wise          Jeal           10   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 28  1247 1247 Wise          Minnie         8    F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 29  1247 1247 Wise          Daniel         2    M    W                                       Ohio
 30  1248 1248 Holmes        Covington      42   M    W    Farmer                   300       New York                                                                      X
 31  1248 1248 Holmes        Ellen M        30   F    W    Keeping House                      Michigan
 32  1248 1248 Holmes        Frank L        11   M    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 33  1248 1248 Holmes        Ellen M        6    F    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 34  1248 1248 Holmes        Bertha M       3    F    W                                       Ohio
 35  1248 1248 Dodge         Ross           224  F    W    Domestic Servt                     New York
 36  1249 1249 Corkins       David A        37   M    W    Farmer         1,400     1,700     New York                                                                      X
 37  1249 1249 Corkins       Harriet C      41   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 38  1249 1249 Corkins       Annie          2    F    W                                       Illinoia
 39  1249 1249 McConnaha     Uranus         18   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana
 40  1250 1250 Clark         Benjamin D     54   M    W    Farmaer        500       800       Ohio


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