1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.61
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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:  Iriquois  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  61
REFERENCE:  P.O. Brook  Enumerated 8 July 1870  by Wm. 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   550  550 Retoreth       Peter          49   M    W    Farmer         3,750     1,000     Prusia             X      X                                                   X
 2   550  550 Retoreth       Clarra         49   F    W    Keeping House                      Wertemberg         X      X
 3   550  550 Retoreth       Ann            19   F    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X                           X
 4   550  550 Retoreth       George         14   M    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X                           X
 5   550  550 Retoreth       Peter          12   M    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X                           X
 6   550  550 Retoreth       Francis        10   M    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X                           X
 7   550  550 Retoreth       Henry          8    M    W                                       Indiana            X      X                           X
 8   550  550 Retoreth       William        2    M    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 9   551  551 Gregg          Henry          24   M    W    Farmer         4,200     500       Illinois                                                                      X
 10  551  551 Gregg          Clarra         18   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 11  552  552 Waymyer        Nathaniel      28   M    W    Farmer                   800       Indiana                                                                       X
 12  552  552 Waymyer        Mary C         22   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 13  552  552 Waymyer        Enearette      8Fw                                               Indiana                                               X
 14  552  552 Waymyer        Jacob E        3    M    W                                       Indiana
 15  552  552 Waymyer        Charls M       3/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Mar
 16  552  552 Heartor        Joseph         23   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana                                                                       X
 17  553  553 Ladd           Benton         30   M    W    Farmer                   600       Indiana                                                                       X
 18  553  553 Ladd           Martha A       343  F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 19  553  553 Ladd           Josiah E       11   M    W    At Home                            Ioea
 20  553  553 Ladd           james W        9    M    W                                       Iowa
 21  553  553 Ladd           Samuel W       6    M    W                                       Indiana
 22  553  553 Ladd           Christofer P   4    M    W                                       Indiana
 23  553  553 Ladd           Rosette M      2    F    W                                       Indiana
 24  553  553 Ladd           Henry C        8/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Oct
 25  554  554 Francis        Henry          334  M    W    Farmer         750       200       Massachusetts                                                                 X
 26  554  554 Francis        Matilda        31   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 27  55   555 Heaston        Gideon         56   M    W    Farmer         4,700     1,100     Ohio                                                                          X
 28  55   555 Heaston        Elisabeth      55   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 29  55   555 Heaston        Isaac          25   M    W    Farm Laborer             400       Indiana                                                                       X
 30  555  555 Heaston        Lydia E        16   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 31  556  556 Heaston        Samuel         28   M    W    Farmer                   200       Indiana                                                                       X
 32  556  556 Heaston        Lydia A        28   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 33  556  556 Heaston        Clarra A       2    F    W                                       Indiana
 34  556  556 Heaston        Isaac M        5/12 M    W                                       Indiana                                   Dec
 35  557  557 Heaston        Henry          36   M    W    Farmer                   600       Indiana                                                                       X
 36  557  557 Heaston        Isabella       30   F    W    Keeping House                      indiana
 37  557  557 Heaston        Rebecca        15   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 38  557  557 Heaston        John           13   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 39  557  557 Heaston        Elisabeth      10   F    W                                       Indiana                                                                       X
 40  557  557 Heaston        Mary           8    F    W                                       Indiana                                                                       X


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