1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.70
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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:  70
REFERENCE:  P.O. Brook  Enumerated 16 July 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   617  617 Steart         William        19   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana
 2   617  617 Horn           Adaline        38   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Tennessee                                             X
 3   618  618 Robinson       A.M.           38   M    W    Farmer                   5,000     Pensylvania
 4   618  618 Robinson       Jane           35   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 5   618  618 Robinson       Frank          17   M    W    At Home                            Pensylvania                                           X
 6   618  618 Robinson       Mary           15   F    W    At Home                            Pensylvania                                           X
 7   618  618 Robinson       John           13   M    W    At Home                            Pensylvania                                           X
 8   618  618 Robinson       Perry          9    M    W                                       Pensylvania                                           X
 9   618  618 Robinson       Grant          5    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 10  618  618 Robinson       Greenbury      9/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Sep
 11  619  619 Hall           Irvi           51   M    W    Farmer         600       150       Virginia                                                                      X
 12  619  619 Hall           Elisabeth A    52   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 13  619  619 Hall           Thomas E       2    M    W                                       Indiana
 14  619  619 Hains          Angy H         16   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 15  619  619 Davidson       Augustus       13   M    W    At Home                            IndianaIndiana
 16  619  619 Davidson       Louis A        9    M    W                                       IndianaIndiana
 17  620  620 Montgomery     Jackson        39   M    W    Farmer         7,000     1,800     Indiana                                                                       X
 18  620  620 Montgomery     Charls E       4    M    W                                       Indiana
 19  620  620 Montgomery     John W         2    M    W                                       Indiana
 20  620  620 Deweese        Hannah         68   F    W    Keeping House  1,200     100       Pensylvania
 21  621  621 Deweese        Jesse          35   M    W    Farmer         1,200     400       Pensylvania
 22  621  621 Deweese        Margaret       37   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 23  621  621 Deweese        William        7    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 24  621  621 Deweese        Abraham        5    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 25  621  621 Deweese        Mary           1    F    W                                       Indiana                                                                       X
 26  622  622 Knowlton       W.F.           39   M    W    Farmer         2,000     1,400     Vermont                                                                       X
 27  622  622 Knowlton       Mary J         36   F    W    Keeping House                      New york
 28  622  622 Knowlton       John           16   M    W    At Home                            New York                                              X
 29  622  622 Knowlton       Emily L        11   F    W    At Home                            Illinois                                                                      X
 30  622  622 Knowlton       Stephen J      4    M    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 31  622  622 Miller         William H      35   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Illinoios                                                                     X
 32  623  623 Babcock        Henry O        33   M    W    Farmer                             Vemwin                                                                        X
 33  623  623 Babcock        Martha M       33   F    W    Keeping House                      Vemwin                                                                        X
 34  624  624 Flood          Francis L      56   M    W    Farmer                             Vemwin                                                                        X
 35  624  624 Flood          Mary           36   F    W    Keeping House                      Vemwin                                                                        X
 36  624  624 Flood          Elisabeth A    1    F    W                                       Illinois
 37  625  625 Fleming        Joseph         34   M    W    Farmer                             Ireland            X      X                                                   X
 38  625  625 Fleming        Mary E         31   F    W    Keeping House                      Illinois
 39  626  626 Lowe           Annie          3/12 F    W    Farmer                             Indiana            X            Feb                                           X
 40  626  626 Lowe           Francis        50   M    W    Farmer                             North Carolina                                                                X


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