1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.71
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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:  71
REFERENCE:  P.O. Brook  Enumerated 18 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   626  626 Lowe           Sarah          57   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina
 2   626  626 Lowe           Hulda G        15   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 3   626  626 Lowe           Thomas         13   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 4   626  626 Lowe           William        10   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 5   626  626 Lowe           Barnet         9    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 6   626  626 Hoke           Cora           2    F    W                                       Ohio
 7   627  627 Lowe           David E        29   M    W    Farmer                   200       Tennessee                                                                     X
 8   628  628 Lyons          John B         25   M    W    Farmer         2,600     1,230     Ohio                                                                          X
 9   628  628 Lyons          Mary C         24   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 10  628  628 Lyons          Lawrence E     1    M    W                                       Indiana
 11  629  629 Hess           Andrew         50   M    W    Farmer         10,200    2,000     Virginia                                                                      X
 12  629  629 Hess           Sarah          47   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 13  629  629 Hess           Eliza J        25   F    W    At Home                            Ohio
 14  629  629 Hess           Jeptha         22   M    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                                          X
 15  629  629 Hess           John L         20   M    W    At Home                            Ohio
 16  629  629 Hess           David          17   M    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 17  629  629 Hess           Austin         10   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 18  629  629 Hess           Elmore         8    M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 19  630  630 Lyons          Aaron          38   M    W    Farmer         4,200     2,005     Indiana                                                                       X
 20  630  630 Lyons          Salinda        28   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 21  630  630 Lyons          Nora B         7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 22  630  630 Lyons          Ellen M        3    F    W                                       Indiana
 23  630  630 Lyons          Grace          9/12 F    W                                       Indiana                         Nov
 24  630  630 Lyons          Ann E          24   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 25  631  631 Lowe           John A         37   M    W    Farmer                   200       Tennessee                                                                     X
 26  631  631 Lowe           Margaret       40   F    W    Keeping House                      Tennessee
 27  631  631 Lowe           Andrew J       17   M    W    At Home                            Tennessee                                             X
 28  631  631 Lowe           Mary C         15   F    W    At Home                            Tennessee                                             X
 29  631  631 Lowe           William H      13   M    W    At Home                            Tennessee                                             X
 30  631  631 Lowe           Margaret J     8    F    W                                       Tennessee                                             X
 31  631  631 Lowe           Sarah E        5    F    W                                       Indiana
 32  631  631 Lowe           Francis A      2    M    W                                       Indiana
 33  631  631 Lowe           David G        2/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Mar
 34  632  632 Jones          Ezra           37   M    W    Farmer         3,060     965       Ohio                                                                          X
 35  632  632 Jones          Prudence       35   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 36  632  632 Jones          Laura A        10   F    W    At home                            Indiana                                               X
 37  632  632 Jones          Ida E          8    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 38  632  632 Jones          Mary A         10/12 F   W                                       Indiana                         Oct                   X
 39  632  632 Earl           George         10   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 40  633  633 Lowe           John C         29   M    W    Farmer         1,100     450       Tennessee


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