1880 Census of Newton County, IN p.240A

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Abstracted by Robert E. Williamson, ©1999 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 10th Census of the United States in 1880.

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This is the 1880 federal census for Newton County, IN.

CENSUS YR:  1880  TERRITORY:  IN  COUNTY:  Newton  DIVISION:  JACKSON Township  REEL NO:301    PAGE NO:  240A
REFERENCE:  Kentland  Enumerated:8th & 9th June 1880 by O.P. Atkinson          

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                                                                                                                                                                MRD                                                                                                                                                  BIRTHPL                 BIRTHPL
LN#         DW#     FM#         LAST  NAME               FIRST NAME              COL       SEX       AGE      RELATIONSHIP            SGL       MAR     W/D     YR                  OCCUPATION                  BLIND   DEAF    IDIOT   INSA    DISAB       SCH READ    WRITE             BIRTHPLACE                  FATHER                  MOTHER
           (1)       (2)         (3)                      (3)                    (4)       (5)       (6)       (8)                     (9)      (10)    (11)    (12)                (13)                        (16)    (17)    (18)    (19)    (20)        (21)        (22)    (23)        (24)                       (25)                    (26)
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  1         100       100       Ponsley                  Joshua                   W         M         60                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  2                             Ponsley                  Sophia                   W         F         53        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ohio                     Va                       Va                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  3                             Ponsley                  Walter                   W         M         27        Son                      X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ohio                     Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  4                             Ponsley                  Miranda                  W         F         29        Dau                      X                                         Keeping House                                                                                            Ohio                     Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  5                             Ponsley                  Luther                   W         M         22        Son                      X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ind                      Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  6                             Ponsley                  Jennie                   W         F         17        Dau                      X                                         Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  7                             Harris                   E.L.                     W         M         26        Servant                  X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  8         101       101       Gaines                   Joseph                   W         M         56                                           X                               Keeping House                                                                                  X         Va West                  smudged out              Va                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  9                             Gaines                   Nancy                    W         F         44        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  10                            Gaines                   Mary Ann                 W         F         17        Dau                      X                                         Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ind                      Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  11                            Gaines                   Rosa Alice               W         F         15        Dau                      X                                                                                                                                                  Ind                      W Va                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  12                            Gaines                   Eunice M.                W         F         12        Dau                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      W Va                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  13                            Gaines                   James P.                 W         M         9         Son                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      W Va                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  14                            Gaines                   Maggie M.                W         F         6         Dau                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      W Va                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  15                            Gaines                   Frankie                  W         M         2         Son                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      W Va                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  16                            Gaines                   Ella                     W         F         03/12     Dau                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      W Va                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  17        102       102       Dowell                   Eli                      W         M         51                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Va                       Va                       Va                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  18                            Dowell                   Elizabeth                W         F         46        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Va                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  19                            Dowell                   Elizabeth                W         F         16        Dau                      X                                         Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Va                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  20                            Dowell                   David A.                 W         M         13        Son                      X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ky                       Ky                       Va                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  21        103       103       Cliffton                 Tho's L.                 W         M         58                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Ohio                     Va                       Ky                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  22                            Cliffton                 Elizabeth                W         F         59        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ohio                     Va                       Ky                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  23                            Cliffton                 Tho's M.                 W         M         20        Dau                      X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ind                      Ky                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  24                            Clliffton                Martha A.                W         F         18        Dau                      X                                         Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ky                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  25                            Cliffton                 Saml.S.                  W         M         14        Son                      X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ind                      Ky                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  26                            Cliffton                 James R.                 W         M         7         Grand Son                                                                                                                                                                   Ind                      Ky                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  27                            Cliffton                 Daniel L.                W         M         4         Grans Son                                                                                                                                                                   Ind                      Ky                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  28                            Cliffton                 Nettie E.                W         F         1         Grand Dau                                                                                                                                                                   Ind                      Ky                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  29        104       104       Agate                    Amos                     W         M         31                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Eng                      Eng                      Eng                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  30                            Agate                    Sarah A.                 W         F         34        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Eng                      Eng                      Eng                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  31        105       105       Bryan                    Tho's.                   W         M         30                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Eng                      Eng                      Eng                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  32                            Bryan                    Mary                     W         F         25        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ind                      Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  33                            Bryan                    Cha's C.                 W         M         3         Son                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      Eng                      Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  34                            Bryan                    Daisy G.                 W         F         06/12     Da                                                                                                                                                                          Ind                      Eng                      Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  35                            Bryan                    John                     W         M         24        Brother                  X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Eng                      Eng                      Eng                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  36                            Pruett                   Sarah                    W         F         49        Mother in Law                                X                     Keeping House                                                                                            eng                      Ky                       Ky                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  37        106       106       Barney                   Emeline                  W         F         37                                                     X                     Farming                                                                                                  Penn                     N York                   N York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
  38                            Barney                   Wilburn                  W         M         13        Son                      X                                         Farming                                                                                                  ILL                      Penn                     Penn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  39                            Williams                 Taylor G.                W         M         23        Servant                  X                                         Laborer                                                                                                  Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  40        107       107       Thornburg                Chas. H.                 W         M         28                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Ind                      Ohio                     Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  41                            Thornburg                Mary G.                  W         F         19        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  42                            Thornburg                Amaretta                 W         F         2         Dau                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      Ind                      Ind                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
  43                            Parks                    Martha                   W         F         14        Sister in Law            X                                         Keeping House                                                                                            Ind                      Ohio                     Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  44        108       108       Coovert                  Wm. A.                   W         M         30                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Ind                      Ohio                     Va                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  45                            Coovert                  Martha A.                W         F         29        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Tenn                     N.C.                     N.C.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  46                            Coovert                  Grace                    W         F         6         Dau                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      Ind                      Tenn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  47                            Coovert                  Lulu                     W         F         1         Dau                                                                                                                                                                         Ind                      Ind                      Tenn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  48                            Warner                   Sam'l L.                 W         M         17        Servant                  X                                         Farming                                                                                                  Ind                      Penn                     Penn                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  49        109       109       Murphy                   Albert                   W         M         35                                           X                               Farming                                                                                                  Mich                     Va                       Ohio                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
  50                            Murphy                   Sarah                    W         F         32        Wife                               X                               Keeping House                                                                                            Ohio                     N. York                  N. York                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        


Remarks"  line 16  born Mar;   line 34 born Dec.



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