1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.115
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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:  Beaver  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  115
REFERENCE:  P.O. Morocco  Enumerated 01August 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   985  985 Wolf           Edward S       8    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 2   985  985 Wolf           Sarah J        6    F    W                                       Indiana
 3   986  986 Wolf           Sarah J        6    F    W                             900       Virginia                                                                      X
 4   986  986 Wolf           Sarah          33   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 5   986  986 Wolf           Margaret E     8    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 6   986  986 Wolf           Rosella        7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 7   986  986 Wolf           John           4    M    W                                       Indiana
 8   986  986 Shields        Alice          10   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 9   986  986 Shields        Willard        8    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 10  986  986 Shields        Frank          6    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 11  986  986 Hooks          Anthony        1/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         May
 12  986  986 Hooks          Luella         1/12 F    W                                       Indiana                         May
 13  987  0   0              0                                                                Indiana
 14  988  988 Sobrousky      Joseph         222  M    W    Farmer         3,800     890       Prusia             X      X                                                   X
 15  988  988 Sobrousky      Sarah          21   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 16  988  988 Sobrousky      Ulysses G      1    M    W                                       Indiana            X
 17  989  989 Sobrousky      John           63   M    W    Farmer         1,600     1,050     Prusia             X      X                                                   X
 18  989  989 Sobrousky      Caroline       60   F    W    Keeping House                      Prusia             X      X
 19  989  989 Sobrousky      John           17   M    W    At Home                            Prusia             X      X                                        X
 20  989  989 Sobrousky      Augusta        14   F    W    At Home                            Prusia             X      X                           X
 21  989  989 Sobrousky      George         94   M    W    Farmer                             Prusia             X      X                                                   X
 22  990  990 Sobrousky      George         21   M    W    Farmer         2,400     640       Prusia             X      X                                  X     X          X
 23  990  990 Sobrousky      Minerva        26   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 24  990  990 Sobrousky      William        6    M    W                                       Indiana            X                                  X
 25  990  990 Sobrousky      Charls         4    M    W                                       Indiana
 26  990  990 Sobrousky      John           1    M    W                                       Indiana
 27  991  991 Lane           David N        57   M    W    Farmer         800       1,050     Ohio                                                                          X
 28  991  991 Lane           Emily          45   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio                                                         X     X
 29  991  991 Lane           George W       23   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana                                                                       X
 30  991  991 Lane           David R        19   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X                       X
 31  991  991 Lane           Catharine A    17   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X                       X
 32  991  991 Lane           Cynth A        15   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X                       X
 33  991  991 Lane           Samuel L       13   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X                       X
 34  991  991 Lane           Eliza P        9    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X                       X
 35  991  991 Lane           Mary F         7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X                       X
 36  992  992 McCollough     Samuel         75   M    W    Farmer         5,000     3,000     Tennessee                                                                     X
 37  992  992 McCollough     Maary E        70   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia
 38  993  993 McCollough     Samuel J       25   M    W    Farmer         8,000     5,200     Indiana                                                                       X
 39  993  993 McCollough     Maria O        25   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 40  993  993 McCollough     Hellen J       4    F    W                                       Indiana


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