1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.138
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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:  Lake  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  138
REFERENCE:  P.O. Momence, Ills  Enumerated 9 August 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   1143 1143 Kite          Maria          37   F    W    Keeping House  2,000     700       Ohio
 2   1143 1143 Kite          Samuel         28   M    W    Farmer         1,000               Illinois                                                                      X
 3   1143 1143 Kite          Winnie         25   F    W    At Home                            Missouri
 4   1143 1143 Kite          Isaac          23   M    W    At Home                            Missouri                                                                      X
 5   1143 1143 Kite          Ann E          21   F    W    At Home                            Missouri
 6   1143 1143 Kite          Thornton       18   M    W    At Home                            Missouri
 7   1143 1143 Kite          Joseph         16   M    W    At Home                            Missouri                                              X
 8   1143 1143 Bankirk       William        6    M    W                                       Illinois
 9   1144 1144 Sink          Silas          47   M    W    Farmer         2,500     800       Virginia                                                                      X
 10  1144 1144 Sink          Frances        47   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia
 11  1144 1144 Sink          Serinda        20   F    W    School Teacher                     Michigan                                              X
 12  1145 1145 Sinks         John           27   M    W    Farmer                   400       Michigan                                                                      X
 13  1145 1145 Sinks         Emily          23   F    W    Keeping House                      England            X      X
 14  1145 1145 Sinks         Frances        9/12 F    W                                       Indiana                   X     Aug
 15  1145 1145 Gordon        Patrick        19   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Pensylvania
 16  1145 1145 Keagal        Louis          16   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Holstein           X      X
 17  1146 1146 Hayhurst      William        24   M    W    Farmer                   300       Ohio                                                                          X
 18  1146 1146 Hayhurst      Mary E         20   F    W    Keeping House                      Illinois
 19  1146 1146 Hayhurst      Cory L         3    F    W                                       Illinois
 20  1147 1147 Lyons         George W       39   M    W    Farmer                   400       Ohio                                                                          X
 21  1147 1147 Lyons         Nancy E        28   F    W    Keeping House                      Illinois
 22  1147 1147 Lyons         Sarah E        12   F    W    At Home                            Illinois                                              X
 23  1147 1147 Lyons         Emma J         10   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 24  1147 1147 Lyons         Mary A         8    F    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 25  1147 1147 Lyons         William W      6    M    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 26  1148 1148 Melona        Patrick H      35   M    W    Farmer         500       400       New Brunswick      X      X               July                                X
 27  1148 1148 Melona        Jane           29   F    W    Keeping House                      England            X      X               July
 28  1149 1149 Parsons       Elisha         48   M    W    farmer         2,000     1,200     Indiana                                                                       X
 29  1149 1149 Parsons       Elenor J       42   F    W    Keeping House                      Maryland
 30  1149 1149 Parsons       Edward E       42   M    W    At Home                            Illinois
 31  1149 1149 Parsons       Frank          16   M    W    At Home                            Illinois
 32  1149 1149 Parsons       Charls A       13   M    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 33  1149 1149 Parsons       Mary           8    F    W                                       Illinois
 34  1149 1149 Parsons       Heny F         6    M    W                                       Illinois
 35  1149 1149 Parsons       Lucy G         4    F    W                                       Illinois
 36  1149 1149 Parsons       John           2    M    W                                       illinois
 37  1149 1149 Cohon         Caroline E     17   F    W    At Home                            Texas              X
 38  1150 1150 Henry         Henry L        37   M    W    Farmer         500       600       Indiana            X                                                          X
 39  1150 1150 Henry         Jane           30   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 40  1150 1150 Henry         Cynha A        11   F    W                                       Indiana


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