1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.146
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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:  146
REFERENCE:  P.O.Momence Ills Enumerated 12 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   1209 1209 Richards      James          14   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Illinois
 2   1210 1210 Mattocks      Hestor A       25   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 3   1210 1210 Mattocks      Willialm E     5    M    W                                       Indiana
 4   1211 1211 Wilcox        Asher          66   M    W    Farmer         1,000     1,400     Michigan                                                                      X
 5   1211 1211 Wilcox        William S      28   M    W    Farmer                             Massachusett                                                                  X
 6   1212 1212 Allen         Casper         42   M    W    Farmer         600       300       New Jersey                                                         X          X
 7   1212 1212 Allen         Mary           30   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 8   1212 1212 Allen         David          14   M    W    At home                            Pensylvania                                           X
 9   1212 1212 Allen         Estella        12   F    W    At Home                            Pensylvania                                           X
 10  1212 1212 Allen         Emery          8    M    W                                       Pensylvania                                           X
 11  1213 1213 Beebe         John           41   M    W    Farmer         800       600       Vermont
 12  1213 1213 Beebe         Elisabeth      38   F    W    Keeping House                      New york
 13  1213 1213 Beebe         Walter O       9    M    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 14  1213 1213 Beebe         George J       8    M    W                                       Illinois                                              X
 15  1213 1213 Beebe         Fredrick M     2/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Mar
 16  1214 12114 Gillespie    John           41   M    W    Farmer         1,500     1,200     Pensylvania                                                                   X
 17  1214 12114 Gillespie    Frances M      32   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 18  1214 12114 Gillespie    Sarah          12   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 19  1214 1214 Gillespie     Ida            10   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 20  1214 1214 Gillespie     Ann            6    F    W                                       Illinois
 21  1214 1214 Gillespie     Lillian        1    F    W                                       Indiana
 22  1215 1215 Hamilton      Allen          77   M    W    Farmaer                            Virginia                                                                      X
 23  1215 1215 Thompson      Austin         28   M    W    Farmer         800       500       New York                                                                      X
 24  1215 1215 Thompson      Elisabeth      25   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 25  1215 1215 Thompson      Wallace C      5    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 26  1215 1215 Thompson      Francis H      3    M    W                                       Indiana
 27  1215 1215 Thompson      Laura A        1    F    W                                       Indiana
 28  1216 1216 Kiaska        John           51   M    W    Farmer                   1,800     Prusia             X      X                                  X     X          X
 29  1216 1216 Kiaska        Minnie         40   F    W    Keeping House                      Prusia             X      X
 30  1216 1216 Kiaska        Julia A        15   F    W    Keeping House                      Prusia             X      X
 31  1216 1216 Kiaska        Edith          6    F    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 32  1216 1216 Kiaska        John           4    M    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 33  1216 1216 Kiaska        Hulda          2    F    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 34  1217 0   0              0
 35  1218 1218 Snyder        Abraham        40   M    W    Farmer         700       560       New York                                                                      X
 36  1218 1218 Snyder        Diantha        37   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 37  1218 1218 Snyder        Rosette        18   F    W    At Home                            New York                                              X
 38  1218 1218 Snyder        William E      14   M    W    At Home                            New York                                              X
 39  1218 1218 Snyder        Suette         9    F    W    At Home                            Illinois                                              X
 40  1218 1218 Snyder        Ellsworth D    7    M    W                                       Illinois                                              X


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