1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.42
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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:  Grant Township  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  42
REFERENCE:  P.O. Goodland  Enumerated 20 June 1870 by Wm. 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   377  377 Drake          Benjamin       29   M    W    Farmer                   1,200     Indiana                                                                       X
 2   377  377 Drake          Rachael        33   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 3   377  377 Drake          Elisabeth      7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 4   377  377 Drake          Serena         6    F    W                                       Indiana
 5   377  377 Drake          Alvin          4    M    W                                       Indiana
 6   377  377 Drake          Emily          1    F    W                                       Indiana
 7   377  377 Drake          Samuel         18   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana
 8   377  377 Jackson        Catherine      68   F    W    Keeping House  6,400     100                                                                                     X
 9   378  378 Means          Samuel         32   M    W    Farmer                             Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 10  378  378 Means          Priscilla      26   F    W    Keeping House  8,000     600       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 11  378  378 Means          James A        1    M    W                                       Indiana
 12  379  379 McKee          John A         28   M    W    Farmer         8,000     600       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 13  379  379 McKee          Wilson R       23   M    W    Farmer                             Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 14  379  379 Snyder         Nancy J        19   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Indiana
 15  379  379 Spaulding      Jasper         22   M    W    farm Laborer                       Indiana                                                                       X
 16  380  380 Baker          Ronson         39   M    W    Farmer                   700       New York                                                                      X
 17  380  380 Baker          Jane           43   F    W    Keeping House                      Massachusetts
 18  381  0   0              0              0
 19  382  382 Bowers         Joseph         20   M    W    Farmer         2,000     600       New York                                                                      X
 20  383  383 Casel          John           48   M    W    Farmer                             Luxenburg          X      X
 21  383  383 Casel          Catharine      28   F    W    Keeping House                      Prusia             X      X
 22  383  383 Casel          John G         8    M    W                                       Indiana            X      X               x
 23  383  383 Casel          Elisabeth      6    F    W                                       Indiana            X      X                           X
 24  383  383 Casel          Mary           3    F    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 25  383  383 Casel          Josephine      1    F    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 26  383  383 Schofield      Samuel         21   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Ohio                                                                          X
 27  383  383 Schofield      Jerry          15   M    W                                       Ohio
 28  383  383 Bowman         William        30   M    W    Catle Herder                       New York                                                                      X
 29  383  383 Rookaw         Wilson         13   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Ohio
 30  384  384 Shepherd       Otis           50   M    W    Farmer         4,600     600       New York                                                                      X
 31  384  384 Shepherd       Lydia          39   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 32  384  384 Shepherd       Jane L         16   F    W    At Home                            New York
 33  384  384 Shepherd       Otis J         15   M    W    At Home                            New York                                              X
 34  384  384 Shepherd       Charls C       13   M    W    At home                            New York                                              X
 35  384  384 Shepherd       Kate           10   F    W    At home                            New york                                              X
 36  384  384 Shepherd       Georg E        7    M    W                                       New York                                              X
 37  384  384 Shepherd       John           4    M    W                                       New York                                              X
 38  384  384 Shepherd       Sarah          3    F    W                                       New York
 39  384  384 Shepherd       Tensley        7/12 F    W                                       Indiana                         Oct
 40  385  385 Streight       Sylvestere     33   M    W    Farmer         3,000     600       New York                                                                      X


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