1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.43
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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:  43
REFERENCE:  P.O. Goodland  Enumerated 21 June 18870 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   385  385 Streight       Albino         33   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 2   385  385 Streight       Ann O          8    F    W                                       New York
 3   385  385 Streight       Lola           6    F    W                                       New York
 4   385  385 Streight       Oscar          4    M    W                                       New York
 5   386  386 Streight       Charls F       30   M    W    Farmer         2,000     9,800     New York                                                                      X
 6   386  386 Streight       Jane J         24   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 7   386  386 Coster         Johnson        27   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Ohio                                                                          X
 8   386  386 Bivins         George         21   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Kentucky                                                                      X
 9   386  386 Johnson        Benjamin       221  M    W    Farm Laborer                       Kentucky                                                                      X
 10  386  386 Rawley         Charls         22   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Ohioi                                                                         X
 11  386  386 Veyette        Louis          21   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Canada                                                                        X
 12  386  386 Veyette        Mary           18   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Canada                                                                        X
 13  386  386 Ensworth       Betsy          70   F    W    Without Occupation                 Connecticut
 14  387  387 Miller         John           32   M    W    Farmer                   300       New York
 15  387  387 Miller         Alice          30   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana                                                                       X
 16  387  387 Miller         Clarra         2    F    W                                       New York
 17  388  388 Ensworth       Lorenzo D      33   M    W    Farmer                   500       New York                                                                      X
 18  388  388 Ensworth       Saturna        30   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 19  388  388 Ensworth       Guy            9    F    W                                       New York
 20  388  388 Ensworth       Charls         2    M    W                                       New York
 21  389  389 Alexander      William        57   M    W    Faramear       3,900               Ireland            X      X
 22  389  389 Alexander      Susanna        41   F    W    Keeping House            400       England            X      X
 23  389  389 Alexander      John           19   M    W    At Home                            Ireland            X      X
 24  389  389 Alexander      Elisabeth E    17   F    W    At Home                            Ireland            X      X
 25  389  389 Alexander      Sexton         15   M    W    At Home                            New Jersey         X      X                           X
 26  389  389 Alexander      Thomas         13   M    W    At Home                            New Jersey         X      X                           X
 27  389  389 Alexander      William        11   M    W    At Home                            New jersey         X      X
 28  389  389 Alexander      james          9    M    W    At Home                            New Jersey         X      X
 29  389  389 Alexander      Mary           7    F    W    At Home                            New Jersey         X      X
 30  389  389 Alexander      Francis        3    M    W    At Home                            New Jersey         X      X
 31  390  390 Bronnor        Joseph W       39   M    W    Farmer         3,600     600       Ohio                                                                          X
 32  390  390 Bronnor        Nancy          35   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 33  390  390 Bronnor        Clarra B       7    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 34  390  390 Bronnor        Edmund         6    M    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 35  390  390 Bronnor        Marey E        4    F    W                                       Indiana
 36  390  390 Bronnor        Joseph M       1    M    W                                       Indiana
 37  390  390 Dowel          William        15   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana                                               X
 38  391  391 Wright         John           57   M    W    Farmer         2,040     600       England            X      X                                  X     X
 39  391  391 Wright         Mary E         49   F    W    Keeping House                      Prussia            X      X                                        X
 40  391  391 Wright         Charls         13   M    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X                           X


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