1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.57
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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:  57
REFERENCE:  P.O. Goodland  Enumerated 5 July 1870 bt 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   505  505 Strawbridge    Josephine      17   F    W    Keeping House                      Vermont                                               X
 2   505  505 Strawbridge    Jackson L      17   M    W    At Home                            Vermont
 3   505  505 Strawbridge    Alexander      16   M    W    At Home                            Illinois
 4   505  505 Strawbridge    James B        112  M    W    At Home                            Illinois                                              X
 5   506  506 Sorrell        John           22   M    W    Farmer                   700       Canada             X      X                                  X     X          X
 6   506  506 Sorrell        Coffree        25   F    W    Keeping House                      Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 7   506  506 Sorrell        John           2    M    W                                       Indiana            X      X
 8   506  506 Sorrell        Joseph         7/12 M    W                                       Indiana            X      X     Sep
 9   507  507 Sorrell        John           70   M    W    Farmer         4,800     1,600     Canada             X      X                                  X     X          X
 10  507  507 Sorrell        Elisabeth      60   F    W    Keeping House                      Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 11  507  507 Sorrell        Louis          19   M    W    At Home                            Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 12  508  508 Sorrell        Peter          26   M    W    Farmer                   800       Canada             X      X                                  X     X          X
 13  508  508 Sorrell        Olive          24   F    W    Keeping House                      Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 14  508  508 Sorrell        Adelia         2    F    W                                       Illinois           X      X
 15  508  508 Sorrell        Delaware       3/12 F    W                                       Indiana            X      X     Feb
 16  509  509 Sorrell        Edward         40   M    W    farmer                   600       Canada             X      X                                  X     X          X
 17  509  509 Sorrell        Christina      44   F    W    Keeping Housse                     Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 18  509  509 Sorrell        Massoline      14   F    W    At Home                            Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 19  509  509 Sorrell        Edward         16   M    W    At Home                            Canada             X      X                           X
 20  509  509 Sorrell        Victorine      12   F    W    At Home                            Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 21  509  509 Sorrell        Peter          9    M    W    At Home                            Canada             X      X
 22  509  509 Sorrell        Moses          7    M    W                                       Illinois           X      X
 23  509  509 Sorrell        Delano         4    M    W    At Home                            Illinois           X      X
 24  510  510 Bertrand       julius         32   M    W    Farmer         2,400     800       Canada             X      X                                  X     X          X
 25  510  510 Bertrand       Matilda        32   F    W    Keeping House                      Canada             X      X
 26  510  510 Bertrand       Christina      13   F    W    At Home                            Canada             X      X                                  X     X
 27  510  510 Bertrand       John           9    M    W                                       Canada             X      X
 28  510  510 Bertrand       Olive          6    F    W                                       Canada             X      X
 29  510  510 Bertrand       Julius         2    M    W                                       Illinois           X      X
 30  511  511 McKay          John           65   M    W    R.R. Laborer             100       Ireland            X      X                                                   X
 31  511  511 McKay          Jane           63   F    W    Keeping House                      Ireland            X      X                                  X     X
 32  511  511 Murphy         Thomas         60   M    W    R.R. Laborer             100       Ireland            X      X                                  X     X          X
 33  512  512 Thumb          George W       34   M    W    Farmer                   1,000     New York                                                                      X        X
 34  512  512 Thumb          Mary E         28   F    W    Keeping House                      England            X      X
 35  512  512 Phipps         Mary           7    F    W                                       Illinois                  X                           X                       X
 36  512  512 Carson         John           46   M    W    Farm Laborer                       England            X      X                                                   X        X
 37  573  573 Milday         Mathew         22   M    W    Farmer                   400       Nova Scotia        X      X                                                   X
 38  574  574 Massay         Hugh           24   M    W    Farmer                   400       Nova Scotia        X      X                                                   X
 39  574  574 Massay         Mary           22   F    W    Keeping House                      Nova scotia        X      X
 40  574  574 McIntosh       William        20   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Michign            X      X


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