1870 Census of Newton County, IN p.74
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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:  Iriquois  REEL NO:  347  PAGE NO:  74
REFERENCE:  P.O. Brook  Enumerated 20 July 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   649  649 Riggles        Lucy E         13   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 2   649  649 Riggles        Margaret       19   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                                          X
 3   650  650 Jones          John           55   M    W    Frmer          1,300     500       Ohio                                                                          X
 4   650  650 Jones          Matilda        51   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 5   650  650 Jones          Priscilla      17   F    W                                       Ohio                                                  X
 6   650  650 Smith          David          16   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Indiana                                               X
 7   651  651 Tilbessy       William        30   M    W    Farmer                   300       Indiana                                                                       X
 8   651  651 Tilbessy       Maria          28   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 9   652  652 Tilbessy       James          32   M    W    Farmer                   300       Indiana                                                                       X
 10  652  652 Tilbessy       Catharine      30   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 11  652  652 Butt           Ann J          6    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 12  653  653 Sturm          Johnson M      29   M    W    Farmer                   150       Ohio
 13  653  653 Sturm          Elisabeth      17   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 14  654  654 Savage         Henry          29   M    W    Farmer                   350       England            X      X                                                   X
 15  654  654 Savage         Mary           27   F    W    Keeping House                      ohio
 16  654  654 Savage         Franklin       5    M    W                                       Illinois           X                                  X
 17  654  654 Savage         Letitia        5/12 F    W                                       Indiana            X                      Dec
 18  655  655 Dowel          Eli            39   M    W    Farmer                   400       Indiana                                                                       X
 19  655  655 Dowel          Elisabeth      39   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohiho
 20  655  655 Dowel          Thomas E       17   M    W    At Home                            Indiana
 21  655  655 Dowel          Mary A         14   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 22  655  655 Dowel          Josephine      12   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 23  655  655 Dowel          William        8    M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 24  655  655 Dowel          Elisabeth      5    F    W                                       Indiana                                               X
 25  655  655 Dowel          David O        2    M    W                                       Indiana
 26  656  656 McCray         Oliver         28   M    W    Farmer         2,000     2,241     Indiana                                                                       X
 27  656  656 McCray         Emma           21   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 28  656  656 McCray         Halleck E      4/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Feb
 29  657  657 Pupripksey     George A       27   M    W    1000           600                 Indiana                                   Nov
 30  657  657 Pupripksey     Isabel         21   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana                                   Nov
 31  658  658 Westfall       Absolome       69   M    W    Farmer         800       450       Ohio                                                                          X
 32  658  658 Westfall       Jemima A       56   F    W    Keeping House                      Pensylvania
 33  658  658 Westfall       Emily          21   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 34  658  658 Westfall       Laura          18   F    W    At Home                            Indiana
 35  658  658 Hordy          Thomas         6    M    W                                       Indiana
 36  658  658 Best           Deland         2/12 M    W                                       Indiana                         Mar
 37  659  659 Richison       John F         49   M    W    Farmer         2,100     1,400     Ohio                                                                          X
 38  659  659 Richison       Margaret       43   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia
 39  659  659 Richison       William        22   M    W    At Home                            Indiana                                                                       X
 40  659  659 Richison       George         20   M    W    At Home                            Indiana


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