1870 Federal Census Limestone County, Alabama (ED14: File 3 of 15) This Census was transcribed by Debra Miller and a Proofreader is Needed for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2001 by Debra Miller ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ Formatted by Maggie Stewart May 2001 ************************************************************************ FORMATTERS NOTES: (1) This county was divided in half by the Nashville & Decatur Railroad line. The west side was designated Enumeration District 13 and the east side as Enumeration District 14. It was further divied by land survey townships and ranges. (2) This census book, probably a number of years after the clerks transferred the census information, was rebound out of order. After the book was rebound, the sheets were numbered at various times about 80 years later with both stamped and handwritten numbers. These numbers tend to perpetuate the out of order presentation of this enumeration, and when filmed the jumbled order was maintained. In this transcription the pages have been painstakingly restored to their original order. The original sheet numbers are included. (This explanatory note and the transcription order used in these files Copyright 2001 by Maggie Stewart.) ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-24 State Alabama County Limestone CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 1 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 3B ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Smith William 45 M W Blacksmith Ala 2 1 1 Smith Ann 35 F W Ala 3 1 1 Smith Mary 15 F W Ala 4 1 1 Smith Benjamin 13 M W Farm Laborer Ala 5 1 1 Smith Fannie 6 F W Ala 6 1 1 Smith Nettie 4 F W Ala 7 1 1 Smith Samuel 1 M W Ala 8 2 2 Millhouse Gibson 35 M M Farm Laborer Ala 9 2 2 Millhouse Martha 35 F B Farm Laborer Ala 10 2 2 Millhouse Moses 14 M M Farm Laborer Ala 11 2 2 Millhouse George 8 M M Ala 12 2 2 Millhouse Mary 6 M M Ala 13 2 2 Millhouse Margaret 3 F M Ala 14 3 3 Hatchet Richmond 36 M M Farm Laborer Ala 15 3 3 Hatchet Amy 33 F B Farm Laborer Ala 16 3 3 Hatchet Thomas 7 M B Ala 17 3 3 King Rena 16 F B Farm Laborer Ala 18 4 4 Millhouse George 34 M B Farm Laborer Ala 19 4 4 Millhouse Josie 19 F B Farm Laborer Ala 20 4 4 Millhouse Emily 15 F B Farm laborer Ala 21 4 4 Glaze Emily 58 F B Farm Laborer Ala 22 4 4 Mitchel Dock 22 M B Farm Laborer Ala 23 5 5 Mitchel John R 55 M W Farmer Ala 24 5 5 Mitchel Mildred 62 F W Housekeeping Ga 25 5 5 Mitchel Mary A 31 F W Ala 26 5 5 Mitchel Arthur 26 M W Farm Laborer Ala 27 6 6 Vincent C W 553 M W Farmer Va 28 6 6 Vincent Janetta 27 F W Housekeeping Ala 29 6 6 Vincent Benjamin 7 M W Ala 30 7 7 Perkins Julia 20 F M Domestic Ala 31 7 7 Perkins Eddie 2 M M Ala 32 8 8 Fillpot Mary 25 F B Farm Laborer Ala 33 8 8 Fillpot Rilda 3 F B Ala 34 8 8 Fillpot Ben 1 M B Ala 35 9 9 Millhouse John A 62 M W Minister SC 36 9 9 Millhouse Tabitha 56 F W Housekeeping Tenn 37 9 9 Martin James L 27 M W Farmer Ala 38 9 9 Martin Mary J 24 F W Ala 39 10 10 Millhouse William A 27 M W Physician Ala 40 10 10 Millhouse Susan 23 F W Housekeeping Tenn CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 2 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 4A ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 10 10 Millhouse Laura 3 F W Ala 2 10 10 Millhouse Florence 1 F W Ala 3 11 11 Stovall Polly 38 F W Domestic Tenn 4 11 11 King Louisa 20 F W Domestic Ala 5 11 11 Haley Dick 11 M B Domestic Ala 6 12 12 Rhodes Simion 50 M W Farmer Tenn 7 12 12 Rhodes Mary 30 F W Tenn 8 12 12 Rhodes Jennie 18 F W Tenn 9 12 12 Harvy William 11 M W Farm Laborer Ala 10 13 13 Clem Thomas 25 M W Farmer Ala 11 13 13 Clem Jane 22 F W Housekeeping Tenn 12 13 13 Clem Ada 2 F W Ala 13 13 13 Clem Everett 7/12 M W Ala 14 14 14 Smith Hardee 55 M W Farm Laborer Tenn 15 14 14 Smith Mary 30 F W Housekeeping Ala 16 14 14 Smith Samuel 3 M W Ala 17 15 15 Knox John 20 M W Farm Laborer Ala 18 15 15 Knox Martha 18 F W Housekeeping Tenn 19 15 15 Knox Theopholus 1 M W Ala 20 16 16 Boyd Elias 60 M W Farmer Ga 21 16 16 Boyd Susan 55 F W Housekeeping Ga 22 16 16 Boyd Warren 20 M W Farm Laborer Ga 23 16 16 Boyd Sanford 17 M W Farm Laborer Ga 24 16 16 Boyd Nettie 12 F W Ga 25 16 16 Boyd Ellen 12 F W Ga 26 16 16 Boyd Eliza 10 F W Ala 27 16 16 Boyd John 7 M W Ala 28 17 17 Bland Mary 66 F W Housekeeping Tenn 29 17 17 Bland William 30 M W Farmer Tenn 30 17 17 Bland Martha 26 F W Tenn 31 17 17 Bland Columbus 20 M W Ala 32 17 17 Bland Stephen O 12 M W Ala 33 17 17 Bland John W 8 M W Ala 34 18 18 Bland Samuel 26 M W Farmer Tenn 35 18 18 Bland Rebecca 23 F W Housekeeping Tenn 36 19 19 Sanderson James 36 M W Farmer Ala 37 19 19 Sanderson Elizabeth 30 F W Housekeeping Ala 38 19 19 Sanderson Lee 13 M W Ala 39 19 19 Sanderson Jinnie 8 F W Ala CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 3 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 4B ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 20 20 Smith Mary 40 F B Farm Laborer Tenn 2 20 20 Smith Robert 15 M B Farm Laborer Tenn 3 20 20 Smith Charles 9 M B Tenn 4 20 20 Smith Joe 8 M B Ala 5 20 20 Smith John 7 M B Ala 6 21 21 Scoggins Alexander 49 M W Farmer NC 7 21 21 Scoggins Eliza 48 F W Housekeeping Ala 8 21 21 Scoggins Mary 14 F W Ala 9 21 21 Scoggins John 9 M W Ala 10 22 22 Luter Henry 72 M W Farmer Va 11 22 22 Luter Eliza 71 F W Va 12 22 22 Luter Nancy 27 F W Ala 13 22 22 Luter Martha 23 F W Ala 14 22 22 Luter Mary 20 F W Ala 15 23 23 Motes Wesley 40 M W Wagonner Tenn 16 23 23 Motes Claborn 18 M W Laborer Tenn 17 23 23 Motes Henry 16 M W Laborer Tenn 18 23 23 Motes Alice 13 F W Tenn 19 24 24 Chandler Henry 40 M W Tenn 20 24 24 Chandler Caroline 34 F W Ga 21 24 24 Chandler Virginia 13 F W Ala 22 24 24 Chandler Wyatt 12 M W Farm Laborer Ala 23 24 24 Chandler Londa 11 F W Ala 24 24 24 Chandler Fannie 7 F W Ala 25 24 24 Chandler Alice 5 F W Ala 26 24 24 Chandler Bettie 3 F W Ala 27 26 25 Poole Allen 53 M W Farmer Tenn 28 26 25 Poole Rebecca 54 F W Housekeeping SC 29 26 25 Poole Alpheus 15 M W Ala 30 27 26 Bland W L 32 M W Farm Laborer Tenn 31 27 26 Bland Amanda 24 F W Housekeeping Tenn 32 27 26 Bland Harry S 1 M W Ala 33 28 27 Poole John A 30 M W Farmer Tenn 34 28 27 Poole Marth 26 F W Housekeeping Tenn 35 28 27 Poole Loula 6/12 F W Ala 36 29 28 Johnson S L 34 M W Farmer Tenn 37 29 28 Johnson Sapronia 32 F W Housekeeping Tenn 38 30 29 Johnson George 30 M W Farmer Ala 40 20 20 Smith Charles 40 M B Farm Laborer Tenn CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 4 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 5A ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 30 29 Johnson Martha 19 F W Housekeeping Tenn 2 30 29 Johnson John P 6/12 M W Ala 3 30 29 Johnson Sarah A 33 F W Ala 4 30 29 Mitchel Mary 25 F W Domestic Ala 5 31 30 Motes William H 65 M W Farmer SC 6 31 30 Motes Rebecca 67 F W SC 7 31 30 Byers Jane E 36 F W Housekeeping SC 8 31 30 Byers Mary 15 F W Ala 9 31 30 Byers Pet 3 F W Ala 10 31 30 Byers Jeremiah 2 M W Ala 11 31 30 McKinney Margaret 13 F W Ala 12 34 31 Leatherwood Jessie 49 M W Farmer Tenn 13 34 31 Leatherwood Sarah 45 F W Housekeeping Tenn 14 34 31 Leatherwood Mary A 16 F W Ala 15 35 32 Luter James W 38 M W Farmer Tenn 16 35 32 Luter Jane 38 F W Housekeeping Tenn 17 35 32 Luter Martha J38 14 F W Tenn 18 35 32 Luter Jonah 11 M W Tenn 19 35 32 Luter Pucket 9 M W Tenn 20 35 32 Luter Thomas 7 M W Tenn 21 35 32 Luter Henry 5 M W Tenn 22 35 32 Luter Pinkney 1 M W Ala 23 37 33 Strowd Benjamine 27 M W Farmer Tenn 24 37 33 Strowd Fannie B 1 F W Ala 24 37 33 Strowd Lucinda 23 F W Housekeeping Tenn REMARKS: Enumerator skipped Dwelling Number 36 25 38 34 Strowd Cassena 13 F W Tenn 25 38 34 Strowd Mary 15 F W Tenn 26 38 34 Strowd James 20 M W Farm Laborer NC 26 38 34 Strowd AW 49 M W Farmer SC 27 38 34 McGraw AJ 10 M W Ala 27 38 34 Strowd Sarah 49 F W Housekeeping SC 28 39 35 Strowd Caroline 27 F W Housekeeping Tenn 28 39 35 Strowd JW 25 M W Farmer Tenn 29 39 35 McGraw Sarah 7 F W Ala 29 40 36 Hatchet Edward 80 M W Farmer Va 30 40 36 Hatchet Catherine 80 F W Housekeeping Va 30 41 37 Hatchet Charles 49 M W Farmer Va 31 41 37 Hatchet Thomas 15 M W Farm Laborer Ala 31 41 37 Hatchet Sophronia 40 F W Housekeeping Ala 32 41 37 Hatchet Jefferson 9 M W Ala 32 41 37 Hatchet Alice 7 F W Ala 33 41 37 Hatchet Jane 13 M W Ala 33 41 37 Hatchet Susan 5 F W Ala 34 41 37 Hatchet Edward L 3 M W Ala 35 41 37 Hatchet William 17 M W Farm Laborer Ala 36 42 38 Hatchet Pleasant 65 M B Farm Laborer Va 37 42 38 Hatchet Elizabeth 50 F B Farm Laborer Va 38 42 38 Hatchet Jennie 20 F B Farm Laborer Va 39 42 38 Hatchet Ellen 18 F B Farm Laborer Ala 40 42 38 Hatchet Lou 7 F B Ala CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 5 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 1B ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 42 38 Hatchet Johna 3 M B Ala 2 43 39 Huff Gilbert 60 M B Farm Laborer Va 3 43 39 Huff Monterey 21 M B Farm Laborer Ala 4 43 39 Huff Charles 20 M B Farm Laborer Ala 5 44 40 Hatchet Mary 64 F B Domestic Va 6 44 40 Hatchet Jane 64 F B Domestic Ala 7 44 40 Hatchet Richmond 7 M B Ala 8 45 41 McCombs Jane 31 F W Housekeeping Tenn 9 45 41 McCombs Robert 10 M W Tenn 10 45 41 Kirkland Mary 70 F W Va 11 45 41 McCombs John 59 M W Farmer Va 12 45 41 McCombs Mary FE 13 F W Tenn 13 45 41 McCombs Mary J 9 F W Tenn 14 45 41 McCombs Lee 8 M W Tenn 15 45 41 McCombs Nancy 4 F W Tenn 16 46 42 Gates Merrel 49 M W Farmer Ohio 17 46 42 Gates Polly 39 F W Housekeeping Penn 18 46 42 Gates Horace 17 M W Farm Laborer Ind 19 46 42 Gates Jane 16 F W Ind 20 46 42 Gates Elizabeth 13 F W Ind 21 46 42 Gates Elijah 12 M W Ind 22 46 42 Gates Stephen 8 M W Ind 23 47 43 Vickers John 62 M W Farmer NC 24 47 43 Vickers Eliza 56 F W Housekeeping Tenn 25 47 43 Vickers Emaline 23 F W Tenn 26 47 43 Vickers Mary 21 F W Tenn 27 47 43 Vickers Rebecca 19 F W Tenn 28 47 43 Jones Martha 33 F W Tenn 29 47 43 Jones Eliza 7 F W Ala 30 47 43 Jones William 5 F W Ala 31 47 43 Jones John 3 F W Ala 32 47 43 Vickers John 17 M W Tenn 33 47 43 Vickers Joshua 13 M W Ala 34 47 43 Vickers Elijah 11 M W Ala 35 47 43 Vickers Mary 4 F W Ala 36 48 44 Gregory Julia 56 F W Farmer Tenn 37 48 44 Gregory Hardin 14 M W Farm Laborer Ala 38 48 44 Gregory Sarah 11 F W Ala 39 49 45 Ramsay Viney 40 F W Housekeeping Tenn 40 49 45 Ramsey RG 43 M W Farmer Tenn CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 6 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 2A ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 50 46 Watkins George 50 M W Farmer Tenn 2 50 46 Watkins Susan 1 F W Ala 3 50 46 Watkins Martha 30 F W Housekeeping Tenn 4 51 47 Clemens Neutonia 14 F W Ala 5 51 47 Clemens LB 51 M W Farmer Va 6 51 47 Clemens Sarah 40 F W Housekeeping Va 7 51 47 Clemens Mary 17 F W Ala 8 51 47 Clemens Virginia 7 F W Ala 9 51 47 Clemens Andrew 11 M W Ala 10 52 48 Delap William 26 M W Wheelright Ala 11 52 48 Delap Thomas 1 M W Tenn 12 52 48 Delap Margaret 18 F W Housekeeping Tenn 13 53 49 Word Catherine 22 F W Tenn 14 53 49 Shannon Monroe 16 M W Farm Laborer Tenn 15 53 49 Shannon Dolly 46 F W Housekeeping Tenn 16 53 49 Shannon Wesley 50 M W Farmer Tenn 17 54 50 Allen Harvy 3 M W Ala 18 54 50 Allen Frances 26 F W Housekeeping Ala 19 54 50 Allen Fannie 1 F W Ala 20 54 50 Allen Lyevrgns 26 M W Farm Laborer Tenn 21 54 50 Allen Thomas 5 M W Ala 22 55 51 Mitchel Hanah 12 F B Domestic Ala 23 55 51 Dawson Rachel 66 F W Va 24 55 51 Dawson James 84 M W Va 25 56 52 Roper Parthenia 30 F W Tenn 26 56 52 Gatlin Isaac 62 M W Farmer Tenn 27 56 52 Gatlin Candace 27 F W Housekeeping Ala 28 56 52 Gatlin Amanda 25 F W Ala 29 56 52 Gatlin Winnie 20 F W Ala 30 56 52 Gatlin Edna 13 F W Ala 31 56 52 Gatlin Sarah 11 F W Ala 32 57 53 Hargrove Newton 35 M W Blacksmith Ala 33 57 53 Hargrove Mary 32 F W Housekeeping Ala 34 57 53 Hargrove Isaac 12 M W Ala 35 57 53 Hargrove Edna 10 F W Ala 36 57 53 Hargrove Margaret 8 F W Ala 37 57 53 Hargrove William 6 F W Ala 38 57 53 Hargrove James 2 M W Ala 39 57 53 Hargrove Ada 7/12 F W Ala 40 57 53 Gatlin Nimrod 27 M W Apprentice Ala CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 7 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 2B ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 59 54 Tilery Jane 45 F W Housekeeping Ala 2 59 54 Tilery William 22 M W Laborer Ala 3 59 54 Tilery Harriet 15 F W Ala 4 59 54 Tilery Mary 14 F W Ala 5 59 54 Tilery Felvin 13 M W Laborer Ala 6 59 54 Tilery Indiana 10 F W Ala 7 60 55 Whit Andrew 35 M W Farmer Ala 8 60 55 Whit Sarah 30 F W Housekeeping Ala 9 60 55 Whit Pressley 18 M W Farm Laborer Ala 10 60 55 Whit William 16 M W Farm Laborer Ala 11 60 55 Whit Nancy 15 F W Ala 12 60 55 Whit David 12 M W Ala 13 60 55 Whit Isaac 9 M W Ala 14 60 55 Whit Andrew 4/12 M W Ala 15 61 56 Hopwood Loriss 46 F W Housekeeping Ala 16 61 56 Hopwood Willis 30 M W Laborer Ala 17 61 56 Hopwood John 28 M W Laborer Ala 18 61 56 Simpson Clementine 27 F W Tenn 19 61 56 Simpson Caladonia 12 F W Ala 20 61 56 Simpson Loriss 9 F W Ala 21 62 57 Bottom Wyatt 45 M W Farm Laborer Ala 22 62 57 Bottom Elizabeth 40 F W Housekeeping Ala 23 62 57 Bottom Florence 5 F W Ala 24 62 57 Bottom Dewitt 2 M W Ala 25 63 58 Tilery Epy 50 M W Painter Tenn 26 63 58 Tilery Ressley 21 M W Laborer Tenn REMARKS: Lines 27-40 are blank. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Alabama COUNTY: Limestone DIVISION: Township 1 Range 3 REEL NO: M593-24 PAGE NO: 8 REFERENCE: Enumerated by L. Davis; SHEET NO: 3A ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 63 58 Tilery Eppy 19 M W Day Labor Tenn 2 63 58 Tilery Mary 17 F W Tenn 3 63 58 Tilery John 15 M W Day Labor Tenn 4 63 58 Tilery Sarah 13 F W Ala 5 63 58 Tilery William 4 M W Ala REMARKS: Lines 6-40 are blank.