1870 Census, Town of Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jerry Nelson, Source: LDS/FHL Microfilm #0,552,031 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Ponchatoula - Tangipahoa Parish, LA - 1870 - Page 159 Dwelling #, Family #, Name, Age, Sex, Color, Remarks*, Birthplace *"Remarks" does not appear on the census page, but in this area I've put an assortment of items of interest to the researcher. These include: Occupation; Value of Estate (Real-Personal); Foreign Parentage of those born in US (FFB = Father of foreign birth, MFB = Mother of foreign birth); If born within year-month of birth; If married within year-month of marriage; Whether deaf, dumb, blind, idiotic or insane. JDN 1 1 In the home of Thomas Cole Allen, Nelson 50 m b Laborer LA Sarah 35 f m LA Mary 15 f m LA Jordan 10 m m LA Sarah 7 f m LA Washington, Martha 30 f b LA Cally 8 f b LA Chas. 5 m b LA Laura 1/12 f b Born Apr. LA 4 4 Kelly, Peter 30 m w Laboring LA Jane 35 f w Domestic Servt. VA Mary 12 f b LA 5 5 In the home of John S. Hudson Ricks, Jane 45 f b Domestic VA Lovey 13 f b LA Anna 11 f b LA 7 7 Coleman, James 64 m b Laborer LA George 18 m b Laborer LA Patsey 30 f b LA Toney, Sarah 29 f b MD Levy 7 m b MS John 5 m b LA Mary 6 f b LA 8 8 Kroon, Isaac 35 m b Laborer 200- KY Fanny 40 f b TX Mary 15 f b LA 9 9 Bowman, Matthew 40 m b Laboring LA Celia 35 f b LA Brown, Levi 28 m b Laboring MS Mahala 18 f b LA Johnson, Louisa 22 f b Servant LA Permilia, Bertha 18 f b Servant LA 11 11 In the home of David Calkin Wilson, Elijah 25 m b Swamper VA 12 12 Johnson, Israel 23 m b Swamper VA Arnold, Henry 40 m b Swamper MD Matilda 40 f b MD 13 13 In the home of John McGrath Margaret 14 f b LA 14 14 Huey, Benjamin 50 m b Laborer Africa Mary Ann 70 f b Jamaica Ann 8 f b LA 15 15 Gill, Mary 30 f b West India Ricks, Chas. 40 m b Laborer VA Ponchatoula - Tangipahoa Parish, LA - 1870 - Page 160 16 16 Roberts, Richard 30 m b Lumberman 500-200 VA Missouri 28 f b VA Richard 7 m b LA Mary 5 f b LA Fanny 3 f b LA 17 17 McGee, Jerry 30 m b Lumberman LA Zilla 20 f b LA Ida 2 f b LA 18 18 Steward, Wm. 45 m b Lumberman LA Ann 40 f b LA Fanny 16 f b LA Hetty 9 f b LA Nancy 7 f b LA 19 19 Rollins, Richard 33 m b Lumberman MO Maria 25 f b KY Richard 5 m b LA Mary Ann 3 f b LA James 1 m b LA 20 20 Haynes, Aaron 21 m b Lumberman LA Caroline 17 f b LA Aaron 1 m b LA Lucinda 10 f b LA 21 21 Warner, James 30 m b Lumberman LA Ann 21 f b LA Bertha 3 f b LA Matilda 1 f b LA 22 22 Tasker, Arthur 35 m b Preacher 1000-200 VA Sarah 30 f b VA David 5 m b LA Clinton 2 m b LA Harriet 4/12 f b Born Jan. LA Mary 7 f b LA 23 23 Summers, Dock 30 m b Lumberman MS Elzara 30 f b VA Flora 10 f b LA Corrine 1 f b LA 24 24 Burns, David 35 m b Lumberman MO Margaret 25 f b MO Hetty 7 f b LA Bertha 1 f b LA 25 25 Nelson, Joseph 31 m b Lumberman 500-200 VA Sarah 25 f b KY Anna 8 f b LA Jane 5 f b LA Sarah 1 f b LA Jones, Abram 17 m b LA 26 26 Lee, Benjamin 25 m b Lumberman LA Adaline 21 f b LA Scott 7 m b LA Fred 5 m b LA Henry 1/12 m b Born Apr. LA Smith, Levi 7 m b LA 27 27 Allen, Nelson 45 m b Lumberman VA Sarah 45 f b VA Mary 20 f b LA Martha 6/12 f b Born Nov. LA Jordan 8 m b LA Sallie 1 f b LA Warner, Adolph 20 m b LA Dural, George 18 m b LA Westley, Seth 19 m b LA 28 28 Champion, Hiram 28 m m Lumberman 500- VA Eliza 25 f m FL Ida 10 f m LA Susan 5 f m LA 29 29 Flaschman, Abigail 85 f w At Home 2500- NY Kansas 75 f b Servant Africa Downey, Wm. 45 m w TelegraphOp4000-2000Ireland Abrams, Aaron 16 m b LA 30 30 Morris, Thomas 56 m b Lumberman VA Ursina 45 f b VA Becky 12 f b LA Lavinia 10 f b LA Sarah 8 f b LA Buck 6 m b LA Adam 4 m b LA Tom 2 m b LA Drewey, George 40 m b Farming MO Harriet 40 f b VA Mary 6 f b LA Ponchatoula - Tangipahoa Parish, LA - 1870 - Page 161 31 31 In the home of John Flinn Samuel 16 m b LA 32 32 In the home of Lucinda Pendarvis Jackson, James 19 m b Laborer LA 34 34 In the home of C.J. Bradley - Parish Judge Hannah 40 f b Domestic KY Fanny 16 f b Domestic LA Mary 2 f b LA 35 35 In the home of Samuel Reams Washington, Jas. 18 m b LA Minor, Isilinda 59 f m Servant VA 39 39 In the home of Samuel Leighton Sarah 26 f b LA 40 40 Allen, Thos. 45 m b LA Hughes, Richard 40 m b LA 41 41 In the home of Jacob Prince Williams, Louisa 18 f b Domestic MS 45 45 In the home of Anna Brown Emmeline 20 f b Washer LA John 14 m b LA Mary 2 f b LA Ponchatoula - Tangipahoa Parish, LA - 1870 - Page 162 47 47 In the home of William Acres Tom 25 m b Laborer LA 50 50 In the home of Robert Sanders William 17 m b Laborer LA Ida 11 f b LA 54 54 In the home of Garrett Finley Maggie 19 f b LA End of Ponchatoula