1870 Census, Town of Ponchatoula, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Jerry Nelson, Mar, 1999
Source:  LDS/FHL Microfilm #0,552,031

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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   Cole, Thos. R.      28 m w  Merchant  3500-1000     ME
                 Mary E.       36 f w                          ME
                 Chas. G.      18 m w                          LA
                 Ida G.        13 f w                          LA
           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
  2    2   Acres, Thos. M.     34 m w  Mayor of Town 1000-500  LA
                  Minerva      33 f w                          LA
                  Alice        12 f w                          LA
                  Wittey       10 m w                          LA
                  Lena          7 f w                          LA
                  Thomas        5 m w                          LA
  3    3   Tucker, James       56 m w  Merchant  5000-1500     LA
                   Rachel      56 f w                          LA
                   Spencer W.  17 m w  At home                 LA
                   Benjamin    11 m w                          LA
  4    4   Kelly, Peter        30 m w  Laboring                LA
                  Jane         35 f w  Domestic Servt.         VA
                  Mary         12 f b                          LA
  5    5   Hudson, John S.     30 m w  Contractor10000-1000 AtSea
                   Mary A.     27 f w                       Wales
                   John E.      4 m w  FFB/MFB                 LA
                   Edgar        1 m w  FFB/MFB                 LA
           Ricks, Jane         45 f b  Domestic                VA
                  Lovey        13 f b                          LA
                  Anna         11 f b                          LA
  6    6   Tennant, Wm.        40 m w  RR Agent                NY
                    Margaret   38 f w                          NY
                    Frederick   4 m w                          LA
                    Kate        6 f w                          LA
                    Margaret 3/12 f w  Born Feb.               LA
           Burgeon, Isaac      26 m w  Swamper                 OH
           Kesskin, Frank      36 m w                     Prussia
  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
 10   10   Goodyear, Wm.       36 m w  Fisherman   -250   Ireland
                     Kate      30 f w                     Ireland
           Johnson, Louisa     22 f b  Servant                 LA
           Permilia, Bertha    18 f b  Servant                 LA
 11   11   Calkin, David       35 m w  Swamper   400-250       VT
                   Margaret    25 f w                          MS
           Meade, John         50 m w  Carpenter               NY
           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   McGrath, John       40 m w  RROverseer5000-1000Ireland
                    Mary       35 f w                     Ireland
                    Thomas     18 m w  Laborer  FFB/MFB        GA
                    Mary       16 f w           FFB/MFB        GA
                    James      14 m w           FFB/MFB        MS
                    John       12 m w           FFB/MFB        MS
                    Michael     9 m w           FFB/MFB        MS
                    Josephine   7 f w           FFB/MFB        MS
                    Kate        5 f w           FFB/MFB        LA
                    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

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 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

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 31   31   Flinn, John         28 m w  Engineer                AL
                  Sarah        26 f w                          LA
                  Jennie        3 f w                          LA
                  Samuel       16 m b                          LA
 32   32   Pendarvis, Lucinda  60 f w  Keeps House             LA
           Patterson, Saml.    22 m w  RR Hand                 LA
           Jackson, James      19 m b  Laborer                 LA
 33   33   Isenberg, Henry     30 m w  RR Hand                 LA
                     Betty     25 f w                          LA
                     Minnie     2 f w                          LA
                     Maggie    10 f w                          LA
 34   34   Bradley, C. J.      41 m w  Parish Judge            MS
                    Amanda     37 f w                          MS
                    Wm.        17 m w  At school               LA
                    Julia      14 f w  At school               LA
                    Lelia      10 f w  At school               LA
                    Mattie      8 f w  At school               LA
                    John        3 m w                          LA
                    Hannah     40 f b  Domestic                KY
                    Fanny      16 f b  Domestic                LA
                    Mary        2 f b                          LA
 35   35   Reams, Saml.        26 m w  Trader                  LA
                  Leonora      29 f w         3000-200         LA
                  Ida A.       12 f w                          LA
                  Ada R.       11 f w                          LA
                  Eva L.        9 f w                          LA
                  Wm. C.        6 m w                          LA
                  Mary E.    1/12 f w  Born July               LA
           Washington, Jas.    18 m b                          LA
           Minor, Isilinda     59 f m  Servant                 VA
 36   36   Pierce, R. J.       35 f w       2500-200           LA
                   George       7 m w                          LA
                   Dora S.     10 f w                          LA
           Hunter, John R.     19 m w                          LA
                   Wm.         17 m w                          LA
                   James       14 m w                          LA
                   Isaac       11 m w                          LA
 38   38   White, Edward       64 m w  Physician  500-300      VA
                  Elvira       50 f w                          KY
                  Eldred       18 m w                          MS
                  Anna M.      22 f w  At Home                 MS
           Gonegal, Eva        32 f w  At Home                 MS
                    Eva         7 f w                          LA
                    Laron       4 m w                          LA
           Tracy, Billy        13 m w  Chores                  LA
           Coplin, A.          60 m w  Carpenter  300-         NY
 39   39   Leighton, Saml.     34 m w  Lumberman               NH
                     Anna      23 f w                          IL
                     Sarah     26 f b                          LA
 40   40   Allen, Thos.        45 m b                          LA
           Hughes, Richard     40 m b                          LA
 41   41   Prince, Jacob       34 m w  RetMerchant300-2000Prussia
                   Alvina      23 f w                     Prussia
           Wohl, Markus        26 m w  RetMerchant300-2000Prussia
           Myer, Maurice       20 m w  Clk. in Store      Prussia
           Williams, Louisa    18 f b  Domestic                MS
 42   42   Acksmann, Frank     54 m w  Ret.Merchant 500-500 Baden
                    Helena     50 f w                     Prussia
                    William    15 m w                          LA
 43   43   Duncan, Robt.       36 m w  Carpenter  600-200      LA
                   Arizona     27 f w                          LA
                   Emma        16 f w                          LA
                   Ella        14 f w                          LA
                   Louisa      12 f w                          LA
                   William     10 m w                          LA
                   Robt.        8 m w                          LA
                   Thos. A.     6 m w                          LA
 44   44   Robertson, James    21 m w  At Home                 LA
                      Algerine 27 f w  Washer                  LA
                      Sarah    16 f w  Washer                  LA
                      Dude     12 f w                          LA
                      Duran     7 m w                          LA
                      Mary      4 f w                          LA
                      Jane      1 f w                          LA
                      John     14 m w                          LA
 45   45   Brown, Anna         60 f w           -1000     Prussia
                  Emmeline     20 f b  Washer                  LA
                  Bridget      25 f w  Servant            Ireland
                  John         14 m b                          LA
                  Mary          2 f b                          LA

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 46   46   Carbon, Richd.      28 m w  Cattle Trader           KY
                   Anna E.     25 f w                          KY
                   Mary         8 f w                          KY
                   John         6 m w                          KY
                   Edward       4 m w                          KY
                   Henry        1 m w                          LA
           Burgess, Lucy       20 f w  At Home                 KY
           Rush, Joseph        18 m w  Laborer                 NC
           Hougaard, Lars      23 m w  Laborer            Denmark
 47   47   Acres, William      60 m w  Farmer 7000-2000        LA
                  Julia Ann    35 f w                          LA
                  Gaston       30 m w  Farming                 LA
                  Mary         17 f w                          LA
                  Clarke       15 m w  At School               LA
                  Tom          25 m b  Laborer                 LA
 48   48   Arnold, Levi        48 m w  Bar-Keeping 3000-       LA
                   Martha A.   47 f w                          SC
                   Robert J.   19 m w  At Home                 LA
                   Margaret J. 23 f w  At Home                 LA
                   Eliza       14 f w  At School               LA
                   Martha A.   12 f w                          LA
                   William      7 m w                          LA
                   Johanna      2 f w                          LA
           Lanier, Henry J.    67 m w  Cripple                 LA
 49   49   Beigle, Michael     45 m w  Post Master        Bavaria
                   Catharine   45 f w                   Dormstadt
                   George      18 m w  At Home     FFB/MFB     LA
                   Eliza       16 f w  At Home     FFB/MFB     LA
                   Henry       14 m w  At Home     FFB/MFB     LA
                   Madeline    11 f w  At Home     FFB/MFB     LA
                   Mary         5 f w              FFB/MFB     LA
           Andrews, Barbara    14 f w  At Home                 LA
                    William    12 m w  At Home                 LA
                    Edward      9 f w                          LA
 50   50   Sanders, Robt. E.   27 m w  Carpenter               LA
                    Lena       26 f w                          LA
                    Nancy       2 f w                          LA
                    Fanny       1 f w                          LA
                    William    17 m b  Laborer                 LA
                    Ida        11 f b                          LA
 51   51   Mix, H. S.          74 m w  Carpenter  800-200      NY
                Mahala         50 f w                          LA
                Felix          25 m w  Machinist               LA
                Fanny          21 f w                          LA
                Festus         20 m w  Blacksmith              LA
                Clinton        17 m w  At School               LA
                Anna A.        16 f w  At Home                 LA
                Lilly          10 f w  At Home                 LA
                Mary            1 f w                          LA
                Anna         3/12 f w  Born Mar.               LA
 52   52   Drude, Chas.        36 m w  Shoemaker400-200 Wallachia
                  Margaret     34 f w                     Prussia
                  Eliza         5 f w              FFB/MFB     LA
                  Dorothea      3 f w              FFB/MFB     LA
                  Barbara    4/12 f w  Born Jan.   FFB/MFB     LA
 53   53   Brown, Alexander    36 m w  Physician               PA
                  Lou          25 f w                          VA
                  Lizzie       11 f w                          LA
                  Blanche       8 f w                          LA
                  Stonewal      5 m w                          LA
 54   54   Finley, Garrett     40 m w  Hunter  400-       Ireland
                   Abbie       40 f w                     Ireland
                   William      9 m w  FFB/MFB                 LA
                   John         7 m w  FFB/MFB                 LA
                   Margaret     5 f w  FFB/MFB                 LA
                   Sarah        2 f w  FFB/MFB                 LA
                   Maggie      19 f b                          LA
 55   55   Joiner, Sophia      70 f w  Keeps House 1000-200    LA
                   Mary        30 f w  At Home                 LA
                   Julia        8 f w  Chores                  LA
 56   56   Lange, Julius       43 m w  RetMerchant1400-600Prussia
                  Henrietta    40 f w                     Prussia
                  Ida          16 f w  At School   FFB/MFB     LA
                  Julia        11 f w  At School   FFB/MFB     LA
                  Lelia         9 f w  At School   FFB/MFB     LA
 57   57   Windham, John       33 m w  Butcher    -400         MS
                    Martha     29 f w                          MS
                    Wm. Saml.  11 m w                          MS
                    James A.    7 m w                          MS
                    Charlotte   4 f w                          LA

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