1870 Federal Census Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (15th Precinct 26th Ward: File 7 of 7) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Carol Boyd from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2002. Submitted by Carol Boyd May 13, 2002. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. cb242@aol.com ______________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ______________________________________________________________ TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: In 1870, Philadelphia County was enumerated twice and both were microfilmed. This is the second enumeration of Philadelphia and there isn't much information on the schedules. What is there was transcribed. ______________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, Please visit the Philadelphia County, PAGenWeb page at http://www.pa-roots.com/~philadelphia/ ______________________________________________________________ KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: LN=Line Number HN=House Number FN=Family Number REAL VAL.=Value of Real Estate PERS VAL.=Value of Personal Estate FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN=If Born within last year, Give Month MONTH MARR=If Married within last year, Give Month ATT. SCHOOL=Attended school within last year CAN'T READ=Adults who cannot read CAN'T WRITE=Adults who cannot write DEAF=Whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict M-21yrs=Males Over 21 years of age ______________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania ______________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Post Office: Philadelphia Sheet No: 379A Reel no: M593-1442 Division: 15th Precinct 26th Ward Page No: 61 Enumerated on: November 21st, 1870 by: T. S. Luft Transcribed by Carol Boyd for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Ag S C | Occupation | Real P | BirthPlace | F F Mo Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS & Street Names =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== 1 | 2138 | Black Charles | 4 M | | | | | | | | B420 | Alter St. South Side 2 | 2138 | Black Robert | 14 M | | | | | | | | B420 | Alter St. South Side 3 | 2138 | Black Anna | 11 F | | | | | | | | B420 | Alter St. South Side 4 | 2140 | Clayton Louis | 35 M | | | | | | | | C435 | Alter St. South Side 5 | 2140 | Clayton Rebecca | 30 F | | | | | | | | C435 | Alter St. South Side 6 | 2142 | Diver Samuel | 33 M | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 7 | 2142 | Diver Margaret | 30 F | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 8 | 2142 | Diver Edward | 11 M | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 9 | 2142 | Diver John | 10 M | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 10 | 2142 | Diver Mary | 8 F | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 11 | 2142 | Diver Lizzie | 6 F | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 12 | 2142 | Diver Margaret | 2 F | | | | | | | | D160 | Alter St. South Side 13 | 2144 | George James | 40 M | | | | | | | | G620 | Alter St. South Side 14 | 2144 | George Bridget | 4 F | | | | | | | | G620 | Alter St. South Side 15 | 2202 | Simpson Andre | 28 M | | | | | | | | S512 | Alter St. South Side 16 | 2202 | Simpson Sarah | 20 F | | | | | | | | S512 | Alter St. South Side 17 | 2202 | Simpson John | 3 M | | | | | | | | S512 | Alter St. South Side 18 | 2202 | Simpson Annie | 1 F | | | | | | | | S512 | Alter St. South Side 19 | 2204 | Sheats George | 29 M | | | | | | | | S320 | Alter St. South Side 20 | 2204 | Sheats Malvina | 30 F | | | | | | | | S320 | Alter St. South Side 21 | 2206 | Hare Thomas | 29 M | | | | | | | | H600 | Alter St. South Side 22 | 2206 | Hare Catherine | 20 F | | | | | | | | H600 | Alter St. South Side 23 | 2206 | Retchell John | 39 M | | | | | | | | R324 | Alter St. South Side 24 | 2206 | Retchell John | 15 M | | | | | | | | R324 | Alter St. South Side 25 | 2206 | Retchell David | 1 M | | | | | | | | R324 | Alter St. South Side 26 | 2206 | Retchell Eliza | 30 F | | | | | | | | R324 | Alter St. South Side 27 | 2208 | Harris William | 35 M | | | | | | | | H620 | Alter St. South Side 28 | 2208 | Harris Martha | 30 F | | | | | | | | H620 | Alter St. South Side 29 | 2208 | Harris Anna | 4 F | | | | | | | | H620 | Alter St. South Side 30 | 2208 | Harris Martha | 1 F | | | | | | | | H620 | Alter St. South Side 31 | 2210 | McDevitt Charles | 30 M | | | | | | | | M231 | Alter St. South Side 32 | 2210 | McDevitt Catherine | 30 F | | | | | | | | M231 | Alter St. South Side 33 | 2210 | McDevitt Charles | 10 M | | | | | | | | M231 | Alter St. South Side 34 | 2210 | McDevitt William | 9 M | | | | | | | | M231 | Alter St. South Side 35 | 2210 | McDevitt Agnew | 6 F | | | | | | | | M231 | Alter St. South Side 36 | 2210 | McDevitt John | 6 M | | | | | | | | M231 | Alter St. South Side 37 | 2212 | McKnight James | 32 M | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side 38 | 2212 | McKnight Annie | 40 F | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side 39 | 2212 | McKnight William | 13 M | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side 40 | 2212 | McKnight Samuel | 9 M | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Post Office: Philadelphia Sheet No: 379B Reel no: M593-1442 Division: 15th Precinct 26th Ward Page No: 62 Enumerated on: November 21st, 1870 by: T. S. Luft Transcribed by Carol Boyd for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Ag S C | Occupation | Real P | BirthPlace | F F Mo Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS & Street Names =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== 1 | 2212 | McKnight Susan | 8 F | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side 2 | 2212 | McKnight Robert | 5 M | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side 3 | 2212 | McKnight Margy | 2 F | | | | | | | | M252 | Alter St. South Side 4 | 2214 | Renshaw James | 45 M | | | | | | | | R520 | Alter St. South Side 5 | 2214 | Renshaw Jane | 40 F | | | | | | | | R520 | Alter St. South Side 6 | 2214 | Renshaw James | 22 M | | | | | | | | R520 | Alter St. South Side 7 | 2214 | Renshaw Elizabeth | 19 F | | | | | | | | R520 | Alter St. South Side 8 | 2214 | Renshaw Margaret | 12 F | | | | | | | | R520 | Alter St. South Side 9 | 2214 | Renshaw David | 9 M | | | | | | | | R520 | Alter St. South Side 10 | 2216 | Addolph George | 32 M | | | | | | | | A341 | Alter St. South Side 11 | 2216 | Addolph Sarah | 30 F | | | | | | | | A341 | Alter St. South Side 12 | 2218 | Thompson John | 35 M | | | | | | | | T512 | Alter St. South Side 13 | 2218 | Thompson Sarah | 30 F | | | | | | | | T512 | Alter St. South Side 14 | 2218 | Thompson John | 10 M | | | | | | | | T512 | Alter St. South Side 15 | 2218 | Kidd John | 30 M | | | | | | | | K300 | Alter St. South Side 16 | 2218 | Sherlock Thomas | 35 M | | | | | | | | S642 | Alter St. South Side 17 | 2220 | Clery Patrick | 45 M | | | | | | | | C460 | Alter St. South Side 18 | 2220 | Clery Mary | 40 F | | | | | | | | C460 | Alter St. South Side 19 | 2220 | Clery Mary | 24 F | | | | | | | | C460 | Alter St. South Side 20 | 2220 | Clery Joseph | 18 M | | | | | | | | C460 | Alter St. South Side 21 | 2220 | Clery Agnew | 16 F | | | | | | | | C460 | Alter St. South Side 22 | 2220 | Clery Thomas | 13 M | | | | | | | | C460 | Alter St. South Side 23 | 2222 | Hoover John | 34 M | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 24 | 2222 | Hoover Sarah | 30 F | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 25 | 2222 | Hoover Harry | 2 M | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 26 | 2222 | Hoover Theodore | 1 M | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 27 | 2222 | Hoover Benton | 29 M | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 28 | 2222 | Hoover Ruth | 20 F | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 29 | 2222 | Hoover William | 1 M | | | | | | | | H160 | Alter St. South Side 30 | 2224 | Carter Albert | 40 M | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 31 | 2224 | Carter Margaret | 30 F | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 32 | 2224 | Carter William | 10 M | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 33 | 2224 | Carter Frank | 8 M | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 34 | 2224 | Carter Albert | 6 M | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 35 | 2224 | Carter George | 2 M | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 36 | 2224 | Carter Richard | 1 M | | | | | | | | C636 | Alter St. South Side 37 | 2226 | Watson James | 30 M | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 38 | 2226 | Watson Eliza | 23 F | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 39 | 2226 | Watson Thomas | 12 M | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 40 | 2226 | Watson Martha | 10 F | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Post Office: Philadelphia Sheet No: 380A Reel no: M593-1442 Division: 15th Precinct 26th Ward Page No: 63 Enumerated on: November 21st, 1870 by: T. S. Luft Transcribed by Carol Boyd for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Ag S C | Occupation | Real P | BirthPlace | F F Mo Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS & Street Names =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== 1 | 2226 | Watson Jane | 6 F | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 2 | 2226 | Watson Thomas | 40 M | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 3 | 2226 | Watson Joseph | 30 M | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 4 | 2226 | Watson Thomas | 18 M | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 5 | 2226 | Watson Mary | 34 F | | | | | | | | W325 | Alter St. South Side 6 | 2228 | Bushel Patrick | 35 M | | | | | | | | B240 | Alter St. South Side 7 | 2228 | Bushel Mary | 30 F | | | | | | | | B240 | Alter St. South Side 8 | 2228 | Bushel Patrick | 14 M | | | | | | | | B240 | Alter St. South Side 9 | 2228 | Bushel John | 5 M | | | | | | | | B240 | Alter St. South Side 10 | 2228 | Bushel Annie | 8 F | | | | | | | | B240 | Alter St. South Side 11 | 2228 | Bushel Thomas | 2 M | | | | | | | | B240 | Alter St. South Side 12 | 2230 | Hill Robert | 50 M | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 13 | 2230 | Hill Martha | 37 F | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 14 | 2230 | Hill Adeilia | 15 F | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 15 | 2230 | Hill George W | 13 M | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 16 | 2230 | Hill Anna | 10 F | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 17 | 2230 | Hill Mary | 8 F | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 18 | 2230 | Hill Robert | 7 M | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 19 | 2230 | Hill Abraham | 4 M | | | | | | | | H400 | Alter St. South Side 20 | 2230 | Steward Robert | 30 M | | | | | | | | S363 | Alter St. South Side 21 | 2230 | Steward Elizabeth | 40 F | | | | | | | | S363 | Alter St. South Side 22 | 2230 | Steward Mary | 5 F | | | | | | | | S363 | Alter St. South Side 23 | 2230 | Steward Margaret | 2 F | | | | | | | | S363 | Alter St. South Side 24 | 2232 | Greer Josua | 50 M | | | | | | | | G660 | Alter St. South Side 25 | 2232 | Greer Susan | 40 F | | | | | | | | G660 | Alter St. South Side 26 | 2232 | Greer Henry | 21 M | | | | | | | | G660 | Alter St. South Side 27 | 2232 | Greer Robert | 18 M | | | | | | | | G660 | Alter St. South Side 28 | 2232 | Greer Margaret | 15 F | | | | | | | | G660 | Alter St. South Side 29 | 2232 | Greer Nancy | 10 F | | | | | | | | G660 | Alter St. South Side 30 | 2234 | Moore James | 46 M | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 31 | 2234 | Moore Salley | 35 F | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 32 | 2234 | Moore Fanny | 14 F | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 33 | 2234 | Moore James | 11 M | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 34 | 2234 | Moore Martha | 8 F | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 35 | 2234 | Moore Hugh | 5 M | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 36 | 2234 | Moore William | 3 M | | | | | | | | M600 | Alter St. South Side 37 | 2236 | Saull Charles | 28 M | | | | | | | | S400 | Alter St. South Side 38 | 2236 | Saull Anna | 25 F | | | | | | | | S400 | Alter St. South Side 39 | 2236 | Saull William | 3 M | | | | | | | | S400 | Alter St. South Side 40 | 2236 | Saull Charles | 2 M | | | | | | | | S400 | Alter St. South Side =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Philadelphia Post Office: Philadelphia Sheet No: 380B Reel no: M593-1442 Division: 15th Precinct 26th Ward Page No: 64 Enumerated on: November 21st, 1870 by: T. S. Luft Transcribed by Carol Boyd for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Ag S C | Occupation | Real P | BirthPlace | F F Mo Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS & Street Names =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|================================== 1 | 2238 | Hoffman Nathan | 37 M | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 2 | 2238 | Hoffman Margy | 40 F | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 3 | 2238 | Hoffman Susanna | 17 F | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 4 | 2238 | Hoffman Robert | 15 M | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 5 | 2238 | Hoffman Mary | 12 F | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 6 | 2238 | Hoffman Anna | 11 F | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 7 | 2238 | Hoffman Nathan | 8 M | | | | | | | | H155 | Alter St. South Side 8 | 2238 | Maxwell James | 18 M | | | | | | | | M240 | Alter St. South Side 9 | 2238 | Maxwell Fanny | 15 F | | | | | | | | M240 | Alter St. South Side 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | Blank Line 18 | | | | I hereby certify that the foregoing | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | is a correct enumeration of my | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | district according to my oath of | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | office. | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | L. S. Luft | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | Total popolis 2513 | | | | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | Lines 24 - 40 left blank. =====|=============|=====================================|========|=====================================|========|============|===========|=======|===|=====|======|==================================