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SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Benford Charles 42 M W Saddler 200 Penna X REMARKS: Written page 1. 2 1 1 Benford Ellen 28 F W Keeping House Penna 3 1 1 Benford Emma L. 9 F W Penna 4 1 1 Benford William A. 7 M W Penna 5 1 1 Benford Sarah E. 5 F W Penna 6 1 1 Benford Harry C. 3 M W Penna 7 1 1 Benford Annie M. 1 F W Penna 8 2 2 Welfley David P. 39 M W Physician 1,000 1,400 Penna X 9 2 2 Welfley Mary E. 32 F W Keeping House Penna 10 2 2 Welfley Richard H. 12 M W Penna 11 2 2 Welfley Ada T. 10 F W Penna 12 2 2 Welfley Zelma L. 8 F W Penna 13 3 3 Miller Josiah 61 M W Tanner 9,000 6,000 Penna X 14 3 3 Miller Elizabeth 58 F W Keeping House Penna 15 3 3 Miller William 35 M W Tanner 1,200 2,000 Penna X 16 3 3 Miller Louisa M. * 31 F W Penna REMARKS: first name hard to read, could be Terisa 17 3 3 Miller Matilda A. 28 F W Penna 18 3 3 Miller Ellen M. 18 F W Penna 19 4 4 McMillen Reuben 46 M W Saddler 3,500 1,160 Penna X 20 4 4 McMillen Julian 38 F W Keeping House Penna 21 4 4 McMillen William W. 20 M W Saddler Penna 22 4 4 McMillen Albert 18 M W Penna 23 4 4 McMillen Mary E. 1 F W Penna REMARKS: middle initial could be L. 24 5 5 Mosholder Joseph 27 M W Blacksmith Penna X 25 5 5 Mosholder Carrie M. 21 F W Keeping House Penna 26 5 5 Mosholder Emma E. 3 F W Penna 27 5 5 Mosholder Charles W. 6/12 M W Penna Jan REMARKS: 10 or 20 appears to be a date after his birthmonth 28 6 6 Freaze Michael 72 M W Farmer 300 400 Penna X 29 6 6 Freaze Hannah 72 F W Keeping House Penna 30 6 6 Freaze Rebecca 38 F W Penna 31 6 6 Freaze Rosella 35 F W Penna 32 7 7 Vought Simon 53 M W Merchant-Dry Goods 15,000 16,000 Penna X 33 7 7 Vought Catharine 48 F W Keeping House Penna 34 7 7 Vought Richard 19 M W Clerk in Store Penna 35 7 7 Vought Lafayeth * 11 M W Penna REMARKS: third letter in first name hard to read 36 8 8 Meyers David E. 32 M W Physician 1,200 Penna X 37 8 8 Meyers Elmira 22 F W Keeping House Penna 38 8 8 Meyers Harry M. 2 M W Penna 39 9 9 Miller Henry J. 25 M W Travelling Agent Penna X 40 9 9 Miller Mary J. 24 F W Keeping House Penna CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Somerset DIVISION: Centreville Borough REEL NO: M593-1452 PAGE NO: 400B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 27 July 1870 by Jno Hicks ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 9 9 Miller Ida B. 1 F W 150 Penna REMARKS: Written page no. missing. 2 9 10 Miller Joseph D. 29 M W Merchant-Dry Goods 300 1,750 Penna X 3 9 10 Miller Helen M. 24 F W Keeping House Penna 4 9 10 Miller John M. 4/12 M W Penna Mar REMARKS: appears to be a number behind birth month 5 10 11 Miller Aaron 48 M W Tinsmith 800 700 Penna X 6 10 11 Miller Caroline 35 F W Keeping House Penna 7 10 11 Miller Jacob S. 12 M W Penna 8 10 11 Miller William K. 10 M W Penna 9 10 11 Miller Susan C. 8 F W Penna 10 10 11 Miller John, H. R. 6 M W Penna 11 10 11 Miller Carrie J. 3 F W Penna 12 10 11 Miller Annie 3/12 F W Penna Mar REMARKS: appears to be a date with the Birth month 13 11 12 Brant George 48 M W Shoemaker 4,200 1,000 Penna X 14 11 12 Brant Sarah 45 F W Keeping House Penna 15 11 12 Brant Benjamin H. 21 M W working at shoemaking* Penna X REMARKS: *part of last word in occupation hard to read 16 11 12 Brant Mary E. 18 F W Penna 17 11 12 Brant Catharine 15 F W Penna 18 11 12 Brant Wesley 9 M W Penna 19 12 13 Sweitzer Margaret W. 69 F W Keeping House Penna 20 12 13 Sweitzer William 8 M W Penna X REMARKS: Idiot written in for deaf block 21 13 14 Sweitzer Jesse C. 39 M W Shoemaker Penna X 22 13 14 Sweitzer Catharine 37 F W Keeping House Penna 23 13 14 Sweitzer Josiah D. 17 M W Penna 24 13 14 Sweitzer Margaret 15 F W Penna 25 13 14 Sweitzer William 14 M W Penna 26 13 14 Sweitzer Sarah 12 F W Penna 27 13 14 Sweitzer Ida 11 F W Penna 28 13 14 Sweitzer Ellen 5 F W Penna 29 13 14 Sweitzer Tillie 4 F W Penna 30 13 14 Sweitzer Annie 3 F W Penna 31 13 14 Sweitzer George 1 M W Penna 32 14 15 Wills Aaron 57 M W Wagonmaker 1,000 3,500 Penna X 33 14 15 Wills Elizabeth 60 F W Keeping House Penna 34 15 16 Schrock Joseph 47 M W Innkeeper 1,700 860 Penna X 35 15 16 Schrock Martha J. 30 F W Keeping House Penna 36 15 16 Schrock Joseph E. 14 M W Penna 37 15 16 Schrock Ester A. 8 F W Penna 38 15 16 Schrock Helen S.* 6 F W Penna REMARKS: middle initial could be I. 39 15 16 Philippi Rebecca 50 F W 400 700 Penna X REMARKS: deaf & dumb are the words written in deaf block. 40 15 16 Sternfort Jacob 33* M W Farmer Laborer* Hesse Dassustadt X X REMARKS: age could be 53; unable to read 2nd word in occupation CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Somerset DIVISION: Centreville Borough REEL NO: M593-1452 PAGE NO: 401A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 27 July 1870 by Jno Hicks ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 16 17 Scott William 63 M W Farmer 6,700 745 Penna X REMARKS: Written page no. missing 2 16 17 Scott Nancy 57 F W Keeping House Penna 3 16 17 Scott John R. 17 M W Penna 4 16 17 Scott Leroy S.* 14 M W Penna REMARKS: middle initial unreadable 5 16 17 Scott Louisa S. 10 F W Penna REMARKS: first name hard to read 6 16 18 Long Franklin B. 40 M W Dry goods clk Penna X 7 16 18 Long Mary I. 37 F W Keeping House Penna 8 16 18 Long Mary A. 19 F W Penna 9 16 18 Long Laura H. 14 F W Penna 10 16 18 Long William P. 12 M W Penna 11 16 18 Long Carrie B. 5 F W Penna 12 16 18 Long Lela M. 3 F W Penna REMARKS: first name could be Lola 13 16 18 Long Lilia 5/12 F W Penna Feb 14 17 19 Caldwell Mary W. 66 F W Penna 15 17 19 Caldwell David 23 M W Saddler 200 Penna X 16 17 19 Caldwell Lydia 22 F W Keeping House Penna 17 17 19 Caldwell George 10/12 M W Penna Sep 18 17 20 Koontz Frederick 30 M W *Han capenter 600 280 Penna X REMARKS: first word of occupation hard to read, could be house 19 17 20 Koontz Sarah 27 F W Penna 20 17 20 Koontz Mary E. 5 F W Penna 21 17 20 Koontz Charles R. 3 M W Penna 22 17 20 Koontz Mary A. 1 F W Penna 23 18 21 Flick William 37 M W Cabinet Maker 3,000 900 Penna X 24 18 21 Flick Annie M. 37 F W Keeping House Penna 25 18 21 Flick Georgeanna M. 7 F W Penna 26 18 21 Flick Ella 13 F W Domestic servant Penna 27 18 22 Philippi Josiah 48 M W Cabinet Maker 300 Penna X 28 18 22 Philippi George W. 19 M W Farmer Laborer Penna 29 18 22 Philippi Mary 17 F W Keeping House Penna 30 18 22 Philippi Albert 15 M W Farm Laborer Penna 31 19 23 Dull Daniel 48 M W Shoemaker 1,700 500 Penna X 32 19 23 Dull Margaret 42 F W Keeping House Penna 33 19 23 Dull Martin L. 19 M W works at shoemaking Penna 34 19 23 Dull Norman R. 19 M W apprentice wagonmaker Penna 35 19 23 Dull Mary E. 11 F W Penna 36A 19 23 Dull Edna J. 6 F W Penna REMARKS: see text notes 36B 20 24 Walter Margaret W. 88 F W Keeping House 500 200 Penna 37 20 24 Deal Annie 48 F W Weaving Penna 38 20 24 Crossan Margaret 28 F W Penna X REMARKS: Idiotic written in for deaf block 39 20 24 Tedrow Mary 74 F W Penna REMARKS: Line 40 blank/no entry. CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Somerset DIVISION: Centreville Borough REEL NO: M593-1452 PAGE NO: 401B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 28 July 1870 by Jno Hicks ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 21 25 Scott James M. 27 M W Butcher 522 Penna X REMARKS: Written page no. missing. 2 21 25 Scott Clara M. 26 F W Keeping House Penna 3 21 25 Scott William E. 6 M W Penna 4 21 25 Scott Marlin E. * 4 M W Penna REMARKS: first name could be Martin 5 21 25 Scott Mary A. 2 F W Penna 6 22 26 Will John 83 M W Retired Farmer 8,000 3,000 Penna X 7 22 26 Will Daniel W. 28 M W Farmer Penna X 8 22 26 Will Mary M. 26 F W Keeping House Penna 9 22 26 Will Nancy 72 F W Penna 10 22 26 Will Samantha J. 21 F W Penna 11 23 27 Benford Alexander 44 M W Dry goods Merchant 1,000 5,060 Penna X 12 23 27 Benford Joanna 37 F W Keeping House Penna 13 23 27 Benford Lizzie J. 17 F W Penna 14 23 27 Benford Charles N. 10 M W Penna 15 23 27 Benford Edward L. 8 M W Penna 16 23 27 Benford George O.* 8 M W Penna REMARKS: initial could be A. 17 24 28 Krupper George 63 M W Farmer 3,000 3,700 Penna REMARKS: name could be Knepper, George 18 24 28 Krupper Martha 61 F W Keeping House Penna REMARKS: name could be Knepper, Martha 19 24 28 Good Lena 43 F W Domestic servant Penna 20 25 29 Sipe Jacob 53 M W Retired Farmer 3,000 1,000 Penna X 21 25 29 Sipe Sipe* 51 F W Keeping House Penna REMARKS: *the name enumerator has for first name 22 25 29 Sipe Cyrus B. 23 M W Farmer Penna X 23 25 29 Sipe Simon P. 19 M W Dry goods Merchant 1,500 Penna 24 25 29 Sipe Eliza A. 16 F W Penna 25 25 29 Sipe Mary A. 12 F W Penna 26 26 30 Smith Joseph 58 M W Innkeeper 2,000 800 Penna X 27 26 30 Smith Delilah 54 F W Keeping House Penna 28 26 30 Smith Susan E. 24 F W Penna 29 26 30 Smith Mary E. 16 F W Penna 30 27 31 Stahl John 62 M W Farmer 5,030 1,000 Penna X 31 27 31 Stahl Mary 45 F W Keeping House Penna 32 27 31 Stahl Belinda 20 F W Penna 33 27 31 Stahl Charles 18 M W Penna 34 27 31 Stahl George 15 M W Penna 35 27 32 Snyder John 25 M W Dry goods merchant 4,900 Penna X 36 27 32 Snyder Lizzie 18 F W Keeping House Penna 37 27 32 Snyder Arklie 1 M W Penna Apr REMARKS: see text notes for Birth month 38 27 32 Snyder Annie 3/12 F W Penna REMARKS: see text notes for birth month 39 28 33 Hartzel Martin H. 21 M W Dry goods Merchant Penna X 40 28 33 Hartzel Samantha J. 21 F W Keeping House Penna CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Somerset DIVISION: Centreville Borough REEL NO: M593-1452 PAGE NO: 402A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 29 July 1870 by Jno Hicks ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 29 34 Smith Reuben 41 M W Clergyman 150 Penna X REMARKS: Written page 5. 2 29 34 Smith Julia A. 33 F W Keeping House Penna 3 29 34 Smith John H. 14 M W Penna 4 29 34 Smith Ottis W. 11 M W Penna 5 29 34 Smith William L. 9 M W Penna 6 29 34 Smith Huldah H. 7 F W Penna 7 29 34 Smith Wendel T. 5 M W Penna 8 29 34 Smith Mary E. 1 F W Penna 9 30 35 Scott Elizabeth W. 65 F W Keeping House 460 Penna 10 30 35 Scott Zebulon M.S. 46 M W Miner Penna X 11 30 35 Scott B* J. 39 M W Miner Penna X REMARKS: first name unreadable 12 30 35 Scott Walter 30 M W Agent * Factory Penna X REMARKS: second word of occupation unreadable 13 30 35 Scott Jane F. 25 F W Penna REMARKS: middle initial could be T. 14 30 35 Scott Mary 22 F W Penna 15 31 36 Kimmel Singleton 43 M W Blacksmith 600 200 Penna X 16 31 36 Kimmel Mary 31 F W Keeping House Penna 17 31 36 Kimmel Sophia E. 7 F W Penna 18 31 36 Kimmel William T. 5 M W Penna 19 31 36 Kimmel Mary I. 1 F W Penna 20 32 37 Boyd Ester A. W. 32 F W Keeping House 150 Penna 21 32 37 Lechty Mary 14 F W Domestic Servant Penna 22 32 37 Caldwell Ellen 10 F W Penna 23 32 37 Boyd Belle 2 F W Penna 24 33 38 Walter John 69 M W * 4,000 300 Penna X REMARKS: unable to read occupation 25 33 38 Walter Phebe 61 F W Keeping House Penna 26 33 38 Walter Alma J. 26 F W Seamstress Penna 27 33 38 Walter Quintellian H. 22 M W clerk in store Penna X 28 34 39 Dull Samuel H. 38 M W Wagon Maker 800 300 Penna X 29 34 39 Dull Cinderilla 39 F W Keeping House Penna 30 34 39 Dull Linda B. 16 F W Penna 31 34 39 Dull Cora A. 12 F W Penna 32 34 39 Dull Alice H. 10 F W Penna 33 34 39 Dull Jennie 8 F W Penna 34 34 39 Dull Edward S. 5 M W Penna REMARKS: name could be Dull, Edwin S. 35 35 40 Knable Mary W. 53 F W Keeping House 600 300 Penna 36 35 40 Tedrow Catharine W. 76 F W 200 Penna REMARKS: age could be 74.