Sullivan County, PA 1870 Federal Census : Shrewsberry Township This Census was transcribed by Fred Merrick and proofread by F. Merrick for the USGenWeb Archives Census Project, http://www.usgwarchives.net/census/ Copyright 1999 by Fred Merrick ************************************************************************ USGENWEB 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. ************************************************************************ Transcribers notes: There are a number of places where the Dwelling and Family numbers are recorded on the wrong line. There are a couple of places where the sex is obviously wrong. There are many places where entries for Attending School, or Not Able to Read or Write are obviously on the wrong lines. All of these are mentioned in the Transcriber's Notes column. 1870 census: small A and O are often open on top, looking like a U. All entries double-checked, and in difficult cases, triple-checked. Where handwriting was difficult to read and spelling uncertain, entries were compared between 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records to determine the most probable spelling of names. Cross-references are mentioned in the Transcriber's Notes column. ********************************************************************************************************************** Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-1453 State PA County SULLIVAN ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan DIVISION: Shrewsberry Twp REEL NO: M593-1453 PAGE NO: 84A REFERENCE: July 11, 1870 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Little Peter 60 M W Farmer 1,500 250 PA X REMARKS: Eaglesmere P.O., page 1 2 1 1 Little Marrian 60 F W Keeping House PA 3 1 1 Little Amellia 28 F W PA 4 1 1 Little Sarah Ann 25 F W PA 5 1 1 Little David C. 17 M W PA 6 2 2 Little Mary 56 F W Keeping House 600 PA 7 3 3 Peal Christopher 55 M W Farmer 500 600 England X X X 8 3 3 Peal Marria 47 F W Keeping House England X X 9 3 3 Peal Christopher 17 M W PA X X 10 3 3 Peal Anna Maria 15 F W PA X X 11 3 3 Peal Fredrick W. 11 M W PA X X 12 3 3 Haywood Mary 77 F W 100 England X X X REMARKS: Blind 13 4 4 Listen Richard 36 M W Farmer 500 550 Ireland X X X 14 4 4 Listen Annie 10 F W PA X X 15 4 4 Listen Alice 7 F W PA X X 16 4 4 Listen Mary Ann 5 F W PA X X 17 5 5 Berten William 32 M W Farmer 300 250 England X X X X X 18 5 5 Berten Mary Ann 40 F W Keeping House MD X X X X 19 6 6 Perkins Ann 52 F W Keeping House 300 150 England X X 20 7 7 Morgan Abraham 62 M W Farmer 500 400 Ireland X X X 21 7 7 Morgan Eliza 56 F W Keeping House Ireland X X 22 8 8 Smith George 29 M W Farmer 600 250 PA X 23 8 8 Smith Emma 30 F W Keeping House Ireland X X 24 8 8 Smith George R. 5 M W PA X 25 8 8 Smith Henry 3 M W PA X 26 8 8 Smith Edward 1 M W PA X 27 9 9 Smith George W. 57 M W Farmer 2,000 700 England X X X 28 9 9 Smith Ann 58 F W Keeping House England X X X X 29 9 9 Smith George N. 26 M W Field Hand England X X X 30 9 9 Smith Emma 15 F W PA X X X 31 10 10 Bennett William 41 M W Sawyer 500 PA X 32 10 10 Bennett Elizabeth 34 F W Keeping House PA 33 10 10 Bennett Millard 13 M W PA X 34 10 10 Bennett Byron 19 M W PA X 35 10 10 Bennett Miles 7 M W PA X 36 10 10 Bennett Eugene 2 M W PA 37 11 11 Nivil Jerrymiah 33 M W Sawyer PA X X X 38 11 11 Nivil Sarah 41 F W Keeping House PA 39 11 11 Nivil William 12 M W PA X 40 11 11 Nivil Emma V. 8 F W PA X CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan DIVISION: Shrewsberry Twp REEL NO: M593-1453 PAGE NO: 84B REFERENCE: July 13, 1870 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 11 11 Nivil Galaceous G. 2 M W PA REMARKS: Eaglesmere P.O., page 2 2 11 11 Nivil Mary Catharine 12 F W PA X 3 11 11 Strang Edgar 18 M W NY 4 12 12 Little Wallis 38 M W Teamster 500 200 PA X 5 12 12 Little Caroline 26 F W Keeping House England X X 6 12 12 Little Charles 3 M W PA X 7 12 12 Little Carry Emmelin 1 F W PA X 8 12 12 Selz Ernest 32 M W Bookkeeper France X X 9 13 13 Bennett George 53 M W Farmer 500 200 PA X X X X 10 13 13 Bennett Lydia 55 F W Keeping House PA 11 13 13 Bennett Adam C. 27 M W Field Hand PA X 12 13 13 Bennett Aminda 22 F W Servant PA 13 13 13 Bennett Emmeline 20 F W Servant PA 14 13 13 Bennett John F. 18 M W PA 15 13 13 Bennett Richard W. 17 M W PA 16 13 13 Bennett Annie E. 12 F W PA 17 14 14 Fulmer William 41 M W Farmer 2,100 800 PA X X 18 14 14 Fulmer Mary Ann 35 F W Keeping House Ireland X X X X 19 14 14 Fulmer Harriet 16 F W PA X 20 14 14 Fulmer Edward 14 M W PA X 21 14 14 Fulmer Herbert 10 M W PA X 22 14 14 Fulmer Ernest 6 M W PA X REMARKS: same age 23 14 14 Fulmer William 6 M W PA X 24 14 14 Fulmer Effie 2 F W PA X 25 15 15 Roach John F. 51 M W Farmer 2,000 500 England X X Sep X REMARKS: married Sep 15 26 15 15 Roach Deborah 31 F W PA Sep REMARKS: married Sep 15 27 15 15 Roach Charlotte 21 F W PA X 28 15 15 Roach William 19 M W PA X X X X REMARKS: Idiot 29 16 16 Bennett Gerrard 24 M W Field Hand 100 PA X 30 16 16 Bennett Mary A. 22 F W Keeping House PA 31 16 16 Bennett Lizzie Alice 5 F W PA 32 16 16 Bennett Martha Ella 4 F W PA 33 16 16 Bennett Jasper 2 M W PA 34 17 17 Bennett G.W. 48 M W Farmer 3,000 1,200 PA X X 35 17 17 Bennett Sarah 44 F W Keeping House PA 36 17 17 Bennett Boyd P. 20 M W PA 37 17 17 Bennett Nelson 18 M W PA 38 17 17 Bennett Arthur N. 15 M W PA 39 17 17 Bennett Ruth M. 13 F W PA 40 17 17 Bennett Rosa Ida 10 F W PA CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan DIVISION: Shrewsberry Twp REEL NO: M593-1453 PAGE NO: 85A REFERENCE: July 13, 1870 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 17 17 Bennett Harriet E. 7 F W PA REMARKS: Eaglesmere P.O., page 3 2 17 17 Bennett Burmas 5 F W PA REMARKS: Bernice (?) 3 17 17 Bennett James Monroe 3 M W PA 4 18 18 Laird Thomas 39 M W Machinist 800 100 PA X 5 18 18 Laird Sarah Jane 38 F W Keeping House PA 6 18 18 Laird Jerome W. 14 M W PA 7 18 18 Laird William W. 12 M W PA 8 18 18 Laird Caroline 10 F W PA 9 18 18 Laird Eliza 8 F W PA 10 18 18 Laird Amanda C. 5 F W PA 11 18 18 Laird Ella Jane 10/12 F W PA 1-Jul 12 19 19 Bennett William 59 M W Farmer 2,000 700 PA 13 19 19 Bennett Lavina 45 F W Keeping House PA 14 19 19 Bennett Aaron 19 M W PA 15 19 19 Bennett James Austin 13 M W PA 16 19 19 Bennett Estella 11 F W PA 17 19 19 Bennett Farredda 7 F W PA 18 19 19 Bennett Delia 3 F W PA 19 20 20 Marian Andrew 40 M W Sawyer 200 NY X 20 20 20 Marian Susan 24 F W Keeping House PA 21 20 20 Marian Adelbert 4 M W PA 22 20 20 Marian Adelaide 2 F W PA 23 21 21 Morrisy John C. 26 M W Farmer 350 NY X X X X X 24 21 21 Morrisy Sarah E. 21 F W Keeping House PA 25 21 21 Morrisy John C. 2 M W PA 26 21 21 Morrisy Ellis A. 1 M W PA 27 21 21 Vanhorn Andrew 14 M W Field Hand PA X X 28 21 21 Craft George W. 26 M W Field Hand 400 PA X 29 22 22 Craft Samuel 70 M W Farmer 2,500 800 PA X 30 22 22 Craft Margaret 70 F W Keeping House PA 31 22 22 Star Christina 35 F W PA 32 22 22 Dugan George W. 14 M W PA 33 23 23 Star Wilson 23 M W Sawyer PA X X X 34 23 23 Star Hannah 22 F W Keeping House PA 35 23 23 Star Henry 1 M W PA 36 24 24 Wallizer John 28 M W Sawyer 300 PA X 37 24 24 Wallizer Matilda 26 F W Keeping House PA 38 24 24 Wallizer Emma C. 7 F W PA 39 24 24 Wallizer William H. 6 M W PA 40 24 24 Wallizer Elizabeth 9 F W PA CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan DIVISION: Shrewsberry Twp REEL NO: M593-1453 PAGE NO: 85B REFERENCE: July 13, 1870 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 24 24 Wallizer Eva Ann 2 F W PA REMARKS: Eaglesmere P.O., page 4 2 25 25 Green John 57 M W Farmer 1,500 800 PA X 3 25 25 Green Christina 50 F W Keeping House PA 4 25 25 Green Richard 27 M W Field Hand PA X 5 25 25 Green Mary A. 24 F W PA X REMARKS: Deaf 6 25 25 Green Milton 21 M W Field Hand PA X 7 25 25 Green Frances 16 F W PA 8 25 25 Green Walter 7 M W PA 9 25 25 Green Ambrose 4 M W PA 10 26 26 Smith Robert 39 M W Farmer 800 PA X 11 26 26 Smith Matilda 24 F W Keeping House PA 12 26 26 Smith George W. 5 M W PA 13 26 26 Smith John 1 M W PA 14 26 26 Taylor William 70 M W PA X 15 26 26 Taylor Eliza 72 F W 1,000 PA 16 27 27 Taylor William F. 30 M W Farmer 25,000 1,400 PA X 17 27 27 Taylor Rhoda 65 F W Keeping House PA 18 27 27 Dugan Richard 16 M W PA 19 28 28 Taylor Elizabeth 93 F W PA X X 20 28 28 Boston Rebecca 34 F W PA 21 29 29 Hall David 48 M W Farmer 1,000 600 England X X X 22 29 29 Hall Susanna 42 F W Keeping House PA 23 29 29 Hall Anna 18 F W School Teacher PA X 24 29 29 Hall Mary Jane 14 F W PA X 25 29 29 Hall Wilber G. 11 M W PA X 26 29 29 Hall Isabella 6 F W PA X 27 30 30 Taylor Matthew 36 M W Farmer 2,600 1,100 PA X 28 30 30 Taylor Sarah Ann 25 F W Keeping House PA 29 30 30 Taylor Laura Isabell 6 F W PA 30 30 30 Taylor Margaret Jane 4 F W PA 31 30 30 Taylor George Steward 2 M W PA 32 30 30 Conklin John 23 M W Painter PA X 33 31 31 Taylor Fredrick 67 M W Farmer 20,000 4,469 PA X 34 31 31 Taylor Margaret 67 F W NY X X 35 31 31 Taylor George E. 36 M W 200 PA X 36 31 31 Cole Horrice 20 M W PA REMARKS: Horace (?) 37 31 31 Cox Pairsal 10 M W PA REMARKS: Percival (?) 38 32 32 Edkin Alice 66 F W Keeping House 3,000 500 PA 39 32 32 Edkin Jennie 26 F W PA 40 33 33 Edkin Francis 65 M W Farmer 6,000 1,100 PA X X X CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan DIVISION: Shrewsberry Twp REEL NO: M593-1453 PAGE NO: 86A REFERENCE: July 14, 1870 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 33 33 Edkin Judith 60 F W Keeping House PA X X REMARKS: Eaglesmere P.O., page 5 2 33 33 Edkin John 24 M W Field Hand PA X 3 33 33 Edkin Mary B. 2 F W PA 4 33 33 Edkin Sarah E. 20 F W PA 5 33 33 Edkin Emmeline E. 18 F W PA X REMARKS: same age 6 33 33 Edkin Mary Alice 18 F W PA X 7 33 33 Edkin Minnie Lola 2/12 F W PA M REMARKS: born March 17 8 34 34 Edkin Thomas 40 M W Farmer 500 250 PA X 9 34 34 Edkin Annie 34 F W Keeping House PA X 10 34 34 Edkin Filena E. 18 F W PA X X 11 34 34 Edkin Martin M. 17 M W PA X 12 34 34 Edkin Clarence W. 15 M W PA X 13 34 34 Edkin Alma Judith 13 F W PA X 14 34 34 Edkin Francis John 10 M W PA X 15 34 34 Edkin Eliza Josaphine 8 F W PA X 16 34 34 Edkin Lincoln L. 6 M W PA 17 34 34 Edkin Elizabeth J. 4 F W PA 18 34 34 Edkin Sarah C. 2 F W PA 19 35 35 Fiester John W. 40 M W Farmer 300 500 PA X 20 35 35 Fiester Margaret 33 F W Keeping House PA 21 35 35 Fiester Anna Jane 14 F W PA X 22 35 35 Fiester Mary Judith 12 F W PA X 23 35 35 Fiester Clara M. 9 F W PA X 24 35 35 Fiester Nelson E. 3 M W PA 25 36 36 Bernet Henry 32 M W Field Hand NY X 26 36 36 Bernet Elizabeth 24 F W Keeping House PA 27 36 36 Bernet Oscar W. 2 M W PA 28 36 36 Bernet Otis L. 1 M W PA 29 37 37 Bobb Ellis A. 50 M W Farmer 200 250 PA X 30 38 38 Kitchen Robert 78 M W Farmer 2,000 400 PA X 31 38 38 Kitchen Rosanna 69 F W Keeping House PA 32 38 38 Kitchen Ann 50 F W PA 33 39 39 Edkin Warren 29 M W Farmer 300 150 PA X 34 39 39 Edkin Rozella C. 23 F W Keeping House PA 35 39 39 Edkin Harley L. 1 M W PA 36 39 39 Edkin Brady Piatt 5/12 M W PA Dec REMARKS: born Dec 22 37 40 40 Taylor William 42 M W Farmer 10,000 1,300 PA X 38 40 40 Taylor Mary 26 F W Keeping House PA 39 40 40 Taylor Martha L. 10 F W PA 40 40 40 Taylor Margaret Jane 8 F W PA CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: PA COUNTY: Sullivan DIVISION: Shrewsberry Twp REEL NO: M593-1453 PAGE NO: 86B REFERENCE: July 15, 1870 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 40 40 Taylor Theodore 5 M W PA REMARKS: Eaglesmere P.O., page 6 2 40 40 Taylor William E. 1/12 M W PA 3-Apr 3 40 40 Taylor Myron 16 M W PA X 4 41 41 Little Thomas 59 M W Farmer 1,500 200 PA X 5 41 41 Little Mary Ann 55 F W Keeping House PA 6 41 41 Little Charlotte M. 21 F W PA 7 41 41 Little Elfleda M. 12 F W PA X 8 42 42 Hatch John 25 M W Teamster 100 PA X 9 42 42 Hatch Annie 20 F W Keeping House PA REMARKS: Lines 10 - 40 not used for enumeration on page 86B. Transcribers note: The following statement was included on page 86B. The above work has been done according to law and instructions Francis Warren Asst. 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