1870 Federal Census, Josh Bell County, Kentucky 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 Barb Rice, June 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2000. Submitted by Barb Rice June 10, 2000. This Census Was Proofread by Kelly Courtney-Blizzard , June 2000. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. Brice53218@aol.com This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 federal census for Josh Bell County, Kentucky Key to Census Abbreviations: PG Page # SN Sheet # LN Line # DN Dwelling # FN Family # CO Color R/E Real Estate Value PPV Personal property Value POB Place of Birth FFB Father Foreign Born MFB Mother Foreigh Born MB Month if Born in Census Year MRD Month if Married in Census Year SCH School in Yr C/R Cannot Read C/W Cannot Write DDB Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane or Idiot M21 Male over 21 (Eligible to Vote) DTV Denied the Vote ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 4 Post Office Callaway Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 10 September 1870 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 239A 1 1 Pursifull Esau 60 M W Farmer 275 417 Kentucky X X 239A 1 1 Pursifull Melinda 55 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239A 1 1 Pursifull George M D 23 M W Farmer 329 Kentucky X 239A 1 1 Pursifull Margaret 19 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239A 1 1 Pursifull Amanda 1 F W Kentucky 239A 1 1 Jackson Susan 11 F W Kentucky 239A 2 2 Wilder Andrew 40 M W Farmer 500 405 Kentucky X 239A 2 2 Wilder Elizabeth 40 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239A 2 2 Wilder William J 19 M W Farmer Kentucky X 239A 2 2 Wilder Adline E M 14 F W Kentucky X X X 239A 2 2 Wilder Granville P 12 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 239A 2 2 Wilder Josephine 10 F W Kentucky X X X 239A 2 2 Wilder Andrew J 7 M W Kentucky 239A 2 2 Wilder Hiram D 1/12 M W Kentucky Apr 239A 3 3 Wilder Sampson 72 M W Farmer 200 147 Kentucky X X X 239A 3 3 Wilder Anna 78 F W Keeping House Virginia X X 239A 4 4 Wilder Newton 21 M W Farmer Kentucky Oct X 239A 4 4 Wilder Amy 24 F W Keeping House Virginia Oct 239A 5 5 Miracle John M 34 M W Farmer 200 193 Kentucky X 239A 5 5 Miracle Mary 36 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239A 5 5 Miracle Sarah C 7 F W Kentucky 239A 5 5 Miracle William A 5 M W Kentucky 239A 5 5 Miracle James M 3 M W Kentucky 239A 5 5 Miracle Peter W 1 M W Kentucky 239A 6 6 Bingham Elijah 75 M W Farmer 300 Virginia X X X 239A 6 6 Bingham Esther 69 F W Keeping House Kentucky 239A 6 6 Coffman Aminellis 14 F B Kentucky X X 239A 6 6 Beaty Randall 70 M B Farmer Virginia X X 239A 7 239A 8 7 Miracle Peter 50 M W Farmer 400 425 Kentucky X 239A 8 7 Miracle Sarah 46 F W Keeping House Kentucky 239A 8 7 Miracle Sarah 27 F W Kentucky 239A 8 7 Miracle Henry F 25 M W Farmer Kentucky X 239A 8 7 Miracle James G 3 M W Kentucky 239A 8 7 Miracle Stephen G 20 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 239A 8 7 Miracle Daniel E 18 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 239A 8 7 Miracle Sarah J 8 F W Kentucky 239A 8 7 Miracle John M 5 M W Kentucky 239A 8 7 Miracle Juda C 3 F W Kentucky 239A 9 8 Thomson James C 35 M W Farmer 100 100 Kentucky X X X 239B 9 8 Thomson Nancy 33 F W Keeping House Kentucky 239B 9 8 Thomson Mary 13 F W Kentucky 239B 9 8 Thomson Martha 11 F W Kentucky X X 239B 9 8 Thomson John 6 M W Kentucky 239B 9 8 Thomson Samson 4 M W Kentucky 239B 9 8 Thomson William 2 M W Kentucky 239B 9 8 Thomson Chesley J 11/12 M W Kentucky June 239B 10 9 Wilder Moses 49 M W Farmer 250 150 Kentucky X 239B 10 9 Wilder Sarah M 50 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239B 10 9 Wilder Sampson 22 M W Farmer Kentucky X 239B 10 9 Wilder Joseph S 17 M W Farmer Kentucky X 239B 10 9 Wilder Leander 15 M W Farmer Kentucky X 239B 10 9 Wilder Jefferson C 13 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 239B 10 9 Wilder Elizabeth 10 F W Kentucky X X 239B 11 239B 12 10 Wilder William H 27 M W Farmer 100 254 Kentucky X 239B 12 10 Wilder Sarah A 29 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239B 12 10 Wilder Moses A 3 M W Kentucky 239B 12 10 Wilder John M 3/12 M W Kentucky Feb 239B 13 11 Wilson Robert 50 M W Farmer 700 300 Kentucky X X 239B 13 11 Wilson Elizabeth 37 F W Keeping House Kentucky 239B 13 11 Wilson Isaac 17 M W Farmer Kentucky X X 239B 13 11 Wilson Mary 14 F W Kentucky X X 239B 13 11 Wilson Martha 12 F W Kentucky X X 239B 13 11 Wilson Debby 11 F W Kentucky X X 239B 13 11 Wilson Sarah E 9 F W Kentucky 239B 13 11 Wilson Lazareth 7 M W Kentucky 239B 13 11 Wilson Rutha 5 F W Kentucky 239B 13 11 Wilson Margaret 4 F W Kentucky 239B 13 11 Wilson James 2 M W Kentucky 239B 14 12 Cox John B 63 M W Farmer 300 151 Tennessee X 239B 14 12 Cox Nancy 61 F W Keeping House Tennessee X 239B 15 13 Ely Sarah 36 F W Keeping House 150 230 Kentucky X 239B 15 13 Ely Nancy J 10 F W Kentucky X X 239B 15 13 Ely John C 8 M W Kentucky 239B 16 14 Cowan William 32 M W Farmer 341 Kentucky X X 239B 16 14 Cowan Nancy J 19 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 239B 16 14 Cowan William M 6/12 M W Kentucky Nov 239B 17 15 Saylor Sparks 25 M W Farmer Kentucky X 239B 17 15 Saylor Mary 19 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 4 Post Office Callaway Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 13 September 1870 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 240A 17 15 Saylor Rebecca J 1 F W Kentucky 240A 17 15 Saylor Mary 50 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240A 17 15 Saylor Sarah 14 F W Kentucky X X 240A 18 16 Upton Mary 39 F W Keeping House 658 Tennessee X X 240A 18 16 Upton Mary J 16 F W Virginia X X 240A 18 16 Upton Adenson 13 M W Works on Farm Virginia X X X 240A 18 16 Upton Dellilah C 11 F W Kentucky X X X 240A 18 16 Upton Theodocia 7 F W Kentucky 240A 18 16 Upton Edward R G 5 M W Kentucky 240A 18 16 Upton Margaret J 3 F W Kentucky 240A 18 16 Upton John J 1 M W Kentucky 240A 19 17 Parsons John 68 M W Farmer 2000 1000 Virginia X 240A 19 17 Parsons Judy 32 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240A 19 17 Parsons Spencer 11 M W At Home Kentucky X X X 240A 19 17 Parsons Joseph 7 M W Kentucky 240A 19 17 Parsons Cyntha A 3 F W Kentucky 240A 19 17 Parsons Caroline 1 F W Kentucky 240A 19 17 Kelly Abbigail 24 F W Kentucky X 240A 20 18 Wilson Susana 37 F W Keeping House 120 Kentucky X 240A 20 18 Wilson Josephine 13 F W Kentucky X X 240A 20 18 Wilson James 11 M W Kentucky X X 240A 20 18 Wilson Daniel G 8 M W Kentucky 240A 20 18 Harris Emily 30 F W House Keeper Tennessee X X 240A 20 18 Harris John 1/12 M W Kentucky Apr 240A 21 19 Faulkner Lewis 41 M W Farmer 1200 1200 Tennessee X 240A 21 19 Faulkner Mary H 37 F W Keeping House Kentucky 240A 21 19 Faulkner Mary B 10 F W Missouri X 240A 21 19 Faulkner Noel C 7 M W Missouri 240A 21 19 Faulkner James 3 M W Kentucky 240A 21 19 Faulkner Thomas J 1 M W Kentucky 240A 22 20 Howard Harriet 60 F B Keeping House Virginia X X 240A 22 20 Pursiful Edward 23 M B Farmer Kentucky X X X 240A 23 21 Brock Ballinger 33 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 240A 23 21 Brock Sylvania 27 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 240A 23 21 Brock Mellissa J 9 F W Kentucky 240A 23 21 Brock James 6 M W Kentucky 240A 23 21 Brock Mary E 3 F W Kentucky 240A 24 240A 25 22 Miracle William J 54 M W Farmer 250 Kentucky X 240A 25 22 Miracle Ann 54 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 4 Post Office Callaway Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 14 September 1870 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 240B 25 22 Miracle John A 19 M W Farmer Kentucky 240B 26 23 Mink William J 35 M W Farmer Virginia X X X 240B 26 23 Mink Sarah J 39 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240B 26 23 Mink Elizabeth 13 F W Kentucky X X 240B 26 23 Mink Rody J 11 F W Virginia X X 240B 26 23 Mink Robert 8 M W Virginia 240B 26 23 Mink James E 5 M W Virginia 240B 26 23 Mink Peter H 2 M W Virginia 240B 27 24 Miracle Fredrick 21 M W Farmer Kentucky X X 240B 27 24 Miracle China V 19 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240B 27 24 Miracle John A 1 M W Kentucky 240B 27 24 Miracle Rutha J 6/12 F W Kentucky Nov 240B 28 25 Wilder Nancy 30 F W Keeping House 100 125 Ohio X X 240B 28 25 Wilder Daniel D 15 M W Kentucky X X 240B 28 25 Wilder Martha J 13 F W Kentucky X X X 240B 28 25 Wilder William A 10 M W Kentucky X X X 240B 28 25 Wilder John W F 8 M W Kentucky X 240B 28 25 Wilder Josiah 5 M W Kentucky 240B 29 26 Wilder Roda J 31 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240B 29 26 Wilder Rezin W 9 M W Kentucky 240B 29 26 Wilder James E 7 M W Kentucky 240B 29 26 Wilder William 2 M W Kentucky 240B 30 27 Goodin Marshal 43 M W Farmer 600 300 Kentucky Jan X X 240B 30 27 Goodin Rutha 40 F W Keeping House Kentucky Jan X X 240B 30 27 Goodin Mary 15 F W Kentucky X 240B 30 27 Goodin Louisa F 11 F W Kentucky X 240B 30 27 Wilson Rutha 82 F W Keeping House Tennessee X X 240B 30 27 Wilson Elizabeth 13 F W Kentucky X X 240B 30 27 Wilson William 10 M W Kentucky X X X 240B 30 27 Wilson Catharine 8 F W Kentucky 240B 31 28 Wilson Richard 31 M W Farmer 200 220 Kentucky X X X 240B 31 28 Wilson Mary 25 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240B 31 28 Wilson Martha 9 F W Kentucky 240B 31 28 Wilson Irvine 7 M W Kentucky 240B 31 28 Wilson Henry 5 M W Kentucky 240B 31 28 Wilson Mark 1 M W Kentucky 240B 32 29 Jackson James S L 50 M W Farmer 175 205 Virginia X X X 240B 32 29 Jackson Ann 43 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 240B 32 29 Jackson Catharine 24 F W Kentucky X X 240B 32 29 Jackson Nancy 21 F W Kentucky X X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 4 Post Office Callaway Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 14 September 1870 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 241A 32 29 Jackson Louisa 17 F W Kentucky X X 241A 32 29 Jackson Elizabeth 15 F W Kentucky X X 241A 32 29 Jackson Rutha 13 F W Kentucky X X 241A 32 29 Jackson George W 10 M W Kentucky X X 241A 32 29 Jackson Julia 8 F W Kentucky 241A 32 29 Jackson Mary 6 F W Kentucky 241A 32 29 Jackson Henry 4 M W Kentucky 241A 33 241A 34 30 Jackson Matilda 30 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 241A 34 30 Jackson James 12 M W Kentucky X X X 241A 34 30 Jackson Melinda 9 F W Kentucky 241A 34 30 Jackson John R 6 M W Kentucky 241A 34 30 Jackson Letitia 4 F W Kentucky 241A 34 30 Jackson Sarah E 2 F W Kentucky 241A 34 30 Jackson Orfay 28 F W Kentucky X X 241A 34 30 Jackson Larkin 5 M W Kentucky 241A 34 30 Jackson Margaret 2 F W Kentucky 241A 35 241A 36 241A 37 31 Wilson James 55 M W Farmer 500 500 Kentucky X X 241A 37 31 Wilson Rosy 45 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 241A 37 31 Wilson Elizabeth 25 F W Kentucky X X 241A 37 31 Wilson William 23 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 241A 37 31 Wilson Isaac 21 M W Farmer Kentucky X 241A 37 31 Wilson Robert 18 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 241A 37 31 Wilson Jacob 16 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 241A 37 31 Wilson Nancy 14 F W Kentucky 241A 37 31 Wilson Rosy J 12 F W Kentucky 241A 37 31 Wilson James G 8 M W Kentucky 241A 37 31 Wilson Nathaniel 3 M W Kentucky 241A 38 32 Wilson Henry 25 M W Farmer 150 Kentucky Apr X X 241A 38 32 Wilson Elizabeth 18 F W Keeping House Kentucky Apr X X 241A 39 33 Bull Brittain 32 M W Farmer 250 Kentucky X X X 241A 39 33 Bull Elizabeth S 35 F W Keeping House North Carolina 241A 39 33 Bull Andrew J 11 M W Virginia X X 241A 39 33 Bull William C 6 M W Tennessee 241A 39 33 Bull Martha 2 F W Kentucky 241A 40 34 Bull Jesse 76 M W Gunsmith Tennessee X X X 241A 40 34 Bull Jane 72 F W Keeping House Tennessee X X 241A 41 35 Green Stephen 33 M W Farmer 400 200 Tennessee X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 4 Post Office Callaway Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 14 September 1870 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 241B 41 35 Green Phebe 29 F W Kentucky X X 241B 41 35 Green William J 12 M W Kentucky X X 241B 41 35 Green Lewis G 8 M W Kentucky 241B 41 35 Green Elizabeth J 5 F W Kentucky 241B 41 35 Green Mary C 2 F W Kentucky 241B 41 35 Green Thomas J 6/12 M W Kentucky Nov 241B 42 36 Miracle Abraham 47 M W Farmer 400 616 Kentucky X X X 241B 42 36 Miracle Elizabeth 48 F W Keeping House North Carolina X X 241B 42 36 Miracle James H 18 M W Farmer Kentucky X 241B 42 36 Miracle John F 15 M W Kentucky X 241B 42 36 Miracle George W 10 M W Kentucky X 241B 42 36 Miracle Abraham J 8 M W Kentucky 241B 42 36 Miracle Nathan McD 6 M W Kentucky 241B 42 36 Miracle Barnett 2 M W Kentucky 241B 43 37 Miracle Henry C 26 M W Farmer 105 Kentucky X X X 241B 43 37 Miracle Sarah A 27 F W Keeping House Kentucky 241B 43 37 Miracle Nancy 2 F W Kentucky 241B 43 37 Miracle Abraham 1 M W Kentucky 241B 44 38 Wilson Charles C 27 M W Farmer 167 Kentucky X 241B 44 38 Wilson Celia H 26 F W Keeping House Virginia 241B 44 38 Wilson Daniel R 3 M W Virginia 241B 44 38 Wilson Amanda M 2 F W Kentucky 241B 44 38 Wilson Peter H 3/12 M W Kentucky Feb 241B 45 39 Wilson Henry 60 M W Farmer 300 250 Kentucky X 241B 45 39 Wilson Margaret 61 F W Keeping House Tennessee 241B 46 40 Wilson Irvin 23 M W Farmer 200 Kentucky X 241B 46 40 Wilson Mary J 18 F W Keeping House Kentucky 241B 46 40 Wilson Albert 1 M W Kentucky 241B 47 41 Brock Micager 45 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 241B 47 41 Brock Sarah 35 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 241B 47 41 Brock Benjamin D 12 M W Kentucky X X 241B 47 41 Brock Abraham 9 M W Kentucky 241B 47 41 Brock Carter 7 M W Kentucky 241B 47 41 Brock Ballenger 5 M W Kentucky 241B 47 41 Brock Vestinna 2 F W Kentucky 241B 48 241B 49 42 Callaway Ballenger 33 M W Farmer 400 181 Kentucky X 241B 49 42 Callaway Mary 26 F W Keeping House Virginia 241B 49 42 Callaway Charles 9 M W Kentucky X 241B 49 42 Callaway Elender 7 F W Kentucky Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 4 Post Office Callaway Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 14 September 1870 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ===================================================================================================================================================================================================== 242A 49 42 Callaway James 5 M W Kentucky 242A 49 42 Callaway Margaret 3 F W Kentucky 242A 49 42 Callaway George S 2 M W Virginia 242A 49 42 Callaway Mary 12 days F W Kentucky 242A 50 242A 51 43 Callaway Charles J 60 M W Farmer 2000 2500 North Carolina X 242A 51 43 Callaway Elizabeth 55 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 242A 51 43 Callaway Caroline 32 F W 200 Kentucky 242A 51 43 Callaway Sylvesta 19 F W Kentucky 242A 51 43 Hargis Charles J 14 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 242A 51 43 Hargis John 12 M W At Home Kentucky X X 242A 51 43 Hargis James 10 M W Kentucky X X X 242A 51 43 Brock James B 10 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 242A 51 43 Johnson Nathaniel G 24 M W Merchant 343 Kentucky X 242A 52 242A 53 242A 54 44 Howard Sarah 36 F W Keeping House 210 Kentucky X X 242A 54 44 Howard Elizabeth 16 F W Kentucky X X 242A 54 44 Howard Virginia 14 F W Kentucky X X X 242A 54 44 Howard James B 12 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 242A 54 44 Howard Matildy 9 F W Kentucky 242A 54 44 Howard Rousean 7 M W Kentucky 242A 54 44 Howard Deborah 3 F W Kentucky 242A 55 45 Creech Samuel 51 M W Farmer 4000 1142 Kentucky X 242A 55 45 Creech Roda 48 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 242A 55 45 Creech Elisha 22 M W Farmer Kentucky X 242A 55 45 Creech Isaac N 18 M W Farmer Kentucky X 242A 55 45 Creech Benjamin F 15 M W Farmer Kentucky X X 242A 55 45 Creech Robert 8 M W Kentucky X 242A 56 46 Parsons Martha 38 F W Keeping House 200 Kentucky X X 242A 56 46 Parsons Mary A 17 F W Kentucky X X 242A 56 46 Parsons Samuel 15 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 242A 56 46 Parsons Barbary 12 F W Kentucky X X X 242A 56 46 Parsons Catharine V 11 F W Kentucky X X X 242A 56 46 Parsons Rosecranse 5 M W Kentucky 242A 56 46 Parsons Delilah J 4 F W Kentucky 242A 56 46 Ely Martha 17 F W Kentucky X X 242A 57 47 Brummit Paton 25 M W Farmer Kentucky X X 242A 57 47 Brummit Lucy 19 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 242A 57 47 Brummit David 7 M W Kentucky 242B BLANK PAGE