1870 Federal Census Benzie County, Michigan (Gilmore Township: File 5 of 10) This Census was transcribed by Mary Grindol and proofread by Terri Hay for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2001 by Mary Grindol ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES PROJECT 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, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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Bartlett PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 James [?Imes] David 30 M W Farmer 600 Penn. X 2 1 1 James [?Imes] Emeline 27 F W Keeping House Penn. 3 2 2 Mead Ira 28 M W Farmer 500 100 Ind. X 4 2 2 Mead Saba 28 F W Keeping House Ohio 5 2 2 Mead George 4 M W O. 6 2 2 Mead Frank 8/12 M W O. Oct. 7 3 3 Crawford Almon 33 M W Farmer 1,000 460 Canada West X X X 8 3 3 Crawford Sarah 28 F W Keeping House C.W. X X 9 3 3 Crawford Michael 4 M W C.W. X X 10 3 3 Crawford James 1 M W Mich. X X 11 3 3 Crawford William 4/12 M W Mich. X X Jan. 12 4 4 McKinstry Hugh 60 M W Farmer 600 150 Ireland X X 13 4 4 McKinstry Martha 60 F W Keeping House Ireland X X 14 4 4 McKinstry William 24 M W Farmer 400 C.W. X X X 15 4 4 McKinstry Jane 23 F W Teaching School C.W. X X 16 5 5 Crandal Smith 62 M W Farmer 600 1,000 N.Y. X 17 5 5 Crandal Mary 53 F W Keeping House N.Y. 18 5 5 Crandal Charles 21 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X 19 5 5 Crandal Al***son 16 M W Farm Laborer O. 20 5 6 Crandal Mortimer 26 M W Farm Laborer 200 O. X 21 5 6 Crandal Malvina 21 F W Keeping House Mass. 22 5 6 Crandal Helen 5/12 F W Mich. Dec. 23 6 7 Goodrich James 47 M W Farmer 1,000 200 Maine X 24 6 7 Goodrich Sarah 47 F W Keeping House N.Y. 25 7 8 Salsgiver William 21 M W Farmer 800 100 Penn. X 26 7 8 Salsgiver Adelia 22 F W Keeping House Wis. 27 7 8 Salsgiver David 8/12 M W Mich. Sep 28 8 9 Voorheis William 27 M W Farmer 1,000 100 Mich. X 29 9 10 Frister George 33 M W Farm Laborer 600 400 Canada West X X X X 30 9 10 Frister Lucretia 16 F W Keeping House C.W. X X X X 31 9 11 Laport Francis 45 M W Farmer 1,000 150 Canada East X X 32 9 11 Laport Polly 38 F W Keeping House C.E. X X 33 9 11 Laport Francis 19 M W Farm Laborer C.E. X X 34 9 11 Laport Fannie 21 F W C.E. X X X X X REMARKS: Idiot 35 9 11 Laport Jodia 18 M W Farm Laborer C.E. X X 36 9 11 Laport Mary 10 F W C.E. X X 37 9 11 Laport John 8 M W C.E. X X 38 9 11 Laport Dora 6/12 F W Mich. X X Dec. 39 9 11 Carmel George 19 M W Attends School Mich. X 40 9 11 Carmel Royal 15 M W Attends School Mich X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Gilmore REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 19A REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 31 June 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 2 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 10 12 *oth [?] * * W Farmer 3,000 1,200 Mass X REMARKS: [The first 10 lines on this page are very blurred] 2 10 12 *oth [?] Th******** * F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 10 12 *oth [?] Ida 16 F W At Home N.Y. 4 11 13 Hayworth [?] [?David] 39 M W Farm Laborer 300 N.Y. X 5 11 13 Hayworth [?] Ellen ?35 F W Keeping House Mich. 6 11 13 Hayworth [?] Lottie 13 F W At Home Mich. 7 11 13 Hayworth [?] Charles 11 M W At Home Mich. 8 11 13 Hayworth [?] [?Edwin] 5 M W Iowa 9 11 13 Hayworth [?] Frank 1 M W Iowa 10 12 14 Huit [?] John 34 M W Farmer 1,000 400 Vt. X 11 12 14 Huit [?] Therese 34 F W Keeping House Ohio 12 12 14 Huit [?] Elsie 11 F W At Home O. 13 12 14 Huit [?] Lucy 4 F W Mich. 14 12 14 Huit [?] Arthur 1 M W Mich. 15 13 15 Hopkins Benjamin 51 M W Farmer 1,600 100 Ohio X 16 13 15 Hopkins Elizabeth 44 F W Keeping House N.Y. X X 17 13 15 Hopkins Mary 19 F W At Home Ind. 18 13 15 Hopkins Carrie 16 F W Teaching School Ind. 19 13 15 Hopkins Ira 11 M W Ind. X 20 13 15 Hopkins Ida 11 F W Ind. 21 14 16 Farley George 27 M W Farmer 1,000 1,500 Mass. X 22 14 16 Farley Mary 27 F W Keeping House Ohio 23 14 16 Farley Myra 2 F W Mich. 24 15 17 Farley Benjamin 50 M W Farmer 1,000 100 Mass. X 25 15 17 Farley Abigail 49 F W Keeping House Mass. 26 16 18 Gilbert Samuel 35 M W Farmer 1,200 100 Ohio X 27 16 18 Gilbert Martha 28 F W Keeping House Mich. 28 16 18 Gilbert Nellie 5 F W Mich. 29 16 18 Gilbert Edwin 3 M W Mich. 30 16 18 Gilbert Cecil 1 F W Mich. 31 17 19 Gilbert Sylvester 29 M W Carpenter & Joiner 2,000 400 Ohio X 32 17 19 Gilbert Howard 24 M W Farmer 500 200 Ohio X 33 18 20 Wells Henry 60 M W Farmer 1,000 600 N.Y. X 34 18 20 Wells Sarah 58 F W Keeping House N.Y. 35 18 20 Wells Charles 16 M W Farm Laborer Mich. X 36 19 21 Bowman Abram 44 M W Farmer 1,000 100 Penn. X 37 19 21 Bowman Nancy 40 F W Keeping House Penn. 38 19 21 Bowman Viola 14 F W Attending School Ohio X 39 19 21 Bowman Sarah 11 F W Ohio X 40 19 21 Bowman William 8 M W Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Gilmore REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 19B REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 1 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 3 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 20 22 Banker Jesse 38 M W Farmer 1,000 100 Iowa X 2 20 22 Banker Anna 36 F W Keeping House Missouri 3 20 22 Banker Forrest 10 M W Iowa 4 20 22 Banker Torrents 8 M W Iowa 5 21 23 Smith Levi 65 M W Farm Laborer Canada West X X X 6 21 23 Smith Elizabeth 54 F W Keeping House Ireland X X X 7 21 23 Smith Susanna 29 F W At Home Canada West X X X REMARKS: Insane 8 21 23 Smith Enoch 25 M W Farmer 1,000 500 C.W. X X 9 21 23 Smith Eleanor 18 F W At Home C.W. X X 10 21 23 Smith Sarah 13 F W Attending School Michigan X X X 11 21 23 Smith George 15 M W Teamster Canada West X X 12 22 24 Vanloon Gershom 29 M W Farmer 800 100 C.W. X X 13 22 24 Vanloon Rhoda 31 F W Keeping House C.W. X X 14 22 24 Vanloon Ethelred 7 M W Mich. X X 15 22 24 Vanloon Lillie 5 F W Mich. X X 16 22 24 Vanloon Ethelbert 3 M W Mich. X X 17 22 24 Vanloon William 2 M W Mich. X X 18 23 25 Parker Albert 33 M W Farmer 500 100 N.Y. Aug. X 19 23 25 Parker Susan 23 F W Keeping House N.Y. Aug. 20 24 26 Garfield Lucius 38 M W Farmer 1,000 Vt. X 21 25 27 Kellum Ephraim 26 M W Farmer 1,000 Mich. X 22 25 27 Kellum Mary 24 F W Keeping House England X X 23 25 27 Kellum Orville 1 M W Mich. X 24 25 27 Perkins Mortal 5 F W Mich. 25 25 28 Kellum Jasra 73 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. X 26 26 29 Babenan John 45 M W Farmer 1,000 900 Canada West X X X X X 27 26 29 Babenan Mary 45 F W Keeping House C.W. X X X X 28 26 29 Babenan Oliver 20 M W Farm Laborer Mich. X X 29 26 29 Babenan Julius 15 M W At Home Mich. X X X 30 26 29 Babenan John 12 M W At Home Mich. X X X 31 26 29 Babenan Moral 10 M W Mich. X X X 32 26 29 Babenan Adeline 8 F W Mich. X X 33 27 30 Fuller Leonidas 23 M W Farmer 800 125 Virginia X 34 27 30 Fuller Celia 22 F W Keeping House Ohio 35 27 30 Fuller Bertha 2 F W Mich. 36 27 30 Fuller Edgar 9/12 M W Mich. Aug. 37 28 31 Putney Marshal 26 M W Farmer 600 400 Ohio X X 38 28 31 Putney Ophelia 24 F W Keeping House Penn. 39 28 31 Putney Velma 6 F W Ohio 40 28 31 Putney Wallace 3 M W Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Gilmore REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 20A REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 1 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 4 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 32 Osgood James 42 M W Farmer 800 800 N.Y. X 2 29 32 Osgood Melinda 38 F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 29 32 Osgood Rosolia 14 F W Attending School Wis. X 4 29 32 Osgood Frank 12 M W At Home Wis. X 5 29 32 Osgood Willis 10 M W At Home Wis. X 6 29 32 Osgood James 2 M W Mich. 7 30 33 Law James 71 M W Farmer 1,000 200 Penn. X 8 30 33 Law Rebecca 45 F W Keeping House New Hampshire 9 30 33 Law Elizabeth 11 F W At Home Penn. 10 30 33 Law James 8 M W Penn 11 30 33 Law Emma 3 F W Mich. 12 30 34 Gastin Marcus 20 M W Farm Laborer Ohio 13 30 34 Gastin Maryett 16 F W Keeping House Penn. 14 31 35 Cutler Albert 58 M W Farmer 1,000 500 Ohio X 15 31 35 Cutler Betsy 50 F W Keeping House 400 Canada West X X 16 31 35 Cutler Flora 15 F W At Home Ohio X 17 31 35 Cutler Rudolphus 13 M W At Home O. X 18 31 35 Cutler Arthur 11 M W At Home O. X 19 31 35 Cutler Pluma 6 F W Mich. X 20 32 36 Garivan Peter 31 M W Farmer 800 300 Scotland X X X X 21 32 36 Garivan Charity 25 F W Keeping House Ohio 22 32 36 Garivan Lyman 2 M W Mich X 23 32 36 Garivan Mary 7/12 F W Mich X Sep 24 33 37 Carver Isaac 44 M W Carpenter & Joiner 800 300 Delaware X 25 33 37 Carver Ruth 43 F W Keeping House Penn 26 33 37 Carver Mary 14 F W At Home Ohio 27 33 37 Carver Anna 7 F W Mich 28 33 37 Carver Benjamin 4 M W Mich 29 34 38 Blood Oren 36 M W Farmer 1,500 400 N.Y. X 30 34 38 Blood Mary 18 M W Keeping House Wis 31 34 38 Blood Sarah 3/12 F W Mich Feb 32 35 39 Putney Rufas 52 M W Farmer 1,600 700 Canada East X X X 33 35 39 Putney Phebe 46 F W Keeping House N.Y. 34 35 39 Putney Orlo 18 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X X 35 35 39 Putney Fravilla 14 F W Attending School O. X X 36 35 39 Putney Leister 12 M W At Home O. X X 37 35 39 Putney Wesley 7 M W O. X 38 35 39 Putney Victor 5 M W O. X 39 35 39 Putney Herbert 1/12 M W Mich. X May 40 35 39 Burns Robert 20 M W Farm Laborer Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Gilmore REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 20B REFERENCE: P.O. Joyfield; Enumerated on 2 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 5 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 36 40 Keith Rufus 36 M W Farmer 1,000 1,000 New Hampshire X 2 36 40 Keith Lucy 26 F W Keeping House Mass 3 37 41 Judson Cassius 24 M W Farmer 1,000 200 Ohio X 4 37 41 Judson Lois 23 F W Keeping House O. 5 37 41 Judson Mary 3 F W Mich. 6 38 42 Applegate Joseph 69 M W Farmer 800 125 New Jersey X 7 39 43 Wiltse Marshal 25 M W Farmer 1,200 400 Canada West X X X 8 39 43 Wiltse Alice 17 F W Keeping House Penn. 9 39 43 Wiltse Albert 1 M W Mich. X REMARKS: Lines 10 - 40 left blank. REMARKS: End of Gilmore Township. REMARKS: Page 6, Sheet 21A left blank.