1870 Federal Census Benzie County, Michigan (Homestead Township: File 6 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 Wilbur Jacob 69 M W Farmer 1,500 370 Mass. X 2 1 1 Wilbur Mary 26 F W Keeping House Mass. 3 1 1 Wilbur Ellen 5 F W Wis. 4 2 2 Bates Elijah 41 M W Farmer 800 200 N.Y. X 5 2 2 Bates Jane 32 F W Keeping House Penn. 6 2 2 Bates Albert 15 M W At Home Penn. 7 2 2 Bates Adelia 12 F W At Home Penn. X 8 2 2 Bates Emeretta 9 F W Penn. 9 2 2 Bates Edwin 7 M W Penn. 10 2 2 Bates Emma 4 F W Penn. 11 2 2 Bates Horace 10/12 M W Mich. Aug 12 3 3 Brownell Alvah [?] 47 M W Farmer 700 150 N.Y. X 13 3 3 Brownell Lucy 46 F W Keeping House Vt. 14 3 3 Brownell Martin 16 M W At Home N.Y. 15 3 3 Brownell Leonora 13 F W Attending School N.Y. X 16 3 3 Brownell Oren 12 M W At Home N.Y. 17 3 3 Brownell Alvin 8 M W Ohio 18 3 3 Brownell Grinaldo 5 M W Wis. 19 3 3 Brownell Charles 1 M W Mich. 20 4 4 Rust Henry 40 M W Farmer 2,000 200 Penn. X 21 4 4 Rust Melinda 39 F W Keeping House N.Y. 22 4 4 Rust Ina [?Iva] 7 F W Penn. 23 4 4 Rust Peter 5 M W Penn. 24 4 4 Rust Albert 3 M W Penn. 25 4 4 Rust William 44 M W Farm Laborer Penn. X 26 4 4 Rust Susannah 71 F W At Home Penn. 27 5 5 Piper David 54 M W Farmer 1,500 800 Penn. X 28 5 5 Piper Sarah 50 F W Keeping House Ohio 29 5 5 Piper Mary 12 F W At Home C.W. ? ? X 30 6 6 Johnson Camden 50 M W Farmer 1,000 250 Ohio X 31 6 6 Johnson Philena 39 F W Keeping House Ohio 32 6 6 Johnson Baird 15 M W At Home Ohio X 33 6 6 Johnson Virgil 12 M W At Home Ohio X 34 6 6 Johnson Agnes 10 F W At Home Ohio 35 6 6 Johnson Alice 8 F W Ohio 36 6 6 Johnson Henry 6 M W Ohio 37 6 6 Johnson Lucy 5 F W Mich. 38 6 6 Johnson Flora 2 F W Mich. 39 7 7 Woodbury Amos 41 M W Works in Sawmill 800 2,000 Ohio X 40 7 7 Woodbury Sarah 18 F W Keeping House Ohio CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Homestead REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 22A REFERENCE: P.O. Homestead; Enumerated on 14 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 8 8 Palmer William 40 M W Farmer 1,200 100 England X X X 2 8 8 Palmer Helen 27 F W Keeping House England X X 3 8 8 Palmer Fanny 8 F W Mich. X X 4 8 8 Palmer Anne 2 F W Mich. X X 5 9 9 Case Morris 32 M W Farmer 2,000 1,000 Ohio X 6 9 9 Case Elizabeth 32 F W Keeping House Penn. 7 9 9 Case James 25 M W Farm Laborer 600 350 Ohio X 8 10 10 Heisler Joseph 68 M W Farmer 1,000 500 Canada East X X X X X 9 10 10 Heisler Mary 53 F W Keeping House Ireland X X X 10 11 11 Carter Cynthia 52 F W Keeping House 4,000 1,200 New York 11 11 11 Carter Homer 21 M W Farmer Penn. X 12 11 11 Carter Ida 17 F W At Home Penn. 13 12 12 Brownell Henry 37 M W Farmer 1,000 300 N.Y. X 14 12 12 Brownell Sarah 33 F W Keeping House England X X 15 12 12 Brownell Delwin 9 M W Ohio X 16 12 12 Brownell Lila 3 F W Mich X 17 13 13 Richardson Johnathan 78 M B Farm Laborer Virginia X X 18 13 13 Richardson Loesa 60 F B Keeping House Virginia X 19 13 13 Richardson Albert 24 M B Farmer 1,000 Virginia X 20 13 13 Richardson George 18 M B Farm Laborer Ohio 21 13 13 Ward Jane 10 F B C.W. X X 22 14 14 Andrews William 28 M W Farmer 600 100 N.Y. X 23 14 14 Andrews Margie 19 F W Keeping House Mich. 24 14 14 Andrews Ella 3/12 F W Mich. Feb. 25 15 15 Hays Shedrick 57 M B Farmer 1,500 100 Kentucky X X X 26 15 15 Hays Elvia 38 F W Keeping House Tennessee 27 15 15 Hays Shedrick 14 M M At Home Mich. X 28 15 15 Hays Susannah 12 F M At Home Canada West ? ? X 29 15 15 Hays Martha 10 F M C.W. ? ? X 30 15 15 Hays Jesse 8 M M C.W. ? ? 31 15 15 Hays Alexander 7 M M Mich. ? ? 32 15 15 Hays Abram 3 M M Mich. ? ? 33 16 16 Buchan William 48 M W Farmer 2,000 700 Scotland X X X 34 16 16 Buchan Rosanna 44 F W Keeping House New York X X 35 16 16 Buchan Robert 17 M W Farm Laborer Mich X 36 16 16 Buchan Ellen 15 F W At Home Mich X 37 16 16 Buchan John 13 M W At Home Mich. X 38 16 16 Buchan Anna 11 F W At Home Mich. X 39 16 16 Buchan George 9 M W Mich. X 40 16 16 Buchan Rosa 6 F W Mich. X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Homestead REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 22B REFERENCE: P.O. Homestead; Enumerated on 14 June 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 16 16 Buchan Margaret 5 F W Mich. 2 16 16 Buchan Lucy 6/12 F W Mich. Dec. 3 17 17 Carlton Riley 27 M W Farmer 1,300 100 Mich. X 4 17 17 Carlton Adelia 27 F W Keeping House Mich. 5 18 18 Pendelton James 45 M W Carpenter &Joiner 600 150 Maine X X X 6 18 18 Pendelton Mary 44 F W Keeping House Maine 7 19 19 Pendelton John 24 M W Carpenter & Joiner 800 100 Maine X 8 19 19 Pendelton Sophia 21 F W Keeping House Prussia X X X X 9 19 19 Pendelton Mary 4 F W Ohio 10 19 19 Pendelton Edward 6/12 M W Mich. Dec. 11 19 19 Pendelton James 14 M W Attending School Ohio X 12 20 20 Mann Lyman 37 M W Farmer 800 375 Ohio X 13 20 20 Mann Jane 32 F W Keeping House Vt. 14 20 20 Mann Sherman 16 M W At Home Ohio X 15 20 20 Mann Gertrude 13 F W At Home Ohio X 16 20 20 Mann Albert 8 M W Ohio 17 20 20 Mann Alfred 6 M W Ohio 18 20 20 Mann Florinda 2 F W Mich. 19 20 20 Mann Almira 4/12 F W Mich. Feb. 20 21 21 Marshall Anna 59 F W Keeping House 800 200 Scotland X X 21 21 21 Marshall Mary 20 F W Teaching School C.W. X X 22 21 21 Marshall William 18 M W Farm Laborer C.W. X X X 23 21 21 Marshall Charles 15 M W Farm Laborer C.W. X X X 24 21 21 Marshall Margaret 13 F W Attending School C.W. X X X 25 22 22 Marshall Neil 24 M W Farmer 400 300 C.W. X X X 26 23 23 Sinclair George 38 M W Farmer 1,000 500 Penn. X X 27 23 23 Sinclair Sarah 35 F W Keeping House Penn. 28 23 23 Sinclair Edith 14 F W Attending School Ohio X 29 23 23 Sinclair Frank 12 M W At Home O. X 30 23 23 Sinclair Carrie 11 F W At Home O. X 31 23 23 Sinclair Lottie 10 F W O. X 32 23 23 Sinclair George 3 M W Mich. 33 24 24 Sinclair Judson 25 M W Farmer 1,000 100 Penn. X Dec. X 34 24 24 Sinclair Rosina 24 F W Keeping House Ohio X X Dec. 35 24 24 Sinclair Claire 2 M W Mich. 36 25 25 Steele William 61 M W Farmer 3,000 400 Ohio X 37 25 25 Steele Caroline 64 F W Keeping House Conn. 38 25 25 Steele George 27 M W Surveyor 800 850 Ohio X 39 25 25 Steele Lois 26 F W Keeping House O. 40 25 25 Steele Ray 1 M W Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Homestead REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 23A REFERENCE: P.O. Homestead; Enumerated on 15 June 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 26 26 Howard Edward 26 M W Farm Laborer England X X X 2 26 26 Howard Aura 20 F W Keeping House Penn. 3 26 26 Howard Charles 7/12 M W Mich. X Oct. 4 26 27 Howard James 63 M W Farmer 1,000 100 England X X X 5 26 27 Howard Elizabeth 63 F W Keeping House England X X 6 26 27 Howard Emily 23 F W At Home England X X 7 27 28 Averill Henry 38 M W Farmer 3,000 800 Penn. X 8 27 28 Averill Lucina 32 F W Keeping House Penn. 9 27 28 Averill Phebe 16 F W Attending School Penn. X 10 27 28 Averill Lorenzo 15 M W At Home Penn. X 11 28 29 Andrews Lucius 35 M W Farmer 800 N.Y. X 12 29 30 Stoll John 51 M W Farmer 2,000 800 Wirtenberg X X X 13 29 30 Stoll Mary 43 F W Keeping House Bavaria X X 14 29 30 Stoll Anna 13 F W At Home Mich. X X X 15 29 30 Stoll Emma 12 F W At Home Mich. X X X 16 29 30 Stoll Carrie 10 F W Mich. X X X 17 29 30 Stoll John 7 M W Mich. X X 18 29 30 Stoll Albert 4 M W Mich. X X 19 29 30 Stoll Hattie 1/12 F W Mich. X X May 20 30 31 Walkley Timothy 48 M W Farmer 2,500 1,500 Conn. X 21 30 31 Walkley Jane 49 F W Keeping House N.Y. 22 30 31 Walkley Frank 10 M W Penn. X 23 30 31 Tucker Alfred 21 M W Farm Laborer 300 Mich. X 24 31 32 Haven John 24 M W Farm Laborer 600 Mich. X 25 32 33 Cassida Hugh 34 M W Farmer 800 125 Ohio X 26 33 34 Kirkland Elias 56 M W Farmer 1,200 300 Mass. X 27 33 34 Kirkland Fanny 54 F W Keeping House Mass 28 33 34 Kirkland Olive 20 F W Attending School C.W. ? ? X 29 34 35 Kirkland Isaac 24 M W Farmer 1,000 125 C.W. ? ? X 30 34 35 Kirkland Emma 22 F W Keeping House Ohio 31 35 36 Potter Isaac 55 M W Farmer 1,000 500 Ohio X 32 35 36 Potter Rebecca 50 F W Keeping House N.Y. 33 35 36 Potter Samuel 23 M W Farm Laborer 400 Ohio X 34 35 36 Potter Susan 17 F W Attending School O. X 35 35 36 Potter Lydia 15 F W Attending School O. X 36 35 36 Potter George 13 M W At Home O. X 37 35 36 Potter William 11 M W At Home O. X 38 36 37 Weston William 45 M W Farmer 1,000 250 Ireland X X 39 36 37 Weston Laura 37 F W Keeping House Ohio 40 36 37 Weston Emma 14 F W At Home Ohio X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Homestead REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 23B REFERENCE: P.O. Homestead; Enumerated on 16 June 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 37 Weston Eunice 12 F W At Home Ohio X X 2 36 37 Weston Fanny 9 F W Mich. X 3 36 37 Weston Stephen 3 M W Mich. X REMARKS: Lines 4 - 40 left blank. REMARKS: End of Homestead Township. REMARKS: Page 6, Sheet 24A left blank.