1870 Federal Census Benzie County, Michigan (Platte Township: File 9 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 Noble Harvey 59 M W Farmer 1,000 300 Vt. X 2 1 1 Noble Sarah 49 F W Keeping House Vt. 3 1 1 Noble Webster D. 29 M W Farm Laborer 300 N.Y. X 4 1 1 Noble Judson 27 M W Farmer 200 N.Y. X 5 1 1 Noble Carlton 25 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. X 6 1 1 Noble Emeline 22 F W Domestic Servant N.Y. 7 1 1 Noble Samuel 20 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. 8 1 1 Noble Ransom 18 M W Attending School N.Y. X 9 1 1 Noble Lorena 14 F W Attending School N.Y. X 10 1 1 Clark Mary 85 F W Vt. 11 2 2 Bowyer Richard 40 M W Farmer 500 100 England X X X 12 2 2 Bowyer Mary Ann 38 F W Keeping House England X X 13 2 2 Bowyer John 16 M W Attending School N.Y. X X X 14 2 2 Bowyer William 14 M W Attending School Canada West X X X 15 2 2 Bowyer Elizabeth 12 F W Attending School Canada West X X X 16 3 3 Brotherton Harrison 22 M W Farmer 200 N.Y. X 17 4 4 Goldsmith Robert 30 M W Farmer 300 500 N.Y. X 18 4 4 Goldsmith Jennette 28 F W Keeping House Ohio 19 4 4 Goldsmith Clara 8 F W Ohio 20 5 5 Loucks Peter 25 M W Farmer 100 50 Canada West X X X 21 5 5 Loucks Charlotte 40 F W Keeping House Canada West X X 22 5 5 Loucks Michael 23 M W Farmer 500 125 Canada West X X X 23 5 5 Loucks Mary 21 F W Attending School Canada West X X X 24 5 5 Loucks Jacob 19 M W Attending School Canada West X X X 25 5 5 Loucks Elizabeth 17 F W Attending School Canada West X X X 26 6 6 Martin Jesse 55 M W Farmer 600 100 England X X 27 6 6 Martin Matilda 50 F W Keeping House England X X 28 6 6 Martin George 25 M W Farmer 300 England X X X 29 6 6 Martin Arthur 22 M W Farmer 300 Canada West X X X 30 6 6 Martin Denis 16 M W At Home Canada West X X 31 6 6 Martin Samuel 14 M W At Home Canada West X X 32 6 6 Martin Andrew 10 M W At Home Canada West X X 33 7 7 Peck Calvin 46 M W Farmer 600 400 N.Y. X 34 7 7 Peck Margaret 45 F W Keeping House Ct. Connecticut 35 7 7 Peck Charles 17 M W Attending School N.Y. X 36 7 7 Peck Mary * F W At Home N.Y. X REMARKS: Ink splotch over age, possibly 12 37 7 7 Peck Rachel 7 F W Illinois 38 7 7 Peck Daniel 3 M W Mich. 39 7 7 Peck Oscar 1 M W Mich. 40 8 8 Clark William 25 M W Carpenter 1,200 England X X X REMARKS: citizenship smudged, may have been erased CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Platte REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 30A REFERENCE: P.O. Platte; Enumerated on 2 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 9 9 Fults John 41 M W Farmer 1,000 600 N.Y. X 2 9 9 Fults Emma 15 F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 9 9 Fults Charles 12 M W Attending School Wis. X 4 10 10 Richbaugh Joseph 39 M W Farmer 1,000 150 Wirtenberg X X X 5 10 10 Richbaugh Theresa 45 F W Keeping House Wirtenberg X X 6 10 10 Richbaugh Charles 18 M W At Home N.Y. X X X 7 10 10 Richbaugh Ella 16 F W At Home Mass. X X X 8 10 10 Richbaugh Theodore 14 M W At Home Wis. X X X 9 10 10 Richbaugh Eliza 11 F W Attending School Wis. X X X 10 10 10 Richbaugh Martin 7 M W Wis. X X 11 10 10 Richbaugh Amelia 5 F W Mich. X X 12 10 10 Richbaugh Mary 3 F W Mich. X X 13 11 11 Ellison Gideon 64 M W 1,000 100 N.Y. X X X X REMARKS: Blind 14 11 11 Ellison Elizabeth 54 F W Keeping House N.Y. 15 11 11 Ellison Emma 12 F W At Home Mich. 16 12 12 Bancroft Robert 35 M W Photographer 2,000 800 N.Y. X 17 12 12 Bancroft Julia 32 F W Keeping House N.Y. 18 12 12 Bancroft Anna 11 F W Attending House Wis. X 19 13 13 Getchell George 26 M W Farmer 1,000 200 N.Y. X 20 13 13 Getchell Charity 20 F W Keeping House N.Y. 21 14 14 Dart Byron 33 M W Farmer 1,600 100 N.Y. X 22 14 14 Dart Lydia 65 F W Keeping House N.Y. 23 15 15 Conklin Martin 33 M W Farmer 700 N.Y. X 24 15 15 Conklin Mary J. 22 F W Keeping House N.Y. 25 15 15 Pratt Linden 19 M W Farm Laborer 1,500 N.Y. 26 16 16 Thurston Vitorous [?] 48 M W Farmer 3,500 N.Y. X 27 16 16 Thurston Olive 48 F W Keeping House N.Y. 28 16 16 Thurston Myron 24 M W Farmer 600 250 N.Y. X X 29 16 16 Thurston Agnes 17 F W Teaching School N.Y. X 30 16 16 Thurston Josephine 16 F W At Home N.Y. X 31 16 16 Thurston Leona 8 F W Wis. X 32 17 17 Simpson William 44 M W Farmer 1,000 100 N.Y. X 33 17 17 Simpson Hortense 32 F W Keeping House N.Y. 34 17 17 Simpson Carrie 2 F W N.Y. 35 18 18 Cunningham James 40 M W Farmer 500 125 Ireland X X X 36 18 18 Cunningham Mary 32 F W Keeping House Canada West X X 37 18 18 Cunningham Michael 5 M W Mich. X X 38 18 18 Cunningham John 3 M W Mich. X X 39 18 18 Cunningham George 1 M W Mich. X X 40 18 18 Jones John 20 M W Farm Laborer Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Platte REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 30B REFERENCE: P.O. Platte; Enumerated on 3 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 19 19 Morgan Leroy 30 M W Farmer 1,600 200 Illinois X 2 19 19 Morgan Anne 28 F W Keeping House Ohio X 3 19 19 Morgan Ida 6 F W Ill. 4 19 19 Morgan Albert 4 M W Mich. 5 19 19 Morgan Maggie 1 F W Mich. 6 20 20 Gilmore Thomas 63 M W Farmer 2,000 100 Scotland X X X 7 20 20 Gilmore James 54 M W Farm Laborer Scotland X X X 8 21 21 Griffin John 72 M W Farmer 1,000 Conn. X 9 21 21 Griffin Louisa 62 F W Keeping House Conn. 10 21 21 Worthington Albert 20 M W Farm Laborer Conn. 11 22 22 Smith John 36 M W Farmer 1,000 300 England X X X 12 22 22 Smith Mary 23 F W Keeping House England X X 13 22 22 Smith Marietta 2 F W Mich. X X 14 23 23 Hannibal Edgar 29 M W Farmer 600 100 Mich. X 15 23 23 Hannibal Sarah 28 F W Keeping House N.Y. 16 23 23 Huber John 22 M W Farm Laborer 200 C.W. X X X 17 23 23 Huber Michael 24 M W Farm Laborer 600 C.W. X X X 18 24 24 Griff Andrew 36 M W Farmer 2,500 Prussia X X X 19 25 25 Bullock Ira 29 M W Farmer 1,500 100 Mich. X 20 25 25 Bullock Cynthia 24 F W Keeping House Mich. 21 25 25 Bullock Hiram 4 M W Mich. 22 26 26 Sutherland Nathan 24 M W Cooper Mich. X 23 26 26 Sutherland Hannah 23 F W Keeping House Mich. 24 26 26 Sutherland Minnie 4 F W Mich. 25 27 27 Walker Alpheus 34 M W Shoemaker 600 Mich. X 26 27 27 Walker Alice 34 F W Keeping House N.Y. 27 27 27 Walker Mary 7 F W Mich. 28 28 28 Benton Samuel 49 M W Farmer 1,500 300 N.Y. X 29 28 28 Benton Elizabeth 24 F W Keeping House C.W. ? ? 30 28 28 Benton Albert 24 M W Farm Laborer 300 N.Y. X 31 28 28 Benton Joseph 22 M W Farm Laborer Mich. X 32 28 28 Benton Eugene 20 M W Farm Laborer Mich. 33 28 28 Benton Peter 17 M W At Home Mich. X 34 28 28 Benton Clark 15 M W At Home Mich. X 35 28 28 Benton Ida 8 F W Mich. 36 28 28 Benton Isadora 6 F W Mich. 37 28 28 Benton Richard 3 M W Mich. 38 29 29 Green Job 42 M W Farmer 800 125 Penn. X 39 29 29 Green Mary 26 F W Keeping House O. 40 29 29 Green Azella 2 F W Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Platte REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 31A REFERENCE: P.O. Platte; Enumerated on 4 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 30 30 Harwood Samuel 36 M W Farmer 500 100 England X X X 2 30 30 Harwood Mary 27 F W Keeping House Eng. X X 3 30 30 Harwood Elmer 4 M W Mich. X X 4 30 30 Harwood George 1 M W Mich. X X 5 31 31 Hannibal Alonzo 30 M W Farmer 500 125 Mich. X 6 31 31 Hannibal Margaret 23 F W Keeping House C.W. X X 7 31 31 Hannibal Hervey 3 M W Mich. X 8 31 31 Hannibal Henrietta 1 F W Mich. X 9 32 32 Helmer Joseph 45 M W Blacksmith 1,000 C.W. X X X 10 32 32 Helmer Sophia 42 F W Keeping House Baden X X 11 32 32 Helmer Mary 21 F W Without C.W. X X 12 32 32 Helmer Elizabeth 16 F W At Home C.W. X X X 13 32 32 Helmer Joshua 9 M W C.W. X X X 14 32 32 Helmer Ellen 7 F W Ohio X X 15 32 32 Helmer Aaron 5 M W Mich. X X 16 32 32 Helmer William 2 M W Mich. X X 17 33 33 VanPatten Frederick 33 M W Farmer 2,000 N.Y. X 18 34 34 Briggs Abel 42 M W Farmer 600 100 N.Y. X 19 34 34 Briggs Jane 31 F W Keeping House N.Y. 20 34 34 Briggs Addie 5 F W Wis. 21 34 34 Briggs Ella 1 F W Mich. 22 35 35 Boon Augustus 42 M W Farmer 500 C.W. X X X X 23 36 36 Doane Justin 25 M W Farmer 600 Mich. X 24 36 36 Doane Lydia 21 F W Keeping House N.Y. 25 37 37 Adams Gooding 27 M W Farmer 1,000 200 Mich. X 26 37 37 Adams Mary 17 F W Keeping House C.W. X X 27 38 38 Osborn Enos 43 M W Farmer 1,500 125 N.Y. X 28 38 38 Osborn Martha 39 F W Keeping House N.Y. 29 38 38 Osborn Ada 9 F W Mich. 30 38 38 Osborn Juba [?] 2 M W Mich. 31 39 39 Berry Samuel 30 M W Farmer 1,000 200 Maine X 32 39 39 Berry Alice 18 F W Keeping House Mich. 33 39 39 Berry Ida 1 F W Mich. 34 40 40 Stata Elijah 50 M W Farmer 1,000 200 Maine X 35 40 40 Stata Delia 41 F W Keeping House N.Y. 36 40 40 Stata Seth 20 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. 37 40 40 Stata Elizabeth 17 F W At Home N.Y. 38 40 40 Stata Martha 15 F W At Home N.Y. 39 40 40 Stata Elmira 10 F W Attending School N.Y. X 40 40 40 Stata Samuel 8 M W N.Y. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Platte REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 31B REFERENCE: P.O. Platte; Enumerated on 4 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 40 40 Stata Oliver 3 M W N.Y. 2 40 40 Stata Adelia 9/12 F W Mich. Aug 3 41 41 Conklin Joseph 28 M W Farmer 1,000 100 N.Y. X 4 41 41 Conklin Orpha 23 F W Keeping House N.Y. 5 41 41 Conklin Emma 3 F W Mich. 6 41 41 Conklin Algernon 1 M W Mich. 7 42 42 Gadbaw Richard 38 M W Farmer 500 N.Y. X 8 42 42 Gadbaw Roanna 46 F W Keeping House N. Hampshire 9 42 42 Gadbaw Paulina 11 F W At Home N.Y. 10 43 43 Birch Willard 30 M W Farmer 1,000 N.Y. X X 11 43 43 Birch Celestia 26 F W Keeping House N.Y. 12 43 43 Birch William 9 M W N.Y. 13 43 43 Birch Ida 5 F W N.Y. 14 43 43 Birch Minnie 2 F W Mich. 15 44 44 Osborn Robert 48 M W Farmer 1,000 N.Y. X 16 44 44 Osborn Sarah 56 F W Keeping House Vt. 17 44 44 Osborn Charles 15 M W At Home Wis. X 18 44 44 Osborn Manly 7 M W Wis. 19 45 45 Giles John 56 M W Carpenter & Joiner 1,600 Vt. X 20 46 46 Beal Samuel 26 M W Farmer 1,000 100 England X X X 21 46 46 Beal Mary 26 F W Keeping House Mich. REMARKS: Lines 22 - 40 left blank. REMARKS: End of Platte Township REMARKS: Page 6, Sheet 32A left blank.