1870 Federal Census Mercer County, Pennsylvania (New Vernon Township: File 2 of 2) This Census was transcribed by John MacDonald and Proofread by Maggie Stewart <73777.25@compuserve.com> for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2002 by John MacDonald ************************************************************************ 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ************************************************************************ NOTE: For more information on Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Please visit the Mercer County, PAGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pamercer/PA/index.htm ************************************************************************ FORMATTER'S NOTE: This division is in Supervisor's District Number 2 (Western Part of the State), Enumeration District Number 157. ************************************************************************ Formatted by Kay L. Mason and Maggie Stewart January 2002 ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-1373 State Pennsylvania County Mercer CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: New Vernon REEL NO: M593-1373 PAGE NO: 392B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 24 June 1870 by R. F. Thompson; POST OFFICE: Sheakleyville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 112 112 Boreland Elizabeth 17 F W At Home PA X 2 112 112 Boreland James 59 M W Farm Laborer PA X 3 113 113 Gibson Saml 75 M W Farmer 1,200 200 Ireland X X X 4 113 113 Swager James 34 M W Farm Laborer OH X 5 113 113 Swager Anjoline 30 F W Keeping House PA 6 113 113 Swager Adda Jane 6 F W At School PA X 7 113 113 Swager Emma 3 F W PA 8 113 113 Gibson Clarissa 2 F W PA 9 114 114 Reed J G 75 M W Blacksmith 850 400 PA X REMARKS: possibly Rud 10 114 114 Reed Jane 44 F W Keeping House PA REMARKS: possibly Rud 11 114 114 Reed Elizabeth 18 F W At Home PA X REMARKS: possibly Rud 12 114 114 Reed John 15 M W At School PA X REMARKS: possibly Rud 13 114 114 Reed Joseph 10 M W At School PA X REMARKS: possibly Rud 14 115 115 Bierce Ruben 30 M W Farmer 300 500 PA X 15 115 115 Bierce Alvira 25 F W Keeping House PA 16 115 115 Bierce Ulissur G 4 M W PA 17 116 116 Russle Joseph 48 M W Farmer 3,000 1,000 Ireland X X X 18 116 116 Russle Jane 36 F W Keeping House Ireland X X 19 116 116 Russle Sarah 13 F W At School PA X X X 20 116 116 Russle Mary 11 F W At School PA X X X 21 116 116 Russle William 9 M W At School PA X X X 22 116 116 Russle Evy A 7 F W At School PA X X X 23 116 116 Russle Magga 7 F W At School PA X X X 24 116 116 Russle Sarah Turner 69 F W PA REMARKS: surname probably Turner 25 117 117 Tamer James M 36 M W Farmer 4,000 1,000 York State X 26 117 117 Tamer Elen 36 F W Keeping House OH 27 117 117 Tamer Lorenzo 13 M W At School PA X 28 117 117 Tamer Charles 11 M W At School PA X 29 117 117 Tamer Flora 8 F W At School PA X 30 117 117 Tamer Elmer 7 M W At School PA X 31 117 117 Tamer Ettie 5 F W PA 32 117 117 Tamer Sarah 3 F W PA 33 117 117 Tamer Uphamy 6/12 F W PA Nov 34 118 118 Staup John 24 M W Farmer 2,000 367 PA X 35 118 118 Staup A Mary 19 F W Keeping House PA 36 118 118 Staup Martin E 2 M W PA 37 118 118 Staup Thomas 12 M W At School PA X 38 119 119 Montgomery A 66 M W Farmer 2,000 700 PA X 39 119 119 Montgomery Margaret 56 F W Keeping House PA 40 119 119 Montgomery William 28 M W Farm Laborer PA X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: New Vernon REEL NO: M593-1373 PAGE NO: 393A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 25 June 1870 by R. F. Thompson; POST OFFICE: Sheakleyville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 119 119 Montgomery Nancy J 22 F W At Home PA 2 120 120 McCutcheon James 55 M W Farmer 3,600 800 Ireland X X X 3 120 120 McCutcheon Mary 52 F W Keeping House PA 4 120 120 McCutcheon Sarah 23 F W PA 5 120 120 McCutcheon Allice 17 F W At Home PA X 6 120 120 McCutcheon Archy 14 M W At School PA X 7 120 120 McCutcheon John 12 M W At School PA X 8 120 120 McCutcheon Joseph 9 M W At School PA X 9 121 121 Montgomery Mary 55 F W Keeping House 1,700 500 England X X 10 121 121 Montgomery John 27 M W Farmer PA X X 11 121 121 Montgomery Griffith 20 M W Farm Laborer PA X X 12 121 121 Montgomery Madison 30 M W Farm Laborer PA X 13 121 121 Montgomery Ettie 24 F W Keeping House PA 14 121 121 Montgomery Fred 2 M W PA 15 122 122 Hill James M 26 M W Farmer 6,300 300 PA X 16 122 122 Hill George M 23 M W Farm Laborer PA X 17 123 123 Franklin L J 53 M W Farmer 1,600 600 NY X 18 123 123 Franklin Sarah 48 F W Keeping House NY 19 123 123 Franklin H. B 17 M W Waggon Maker PA X 20 123 123 Franklin D H 14 M W At School PA X 21 123 123 Franklin M. M 11 M W At School PA X 22 124 124 Franklin W. F 22 M W Waggon Maker 200 PA X 23 124 124 Franklin Sarah 19 F W Keeping House PA 24 124 124 Franklin C J 2 M W PA 25 124 124 Franklin S L 1/12 M W PA Apr 26 125 125 Shimel James 37 M W Farm Laborer 400 PA X 27 125 125 Shimel Caroline 30 F W Keeping House PA 28 125 125 Shimel George 13 M W At School PA X 29 125 125 Shimel James 10 M W At School PA X 30 125 125 Shimel Mary 8 F W At School PA X 31 125 125 Shimel Ida 6 F W At School PA X 32 125 125 Shimel Allen 2 M W PA 33 126 126 Martellas R P 39 M W Farmer 5,000 1,000 OH X 34 126 126 Martellas Ally Jane 38 F W Keeping House PA 35 126 126 Martellas Alvin 10 M W At School PA X 36 126 126 Martellas Melvill 8 M W At School PA X 37 126 126 Martellas Almon 4 M W PA 38 127 127 Ross Harris A 35 M W Farmer 2,000 600 PA X 39 127 127 Ross Mary 34 F W Keeping House PA 40 127 127 Ross Judson 12 M W At School PA X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: New Vernon REEL NO: M593-1373 PAGE NO: 393B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 25 June 1870 by R. F. Thompson; POST OFFICE: Sheakleyville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 127 127 Ross Collie 10 F W At School PA X 2 127 127 Ross Frederick 8 M W At School PA X 3 127 127 Ross Annie Bell 5 F W PA X 4 127 127 Ross S Colfax 3 M W PA 5 127 127 Ross H Manning 11/12 M W PA July 6 128 128 Gailey William 60 M W Farmer 4,000 1,000 PA X 7 128 128 Gailey Matilda 61 F W Keeping House PA 8 128 128 Gailey Ruth 25 F W At Home PA 9 128 128 Gailey William 23 M W Carpenter PA X 10 128 128 Gailey Emmie 14 F W At School PA X 11 129 129 Gailey Smith 36 M W Laborer 200 PA X 12 129 129 Gailey Elizabeth 31 F W Keeping House PA 13 129 129 Gailey Eliza 6 F W At School PA X 14 130 130 Gailey McClain 32 M W Farmer 3,000 500 PA X 15 130 130 Gailey Rebecca 32 F W Keeping House PA 16 130 130 Gailey William J 9 M W At School PA X 17 130 130 Gailey Cally 7 F W At School PA X 18 130 130 Gailey Casiur 5 M W PA 19 130 130 Gailey Matilda 3 F W PA 20 131 131 Hoyt D L 39 M W Farmer 2,400 700 York State X 21 131 131 Hoyt Martha 36 F W Keeping House PA 22 131 131 Hoyt Evy 9 F W At School PA 23 131 131 Conduit Sarah 84 F W PA 24 132 132 McCormick John 44 M W Farmer 5,000 1,500 PA X 25 132 132 McCormick Sarah 42 F W Keeping House PA 26 132 132 McCormick Frank 17 M W Farm Laborer PA X 27 132 132 McCormick Sarah 15 F W At School PA X 28 132 132 McCormick Lindy 13 F W At School PA X 29 132 132 McCormick Isaac 11 M W At School PA X 30 132 132 McCormick Mary E 9 F W At School PA X 31 132 132 McCormick Ulyssus G 2 M W PA 32 133 133 Dilly William H 24 M W Carpenter 350 PA X 33 133 133 Dilly Eliza A 23 F W Keeping House PA 34 133 133 Dilly Emmie 3 F W PA 35 133 133 Dilly Budett 1/12 M W PA Apr 36 134 134 Robert Lowry 43 M W Pedler 400 PA X REMARKS: surname possibly Lowry 37 134 134 Robert Rebecca 40 F W Keeping House PA REMARKS: surname possibly Lowry 38 134 134 Robert Ellen 10 F W At School PA X REMARKS: surname possibly Lowry 39 134 134 Robert Lola 8 F W At School PA X REMARKS: surname possibly Lowry 40 134 134 Robert Nanna 5 F W PA REMARKS: surname possibly Lowry CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: New Vernon REEL NO: M593-1373 PAGE NO: 394A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 25 June 1870 by R. F. Thompson; POST OFFICE: Sheakleyville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 134 134 Robert James A 3 M W PA REMARKS: surname possibly Lowry 2 135 135 McCormick Uphama 31 M W Milliner 500 300 PA X 3 135 135 McCormick Emmie 20 F W Keeping House PA 4 136 136 McElwain John 52 M W Merchant 30,000 2,000 PA X 5 136 136 McElwain Mary 49 F W Keeping House PA 6 136 136 McElwain Cyrus 25 M W Farmer PA X 7 136 136 McElwain Harry 21 M W Teamster PA X REMARKS: age possibly 27 8 136 136 McElwain Weston 19 M W Clerk in Store PA 9 136 136 McElwain Mary F 17 F W At Home PA 10 136 136 McElwain Emmie 15 F W At School PA X 11 136 136 McElwain Adam 13 M W At School PA X 12 136 136 McElwain William 11 M W At School PA X 13 136 136 McElwain Anna Bell 10 F W At School PA X 14 136 136 McElwain Malinda 8 F W At School PA X 15 137 137 McCormick Thomas 29 M W Merchant 1,500 2,000 PA X 16 137 137 McCormick Lizzie Ann 24 F W Keeping House PA 17 137 137 McCormick William 3 M W PA 18 137 137 McCormick Mary 1 F W PA 19 138 138 Hoge William B 58 M W Farmer 550 600 PA X 20 138 138 Hoge Mary 43 F W Keeping House OH 21 138 138 Hoge Sarah 23 F W At Home PA 22 138 138 Hoge William Orvis 14 M W At School PA X REMARKS: surname Orvis? 23 139 139 Thompson Benj A 45 M W Farmer 3,200 400 PA X 24 139 139 Thompson Cynthia 42 F W Keeping House PA 25 139 139 Thompson Addison E 21 M W Farm Laborer PA X 26 139 139 Thompson Mary E 16 F W Teaching School PA 27 139 139 Thompson James 14 M W At School PA X 28 140 140 McCormick Rebecca 61 F W Keeping House 1,500 500 PA 29 140 140 Conduit Rachel 59 F W At Home PA 30 141 141 Roberts Samuel 45 M W Pedler PA X 31 141 141 Roberts Isabell 36 F W Keeping House PA 32 141 141 Roberts Hiraim 16 M W Farm Laborer PA X 33 141 141 Roberts Mary Jane 25 F W At Home PA 34 141 141 Roberts Laura 15 F W At School PA X 35 141 141 Roberts Buton 7 M W At School PA X 36 141 141 Roberts Catharine 4 F W PA 37 141 141 Roberts Aminta 2 F W PA 38 141 141 Roberts John 3/12 M W PA Feb 39 141 141 Livingston Danl 61 M W Farmer 2,500 1,000 PA X REMARKS: probably family #142 40 141 141 Livingston Sarah 57 F W Keeping House PA CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: New Vernon REEL NO: M593-1373 PAGE NO: 394B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 27 June 1870 by R. F. Thompson; POST OFFICE: Sheakleyville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 141 141 Livingston Lizzie 13 F W At School PA X 2 143 143 McCartney Robert 44 M W Farmer 3,500 700 PA X 3 143 143 McCartney Martha 42 F W Keeping House PA 4 143 143 McCartney Jessina E 14 F W At School PA X 5 143 143 McCartney Isabell 11 F W At School PA X 6 143 143 McCartney Rachael 5 F W At School PA X 7 144 144 McCartney Johnston 50 M W Farmer 3,300 1,000 Ireland X X X 8 144 144 McCartney Rachael 38 F W Keeping House PA 9 144 144 McCartney Cynthia C 15 F W At Home PA X X 10 144 144 McCartney William B 13 M W At School PA X X 11 144 144 McCartney Cornelius 11 M W At School PA X X 12 144 144 McCartney James 9 M W At School PA X X 13 144 144 McCartney John E 7 M W At School PA X X 14 144 144 McCartney Stephen L 5 M W PA X 15 144 144 McCartney Hiraim 3 M W PA X 16 144 144 McCartney Philip 4/12 M W PA X Jan 17 145 145 Buck George 49 M W Farmer 5,000 1,500 Ireland X X X 18 145 145 Buck Elizabeth 38 F W Keeping House PA 19 145 145 Buck Mary Jane 20 F W At Home PA X 20 145 145 Buck Sarah 17 F W At Home PA X X 21 145 145 Buck Lucinda 15 F W At School PA X X 22 145 145 Buck Anna L 13 F W At School PA X X 23 145 145 Buck Samuel 11 M W At School PA X X 24 145 145 Buck Wm Henry 7 M W At School PA X X 25 145 145 Buck Harriet 6 F W At School PA X X 26 145 145 Buck Matilda 6 F W At School PA X X 27 145 145 Buck George E 3 M W PA X 28 145 145 Buck Hellen 5/12 F W PA X Jan 29 146 146 Borland Isaac 36 M W Farmer 5,000 1,500 PA X 30 146 146 Borland Sarah E 35 F W Keeping House PA 31 146 146 Borland Anna Bell 11 F W At School PA X 32 146 146 Borland James H 6 M W At School PA X 33 146 146 Borland John C 4 M W PA 34 146 146 Borland Robert S 2/12 M W PA Mar 35 146 146 Borland Mary C 18 F W Teaching School PA REMARKS: two entries on one line 35 146 146 Borland Emmie Allen 26 F W Teaching School PA REMARKS: two entries on one line; surname Allen? 36 147 147 Andrews M M 49 F W Keeping House 2,000 700 PA X 37 147 147 Andrews James B 20 M W At School PA X REMARKS: this name scored out? 38 147 147 Andrews Mary A 18 F W At School PA X 39 147 147 Andrews Hannah 17 F W At School PA X 40 147 147 Andrews G V 13 F W At School PA REMARKS: this whole line clearly crossed out; see below CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: New Vernon REEL NO: M593-1373 PAGE NO: 395A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 27 June 1870 by R. F. Thompson; POST OFFICE: Sheakleyville ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 147 147 Andrews G V 13 F W At School PA X 2 148 148 Burnett Peter 54 M W Farmer 1,200 600 OH X X REMARKS: Deaf & Dumb 3 148 148 Burnett Phebe 58 F W Keeping House PA 4 148 148 Burnett Malissa 18 F W Keeping House PA X 5 149 149 Conduit Silas 44 M W Farmer 4,000 1,000 PA X 6 149 149 Conduit Mary Ann 40 F W Keeping House PA 7 149 149 Conduit Rosilla 14 F W At School PA X 8 149 149 Conduit Ira 11 M W At School PA X 9 149 149 Conduit Mary O 9 F W At School PA X 10 149 149 Conduit Cyrus L 8 M W At School PA X 11 149 149 Conduit Wm James 3 M W PA 12 149 149 Conduit Infant 3/12 M W PA Feb 13 150 150 Cary Ebenezer 35 M W Farmer 200 150 PA X 14 150 150 Cary Margaret 32 F W Keeping House PA 15 150 150 Cary John A 14 M W At School PA X 16 150 150 Cary Clarrance 12 M W At School PA X 17 150 150 Cary Charles 10 M W At School PA X 18 150 150 Cary Alonzo 9 M W At School PA X 19 150 150 Cary Austen 2 M W PA 20 151 151 Smith Edward 28 M W Farmer 6,000 1,500 NY X 21 151 151 Smith Sarah 26 F W Keeping House PA 22 151 151 Smith Joseph 3 M W PA 23 151 151 Smith Arthur 2 M W PA 24 151 151 Smith Nannie 2/12 F W PA Mar 25 152 152 Burnett Alija 37 M W Farm Laborer 300 PA X 26 152 152 Burnett Dorothy 23 F W Keeping House PA 27 153 153 Nancy Dixon 70 F W Farmer 1,000 100 PA REMARKS: surname surely Dixon 28 154 154 Slater Ira 23 M W Farmer 1,000 300 PA X 29 154 154 Slater Cally 21 F W Keeping House PA 30 154 154 Slater Infant 3/12 M W PA Feb 31 154 154 Galiger John 41 M W Farmer 2,000 300 PA X REMARKS: no change in family or dwelling #s 32 154 154 Galiger Rachael 37 F W Keeping House PA 33 154 154 Galiger Frank 14 M W At School PA X 34 154 154 Galiger Mary 14 F W At School PA X 35 154 154 Galiger Effie 11 F W At School PA X 36 * * [end of township] N.N. REMARKS: end of New Vernon Township