1870 Federal Census Mercer County, Pennsylvania (Sheakleyville Borough: File 1 of 1) 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. 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Mason and Maggie Stewart January 2002 ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-1374 State Pennsylvania County Mercer CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 58B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 28 July 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 1 1 McCoy Wiliam 38 M W Carriage Manuf. 1,000 400 PA X 2 1 1 McCoy Susan E 30 F W Keeping House PA 3 1 1 McCoy Marvin H 8 M W At School PA X 4 1 1 McCoy Fred 3 M W PA 5 1 1 McCoy Infant 4/12 F W PA May 6 1 1 Moyer Catharine 69 W Germany X X 7 2 2 Larimer Hervey 24 M W Farm Laborer 500 PA X 8 2 2 Larimer Rebecca 22 F W Keeping House PA 9 2 2 Larimer Ann L 4 F W PA 10 2 2 Larimer Elmer 1 M W PA 11 3 3 Hamlin Careline 30 F W Keeping House 1,200 200 PA 12 3 3 Hamlin Mary 10 F W At School PA X 13 4 4 Birchfield Wm 60 M W Innkeeper 3,000 1,200 PA X 14 4 4 Birchfield Christena 55 F W Keeping House PA 15 4 4 Birchfield Margaret 26 F W At Home PA 16 4 4 Birchfield Adoline 22 F W At Home PA 17 4 4 Hoobler John 25 M W Hosler 200 PA X 18 5 5 Brush James 52 M W Farmer 3,000 600 PA X 19 5 5 Brush Mary 47 F W Keeping House PA 20 5 5 Brush James M 21 M W Harness Maker PA X 21 5 5 Brush John W 19 M W At School PA X 22 5 5 Brush Elly 11 F W At School PA X 23 6 6 Dillen Morrison 23 M W Harness Maker 300 PA X 24 6 6 Richardson [blank] 33 M W Carpenter 250 300 PA X 25 6 6 Richardson Mary A 25 F W Keeping House OH 26 6 6 Richardson James A 11 M W At School PA X 27 6 6 Richardson Lillian 8 F W At School PA X 28 6 6 Richardson George W 3 M W PA 29 6 6 Richardson Floreetta 1 F W PA 30 7 7 Rease William 19 M W Carpenter OH X 31 7 7 McCoy Mary E 39 F W Post Mistress 300 PA 32 7 7 McCoy Frank W 15 M W At Home PA 33 7 7 McCoy Hettie M 12 F W At School PA X 34 7 7 McCoy Bertha H 6 F W At School PA X 35 8 8 Parks Cyrus 52 M W Tailor 2,700 900 PA X 36 8 8 Parks Margaret J 47 F W Keeping House PA 37 8 8 Parks Sarah E 15 F W At School PA X 38 8 8 Parks Julie F 13 F W At School PA X 39 9 9 Yard Chancy H 34 M W Harness Maker 500 900 PA X 40 9 9 Yard Rebecca J 29 F W Keeping House PA CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 59A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 28 July 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 9 9 Yard Ellen J 9 F W At School PA X 2 9 9 Yard Calveretta 5 F W PA 3 9 9 Thompson Elizabeth 68 F W PA 4 10 10 Beaty A D 40 M W Grocer 1,500 2,000 PA X 5 10 10 Beaty Maria J 34 F W Keeping House PA 6 10 10 Beaty William M 9 M W At School PA X 7 10 10 Beaty Anna R 6 F W At School PA X 8 10 10 Beaty Lucy R 3 F W PA 9 10 10 Pearson Anna 65 F W PA 10 11 11 Morrison Stephen 30 M W Druggist 3,000 1,500 PA X 11 11 11 Morrison Mary L 27 F W Keeping House PA 12 11 11 Morrison Charles 2 M W PA 13 11 11 Morrison Thomas 6/12 M W PA Dec 14 12 12 Ross Wm R 32 M W Merchant 2,000 2,800 PA X 15 12 12 Ross Margaret 23 F W Keeping House PA 16 12 12 Ross Clarry 2 F W PA 17 13 13 Smith R C 32 M W Minister 2,000 PA X 18 13 13 Smith Caroline 22 F W Keeping House PA 19 13 13 Smith Irie Merton 2 M W PA 20 13 13 Smith Jay Burdett 1 M W PA 21 14 14 Gamble C J 23 M W Blacksmith PA X 22 14 14 Gamble Elizabeth 23 F W Keeping House PA 23 14 14 Gamble John A 5/12 M W PA Jan 24 15 15 Amon David 52 M W Farm Laborer 150 PA X 25 15 15 Amon Maria 52 F W Keeping House PA 26 15 15 Amon George 15 M W At School PA X 27 15 15 Amon Sufronia 14 F W At School PA X 28 15 15 Amon Mary Anne 12 F W At School PA X 29 15 15 Amon James 10 M W At School PA X 30 16 16 Davison Thomas 48 M W Shoe Merchant 4,300 300 Ireland X X X 31 16 16 Davison Sarah 50 F W Keeping House PA 32 16 16 Davison R James 24 M W Shoe Maker PA X X 33 16 16 Davison Nancy M 21 F W At Home PA X 34 16 16 Davison Lucrnder M 20 F W At Home PA X 35 16 16 Davison William T 17 M W At School PA X X 36 16 16 Davison Richard V 15 M W At School PA X X 37 16 16 Rels George 19 M W Shoe Maker Germany X X 38 17 17 West Adison 33 M W Notary Public 3,000 400 PA X 39 17 17 West Mary J 29 F W Keeping House PA 40 17 17 West William H 10 M W At School PA X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 59B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 25 July 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 17 17 West Albert 6 M W At School PA X 2 17 17 West Edward R 2 M W PA 3 17 17 West Adison 3/12 M W PA Mch 4 18 18 Martin Henry 60 M W Wool Manufacturer 5,500 500 England X X X 5 18 18 Martin Elizabeth 58 F W Keeping House England X X 6 18 18 Martin Edward R 20 M W Factory Hand PA X X 7 18 18 Tailor Fred 19 M W Factory Hand PA REMARKS: original - written with surname Fred 8 19 19 Carringer John 47 M W Merchant 1,200 6,000 PA X 9 19 19 Carringer Ealine 18 F W Keeping House PA 10 19 19 Carringer Mary F 28 F W Keeping House PA 11 19 19 Yard H C 25 M W Harness Maker 100 PA X 12 20 20 Beligs Perry 31 M W Farm Laborer 200 PA X 13 20 20 Beligs Sarah A 28 F W Keeping House PA 14 20 20 Beligs Louis 10 M W At School PA X 15 20 20 Beligs Nancy 7 F W At School PA X 16 20 20 Beligs Martha J 4 F W PA 17 21 21 Limber T J 35 M W Cooper 8,600 1,500 PA X 18 21 21 Limber Margaret 32 F W Keeping House PA 19 21 21 Limber G Lem 10 M W At School PA X 20 21 21 Limber Martha 8 F W At School PA X 21 21 21 Limber Smith S 6 M W At School PA X 22 21 21 Limber Carry 4 F W PA 23 21 21 Limber Howard 1 M W PA 24 22 22 English A A 22 M W Cooper 500 100 PA X 25 22 22 English Mary 20 F W Keeping House PA 26 22 22 English Edwin M 5/12 M W PA Jan 27 23 23 Wick Elias 35 M W Cooper 400 100 PA X 28 23 23 Wick Sarah M 24 F W Keeping House PA 29 23 23 Wick Hugh 7 M W At School PA X 30 23 23 Wick Adaline 5 F W PA 31 23 23 Hites Henry 25 M W Cooper PA X 32 24 24 McNamerra A 30 M W Painter 100 100 PA X 33 24 24 McNamerra Jane 30 F W Keeping House PA 34 24 24 McNamerra Molly 1 F W PA 35 25 25 Mills Robert 35 M W Cooper 2,000 PA X 36 25 25 Mills Rebecca A 28 F W Keeping House PA 37 25 25 Mills Sarah L 2 F W PA 38 25 25 Mills Infant 1/12 M W PA May 39 26 26 Lockhart David 27 M W Cooper 150 PA X 40 26 26 Lockhart Harriet 28 F W Keeping House OH CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 60A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 29 July 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 26 26 Lockhart Allice 6 F W At School PA X 2 26 26 Lockhart Nelly 4 F W PA 3 27 27 Donahue E F 25 M W Cooper PA X 4 27 27 Brown William W 47 M W Cooper 200 PA X 5 27 27 Brown George 19 M W Cooper PA 6 28 28 Edges Elizabeth 35 F W Works in Wollen Fac OH 7 28 28 Edges Austin 13 M W At School PA X 8 29 29 Bradley T. J 59 M W Grocer 2,000 1,000 PA X 9 29 29 Bradley Margaret 57 F W Keeping House PA 10 29 29 Bradley Lilly 14 F W At School PA X 11 30 30 Farenger H 23 M W Tinner Germany X X X 12 30 30 Farenger Emmie 17 F W PA 13 31 31 Bradberry Hugh 23 M W Tinker PA X 14 31 31 Bradberry Elizabeth 23 F W Keeping House PA 15 31 31 Bradberry Blanche 2 F W PA 16 31 31 Kirby J. D 19 M W Pedler PA 17 32 32 Limber John J 39 M W Cabinet Maker 2,000 500 PA X 18 32 32 Limber Frances 28 F W Keeping House PA 19 32 32 Limber Fred 6 M W At School PA X 20 32 32 Limber Oliva 4 F W PA 21 32 32 Limber Barton 2 M W PA 22 32 32 Limber Carry 1 F W PA 23 33 33 Swarts Johnston 37 M W Tailor PA X 24 33 33 Swarts Martaha 33 F W Keeping House PA 25 33 33 Swarts Louise 13 F W At School PA X 26 33 33 Swarts Eva 10 F W At School PA X 27 33 33 Swarts Clarry 9 F W At School PA X 28 33 33 Swarts Frances 7 F W At School PA X 29 33 33 Swarts Minnie 6 F W At School PA X 30 33 33 Swarts Newton 4 M W PA 31 34 34 Waggoner David 63 M W Minister 1,500 800 PA X 32 34 34 Waggoner Elizabeth B 56 F W Keeping House PA 33 35 35 Wick Homer 44 M W Boot & Shoe Fac 800 300 PA X 34 35 35 Wick Welthy 36 F W Keeping House PA 35 35 35 Wick Ugenie 14 F W At School PA X 36 35 35 Wick Sumner E 7 M W At School PA X 37 35 35 Wick Sarah S 2 F W PA 38 36 36 Larance Clark 67 M W 600 800 York State X 39 36 36 Larance Susan 23 F W Milliner PA 40 36 36 Larance Frances L 22 F W Milliner PA CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 60B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 29 July 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 36 36 Lee Hiram W 37 M W Grocer & Druggist 2,000 PA X 2 36 36 Lee Lousina 27 F W Keeping House PA 3 37 37 Lee George 65 M W Carpenter 1,500 400 PA X 4 37 37 Lee Maria 58 F W Keeping House PA 5 37 37 Lee Jennei 16 F W At School PA X 6 38 38 Axtell Wm H 55 M W Physician 8,000 800 PA X 7 38 38 Axtell Sarah 36 F W Keeping House PA 8 38 38 Axtell George W 12 M W At School PA X 9 38 38 Axtell John 10 M W At School PA X 10 38 38 Axtell Hettie 7 F W At School PA X 11 38 38 Axtell Abraham L 5 M W PA 12 38 38 Axtell Grace P 3 F W PA 13 38 38 Axtell Stilla 1 F W PA 14 39 39 Beaty Rebecca 67 F W Keeping House 1,200 310 PA 15 39 39 Beaty Mary 43 F W Milliner 400 PA 16 39 39 Beaty Eleanor 37 F W Milliner PA 17 39 39 Beaty Catharine R 26 F W At Home PA 18 40 40 Myers Thomas 32 M W Butcher 350 300 PA X 19 40 40 Myers R C 33 F W Keeping House PA 20 40 40 Myers Harry C 10 M W At School PA X 21 41 41 Phillips Isaac 66 M W Tailor 1,500 300 PA X 22 41 41 Phillips Emily 62 F W Keeping House PA 23 42 42 Cochran Thos K 45 M W Merchant 1,800 27,000 PA X 24 42 42 Cochran Harriet J 43 F W Keeping House PA 25 42 42 Cochran Mary L 17 F W At School PA X 26 42 42 Cochran Charles J 15 M W At School PA X 27 42 42 Cochran Rosannah 12 F W At School PA X 28 42 42 Cochran William K 10 M W At School PA X 29 42 42 Cochran Sibly 7 F W At School PA X 30 42 42 Cochran Hugh 5 M W PA 31 42 42 Cochran Arnold 3 M W PA 32 42 42 Cochran Kate 1 F W PA 33 43 43 Cochran Thos C 47 M W Merchant 20,000 8,000 PA X 34 43 43 Cochran Sibly 41 F W Keeping House PA 35 43 43 Cochran Wilson 17 M W At School PA X 36 43 43 Cochran Samuel 15 M W At School PA X 37 43 43 Cochran Eddie 14 M W At School PA X 38 43 43 Cochran John 6 M W At School PA X 39 44 44 Limber John 67 M W Cabinet Maker 700 300 PA X 40 44 44 Limber Mary 57 F W Keeping House PA CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 61A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 29 July 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 45 45 Thompson Isaac 65 M W Farmer 5,000 1,500 York State X 2 45 45 Thompson Elizabeth 64 F W Keeping House NJ 3 45 45 Thompson Edgar 32 M W Harness Maker PA X 4 45 45 Thompson Irie 30 M W Tanner PA X 5 46 46 Thompson G W 33 M W Carpenter 400 200 PA X 6 46 46 Thompson A L 28 F W Keeping House PA 7 46 46 Thompson Florence 10 M W At School PA X 8 47 47 Brown Wm G 63 M W Broker 5,000 3,000 York State X 9 47 47 Brown Maria A 54 F W Keeping House PA 10 48 48 Moyer G W 50 M W Broker 10,000 2,000 PA X 11 48 48 Moyer Evaline 40 F W Keeping House PA 12 48 48 Moyer James F 19 M W Tanner PA 13 49 49 Limber Joseph 31 M W Farmer 10,000 2,000 PA X 14 49 49 Limber Allice 21 F W Keeping House PA 15 49 49 Limber Waltie 3/12 M W PA Mch 16 49 49 Limber Elcie 6 F W At School PA X 17 49 49 Limber Liverie 22 F W Domestic Servant PA 18 50 50 Brush G. G 49 M W Physician 7,000 3,000 PA X 19 50 50 Brush Aseneth 45 F W Keeping House PA 20 50 50 Brush Hattie R 17 F W At Home PA 21 50 50 McCarthy Dav 17 M W Farm Laborer PA 22 51 51 Brush James A 24 M W Physician 1,200 PA X 23 51 51 Brush Nancy 21 F W Keeping House PA 24 52 52 McNamerra G 25 M W Farmer 200 500 PA X 25 52 52 McNamerra Eliza 29 F W Keeping House PA 26 53 53 Williams J A 25 M W Tanr & Courier 1,000 900 PA X 27 53 53 Williams Elizabeth 21 F W Keeping House PA 28 53 53 Williams Clyd* 2 F W PA 29 53 53 Newwitter M 30 M W Merchant 2,800 Germany X X X 30 53 53 Newwitter R 26 M W Merchant 2,500 Germany X X 31 54 54 Bouch Anna 30 F W Keeping House 500 300 PA REMARKS: age possibly 36 32 54 54 Bouch Harry 8 M W At School PA X 33 54 54 Bouch Adda 6 F W At School PA X 34 55 55 Steel Abram 52 M W Foundry Business 1,200 1,000 PA X 35 55 55 Steel Lucretia 44 F W Keeping House PA 36 55 55 Steel Samuel A 25 M W Works in Foundry PA X 37 55 55 Steel Anna 21 F W At Home PA 38 55 55 Steel Abraham 16 M W At School PA X 39 55 55 Steel Rebecca 14 F W At School PA X 40 55 55 Steel William 11 M W At School PA X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Pennsylvania COUNTY: Mercer DIVISION: Sheakleyville Borough REEL NO: M593-1374 PAGE NO: 61B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 30 July 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 55 55 Steel Charles 6 M W At School PA X 2 55 55 Steel Delbert 3 M W PA 3 56 56 Johnston Wm 64 M W Hand in W Factory Scotland X X X 4 56 56 Johnston Margaret 64 F W Keeping House Scotland X X 5 57 57 Roberts Burton 40 M W Fruit Tree Agt 1,000 300 PA X 6 57 57 Roberts Letticia M 35 F W Keeping House PA 7 57 57 Roberts Dorey 12 F W At School PA X 8 57 57 Roberts George 7 M W At School PA X 9 58 58 Beaty David 57 M W Boot & S Maker 2,000 400 PA X 10 58 58 Beaty Elizabeth 53 F W Keeping House PA 11 58 58 Beaty Naman H 23 M W Student PA X 12 58 58 Beaty Thomas 14 M W At School PA X 13 59 59 Thacker Jane 47 F W Keeping House PA 14 59 59 Thacker Mary 21 F W At Home PA 15 59 59 Thacker Emmie 18 F W At School PA X 16 60 60 Feather C A 34 M W Machinist 700 650 PA X 17 60 60 Feather Anna M 32 F W Keeping House PA 18 60 60 Feather Lizzie 6 F W PA 19 60 60 Feather Frank C 4 M W PA 20 60 60 Feather Minna P 2 F W PA 21 60 60 McQuillen J L 70 M W PA 22 61 61 Ellis George 29 M W Mail Carrier 1,200 1,250 PA X 23 61 61 Ellis Mary A 25 F W Keeping House PA 24 61 61 Ellis George W 4 M W PA REMARKS: George written over: Florence B age 3 [see McDowel, below] 25 61 61 Ellis Effe 2 F W PA 26 61 61 Ellis Luellie 5/12 F W PA Jan 27 62 62 McDowel William P 31 M W Furniture Dealer 1,200 PA X 28 62 62 McDowel Emmie C 23 F W Keeping House PA 29 62 62 McDowel Florence B 3 F W PA 30 62 62 McDowel Violetta B 10/12 F W PA Aug 31 62 62 Rhodes Isa** 15 M W Chair Manufacturer PA 32 62 62 Scott Mary A 17 F W House Servant PA 33 62 62 Bradberry David 82 M W PA X 34 * * [end of borough] N.N. REMARKS: End of Sheakleyville Borough