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1870 U.S. Census

Union Township, Crawford County, Iowa

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Key to census entries at bottom of page.
Inhabitants in Union Township , Crawford County, Iowa. Enumerated on 15th day of June, 1870. Post Office: Denison, Iowa. Newton Richards, Ass't Marshal.
                      Value of Owned   Foreign Born Month Within the Year              
Written
Page #		 Printed
Page #		 Line D# F# Last Name First Names Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Place of Birth Father Mother Born Married School this yr. Cannot read Cannot write Deaf, dumb
blind, etc.		 Males eligible
to vote		 Males not
eligible to vote		 Remarks
1 486 1 1 1 McMahan Michael 35 M W Farmer 300 200 Ireland X X             X    
    2     McMahan Mary 35 F W Keeping House     Ireland X X                  
    3     McMahan Margaret 3 F W At Home     Canada X X                  
    4     McMahan John 1 M W At Home     Iowa X X                  
    5     McMahan Dennis 32 M W Farmer 300   Ireland X X                  
    6 2 2 Folsom George 23 M W Farmer 600 350 New Hamp                 X    
    7 3 3 Weakline Jacob 59 M W Farmer 1000 675 Penna                 X    
    8     Weakline Maria 35 F W Keeping House     Ohio             X        
    9     McCorkel Seth 15 M W Farmer     Iowa                      
    10     McCorkel Louisa 11 F W Keeping House     Iowa             X        
    11     McCorkel Marieta 8 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    12     McCorkel Louis L. 4 M W       Iowa                      
    13 4 4 Cossairt David 32 M W Farmer   950 Illinois                 X    
    14     Cossairt Mary A. 28 F W Keeping House     Illinois                      
    15     Cossairt Joseph S. 9 M W At Home     Illinois                      
    16     Cossairt Mary E. 7 F W At Home     Illinois                      
    17     Cossairt Farryber * 4 M W At Home     Illinois                     Definitely "Fa*yber" where * could be "m", "n" or "rr".
    18     Cossairt Charles 1 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    19 5 5 Grace Daniel 43 M W Farmer 4000 1000 New York                 X    
    20     Grace Rebecca E 36 F W Keeping House     Canada X X                  
    21     Grace Sarah E. 16 F W At Home     Iowa   X     X            
    22     Grace Dan'l W. 14 M W At Home     Iowa   X     X            
    23     Grace John M. 11 M W At Home     Iowa   X     X            
    24     Grace Andrew J. 9 M W At Home     Iowa   X                  
    25     Grace Stewart G. 6 M W At Home     Iowa   X                  
    26     Grace Margaret B. 3 F W At Home     Iowa   X                  
    27     Grace Isaac * 3/12 M W At Home     Iowa   X May               Middle initial unclear
    28 6 6 Gillmor Isaac 34 M W Farmer 2600 3022 Ireland X X             X    
    29     Gillmor Hannah M. 26 F W Keeping House     Canada X X                  
    30     Gillmor Margaret J. 3 F W At Home     Iowa X X                  
    31     Gillmor Rebecca G. 1/12 F W At Home     Iowa X X July                
    32     Connor John 68 M W Retired Farmer 3000 3000 Ireland X X             X    
    33     Connor Ellen 65 F W At Home     Ireland X X         X        
    34     Worth James 20 M W Farm Laborer     England X X                  
    35 7 7 Dail James S. 55 M W Farmer 2000 600 Kentucky                 X    
    36     Dail Mary J. 44 F W Keeping House     Kentucky                      
    37     Dail Harvey A. 18 M W Farming     Iowa         X            
    38     Dail Isabel 17 F W Asst Housekeeper     Iowa         X            
    39     Dail Ruth E. 13 F W At School     Iowa         X            
    40     Dail John W. 10 M W At School     Iowa         X            
Page 2 dated 15 June, 1870. Post Office given as Crawford, Iowa.
2   1     Dail Mary 7 F W At School     Iowa         X            
    2     Dail Walter 2 M W Home     Iowa                      
    3 8 8 Hardy Benj.' 65 M W Farmer   300 Maine X               X    
    4     Hardy Ellen 45 F W Keeping House     Penna X                    
    5     Hardy Albion P. 26 M W Farmer 3000 1505 Maine                 X    
    6     Hardy Ella 6 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    7     Hardy Dora 3 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    8   9 Hardy Lewis E. 28 M W Teacher 100 1200 Maine                 X    
    9     Hardy Addie 28 F W Teacher     Maine                      
    10 9 10 Parker Oscar 40 M W Farmer 2700 155 Vermont                 X    
    11     Parker Jane 28 F W Keeping House     Indiana                      
    12     Parker Thomas 7 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    13     Parker George 3/12 M W At Home     Iowa     Feb                
    14 10 11 Judd Edwin 35 M W Carpenter   200 Illinois                 X    
    15     Judd Amanda 27 F W Keeping House     New York                      
    16     Judd Frederick 6 M W At Home     Illinois                      
    17     Judd Frank 4 M W At Home     Illinois                      
    18     Judd William 3 M W At Home     Illinois                      
    19 11 12 Wood William O. 38 M W Farmer 1600 525 Ohio   X             X    
    20     Wood Jane 31 F W Keeping House     Illinois                      
    21     Wood Mary A. 11 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    22     Wood Irvin B. 9 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    23     Wood Effie J. 8/12 F W At Home     Iowa     Sept                
    24 12 13 Roles John 56 M W Farmer 1000 625 England X X       X X        
    25     Roles Elizabeth 49 F W Keeping House     England X X         X        
    26     Roles Thompson B. * 7 M W At School     Nebraska X X     X           A second initial could be "F".
    27 13 14 Talcott Ezra W. 63 M W Farmer 1200 745 Mass                 X    
    28     Talcott Samantha 59 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    29     Talcott H. Edgar 26 M W Farmer     Illinois                 X    
    30     Talcott Margaret 22 F W Assistant Housekeeper     New York X X                  
    31     Talcott Samantha 11/12 F W At Home     Iowa     June                
    32     Talcott Ezra W. 13 M W At School     Illinois         X            
    33 14 15 Strong Mary M. 37 F W Teacher     Ohio                      
    34     Strong Fred C. 13 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    35     Strong Nellie M. 11 F W At School     Illinois         X            
    36 15 16 Pett John 46 M W Farmer 1600 1359 England X X             X    
    37     Pett Mary A. 44 F W Keeping House     England X X                  
    38     Pett William 20 M W Farming     England X X     X            
    39     Pett J. Oliver 17 M W Farming     Missouri X X     X            
    40     Pett John M. 15 M W Farming     Utah X X     X            
Page 3 dated 16 June, 1870. Post Office given as Crawford, Iowa.
3 487 1     Pett Samuel A. 12 M W At School     Utah X X     X            
    2     Pett Fanny L. 10 F W At School     Utah X X     X            
    3     Pett Ellen * 8 F W At School     Nevada X X     X           Middle initial unclear
    4     Pett George 6 M W At School     Utah X X     X            
    5     Pett Frederick 4 M W At School     Iowa X X     X            
    6     Pett Serena 1 F W At Home     Iowa X X                  
    7     Ingram Keziah 70 F W At Home     England X X                  
    8 16 17 Howorth Edwin 45 M W Farmer 10000 1517 England X X             X    
    9     Howorth Sabrina 35 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    10     Howorth Clara 13 F W At School     Iowa X       X            
    11     Howorth John 7 M W At School     Iowa X       X            
    12     Howorth James 5 M W At School     Iowa X       X            
    13     Howorth Mary A. 3 F W At Home     Iowa X                    
    14     Howorth Edmund 2 M W At Home     Iowa X                    
    15 17 18 Shaffer William 46 M W Farmer   100 New York                 X    
    16     Shaffer Chloe A. 43 F W Keeping House     Vermont                      
    17     Shaffer Prescott B. 21 M W Farming     New York         X            
    18     Shaffer Rufus C. 10 M W At School     New York         X            
    19     Shaffer Caroline M. 4 F W At Home     New York                      
    20 18 19 Kuykendall John 32 M W Farmer   400 Texas                 X    
    21     Kuykendall Parthena 27 F W Keeping House     Iowa                      
    22     Kuykendall David 11 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    23     Kuykendall William 9 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    24     Kuykendall Alzina 4 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    25     Kuykendall Rosa 2 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    26     Kuykendall Wiley 19 M W Section Hand     Texas                      
    27 19 20 Orange Wm. H. 27 M W Blacksmith 400 100 Mass                 X    
    28     Orange Levina 26 F W Keeping House     New York X X                  
    29 20 21 Scott William 46 M W Farmer   500 Canada X X                  
    30     Scott Mary A. 40 F W Keeping House     Canada X X                  
    31     Scott Mary J. 19 F W Asst Housekeeper     Canada X X                  
    32     Scott Sarah 14 F W At School     Canada X X     X            
    33     Scott James 11 M W At School     Canada X X     X            
    34     Scott Barbara 9 F W At School     Canada X X     X            
    35     Scott William G. 7 M W At School     Canada X X     X            
    36     Scott Matilda 6 F W At School     Canada X X     X            
    37     Scott Ellen S. 4 F W At Home     Canada X X                  
    38     Scott Jonathan 1 M W At Home     Canada X X                  
    39   22 Watson Marsha 21 F W Keeping House     Texas                      
    40     Watson May 2 F W At Home     Nebraska                      
Page 4 dated 17 June, 1870. Post Office given as Crawford, Iowa.
4   1     Porter Warren T. 22 M W R, R, Man 1000   New York                 X    
    2 21 23 Smith Benj. 45 M W Farmer 280 350 Penna                 X    
    3     Smith Sally A. 40 F W Keeping House     Penna           X X        
    4     Smith Almira 16 F W Asst Housekeeper     Penna         X            
    5     Smith Korah 14 F W At School     Penna         X            
    6     Smith Lucy 12 F W At School     Illinois         X            
    7     Smith Louisa 9 F W At School     Illinois         X            
    8     Smith Ida 4 F W At School     Illinois                      
    9     Smith Frankie 1 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    10 22 24 Dow Simeon E. 49 M W Farmer 40000 10000 New York                 X    
    11     Dow Chloe A. 45 F W Keeping House     New York                      
    12     Dow Asa 14 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    13     Dow Willie 9 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    14     Hammond May 14 F W Domestic Servant     Wisconsin         X            
    15     Landon Marcus 26 M W Farm Laborer     Ohio                 X    
    16     White Romanson 20 M W Farm Laborer     Texas         X            
    17 23 25 Hawley Aaron 42 M W Farmer 900 730 Illinois                 X    
    18     Hawley Elizabeth 30 F W Keeping House     Illinois                      
    19     Hawley Sarah 8 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    20     Hawley Geo H. 7 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    21     Hawley Alma D. 6 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    22     Hawley John F. 4 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    23     Crandall Osander 14 M W Farming     Iowa                      
    24 24 26 Rudd Frank A. 45 M W Farmer 1200 600 Penna                 X    
    25     Rudd Lovica E. 44 F W Keeping House     New Hamp                      
    26     Rudd Mary 17 F W Asst Housekeeper     Iowa         X            
    27     Rudd Adelia 14 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    28     Rudd Melissa 12 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    29     Rudd Ida A. 9 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    30     Rudd Effie J. 7 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    31     Rudd Dot 1 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    32 25 27 Young Samuel 43 M W Farmer 4000 3438 New York                 X    
    33     Young Sarah 42 F W Keeping House     England X X                  
    34     Young James H. 2 M W At Home     Iowa   X                  
    35     Howorth Daniel 67 M W Farmer 7200 400 England X X             X    
    36     Ewer Paul 28   W Farmer     Denmark X X                  
    37 26 28 Smith John 23   W Farmer   879 Penna                 X    
    38     Smith Mary J. 22   W Keeping House     Penna                      
    39     Smith Mary E. 3   W At Home     Illinois                      
    40     Smith Alma 2   W At Home     Iowa                      
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