NOTE: This transcription is meant to be a guide only. Every effort has been made to be accurate, but our interpretation maybe different from yours so please remember to check the original.  The census image for this township is faint and hard to read. 

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1870 Lucas County Census

Benton Twp., Chariton Post Office

Series: M593  Roll: 406

Enumerated on 2 August 1870 by Geo F Walker

Page 15 - 16 Sheet 683

Color - White (w); Black (b); Mulatto (m); Chinese (c); Indian (i)

DW FN The name of every person whose place of abode on the first day of June, 1870 was in this family Age at last birth Sex Color Profession, Occupation or Trade of each male person over 15 years of age Value of Real Estate Owned Place of Birth Naming the State, Territory, or Country Parentage If born within the year, state month

 

If married within the year, state month Attended School within the year Education

 

Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict Constitutional Relations

 

Real Personal Father of Foreign birth Mother of Foreign birth Cannot Read Cannot Write Males Citizens of US of 21 years of age and upwards

 

Male Citizen of 21 years of age and upwards where rights to vote is denied on other grounds than rebellion or other crime

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
    ___Nelson 19 m w       Illinois         |          
    ___Laura 17 f w       Illinois         |          
    ___Melvina 13 f w       Illinois         |          
    ___Smith 9 m w       Iowa         |          
103 107 Vanvoohir, Jerome 43 m w Farmer 1625 600 Pennsylvania                 |  
    ___Catharine 33 f w Keeping House     Ohio                    
    ___Walter 16 m w       Pennsylvania         |          
    ___William 15 m w       Pennsylvania         |          
    ___Laura 12 f w       Pennsylvania         |          
104 108 Marris, William 46 m w Farmer 2000 700 Pennsylvania                 |  
    ___Margaret 37 f w Keeping House     Pennsylvania                    
    ___William 15 m w       Pennsylvania         |          
    ___Lucy E 4 f w       Iowa                    
105 109 Mosher, E P 41 m w Farmer 3200 1000 New York                 |  
    ___Hester 35 f w Keeping House     England | |                
    ___Thomas 10 m w       Illinois   |     |          
    ___Francis 7 m w       Illinois   |     |          
    ___Edith A 4 f w       Illinois   |     |          
    ___Mary C 2 f w       Iowa   |                
    ___Mary J 48 f w       New York                    
106 110 Werts, Jacob 35 m w Farmer 3900 1000 Ohio                 |  
    ___Sephia 34 f w Keeping House     Ohio                    
    ___Elvira 12 f w       Ohio         |          
    ___William 11 m w       Ohio         |          
    ___Matilda 3 f w       Iowa                    
    ___Albert 8/12 m w       Iowa     Dec              
107 111 Beker, Jacob 39 m w Farmer 1500 500 Hesse Castle* | |             |  
    ___Catharine 41 f w Keeping House     Hessia Drumbell(?) | |                
    ___Mary R 17 f w       Bavaria | |                
    ___Elisa 15 f w       Bavaria | |                
    ___Peter 14 m w       Bavaria | |                
    ___Rinchart 12 m w       Illinois | |                
    ___Henry 11 m w       Illinois | |                
    ___Jacob 9 m w       Iowa | |                
    ___Phillip 2 m w       Iowa | |                
108 112 King, Avry 24 m w Farmer   300 Indiana                 |  
    ___Mary F 21 f w Keeping House     Ohio                    
    ___Jennie 2 f w       Iowa                    
109 113 Clowser, John 28 m w Farmer 1300 500 Ohio                 |  
    ___Mary 30 f w Keeping House     Indiana                    
    ___Sarah 30 f w       Ohio                    
    ___Finittie 22 f w       Ohio                    
    ___Benjamin 14 m w       Iowa                    
110 114 Gaston, John H 28 m w Farmer 3000 800 Pennsylvania                 |  
    ___Sarah 26 f w Keeping House     Pennsylvania                    
    ___William 5 m w       Pennsylvania         |          
    ___Wert 4 m w       Pennsylvania                    
    ___Mary E 4 f w       Pennsylvania                    
111 115 Gookin, Moses 52 m w Farmer 3500 2000 New Hampshire                 |  
    ___Carter 26 m w Farmer     Ohio                 |  
    ___James 23 m w Farmer     Ohio                 |  
    ___John H 19 m w       Ohio         |          
    ___Samuel 14 m w       Iowa         |          
    Ralph, John 35 m w Farmer 1300 600 Ohio                 |  
    ___Mary 33 f w Keeping House     Ohio                    
112 116 Wimberly, F M 36 m w Farmer   800 Kentucky                 |  
    ___L H 35 f w       Indiana                    
    ___John W 13 m w       Illinois         |          
    ___Thomas M 10 m w       Illinois         |          
    ___Mary F 8 f w       Iowa         |          
    ___William 6 m w       Iowa         |          
    Maron A 3 m w       Iowa                    
    Peppard, James 20 m w Teacher     Ohio                    
    Bower, Martin 24 m w Farmer   100 Maryland                 |  
113 117 King?, Theodore 23 m w Farmer   500 Indiana                 |  
    ___Mary 23 f w Keeping House     Ohio                    
    ___Clinton 1 m w       Iowa                    
114 118 Forquer, John 33 m w Farmer   1000 Ohio                 |  
    ___Isabel 33 f w Keeping House     New York                    
    ___John H 9 m w       Illinois         |          
    ___Ruth A 8 f w       Illinois         |          
    ___Eerailda 5 f w       Illinois         |          
    ___Thomas 2 m w       Iowa                    
    ___Hetta 2/12 f w       Iowa     Jan              
115 119 Wagoner, Samuel 31 m w Farmer   1200 Ohio                 |  
    Ann E 23 f w Keeping House     Ohio                    
    ___Lucresia 3 f w       Ohio                    
    ___Homer 1 m w       Ohio                    
116 120 Morrison, J M 27 m w Farmer 1000 2000 Pennsylvania                 |  
    ___Mary H 23 f w Keeping House     Pennsylvania                    

*Hesse Kassel/Cassel is the correct spelling for this region of Germany

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Contributed by Kathleen Gregory 2011