Mecosta, MI 1870 Federal Census ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/mecosta/1870/ (File 12 of 18) This Census was transcribed by Joe Rhodes and proofread by Linda Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2004 by Joe Rhodes ========================================================================== USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. 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CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Lane John C 27 M W Farmer 2,000 200 Pennsylvania . . . Feb . . . . X . Handwritten Page #1 2 1 1 Lane Minnie N 23 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . Feb . . . . . . . 3 2 2 Sperbeck Martin 46 M W Farmer 1,000 275 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 4 2 2 Sperbeck Ellen 44 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 2 Sperbeck Rhoda A 12 F W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 6 2 2 Sperbeck Alice J 12 F W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . The ages on lines 5 and 6 are the same. 7 2 2 Sperbeck Mary A 8 F W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 8 2 2 Sperbeck Laura V 2 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2 2 Sperbeck Otilla 5/12 F W At Home . . Michigan . . Feb . . . . . . . . 10 2 2 Sperbeck Orilla 5/12 F W At Home . . Michigan . . Feb . . . . . . . The ages on lines 9 and 10 are the same. 11 3 3 Hays Ira J 34 M W Farmer 1,200 425 Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 12 3 3 Hays Mary A 31 F W Keeping House . . Ireland X X . . . . . . . . . 13 3 3 Hays Mary E 13 F W Attending School . . Canada X X . . X . . . . . . 14 3 3 Hays Ebin 10 M W Attending School . . Canada X X . . X . . . . . . 15 3 3 Hays Carmy 60 M W At Home . . Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 16 4 4 Deidrick Elias 38 M W Farmer 750 150 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 17 4 4 Deidrick Jane 35 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 18 4 4 Deidrick Julia A 15 F W Attending School . . Ohio . . . . X . . . . . . 19 4 4 Deidrick Mary 11 F W Attending School . . Ohio . . . . X . . . . . . 20 4 4 Deidrick George 4 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 21 4 4 Deidrick Ida 2 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5 5 Caraan Jeho 49 M W Farmer 1,500 340 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 23 5 5 Caraan Sarah L 46 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5 5 Caraan Asher L 20 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 25 5 5 Caraan Emma J 11 F W Attending School . . Iowa . . . . X . . . . . . 26 5 5 Caraan Joseph E 9 M W Attending School . . Iowa . . . . X . . . . . . 27 5 5 Langworthy George F 35 M W Work on Farm . . New York . . . . . . . . X . . 28 6 6 Collison Thomas H 43 M W Farmer 450 100 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 29 6 6 Collison Ellen L 28 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6 6 Collison Almon E 25 M W Farmer 1,000 100 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 31 6 6 Collison Daniel B 20 M W Work on Farm . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 32 7 7 Miller William 32 M W Farmer 800 100 Scotland X X . . . . . . X . . 33 7 7 Miller Emily 30 F W Keeping House . . Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7 7 Miller Mary 7 F W At Home . . Vermont X . . . . . . . . . . 35 8 8 Hale George I 27 M W Farmer . . New York . . . . . . . . X . . 36 8 8 Hale Alice 23 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 37 8 8 Hale Lawrence W 3 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 38 9 9 Tidd Nathaniel 26 M W Farmer 900 190 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 39 9 9 Tidd Margaret A 24 F W Keeping House . . Ireland X X . . . . . . . . . 40 9 9 Tidd Ellsworth E 3 M W At Home . . Michigan . X . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DIVISION: Town of Grant REEL NO: M593-960 PAGE NO: 55B REFERENCE: Enumeration: Name: William I. Latimer, Date: August 10, 1870 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 9 9 Tidd Elmer E 3 M W At Home . . Michigan . X . . . . . . . . Handwritten Page #2 2 9 9 Tidd Albert M. G. 2 M W At Home . . Michigan . X . . . . . . . . . 3 10 10 Turner Dwello A 41 M W Farmer 200 125 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 4 10 10 Turner Sophia 33 F W Keeping House . . Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 5 10 10 Turner Nellie J 10 F W Attending School . . Pennsylvania . X . . X . . . . . . 6 10 10 Turner Carrie E 5 F W At Home . . Canada . X . . . . . . . . . 7 10 10 Turner Charles A 3 M W At Home . . Michigan . X . . . . . . . . . 8 11 11 Farnsworth Ervin 60 M W Farmer 1,300 125 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 9 11 11 Farnsworth Adelbert 19 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12 12 Rowley Anson 32 M W Farmer 850 110 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 11 12 12 Rowley Delia R 28 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 12 12 12 Rowley Stella 11 F W At Home . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12 12 Rowley Carrie 7 F W At Home . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 14 12 12 Rowley Kate 5 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 15 13 13 Tyler Jeremiah 46 M W Farmer 2,800 440 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 16 13 13 Tyler Otillia 43 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 17 13 13 Tyler William J 17 M W Attending School . . New York . . . . X . . . . . . 18 13 13 Tyler Florence A 11 F W Attending School . . New York . . . . X . . . . . . 19 14 14 Morse Wallis 39 M W Farmer 2,000 100 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 20 15 15 Armstrong John V 47 M W Farmer 1,000 315 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 21 15 15 Armstrong Susan A 41 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 22 15 15 Armstrong Thomas H 14 M W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 23 15 15 Armstrong Estell M 5 F W Attending School . . Iowa . . . . X . . . . . . 24 16 16 Knapp Adolphus G 51 M W Farmer 2,000 475 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 25 16 16 Knapp Hannah 46 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 26 16 16 Knapp Abel B 26 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 27 16 16 Knapp Franklin B 24 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 28 16 16 Knapp John A 16 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 29 16 16 Knapp Josephine 13 F W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 30 16 16 Knapp Vernon J 11/12 F W At Home . . Michigan . . July . . . . . . . Sex is as written 31 17 17 Cory Lonsen F 29 M W Farmer 1,000 300 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 32 17 17 Cory Margaret 27 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 33 17 17 Cory Alice J 2 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 34 17 17 Cory Harvey 8/12 M W At Home . . Michigan . . Dec . . . . . . . . 35 18 18 Groton Willard A 25 M W Farmer 800 150 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 36 18 18 Groton Mary E 23 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 37 18 18 Groton Belvia E 3 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 38 18 18 Groton Elmer 6/12 M W At Home . . Michigan . . Jan . . . . . . . . 39 19 19 Vanalstyn Elnor 46 F W Keeping House 1,500 320 New York . . . . . . . . . . . 40 19 19 Vanalstyn Norman 29 M W Work on Farm . . New York . . . . . . . . X . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DIVISION: Town of Grant REEL NO: M593-960 PAGE NO: 56A REFERENCE: Enumeration: Name: William I. Latimer, Date: August 11, 1870 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 19 19 Vanalstyn Elnora 15 F W At Home . . New York . . . . . . . . . . Handwritten Page #3 2 19 19 Vanalstyn Alfred 9 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 3 20 20 Vanalstyn Charles 28 M W Farmer 2,000 525 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 4 20 20 Vanalstyn Ann 27 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 5 20 20 Vanalstyn Florence 7 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 6 20 20 Vanalstyn Myron 3 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 7 21 21 Maguire Hugh 33 M W Farmer 500 250 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 8 21 21 Maguire Alice 27 F W Keeping House . . Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 9 21 21 Maguire John E 8 M W Attending School . . Canada . X . . X . . . . . . 10 22 22 Hays Ira 27 M W Farmer 800 180 Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 11 22 22 Hays Amanda 24 F W Keeping House . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 12 22 22 Hays Viola 3 F W At Home . . Michigan X . . . . . . . . . . 13 22 22 Hays Charles 11/12 M W At Home . . Michigan . . July . . . . . . . Ages on Lines 13 and 14 are the same. 14 22 22 Hays Francis 11/12 M W At Home . . Michigan . . July . . . . . . . . 15 23 23 Little Charles 34 M W Farmer 600 210 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 16 23 23 Little Mary C 37 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 17 23 23 Little Livingston D 11 M W Attending School . . New York . . . . X . . . . . . 18 23 23 Little James W 8 M W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 19 23 23 Little Roseltha A 7 F W Attending School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 20 23 23 Little Irving A 5 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 21 24 24 Moore Allen 45 M W Farmer 1,000 375 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 22 24 24 Moore Sybil 33 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 23 24 24 Moore Eva M 1 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 24 24 24 Moore Elma J 3/12 F W At Home . . Michigan . . Apr . . . . . . . . 25 24 24 Wilder Dan J 4 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 26 25 25 Morgan Joseph C 26 M W Farmer 700 . Indiana . . . . . . . . X . . 27 26 26 Watson Robert 29 M W Farmer 1,000 125 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 28 26 26 Watson Julia A 25 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 29 26 26 Watson Irel F 6 F W Attending School . . New York . . . . X . . . . . . 30 26 26 Watson Willie F 4 M W At Home . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 31 26 26 Watson Phebe H 2 F W At Home . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 32 27 27 Hemphill Samuel 48 M W Farmer 1,000 665 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 33 27 27 Hemphill Louisa 50 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 34 27 27 Hemphill William 28 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 35 27 27 Hemphill Albert P 24 M W Farmer . . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 36 27 27 Hemphill Haridon 17 M W Work on Farm . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 37 27 27 Hemphill James F. R. 11 M W Attending School . . Ohio . . . . X . . . . . . 38 28 28 Hemphill Robert F 22 M W Farmer 175 . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 39 28 28 Hemphill Alice C 17 F W Keeping House . . Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . 40 28 28 Hemphill Israel C 1 M W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Mecosta DIVISION: Town of Grant REEL NO: M593-960 PAGE NO: 56B REFERENCE: Enumeration: Name: William I. Latimer, Date: August 12, 1870 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 29 29 White William 29 M W Farmer 1,000 175 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . Handwritten Page #4 2 29 29 White Mary F 19 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 3 29 29 White Emma E 1 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 4 30 30 Ford Sylvanus 28 M W Farmer 800 220 Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 5 30 30 Ford Jane L 27 F W Keeping House . . Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . 6 30 30 Ford Louisa J 4 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 7 30 30 Ford Lucretia 3 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 8 30 30 Dean Albert 20 M W Work on Farm . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 9 31 31 Canaan Israel 46 M W Farmer 500 375 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 10 31 31 Canaan Martha E 45 F W Keeping House . . Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . 11 31 31 Canaan John H 21 M W Farmer 175 . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 12 31 31 Canaan Mary J 11 F W Attending School . . Ohio . . . . X . . . . . . 13 31 31 Canaan William S 5 M W At Home . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 14 32 32 Young Peter 42 M W Farmer 500 250 France X X . . . . . . X . . 15 32 32 Young Margaret 40 F W Keeping House . . Baden X X . . . . . . . . . 16 32 32 Young Mary F 19 F W At Home . . Ohio X X . . . . . . . . . 17 32 32 Young Sarah E 17 F W Attending School . . Ohio X X . . X . . . . . . 18 32 32 Young George 14 M W Attending School . . Ohio X X . . X . . . . . . 19 32 32 Young Frank 12 M W Attending School . . Ohio X X . . X . . . . . . 20 32 32 Young John 10 M W Attending School . . Ohio X X . . X . . . . . . 21 32 32 Young Charles 8 M W Attending School . . Ohio X X . . X . . . . . . 22 32 32 Young Peter 2 M W At Home . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 23 33 33 Wilder Harry M 33 M W Farmer 1,200 225 Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 24 33 33 Wilder Lydia E 21 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . Lines 25-40 are blank.