1870 Federal Census, Josh Bell County, Kentucky The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Barb Rice, June 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2000. Submitted by Barb Rice June 10, 2000. This Census Was Proofread by Kelly Courtney-Blizzard , June 2000. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. Brice53218@aol.com This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 federal census for Josh Bell County, Kentucky Key to Census Abbreviations: PG Page # SN Sheet # LN Line # DN Dwelling # FN Family # CO Color R/E Real Estate Value PPV Personal property Value POB Place of Birth FFB Father Foreign Born MFB Mother Foreigh Born MB Month if Born in Census Year MRD Month if Married in Census Year SCH School in Yr C/R Cannot Read C/W Cannot Write DDB Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane or Idiot M21 Male over 21 (Eligible to Vote) DTV Denied the Vote ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 19 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 259A 1 1 Partin James 66 M W Farmer 200 200 Tennessee X X X 259A 1 1 Partin Hetty 50 W Keeping House Kentucky X X 259A 1 1 Partin Elizabeth J 24 W Kentucky X X Idiotic 259A 1 1 Partin Robert 18 W Farmer Kentucky X X 259A 1 1 Partin Wesly 16 W Farmer Kentucky X X X 259A 1 1 Partin Millie A 12 W Kentucky X X 259A 2 2 King Wesley 44 W Farmer 100 400 Tennessee X X 259A 2 2 King Eliza 42 W Keeping House Kentucky 259A 2 2 King Mary 13 W Kentucky X X 259A 2 2 King Sarah E 11 W Kentucky X X 259A 2 2 King James A 9 W At Home Kentucky 259A 2 2 King Lutissia C 3 W Kentucky 259A 2 2 King John 7/12 W Kentucky Oct 259A 3 3 Parton Chelton 47 W Farmer 100 600 Kentucky X 259A 3 3 Parton Elizabeth 47 W Keeping House Kentucky X X 259A 3 3 Parton Mary M 25 W Kentucky 259A 3 3 Parton William F 23 W Farmer 150 Kentucky X 259A 3 3 Parton Nancy C 21 W Kentucky X 259A 3 3 Parton Elam 19 W Farmer Kentucky X X X 259A 3 3 Parton John T 15 W Farmer Kentucky X X X 259A 3 3 Parton Elizabeth 12 W Kentucky X X 259A 3 3 Parton Robert 10 W At Home Kentucky X X X 259A 3 3 Parton James C 8 W Kentucky X 259A 3 3 Parton Joseph 5 W Kentucky 259A 3 3 Hoskins Margaret J 27 W Keeping House Kentucky 259A 3 3 Hoskins Elisha F 1 W Kentucky 259A 4 Kentucky 259A 5 4 Evans William K 45 W 300 500 Kentucky X 259A 5 4 Evans Mary 46 W Keeping House Virginia 259A 5 4 Evans Margaret 18 W Kentucky X X 259A 5 4 Evans John D 16 W Farmer Kentucky X X X 259A 5 4 Evans Shelton 14 W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 259A 5 4 Evans James G 11 W At Home Kentucky X X 259A 5 4 Martin Marion F 22 W Farmer Kentucky X 259A 5 4 Martin Louisa 18 W Kentucky X 259A 5 4 Head James 15 W Farmer Missouri X X 259A 5 4 Head Mary 14 W Missouri X X 259A 5 4 Head Martin 11 W Missouri X X 259A 6 5 Gibson Riley 45 W Farmer 200 150 Kentucky X X 259A 6 5 Gibson Sarah 35 W Keeping House Tennessee X X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 19 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 259B 6 5 Gibson James 16 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 259B 6 5 Gibson John 14 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 259B 6 5 Gibson Eliza 9 F W Kentucky 259B 6 5 Gibson Richard 6 M W Kentucky 259B 6 5 Gibson Hamlin 3 M W Kentucky 259B 7 6 Mason James 29 M W Farmer 60 Kentucky X 259B 7 6 Mason Eliza 29 F W Keeping House Tennessee X 259B 7 6 Mason John 8 M W Kentucky 259B 7 6 Mason Joseph 5 M W Kentucky 259B 7 6 Mason Elizabeth 3 F W Kentucky 259B 7 6 Mason Eliza 2/12 F W Kentucky Mar 259B 8 7 Mason James 39 M W Farmer 150 150 Indiana X 259B 8 7 Mason Sarah 38 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 259B 8 7 Mason Ruth J 11 F W Kentucky X X 259B 8 7 Mason Margaret 9 F W Kentucky 259B 8 7 Mason Rebecca 7 F W Kentucky 259B 8 7 Mason John J 4 M W Kentucky 259B 8 7 Mason William H 8/12 M W Kentucky Sept 259B 8 7 Evans Quintilion 17 F W Kentucky X X X 259B 9 8 Shackelford Nancy 45 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 259B 9 8 Shackelford Henry S 14 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 259B 9 8 Shackelford Nancy 100 F W Keeping House Virginia X X 259B 9 8 Bull Sarah 19 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 259B 9 8 Bull Rosa A 9/12 F W Kentucky Aug 259B 10 Bull 259B 11 9 Miracle William 58 M W Farmer 300 150 Virginia X 259B 11 9 Miracle Elizabeth 58 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 259B 11 9 Miracle Elizabeth A 13 F W Kentucky X X 259B 12 Miracle 259B 13 10 Smith Charles 26 M W Farmer 250 Kentucky X X X 259B 13 10 Smith Surrena 21 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 259B 13 10 Smith Buryl 5 M W Kentucky 259B 13 10 Smith Sarah A 4 F W Kentucky 259B 13 10 Smith William H 1 M W Kentucky 259B 14 11 Miracle Elijah 30 M W Farmer 200 100 Kentucky X X X 259B 14 11 Miracle Nancy J 28 F W Keeping House Kentucky 259B 14 11 Miracle Buell 3 M W Kentucky 259B 14 11 Jones Silas 9 M W Kentucky X 259B 15 12 Miracle Newton 22 M W Farmer 100 Kentucky X X X 259B 15 12 Miracle Ruth J 22 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 20 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 260A 15 12 Miracle Mary C 3 F W Kentucky 260A 15 12 Miracle Ewing 2 M W Kentucky 260A 16 13 Mason William 33 M W Farmer 30 Kentucky X 260A 16 13 Mason Elizabeth 25 F W Keeping House Tennessee X 260A 16 13 Mason Martha A 9 F W Kentucky 260A 16 13 Mason Bratcher 6 M W Kentucky 260A 16 13 Mason Mary J 4 F W Kentucky 260A 16 13 Mason Rebecca L 2 F W Kentucky 260A 17 14 Lake James 70 M W Farmer 250 154 North Carolina X X X 260A 17 14 Lake Catharine 54 F W Keeping House Virginia X X 260A 17 14 Lake Mary 22 F W Tennessee X X 260A 17 14 Lake Moses 18 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X 260A 17 14 Lake John 13 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 260A 17 14 Martin Sarah 15 F W Kentucky X X X 260A 17 14 Martin John 4 M W Kentucky 260A 18 15 Mason John 37 M W Farmer 300 400 Kentucky X 260A 18 15 Mason Nancy 34 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 260A 18 15 Mason James D 15 M W Farmer Kentucky X 260A 18 15 Mason William F 12 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 260A 18 15 Mason Larkin B 10 M W Kentucky X X 260A 18 15 Mason Rebecca 8 F W Kentucky 260A 18 15 Mason Sarah E 6 F W Kentucky 260A 18 15 Mason Martha 4 F W Kentucky 260A 18 15 Mason Angeline 2 F W Kentucky 260A 19 260A 20 260A 21 16 Miracle Calvin 36 M W Farmer 200 100 Kentucky X X X 260A 21 16 Miracle Martin B 17 M W Farmer Kentucky X 260A 22 17 Lee Nancy 30 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 260A 22 17 Lee Mary A 8 F W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Lee William 3 M W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Lee Sarah A 1 F W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Gibson Ritty 28 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 260A 22 17 Gibson Sarah J 9 F W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Gibson Surrena 7 F W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Gibson America 5 F W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Gibson Ruth 2 F W Kentucky 260A 22 17 Gibson John G 6/12 M W Kentucky Nov 260A 23 18 Partin William 26 M W Farmer 50 150 Kentucky X 260A 23 18 Partin Mary 26 F W Keeping House Kentucky Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 20 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 260B 23 18 Partin Malinda E S 4 F W Kentucky 260B 23 18 Partin Elizabeth J 2 F W Kentucky 260B 23 18 Partin Sarah E 1/12 F W Kentucky Apr 260B 24 19 Partin Elam 43 M W Farmer 100 100 Kentucky X X X 260B 24 19 Partin Margaret 43 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 260B 24 19 Partin Lucindy C 20 F W Kentucky X X 260B 24 19 Partin Elizabeth 15 F W Kentucky X X X 260B 24 19 Partin Sarah A 11 F W Kentucky X X X 260B 24 19 Partin Eliza J 9 F W Kentucky 260B 24 19 Partin William L 6 M W Kentucky 260B 24 19 Partin Merica A 2 F W Kentucky 260B 25 20 Miracle Martin 39 M W Farmer 100 Kentucky X X X 260B 25 20 Miracle Mary 36 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 260B 25 20 Miracle Jasper 15 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 260B 25 20 Miracle Elizabeth A 13 F W Kentucky X X 260B 25 20 Miracle Martha 11 F W Kentucky X X 260B 25 20 Miracle Nancy 9 F W Kentucky 260B 25 20 Miracle Newton 4 M W Kentucky 260B 26 21 Fuston James 69 M W Farmer 800 1000 Tennessee X 260B 26 21 Fuston Ruth J 45 F W Keeping House Virginia X X 260B 26 21 Fuston Matthew 17 M W Farmer Kentucky X 260B 26 21 Fuston Mary 16 F W Kentucky X 260B 26 21 Fuston Millard B 10 M W At Home Kentucky X X 260B 26 21 Spurlock Olive 68 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 260B 27 22 Fuson Lucindy 51 F W Keeping House 1500 1200 Kentucky X X 260B 27 22 Fuson William L 20 M W Farmer 140 Kentucky X X 260B 27 22 Fuson Lutissia 18 F W Kentucky X 260B 27 22 Fuson John T 16 M W Farmer Kentucky X 260B 27 22 Fuson Betheneon 11 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 260B 27 22 Fuson Henry J 9 M W At Home Kentucky 260B 27 22 James Napoleon B 26 M W Shoemaker 632 Kentucky X X 260B 28 23 Carter Solomon 43 M W Farmer 300 115 Kentucky X X 260B 28 23 Carter Elizabeth 45 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 260B 28 23 Carter Demsy 17 M W Farmer Kentucky X X 260B 28 23 Carter Alfred W 15 M W Farmer Kentucky X X 260B 28 23 Carter Mary A 13 F W Kentucky X X 260B 28 23 Carter Spencer 9 M W Kentucky 260B 28 23 Carter Martha J 4 F W Kentucky 260B 28 23 Fuson James 22 M W Farmer Kentucky X X X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 20 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 261A 30 24 Fuson James A 24 M W Farmer 300 Kentucky X 261A 30 24 Fuson Martha 23 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 261A 30 24 Fuson James S 4 M W Kentucky 261A 30 24 Fuson Alabama 1 F W Kentucky 261A 30 24 Smith Sarah 21 F W Kentucky 261A 31 25 Evans Jane 39 F W Keeping House 50 Kentucky 261A 31 25 Evans James J 14 M W Farmer Kentucky X 261A 31 25 Evans George J 11 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X 261A 32 26 Evans Margaret 68 F W Keeping House 800 100 Tennessee X 261A 32 26 Hendrickson Margaret 26 F W Kentucky X 261A 33 27 Maden Benjamin 75 M W Farmer 100 Kentucky X X X 261A 33 27 Maden Nancy 73 F W Keeping House Tennessee X X 261A 33 27 Maden Tilitha 34 F W Tennessee X 261A 33 27 Maden Sarah A 6 F W Kentucky 261A 33 27 Maden Hetty M 5 F W Kentucky 261A 34 28 Evans Ingram 28 M W Farmer 200 Kentucky X 261A 34 28 Evans Martha 25 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 261A 34 28 Evans Nancy J 8 F W Kentucky 261A 34 28 Evans Margaret 5 F W Kentucky 261A 34 28 Evans William 3 M W Kentucky 261A 34 28 Evans Eve 6/12 M W Kentucky Nov 261A 35 29 Givens Alexander 50 M W Farmer 50 100 Tennessee X 261A 35 29 Givens Nancy 43 F W Keeping House Kentucky 261A 35 29 Givens James B 16 M W Farmer Kentucky X 261A 35 29 Givens Margaret L 15 F W Missouri X X 261A 35 29 Givens William 13 M W Missouri X X 261A 35 29 Givens Jane 11 F W Arkansas X X X 261A 35 29 Givens Sarah S 9 F W Kentucky X 261A 35 29 Givens Granville C 4 M W Kentucky 261A 35 29 Faulkner Ann 57 F W Keeping House 50 150 Virginia X 261A 35 29 Faulkner Rebecca 19 F W Kentucky X X 261A 35 29 Faulkner Seley 17 F W Kentucky X X 261A 35 29 Faulkner Sereldy J 15 F W Kentucky X X 261A 36 30 Evans John T 35 M W Keeping House 100 200 Kentucky X 261A 36 30 Evans Catharine 31 F W Keeping House Tennessee X X 261A 36 30 Evans Margaret E 11 F W Kentucky X X X 261A 36 30 Evans George 9 M W Kentucky 261A 36 30 Evans Mary 7 F W Kentucky 261A 36 30 Evans Alice 5 F W Kentucky 261A 36 30 Evans Emily J 2 F W Kentucky Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 24 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 261B 36 30 Evans James C 1/12 M W Kentucky May 261B 37 31 Evans Robert G 30 M W Farmer 200 Kentucky X 261B 37 31 Evans Melinda 26 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 261B 37 31 Evans James S 6 M W Kentucky 261B 37 31 Evans Mollie 1 F W Kentucky 261B 38 32 Evans James 34 M W Farmer 200 Kentucky X 261B 38 32 Evans Eliza J 32 F W Keeping House Virginia X X 261B 38 32 Evans William J 12 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 261B 39 33 Fortner Reece 26 M W Farmer 275 Kentucky X 261B 39 33 Fortner Mary E 29 F W Keeping House Kentucky 261B 39 33 Fortner Sarah A 3 F W Kentucky 261B 39 33 Fortner John A 1 M W Kentucky 261B 40 34 Noe Samuel C 48 M W Farmer 450 257 Kentucky X 261B 40 34 Noe Elizabeth J 48 F W Keeping House Kentucky X 261B 40 34 Noe Crittenden 21 M W Farmer Kentucky X 261B 40 34 Noe John C 16 M W Farmer Kentucky X 261B 40 34 Noe Samuel C 14 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X 261B 40 34 Noe George W 12 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X 261B 40 34 Noe Jefferson N 11 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 261B 40 34 Noe Francis M 8 M W Kentucky 261B 41 35 Noe Joseph 23 M W Farmer 100 Kentucky X 261B 41 35 Noe Vina 25 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 261B 41 35 Noe Samuel 1 M W Kentucky 261B 42 36 Sampson Jefferson 23 M W Farmer 150 400 Kentucky Apr X 261B 42 36 Sampson Emily 26 F W Keeping House Tennessee Apr 261B 42 36 Sampson Nancy 68 F W Keeping House Virginia X 261B 43 37 Sampson Newton 39 M W Farmer 300 450 Virginia X 261B 43 37 Sampson Nancy J 26 F W Keeping House Kentucky 261B 43 37 Sampson John C 13 M W Works on Farm Kentucky X X X 261B 43 37 Sampson Joseph E 3 M W Kentucky 261B 43 37 Sampson James M 6/12 M W Kentucky Nov 261B 44 38 Johnson Robert 32 M W Farmer 125 130 Kentucky X 261B 44 38 Johnson Mary E 32 F W Keeping House Virginia X X 261B 44 38 Johnson Joseph R 8 M W Kentucky 261B 44 38 Johnson Andrew 5 M W Kentucky 261B 44 38 Johnson Martha E A 2 F W Kentucky 261B 45 39 Hicks John R 35 M W Farmer 150 225 North Carolina X 261B 45 39 Hicks Margaret 28 F W Keeping House Kentucky 261B 45 39 Hicks Charlotte 19 F W North Carolina X Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-477 State Kentucky County Josh Bell Town/Township District No 7 Post Office Pineville Enumerator Thomas M Lock Enumeration Date 24 August 1870 ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== PG DN FN Last Name First Name Age Sex CO Occupation R/E PPV POB FFB MFB MB MRD SCH C/R C/W DDB M21 DTV Transcriber Remarks ========================================================================================================================================================================================================== 262A 47 40 Mason William H 25 M W Farmer 13 Kentucky X X 262A 47 40 Mason Hetty 23 F W Keeping House Kentucky X X 262A 47 40 Mason Nancy 2 F W Kentucky 262A 47 40 Mason Benjamin 1 M W Kentucky 262A 47 40 Mason Noah L 44 M W Farmer Kentucky X END OF PAGE END OF DISTRICT