1870 Federal Census Benzie County, Michigan (Benzonia Township: File 3 of 10) This Census was transcribed by Mary Grindol and proofread by Terri Hay for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright 2001 by Mary Grindol ************************************************************************ 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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Bartlett PAGE NO: 1 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 Holbrook Edwin 56 M W Farmer 2,000 1,200 Penn. X 2 1 1 Holbrook Sabrina 47 F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 1 1 Holbrook Oren 16 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X 4 1 1 Holbrook Bessie 18 F W Teaching Music O. 5 2 2 Coffman Henry 45 M W Tailor 400 100 Saxony X X X 6 2 2 Coffman Eliza 36 F W Keeping House N.Y. X 7 3 3 Small Shedrick 35 M W Farmer 1,500 1,200 Mass. X 8 3 3 Small Angeline 28 F W Keeping House Mich. 9 3 3 Small Josephine 12 F W At Home Mass. X 10 3 3 Small Ephraim 9 M W Mass. 11 3 3 Small Minnie 4 F W Mich. 12 3 3 Small Fred 2 M W Mich. 13 3 3 Small Fadette 7/12 M W Mich. Nov 14 4 4 Huntington William 59 M W Farmer 2,000 425 Conn. X 15 4 4 Huntington Elizabeth 53 F W Keeping House Mass. 16 4 4 Huntington Margaret 20 F W Teaching School Ohio X 17 4 4 Huntington Edward 17 M W Farm Laborer O. X 18 4 4 Huntington Ralph 13 M W Attending School O. X 19 5 5 Sinclair Elijah 37 M W Carpenter & Joiner 800 100 Canada West X X X 20 5 5 Sinclair Jenette 34 F W Keeping House N.Y. 21 5 5 Sinclair Alice 13 F W Attending School Mich. X X 22 5 5 Sinclair Ada 11 F W At Home Mich. X 23 5 5 Sinclair Elmer 4 M W Ohio X 24 5 5 Sinclair George 1 M W Mich. X 25 5 5 Kentnor Lucy 18 F W House Keeper Mich. 26 6 6 Wellman Emory 28 M W Farmer 1,500 150 Penn X 27 6 6 Wellman Olive 29 F W Keeping House C.W. X X 28 6 6 Wellman Ida 2 F W Mich. X 29 7 7 Anderson Charles 28 M W Farmer 1,500 700 Penn X 30 7 7 Anderson Charlotte 29 F W Keeping House England X X 31 7 7 Anderson John 8 M W Ohio X 32 8 8 Smith Charles 30 M W Farmer 700 100 Baden X X X 33 9 9 Neill Edward 56 M W Farmer 2,000 300 Mass. X 34 9 9 Neill Adelaide 47 F W Keeping House France X X 35 9 9 Neill Alfred 17 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X X 36 9 9 Neill Justine 9 F W Mich. X 37 9 9 Neill Mary 6 F W Mich. X 38 9 9 Neill Julia 2 F W Mich. X 39 9 9 Abbott Arthur 22 M W Laborer Mich. X 40 9 9 Abbott James 18 M W [not filled in] Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Benzonia REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 15A REFERENCE: P.O. Benzonia; Enumerated on 4 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 2 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 10 10 Case Lucius 56 M W Farmer 5,000 600 Ohio X 2 10 10 Case Rosanah 46 F W Keeping House O. 3 10 10 Case Walter 21 M W Farm laborer O. X X 4 10 10 Case Alden 18 M W Farm Laborer O. 5 10 10 Case Charles 16 M W At Home O. X 6 10 10 Case William 13 M W At Home O. X 7 10 10 Case James 8 M W Mich. 8 10 10 Fitts Mary 16 F W Teaching School O. X 9 10 10 Fitts Ella 14 F W Attending School O. X 10 11 11 Bailey John 52 M W Farmer 20,000 1,000 N.Y. X 11 11 11 Bailey Emily 46 F W Keeping House N.Y. 12 11 11 Bailey James 22 M W Farm Laborer N.Y. X X 13 11 11 Bailey Clara 16 F W Attending School N.Y. X 14 11 11 Bailey John 7 M W Mich. 15 12 12 Betts William 51 M W Brick Mason 1,400 800 Ohio X 16 12 12 Betts Martha 45 F W Keeping House England X X 17 12 12 Betts John 20 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X 18 12 12 Betts Elizabeth 19 F W Teaching School O. X 19 12 12 Betts William 13 M W Attending School O. X X 20 12 12 Betts Mary 9 F W At Home O. X 21 13 13 Johnston John 35 M W Carpenter & Joiner 1,500 400 Penn X X X 22 13 13 Johnston Christina 25 F W Keeping House Penn 23 13 13 Johnston James 3 M W Mich. 24 13 13 Johnston Mary 1 F W Mich. 25 14 14 Adams Amos 54 M W Farmer 1,500 800 N.Y. X 26 14 14 Adams Charlotte 54 F W Keeping House N.Y. 27 14 14 Adams Albert 20 M W Farm Laborer Minn. 28 14 14 Adams Charles 18 M W Farm Laborer Minn. 29 14 14 Adams Mary 17 F W At Home Minn. X 30 14 14 Adams John 13 M W At Home Minn. X 31 15 15 Adams William 24 M W Farmer 1,200 200 Iowa X 32 16 16 VanDeuais [?] John 28 M W Farmer 1,000 300 Ohio X 33 16 16 VanDeuais [?] Emma 38 F W Keeping House O. 34 16 16 VanDeuais [?] Alice 8 F W O. 35 16 16 VanDeuais [?] Maria 5 F W O. 36 16 16 VanDeuais [?] Harriet 3 F W O. 37 16 16 VanDeuais [?] Henry 25 M W Farm laborer 400 100 O. X 38 17 17 Wilson William 31 M W Farmer 500 400 Sweden X X X 39 17 17 Wilson Fidelia 26 F W Keeping House Canada West X X 40 17 17 Wilson David 2 M W Mich. X X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Benzonia REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 15B REFERENCE: P.O. Benzonia; Enumerated on 4 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 3 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 18 18 Bailey Charles 47 M W Minister of the Gospel 15,000 2,500 N.Y. X 2 18 18 Bailey Lavinia 45 F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 18 18 Bailey Charles 18 M W Attending School Ohio X 4 18 18 Imes Caroline 23 F W House Keeping Penn 5 19 19 Smith Edward 26 M W Tin Smith 1,500 2,000 Ohio X 6 19 19 Smith Mary 24 F W Keeping House O. 7 20 20 Judson Lyman 30 M W Farmer 2,000 O. X 8 20 20 Judson Bithiah 28 F W Keeping House England X X 9 20 20 Judson Nellie 4 F W Mich. X 10 20 20 Judson Edward 2 M W Mich. X 11 20 20 Young William 21 M W Farm Laborer C.W. X X X 12 20 20 Young Nancy 15 F W House Keeper C.W. X X 13 21 21 Judson Silas 54 M W Farmer 2,500 800 N.Y. X 14 21 21 Judson Nordelia 52 F W Keeping House 2,000 Mass. 15 21 21 Judson Harry 11 M W At Home Ohio X 16 22 22 Spencer David 58 M W Farmer 1,500 1,450 Mass X 17 22 22 Spencer Elvira 51 F W Keeping House Mass 18 22 22 Spencer Anna 21 F W Teaching School Minnesota X 19 22 22 Spencer Charlotte 19 F W Teaching School Minn. X 20 22 22 Spencer David 16 M W Farm Laborer Minn. X 21 23 23 Fisher Joseph 50 M W Farmer 1,600 1,300 Vt. X 22 23 23 Fisher Abby 55 F W Keeping House Vt. 23 23 23 Fisher Mary 19 F W Teaching School Minnesota X 24 23 23 Fisher George 14 M W At Home Minn. X 25 24 24 Waters Amasa 57 M W Carpenter & Joiner 4,000 4,500 N.Y. X 26 24 24 Waters Sarah 52 F W Keeping House N.Y. 27 24 24 Carrier Fanny 13 F W Attending School Mich. X 28 25 25 Walker Theodore 31 M W Teaching Music 1,500 600 Mich. X 29 25 25 Walker Mary P. 21 F W Keeping House Illinois 30 25 25 Walker Emma L. 18 F W Attending School Ohio X 31 25 26 Walker James B. 64 M W Minister of the Gospel 42,000 1,600 Penn X X 32 25 26 Walker Rebecca H. 62 F W Keeping House Mass. 33 25 26 Walker James B. 7 M W Ohio 34 26 27 Barnard Alonzo 53 M W Pump Maker 1,000 500 Vt. X 35 26 27 Barnard Mary 38 F W Keeping House Canada West X X 36 26 27 Barnard Sarah 15 F W At Home C.W. X X 37 26 27 Barnard John 13 M W At Home Minnesota X X 38 26 27 Barnard Elta 11 F W At Home Canada West X X 39 26 27 Barnard James 6 M W Mich. X 40 26 27 Barnard Anna 4 F W Mich X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Benzonia REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 16A REFERENCE: P.O. Benzonia; Enumerated on 5 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 4 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 27 28 Jaquith [?] Sampson 49 M W Farmer 4,000 1,000 N.Y. X 2 27 28 Jaquith [?] Julia 42 F W Keeping House N.Y. 3 27 28 Jaquith [?] Ada 22 F W Attending School Ohio X 4 27 28 Crawford Mary 72 F W Housekeeper N.Y. 5 28 29 Smith John 59 M W Carpenter & Joiner 150 Mass X 6 28 29 Smith Orrel 51 F W Keeping House 800 Mass 7 28 29 Smith John 27 M W Farmer 1,600 100 Mass X 8 28 29 Smith Martha 16 F W Teaching School 100 Mass 9 28 29 Smith Hattie 13 F W Attending School 100 Mass X 10 29 30 Barr John 46 M W Carpenter & Joiner 2,500 500 Ireland X X X 11 29 30 Barr Mary 40 F W Keeping House England X X 12 29 30 Barr William 16 M W Farm Laborer Ohio X X X 13 29 30 Barr Lizzie 13 F W Attending School O. X X X 14 29 30 Barr Helena 7 F W Mich. X X 15 30 31 Mack Henry 49 M W Farmer 7,000 2,000 Ohio X 16 30 31 Mack Malvina 48 F W Keeping House N.Y. 17 30 31 Mack Kitty J. 21 F W Teaching School Ohio X 18 30 31 Mack George 19 M W Farm Laborer O. X 19 30 31 Mack William 16 M W Farm Laborer O. X 20 30 31 Mack John 9 M W O. 21 31 32 Pettit John 70 M W Farmer 7,000 7,000 Penn X 22 31 32 Pettit Anne 52 F W Keeping House 1,000 Ohio 23 31 32 Pettit Thomas 20 M W Farm Laborer O. 24 31 32 Pettit James 18 M W Farm Laborer O. 25 31 32 Pettit William 16 M W At Home O. X 26 31 32 Pettit Ada 14 F W Attending School O. X 27 32 33 Blue David 38 M W Carpenter & Joiner 2,500 300 Penn. X 28 32 33 Blue Martha 36 F W Keeping House Penn. 29 32 33 Blue Sarah 11 F W At Home Iowa 30 32 33 Blue Phebe 8 F W Iowa 31 32 33 Blue Anna 5 F W Illinois 32 32 33 Blue Belle 7/12 F W Mich. Oct 33 33 34 Hopkins Charles 50 M W Carpenter & Joiner 2,000 1,000 N.Y. X 34 33 34 Hopkins Catherine 48 F W Keeping House Penn 35 33 34 Hopkins Charles 16 M W Attending School MIch. X 36 34 35 Weaver Mary 35 F W Keeping House 1,000 200 Ohio X X 37 34 35 Weaver George 11 M W O. X 38 34 35 Weaver Minnie 10 F W O. X 39 34 35 Weaver Carrie 8 F W O. X 40 34 35 Weaver Peter 6 M W Mich. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Benzonia REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 16B REFERENCE: P.O. Benzonia; Enumerated on 5 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 5 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 35 36 Balch Henry 50 M W Farmer 3,500 1,500 Conn. X 2 35 36 Balch Julia 36 F W Keeping House Penn. 3 35 36 Balch Aurora 17 F W Attending School Penn. X 4 35 36 Balch Herbert 9 M W At Home Penn. X 5 35 36 Balch Ida 8 F W At Home Penn. 6 35 36 Johnston John 56 M W Farm Laborer Norway X X REMARKS: Last column re: vote denied has mark that appears to be cros 7 35 36 Johnston John Jr. 14 M W Farm Laborer Norway X X 8 36 36 Waters Otis 39 M W Minister of Gospel 1,600 500 N.Y. X 9 36 36 Waters Martha 32 F W Keeping House 3,000 Mass. 10 36 36 Waters Frederick 8 M W N.Y. 11 36 36 Waters Winifred 10/12 F W Mich. July 12 37 38 Waters Asa 68 M W Farmer 2,000 3,000 N.Y. X 13 37 38 Waters Achsa [?] 67 F W Keeping House N.Y. 14 37 38 Waters Frances 27 F W Without N.Y. 15 37 38 Waters Margett 24 F W Teaching School Mich. 16 38 39 Coates Charles 56 M W Farmer 4,000 1,000 Conn. X 17 38 39 Coates Lucy 50 F W Keeping House N.Y. 18 38 39 Coates Henry 25 M W Farm Laborer Mich. 19 38 39 Coates Lucy 20 F W Teaching School Mich. X 20 38 39 Coates Mary 17 F W Teaching School Mich. X 21 38 39 Coates Charles 15 M W Farm Laborer Mich. X 22 38 39 Coates Herbert 10 M W At Home Mich. X 23 39 40 Bailey Lorenzo 60 M W Farmer 10,000 1,000 N.Y. X 24 39 40 Bailey Mary 48 F W Keeping House N.Y. 25 39 40 Harrison Mary 11 F W Attending School Canada X X X 26 40 41 White George 34 M B Farmer 400 100 N. Carolina X 27 41 42 Smith Samuel 67 M W Farmer 3,000 1,000 Penn. X X 28 41 42 Smith Mary 61 F W Keeping House Maryland 29 41 42 Smith Margaret 22 F W Seamstress Ohio 30 42 43 Hubbell William 58 M W Farmer 5,000 400 Conn. X 31 42 43 Hubbell [blank] 62 F W Keeping House Conn. 32 42 43 Hubbell Buell 22 M W Works in Grist Mill Conn. X 33 42 43 Hubbell Elizabeth 13 F W Attending School Ohio X 34 43 44 Lewis John 64 M W Farmer 1,500 100 Conn. X 35 43 44 Lewis Adeline 50 F W Keeping House N.Y. 36 43 44 Lewis Charles 25 M W Farmer 1,500 100 Ohio X 37 43 44 Lewis Harriet 23 F W Teaching School O. X 38 43 44 Lewis Mary 20 F W Teaching School O. 39 43 44 Lewis William 16 M W Farm Laborer O. X 40 43 44 Lewis Marietta 14 F W At Home O. X CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: Michigan COUNTY: Benzie DIVISION: Township of Benzonia REEL NO: M593-662 SHEET NO: 17A REFERENCE: P.O. Benzonia; Enumerated on 5 July 1870 by W.W. Bartlett PAGE NO: 6 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 43 44 Lewis Charlotte 12 F W At Home Ohio X 2 43 44 Lewis Frederick 11 M W At Home O. X 3 43 44 Lewis Emma 8 F W O. 4 43 44 Lewis Wallace 6 M W O. 5 44 45 Perry Ray 54 M W Works in Saw Mill 5,000 1,000 Vt. X 6 45 46 Barns [?Baris] Lorin 45 M W Farmer 3,000 150 N.Y. X 7 45 46 Barns [?Baris] Mary 44 F W Keeping House N.Y. 8 46 47 Johnson Horace 78 M W Farmer 3,000 500 Vt. X 9 46 47 Johnson Sarah 73 F W Keeping House Vt. 10 46 47 Johnson Henry 25 M W Farm Laborer 1,000 N.Y. X 11 47 48 Carrier Sarah 52 F W Keeping House *000 500 N.Y. 12 47 48 Carrier Chauncey 16 M W Clerk in Drug Store N.Y. X 13 47 48 Carrier Fannie 14 F W Attending School N.Y. X 14 47 48 Carrier Frederic 12 M W At Home N.Y. REMARKS: Lines 15 - 40 left blank. REMARKS: End of Benzonia Township