Fruitland Twp., Muskegon, MI 1870 Federal Census This Census was transcribed by Pat Bigsby (Scoot.Scoot@gte.net) for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright 1999 by Pat Bigsby (Scoot.Scoot@gte.net) ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Tyler Hiram 43 M W Farmer 2,700 1,100 New York X REMARKS: Written page number 1 2 1 1 Tyler Charlotte 41 F W Keep house New York 3 1 1 Tyler James O. 19 M W New York 4 1 1 Tyler Charles E. 11 M W Michigan X 5 2 2 Taylor John S. 36 M W Farmer New York X 6 2 2 Taylor Sarah E. 34 F W Keep house New York 7 2 2 Taylor Edwin 9 M W Michigan X 8 2 2 Taylor Lillian 6 F W Michigan X 9 2 2 Taylor Julia 6/12 F W Michigan Dec 10 3 3 Southerland James 56 M W Farmer 2,500 3,000 New York X 11 3 3 Southerland Emily 48 F W Keep house New York 12 3 3 Southerland Hellen 26 F W Illinois 13 3 3 Southerland Josephine 19 F W Illinois 14 3 3 Brown Harry 12 M W New York 15 4 4 Speed Anson 27 M W Farmer 1,200 150 New York X 16 4 4 Speed Emma 20 F W Keep house Michigan 17 5 5 Speed Nickolas 61 M W Farmer 1,200 500 Canada X X X 18 5 5 Speed Mary 61 F W Keep house New York 19 5 5 Speed Edson 23 M W Laborer New York X X 20 5 5 Belote Hannah 26 F W New York X 21 5 5 Belote Alvaretta 3 F W Michigan 22 5 5 Belote Clarence 1 M W Michigan 23 6 6 Bosnen Ansford 30 M W Farmer Michigan X 24 6 6 Bosnen Ellen 23 F W Keep house 1,200 150 Ireland 25 6 6 Bosnen Emma 3 F W Michigan X 26 6 6 Bosnen William 2 M W Michigan X 27 6 6 Bosnen Oliver 4/12 M W Michigan X Apr 28 6 6 Bosnen Myron 24 M W Laborer Michigan X 29 7 7 Pearson John 50 M W Farmer 500 New York X 30 8 8 Poulson Nels 30 M W Farmer 400 Norway X X 31 8 8 Poulson Mary 25 F W Keep house New York 32 8 8 Poulson Andrew 3 M W Michigan X 33 9 9 Feely James 39 M W Laborer New York X 34 9 9 Feely Ann 40 F W Keep house Canada X X 35 9 9 Feely Ellen 13 F W New York X X 36 9 9 Feely Thomas 12 M W New York X X 37 9 9 Feely William 8 M W Michigan X X 38 9 9 Feely Mary 7 F W Michigan X X 39 10 10 McDonald James 45 M W Farmer 400 Canada X X 40 11 11 Goodall Richard 55 M W Laborer 400 England X X X CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Fruitland Township REEL NO: 593/692 PAGE NO: 223B ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 11 11 Goodall Mary A. 25 F W Keep house Canada X X REMARKS: Written page number 2 2 11 11 Goodall Richard 13 M W Canada X X X 3 11 11 Goodall Ann 12 F W Canada X X X 4 11 11 Goodall Rachael 10 F W Canada X X X 5 11 11 Goodall Joseph 8 M W Canada X X X 6 11 11 Goodall Agnes 3 F W Michigan X X 7 11 11 Goodall John 1 M W Michigan X X 8 12 12 Chamberlain Orlando 38 M W Farmer 1,600 New York X 9 12 12 Chamberlain Emily 32 F W Keep house Iowa 10 12 12 Chamberlain Lydia 12 F W Iowa X 11 12 12 Chamberlain Hattie 9 F W Nebraska X 12 12 12 Chamberlain Mary 7 F W Michigan X 13 12 12 Chamberlain Ettie M. 3 F W Michigan 14 12 12 Chamberlain Ellsworth 10/12 M W Michigan July 15 13 13 Garfield Charles 23 M W Laborer Canada X X 16 13 13 Garfield Harriet 18 F W Keep house 600 Indiana 17 14 14 Thompson Webb 24 M W Laborer Michigan X 18 14 14 Thompson Larvel 21 M W Laborer Michigan X 19 15 15 Oleson Ole 28 M W Farmer 800 Norway X X X 20 15 15 Oleson Matilda 20 F W Keep house Sweden X X 21 15 15 Oleson Ole 66 M W Laborer Norway X X 22 16 16 Darman Thomas 25 M W Farmer 800 New York X 23 16 16 Darman Leeta 20 F W Keep house New York 24 17 17 Drew Samuel 25 M W Laborer 400 Michigan X 25 18 18 Benson Isaac 40 M W Laborer Norway X X 26 18 18 Benson Fredreka 34 F W Keep house Norway X X 27 19 19 Stratton Francis 54 M W Farmer 1,600 Vermont X 28 19 19 Stratton Susannah 44 F W Keep house New York 29 19 19 Stratton Elnora 15 F W Indiana 30 19 19 Stratton Charles 15 M W Ohio REMARKS: Children are same age, but born in 2 different states 31 20 20 Darman John 52 M W Farmer 1,600 300 Nova Scotia X X 32 20 20 Darman Susan 52 F W Keep house Wales X X 33 20 20 Darman John 20 M W Laborer Canada X X 34 20 20 Darman Phillip 12 M W Canada X X X 35 21 21 King James 26 M W Farmer England X X X 36 21 21 King Jane 30 F W Keep house Canada X X 37 21 21 King Eugene 3 M W Michigan X X 38 22 22 Halstand George 45 M W Laborer 1,600 England X X X 39 22 22 Halstand Frank 18 M W Laborer Michigan X 40 22 22 Halstand Herman 15 M W Michigan X CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Fruitland Township REEL NO: 593/692 PAGE NO: 224A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 15th of August 1870 by Aaron B. Mines ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 22 22 Halstand Emma 12 F W Michigan X X REMARKS: Written page number 3 2 22 22 Halstand Bertrand 10 M W Michigan X X 3 22 22 Halstand Ellen 8 F W Michigan X X 4 22 22 Halstand Hattie 5 F W Michigan X X 5 22 22 Halstand Ida 3 F W Michigan X 6 23 23 Hagreen Joseph 51 M W Farmer 5,000 2,000 England X X X 7 23 23 Hagreen Margaret 40 F W Keep house England X X 8 23 23 Hagreen Maggie 13 F W Michigan X 9 24 24 Wierd Volney 48 M W Farmer 2,000 500 Connecticut X 10 24 24 Wierd Maria J. 47 F W Keep house New York 11 24 24 Wierd Rosetta 11 F W New York X 12 24 24 Wierd Chester 70 M W Retired Connecticut X 13 25 25 Stornton Patrick 55 M W Farmer 1,200 Ireland X X 14 25 25 Stornton Janina 45 F W Keep house Ireland X X 15 25 25 Stornton Mary 22 F W Domestic Massachusetts X X 16 25 25 Stornton Edward 3 M W Michigan 17 26 26 Sheney John 45 M W Farmer Pennsylvania X 18 26 26 Sheney Jane 40 F W Keep house Pennsylvania 19 26 26 Sheney Edgar 13 M W Iowa 20 26 26 Sheney Almira 22 F W Pennsylvania 21 27 27 Wicks Daniel 41 M W Farmer 1,000 300 New York X 22 27 27 Whitman Ann 40 F W Keep house Ohio 23 27 27 Whitman Ellen G. 20 F W Ohio 24 27 27 Whitman Minnie 15 F W Ohio X 25 27 27 Whitman William 12 M W Ohio X 26 27 27 Wicks Charles 14 M W Ohio X 27 27 27 Wicks Hattie 7 F W Ohio X 28 27 27 Wicks Ernest 1 M W Ohio 29 28 28 Bartholomew Geo. 50 M W Laborer 800 New York X 30 28 28 Bartholomew Elizabeth 40 F W Keep house New York 31 28 28 Bartholomew Edward 19 M W Laborer New York 32 28 28 Bartholomew Earl E. 15 M W New York 33 28 28 Bartholomew Julia 13 F W New York X 34 28 28 Bartholomew Hellen 10 F W New York X 35 28 28 Bartholomew Grant 7 M W New York X 36 28 28 Law Earl S. 36 M W Laborer New York X 37 28 28 Law Jennie 30 F W Keep house New York 38 28 28 Law Alfred 4 M W New York X 39 28 28 Law Willie 3 M W New York 40 28 28 Law Jennie 8/12 F W New York Nov CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Fruitland Township REEL NO: 593/692 PAGE NO: 224B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 16th of August 1870 by Aaron B. Mines ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 29 29 Johnson George 38 M W Farmer 1,000 Pennsylvania X REMARKS: Written page number 4 2 29 29 Johnson Adelia 37 F W Keep house New York 3 29 29 Johnson Ida M. 16 F W Wisconsin 4 29 29 Johnson James 14 M W Wisconsin X 5 29 29 Johnson Mary 10 F W Wisconsin X 6 30 30 Crebow Solomon 64 M W Farmer 2,000 200 New York X 7 30 30 Crebow Mamie 62 F W Keep house New York 8 30 30 Crebow Isiah 30 M W Laborer New York X 9 30 30 Crebow John F. 28 M W Laborer New York X 10 30 30 Crebow Asta 22 F W Keep house Ohio 11 30 30 Johnson Isiah 8 M W Wisconsin X 12 31 31 Snow Asheal 59 M W Farmer 2,000 Maine X 13 31 31 Law Mary 65 F W Housekeeper Maine 14 31 31 Lawrence John 25 M W Laborer 1,800 New York X 15 32 32 Dupe James 23 M W Farmer 1,000 New York X 16 32 32 Dupe Laura 18 F W Keep house Ohio 17 33 33 Thurston J. W. 54 M W Farmer 400 New York X 18 33 33 Thurston Adaline 35 F W Keep house New York 19 33 33 Thurston Charles 12 M W Michigan 20 33 33 Thurston Eleanor 10 F W Michigan 21 33 33 Thurston Mary 4 F W Michigan 22 34 34 Stearns Ezra 33 M W Farmer 2,000 500 Massachusetts X 23 34 34 Stearns Mary E. 26 F W Keep house New York 24 34 34 Stearns Arthur A. 3 M W Michigan 25 35 35 Dupe David 52 M W Farmer 4,000 500 New York X 26 35 35 Dupe Elizabeth 51 F W Keep house New York 27 35 35 Dupe John 21 M W Laborer New York X 28 35 35 Dupe Ransom 17 M W Laborer Indiana 29 35 35 Dupe Buchanan 14 M W Indiana X 30 35 35 Dupe William E. 12 M W Indiana X 31 36 36 Califf Daniel 45 M W Farmer 5,000 800 Pennsylvania X 32 36 36 Califf Harriet 44 F W Keep house New York 33 36 36 Califf Emma 19 F W Pennsylvania 34 36 36 Califf James 14 M W Pennsylvania X 35 36 36 Califf Robert 5 M W Michigan X 36 36 36 Knickerbocker Remus 32 M W Laborer Pennsylvania X 37 37 37 Califf Charles 24 M W Farmer 2,000 Pennsylvania X 38 37 37 Califf Emma 19 F W Keep house Illinois 39 37 37 Califf Ada 1 F W Michigan 40 38 38 Poulson R. N. 30 M W Farmer 1,000 Ohio X CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Fruitland Township REEL NO: 593/692 PAGE NO: 225A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 16th of August 1870 by Aaron B. Mines ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 38 38 Poulson Sarah J. 28 F W Keep house Indiana REMARKS: Written page number 5 2 38 38 Poulson Mary 6 F W Indiana 3 38 38 Poulson James 4 M W Michigan 4 38 38 Poulson Ole E. 2 M W Michigan 5 39 39 Gordon Ole 41 M W Farmer 9,000 2,500 Norway X X X 6 39 39 Gordon Emily 37 F W Keep house Norway X X 7 39 39 Gordon Ida C. 2 F W Michigan X X 8 39 39 Anderson Halloner 28 M W Norway X X 9 39 39 Oleson Martin 35 M W Norway X X 10 39 39 Edmundson Antony 39 M W Norway X X 11 39 39 Oleson Ann 20 F W Norway X X 12 39 39 Oleson Caroline 24 F W Norway X X 13 39 39 Ryberg Andrew 23 M W Sweden X X X REMARKS: Mark only on marriage, no month 14 39 39 Norman Charles 23 M W Swedem X X 15 39 39 Oleson Andrus 36 M W Sweden X X 16 39 39 Holverson Emma 67 F W Norway X X 17 40 40 Todd Asa 19 M W Farmer 4,000 800 Ohio 18 40 40 Todd Susan 52 F W Housekeeper Ohio 19 40 40 Todd Elizabeth 16 F W Ohio 20 40 40 Todd Melinda 13 F W Ohio 21 40 40 Todd Alice 10 F W Michigan 22 41 41 Newland Henry 33 M W Farmer 1,600 50 Ohio X 23 41 41 Newland Lily 22 F W Keep house Ohio 24 41 41 Newland Benson 4 M W Michigan X 25 41 41 Newland Mary H. 4/12 F W Michigan Apr 26 41 41 Newland Daniel 81 M W Retired Virginia X 27 41 41 Newland Hannah 76 F W Retired New Jersey 28 42 42 Hatch Daniel 96 M W Laborer New York X 29 43 43 Broner Samuel 34 M W Farmer 3,000 600 Sweden X X X 30 43 43 Broner Caroline 23 F W Keep house Wisconsin 31 43 43 Broner John 5 M W Michigan X 32 43 43 Broner Edward 2 M W Michigan X 33 44 44 Poulson Samuel 39 M W Laborer 1,600 Ohio X 34 44 44 Poulson Alvira J. 39 F W Keep house Indiana 35 44 44 Poulson James A. 19 M W Indiana 36 44 44 Poulson Mary 15 F W Illinois 37 44 44 Poulson Susan 10 F W Illinois X 38 44 44 Poulson Orville 5 M W Indiana X 39 45 45 Demill Garrison 34 M W Farmer 1,000 New York X 40 45 45 Demill Mary 27 F W Keep house New York CENSUS YR: 1870 TERRITORY: MI COUNTY: Muskegon DIVISION: Fruitland Township REEL NO: 593/692 PAGE NO: 225B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 17th of August 1870 by Aaron B. Mines ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 45 45 Demill Lawrence 10 M W Pennsylvania X REMARKS: Written page number 6 2 45 45 Demill Forest L. 4 M W Pennsylvania 3 46 46 Sisco George 53 M W Farmer 2,000 200 New York X 4 46 46 Sisco Lucinda 48 F W Keep house New York 5 46 46 Sisco George 22 M W Laborer New York X 6 46 46 Sisco Charles H. 19 M W New York 7 47 47 Scoles George 52 M W Physician 1,500 700 Ohio X 8 47 47 Scoles Susan 50 F W Keep house Ohio 9 47 47 Scoles William 22 M W Laborer Ohio X 10 47 47 Scoles Milton 18 M W Laborer Ohio 11 47 47 Scoles Theodore 16 M W Illinois X 12 48 48 NS Darius 21 M W Laborer Ohio X REMARKS: Has line drawn from last name Scoles 13 48 48 NS Ellen 16 F W Keep house Ohio 14 49 49 Griffin L. J. 42 M W M-E Clergyman 500 New York X 15 49 49 Griffin Christy A. 42 F W Keep house New York 16 49 49 Griffin Willie 11 M W Michigan X 17 49 49 Griffin Ernest 7 M W Michigan X 18 49 49 Griffin Stanley 2 M W Michigan 19 50 50 Emmons A. W. 49 M W Farmer 2,000 300 New York X 20 50 50 Emmons Susan 49 F W Keep house Michigan 21 50 50 Emmons Charles 10 M W Michigan X 22 50 50 Emmons Willie 8 M W Michigan X 23 51 51 Picks William 50 M W Farmer 1,500 400 England X X X 24 51 51 Picks Mary 62 F W Keep house Massachusetts 25 51 51 Lane Edwin 13 M W Iowa X 26 52 52 Picks Joseph 22 M W Farmer 400 England X X X 27 52 52 Picks Lo**da 20 F W Keep house New York 28 52 52 Picks William 24 M W Laborer 1,100 England X X X