1870 Federal Census Dona Ana County, New Mexico Territory (Martins Ranch, Jornada del Muerte: Page 1 of 1) ************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwcensus.org/ http://www.usgwcensus.org/cenfiles/ ************************************************************************** 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 Virginia Grace from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, October 2005. Submitted by Virginia Grace. This census was proofread by Rose LaPresto. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ___________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Dona Ana County, New Mexico Territory, Please visit the Dona Ana County, NMGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Enmdonaan/index.htm ___________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ___________________________________________________________ KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS: LN=Line Number HN=House Number FN=Family Number REAL VAL.=Value of Real Estate PERS VAL.=Value of Personal Estate FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN=If Born within last year, Give Month MONTH MARR=If Married within last year, Give Month ATT. SCHOOL=Attended school within last year CAN'T READ=Adults who cannot read CAN'T WRITE=Adults who cannot write DEAF=Whether deaf, dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict M-21yrs=Males Over 21 years of age ___________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Dona Ana County, New Mexico Territory ___________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1870 Territory: New Mexico County: Dona Ana Post Office: La Mesilla N. M. Sheet No: 201B Reel no: M593-893 Division: Martins Ranch, Jornada del Muerte Page No: 1 Enumerated on: Sept 13, 1870 by: M. Cronin Reference: In Left Column: Hotel and Government Agency on Jornada del Muerte, N.M. Transcribed by Virginia Grace and Proofread by Rose LaPresto for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 =====|=============|==================================|==========|==================|===========|==============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | Real Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mon Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|==================================|==========|==================|===========|==============|============|=======|===|=====|======|======================================================================================== 1 | 1 1 | Martin John | 42 M W | Keeping Hotel | 8000 2000 | New York | | | | X | M635 | 2 | 1 1 | Martin Esther C | 32 F W | Keeping Hotel | | Ohio | | | | | M635 | 3 | 1 1 | Martin Jerome | 8 M W | Domestic Srvnt | | New Mexico | | | | | M635 | 4 | 1 1 | Martin William | 3 M W | | | New Mexico | | | | | M635 | 5 | 1 1 | Martin John | 4/12 M W | | | New Mexico | Jan | | | | M635 | 6 | 1 1 | Sanford Charles | 40 M W | Hatter | | New York | | | | X | S516 | 7 | 1 1 | Gilbert M-aterule?* | 53 M W | Milliner Whlsale | 5000 | New York | | | | X | G416 | *illegible 8 | 1 1 | Foley John | 21 M W | Hostler | | New York | | | | X | F400 | 9 | 1 1 | Garcia Jose Estanislado | 36 M W | Laborer | | New Mexico | X X | X X | | X | G620 | 10 | 1 1 | Garcia Manuela | 32 F W | Cook in Hotel | | New Mexico | X X | X X | | | G620 | 11 | 1 1 | Wagoner?* Frederick | 22 M B | Laborer | | Pennsylvania | | X | | X | | *a good guess 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | This line is blank. 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | Martins Ranch Completed. 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | This line is blank. 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | Territory of New Mexico 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | County of Dona Ana I M. Cronin assistant marshal for the 11th Subdivision 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | (Counties of Grant & Dona Ana of the Territory of New Mexico) 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | do hereby Certify and Solumnly Swear that the foregoing Census returns upon 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | Schedule No 1 Comprise 1 page and that they are well and truly 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | Made according to the Law and My Oath of office to the best of my Knowledge, 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | ability and belief. So help me God. 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | This line is blank. 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | Sworn to & subscribed before me this 30th day of September 1870 M. Cronin 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | assistant Marshal 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | Manual Navarones 11th Subdivision 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | Justice of the Peace 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | Lines 27 - 40 left blank. 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | Page 2, 3 & 4/Sheet 202A, 202B & 203A are blank =====|=============|==================================|==========|==================|===========|==============|============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================================================================