1870 Federal Census Columbia County, Pennsylvania (Briarcreek Township: Page 3 of 3) ************************************************************************ 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 Roxanne Eckenrode from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, July 2005. Submitted by Roxanne Eckenrode. Source Used was the National Archives Microfilm. A volunteer has not yet been found to proofread this transcription. If you are interested in doing this please contact the USGW Project. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. ___________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Columbia County, Pennsylvania, Please visit the Columbia County, PAGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacolumb/cchome.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 Columbia County, Pennsylvania ___________________________________________________________________________ --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Columbia Post Office: Evansville Sheet No: 84B Reel no: M593-1329 Division: Briarcreek Twp Page no: 25 Enumerated on: August 4th , 1870 by: Elisha Hayman Reference: ED 58, SD Western, Elisha Hayman Transcribed by Roxanne Eckenrode and Proofread by Dolores Rogers for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealVa Person | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== 1 | 174 174 | Lear* Alexa. | 14 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | X | | | | 2 | 174 174 | Lear* Mary | 12 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | | 3 | 174 174 | Lear* Frederic | 2 M W | | | Pa. | | | | | | 4 | 174 174 | Cape Mary | 16 F W | Domestic Ser. | | Pa. | | | | | C100 | 5 | 175 175 | Tool Stephen | 79 M W | Farmer | 500 100 | Pa. | | | | X | T400 | 6 | 175 175 | Tool Mary | 79 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | T400 | 7 | 175 175 | Tool Hannah | 44 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | T400 | 8 | 175 175 | Harter Anna | 13 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | H636 | 9 | 176 176 | Thomas Stephen | 55 M W | Farmer | 8,000 1,000 | Pa. | | | | X | T520 | 10 | 176 176 | Thomas Jessie | 48 F W | Keeping House | | Calcutta | X X | | | | T520 | Enumerator indicates age is approximate. 11 | 176 176 | Boone Margaret | 20 F W | Domestic Ser. | | Pa. | | | | | B500 | 12 | 177 177 | Ravenbach Danl. | 49 M W | Farmer | 25,000 12,000 | Pa. | | | | X | R151 | Last name hard to read. 13 | 177 177 | Ravenbach Susan | 46 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | R151 | 14 | 177 177 | Ravenbach Mary | 20 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | R151 | 15 | 177 177 | Slepy Jno. | 84 M W | | | Pa. | | | | X | S410 | 16 | 178 178 | Mower Jacob | 28 M W | Farm Laborer | 300 | Pa. | | | | X | M600 | 17 | 178 178 | Mower Elizabeth | 24 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | M600 | 18 | 178 178 | Mower Carunee | 1 M W | | | Pa. | | | | | M600 | First name hard to read. 19 | 179 179 | Croop A. B. | 37 M W | Farmer | 4,000 2,500 | Pa. | | | | X | C610 | 20 | 179 179 | Croop Margaret | 24 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | C610 | 21 | 179 179 | Croop Chas. | 11 M W | | | Pa. | | X | | | C610 | 22 | 179 179 | Croop Susan | 9 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | C610 | 23 | 179 179 | Croop Ellie | 7 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | C610 | 24 | 179 179 | Croop Nettie | 5 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | C610 | 25 | 179 179 | Croop Pheobe | 6/12 F W | | | Pa. | Jan. | | | | C610 | 26 | 179 179 | Loutz Mary | 20 F W | Domestic Ser. | | Pa. | | | | | L320 | 27 | 179 179 | Mosteller Milton | 19 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | | | | M234 | 28 | 180 180 | Wise Jacob | 40 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | | | X | W200 | 29 | 180 180 | Wise Adaline | 38 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | W200 | 30 | 180 180 | Wise Lepher | 13 M W | | | Pa. | | X | | | W200 | 31 | 180 180 | Wise Ida | 8 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | W200 | 32 | 180 180 | Wise George | 6 M W | | | Pa. | | X | | | W200 | 33 | 180 180 | Wise Ella | 4 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | W200 | 34 | 180 180 | Wise Anna | 2 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | W200 | 35 | 181 181 | Saull Tobias | 23 M W | Dry Goods Mer. | 3,000 | Pa. | | | | X | S400 | 36 | 181 181 | Saull Hannah | 27 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | S400 | 37 | 181 181 | Kensey Alexa. | 30 M W | Carpenter | 100 | Pa. | | | | X | K520 | 38 | 181 181 | Kensey Rachel | 20 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | K520 | 39 | 181 181 | Kensey Martha | 2 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | K520 | 40 | 182 182 | Sponeberg Lydia | 63 F W | Keeping House | 10,000 400 | Pa. | | | | X | S151 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Columbia Post Office: Evansville Sheet No: 85A Reel no: M593-1329 Division: Briarcreek Twp Page no: 26 Enumerated on: August 4th , 1870 by: Elisha Hayman Reference: ED 58, SD Western, Elisha Hayman Transcribed by Roxanne Eckenrode and Proofread by Dolores Rogers for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealVa Person | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== 1 | 182 182 | Sponeberg Olevia | 23 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | S151 | 2 | 183 183 | Gensel Saml. | 45 M W | Blacksmith | 2,000 200 | Pa. | | | | X | G524 | 3 | 183 183 | Gensel Mary | 37 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | G524 | 4 | 183 183 | Gensel Hellen | 19 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | G524 | 5 | 183 183 | Gensel Webster | 15 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | X | | | G524 | 6 | 183 183 | Gensel Elmira | 11 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | G524 | 7 | 183 183 | Gensel Clara | 8 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | G524 | 8 | 183 183 | Gensel Wm. | 4 M W | | | Pa. | | | | | G524 | 9 | 183 183 | Gensel Kate | 1 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | G524 | 10 | 184 184 | Pursel Danl. | 49 M W | Farmer | 15,000 2,000 | Pa. | | | | X | P624 | 11 | 184 184 | Pursel Sarah | 49 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | P624 | 12 | 184 184 | Pursel Martha | 19 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | P624 | 13 | 184 184 | Pursel Alice | 14 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | P624 | 14 | 184 184 | Ringrose Elish. | 23 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | | | X | R526 | 15 | 185 185 | Stout Enos | 26 M W | Farm Laborer | 120 | Pa. | | | | X | S330 | 16 | 185 185 | Stout Elmira | 25 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | S330 | 17 | 185 185 | Stout Bertha | 2 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | S330 | 18 | 185 185 | Stout Lizzie | 7/12 F W | | | Pa. | Jan. | | | | S330 | 19 | 186 186 | Pifer Wm. | 27 M W | Farm Laborer | 300 100 | Pa. | | | | X | P160 | 20 | 186 186 | Pifer Catherine | 24 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | P160 | 21 | 186 186 | Pifer Eddy | 2 M W | | | Pa. | | | | | P160 | 22 | 187 187 | Thomas Josiah | 52 M W | Farmer | 8,000 100 | Pa. | | | | X | T520 | 23 | 187 187 | Ringrose Cass | 51 F W | House Keeper | | Pa. | | | | | R526 | 24 | 188 188 | Witney Eli | 59 M W | Farmer | 5,000 1,000 | Mass. | | | | X | W350 | 25 | 188 188 | Witney Sarah | 43 F W | Keeping House | | New Hampshire | | | | | W350 | 26 | 188 188 | Witney Lizzie | 17 F W | | | Mass. | | | | | W350 | 27 | 188 188 | Witney Livie | 61 F W | | | Mass. | | | | | W350 | First name hard to read 28 | 188 188 | Mowery Peter | 23 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | | | X | M600 | 29 | 189 189 | Sponeberg Ha*** | 58 F W | Keeping House | 9,000 300 | Pa. | | | | | S151 | Unable to read first name. 30 | 189 189 | Sponeberg Dorcas | 21 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | S151 | 31 | 189 189 | Sponeberg Jno. | 24 M W | Farmer | 800 | Pa. | | | | X | S151 | 32 | 189 189 | Sponeberg Emma | 21 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | S151 | 33 | 190 190 | Creasey Thos. | 25 M W | Farmer | 800 | Pa. | | | | X | C620 | 34 | 190 190 | Creasey Sarah | 20 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | C620 | 35 | 190 190 | Creasey Annie | 5/12 F W | | | Pa. | Mar. | | | | C620 | 36 | 190 190 | Gensel Jerry | 12 M W | | | Pa. | | X | | | G524 | 37 | 191 191 | Eck Johnathan | 57 M W | Farmer | 14,600 1,675 | Pa. | | | | X | E200 | 38 | 191 191 | Eck Sarah | 56 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 39 | 191 191 | Eck Jno. F. | 30 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | | | X | E200 | Middle initial might read T. 40 | 191 191 | Eck Jos. | 28 M W | Farm Laborer | 150 | Pa. | | | | X | E200 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== --- Year: 1870 State: Pennsylvania County: Columbia Post Office: Evansville Sheet No: 85B Reel no: M593-1329 Division: Briarcreek Twp Page no: 27 Enumerated on: August 4th , 1870 by: Elisha Hayman Reference: ED 58, SD Western, Elisha Hayman Transcribed by Roxanne Eckenrode and Proofread by Dolores Rogers for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2005 =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealVa Person | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================================== 1 | 191 191 | Eck Amelia | 23 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 2 | 191 191 | Eck Emaline | 21 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 3 | 191 191 | Eck Sarah | 19 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 4 | 191 191 | Pertille Wilson | 20 M W | | | New York | | | | | P634 | 5 | 192 192 | Trump J. F. | 27 M W | Farmer | 600 | Pa. | | | | X | T651 | 6 | 192 192 | Trump Mary | 27 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | T651 | 7 | 192 192 | Trump Eva | 4 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | T651 | 8 | 192 192 | Trump Clara | 2 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | T651 | 9 | 192 192 | Trump Verda | 11/12 F W | | | Pa. | Aug. | | | | T651 | 10 | 193 193 | Kelchner Danl. | 30 M W | Farmer | 3,000 | Pa. | | | | X | K425 | 11 | 193 193 | Kelchner Sally | 28 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | K425 | 12 | 193 193 | Kelchner Sarah | 5 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | K425 | 13 | 193 193 | Kelchner Hester C. | 4 M W | | | Pa. | | | | | K425 | Sex M is as recorded by enumerator. 14 | 193 193 | Kelchner David | 3 M W | | | Pa. | | | | | K425 | 15 | 193 193 | Kelchner Cora | 1 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | K425 | 16 | 193 193 | Hess D. L. | 24 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | | | X | H200 | 17 | 194 194 | Kelchner Saml. | 59 M W | Miller | 21,800 5,500 | Pa. | | | | X | K425 | 18 | 194 194 | Kelchner Sarah | 56 F W | Keeping House | 400 | Pa. | | | | | K425 | 19 | 194 194 | Kelchner Jennie | 7 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | K425 | 20 | 195 195 | Eck Reece M. | 46 M W | Farmer | 3,000 | Pa. | | | | X | E200 | Real Estate value is unreadable. 21 | 195 195 | Eck Harriet | 38 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 22 | 195 195 | Eck Sarah | 4 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 23 | 195 195 | Eck Mary | 2 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | E200 | 24 | 195 195 | Heacock Jas. | 20 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | X | | | H220 | First name might read Jos. 25 | 196 196 | Rittenhouse M. | 33 M W | Farmer | 8,000 2,000 | Pa. | | | | X | R352 | 26 | 196 196 | Rittenhouse Effie | 29 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | R352 | 27 | 196 196 | Rittenhouse Henry | 8 M W | | | Pa. | | X | | | R352 | 28 | 196 196 | Rittenhouse Gertrude | 5 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | R352 | 29 | 196 196 | Rittenhouse Mary | 3 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | R352 | 30 | 196 196 | Whitmoyer Hann. | 17 F W | Domestic Ser. | | Pa. | | | | | W356 | 31 | 197 197 | Mostellar Jno. | 44 M W | Farmer | 4,000 1,000 | Pa. | | | | X | M234 | 32 | 197 197 | Mostellar Uzilla | 44 F W | Keeping House | | Pa. | | | | | M234 | 33 | 197 197 | Mostellar Mary | 19 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | M234 | 34 | 197 197 | Mostellar Elwood | 17 M W | Farm Laborer | | Pa. | | X | | | M234 | 35 | 197 197 | Mostellar Almira | 14 F W | | | Pa. | | X | | | M234 | 36 | 197 197 | Mostellar Chas | 7 M W | | | Pa. | | X | | | M234 | 37 | 197 197 | Mostellar Girt | 1 F W | | | Pa. | | | | | M234 | Briar Creek Township Concluded. 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | In this report there are 27 Pages I hereby certify that the 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | foregoing report in according 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | to Law and instructions 41 | | | | | | | | | | | | Elisha Hayman Asst Ma 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | | Page 28/Sheet 86A is blank. =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|===============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|===========================================================================