1870 Federal Census Sweetwater County, Wyoming Territory (Rock Springs: File 1 of 1) 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 Kathleen Lampe from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, June 2002. Submitted by Kathleen Lampe January 2, 2002. This Census Was Proofread by RJ Robinson . Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. kathleenlampe@hotmail.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Sweetwater County, Wyoming, Please visit the Sweetwater County, WYGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~wysweetw/ ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Sweetwater County, Wyoming ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1870 State: Wyoming County: Sweet Water Post Office: Rock Springs UPRR Sheet No: 495B Reel no: M593-1748 Division: Rock Springs Page no: 1 Enumerated on: June 29, 1870 by: George W. Haws Transcribed by Kathleen Lampe and Proofread by RJ Robinson for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. 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