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1870 U.S. Census

Milford Township, Crawford County, Iowa

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Inhabitants in Milford Township , Crawford County, Iowa. Enumerated on 5th day of July, 1870. Post Office: Denison, Iowa. Newton Richards, Ass't Marshal.
                      Value of Owned   Foreign Born Month Within the Year              
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Page #		 Line D# F# Last Name First Names Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Personal Estate Place of Birth Father Mother Born Married School this yr. Cannot read Cannot write Deaf, dumb
blind, etc.		 Males eligible
to vote		 Males not
eligible to vote		 Remarks
1 477 1 1 1 Ryan Thomas 37 M W RR Section Foreman 1440 100 Ireland X X             X    
    2     Ryan Eliza 23 F W Keeping House     Michigan X X                  
    3     Ryan Martin 2 M W At home     Iowa X                    
    4     Ryan Mary 1 F W At Home     Iowa X                    
    5     Johnson Henry 25 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    6     Sparfeldt John 50 M W RR section Hand 800 100 Sweden X X                  
    7     Dewyer John 47 M W RR Section Hand     Ireland X X       X X        
    8     Daly John 37 M W RR Section Hand 480   Ireland X X       X X   X    
    9     Larson Gust. 34 M W RR Section Foreman     Sweden X X                  
    10     Ewoll Elias 43 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    11 2 2 Peterson John 59 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    12     Peterson Sophia 39 F W Keeping House     Sweden X X                  
    13     Ahlstrand Wm. 22 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    14     Johnson Charles 28 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    15     Lindberg Charles 35 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    16     Lindberg Anna 34 F W Keeping House     Sweden X X                  
    17     Lindberg Anna M. 5 F W At Home     Sweden X X                  
    18     Lindberg Friday M 3 M W At Home     Sweden X X                  
    19 3 3 Sparfelt Christine 27 F W Keeping House     Sweden X X                  
    20     Sparfelt Victoria 4/12 F W At home     Iowa X X Feb                
    21     Dewyer John 13 M W At School     Ireland X X     X            
    22     Dewyer Francis 8 M W At School     Ireland X X     X            
    23     Daly Eliza 30 F W Keeping House     Ireland X X                  
    24 4 4 Smith Martin H 31 M W Farmer Master   600 Connecticutt                 X    
    25     Smith Nellie 25 F W Keeping House     Connecticutt                      
    26     Smith Nellie M 5/12 F W At Home     Iowa     Jan                
    27 5 5 Davis John J Jr. 35 M W Farmer 1000 880 New York                 X    
    28     Davis Sarah W. 35 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    29     Davis Lyman F 13 M W At Home     Illinois         X            
    30     Davis Charles M 11 M W At Home     Illinois         X            
    31     Davis Erastus L 14 M W At Home     Illinois                      
    32     Davis Loren E 2 M W At Home     Illinois                      
    33 6 6 Davis John J 65 M W Carpenter 2000 315 New York                 X    
    34     Davis Sibyl 64 F W Keeping House     New York           X X        
    35 7 7 Winans Henry S 28 M W Farmer 1700 1692 Illinois                 X    
    36     Winans Loisa 19 F W Keeping House     Ohio                      
    37 8 8 Laughery Saml. 25 M W Breaking Prairie   650 Ohio X X             X    
    38     Laughery Samantha 18 F W Keeping House     Indiana X X                  
    39     Laughery Thomas A 4/12 M W At Home     Iowa     Feb                
    40     Day Andrew 44 M W Farmer 300 500 England X X             X    
Page 2 dated 6th day of July, 1870
2   1 9 9 Bennett Wm H 32 M W Farmer 1700 575 New York                 X    
    2     Bennett Charlotte 22 F W Keeping House     New York                      
    3     Bennett Rosa 8/12 F W At Home     Iowa     'Oct                
    4 10 10 Caulfield Mich 38 M W Farmer 1500 500 Ireland X X             X    
    5     Caulfield Mary 29 F W Keeping House     Indiana X X                  
    6     Caulfield Peter 10 M W At School     Iowa X       X            
    7     Caulfield Jennie 7 F W At School     Iowa X       X            
    8     Caulfield James 4 M W At Home     Iowa X                    
    9     Caulfield Kate 2 F W At Home     Iowa X                    
    10     Caulfield John 6/12 M W At Home     Iowa X   'Nov                
    11 11 11 Devitt Henry 30 M W Farmer 1500 400 Penna X X             X    
    12     Devitt Owen 27 M W Farmer 1500 500 Indiana X X             X    
    13     Devitt Catherine 55 F W Keeping House     Ireland X X                  
    14     Devitt Ann 25 F W At Home     Indiana X X                  
    15 12 12 DeWolf John 18 M W Farmer     Penna         X            
    16     DeWolf George 15 M W Farmer     Illinois         X            
    17 13 13 Gibbs Wm. D 44 M W Farmer 1000 1000 New York                 X    
    18     Gibbs Eleanor 37 F W Keeping House     New York                      
    19     Gibbs Zura A. 8 M W At School     Illinois         X            
    20     Proctor Zura 71 M W Farmer     Vermont                 X    
    21     Proctor Sarah A. 66 F W At Home     Vermont X                    
    22 14 14 Eroy Lawrence 34 M W Farmer 3000 650 Ireland X               X    
    23     Eroy Maria 28 F W Keeping House     Ireland X                    
    24     Eroy Mary 2 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    25     Sargent Edw 21 M W Farmer 3500 450 Wisconsin                 X    
    26 15 15 Newton H. C. 22 M W RR Station Agent 1500 600 New York       July              
    27     Newton Amanda C 22 F W Keeping House 1500   New York                      
    28 16 16 Miller J.R. 33 M W Farmer   900 Penna                 X    
    29     Miller Eliza J 33 F W Keeping House     Ohio                      
    30     Miller Adelia A 11 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    31     Miller Geo. * 9 M W At Home     Iowa         X           Middle initial not deciphered
    32     Miller Frank P 4 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    33 17 17 Gillispie James P 33 M W RR Section Foreman   200 Scotland X X             X    
    34     Gillispie Annette 21 F W Keeping House     Ohio                      
    35     Gillispie Flora 4 F W At Home     Illinois X                    
    36     Simpson Robt 66 M W RR Section Hand     Scotland X X                  
    37     Kerrigan James 21 M W RR Section Hand   100 New York X X             X    
    38     Mattson John 23 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    39     Mattson Matthias 24 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    40     Devitt Catherine 23 F W Asst Houskeeper     Indiana X X                  
Page 3 dated 7th day of July, 1870
3 478 1     Allwell Oscar 25 M W RR Section Hand     Michigan                 X    
    2 18 18 Johnson Andw 47 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                  
    3     Johnson Preta 49 F W Keeping House     Sweden X X                  
    4     Johnson Nils 11 M W At Home     Sweden X X                  
    5 19 19 Samuelson John?? * 34 M W RR Section Hand     Sweden X X                 Unable to decipher remaining letters of name
    6     Samuelson Hannah 36 F W Keeping House     Sweden X X                  
    7     Samuelson John 7 M W At Home     Sweden X X                  
    8     Samuelson Alfred 4 M W At Home     Sweden X X                  
    9     Samuelson Bern 1 M W At Home     Sweden X X                  
    10 20 20 Patterson Isaac 32 M W Farmer 6000 1100 Penna X               X    
    11     Patterson Sarah J. 33 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    12     Patterson Josephine 3/12 F W At Home     Iowa     March                
    13 21 21 Patterson Robt. A. 39 M W Farmer 6000 700 Penna X               X    
    14     Patterson Margaret 65 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    15     Morgan Margaret 37 F W At Home 1600   Penna X                    
    16 22 22 Hope Robt. 45 M W Farmer 2400 1355 Penna                 X    
    17     Hope Jane 41 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    18     Hope Martha 15 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    19     Hope Thomas 12 M W At Home     Iowa         X            
    20     Hope Richard 10 M W At Home     Iowa         X            
    21     Hope William 8 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    22     Hope Nellie 5 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    23     Hope Andw. 3 M W At Home     Iowa                      
    24 23 23 Lochridge Margt. 48 F W Keeping House 3000   Penna                      
    25     Lochridge Abram 19 M W Farmer 3600 745 Illinois                      
    26     Gleason Ann 27 F W At Home 300 200 Penna                      
    27 24 24 Woolhiser John J. 27 M W Farmer 4000 1126 New York                 X    
    28     Woolhiser Ella B. 1 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    29     Woolhiser Milton M 22 M W Farmer     New York                 X    
    30 25 25 Catt Alfred B. 38 M W Farmer 4200 1100 Ohio X X             X    
    31     Catt Mary 40 F W Keeping House     Penna                      
    32     Catt Geo. W. 10 M W At Home     Iowa         X            
    33     Catt Margt L. 7 F W At Home     Iowa         X            
    34 26 26 McAndrews Mich 64 M W Farmer 11280 2900 Ireland X X       X X   X    
    35     McAndrews Katie 50 F W Keeping House     Ireland X X       X X        
    36     McAndrews James 28 M W Farmer     Indiana X X             X    
    37     McAndrews Edward 26 M W Farmer     Indiana X X             X    
    38     McAndrews Anthony 24 M W Farmer     Indiana X X             X    
    39     McAndrews Michael 19 M W Farmer     Iowa X X                  
    40     McAndrews Ellen 18 F W At home     Iowa X X                  
Page 4 dated 7th day of July, 1870
4   1     McAndrews Katie 15 F W At School     Iowa X X     X            
    2     McAndrews Gilbert 11 M W At School     Iowa X X     X            
    3     McAndrews Rosa 8 W W At School     Iowa         X            
    4 27 27 Day Posey 22 M W Farmer   600 Indiana             X   X    
    5     Day Elizabeth 23 F W Keeping House     Ohio           X X        
    6     Day Clara E. 5/12 F W At Home     Iowa     Jan                
    7     Joslin Mary E 7 F W At School     Iowa         X            
    8 28 28 Anderton Wm W 57 M W Farmer 250 530 England X X             X    
    9     Anderton Julia B 60 F W Keeping House     Illinois                      
    10     Anderton Chas W 22 M W Farmer     Illinois               Mute X    
    11     McLean George 7 M W At School     Illinois         X            
    12 29 29 Robinson John C 32 M W Farmer 3000 1710 Canada X X                  
    13     Robinson Alcinda 29 F W Keeping House     Virginia                      
    14     Robinson Wm H 3 M W At Home     Iowa X                    
    15     Swasser Fred 36 M W Farm Laborer     Sweden X X                  
    16     Swasser Clara 18 F W Domestic Srvt     Sweden X X                  
    17     Swasser O. Fred '7/12 M W At Home     Iowa X X Nov                
    18 30 30 Ginn Alvin 51 M W Farmer 2700 1367 Maine                 X    
    19     Ginn Sarah J 47 F W Keeping House     Maine                      
    20     Ginn Alvin M 17 M W Farming     Maine         X            
    21     Ginn Agnes C 11 F W At School     Iowa         X            
    22     Ginn Winfield A 5 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    23     Gould Hiram 21 M W Farmer 500   Maine       Apr         X    
    24     Gould Flora E 24 F W Asst Housekeeper   100 Maine                      
    25 31 31 Davis Wm H 42 M W Farmer 1600 787 New York                 X    
    26     Davis Caroline L 42 F W Keeping House     New York                      
    27     Davis Geo W 17 M W Farming     New York         X            
    28     Davis Fred H 9 M W Farming     Illinois         X            
    29     Davis Sybil E 2 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    30     Bingham Esther 23 F W Teaching School     Ohio                      
    31 32 32 Gable Uriah 29 M W Farming 2400 650 Ohio                 X    
    32     Gable Eliza 24 F W Keeping House     Michigan                      
    33     Gable Addie 1 F W At Home     Iowa                      
    34     Gable Pliny 2/12 M W At Home     Iowa     Apr                
    35 33 33 Gable Sol. L. 39 M W Farmer 3000 1910 Penna                 X    
    36     Gable Acenith 30 F W Keeping House     Virginia                      
    37     Gable Amos B 13 M W Farming     Iowa         X            
    38     Gable Ida A 11 F W At School     Iowa         X            
    39     Gable Geo H. 9 M W At School     Iowa         X            
    40     Gable Mary E. 7 F W At School     Iowa         X            
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