1870 US Federal Census
Franklin Township - Part One of Three
Ross County, OH
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| DW-FM | Surname | Given | Age | Sex | Color | Occup. | Real/Pers | POB | Remarks |
| 1-1 | Wood | John B. | 72 | M | W | Farmhand | -300 | KY | |
| Mary | 60 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Mary | 33 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Wilson | 31 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| Samuel | 28 | M | W | School Teacher | OH | ||||
| Rebecca | 19 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| 2-2 | Smith | Benjamin F. | 50 | M | M | Blacksmith | -500 | VA | |
| Catharine | 41 | F | M | Housekeeping | VA | ||||
| Sarah B. | 20 | F | M | Housekeeping | VA | ||||
| Isabella L. | 18 | F | M | Housekeeping | VA | ||||
| Jennie | 16 | F | M | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| John S. | 14 | M | M | Works on farm | OH | ||||
| Lucy E. | 13 | F | M | OH | |||||
| Mary E. | 11 | F | M | OH | |||||
| George Ann | 09 | F | M | OH | |||||
| Benjamin | 08 | M | M | OH | |||||
| Grandecia (?) | 05 | F | M | OH | |||||
| Hattie | 03 | F | M | OH | |||||
| 3-3 | Foster | Thomas C. | 56 | M | W | Farmer (retired) | 55,000- | OH | |
| Hannah | 24 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| William | 18 | M | W | Farmer | -3,000 | OH | |||
| George | 17 | M | W | Farmer | -3,000 | OH | |||
| 4-4 | Foster | James C. | 28 | M | W | Farmer | -3,000 | OH | |
| Emma | 22 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 5-5 | Davis | James | 48 | M | W | Farmer | 80,000-6,000 | OH | |
| Mary | 44 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Mary E. | 15 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Russell | 10 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 6-6 | Foster | John | 68 | M | W | Farmer (retired) | 1,200-11,000 | OH | |
| Rebecca | 69 | F | W | Housekeeping | KY | ||||
| Rebecca A. | 29 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 7-7 | Wright | George | 48 | W | W | Farmer | 14,000-4,000 | VA | |
| Elizabeth | 42 | F | W | Housekeeping | VA | ||||
| John | 20 | M | W | Works on farm | OH | ||||
| Edgar | 16 | M | W | Works on farm | OH | ||||
| Charles | 13 | M | W | Works on farm | OH | ||||
| Josephine | 08 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James E. | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Ida B. | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 8-8 | McGuire | William | 55 | M | W | Farmer | 13,000-7,000 | OH | |
| McGuire (sic) | 55 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Kejiah | 15 | F | W | Attends school | IL | ||||
| Margaret | 12 | F | W | IL | |||||
| Meeker | John | 11 | M | W | Domestic | OH | |||
| 9-9 | Landrum | William | 23 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | Married within year -Feb | |
| Priscilla | 34 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | Ditto | |||
| 10-10 | Southuard | Hulda | 32 | F | W | Seamstress | OH | ||
| 11-11 | Allen | James | 27 | M | M | Farmhand | OH | Married within year - Dec | |
| Mary E. | 18 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | Ditto | |||
| 12-12 | Lyghtle | James | 45 | M | W | Farmer | -2,400 | OH | |
| Sarah | 45 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Isaac | 21 | M | W | Hand on farm | OH | ||||
| Elisia J. | 17 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Catharine | 15 | F | W | OH | |||||
| William | 14 | M | W | OH | |||||
| George | 12 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Russell | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Dora | 03 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 13-13 | Higby | Sylvester | 50 | M | W | Farmer | 70,000-10,000 | OH | |
| Hannah | 46 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Charles D. | 26 | M | W | Merchant | OH | ||||
| Rossannah E. | 16 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Keziah D. | 14 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Joseph C. | 12 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Laura W. | 09 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Houk | Jacob | 39 | M | W | Fence Builder | OH | |||
| 14-14 | Clark | Aurora | 29 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||
| John L. | 07 | M | W | OH | |||||
| William H. | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Dalton | Martin | 40 | M | W | Farmhand | Kalkimmn ? Ireland | |||
| 15-15 | Higby | Audiah (?) E. | 69 | M | W | Farmer | 100,000-15,000 | VT | |
| Amanda | 68 | F | W | Housekeeping | NY | ||||
| 16-16 | Boltenhouse | Joseph | 20 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| 17-17 | Boltenhouse | Elizabeth | 22 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||
| Dora B. | 4/12 | F | W | OH | Born within year - Apr | ||||
| 18-18 | Cottrel | Harman | 23 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Arminda | 19 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 19-19 | Hare | William C. | 42 | M | W | Farmer | -1,625 | OH | |
| Didama | 38 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Theophena | 15 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James | 17 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Alonso P. Q. | 13 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 20-20 | McLain | William W. | 40 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | Married within year - Dec | |
| Rose Ann | 28 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | Ditto | |||
| Mary | 09 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Charles | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| William | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 21-21 | Landrum | John | 38 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Elisabeth | 36 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 22-22 | Cottrel | Harrison | 75 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Mary | 59 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Sarah E. | 24 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Malinda | 16 | F | W | OH | |||||
| David | 18 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| Nancy | 12 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Amanda | 08 | F | W | OH | |||||
| George W. | 04 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Hibert | 2/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Mar | ||||
| 23-23 | Cottrel | Robert | 23 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Hestew (?) A. | 24 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 24-24 | Hearls | Esquire | 30 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Phebe | 38 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Ray | 12 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Betsy | 03 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Margaret A. | 10/12 | F | W | OH | Born within year - Jul | ||||
| 25-25 | Hearls | Daniel | 23 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | Married within year - Dec | |
| Mahala | 18 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | Ditto | |||
| 26-26 | Cox | Agnes | 30 | F | W | Housekeeping | KY | ||
| Nancy J. | 17 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Eva E. | 14 | F | W | OH | |||||
| William | 11 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Alsey | 07 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Eliza A. | 06 | F | W | OH | |||||
| George T. | 01 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 27-27 | Evans | Nancy | 48 | F | W | Housekeeping | KY | ||
| Sarah | 22 | F | W | KY | |||||
| Thomas | 19 | M | W | Farmhand | KY | ||||
| Jane | 17 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 28-28 | Nye | William Sr. | 59 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Rebecca | 05 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Charles | 02 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Jacob | 10/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Jul | ||||
| 29-29 | Glass | Nancy | 22 | F | W | Housekeeper | OH | ||
| Susan F. | 12 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Phillip R. | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 30-30 | Heans (?) | Taylor | 21 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Mary J. | 21 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Stephen A. | 9/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Aug | ||||
| Johnson | Rebecca | 13 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | |||
| 31-31 | Glass | Robert L. | 70 | M | W | Wood Chopper | VA | ||
| Phebe J. | 75 | F | W | Housekeeper | VA | ||||
| 32-32 | Smith | David | 27 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Delila | 18 | F | W | Housekeeping | KY | ||||
| Jacob | 8/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Sep | ||||
| 33-33 | Hearls | Elizabeth | 65 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||
| Nancy | 31 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Malinda | 26 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Abraham | 22 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| John | 18 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| Hannah | 15 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James W. | 12 | M | W | Works on farm | OH | ||||
| Mary C. | 09 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Jacob | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Thomas E. | 09 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 34 | |||||||||
| 35-34 | Chenault | Thomas | 42 | M | W | Farmhand | -640 | VA | |
| Mary J. | 42 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Calvary | 16 | M | W | OH | |||||
| William A. | 14 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Alonza | 12 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Hannah | 11 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Jacob | 09 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 36-35 | Denika | Louisa | 77 | F | W | Housekeeping | Hanover, Germany | ||
| Louisa (?) | 40 | F | W | Housekeeping | Hanover, Germany | ||||
| Henry | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Frank | 02 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 37-36 | Denika | August | 36 | M | W | Farmhand | Hanover, Germany | ||
| Phebe | 22 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Mary E. | 02 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 38 | |||||||||
| 39-37 | Davis | David C. | 66 | M | W | Farmhand | -350 | VA | |
| Margaret | 49 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Sarah A. | 20 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Bertha M. | 18 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| George D. | 16 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| Blanche C. | 12 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Isaac S. | 09 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Rouseaw | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 40-38 | White | John | 39 | M | W | Farmhand | -300 | OH | |
| Eliza | 47 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Riley | 14 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Elisabeth | 11 | F | W | IN | |||||
| John | 09 | M | W | OH | |||||
| William | 04 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 41-39 | Hearls | Lewis | 40 | M | W | Farmhand | -200 | OH | |
| Priscilla | 44 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Jane | 25 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| George | 16 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Martha J. | 14 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Mary E. | 10 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James A. | 08 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Rhoda | 04 | F | W | OH | |||||
| John | 02 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 42-40 | Wolf | William | 43 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Elisabeth | 35 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Aham | 15 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Sarah F. | 13 | F | W | OH | |||||
| William | 11 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Ephrain | 10 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Stephen | 08 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Rebecca A. | 02 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James | 10/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Jul | ||||
| 43-41 | Hearls | Denison | 31 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Nancy | 28 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Rose Ann | 12 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Nancy | 09 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Martha | 07 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James | 04 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 44-42 | Smith | Margaret J. | 30 | F | W | Housekeeping | VA | ||
| Mahala | 13 | F | W | VA | |||||
| Mary A. | 06 | F | W | VA | |||||
| 45-43 | Irvin | George | 63 | M | W | Farmhand | 600-250 | OH | |
| Eva | 61 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Elisabeth | 13 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 46-44 | Valette | Henry | 29 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Jennie | 27 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Hortanzo/a | 09 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Sandonia | 07 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Elias | 05 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 47-45 | Dawson | Thomas | 22 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Sarah | 19 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Sarah | 4/12 | F | W | OH | Born within year - Feb | ||||
| Titler | Hester A. | 20 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | |||
| Hortanza | 01/12 | F | W | OH | Born within year - Apr | ||||
| 48-46 | Nunly | Elijah | 48 | M | W | Farmhand | -200 | VA | |
| Levina | 49 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Elisa | 21 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| William | 19 | M | W | Farmhand | KY | ||||
| George | 16 | M | W | Farmhand | KY | ||||
| Sarah | 13 | F | W | KY | |||||
| Antonia | 11 | M | W | KY | |||||
| Ephraim | 09 | M | W | KY | |||||
| David | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 49-47 | Smith | David | 41 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Catharine | 34 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Joshua | 18 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Rebecca J. | 10 | F | W | OH | |||||
| George W. | 08 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Casper | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Amanda | 02 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 50-48 | Pauly | Mary | 60 | F | W | Housekeeping | PA | ||
| John | 19 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| James | 30 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| 51-49 | Waldron | Elijah | 46 | M | W | Lumbering | -400 | OH | |
| Barbara | 30 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Charlotte | 17 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Richard D. | 14 | M | W | OH | |||||
| George | 11 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Margaret | 08 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Arthelia | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 52-50 | Kelly | William | 30 | M | W | Lumbering | -350 | OH | |
| Eliza | 28 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Charles | 05 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Margaret | 04 | F | W | OH | |||||
| James | 10/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Jul | ||||
| 53-51 | Boltenhouse | Elisabeth | 50 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||
| 54-52 | Graybill | Elias | 39 | M | W | Works on sawmill | OH | ||
| Jane | 20 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Melissa | 12 | F | W | OH | |||||
| John | 07 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Jonathan | 01 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 55-53 | Crockett | David | 30 | M | W | Farmhand | -800 | OH | |
| Marinda | 28 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| John | 10 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Frank | 08 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Oma | 04 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 56-54 | Crockett | Joseph | 73 | M | W | Farmer | 2,360-600 | ME | |
| Rachel | 68 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 57 | |||||||||
| 58-55 | Marlnee | Levi | 56 | M | W | Working in wagon shop | PA | ||
| Lucinda | 24 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| William E. | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Levi | 01 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 59-56 | Buskirk | Abraham | 52 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Sarah | 36 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Gillenwater | Charles | 10 | M | W | Attending school | OH | |||
| 60-57 | Valette | William | 38 | M | W | Hauling lumber | 200- | OH | |
| Mary J. | 31 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Rachel | 15 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Eliza | 13 | F | W | OH | |||||
| George | 11 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Margaret | 08 | F | W | OH | |||||
| David | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Emma | 04 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Louedday | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 61-58 | Oiler | Fredrick | 30 | M | W | Lumbering | -150 | OH | |
| Maranda | 24 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Mary E. | 07 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Martha A. | 04 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Andrew J. | 02 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Eliza E. | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 62-59 | Oiler | George | 23 | M | W | Farmhand | -150 | OH | |
| Anna | 31 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Fredrick | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| George H. | 04 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Elsey | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 63-60 | Bennet | Sarah | 38 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||
| Kate | 21 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Rebecca | 15 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Martha | 10 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Emma | 12 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Elisabeth | 09 | F | W | OH | |||||
| George | 08 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Amos | 01 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Sarah A. | 03 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 64-61 | Oiler | Jacob | 40 | M | W | Farmhand | 250-150 | OH | |
| Lucinda | 34 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Thomas B. | 16 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Samuel D. | 14 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Orletha J. | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 65-62 | Polly | Sylvester | 58 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Elisabeth | 65 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 66-63 | Polly | Syble E. | 43 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||
| Jasper | 06 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Webster | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 67-64 | Dawson | Jacob | 28 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Jane | 20 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Thomas E. | 03 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Edgar A. | 8/12 | M | W | OH | Born within year - Sep | ||||
| 68-65 | Crow | James B. | 60 | M | W | Locktender | OH | ||
| Mary | 53 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| William | 36 | M | W | Works in blacksmith shop | OH | ||||
| Louisa M. | 21 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Thomas | 18 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| Charles | 16 | M | W | at home (cripple) | OH | ||||
| Susan | 14 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Effie J. | 06 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 69-66 | Bowyer | Jacob | 51 | M | W | Farmhand | VA | ||
| Lucinda | 42 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Sarah A. | 17 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Melissa | 11 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Arthur | 07 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 70-67 | Vanskoy | Jackson | 57 | M | W | Farmhand | 400-600 | OH | |
| Malinda | 55 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Adaline | 25 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Darthula | 22 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Henry | 20 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||||
| Rose | 12 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Malinda | 10 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 71-68 | Vanskoy | Jonathan | 28 | M | W | Farmhand | -350 | OH | |
| Jane | 22 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| Estelle | 01 | F | W | OH | |||||
| 72-69 | Schemehorn | Elias | 59 | M | W | Farmer | 1,500-1,000 | VA | |
| Catharine | 46 | F | W | Housekeeping | OH | ||||
| 73-70 | Faught | Julia | 38 | F | W | Housekeeping | -350 | OH | |
| David | 19 | M | W | Works on farm | OH | ||||
| Filora | 14 | F | W | OH | |||||
| Julia | 10 | F | W | OH | |||||
| John | 08 | M | W | OH | |||||
| 74-71 | Piles | Jacob | 41 | M | W | Farmhand | OH | ||
| Elisabeth | 46 | F | W | Housekeeping | KY | ||||
| Nettie | 19 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Mary E. | 16 | F | W | Domestic Servant | OH | ||||
| Nicolas | 15 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Jacob | 13 | M | W | OH | |||||
| William | 11 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Ebenezer | 09 | M | W | OH | |||||
| Rocksanna | 04 | F | W | OH | |||||
| John W. | 01 | M | W | OH |
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