1870 Census of Smith County, TN p.122B
1870 Census of Smith County, TN p.122B
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Abstracted by Dee Mayberry , ©1870 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Dee Mayberry , November 30, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1870 federal census for Smith County, TN.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1860, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
REAL VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
PERS VAL. = Value of Personal Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
FOREIGN BIRTH - FATHER = Indicates whether the father was born in a foreign country
FOREIGN BIRTH - MOTHER = Indicates whether the mother was born in a foreign country
MONTH BORN = Birth month
MONTH MARRIED = Month Married if within the year
ATT. SCHOOL = Attended School within the year
CAN'T READ = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read
CAN'T WRITE = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot write
DEAF = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
M-21yrs = Male, twenty-one years of age or older.
VOTE-DENIED = Indicates whether the person has been denied the right to vote.

CENSUS YR:  1870  TERRITORY:  TN  COUNTY:  Smith  DIVISION:  Civil District No 11  REEL NO:  M593-156  PAGE NO:  122B
REFERENCE:  Enumerated 7th day of September by J. G. Wyatt
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.       REAL VAL. PERS VAL.   BIRTHPLACE       FOREIGN BIRTH  MONTH     MONTH     ATT.   CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE-
                                                                                                               FATHER MOTHER  BORN      MARR.     SCHOOL READ  WRITE              DENIED
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 1   87   87  Blare*         Benjamin J.    3    M    W    at Home                            Tennessee
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 14; Post Office Chestnut Mound
 2   87   87  Blare*         Robert E. L.   4    M    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 3   87   87  Blare*         Andrew J.      10/12 M   W    at Home                            Tennessee                       Sept
 4   87   87  Blare*         John C.        37   M    W    Farmhand                           Tennessee                                                                     X
 5   88   88  Blare*         Charles R.     70   M    W    Farmer         3,000     500       North Carolina                                                                X
                   REMARKS:  Surname probably should be spelled Blair*
 6   88   88  Blare*         Sarah          67   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee
 7   88   88  Blare*         William T. B.  25   M    W    Farmhand                           Tennessee
 8   89   89  Cowan          Joseph         54   M    W    Cabinet Maker            200       Tennessee                                                    X     X          X
 9   89   89  Cowan          Mary           54   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee                                                    X     X
 10  89   89  Cowan          Catherine      18   F    W    Ast House Keeper                   Tennessee
 11  89   89  Cowan          Eliza          15   F    W    at Home                            Tennessee                                                          X
 12  89   89  Cowan          Linda          13   F    W    at Home                            Tennessee                                                    X     X
 13  89   89  Cowan          Martha         11   F    W    at Home                            Tennessee                                                    X     X
 14  89   89  Cowan          Mary F.        8    F    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 15  89   89  Cowan          Martha*        4    F    W    at Home                            Tennessee
                   REMARKS:  Name overwritten, but looks like Martha*, unsure
 16  90   90  Harvel         Lewis          56   M    W    Farmer         100       100       Tennessee                                                    X     X          X
 17  90   90  Harvel         Alla           58   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee                                                          X
 18  90   90  Harvel         James          21   M    W    Farm Hand                          Tennessee                                                    X     X          X
 19  90   90  Harvel         Mary           20   F    W    Ast House Keeper                   Tennessee                                                    X     X
 20  90   90  Harvel         Leonard        2    M    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 21  91   91  Apple          James P.       24   M    W    Farmer         1,000     1,000     Tennessee                                                                     X
 22  91   91  Apple          Salena         24   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee
 23  91   91  Apple          Luke G.        4    M    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 24  91   91  Apple          Jane           2    M    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 25  91   91  Apple          Alexander      12   M    W    Farm hand                          Tennessee                                                    X     X
 26  92   92  Shoemake       Michael        27   M    W    Farmer                   100       Kentucky                                                     X     X          X
 27  92   92  Shoemake       Martha         20   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee                                                    X     X
 28  92   92  Shoemake       William B.     11   M    W    at Home                            Tennessee                                                    X     X
 29  93   93  Shoemake       O.B.           20   M    W    Farmer                             Tennessee                                                    X     X
                   REMARKS:  First initial may be D, unsure*
 30  93   93  Shoemake       Claresa* E.    20   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee
                   REMARKS:  Name spelling may be Clarisa*, unsure
 31  93   93  Shoemake       Lurna*         49   F    W    at Home                            North Carolina                                                           X
                   REMARKS:  First name may be Luana* or Luvina*, unsure, Blind noted.
 32  94   94  Franklin       Louis          47   M    W    Farmer         2,500     1,500     Tennessee                                                                     X
 33  94   94  Franklin       Sally          47   F    W    House Keeper                       Tennessee
 34  94   94  Franklin       John W.        24   M    W    School Teacher                     Tennessee
                   REMARKS:  Male Citizen 21 yrs, is not marked, probably should be.
 35  94   94  Franklin       Martha J.      21   F    W    Seamstress                         Tennessee
 36  94   94  Franklin       Benjamin       21   M    W    Farm hand                          Tennessee                                                                     X
 37  94   94  Franklin       Luana          5    F    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 38  94   94  Franklin       James A.       15   M    W    Farm hand                          Tennessee
 39  94   94  Franklin       Louis B.       3    M    W    at Home                            Tennessee
 40  94   94  Franklin       Maud           4/12 F    W    at Home                            Tennessee                       Feb


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