1870 Federal Census Sweetwater County, Wyoming Territory (South Pass City: File 2 of 2) 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: South Pass City Sheet No: 504A Reel no: M593-1748 Division: South Pass City Page no: 10 Enumerated on: June 5, 1870 by: George W Haws Transcribed by Kathleen Lampe and Proofread by RJ Robinson for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Col | Occupation | RealV Perso | BirthPlace | For F MonthBor Month | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 1 | 130 111 | Rick John | 2 M W | | | Wisconsin | X | | | | R200 | 2 | 131 112 | Flood Patrick | 33 M W | Miner | 4000 | Ireland | X X | | | X | F430 | 3 | 131 112 | Flood Julia | 25 F W | Keeping House | | Ireland | X X | | | | F430 | 4 | 132 113 | Foster John | 32 M W | Miner | | Scotland | X X | | | X | F236 | 5 | 132 113 | Moore | M W | Laborer | | Ireland | X X | | | X | M600 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 6 | 133 | __Unoccupied___ | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 7 | 134 114 | Mc Govern Francis D | 27 M W | Miner | 10000 | Illinois | X X | | | X | M221 | 8 | 134 114 | Jewett Millie | 30 F W | House Keeping | | Massachusetts | | | | | J300 | 9 | 135 115 | Campbell John L | 24 M W | Barber | | New Jersey | X X | | | X | C514 | 10 | 135 115 | Campbell Ester A | 20 F W | Keeping House | | Pennsylvania | X | | | | C514 | 11 | 135 115 | Campbell Robert H | 22 M W | Laborer | | New York | X X | | | X | C514 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 12 | 136 | __Unoccupied___ | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 13 | 137 116 | Gilman Edwin | 35 M W | Miner | 100 | Maine | | | | X | G455 | 14 | 137 116 | Gilman Martha E | 27 F W | Keeping House | | New Hampshire | | | | | G455 | 15 | 137 116 | Stokes George W | 3 M W | | | Illinois | | | | | S322 | 16 | 137 116 | Hall Mary D | 53 F W | Keeping House | | Vermont | | | | | H400 | 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Doty Nicholas E | 30 M W | Miner | | New York | | | | X | D300 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 23 | 140 | __Unoccupied___ | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 24 | 141 118 | Richards Jacob C | 40 M W | Butcher | 300 | Ohio | | | | X | R263 | 25 | 141 118 | Richards Anna | 24 F W | Keeping House | | Illinois | | | | | R263 | 26 | 142 119 | Douly William | 25 M W | Miner | 1000 100 | Ireland | X X | | | X | D400 | 27 | 142 119 | Douly Sarah | 21 F W | Keeping House | | North Carolina | | | | | D400 | 28 | 142 119 | Douly Mary J | 12 F W | At Home | | Arkansas | X | | | | D400 | 29 | 142 119 | Douly Ida S | 5 F W | | | Missouri | X | | | | D400 | 30 | 142 119 | Douly William | 3 M W | | | Missouri | X | | | | D400 | 31 | 142 119 | Douly Lizzie | 7/12 F W | | | Wyoming | X May | | | | D400 | 32 | 142 119 | Williams David | 25 M W | Miner | | Maryland | X X | | | X | W452 | 33 | 143 120 | Cullinan James | 29 M W | Miner | 100 | Ireland | X X | | | X | C455 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 34 | 144 | __Unoccupied___ | M W | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 35 | 145 121 | Dunn Clark | 38 M W | Freighter | 1000 3000 | Maine | | | | X | D500 | 36 | 145 121 | Dunn Eltena | 20 F W | Keeping House | | Kentucky | X | | | | D500 | 37 | 145 121 | Arnett George W | 36 M W | Miner | | Virginia | | | | X | A653 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 38 | 146 | __Unoccupied___ | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 39 | 147 122 | Henman Washington M | 50 M W | Lumberman | 6000 2500 | Pennsylvania | | | | X | H550 | 40 | 148 123 | Alkire William | 41 M W | Laborer | | Indiana | | | | X | A426 | *Many illegible dwelling numbers are on this page. =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== --- Census Year: 1870 State: Wyoming County: Sweet Water Post Office: South Pass City Sheet No: 504B Reel no: M593-1748 Division: South Pass City Page no: 11 Enumerated on: June 6, 1870 by: George W Haws Transcribed by Kathleen Lampe and Proofread by RJ Robinson for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Col | Occupation | RealV Perso | BirthPlace | For F MonthBor Month | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 1 | 148 123 | Alkire Caleb W | 39 M W | Laborer | 100 | Indiana | | | | X | A426 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 2 | 149 | __Unoccupied___ | | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 3 | 150 124 | Miner Henry C | 45 M W | Laborer | | New Hampshire | | | | X | M560 | The last dwelling number shows as 0 making this 150. 4 | 151 125 | Welch Patrick | 36 M W | Laborer | 800 | Ireland | X X | X X | | X | W420 | 5 | 152 126 | Baldwin Noyes | 41 M W | Brick Mason | 6000 1000 | Connecticut | | | | X | B435 | 6 | 152 126 | Baldwin Josehine | 36 F W | Keeping House | | New York | | | | | B435 | 7 | 152 126 | Baldwin Almonte W | 14 F W | At Home | | New York | | X | | | B435 | 8 | 152 126 | Baldwin Evaline W | 12 F W | | | New York | | X | | | B435 | 9 | 152 126 | Baldwin Melo?? | 10 M W | | | Nevada | | X | | | B435 | 10 | 152 126 | Baldwin Stella S | 8 F W | | | Nevada | | X | | | B435 | 11 | 152 126 | Baldwin Louisa J | 5 F W | | | Utah | | | | | B435 | 12 | 152 126 | Baldwin George L | 1 M W | | | Wyoming | | | | | B435 | 13 | 152 126 | Newbre Carleten H | 36 M W | Boot & Shoe Dealer "Ret" | 10000 | Ohio | | | | X | N160 | 14 | 153 126 | Bright William H | 47 M W | Miner | | Virginia | | | | X | B623 | 15 | 153 126 | Bright Julia A | 26 M W | Keeping House | | District of Columbia | | | | | B623 | 16 | 153 126 | Bright William H | 2 M W | | | Utah | | | | | B623 | 17 | 154 128 | Lee Sam | 33 M C | Laundryman | | China | X X | | | X | L000 | 18 | 154 128 | Lee Sing | 28 M C | Laundryman | | China | X X | | | X | L000 | 19 | 154 128 | Charlee Sing | 20 M C | Laundryman | | China | X X | | | | C640 | 20 | 154 128 | Flou Thomas | 22 M C | Laundryman | | China | X X | | | X | F400 | 21 | 154 128 | Tompkins James | 18 M C | Laundryman | | China | X X | | | | T512 | 22 | 154 128 | Lee Hing | 26 M C | Laundryman | | China | X X | X X | | X | L000 | 23 | 154 128 | Sing O | 19 M C | Cook in Eating house | | China | X X | | | | S520 | 24 | 155 129 | Smith William B | 30 M W | Jeweller | | New York | | | | X | S530 | 25 | 156 130 | Plahn John | 32 M W | Miner | 100 | Prussia | X X | | | X | P450 | 26 | 156 130 | Winters Frederick | 38 M W | Carpenter | 50 | Prussia | X X | | | X | W536 | 27 | 156 130 | Tay Peter | 20 M W | Miner | | Prussia | X X | | | | T000 | 28 | 156 130 | Barnhart Henry | 20 M W | Miner | | Prussia | X X | | | | B656 | 29 | 157 131 | Probasco George | 22 M W | Laborer | | Ohio | | | | X | P612 | 30 | 157 131 | Cook Thomas | 21 M W | Miner | | Maryland | X X | | | X | C200 | 31 | 158 132 | Pomeroy Justin | 52 M W | Farmer | 500 | Massachusetts | | | | X | P560 | 32 | 158 132 | Pomeroy Amy | 48 F W | Keeping House | | New York | | | | | P560 | 33 | 158 132 | Pomeroy Alfred | 25 M W | Farmer | | Ohio | | | | X | P560 | 34 | 158 132 | Pomeroy Alice | 13 F W | At Home | | Ohio | | X | | | P560 | 35 | 159 133 | Webster Constant | 29 M W | Farmer | 200 | New York | | | | X | W123 | 36 | 159 133 | Donnell John A | 26 M W | Teamster | 300 | New York | | | | X | D540 | 37 | 159 133 | Atkinson John | 22 M W | Teamster | 200 | Illinois | X | | | X | A325 | 38 | 160 134 | Smith Carleton A | 35 M W | Miner | | Pennsylvania | | | | X | S530 | 39 | 160 134 | Shaffer Philipp | 37 M W | Miner | | Pennsylvania | | | | X | S160 | 40 | 160 134 | Webster William D | 40 M W | Miner | | Ireland | X X | | | X | W123 | This should be dwelling 160, but the writing is illegible. =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== --- Census Year: 1870 State: Wyoming County: Sweet Water Post Office: South Pass City Sheet No: 505A Reel no: M593-1748 Division: South Pass City Page no: 12 Enumerated on: June 6, 1870 by: George W Haws Transcribed by Kathleen Lampe and Proofread by RJ Robinson for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S Col | Occupation | RealV Perso | BirthPlace | For F MonthBor Month | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 1 | 161 135 | Page Merrit C | 29 M W | Lawyer | 400 800 | New York | | | | X | P200 | =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 2 | 162 | __Unoccupied___ | M W | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 3 | 163 | __Unoccupied___ | M W | | | | | | | | | Unoccupied Dwelling =====|=============|=================================|=============|===========================|=============|======================|======================|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================================== 4 | 164 136 | Eger Mathew W | 42 M W | Painter | 150 | Bavaria | X X | | | X | E260 | 5 | 165 137 | Reed John M | 23 M W | Blacksmith | 200 150 | Indiana | | | | X | R300 | 6 | 165 137 | Penney Stephen | 37 M W | Carpenter | 100 | New York | X X | | | X | P500 | 7 | 165 137 | Hall Allen | 35 M W | Carpenter | | New York | | | | X | H400 | 8 | 166 138 | Tringle Clifton P | 36 M W | Farmer | 200 | Kentucky | | | | X | T652 | 9 | 167 139 | Grace George | 37 M W | Miner | 150 | England | X X | | | X | G620 | 10 | 167 139 | Graven George | 35 M W | Miner | 150 | Ohio | | | | X | G615 | 11 | 168 140 | Shaffer Margaret V | 28 F W | Keeping House | 600 | Illinois | | | | | S160 | 12 | 168 140 | Shaffer Eva | 4 F W | | | Montana | | | | | S160 | 13 | 168 140 | Shaffer Willeta | 2 F W | | | Wyoming | | | | | S160 | 14 | 168 140 | Delaney Agnes | 24 F W | Keeping House | | Ireland | | | | | D450 | 15 | 169 141 | Cooley Harry F | 29 M W | Carpenter | 100 | Illinois | | | | X | C400 | 16 | 169 141 | Cooley Sarah | 21 F W | Keeping House | | England | X X | | | | C400 | 17 | 170 142 | Waters Susan C | 34 F W | Keeping House | 300 500 | Pennsylvania | | | | | W362 | 18 | 170 142 | Waters James E | 15 M W | At Home | | Pennsylvania | | | | | W362 | 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| 30 M W | Miner | | Pennsylvania | | | | X | V525 | 26 | 174 145 | Wenderlen Frederick | 29 M W | Miner | | Wisconsin | X X | | | X | W536 | 27 | 175 146 | Hubble Harry | 30 M W | Miner | 200 400 | Ohio | | | | X | H140 | 28 | 175 146 | Robinson Eli | 26 M W | Teamster | | New York | | | | X | R152 | 29 | 175 146 | Evans David | 24 M W | Carpenter | | England | X X | | | X | E152 | 30 | 176 147 | Robinson John | 39 M W | Engineer "Stationary" | 125 | England | X X | | | X | R152 | 31 | 177 148 | Mc Kindley James | 60 M W | Miner | | Canada | X X | | | X | M225 | 32 | 177 148 | Rhoder John | 15 M W | Carpenter | | Ohio | X X | | | | R360 | 33 | 177 148 | Harsh Philipp | 35 M W | Miner | 500 500 | Luxembourg | X X | | | X | H620 | 34 | 178 149 | Brandall Levi P | 25 M W | Miner | 250 200 | New York | | | | X | B653 | 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