1870 Wells County Federal Census Transcription Extractions *** Donated by volunteers - send yours in today! *** = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = These are listed in the order that I received them from the volunteers. Page numbers are included when they are given to me. Contributor's name is given directly below each entry. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 1870 FEDERAL CENSUS, Wells County, Harrison Township, IN, P. 40 Bovine, David 52 M Works stove factory Swit Mary A. 42 F Keeps house Fra (Age 42) Levi 8 M IN Mary 5 F IN Emma 2 F IN Alexander 5/12 M IN Sunier, Josephine 15 F At home IN Sarah 13 F At home IN Contributed by: Jane Hodgson __________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Federal Census, Wells County, Harrison Township, IN, p.43 Sunier, Anthony 43 M Stove factory Switzerland Emily 42 F Keeps house Switzerland Aldine 18 F At home IN Mary A. 17 F At home IN Edwina 10 F At home IN Albert 7 M IN Contributed by: Jane Hodgson __________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Federal Census, Union Twp, Murray P.O., Wells Co., IN Date Census Taken: July 9 1870 written 3 printed 163 24/24 GARDEHOUR [GARDENHOUR], Jacob 50 M W Farmer 3200 700 MD (eligible to vote) Martha 35 F W Kpg. house MD Alice 18 F W MD John 16 M W Works on farm MD (school) Catherine 14 F W MD (school) Sarah 9 F W MD (school) Ann 7 F W MD William 3 M W IN GARDENHOUR, John 68 M W Farmer 2500 1150 MD (eligible to vote) Contributed by: Cathy Burnsed (cathy@gardenour.com) _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Federal Census, Union Twp, Markle, Wells Co., IN written 32 260/233 MEEKS, George 46 PA Margaret 33 OH Andrew 16 IN Sarah J. 15 IN Anna 11 IN George W. 9 IN Contributed by: Cathy Burnsed (cathy@gardenour.com) ____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 FEDERAL CENSUS WELLS COUNTY, INDIANA HARRISON TOWNSHIP PAGE 28 200 215 SILVERS, Joseph C. 64 M Farmer NJ Margaret 59 F Keep house NJ Henry C. 24 M Clerk dry goods IN BOVINE, Martha 11 F Attend school IN Contributed by: Jane Hodgson _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells County, Indiana, Bluffton, page 2 Boden, Thomas age 54, b. England Hotel Keeper mother and father foreign birth Sarah, age 53, b. Ohio keeping house, mother and father born in US Thomas, age 25, b. IN, plasterer Sarah, age 19 b. IN Margaret, age 19, b. IN James, age 14, b. IN Contributed by: Pat Schenk _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells County, IN Bluffton, Harrison TWP page 21 Boden, William, age 33, b. Ohio, Plasterer Elisabeth A., age 34, b. VA Anna M., age 3, b. IN Emily D., age 9/12, b. IN Contributed by: Pat Schenk _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Census, Wells County, Indiana, Chester Township Chapman Talbot 40 M W Farmer Ohio Nancy 33 F W keeping house Ind. Mary S. 14 F W Ind. Sarah S. 12 F W Ind. Margaret E. 10 F W Ind. Adam 9 M W Ind. David 7 M W Ind. James 5 M W Ind. Isaac 2 M W Ind. Infant 2/12 M W Ind. Contributed by: Barbara A. Marshall, _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells County - Rock Creek Twp., IN. Page 9 Dwelling 72 Family 69 Heckman David Age 50 Sex M. Color W. laborer Born PA. Elma Age 50, Sex F. Color W. keeps house, Born PA. Alfred Age 20 Sex M. Color W. works farm, Born OH. Andrew Age 18 Sex M. Color W. Works farm, Born OH Rebecca Age 17 Sex F. Born IN Joseph S. Age 17 Sex M. Color W. works farm, Born IN. Contributed by Laura Heckman, ljgypsy@niia.net _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Census Page 9 Harrison Township on the 20th day of June. Marshall is James F. Sewed (# 35 Is in the Right hand corner) Morgan Joseph G. 22 M W Farmer B B Ohio B B B B B B B B 1 B Studa Harriet 21 F W Domestic Servant B B Ind. B B B B B B B B 1 B 61 59 Kauep Joel 40 M W Farmer 14600 1000 Ohio B B B B B B B B 1 B Mahala 32 F W Keeping House B B Ohio B B B B B B B B B B Alice O. 12 F W Attending School B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Siddy John 14 M W works on farm B B Ind B B B B 1 B B B B 62 60 McDowell William 25 M W farmer 3300 500 Ind B B B B B B B B 1 B Margaret 24 F W Keeping House B B Ind B B B B B B B B B B Alice 2 F W B B B Ind B B B B B B B B B B owes 28 M W Farmer 3300 450 Ind B B B B B B B B 1 B 63 61 Hoffman Phillip 70 M W Farmer 4000 900 Penns. B B B B B B B B 1 B Margaret 55 F W Keeping House B B Ohio B B B B B B B B B B George W. 35 M W Works on Farm 1500 400 Ohio B B B B B B B B 1 B Mary M. 30 F W At Home B B Ohio B B B B B B B B B B Henry 23 M W At Home B B Ohio B B B B 1 B B B 1 B Joseph F. 19 M W At Home B B Ohio B B B B 1 B B B B B Andrew A. 17 M W At Home B B Ohio B B B B 1 B B B B B Margaret A.15 F W At Home B B Ind B B B B 1 B B B B B Ida S. 5 F W B B B Ind B B B B 1 B B B B B 64 62 Murray Andrew 36 M W Farmer B B Ohio B B B B B B B B 1 B Rosam?a 30 F W House Keeping B B Ohio B B B B B 1 1 B B B George 8 M W B B B Ohio B B B B 1 B B B B B Sarah J. 3 F W B B B Ind. B B B B B B B B B B Andrew 1 M W B B B Ind. B B B B B B B B B B 65 63 Arnold Moses 49 M W Farmer 6200 1200 Ohio B B B B B B B B 1 B Mary A. 39 F W Keeping House B B Penn. B B B B B B B B B B William 23 M W Works on Farm B B Ind B B B B B B B B 1 B Melinda 20 F W At Home B B Ind B B B B B B B B B B Adam 18 M W At Home B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Sarah A. 15 F W At Home B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Elijah 13 M W At Home B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Henry 11 M W At Home B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Edward 9 M W Attending School B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B George 7 M W Attending School B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Chloe E. 4 F W B B B Ind. B B B B B B B B B B Allen 2 M W B B B Ind. B B B B B B B B B B 66 64 Shoemaker Daniel B. 35 M W Farmer B 250 Ohio B B B B B B B B 1 B Nancy A. 27 F W Keeping House B B Ind. B B B B B B B B B B David F. 6 M W Attending School B B Ind. B B B B 1 B B B B B Contributed by: Sheila Alexander, Alex1310@aol.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells Co Fed Census 15/120/110 Fisher, James 77 farmer PA Ellen 80 MD pg 23/183/170 Fisher, Samuel 35 farmer IN Elvira 26 IN Mary E 3 IN Hannah M 2 IN Williamson, Matilda 20 IN Contributed by: Ellie Burch, elliebu@sprynet.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells County Indiana Harrison TWP City of Bluffton RIDGLEY, E 68 f w Keeping House OH PORTER, James 27 w m Day laborer OH Martha A 26 f w IN Dinah 7 f w IN Albert 5 m w IN DREW, Robert 57 m w Day laborer NY Susan 46 f w keeping house MD John 21 m w farmer OH Jacob E 19 w m day laborer IN Sarah E 17 f w at home IN Josiah R 11 m w Attending school IN Charles A 2 m w IN STOUT, Jacob 24 m w Saloon keeper OH Elizabeth 25 f w keeping house PA Edwin A 4 m w IL Marvin A 2 m w IL GOWER, Sarah 29 f w keeping house OH Elias 23 m w day laborer IN Sarah E 17 f w at home IN Almira D 11 f w IN WOOD, Charles 4 m 1 IN McLEAN, Charles 27 m w Woolen Factory man OH Contributed by: Patricia Schenk, schenkfam@aol.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Rock Creek Township, Wells County Name Age Occupation Birth Place Duff, Harrison 29 Farmer Ohio Duff, Rebecca 22 Ind Duff, Luther 7 Ind Duff, Josephine 3 Ind Duff, Alonzo 2 Ind Duff, Frank 1 Ind Duff, Washington 37 Farmer Md Duff, John H. 35 Ohio Contributed by: Rebecca Hilbert, RJH885@aol.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Federal Census, IN, Wells County, Union township, page 172 FRY, John 55 M farmer 6000 1000 PA (does not read or write?) Elizabeth 47 F keeping house OH Lydia J 21 assisting? Nancy 17 Cynthia 11 Benjamin B 14 help on farm John 10 Allen 8 Lucinda 5 Contributed by Kay (Clifton) Fry Cherry, DJOECHERRY@aol.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells County, Indiana....Liberty Township... Film Roll 372..page 121 Van Horn, John age 43 Farmer born Ohio Elisabeth age 36 Keeping House born Ohio George age 20 Works on Farm born Indiana Marietta age 17 born Indiana Maria age 13 born Indiana Aldona age 11 born Indiana Benton P. age 8 born Indiana Melina age 4 born Indiana Jennie age 1 born Indiana Contributed by: Kathy Davis, KDavis63@aol.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Federal Census, Harrison Township, Wells Co., IN, enumerated July 4, 1870 Page 37 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 15 16 17 19 Fedder, Elizabeth 22 F W Indiana Y Jacob 1 M W " Y Gruendlund, Sophia 47 F W Keeping house 3000 450 Switzerland Y Y Powell 21 M W Carpenter " Y Y Y Elizabeth 8 F W Indiana Y Y Y Edward 5 M W " Y Y Houdyshell, Adam 40 M W Farmer 1400 300 Ohio Y Hulda 39 F W Keeping house " Sinoe W. 14 M W At home Indiana Y Y James A. 12 M W " " Y Y Benjamin F. 10 M W " " Y Y Y Hester A. 10 F W " " Y Y Y Andrew D. 7 M W " Y Ellen 4 F W " Charlie 1 M W " Gilgon, John M 69 M W Farmer 500 275 Switzerland Y Y Mary A.S. 64 F W Keeping house " Y Y Gilgon, John L. 34 M W Farmer 2500 438 Switzerland Y Y Y Catherine 28 F W Keeping house " Y Y Louisa 5 F W Indiana Y Y Emily 8 F W " Y Y Dena 1 F W " Y Y Eisenhart, Martin 48 M W Farmer 500 Wuerttemburg Y Y Fredericka 48 F W Keeping house " Y Y Minnie 7 F W " Y Y Sutter, John 76 M W Farmer 3500 350 Switzerland Y Y Catherine 65 F W Keeping house " Y Y Swartz, Edward 27 M W Farmer 2000 500 Switzerland Y Y Y Mariah 25 F W Keeping house Ohio Y Y Emma 3 F W Indiana Y Infant 1 mo F W " Y (April) Nelson, William 59 M W Farmer 12000 2000 Pennsylvania Y Rebecca 54 F W Keeping house Ohio Jane 27 F W At home " Leonard F. 19 M W Works of farm " Mary A. 17 F W At home " Gerring, Samuel 24 M W Farmer 1000 300 Wuerttemburg Y Y Y Barbara 26 F W Keeping house Switzerland Y Y Fredericka 1 F W Indiana Y Y Sowess, Gottlieb 30 M W Farmer 1000 300 Switzerland Y Y Y Contributed by: Terre Mingus, terremingus@earthlink.net _____________________________________________________________________________ INDIANA 1870 Wells County Liberty Township 327 121 Popejoy, Emanuel Age 51 Farm Ohio Popejoy, Hannah Age 50 Keeping House Ohio Popejoy, Allen Age 21 Working Farm Ohio Popejoy, Jacob Age 19 Working Farm Indiana Popejoy, Jennie Age 17 Indiana Popejoy, Christopher Age 12 Working Farm Indiana Son of Christopher Edward Popejoy ­ Sarah Bowers Spouse: Hannah Stookey INDIANA 1870 Wells County Liberty Township 372 120 Dwelling #135 Popejoy, Elizabeth Age 58 $2000 $675 Ohio Elizabeth Davis ­ Widow of William Popejoy ­ Son of Christopher Edward Popejoy ­ Mary Bowers INDIANA 1870 Wells County Liberty Township 372 120 Dwelling #136 Popejoy, Elisabeth Age 26 $1000 $885 Ohio Daughter of William Popejoy ­ Elizabeth Davis Contributed by: Pat Andraschko, Pandras@dwave.net _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Wells Co.IN Census Harrison Twp., pg. 9, Enum. Date 20 Jun 1870 $$ $$ Place of Dwell# House# NAME Age Sex Color Occup. Land Personal Birth 63 61 HOFFMAN, Philip 70 M W Farmer 4000 900 PA Margaret 55 F W Keep House OH George W. 35 M W Works on Farm 1500 400 OH Mary M. 30 F W At Home OH Henry 23 M W At Home OH Joseph F. 19 M W At Home OH Andrew A. 17 M W At Home OH Margaret A. 15 F W At Home IN Ida S. 5 F W IN Contributed by: Chfigaro1@aol.com _____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Jefferson Twp., Wells Co., Indiana Census Enumeration Date: July 6, 1870 Page: 89 Line: 35 Dwelling/Family: 353/296 Bowman, Samuel - age 36, farmer, real estate/personal prop. value $1,200/$425, born in Indiana. " Mary J. - age 29, keeping house, born in Pennnsylvania. " Alice I. - age 5, born in Indiana. " Eva J. - age 3, born in Indiana. " Madona J. - age 1, born in Indiana. Contributed by: Karen, sprung6@insightbb.com _____________________________________________________________________________ Wells Co., Nottingham Twp., Roll 372 Book 1, Page 133 (year 1870) Campbell, Hezekiah, 43, M.W., farmer, b. Ohio Rachel, 35, F. W. keeping house, b. IN Francis M., 18, M. W. farm laborer, b. IN Ruth C., 16, F. W., at home, b. IN William A., 12, M. W., at home, b. IN Alexander, 9, M.W., b. IN Isadora, 3, F.W., b.IN Contributed by Donna Curtis, DGirl82049@aol.com, descendant of Cassius Campbell ____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 IN, Chester Twp, Wells Co, Montpelier Erastus E. Johnson, age 36, carpenter, b OH Phebe Johnson, age 30, keeps house, b OH Amanda J. Johnson, age 12, b OH Eliza A. Johnson, age 10, b IN Mary Johnson, age 7, b IN Andrew Johnson age 3, b IN William Johnson age 1, b IN Contributed by: Deb Geiger, Geigerdejg@aol.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Bluffton, Wells Co., Indiana Enumeration Date: June 8, 1870 Page: 65 Line: 13 Dwelling/Family: 154/165 Poffenbarger, Josias - age 40, teamsters, born in Maryland. " Louisa - age 36, keeping house, born in Germany. " Ada A. - age 9, born in Indiana. Contributed by: Karen, sprung6@insightbb.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 6 July 1870 Federal Census Jefferson,Wells,Indiana pg. 38 Ossian P.O. John A Lepper 61 Farmer NY Martha 54 OH (Martha DeMoss-Covert) John 18 Works on farm IN Mary 16 IN Neighbors:Jane Todd, Jonathan Allen, Ramson Allen, Abraham Doubler, Nezerkiah Allen, Isaac Allen, John Glass, E. Baker, Josias Smith. Contributed by: JMorse, merica1958_58@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 25 June 1870 Federal Census Jefferson,Wells,Indiana pg.27 Lewis Hoopengardner 29 PA Farmer Lydia A. 23 OH William A. 2 IN Mary L. 1 IN Neighbors: Isaac Bear (or Bean), Samuel Stergeon, John Gellman, Phillip Koons, Emery Glass, Sarah, Caston, Michael Lip, James Ferguson, Contributed by: JMorse, merica1958_58@yahoo.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Census: Union Twp.,Wells County ,Indiana Benjamin Weikle ( incorrect spelling) 53 ,Farmer Real estate value 7000, b.pennsylvania, US citizen Susan, 48 Keeping House, b. Ohio cannot read or write Henry 19, works on farm b. Ohio cannot read or write Alice ,16 , B. Indiana,attended school Benjamin 11, at home, b. Indiana attended school Sarah, 7 , b. Indiana , attended school I am a GGG grandaughter of Benjamin Weikel. He is listed in Union Twp.Wells Co. as Benjamin F Weikel. Contributed by: Mrs. Green, jewelweed68@aim.com ____________________________________________________________________________ 1870 Liberty Twp., Wells Co., Indiana Enumeration Date: August 9, 1870 Page: 115 Line: 12 Dwelling/Family: 65/61 Hupp, John - age 30, farmer, born in OH " Sarah E. - age 22, keeping house, born in IN " Zippio E. - age 2, born in IN " Ida I. - age 1, born in IN. You listed a John S. born 1865 & Emma A. born 1866 which do not appear in the 1870 census and may indicate they are deceased by 1870. Contributed by: Karen, sprung6@insightbb.com ____________________________________________________________________________