IowaJones/US Census/Cass 1870 Part I

Cass Township
PART I

Transcribed by Lou Bickford.

Enumerated 1-14 June 1870 by J. G. Dawson, Asst. Marshall. Microfilm is Series M593, Roll 401, Pages 1-23. People were to be listed according to "their usual place of abode on the first day of June 1870."

Abbreviations:
LN = Line number

DW = Dwelling number

FM = Family number

SX = Sex

RE = Value of real estate

PE = Value of personal estate

F = Father of foreign birth

M = Mother of foreign birth

S = Attended school within the year

V = Male citizens of U.S of 21 years of age and upwards

Music: "Carve Dat Possum" ca. 1876. From Parlor Songs: In Search of American Popular Music.

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1	1	1	Norris	Nathaniel	40	M	Farmer	4000	900	Ireland
2			—	Mary	35	F	Keeping house			Ireland
3			—	Geroge W.	8	M				Iowa
4			—	Walter B.	5	M				Iowa
5			—	Lewis N.	2	M				Iowa
6	2	2	Sherman	Perry H?	32	M	Farmer	3000	1100	New York
7			—	Jerushia	30	F	Keeping house			New York
8			—	James P.	10	M				New York
9			—	Frank	8	M				New York
10			—	Mary E.	5	F				Iowa
11			—	Miles	1/12	M				Iowa
12			Turner	Sueina	11	F	Domestic Servent			New York
13			Wallsmith	Frank	23	M	Works on farm			Baden
NOTE: Miles Sherman was born in May.
14	3	3	Smith	John	57	M	Farmer	4000	700	New York
15			—	Eunice	47	F	Keeping house			Vermont
16			Kelly	Martha	22	F			700	New York
17			Smith	Ella	15	F				New York
18			Kelly	Alferd	4	M				Iowa
19			—	Willie	2	M				Iowa
20		4	Smith	Frank	26	M	Works on farm			New York
21			—	Mary	24	F	Keeping house			New York
22			—	Charles F.	6	M				Iowa
23			—	Bruce	4	M				Iowa
24			—	Vinton	3	M				Iowa
25			—	Mira	6/12	F				Iowa
NOTE: Mira Smith was born in December
26	4	5	Darrow	George W.	39	M	Farmer	1500	600	New York
27			—	Louisa	24	F	Keeping house			New York
29			—	George	12	M				Iowa
29			—	Byron	4	M				Iowa
30			—	Frank	2	M				Iowa
31			—	Emma	1	F				Iowa
NOTE: George W Darrow cannot write.
32	5	6	Smith	David	36	M	Farmer	3000	2000	New York
33			—	Adaline	34	F	Keeping house			New York
34			—	Julia	16	F				New York
35				Albert	11	M				New York
36				Charles	7	M				Iowa
37			Matson	Theodore	36	M	Works on farm			New York
NOTE: Theodore Matson is deaf & dumb.
38	6	7	Richmond	Jerry	39	M	Farmer	1200	400	New York
39			—	Amanda	35	F	Keeping house			New York
40			—	George W.	14	M	Works on farm			New York

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1			Richmond	John		M				New York
2			—	Wilson	8	M				Iowa
3			—	Lyman	2	M				Iowa
4	7	8	Smith	Peter	58	M	Farmer	3000	500	New York
5			—	Mary	44	F	Keeping house			Vermont
6			—	Edmmund	16	M	Works on farm			New York
7			—	Jerusha M	13	F				Iowa
8	8	9	Guilford	Lyman	46	M	Farmer	5000	1350	Ohio
9			—	Susan	33	F	Keeping house			England
10			Maybe	Albert	20	M	Works on farm			Michigan
11	9	10	Kerr	Samuel P.	33	M	Farmer		350	Pennsylvania
12			—	Rebeca A	22	F	Keeping house			Iowa
13			—	Amy B.	2	F				Iowa
14	10	11	Washington	Patrick	26	M	Farmer	4000	1000	Novia Scotia
15			—	Mary	28	F	Keeping house			Ireland
16			—	James	1	M				Iowa
17			—	Mary	50	F				Canada
18			—	John	28	M	Works on farm			Novia Scotia
19			—	Margret	16	F				Mass
20	11	12	Bromley	William	40	M	Farmer	2500	425	England
21			—	Anna	41	F	Keeping house			England
22			Ford	Thomas	48	M	Works on farm			England
23			—	Elizabeth	49	F				England
NOTE: Elizabeth Ford cannot write.
24	12	13	Walters	Thomas	50	M	Farmer	1400	1000	Ireland
25			—	Mary	31	F	Keeping house			Ireland
26			—	Josephe	9	M				Iowa
27			Nash	James	40	M	Farmer	1400	800	Ireland
29	13	14	Harrington	James	50	M		250	200	Ireland
29			—	Margaret	40	F	Keeping house			Ireland
30			—	Mary	15	F				Canada
31			—	Kate	18	F				New York
NOTE: James & Margaret Harrington cannot read or write.
32	14	15	Adams	D. A. Jr.	32	M	Farmer	2000	700	New York
33			—	Martha	21	F	Keeping house			Illinois
34			—	Harry A.	3	M				Wisconsin
35	15	16	Fuller	Elizabeth	44	F	Keeping house	4000	500	New York
36			—	Layfrette	28	M	Works on farm			New York
37			—	Price	21	M	Works on farm			New York
38			—	Hugh	16	M	Works on farm			New York
39			—	Elizabeth	14	F				New York
40			—	Hellen	12	F				New York

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1			Fuller	Franklin	10	M				New York
2			—	Charles	6	M				New York
3			—	Omer	4	M				Iowa
4			Pitchir	Jasper	26	M	farm labour			New York
5	16	17	Frisbie	James R.	39	M	Farmer	3200	2000	New York
6			—	Mary W.	32	F	Keeping house			Conn
7			—	Elvira	8	F				Conn
8			—	Robt. R.	6	M				Conn
9			—	Burton R.	5	M				Conn
10			Fall	James F	18	M	Works on farm			Virginia
11	17	18	Fuller	Erastus	54	M	Farmer		300	New York
12			—	Nancy	46	F	Keeping house			New York
13			—	Phebe	22	F				New York
14			—	Wakeman	20	M	Works on farm			New York
15			—	Mary W.	15	F				New York
16			—	Willis	13	M				New York
17			—	Ettie	10	F				Iowa
18			Brown	Mary W.	70	F				New York
19	18	19	Osborn	Linus	52	M	Farmer	10,000	2000	Mass
20			—	Mary A.	48	F	Keeping house			Pennsylvania
21			—	Edwin	11	M				Iowa
22			—	Frank S.	6	M				Iowa
23			Dickerson	Jane	20	F	Domestic Servant			Pennsylvania
24			Alderman	Joseph	21	M	Works on farm			Conn
25	19	20	Akers	Samuel	73	M			2150	Pennsylvania
26			Akers	Sarah	71	F	Keeping house			Pennsylvania
27	21	22	Noyce	Geroge G.	36	M	Farmer	7000	2000	Conn
29			—	Genora	31	F	Keeping house			New York
29			—	Florrence	7	F				Iowa
30	21	22	Fowler	Dewitte	50	M	Farmer	2000	250	Conn
31			—	Francis M.	39	F	Keeping house			New York
32			—	Seth	18	M	Works on farm			Conn
33			—	Ella	16	F				Conn
34			—	Hattie W.	11	F				Conn
35	22	23	Seymore	John C.	39	M	Farmer		500	Mass
36			—	Alice H.	29	F	Keeping house			Conn
37			—	Lizzie	9	F				Conn
38			How	Temperence	70	F				Conn
39	23	24	Munsinger	Henry	35	M	Farming		280	Ohio	1	1
40			(Blank Line)

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1			Munsinger	Hannah	37	F	Keeping house			Ohio
2			—	Martha S.	7	F				Ohio
3			—	Eva A.	3	F				Ohio
4			—	Eve	78	F				Byson (Swiss)
5		25	Robb	Ben	33	M	Farmer		350	Hessle Casale
6			—	Katharina	34	F	Keeping house			Ohio
7			—	Anna E.	6	F				Ohio
8			—	Mary A.	4	F				Ohio
9	24	26	Fay	Edward	35	M	Farmer	2500	350	Ireland
10			—	Margaret	33	F	Keeping house			Ireland
11			—	Margaret	12	F				Illinois
12			—	Bridget	10	F				Iowa
13			—	William	8	M				Iowa
14			—	Mary	6	F				Iowa
15			—	Agnese	4	F				Iowa
NOTE: Edward and Margaret Fay cannot read or write.
16	25	27	Perryman	Patrick	52	M	Farmer	4000	1400	Ireland
17			—	Katherine	40	F	Keeping house			Ireland
18			—	Thomas	20	M	Works on farm			Louisana
19			—	Mary J.	18	F				Iowa
20			—	John	16	M				Iowa
21			—	Micheal	14	M				Iowa
22			—	Katharine	10	F				Iowa
23			—	Edmund	8	M				Iowa
24			—	Henry	5	M				Iowa
25			—	Sarah	3	F				Iowa
26	26	28	Wells	Henry	34	M	Farmer	2100	450	New York
27			—	Cynthia	34	F	Keeping house			New York
28			—	Henry A.	8	M				New York
29			—	George W.	2	M				New York
30			—	Addie	1/12	F				Iowa
NOTE: Addie Wells was born in May.
31	27	29	Wilson	William	39	M	Farmer	3100	750	New York	1	1	1
32			—	Mary	35	F	Keeping house			New York
33			—	Edwin W.	3	M				New York
34			—	Laurie C.	2	F				New York
35			—	Sarah E.	4/12	F				New York
NOTE: Sarah Wilson was born in January (?).
36	28	30	Posten	Isaac	62	M	Farmer	3500	500	New Jersey
37			—	Susun	38	F	Keeping house			New York
38			—	Isaac A. Jr.	23	M	Works on farm		300	New Jersey
39			—	Anna A.	4	F				Iowa
40			—	Alma W. A.	1	F				Iowa

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1			Sage	Mary M.	19	F				New York
2			—	John H.	15	M				New York
3			—	Lucy J.	13	F				Illinois
4			—	William A.	9	M				Iowa
5	29	31	Foley	Timothy	45	M	Farmer	1800	400	Ireland
6			—	Hannah	29	F	Keeping house			New York
7			—	Dennis	12	M				Minn
8			—	Catharine	9	F				Iowa
8			—	John	6	M				Iowa
10			—	Micheal	4	M				Iowa
11	30	32	Chase	Charles	33	M	Farmer	2500	1000	New York
12			—	Maria	32	F	Keeping house			New York
13			—	Ellsworth	8	M				Iowa
14	31	33	Mead	Sarah	42	F	Keeping house	3000	475	New York
15			—	Homer	18	M	Works on farm			Iowa
16			—	George	9	M				Iowa
17			Snyder	Martha	14	F				Iowa
18	32	34	Harvey	Orin R.	44	M	Farmer	5000	550	New York
19			—	Mary M.	37	F	Keeping house			Ohio
20			—	Emma	19	F				Iowa
21			—	Anna	13	F				Iowa
22			—	Mary	9	F				Iowa
23			—	Clara	1	F				Iowa
24	33	35	Lewis	Samuel A.	53	M	Carpenter	1300	325	Conn
25			—	Emily	43	F	Keeping house			New York
26			—	Sarah B.	20	F				Conn
27			—	Charles A.	17	M	Works on farm			Conn
28			—	Walter W.	11	M				Iowa
29			—	Jerusha M.	9	F				Iowa
NOTE: Samuel Lewis cannot read or write.
30	34	36	Gray	Myron W.	32	M	Farmer	400	600	New York
31			—	Emma	26	F	Keeping house			New York
32			—	William W.	11	M				Iowa
33			—	Carrie M	6	F				Iowa
34			—	Myrtle	3/12	F				Iowa
NOTE: Cannot write is checked for William. As he was only 11, perhaps this was meant to be in his mother's row. (RH)
35	35	37	Dustin	William	43	M		8000	3000	Vermont
36			—	Francis J.	37	F	Keeping house			Vermont
37				Isaac	14	M				Virginia
38			Thompson	Tommy	24	M	Works on farm			Louisania
39	36	38	Hall	Tim	45	M	Works on farm			Ireland
40			—	Ann	40	F	Keeping house			Ireland

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1	37	39	Durtino	Peter	71	M	Farmer		500	Maine
2			Durtino	Sophia	58	F	Keeping House			Vermont
3			Durtino	Allen	14	M	Works on Farm			New York
4	38	40	Higgins	A D	61	M	Traveling Agent for			New York
5			Higgins	Mary J	50	F	Keeping House	10000	250	Ohio
6			Bentley	John	30	M	Farm Hand			Arkansas
7		41	Nandle	Paul	25	M	Works on Farm		350	Prussia
8			Nandle	Ellen	21	F	Keeping House			Iowa
9			Nandle	Robert	21	M	Works on Farm			Prussia
NOTE: John Bently was black.
10	39	42	Byerly	Andrew J	34	M	Farmer	7525	1700	Pennsylvania
11			Byerly	Elizabeth	32	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
12			Byerly	James B	12	M	At home			Pennsylvania
13			Byerly	Frank M	10	M	At home			Pennsylvania
14			Byerly	Jackson	8	M	At home			Pennsylvania
15			Byerly	Edwin	5	M	At home			Iowa
16			Byerly	Jennie	4	F	At home			Iowa
17			Jones	John	17	M	Works on Farm			Iowa
18			Day	Emma	21	F	Domestic Servant			Ohio
19	40	43	Bascom	James	36	M	Farmer	5000	1000	Ireland
20			Bascom	Ann	24	F	Keeping House			Iowa
21			Bascom	William H	6	M	At home			Iowa
22			Bascom	John	4	M	At home			Iowa
23			Bascom	Thomas	3	M	At home			Iowa
24			Bascom	Ann	1	F	At home			Iowa
25			Bascom	Susan	3/12	F	At home			Iowa
26	41	44	Titus	William F	48	M	Farmer	2000	200	Maine
27			Titus	Julia	49	F	Keeping House			Ohio
28			Titus	Bell	17	F				Illinois
29			Titus	Willie	11	M	At home			Iowa
30			Titus	Carrie	7	F				Iowa
31	42	45	Miller	John B	24	M	Farmer	1500	600	Iowa
32			Miller	Sarah	20	F	Keeping House			New York
33			Miller	James B	3	M				Iowa
34			Miller	Elizabeth	9/12	F				Iowa
35	43	46	Albertson	Charles	54	M	Farmer	2000	200	New Jersey
36	44	47	Smith	Daniel	71	M	Farmer	2000	700	Mass.
37			Smith	Polly	67	F				Vermont
38			Smith	William	27	M	Works on Farm	400	125	New York
39			Smith	Lusetta	20	F	Keeping House			New York
40			Smith	Emma A	4	F	At home			Iowa

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE
PE
BIRTHPLACE
F
M
S
V
1	44	47	Francis	Daniel	68	M	Works on Farm			New York
2	45	48	Kelley	Samuel	56	M	Farmer	2500	800	Ohio
3			Kelley	Jennet	53	F	Keeping House			Virginia
4			Kelley	Ansel	23	M	Works on Farm			Iowa
5			Kelley	George	15	M	Works on Farm			Iowa
6			Kelley	Liona F	9	F	At home			Iowa
NOTE: Samel and Ansel cannot write.
7	46	49	Slater	Aaron D	45	M	Farmer	2000	800	New York
8			Slater	Olivia	31	F	Keeping House			New York
9			Slater	Adelia	9	F	At home			Iowa
10	47	50	Hall	Mounty	40	F	Keeping House	2500	400	Conn.
11			Hall	John P K	11	M	Attending School			Conn.
12			Hall	William A	9	M	Attending School			Iowa
13			Hall	Carrie A	3	F				Iowa
14	48	51	Pilcher	Linus	33	M	Farmer	5000	2500	New York
15			Pilcher	Lena	25	F	Keeping House			Ohio
16			Pilcher	Allen S	3	M	At home			Iowa
17			Pilcher	Lula	9/12	F				Iowa
18			Pilcher	Susan	71	F				Mass.
19			Centronight	Warner	21	M	Works on Farm			Michigan
20			Centronight	Luther	19	M	Works on Farm			Michigan
21			King	Elizabeth	21	F	Domestic Servant			Ohio
22	49	52	Griswold	John	47	M	Farmer	3500	1285	Conn.
23			Griswold	Abigail	43	F	Keeping House			Conn.
24			Griswold	Albert	15	M	Works on Farm			Conn.
25			Griswold	Alice S	15	F				Conn.
26			Griswold	Elmer E	7	M				Conn.
27			Knowles	Andrew	25	M	Works on Farm			Conn.
28			Knowles	Lydia W	18	F				Conn.
29	50	53	Dudley	Miles	53	M	Farmer	3000	1000	Conn.
30			Dudley	Sarah E	52	F	Keeping House			Conn.
31			Dudley	Samuel H	23	M	Works on Farm			Conn.
32			Dudley	Emma M	19	F				Conn.
33			Dudley	Nellie A	7/12	F				Iowa
34			Coulter	Sarah	25	F	Dress Maker			Conn.
35			Louis	E G	26	M	R R Clerk			Conn.
36	51	54	Bonstel	J E	37	M	Blacksmith	600	300	New York
37			Bonstel	Emily	26	F	Keeping House			Illinois
38			Bonstel	J E	1	M				Iowa
39		55	Whitmore	M	54	M	Minister of the Gospel		300	New York
40

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE