IowaJones/US Census/1870/Rome Part I

Rome Township
PART I

Transcribed by Sharon Lindbloom.

Post Office: Walnut Fork. Enumerated August 8-17 1870 by D. L. Blakeslee, Asst. Marshall. Microfilm is Series M593, Roll 401, Pages 1-27. 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

Drawing of the David Fall residence, Section 19, Rome Township, enumerated on page 25, from an 1867 plat map submitted by Jim Christianson.

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>	NOTES
1	1	1	Coleman	A	60	M	Farmer	1000	600	New York
2			Day	James L	30	M	Farmer			Ohio
3			—	Marian	27	F	Keeping House			New York
4			—	Diantha	6	F				Ohio
5			—	Florence	4	F				Iowa
6			—	Ellsworth	2	M				Iowa
7			—	Frank	1/12	M				Iowa	Born in May.
8	2	2	Hutts	Catherine	41	F	Keeping House	2000	300	Baden
9			—	Coourod	19	M	Farmer			Pennsylvania
10			—	Susan	14	F				Iowa
11			—	John	12	M				Iowa
12			—	Wm	10	M				Iowa
13			—	Amanda	7	F				Iowa
14			—	Henry	3	M				Iowa
15	3	3	McFarland	Sarah	52	F	Keeping House		400	Ohio
16			—	Milton	18	M	Farm Tenant			Ohio
17			—	Jane	16	F				Iowa
18			—	William	14	M				Iowa
19	4	4	Shoop	Elizabeth	70	F	Keeping House	500	100	Virginia
20			—	Leander	21	M	Farmer			Ohio
21	5	5	Scoles	John	71	M	Retired Farmer	3500	900	Pennsylvania
22			—	Elizabeth	70	F	Keeping House			Maryland
23			—	Mary Nancy	9	F				Iowa
24			—	John F	33	M	At Home			Ohio
25	6	6	Warner	Horace	48	M	Farmer			Conneticut
26			—	Martha A	47	F	Keeping House			Ohio
27			—	Franklin H	17	M				Ohio
28			—	Amanda	12	F				Iowa
29			—	James B	7	M				Iowa
30			McDonald	Horace	19	M	Laborer			Ohio
31	7	7	Smith	Ephraim	39	M	Flour Mills	15000	500	Indiana
32			—	Elizabeth	39	F	Keeping House			Indiana
33			—	Ailltta	4	F				Iowa
34			—	Walter D	2	M				Iowa
35			Blackmer	William	16	M	Laborer			Ohio
36			Miner	William	50	M	Miller			New York
37	8	8	Haisley	Alexander	68	M	Stone & Brick Man	500	100	North Carolina
38			—	Sarah E	53	F	Keeping House			Virginia
39			—	Vincent	17	M			100	Illinois
40

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>	NOTES
1	9	9	Holmes	Amas	46	M	Carpenter	400	300	Ohio
2			—	Sarah	44	F	Keeping House			Ohio
3			—	Laura A	17	F				Wisconsin
4			—	Reuben	15	M				Wisconsin
5			—	Thomas M	3	M				Iowa
6	10	10	Comstalk	A. J.	26	M	Teaming	300	1000	Iowa
7			—	Julia	21	F	Keeping House			New York
8			Lawrence	Mary	21	F	Domestic Servant			Ohio
9			Gordon	William	20	M	Laborer			Illinois
10			Brown	Gust D	18	M	Laborer			Ohio
11	11	11	Barker	Asahel	70	M	Retired Farmer		200	New York
12			—	Euphemia	71	F	Keeping House			New Jersey
13			—	Euphemia	13	F	Niece			Iowa
14	12	12	Barker	Amos	29	M	Farmer	6000	1600	Illinois
15			—	Emily	24	F	Keeping House			Iowa
16			—	Mary	5	F				Iowa
17			—	Ida Jane	4	F				Iowa
18			—	Lily	2	F				Iowa
19			Jones	Julius	15	M	Farm Laborer			Ohio
20	13	13	Eichelburger	Mark	25	M	Harness Maker	600	75	Pennsylvania	Married in October.
21			—	Hannah	18	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania	Married in October.
22	14	14	Lane	C. H.	44	M	Farming	400	800	Ohio
23			—	Laura S	34	F	Keeping House			Ohio
24			—	Clement	8	M				Iowa
25			—	William	5	M				Iowa
26			—	George H	20	M				Iowa
27	15	15	Pike	James L	25	M	Teamster		300	Ohio
28			—	Eliza F	23	F	Keeping House			New York
29			—	Enola	3	F				Iowa
30			—	Hattie	1	F				Iowa
31	16	16	Clothier	Theodore	30	M	Carpenter		500	Canada
32			—	Nancy	28	F	Keeping House			Indiana
33			—	John C	9	M				Iowa
34			—	Elmer E	5	M				Iowa
35			—	Anna	2	F				Iowa
36			—	Horatio	22	M	Laborer			New York
37	17	17	Miller	G. W.	35	M	Farmer	5000	1100	Pennsylvania
38			—	Eliza	32	F	Keeping House			Ohio
39			—	Caddie	11	F				Iowa
40

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>
1	18	18	Foote	Joseph	37	M	Clerk in Store		500	Maine
2			—	Marietta	27	F	Keeping House			Maine
3			—	Nellie P	3	F				Maine
4			—	Henry W	2/12	M				Iowa
5	19	19	Reinsh	William	34	M	Shoe Maker	450	100	Prussia
6			—	Sarah A	22	F	Keeping House			Ohio
7			—	William	3	M				Illinois
8			—	Edward	1	M				Iowa
9	20	20	Cool	Delofs	30	M	Wagon Maker	100	150	New York
10			—	Jennie	24	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
11			Brady	Michiel	20	M	Wagon Maker			Pennsylvania
12	21	21	Kaufman	Robert	44	M	Blacksmith	300	300	Pennsylvania
13			—	Barbara	42	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
14			—	Josephine	16	F				Iowa
15			—	Ida	12	F				Iowa
16			—	Elnora	6	F				Iowa
17			—	Angnora	6	F				Iowa
18			—	Elmer U	4	M				Iowa
19			—	"No Name"	6/12	M				Iowa
20	22	22	Williams	J. C.	28	M	Blacksmith		200	New York
21			—	Margaret	27	F	Keeping House			Michigan
22			—	Harry	4	M				Iowa
23			—	Lena V	1	F				Iowa
24	23	23	Jennings	W. L.	35	M	Drygoods Merchant	500	200	New York
25			—	Catharine	30	F	Keeping House			Ohio
26			—	Frank	12	M				Iowa
27			—	Mary	9	F				Iowa
28	24	24	Thomson	John	45	M	Drygoods Merchant	1200	3000	Ohio
29			—	Mary J	28	F	Keeping House			Ohio
30			—	William	19	M	At Home			Indiana
31			—	Mary E	17	F				Indiana
32			—	Martha J	12	F				Indiana
33			—	Alice M	10	F				Indiana
34			—	Adaline	1	F				Iowa
35			Higgins	Jeffery	37	M	Clerk in Store			England
36	25	25	Anderson	Robert J	37	M	Veterinary Surgeon	500	500	Ireland
37	26	26	Brant	James	49	M	Farm Tenant	300	500	Maryland
38			—	Catharine	47	F	Keeping House			Maryland
39			—	James	13	M				Maryland
40			—	Benj	7	M				Iowa

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>
1			Brant	Harriet	16	F				Maryland
2	27	27	Southwick	Westly	41	M	Carpenter	300	150	Ohio
3			—	Ruth	30	F	Keeping House			Indiana
4			—	Edwin	9	M				Iowa
5			—	Emery	8	M				Iowa
6			—	Lura	7	F				Iowa
7			—	Charley	5	M				Iowa
8			—	Burt	2	M				Iowa
9	28	28	Solts	Joseph	35	M	Blacksmith	400	600	Pennsylvania
10			—	Sarah	37	F	Keeping House			Ohio
11			—	Henry	13	M				Illinois
12			—	Lincoln	11	M				Illinois
13			—	Jesse	2	M				Iowa
14	29	29	Burrows	Adelia	42	F	Keeping House	200	100	Ohio
15			Benedom	Wilford	8	M				Iowa
16			—	Carrie	12	F				Iowa
17	30	30	Conlie	Thomas	50	M	Farm Tenant	200	100	Ireland
18			—	Margaret	34	F	Keeping House			Ireland
19	31	31	Brant	P. J.	30	M	Miller			Maryland
20			—	Ellen	23	F	Keeping House			Maine
21			—	Leon W	1	M				Iowa
22	32	32	Holden	S. L.	70	M	Hotel Keeper	600	400	New York
23			—	Adeline	66	F	Keeping House			Massachusetts
24			Handy	E. H.	55	M	Stone Mason		100	New York
25			—	Sarah A	42	F	Keeping House			Vermont
26			—	Clarissa	13	F				Iowa
27			Gemmill	L. P.	26	M	Well Digger		100	Canada
28			Brothers	Moses	40	M	Carpenter			Ohio
29	33	33	Carpenter	August	26	M	Laborer		200	Ohio
30			—	Mary Ann	28	F	Keeping House			Illinois
31			—	Paul A	3	M				Iowa
32			—	E. O.	1	M				Iowa
33	34	34	Harbaugh	Frank	24	M	Carpenter			Ohio
34			—	Mary	20	F	Keeping House			Wisconsin
35		35	Conner	Ezra	64	M	Carpenter	1000	100	Pennsylvania
36			—	Maria	61	F	Keeping House			Virginia
37	35	36	Rue	Paul	58	M	Plasterer	100	100	Silse
38			—	Mary W	55	F	Keeping House			Sonne Hause
39	36	37	Cleveland	Richard	64	M	Gardner Surveyor	500	200	Massachusetts
40			—	Mary	55	F	Keeping House			New York

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>	NOTES
1			Seely	Almira	11	F				Iowa
2	37	38	Cronkite	William	37	M	Farmer	6000	2200	Indiana
3			—	Caroline	23	F	Keeping House			Switzurland
4			—	Horace	2	M				Iowa
5			—	Celeste	1	F				Iowa
6			—	Mary	9	F				Iowa
7			Simpson	Laura	19	F	Music Teacher			Iowa
8	38	39	Edwards	Francis	24	M	Farm Laborer		100	Ohio
9			—	Sarah R	22	F	Keeping House			Ohio
10			Hamer	Martha	18	F				Ohio
11	39	40	Winset	Labon	32	M	Clergyman		200	Ohio
12			—	Rebecca	26	F	Keeping House			Indiana
13			—	Earnest	8/12	M				Iowa
14		41	Rummell	David	30	M	Tinner	1000	1000	Ohio
15			—	Harriet	20	F	Keeping House			Ohio
16			Carpenter	Asel	18	M	Clerk in Store			Ohio
17	40	42	Jefferies	B. A.	53	M	Farmer	9000	1600	Ohio
18			—	Rebecca	45	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
19			—	Henry	20	M	At Home			Ohio
20			—	Mary	10	F				Iowa
21			—	John	18	M	Farm Laborer			Ohio
22	41	43	Russell	William	31	M	Laborer		200	New York
23			—	Elvira	26	F	Keeping House			New York
24			—	Wm Jerome	9	M				New York
25			—	Sarah V	5	F				New York
26	42	44	Bothwell	John	57	M	Farmer	3000	1300	Pennsylvania
27			—	Caroline	39	F	Keeping House			New York
28			Mace	Caroline	19	F	At Home			Iowa
29			—	Kelly	1	F				Iowa
30			—	Flora	13	F				Iowa
31			—	John	11	M				Iowa
32			—	Lydia	8	F				Iowa
33			—	Grant	5	M				Iowa
34			—	Josephine	5/12	F				Iowa	Born in December.
35	43	45	Stivers	George	25	M	Farmer	7000	600	Iowa
36			—	Mattilda	21	F	Keeping House			Ohio
37			—	Howard	1	M				Iowa
38			Harrison	Jennie	14	F	Domestic Servant			Iowa	Jennie (Hulda Jane) and John Harrison were sister and brother to Matilda Jane Harrison Stivers. I would appreciate additional information on both of them. Richard Harrison
39			—	John	19	M	Thresher			Iowa
40

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>
1	44	46	Stivers	Timathy	51	M	Farmer		200	New York
2			—	Elizabeth	43	F	Keeping House			Ohio
3			—	Adaline	19	F				Iowa
4			—	Elizabeth	17	F				Iowa
5			—	Frank	9	M				Iowa
6	45	47	Emerson	George	50	M	Farmer	3000	1000	Ohio
7			—	Sarah A	49	F	Keeping House			Ohio
8			—	Westley	28	M	At Home	1000	150	Ohio
9			—	Geo H	23	M	At Home		400	Indiana
10			—	Henrietta	20	F				Indiana
11			—	Mary	18	F				Indiana
12			—	Lodema	16	F				Iowa
13			—	Joseph	14	M				Iowa
14			—	Martha J	11	F				Iowa
15			—	Andrew	9	M				Iowa
16	46	48	Emerson	Charles	29	M	Farmer	2000	400	Ohio
17			—	Mary Ann	23	F	Keeping House			Ohio
18	47	49	Carpenter	David	45	M	Farmer	2500	1800	Ohio
19			—	Mary J	37	F	Keeping House			Ohio
20			—	Louis	14	M				Iowa
21			—	Lilly	12	F				Iowa
22			Lamb	Florence	16	F				Iowa
23			—	Matilda	15	F				Iowa
24			—	Kauzes	13	M				Iowa
25			—	Dora	11	F				Iowa
26			—	Ida	9	F				Iowa
27			—	Castor	8	M				Iowa
28	48	50	Call	Stephen	61	M	Farmer	2000	600	New York
29			—	Cynthia	61	F	Keeping House			New York
30			Holden	Calab	20	M	Farm Laborer			New York
31			Fike	Nancy	12	F				Iowa
32	49	51	Benfield	Henry	32	M	Blacksmith	500	500	Prussia
33			—	Elizabeth	32	F	Keeping House			Ohio
34			—	Henry	6	M				Iowa
35			Barker	Marrietta	11	F				Iowa
36			—	Olive	9	F				Iowa
37	50	52	Scoles	William	49	M	Carpenter	500	500	Ohio
38			—	Sarah	43	F	Keeping House			Ohio
39			—	Clara	23	F	Milliner			Ohio
40			—	Alice -	11	F				Iowa

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>
1	51	53	Potter	William	51	M	Physician	400	500	Pennsylvania
2			—	C.A.	37	F	Keeping House			New York
3	52	54	Baugh	Jacob	39	M	Farmer	3000	1200	Indiana
4			—	Huldah	40	F	Keeping House			Vermont
5			—	Charles	12	M				Iowa
6			—	Jennie	8	F				Iowa
7			Luke	James	4	M				Iowa
8	53	55	Stewart	Joseph	61	M	Farmer	8000	1400	New Hampshire
9			—	Emeline	29	F	At Home			Ohio
10			—	John B	24	M	At Home		150	Ohio
11			—	Virginia	22	F	At Home			Ohio
12			Emerson	Geo	23	M	Farm Laborer			Indiana
13			Forgner	Amos	13	M				Ohio
14	54	56	Stewart	Charlie	27	M	Farmer		250	Ohio
15			—	Minerva	25	F	Keeping House			Ohio
16			—	Clara	7	F				Iowa
17			—	Charles W	2	M				Iowa
18	55	57	Cronkite	Orville	60	M	Farmer			New York
19			—	Melvina	57	F	Keeping House			Ohio
20			—	Emeline	13	F				Iowa
21	56	58	Cronkite	Hamilton	33	M	Farmer	1600	500	Iowa
22			—	Melinda	27	F	Keeping House			Ohio
23			—	Miron	9	M				Iowa
24			—	Jessie	7	F				Iowa
25			—	Salina	5	F				Iowa
26			—	Orville	3	M				Iowa
27	57	59	Lindsley	Amasa	48	M	Farmer	1000	950	Ohio
28			—	Nancy	38	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
29			—	George	14	M				Iowa
30			—	Elizabeth	13	F				Iowa
31			—	Jane	12	F				Iowa
32			—	Ida	9	F				Iowa
33			—	Oliver	5	M				Iowa
34			—	Ulysses	3	M				Iowa
35	58	60	Jacoby	Joseph	57	M	Farmer	1000	800	Pennsylvania
36			—	Lydia	57	F	Keeping House			Ohio
37			—	James	21	M				Ohio
38			—	Amos	19	M				Indiana
39			—	Daniel	17	M				Indiana
40			—	Peter	10	M				Missourie

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>	NOTES
1	59	61	Whitmore	Joseph	36	M	Farmer	7500	1700	Virginia
2			—	John Walker	10	M				Iowa
3			—	William	9	M				Iowa
4			—	Eliza	60	F	At Home			Pennsylvania
5			Ross	Mary	21	F	Domestic Servant			Ohio
6	60	62	Blayney	James	70	M	Farmer			Virginia
7			—	Eloisa	53	F	Keeping House			Ohio
8			Shaw	Alla	33	F	School Teacher			Ohio
9			—	Cassius	21	M	School Teacher			Ohio
10		63	Stewart	Cassius	22	M	Farm Tenant		400	Iowa
11			—	Ann	22	F	Keeping House			Virginia
12			—	Nancy	1	F				Iowa
13	61	64	Sundy	John	29	M	Farm Tenant		1200	Ohio
14			—	Cecilia	25	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
15			—	Odessa	1/12	F				Iowa	Born in July.
16	62	65	Merritt	John	64	M	Farmer	30500	3800	New York
17			—	Caroline	42	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
18			—	George H	21	M	At Home		400	Ohio
19			—	Louie L	13	M				Iowa
20			—	Melinda	11	F				Iowa
21			—	Eleanor	9	F				Iowa
22			—	Delilah	7	F				Iowa
23			—	Sherman	5	M				Iowa
24			—	Charles	3	M				Iowa
25	63	66	Gilmore	George	59	M	Farmer	4000	1200	Ohio
26			—	Amanda	44	F	Keeping House			Ohio
27			—	George	18	M				Iowa
28			—	Jane	13	F				Iowa
29			—	Francis	10	M				Iowa
30			—	Mary Alice	8	F				Iowa
31			—	Olive M	6	F				Iowa
32	64	67	Gilmore	David	21	M	Farm Tenant		200	Ohio
33			—	Lydia	23	F	Keeping House			Ohio
34			—	Frank	2	M				Iowa
35			Bird	Martin	20	M				Ohio
36			—	Lucinda	21	F				Ohio
37	65	68	Sundy	Andrew	54	M	Farmer	5500	1200	Pennsylvania
38			—	Saloma	52	F	Keeping House			Ohio
39	66	69	Taylor	Alfred	23	M	Farm Laborer		100	Iowa
40			—	Margaret	21	F	Keeping House			Ohio

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LN	DW	FM	SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	AGE	SX	OCCUPATION	RE	PE	BIRTHPLACE>	NOTES
1	67	70	Pfeifer	George	56	M	Farmer	6000	1650	Darmstadt
2			—	Barbara	61	F	Keeping House			Darmstadt
3			—	Caroline	17	F				Iowa
4			—	Amanda	15	F				Iowa
5			Ganser	Samuel	20	M	Farm Laborer			Pennsylvania
6	68	71	Farnum	Hiram	31	M	Farmer	3000	700	Massachusetts
7			—	Mary	26	F	Keeping House			Ohio
8			—	David A	5	M				Iowa
9			—	James	4	M				Iowa
10			—	Myrtil	2	F				Iowa
11			—	Almira	70	F	At Home			Massachusetts
12	69	72	Ganser	Samuel	56	M	Farmer	4000	1500	Pennsylvania
13			—	Catharine	53	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
14			—	Joseph	22	M	At Home			Pennsylvania
15			—	David Z	17	M				Pennsylvania
16			—	J Edith	15	F				Pennsylvania
17			—	Robert A	12	M				Pennsylvania
18	70	73	Smith	David	52	M	Farmer	3300	1600	Pennsylvania
19			—	Mary	46	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
20			—	Henry L	20	M				Pennsylvania
21			—	David O	16	M				Pennsylvania
22			Cole	Daniel	27	M	Farm Tenant		200	Pennsylvania
23			—	Elizabeth	25	F	Keeping House			Pennsylvania
24			—	Cyrous	7	M				Iowa
25			—	Sarah E	3	F				Iowa
26			—	Nora J	1	F				Iowa
27	71	74	Smith	George	27	M	Farmer	2000	850	Pennsylvania
28			—	Sarah	26	F	Keeping House			Ohio
29			Shrope	Frank	8	M				Iowa
30	72	75	Starry	Jacob	34	M	Farmer	8000	1400	Indiana
31			—	Mary E	27	F	Keeping House			Virginia
32			—	Luyetta	4	F				Iowa
33			—	Polly	2	F				Iowa
34			—	Eva	7/12	F				Iowa	Born in October.
35	73	76	Norton	James D	60	M	Farmer			Maine
36			—	Sarah	51	F	Keeping House			Virginia
37			—	Zacharias	28	M	At Home		100	Indiana
38			—	James	21	M	At Home			Iowa
39			—	Ronildo	26	F	At Home			Indiana
40			—	Elihue	18	M				Iowa

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© Copyright 1997-2013, The Art Department, © Copyright 2014-2020, Richard Harrison.
Last updated on Friday, 16-Apr-2021 16:54:18 MST