Bradford County PA
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Tri-Counties Genealogy & History by Joyce M. Tice
1870 Census Records for  Bradford County PA 
1870 Orwell Township Census
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Enumerated July 14 thru 22, 1870 by Ethel Fuller, Ass't. Marshall
Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004
Formatted & Published by Joyce M. Tice 2004
Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008 -
Do You Know that you can search just the Census Records on the site by using the three county level Census  buttons in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? 

You can further limit your search by choosing the find all words option and entering a year or township name along with your surname. Remember that alternate spellings of surnames WILL affect your search results.
H# = Household - F# = Family
Note ! - Caucasian unless otherwise noted
Post Offices in Orwell Township in 1870  -  Residents in Orwell Township picked up their mail at oneof several post offices including some in adjoining townships. There was no rural delivery until 1903. Within the township there were Post Offices at South Hill, Allis Hollow, Potterville, Orwell Hill and North Orwell. Some residents received mail at West Warren Post Office in Warren Township and some at Leraysville Post Office in Pike Township. The appropriate Post Office will be designated on each of these 33 pages. Be sure to read You Gotta Know the Territory for more information to help you understand this area and time.
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Census records are very often difficult to read because of handwriting, microfilm quality, and spelling issues. Our early census takers were not as well educated as we'd like them to have been, and even the people bearing the names often could not spell them with the same consistency we are accustomed to in this era. The census taker wrote what he believed he heard as well as he could. These have been transcribed for you to the very best or our abilities given the difficulties mentioned. Please be tolerant of what you would consider "mistakes." If you can recognize the names you are looking for, then it is a success. If not, then you may want to find a place where you can view the originals so that you can judge for yourselves. Excessive attention to outmoded spelling issues is the sign of a beginner in family research. Those of you who have been at this a while are well aware of the "spelling errors" in our early records and have learned to deal with them.  If you have a comment that you think is important for a particular entry send it to me with the EXACT page URL and I will place your note at the bottom of the page.
Post Office for this page:Potterville
P# H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR/ RACE SEE NOTE 1 OCCUPATION VALUE REAL ESTATE VALUE PERSON. PROP. BORN FATHER FOREIGN BORN MOTHER FOREIGN BORN MONTH BORN OR MARRIED IN YEAR ATTEND SCHOOL IN YEAR CANNOT READ OR WRITE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE
10       George 1 M   at home     PA            
  70 72 Stevenson John 25 M   miller     PA     Sept.      
        Rachel 20 F   housekeeper     PA     Sept.      
  71 73 Warkizer Reuben 43 M   miller 6,000 1,100 PA           1
        Julia 27 F   housekeeper     NY            
        Reeves 14 M   attend. school     PA            
        Charles 10 M   attend. school     PA            
        Anna 8 F   attend. school     PA            
  72 74 Warkizer Eadbaun 40 M   farmer 12,000 3,000 PA           1
        Jerusha 41 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        Samuel 15 M   attend. school     PA            
        Willie 6 M   attend. school     PA            
      Partner Minnie 9 F   attend. school     PA            
  73 75 Gilbert Henry 34 M   minister   100 CT           1
        Kate 27 F   housekeeper     NY            
        Louie D. 3 F   at home     NY            
  74 76 Green James 36 M   farmer   360 Ireland 1 1       1
        Christiana 26 F   housekeeper     Ireland 1 1        
        Thomas 5 M   at home     Canada 1 1        
        Agnes 9m F   at home     PA 1 1 November      
  75 77 Chaffee Noah 36 M   shoemaker 1,500 1,000 PA           1
        Celestia 38 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Ferris 4 M   at home     PA            
      Barnes Don 17 M   shoemaker     PA            
  76 78 Potter Jason 23 M   farmer     PA           1
        Denison 35 M   farmer 4,500 1,000 PA           1
        Jerusha 31 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Ellie 12 F   attend. school     PA            
        Hattie 10 F   attend. school     PA            
        Flora 6 F   attend. school     PA            
        Laurie 4 F   at home     PA            
        Mable Clair 1 F   at home     PA            
  77 79 Vaners Victor 32 M   blacksmith 400 150 PA           1
        Serintha 24 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Carrie 7 F   attend. school     PA            
        Darie 6 F   attend. school     PA            
  78 80 Vaners William 48 M   shoemaker 600 250 PA           1
        Rebecca 41 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Ulyssus 20 M   farm laborer     PA            
        Eliza 18 F   at home     PA            

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 09/27/2004
By Joyce M. Tice