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: Orwell Hill PO
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
17       Collett 4 F   at home     PA            
  130 126 Frisbie Zebulon 69 M   farmer 8,000 2,500 PA           1
        Polly 59 F   housekeeper     CT            
        Chancey 31 M   farm laborer     PA           1
        Emma Z. 24 F   at home     NY            
        Mary 20 F   at home     PA            
        Olin 18 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
  131 127 Mathews Allen 56 M   farmer 9,000 3,000 CT           1
        Sallie 52 F   housekeeper     PA            
        William 32 M   farm laborer 2,000 800 PA           1
        Watson 17 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
        Hattie 11 F   attend. school     PA            
      Lent Sarah 21 F   dom. servant     PA            
  132 128 Sterling John 52 M   farm laborer   100 PA           1
        Phydilla 35 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Lucy 6 F   at home     PA            
        Lillis 3 F   at home     PA            
        John A. 1 M   at home     PA            
  134 129 Cowles Chester 33 M   farmer 2,500 1,000 PA           1
        Thera 22 F   housekeeper     PA            
        John 35 M   farmer     PA           1
        Harriet 30 F   housekeeper     NY            
        Willie 8 M   attend. school     PA            
        Mary 3 F   at home     PA            
  135 130 Humphrey Mare 29 M   farmer 3,000 1,050 PA           1
        Estella 24 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Elmer 2 M   at home     PA            
  136 131 Humphrey Beckwith 70 M   farmer 4,000 1,000 CT           1
        Thurza 70 F   housekeeper     CT            
      Barnes Martin 16 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
  137 132 Backus Elizah 50 M   farmer 1,500 800 CT           1
        Flora 45 F   housekeeper     CT            
        Howard 14 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
  138 133 Carbin George 33 M   farmer 4,000 1,500 PA           1
        Ellen 30 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Mary 7 F   at home     PA            
        Nael 4 M   at home     PA            

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