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1870 Census Records for  Bradford County PA 
1870 Wells Township Census


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Enumerated June 27, 1870 by V. M. Wilson, Ass't. Marshall
Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004 from Official Microfilm
Formatted & Published by Joyce M. Tice 2005
P# = Page, H# = Household - F# = Family
Note ! - Caucasian unless otherwise noted
Post Offices in Wells Township in 1870 included Old Hickory (later called Aspinwall in southern part of township) and French Mills (Now Mosherville in northern section of township) . In this census pages one through twelve used the Old Hickory Post Office in the south and pages thirteen through thirty one, picked up their mail at French Mills in the north. There was no rural delivery at this time so rural people had to pick up their own mail, usually weekly, at the post office in the near village. 
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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.
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.
 
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Post Office : Old Hickory
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
1 1 1 Sweet Sobreski 35 M   farmer 5,000 2,000 PA           1
        Arminda 35 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        J. B. 8 F   at home     PA       1    
        Mary 6 F   at home     PA       1    
        Charles 4 M   at home     PA            
        Susan 58 F   ret.housekpr.     NY            
        William 72 M   farmer     PA           1
  2 2 Cory David 45 M   farmer 6,000 9,000 NJ           1
        M. J. 37 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        H. B. 9 M   at home     PA       1    
        Grace 7 F   at home     PA       1    
        Helen 5 F   at home     PA            
        Mark 2 M   at home     PA            
      Chamberlain Alice 12 F   housekeeper     PA       1    
  3 3 Randall J. O. 54 M   retail grocer 4,000 2,000 NY           1
        Sarah A. 33 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Ada 3 F   at home     PA            
        Nettie 1 F   at home     PA            
  4 4 Fuller Abraham 34 M   blacksmith 800 200 NJ           1
        J. N. 33 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        Beakes 14 M   at home     NJ       1    
        Constantine 12 M   at home     PA       1    
        John 10 M   at home     PA       1    
        J. E. 8 F   at home     PA       1    
        Charles 6 M   at home     PA       1    
  5 5 Allen Lorenzo 36 M   farm laborer   100 NY           1
        Emma 37 F   housekeeper     NY            
        William 8 M   at home     PA       1    
        E. I. 2 F   at home     PA            
  6 6 West Hiram 49 M   farmer 2,000 700 MA           1
        M. E. 44 F   housekeeper     NY            
        H. E. 19 M   at home     PA       1    
        Emmett 14 M   at home     PA       1    
        Allen E. 10 M   at home     PA       1    
        H. A. 8 F   at home     PA       1    
        E. E. 4 F   at home     PA       1    
        Marion A. 1 F   at home     PA            
        Joel E. 15 M   at home     PA       1    
  7 7 Shepard Morris 32 M   farmer 9,000 1,500 PA           1
        Mary 28 F   housekeeper     PA            
2       C. N.  1 M   at home     PA            
        S. A. 16 F   at home     PA            
      Andress Weasner 18 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
  8 8 Killgore  William 66 M   farmer 10,000 1,500 NJ 1         1
        Catharine 55 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        W. C. 27 M   farmer     PA           1
        Lydia 32 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        W. F. 2 M   at home     PA            
      Stage Sarah  15 F   housekeeper     PA            
      Green William 14 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
      VanWert William 25 M   farm laborer     PA           1
  10 9 VanWert Jonathan 52 M   farmer 7,000 2,000 NJ           1
        Emma 44 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        H. A. 10 F   at home     PA       1    
  11 10 Beardsly P. S. 45 M   farmer 15,000 3,000 NJ           1
        Emilin 45 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        A. S. 18 F   at home     NJ            
        S. C. 16 F   at home     PA       1    
        Adaline 12 F   at home     PA       1    
        E. E. 7 F   at home     PA       1    
        W. G. 2 M   at home     PA            
      Ayres Britton 23 M   farm laborer     NJ           1
      Fuller Beakes 14 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
  12 11 Hammond Alfred 46 M   farmer 6,000 2,000 NJ           1
        Rebecca 50 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        Hellen 18 F   at home     PA       1    
        Lewis 16     at home     PA       1    
        W. G. 20 F   housekeeper     NJ       1    
      Brasted John 43 M   farmer 100 10,000 NJ           1
  13 12 Ameigh Abraham 28 M   farm laborer     PA           1
        Abraham 63 M   farm laborer     NJ   1     1 1
        Betsy 57 F   housekeeper     CT         1  
        George 27 M   farm laborer     PA           1
        J. S. 23 M   farm laborer     PA           1
    13 Batterson Ephriam 37 M   farm laborer     NY           1
        Hannah 22 F   housekeeper     PA            
  14 14 Dunning Merritt 34 M   farmer 2,500 500 NJ           1
        Catharine 30 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Warren 12 M   at home     PA       1    
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