Bradford County PA
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1870 Census Records for Bradford County PA 
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Enumerated June 1 thru 14, 1870 by G. W. Nichols, Asst. Marshall 
Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004
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The photo was sent in by Don Stanton. The place and people are unidentified, but it is most likely in Bradford County. I am including it as representative of the homes our local people lived in before the modern era. Their lives were not about accumulating  luxury, but just getting along as well as they could in hard circumstances. 
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 take them in your stride. If you want to tell us what is right and what is wrong with the transcription, your notes will be added to the Comment Page
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Post Office Ulster in all cases
I eminiated the race column. All residents are Caucasian except  two black domestic servants. I made notation as such in the occupation column
P# H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX 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
23 174 174 Watkins Lorenzo 62 M farmer 17,000 5,000 VT           1
        Matilda 54 F housekeeper     PA            
        Lovilla 26 F music teacher     PA 1 1        
      Watson James 21 M dom. servant     Scotland           1
  175 175 Ferguson C. E. 26 M merchant 1,500 5,000 PA           1
        Henrietta 23 F housekeeper     PA            
      VanDyke George H. 50 M lumber dealer     PA           1
        William 18 M at home     PA       1    
      Gant Nancy 18 F dom. Servant (Black)     VA       1    
  176 176 Rockwell George B. 26 M farmer 100 300 NY           1
        Elizabeth 21 F housekeeper     PA            
        Nellie 1 F at home     PA            
        Bertha 2m F at home     PA     April      
  177 177 Bowman William 52 M dom. servant 1,000 400 PA           1
        Jane 48 F housekeeper     NY            
        Frank 23 M dom. servant     PA           1
        George 15 M at home     PA       1    
  178 178 Bowman John 49 M boatman 1,000 1,000 PA           1
        Margaret 71 F housekeeper     PA         1  
        John 6 M at home     PA       1    
  179 179 Rockwell Welthy 50 F farmer/housek. 12,000 1,500 PA            
        Charles 31 M farmer     PA           1
        William H. 30 M dom. servant     NY           1
        Ella 27 F dom. servant     NY            
        Emmet 23 M dom. servant     NY           1
        Emma 23 F at home     NY            
        Edward 22 M dom. servant     NY           1
        Albert N. 17 M at home     PA       1    
  180 180 Sullivan John 37 M boatman   800 Ireland 1 1     1 1
        Margaret 31 F housekeeper     Canada 1 1     1  
        Jane 15 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Nora 6 F at home     PA 1 1   1    
        Mary 4 F at home     PA 1 1        
        Jeremiah 2 M at home     PA 1 1        
        Jeremiah 70 M at home     Ireland 1 1     1 1
  181 181 Davison Sarah 64 F housekeeper 1,200 400 NY            
        Charles 24 M dom. servant     NY           1
        Mary 22 F dom. servant     MA 1 1        
        Horace 2 M at home     PA            
        Carra C. 2m F at home     PA     April      
24 182 182 Whalan Jeremiah 24 M dom. servant     NY         1 1
        Dora 16 F housekeeper     NY     May      
  183 183 Whalan George 37 M dom. servant     NY         1 1
        Lucy 31 F housekeeper     NY            
        Theodore 12 M at home     NY       1    
        Edgar 10 M at home     NY       1    
        Albert 9 M at home     NY       1    
        Isabelle 7 F at home     NY       1    
      Thornton Susan 53 F tailoress     NY            
  184 184 Shaw Henry 33 M grocer   1,000 PA           1
        Merie E. 30 F housekeeper     CT            
        Minnie 5 F at home     PA            
        Lula 2 F at home     PA            
  185 185 Smith Jason L. 35 M merchant 2,500 3,000 CT           1
        Alvira 28 F housekeeper     PA            
        Luie 10 F at home     PA       1    
        Ida 4 F at home     PA            
  186 186 Tanner O. B. 29 M boat builder   1,000 NY           1
        Nettie 26 F housekeeper     NY            
        Hull 5 M at home     NY       1    
  187 187 Evans Malon 27 M farm laborer   500 NY           1
        Ursula 24 F housekeeper     NY            
        Merlin 6m M at home     PA     January      
  188 188 Bowman Edward 27 M carpenter 200 150 PA           1
        Eunice 21 F housekeeper     PA            
  189 189 Fuller Richard 31 M boatman   800 PA           1
        Florence 21 F housekeeper     PA            
        Sarah 8 F at home     PA       1    
        Florence 6 F at home     PA       1    
  190 190 Morley George 41 M cattle dealer 2,000 300 PA           1
        Harriett 32 F housekeeper     NY            
        Frank 13 F at home     PA       1    
        Kate 11 F at home     PA       1    
        Addie J. 4 F at home     PA            
  191 191 Olmstead Nelson 39 M dom. servant     NY         1 1
        Charlotte 34 F housekeeper     NY         1  
        Kate 7 F at home     PA       1    
        Lizzie 3 F at home     PA            
        Edward 1 M at home     PA            
      Martin Hannah 33 F at home     NY            

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 03/21/2004
By Joyce M. Tice