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
25 192 192 Mills Edward 52 M physician 4,800 12,000 PA           1
        Patience 51 F housekeeper     PA            
        Wilson H. 28 M carpenter     PA           1
        Emma A. 26 F at home     PA            
        Frank C. 23 F school teacher     PA            
        Horatio B. 20 M tinner     PA            
        Edward Jr. 16 M census enum.     PA       1    
        John F. 13 M at home     PA       1    
  193 193 Shaw Thomas H. 32 M boatman   1,200 PA           1
        Lucelia 23 F housekeeper     PA            
        George A. 8 M at home     PA       1    
        Ella 3 F at home     NY            
  194 194 Heart Elijah 40 M harness maker   500 NY           1
        Augusta 28 F housekeeper     NY            
        George 3 M at home     NY            
  195 195 Powers William 35 M dom. servant     NY           1
        Sarah 29 F housekeeper     PA            
        Leonard 3 M at home     PA            
        Cory 10m F at home     NY     August      
  196 196 Watkins Julia 49 F housekeeper     NY            
        Hollis 13 M at home     PA       1    
        Fred 10 M at home     PA       1    
  197 197 Shaw Adelbert 29 M mill fireman   150 PA           1
        Annie E. 27 F housekeeper     PA            
        Emma R. 9 F at home     PA       1    
        Charles 6 M at home     PA       1    
        Mary N. 1 F at home     PA            
      Thorp Nancy 52 F at home     PA            
  198 198 Thomas Henry 41 M boat builder 3,000 500 NY           1
        Frances 31 F housekeeper     PA            
        Burton 7 M at home     NY       1    
  199 199 Bentley Abram 42 M horse dealer   800 NY           1
        Adaline 40 F housekeeper     NY            
        John L. 17 M at home     PA            
  200 200 Shaw Vorman 62 M farmer 2,000 1,000 PA           1
        Mary A. 60 F housekeeper     NY         1  
        Hortwell C. 30 M farmer     PA           1
  201 201 Holcomb C. W. 44 M farmer 8,000 13,000 PA           1
        Fannie J. 39 F housekeeper     NY            
        Ansel 15 M at home     PA       1    
26       Fred 10 M at home     PA       1    
        Burt 8 M at home     PA       1    
        John W. 6 M at home     PA       1    
        George 3 M at home     PA            
  202 202 Olmsted Charles 52 M farmer 2,500 800 NY           1
        Eliza 47 F housekeeper     PA            
        Elthina 18 F at home     PA       1    
        Charles M. 15 M at home     PA       1    
        Jessie 8 F at home     PA       1    
      Arnold William 12 M at home     PA       1    
  203 203 Porter B. A. 29 M farmer   2,400 PA           1
        Fidelia 24 F housekeeper     PA            
  204 204 McCarty James 48 M farmer 12,000 1,500 PA           1
        Mary F. 5 F at home     PA       1    
      Lyons Louisa 28 F housekeeper     PA            
        John 68 M at home     NY           1
  205 205 Rogers George 37 M engineer 1,000 300 Scotland 1 1       1
        Julia D. 28 F housekeeper     PA            
        Mary E. 6 F at home     PA 1     1    
        George L. 4 M at home     PA 1          
        William T. 2 M at home     PA 1          
  206 206 Linehan Harry 70 M at home 1,000 500 Ireland 1 1     1 1
        Catharine 66 F housekeeper     Ireland 1 1     1  
        James 25 M dom. servant     PA 1 1       1
        Henry 23 M dom. servant     PA 1 1       1
        Ellen 20 F dom. servant     PA 1 1        
      Denhew John 17 M at home     NY 1     1    
  207 207 Olmsted Ansel 44 M store clerk 500 300 NY           1
        Mary E. 41 F housekeeper     PA            
        Mary D. 16 F music     PA       1    
  208 208 Smith I. W. 60 M carpenter 1,500 600 CT           1
        Calesta 55 F housekeeper     CT            
        Hattie 28 F school teacher     CT            
        Fannie 23 F at home     PA            
        Ella C. 18 F at home     PA            
        Willie 1 M at home     PA            
  209 209 Deltra Christian 67 M dom. servant 700 600 PA           1
        Merty 61 F housekeeper     PA            
        Lewis 27 M RR foreman     PA           1
        Charles 20 M carpenter     PA            

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