Bradford County PA
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Enumerated June 1 thru 14, 1870 by G. W. Nichols, Asst. Marshall 
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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
27       Kate 16 F at home     PA            
        Bruce 1 M at home     PA            
  207 207 Gootchis Charles 26 M carpenter   200 PA           1
        Ella 26 F housekeeper     PA            
        Wesley 5 M at home     PA            
        Harry 3 M at home     PA            
  208 208 Kramer A. M. 47 M mill foreman   500 PA 1         1
        Malissa 47 F housekeeper     PA            
        Permelia 15 F at home     PA       1    
        Josephine 11 F at home     PA       1    
        Abraham 5 M at home     PA            
        Andrew J. 5 M at home     PA            
  209 209 Avery B. F. 25 M mill fireman 500 200 PA           1
        Nettie 19 F housekeeper     PA            
  210 210 Sullivan John Q. 31 M sawyer 500 200 NJ           1
        Emerett 29 F housekeeper     PA            
        Charles H. 5 M at home     PA            
        Frank 4 M at home     PA            
        Fred 3 M at home     PA            
        John 1 M at home     PA            
  211 211 Wells William M. 29 M miller   200 NY           1
        Locadie 23 F housekeeper     PA            
  212 212 Jones Abigal 51 F housekeeper 4,000 600 PA            
  213 213 Wells Charles 41 M lumber merch.     NY           1
        Amelia 27 F housekeeper     NY            
        Cory 10 F at home     PA       1    
        Ida 10 F at home     PA       1    
        John J. 1 M at home     PA            
  214 214 Holcomb P. H. 46 M wagon maker 6,000 1,000 PA           1
        Martha J. 41 F housekeeper     PA            
        Frank M. 19 F at home     PA       1    
        Guy C. 5 M at home     PA            
        Grant 2 M at home     PA            
  215 215 Mersereau J. H. 42 M blacksmith 2,000 500 NY           1
        Susan 32 F housekeeper     NY            
        Edward F. 14 M at home     NY       1    
        Villie 12 F at home     PA       1    
        Jennie 10 F at home     NY       1    
      Perry John 19 M blacksmith     NY            
  216 216 Middeaugh T. C. 45 M teamster 1,000 1,000 PA         1 1
28       Matilda 40 F housekeeper     PA            
        Charles 19 M at home     PA       1    
        Malon 17 M at home     PA       1    
        Alice 16 F at home     NY       1    
        Martha 14 F at home     PA       1    
      Horton Mary 7 F at home     PA       1    
  217 217 Brown Almos 40 M boatman 800 1,200 NY           1
        Cordelia 35 F housekeeper     NY            
        Ella 9 F at home     PA       1    
      Sturdevant Destamonia 58 M at home     CT           1
  218 218 Hyre Henry 35 M dom. servant   500 PA           1
        Mary 27 F housekeeper     PA            
        Charles E. 7 M at home     NY            
        Albert 3 M at home     PA            
  219 219 Birney George 52 M store clerk 1,200 300 PA           1
        Julia A. 42 F housekeeper     NY         1  
        George Jr. 18 M at home     PA            
        Ella 14 F at home     PA       1    
        Lillie 12 F at home     PA       1    
        Minnie 4 F at home     PA            
  220 220 Young Hiram 38 M jobber 800 500 NY           1
        Harriett 32 F housekeeper     NY            
        Hiram M. 8 M at home     NY       1    
        Louisa 4 F at home     PA            
        Theodore 2 M at home     PA            
  221 221 Sylvester John 50 M dom. servant 300   Prussia 1 1       denied
        Annie M. 54 F housekeeper     NY            
        Smith A. 17 M at home     PA 1     1    
  222 222 Elsbree John 43 M farmer 2,000 600 NY           1
        Mary 41 F housekeeper     PA            
        Eugene 17 M at home     PA       1    
        Martin F. 15 M at home     PA       1    
        Hannah 66 F at home     NJ            
      Powers Elmer 10 M at home     PA       1    
      Elsbree Charles 25 M grocery keeper   500 PA           1
  223 223 Kitchen George 27 M dom. servant 350   PA           1
        Julia 25 F housekeeper     PA            
        Ella 4 F at home     PA            
        Frankie 1 M at home     PA            

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