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 
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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
29 224 224 Holcomb Milton 48 M farmer 2,000 600 PA           1
        Polly 47 F housekeeper     PA            
        Lucy 14 F at home     PA            
        Kate 11 F at home     NY       1    
        Helen 9 F at home     PA       1    
  225 225 Holcomb Clarence 23 M farmer 1,500 200 PA           1
        Lucy 25 F housekeeper     PA            
        Charles M. 1 M at home     PA            
        Lydia 60 F at home     PA            
  226 226 Hollenback Jackson 35 M merchant 6,000 4,000 PA           1
        Rebecca 71 F housekeeper     PA            
  227 227 Bump Daniel 43 M carpenter   200 PA           1
        Mary A. 42 F housekeeper     PA            
        Stephen E. 15 M at home     PA       1    
        Willis 13 M at home     PA       1    
        Stanley 11 M at home     PA       1    
        Thomas 8 M at home     PA       1    
        Frank 3 M at home     PA            
        Charles 1 M at home     PA            
        Rosalia 9 F at home     PA       1    
        Lottie 5 F at home     PA       1    
  228 228 Hovey S. C. 63 M farmer 7,500 3,000 PA           1
        Eleanor 58 F housekeeper     NY            
  229 229 Forrest M. A. 36 M inn keeper 2,500 1,000 PA           1
        Harriett 33 F housekeeper     NY            
        Zalia 12 F at home     PA       1    
      Howland Sarah 21 F dom. servant   800 NY            
      Reynolds Fred 24 M bartender     NY           1
  230 230 Shaw Uriah 64 M mail contractor 1,000 200 PA           1
        Lenity 62 F housekeeper     PA            
        Hiram Z. 21 M telegraph oper.     PA           1
  231 231 Shaw L. H. 38 M carpenter   400 PA           1
        Ester A. 39 F housekeeper     PA            
        Lyman 7 M at home     PA       1    
  232 232 Lockwood E. 53 M farmer 15,000 2,000 PA           1
        Matilda 40 F housekeeper 1,500 600 OH            
      McGuffee William 30 M lumber agent   200 Scotland 1 1       1
      Tuttle Wallace 24 M dom. servant   600 PA           1
        Emmet 18 M at home     PA       1    
      Decker Theodore 23 M dom. servant     NJ           1
30 233 233 Weaver T. L. 21 M minister   800 PA           1
        Kate 23 F housekeeper     NY            
        Mottie 1 M at home     PA            
  234 234 Nichols George W. 48 M justice/peace 800 500 PA           1
        Elizabeth 46 F housekeeper     PA            
        Demarias 19 F at home     PA       1    
        Geo.Wallace 17 M at home     PA       1    
        Emmet 15 M at home     PA       1    
        Emma 11 F at home     PA       1    
  235 235 Chapman David 50 M dom. servant     PA         1 1
        Pattie 45 F housekeeper     PA         1  
        Theda 19 F dom. servant     PA            
        George 6 M at home     PA       1    
        John 4 M at home     PA            
        Ida May 2m F at home     PA     March      
  236 236 Brosnam John 38 M farmer 1,000 1,000 NY 1 1       1
        Bridget 33 F housekeeper     Ireland            
        Timothy 12 M at home     Vermont   1   1    
        James 10 M at home     Vermont   1   1    
        William 7 M at home     PA   1        
        Hanora 3 F at home     PA   1        
        Margaret 3 F at home     PA   1        

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