GENESEE, MI 1870 Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/genesee/1870/ (File 3 of 3 for Davison Twp) This Census was transcribed by Karen D. Foster and proofread by Jeffrey W. Foster for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2010 by Karen D. Foster ========================================================================= USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. 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CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 224 222 Hill Hosea 9 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 2 224 222 Hill Francis 7 M W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 3 224 222 Hill Melvin 5 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 4 224 222 Hill Minnie 2 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 5 224 222 Alexander Irving 40 M W Works on a farm . . New York . . . . . . . X X X Idiotic 6 225 223 Pettis Charles 47 M W Farmer 30,000 6,000 Connecticut . . . . . . . . X . . 7 225 223 Pettis Jane 45 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 8 225 223 Pettis Chas. E. 21 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 9 225 223 Pettis Ada J 18 F W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 10 225 223 Pettis Duane D 12 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 11 225 223 Pettis Carrie B. 5 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 12 226 224 Robinson Sam'l 57 M W Farmer 4,000 1,800 Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 13 226 224 Robinson Linda 51 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 14 226 224 Robinson Sam'l P. 19 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 15 226 224 Robinson Geo. A. 13 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 16 226 224 Robinson Theodore F 7 M W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 17 227 225 Robinson Charles 23 M W Farmer . . Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 18 227 225 Robinson Tryphena 18 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 19 228 226 Ball Henry 46 M W Farmer 5,000 2,000 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 20 228 226 Ball Elizabeth 37 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 21 228 226 Ball Lillie 13 F W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 22 228 226 Ball Charles 10 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 23 228 226 Ball Frederick 6 M W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 24 228 226 Ball Jennie 5 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 25 228 226 Ball Cora 2 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 26 229 227 Annable L. W. 28 M W Farmer 1,300 475 Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 27 229 227 Annable Emma 26 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 28 230 228 Sowle Asa 46 M W Farmer 6,400 750 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 29 230 228 Sowle Mary 39 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 30 230 228 Sowle Amy 20 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 31 230 228 Sowle Fila 19 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 32 230 228 Sowle Lucy 16 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 33 230 228 Sowle John 15 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 34 230 228 Sowle Clara 11 F W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 35 230 228 Sowle Willis 7 M W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 36 230 228 Sowle Flora 5 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 37 231 229 Garrison Silas 26 M W Farmer 400 180 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 38 231 229 Garrison Christiana 24 F W Keeping House . . Canada . . . . . . . . . . . 39 231 229 Garrison Carrie 5 F W . . . Michigan . X . . . . . . . . . 40 232 230 Carpenter Jacob 35 M W . 4,000 800 New York . . . . . . . . X . No occupation entered. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: GENESEE DIVISION: Davison Township REEL NO: M593-671 PAGE NO: 50b REFERENCE: PO: Davison Centre Mich, H-W Pg# 26 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 232 230 Carpenter Mary 38 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 2 232 230 Carpenter George 13 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 3 232 230 Carpenter Charles 11 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 4 232 230 Carpenter Alicia 7 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 5 232 230 Carpenter Jacob Jr 2 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 6 233 231 Seelye Lorenza 84 F W Keeping house & Farm 4,000 900 Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . 7 233 231 Seelye Caroline 18 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 8 233 231 Seelye William 12 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 9 233 231 Hills Frank 24 M W Works on a farm . . New York . . . . . . . . X . . 10 234 232 Campbell John 30 M W Farmer 1,000 500 New York X . . . . . . . X . . 11 234 232 Campbell Fidelia 29 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 12 234 232 Campbell Alexander 5 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 13 234 232 Campbell Emma 3 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 14 234 232 Campbell Baby 1 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 15 235 233 Badgley Benj'm 40 M W Farmer . . Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 16 235 233 Badgley Eunice 30 F W Keeping House . . Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 17 235 233 Badgley W'm H. 5 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 18 235 233 Badgley Emory 2 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 19 236 234 Campbell Alex. 27 M W Farmer 8,000 1,200 New York X . . . . . . . X . . 20 236 234 Campbell Emma 20 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 21 236 234 Campbell Roswell 7/12 M W . . . Michigan X . Nov . . . . . . . . 22 236 234 Campbell James 23 M W Farmer . . New York X . . . . . . . X . . 23 237 235 Baxter James 49 M W Farmer 8,000 2,000 England X X . . . . . . . . . 24 237 235 Baxter Thomison 45 F W Keeping House . . England X X . . . . . . . . . 25 237 235 Baxter Sarah A 20 F W At Home . . New York X X . . X . . . . . . 26 237 235 Baxter Geo. H. 16 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 27 237 235 Baxter Clarissa 10 F W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 28 238 236 Baxter Joseph 45 M W Farmer 7,500 1,800 England X X . . . . . . X . . 29 238 236 Baxter Mary 45 F W Keeping House . . England X X . . . . . . . . . 30 238 236 Baxter George 18 M W Works on farm . . New York X X . . X . . . . . . 31 238 236 Baxter James 16 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 32 238 236 Baxter Wilson 14 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 33 238 236 Baxter Charles 12 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 34 238 236 Baxter Frank 9 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 35 238 236 Baxter Mary 6 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 36 238 236 Baxter Fred 4 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 37 238 236 Baxter Mark 2 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 38 239 237 Potter Robt E. 53 M W Farmer 10,000 3,000 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 39 239 237 Potter Hannah 30 F W Keeping House . . England X X . . . . . . . . . 40 239 237 Potter William 15 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: GENESEE DIVISION: Davison Township REEL NO: M593-671 PAGE NO: 51a REFERENCE: PO: Davison Centre Mich, H-W Pg# 27 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 239 237 Potter James O. 10 M W At School . . Michigan . X . . X . . . . . . 2 239 237 Potter Geo. W. 7 M W At School . . Michigan . X . . X . . . . . . 3 239 237 Potter Harrison 4 M W . . . Michigan . X . . . . . . . . . 4 239 237 Lumby Alice 12 F W At School . . Upper Canada X X . . X . . . . . . 5 240 238 Potter Ira T. 29 M W Farmer 6,500 1,000 Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 6 240 238 Potter Helen M. 26 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 7 240 238 Potter Lena M 6 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 8 240 238 Potter Hally E 8/12 F W . . . Michigan . . Nov . . . . . . . . 9 240 238 Willis John 23 M W Works on a farm . . New York X X . . . . X . X . . 10 240 238 Thickstun Jas. C 31 M W House Builder . . Penn. . . . . . . . . X . . 11 241 239 Worden Rufus R 38 M W Barn Builder 600 200 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 12 241 239 Worden Jane M. 39 F W Keeping House . . New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . 13 241 239 Worden W'm H. 15 M W Works on farm . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 14 241 239 Worden Catharine 14 F W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 15 241 239 Worden Walter W. 9 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 16 241 239 Worden Ada M 7 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 17 241 239 Worden Amelia W 3 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 18 242 240 Smith Chester B 22 M W Works on a farm . . New York . . . . . . . . X . . 19 242 240 Smith Wealthy 22 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 20 242 240 Smith Estella M 1 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 21 243 241 Lamb John 39 M W Ditcher . . Ireland X X . . . . . . X . . 22 243 241 Lamb Deborah 36 F W Keeping House . . Ireland X X . . . . . . . . . 23 243 241 Lamb Mary A. 8 F W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 24 243 241 Lamb Michael 6 M W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 25 243 241 Lamb John 2 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 26 243 241 Thompson A. P. 40 M W Ditcher . . Scotland X X . . . . . . X . . 27 244 242 Hackett John 30 M W Shoemaker . . Ireland X X . . . . . . . . . 28 244 242 Hackett Mary J 30 F W Keeping House . . Upper Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 29 244 242 Hackett Ida J 7 F W . . . Upper Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 30 244 242 Hackett Mary A. 5 F W . . . Upper Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 31 244 242 Hackett William 2 M W . . . Upper Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 32 245 243 Tryon Calvin 25 M W Works on a farm . . New York X X . . . . . . X . . 33 245 243 Tryon Harriet 15 F W Keeping House . . Upper Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 34 245 243 Tryon Chas. H 7 M W . . . Upper Canada . . . . X . . . . . . 35 246 244 Powell Daniel 55 M W Farmer 2,500 700 Lower Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 36 246 244 Powell Cyrena 45 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 37 246 244 Powell W'm H. 25 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan X . . . . . . . X . . 38 246 244 Powell Minerva 22 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 39 247 245 Swiers Spencer F 36 M W Farmer 2,400 875 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 40 247 245 Swiers Paulina 28 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: GENESEE DIVISION: Davison Township REEL NO: M593-671 PAGE NO: 51b REFERENCE: PO: Davison Centre Mich, H-W Pg# 28 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 248 246 Byers George 38 M W Farmer 500 150 Mecklenburg X X . . . . . . X . . 2 248 246 Byers Lucy 34 F W Keeping House . . New York X . . . . . . . . . . 3 248 246 Byers Samuel 13 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan X . . . X . . . . . . 4 248 246 Byers Emory 8 M W . . . Michigan X . . . X . . . . . . 5 248 246 Byers William 5 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 6 248 246 Byers Harry A. 1 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 7 249 247 Rockafellow Wesley 47 M W Farmer 1,500 550 New Jersey . . . . . . . . X . . 8 249 247 Rockafellow Francis A 48 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 9 249 247 Rockafellow Lillie 18 F W At School . . Ohio . . . . X . . . . . . 10 249 247 Rockafellow Willie D 12 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 11 249 247 Rockafellow John W 10 M W At School . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 12 250 248 Schneider Abram 42 M W Farmer 500 300 Upper Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 13 250 248 Schneider Jane 41 F W Keeping House . . Upper Canada X X . . . . . . . . . 14 250 248 Schneider Hannah 16 F W At School . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 15 250 248 Schneider Eunice 14 F W At School . . Upper Canada X X . . X . . . . . . 16 250 248 Schneider Mary 10 F W At School . . Upper Canada X X . . X . . . . . . 17 250 248 Schneider Henrietta 4 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 18 250 248 Schneider Charles 2 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 19 251 249 Seelye A. J. S. 39 M W Farmer 7,000 1,500 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 20 251 249 Seelye Grace 39 F W Keeping House . . England X X . . . . . . . . . 21 251 249 Seelye Elizabeth 10 F W At School . . Michigan . X . . X . . . . . . 22 252 250 Jordan Caleb 48 M W Farmer 4,500 1,800 England X X . . . . . . X . . 23 252 250 Jordan Emerette 26 F W Keeping House . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 24 252 250 Jordan William 39 M W Works on a farm . . England X X . . . . . . X . . 25 252 250 Jordan John 78 M W Farmer . . England X X . . . . . . X . . 26 253 251 Lobban William 58 M W Farmer 10,000 2,500 Scotland X X . . . . . . X . . 27 253 251 Lobban Mary 49 F W Keeping House . . England X X . . . . . . . . . 28 253 251 Lobban Alexander 27 M W Attending School . . Michigan X X . . X . . . X . Attending School? 29 253 251 Lobban John 22 M W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . X . Attending School? 30 253 251 Lobban Mary 20 F W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . Attending School? 31 253 251 Lobban Clarence 16 M W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 32 253 251 Lobban Stephen 14 M W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 33 254 252 Knowles Robt. 55 M W Farmer 6,000 2,000 England X X . . . . . . X . . 34 254 252 Knowles Elizabeth 53 F W Keeping House . . Scotland X X . . . . . . . . . 35 254 252 Knowles Albert 21 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan X X . . . . . . X . . 36 254 252 Knowles Lucius 16 M W Works on a farm . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . Twins? 37 254 252 Knowles Lucia 16 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . Twins? 38 254 252 Knowles Mary 24 F W Housekeeper . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 39 255 253 Babcock John 25 M W Farmer 2,000 . Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 40 255 253 Babcock James 23 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: GENESEE DIVISION: Davison Township REEL NO: M593-671 PAGE NO: 52a REFERENCE: PO: Davison Centre Mich, H-W Pg# 29 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 256 254 Potter Ira W. 53 M W Farmer 12,000 4,500 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 2 256 254 Potter Abigail 52 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 3 256 254 Potter Clara 23 F W At Home . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 4 257 255 Brown John 28 M W Works on a farm 500 . Mecklenburg X X . . . . X . X . . 5 257 255 Brown Sophia 26 F W Keeping House . . Mecklenburg X X . . . . . . . . . 6 257 255 Brown Mary 4 F W . . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 7 257 255 Brown Frank 2/12 M W . . . Michigan X X April . . . . . . . . 8 258 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line is blank.