Genesee, MI 1870 Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/genesee/1870/ (File 5 of 5 for Flushing Township) 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. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================= Census_Year 1870 CENSUS-DAY: June 1, 1870 Microfilm # M593-671 State MI County Genesee ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- Enumerator had extremely bad penmanship. It is very difficult to distinguish between "o" and "a". It also appears that many names were written down as they sounded rather that how they should have been spelled. CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Genesee DIVISION: Flushing Township REEL NO: M593-671 PAGE NO: 226a REFERENCE: PO: Flushing H-W Pg# 49 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 399 390 Freeman Joseph 2 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 2 399 390 Freeman Nancy 1/12 F W . . . Michigan . . May . . . . . . . . 3 400 391 Ransom Hiram 43 M W Farmer 3,000 590 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 4 400 391 Ransom Arminda 34 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 5 400 391 Ransom Jennie 4 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 6 401 392 Hosford Henry 42 M W Farmer 1,000 150 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 7 401 392 Hosford Mary 35 F W Keeping House . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 8 401 392 Hosford Herbert 12 M W at school . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 9 401 392 Hosford Stanly 31 M W Laborer . . Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 10 401 392 Hosford Maria 25 F W Keeping House . . Canada . . . . . . . . . . . 11 401 392 Hosford Theodore 2 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 12 401 392 Hosford Franklin 3/12 M W . . . Michigan . . Mar . . . . . . . . "I hereby certify that the census of the Townships of Mundy, Gaines, Clayton and Flushing, being subdivision No 20 Eastern District of Michigan has been well and truly made according to the tenure of my oath of office and that the total number of pages for the schedule is 145 Flint Aug 5, 1870 John C. Howland Ass't Marshal"