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1870 Census Records for  Bradford County PA 
1870 Wells Township Census


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Enumerated June 27, 1870 by V. M. Wilson, Ass't. Marshall
Transcribed for Tri Counties by Carlton Wolfe 2004 from Official Microfilm
Formatted & Published by Joyce M. Tice 2005
P# = Page, H# = Household - F# = Family
Note ! - Caucasian unless otherwise noted
Post Offices in Wells Township in 1870 included Old Hickory (later called Aspinwall in southern part of township) and French Mills (Now Mosherville in northern section of township) . In this census pages one through twelve used the Old Hickory Post Office in the south and pages thirteen through thirty one, picked up their mail at French Mills in the north. There was no rural delivery at this time so rural people had to pick up their own mail, usually weekly, at the post office in the near village. 
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You can further limit your search by choosing the find all words option and entering a year or township name along with your surname. Remember that alternate spellings of surnames WILL affect your search results.
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 deal with them.
 
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Post Office : French Mills
P# H# F# SURNAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX COLOR/RACE SEE NOTE 1 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
13       Louisa 65 F   housekeeper     NY            
    96 Seely Jackson 32 M   farm laborer 1,200 100 PA           1
        Emma 27 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Elizabeth 7 F   at home     PA       1    
        M. J. 9m F   at home     PA     Sept      
  96 97 Rathbone Nehemial 61 M   farmer 2,000 600 NY           1
        A. M. 60 F   housekeeper     NY 1 1        
        Isaac 26 M   farm laborer     NY         1 1
  97 98 Baker Thomas L. 57 M   shoe shp.wkr.     NY           1
        Harriett 56 F   housekeeper     PA            
  98 99 Roy John 22 M   farmer 2,500 300 PA           1
        Esther 20 F   housekeeper     NY            
        Fredrick 2 M   at home     PA            
  99 100 Beardsly Wade 42 M   farmer 5,000 2,000 NJ           1
        Catharine 34 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        Anna 18 F   at home     PA       1    
        Howard 17 M   at home     PA       1    
        Sarah 15 F   at home     PA       1    
        Ida 13 F   at home     PA       1    
        Wade 4 M   at home     PA            
  101 101 Faringer Albert 46 M   farmer 3,000 1,000 PA           1
        Betsy 42 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Frank  5 M   at home     NY            
      Borden Smith 34 M   pauper     PA           1
  102 102 Baker Levi 51 M   farmer 5,000 2,000 NY           1
        Emily 49 F   housekeeper     NY            
        Isaac 14 M   at home     PA       1    
        Eliza  17 F   at home     PA            
        Chistiana 72 F   ret.housekpr.     NY            
  103 103 Watson John 58 M   farmer 5,800 900 PA 1         1
        Eleanor 49 F   housekeeper     NY         1  
        William 26 M   shoemaker   150 PA           1
        John 22 M   farm laborer   300 PA           1
        Daniel 16 M   at home     PA            
        Charles 13 M   at home     PA       1    
        David 11 M   at home     PA       1    
        George 9 M   at home     PA       1    
        Samuel 6 M   at home     PA       1    
  104 104 Osgood James 68 M   farmer 8,000 4,000 NY           1
14       Jane 69 F   housekeeper     NY            
      Shepard G. H. 45 M   painter 300 100 NY           1
      Capron Mary 70 F   ret.housekpr.     NY            
      Shepard Frances 15 F   housekeeper     PA       1    
  105 105 Furgeson Minor 45 M   farm laborer     NY           1
        Amarilla 43 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Dale 17 F   at home     PA       1    
        William 5 M   at home     PA            
      Fisher William 17 M   farm laborer     PA       1    
  106 106 Hathaway A. B. 40 M   cooper 1,540 200 NJ           1
        M. L. 37 F   housekeeper     NJ            
        Elizabeth 8 F   at home     PA       1    
        Anna 7 F   at home     PA       1    
  107 107 Roberts John 59 M   farm laborer 1,000 300 NY           1
        C. E. 51 F   housekeeper     NY            
        Louisa 18 F   at home     PA       1    
  108 108 Finch Stephen 70 M   stone mason 300 200 NJ         1 1
        Jane 51 F   housekeeper     NY            
      Sergent Mary Ann 17 F   school teach.     PA       1    
      Lucus Anna 72 F   ret.housekpr.     NY         1  
  109 109 Jones Silas 67 M   retired farmer 1,200 500 VT           1
        Naoma 44 F   housekeeper     PA            
  110 110 Wright Samuel 64 M   wagon shp.wkr 1,000 100 NY           1
      Hammand Lisander 35 M   boatman   1,200 NY           1
        Melissa 36 F   housekeeper     PA            
        R. B. 7 F   at home     PA       1    
        Samuel 3 M   at home     PA            
  111 111 Korr Simon 51 M   blacksmith 4,000 1,000 PA           1
        A. A. 46 F   housekeeper     NY            
      Beckwith David 30 M   farm laborer   800 NY           1
        M. A. 25 F   housekeeper     PA            
        A. E. 3 F   at home     PA            
        Charles 9m M   at home     PA     August      
  112 112 Judson Albert 47 M   farmer 5,000 1,500 PA           1
        Betsy 48 F   housekeeper     NY            
        G. W. 20 M   farm laborer     PA            
        Mary Ette 29 F   housekeeper     PA            
        Adelbert 10m M   at home     PA     August      
      Fairbanks Fanny 36 F   housekeeper   800 PA            
  113 113 Clark Ephraim 44 M   farm laborer     NY         1 1

Published on Tri-Counties Site on 7/3/2005
By Joyce M. T1ce