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1870 Census Records for Tioga County PA 
1870 Deerfield Township Census
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Census Taken Aug 1870 by R. T. Wood 
Transcribed for Tri Counties 
by Ed Hutchinson 2003
Pages formatted by  Joyce M. Tice
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
Census_Year 1870
Microfilm # M593-1456
State Pennsylvania
County Tioga
Township Deerfield
Post Office Elkland, PA 
Enumerator R.T. Wood
Enumeration Date 4 August 1870
Page # 6
Sheet # 142B
Page 140a 140b 141a 141b 142a 142b 143a 143b
144a 144b 145a 145b 146a 146b 147a 147b 148a

See Also - Knoxville Borough
(Note Census taker appears to have listed hiis own PO rather than the PO of the family under consideraton)
Joyce's Search Tip - January 2008
Do You Know that you can search just the Census Records on the site by using the three county level Census  buttons in the Partitioned search engine at the bottom of the Current What's New Page? 

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.
Line # Dwelling # Family # Last Name First Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real Estate Value Personal property Value Place of Birth Father Foreign Born Mother Foreign Born Month if Born in Census Yr Month if Married in Census Yr School in Census Yr Cannot Read Cannot Write Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane or Idiot Male over 21 (Eligible to Vote) Denied the Vote Transcriber Remarks
1 38 43 Smith Leroy 21 M W Tailor     Pennsylvania                 X    
2 38 43 Smith Frances 35 F W Keeps House     Vermont                      
3 38 43 Burns Herman 15 M W       Pennsylvania         X            
4 38 43 Burns Walter 11 M W       Pennsylvania         X            
5 39 44 Nickerson Ashel 62 M W Laborer     New York                 X    
6 39 44 Nickerson Mary 49 F W Keeps House     New York                      
7 39 44 Nickerson Addie 14 F W       New York         X            
8 40 45 Phillips Charles 36 M W Doctor     Massachuetts                 X    
9 40 45 Phillips Jane 22 F W Keeps House     New York                      
10 40 45 Phillips Jane 5 F W       New York                      
11 40 46 Phillips Alfred 58 M W (?)     Massachuetts                 X    
12 40 46 Phillips Cynthia 60 F W Keeps House     Massachuetts                      
13 41 47 Gilbert Wallace 44 M W Farmer 8000 800 Pennsylvania                 X   Possibily William W. Gilbert on 1880 Deerfield Census.
14 41 47 Gilbert Maritte 41 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                      
15 41 47 Gilbert Herman 18 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania         X            
16 41 47 Gilbert Preston 12 M W       Pennsylvania         X            
17 41 47 Meade Emma 14 F W Hired Help     Pennsylvania         X            
18 41 48 Gilbert Hiram 75 M W Invalid     New York                 X   See 1860 Deerfield Census.
19 41 48 Gilbert Eunice 69 F W Keeps House     New York                      
20 42 49 Yarnold John 37 M W Carpenter 600 350 Pennsylvania                 X    
21 42 49 Yarnold Sarah 27 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                      
22 43 50 Purple Martin V 38 M W Retail Merchant 1600 5000 Pennsylvania                 X   See 1860 & 1880 Deerfield Census.
23 43 50 Purple Margaret 30 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                      
24 43 50 Purple Mercy 4 F W       Pennsylvania                      
25 43 50 Dummin Lewis 28 M W Retail Merchant   5000 Pennsylvania                 X    
26 44 51 Newman Albert 30 M W Blacksmith 800 800 New York                 X   See 1880 Deerfield Census.
27 44 51 Newman Louisa 32 F W Keeps House     New York                      
28 44 51 Newman Minnie 3 F W       Pennsylvania                      
29 44 51 Ellis Lewis 16 M W       Pennsylvania         X            
30 44 51 Ellis Adelbert 13 M W       Pennsylvania         X            
31 45 52 Payne Sarah 67 F W House Keeper     New York                     See 1860 Deerfield Census.
32 45 52 Payne Martin 30 M W Laborer     New York                 X    
33 45 52 Payne Cynthia 32 F W Cripple     New York                      
34 46 53 Payne Joseph 43 M W Retail Merchant 2000 5000 New York                 X   See 1860 Deerfield Census.
35 46 53 Payne Susan 36 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                      
36 46 53 Payne Carrie 11 F W       Pennsylvania         X            
37 46 53 Payne Helena 10 F W       Pennsylvania         X            
38 46 53 Payne Eva 7 F W       Pennsylvania         X            
39 47 54 Tubbs Simson 42 M W Laborer     New York                 X   See 1860 & 1880 Deerfield Census.

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 01/04/2004
By Joyce M. Tice