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Census Taken July 1870 Enumerator: F.M. Sheffers 
Transcribed for Tri Counties 
by Ed Hutchinson 2003
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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 # M593-1457
State Pennsylvania
County Tioga
Township Ward
Post Office Liberty
Enumerator F.M. Sheffers
Enumeration Date August 1, 1870
Page # 4
Sheet # 424B
Sheet 423a 423b 424a 424b 425a 425b 426a 426b
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.
Page # Sheet# 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
4 424B 1 25 26 Brooks Chancy 69 M W Farm Labour   1200 Conneticutt                 1    
4 424B 2 25 26 Brooks Elizabeth 56 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 3 25 27 Kiff Erastus 66 M W Farmer     New York                 1   Also on 1860 Ward TWP Census
4 424B 4 25 27 Kiff Josephine 45 F W Keeping House 2000 200 New York                      
4 424B 5 25 27 Kiff John 30 M W       Pennsylvania                 1    
4 424B 6 26 28 Kiff Horace 33 M W Farmer 3000 200 New York                 1   Also on 1880 Ward TWP Census
4 424B 7 26 28 Kiff Olive 24 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 8 27 29 Lyon William 57 M W Farmer     New York                 1   Also on 1860 and 1880 Ward TWP Census
4 424B 9 27 29 Lyon Rachel 57 F W Keeping House     New York                      
4 424B 10 27 29 Lyon Stanly 34 M W Farm Labour     Pennsylvania                 1    
4 424B 11 27 29 Lyon R---- 23 M W Farm Labour     Pennsylvania                 1    
4 424B 12 28 30 Chase Wallace 33 M W Lumberman     Pennsylvania                 1   Also on 1880 Ward TWP Census
4 424B 13 28 30 Tliehco Elisa 19 F W House Keeper     Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 14 28 30 Chase George 17 M W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 15 28 30 Chase Ida 13 F W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 16 28 30 Chase George 21 M W Worker Sawmill     Pennsylvania                 1    
4 424B 17 29 31 Nanmer Uriah 33 M W Farmer 700 100 New York                 1    
4 424B 18 29 31 Nanmer Celah 31 F W Keeping House     New York                      
4 424B 19 29 31 Nanmer Debrah 7 F W       New York         1            
4 424B 20 29 31 Nanmer Elmina 2 F W       New York                      
4 424B 21 30 32 Thomas William 52 M W Farmer 3000 300 England 1 1             1   Also on 1880 Ward TWP Census
4 424B 22 30 32 Thomas Jane 52 F W Keeping House     England 1 1                  
4 424B 23 30 32 Kelgore Robert 36 M W   1000 400 New Jersey                 1    
4 424B 24     Line Blank             Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 25 31 33 Woodward Daniel 35 M W Farm Labour 100 100 Pennsylvania                 1    
4 424B 26 31 33 Woodward Jennie 34 F W       Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 27 31 33 Woodward Nathan 8 M W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 28 31 33 Woodward Alice 6 F W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 29 31 33 Woodward Hannah 4 F W       Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 30 31 33 Woodward Edward 3 M W       Pennsylvania                      
4 424B 31 32 34 Ames David 50 M W Farmer 1000 300 Pennsylvania                 1    
4 424B 32 32 34 Beardsley George 35 M W Farmer 3000 500 New York                 1    
4 424B 33 32 34 Ames Mary 30 F W Keeping House     New York                      
4 424B 34 32 34 Ames -sear 2/12 M W       Pennsylvania   Apr                
4 424B 35 33 35 Smith Solomon 38 M W Farmer 6000 500 Pennsylvania   1             1   Also on 1880 Ward TWP Census
4 424B 36 33 35 Smith Fanny 38 F W Keeping House     New York                      
4 424B 37 33 35 Smith George 16 M W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 38 33 35 Smith Auldia 14 F W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 39 33 35 Smith Enos 12 M W       Pennsylvania         1            
4 424B 40 33 35 Smith Jasper 8 M W       Pennsylvania                      

Published On Tri-Counties Site On 12/12/2003
By Joyce M. Tice