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1870 Census Records for Tioga County PA 
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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 3, 1870
Page # 6
Sheet # 425B
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
6 425B 1 42 46 McIntosh Charles 4 M W       Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 2 43 47 Lyon James 55 M W Farmer 1000 200 New York                 1   Also on 1860 and 1880 Ward TWP Censuses
6 425B 3 43 47 Lyon Calista 55 F W Keeping House     Maine                      
6 425B 4 43 47 Lyon Hiram 17 M W       Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 5 44 48 Lyon John 24 M W Farmer 1000 100 Pennsylvania                 1   Also on 1860 Ward TWP Census
6 425B 6 44 48 Lyon Rosino 18 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 7 44 48 Lyon Rhoda 3/12 F W       Pennsylvania     April                
6 425B 8 45 49 Gafford Ester 40 F W Keeping House 1500 1000 Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 9 45 49 Gafford Inez 31 F W At Home     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 10 45 49 Gafford Emma 18 F W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 11 45 49 Gafford John 17 M W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 12 45 49 Gafford Rosa 15 F W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 13 45 49 Gafford Rosetta 15 F W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 14 45 49 Gafford Roselipha 11 F W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 15 45 49 Gafford Random 8 M W       Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 16 45 49 Gafford Elmer 5 M W       Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 17 45 49 Gafford Walter 5/12 M W       Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 18 46 50 Comfort Morris 38 M W Farmer 1000 800 Pennsylvania                 1   Also on 1880 Ward TWP Census
6 425B 19 46 50 Comfort Annis 36 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 20 46 50 Comfort Faris 14 M W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 21 46 50 Comfort Martha 8 F W       Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 22 47 51 Comfort Joseph 32 M W Farm Labour   100 Pennsylvania                 1    
6 425B 23 47 51 Comfort Rowella 24 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 24 48 53 Tubbs Frederick 60 M W Farmer 1400 300 New York   1             1    
6 425B 25 48 53 Tubbs Mary 53 F W Keeping House     New York                      
6 425B 26 49 53 Pervas (Purvis) Charles 50 M W Farmer 1400 400 Pennsylvania                 1    
6 425B 27 49 53 Pervas Mary 44 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 28 49 53 Pervas Alen 19 M W At Home     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 29 49 53 Pervas I---a 17 F W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 30 49 53 Pervas Isabel 15 F W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 31 49 53 Pervas Charles 11 M W At Home     Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 32 49 53 Pervas George 9 M W       Pennsylvania         1            
6 425B 33 50 54 Pervas Horace 37 M W Farm Labour 400 200 Pennsylvania             1   1    
6 425B 34 50 54 Pervas Jane 23 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 35 50 54 Pervas George 4 M W       Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 36 50 54 Pervas Samuel 1 M W       Pennsylvania                      
6 425B 37 51 55 Slocum William 53 M W Farmer 600 150 New York                 1    
6 425B 38 51 55 Slocum Elizabeth 62 F W       New York             1        
6 425B 39 52 56 Horten Mahun 54 M W Farmer 1300 500 Pennsylvania                 1   Also on 1860 and 1880 Ward TWP Censuses
6 425B 40 52 56 Horten Elizabeth 50 F W Keeping House     Pennsylvania                      

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