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Census Taken Aug 1870 by R. T. Wood
28 July 1870
Transcribed for Tri Counties 
by Ed Hutchinson 2005
Pages Formatted & Published 
by  Joyce M. Tice 2006
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
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Census Year 1870
Microfilm # M593-1457
State Pennsylvania
County Tioga
Township Westfield TWP
Post Office Elkland
Enumerator R.T. Wood
Enumeration Date 28 July 1870
Westfield Township 445a 445b 446a 446b 447a 447b 448a 448b 449a 449b 450a 450b
451a 451b 452a 452b 453a 453b 454a 454b 455a 455b 456a 456b
Westfield Borough 457a 457b 458a 458b 459a 459b 460a 460b 461a 461b
(Note Census taker appears to have listed his own PO rather than the PO of the family under consideraton. This is consistent throughout Tioga County for this year and probably reflects wrong directons they were given. )
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
92 105 Champlain William 47 M W Farmer 2500 500 Pennsylvania                 X  
92 105 Champlain Nancy 57 F W Keeps House     New York                    
92 105 Champlain George 26 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania                 X  
92 105 Champlain Amanda 17 F W       Pennsylvania                    
93 106 Monroe William 38 M W Carpenter     New York                 X  
93 106 Monroe Catherine 36 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
93 106 Monroe Susan 13 F W       Pennsylvania         X          
93 106 Monroe Wllie 2 M W       Pennsylvania                    
94 107 Seeley Eddy 43 M W Farmer 2500 300 Pennsylvania                 X  
94 107 Seeley Electa 32 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
94 107 Seeley Rosetta 45 F W Keeps House     New York                    
94 107 Seeley Delford 22 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania                 X  
94 107 Seeley Orvilla 20 F W Help     Pennsylvania                    
94 107 Seeley Curtis 13 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
94 107 Seeley Keynon 13 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
94 107 Seeley Lillian 8 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
96 109 Edgcomb Orson 32 M W Farmer 4000 900 New York                 X  
96 109 Edgcomb Almira 32 F W Keeps House     New York                    
96 109 Edgcomb Hester 7 F W       Pennsylvania         X          
96 109 Edgcomb John 4 M W       Pennsylvania                    
96 109 Floss Abba 18 F W Hired Help     Pennsylvania                    
97 110 Pride Thomas Jr. 48 M W Farmer 6000 1000 New York                 X  
97 110 Pride Jane 41 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
97 110 Pride Herman 19 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania         X          
97 110 Pride Fayette 13 M W       Pennsylvania                    
97 110 Spencer Alaice 14 F W Hired Help     Michigan                    
97 110 Pride Thomas 86 M W Invalid & Farmer 4000 3000 Connecticut                 X  
97 110 Atkins Zena 70 M W Invalid     Connecticut                    
98 111 Vinson Isaac 35 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania                 X  
98 111 Vinson Margaret 26 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
98 111 Vinson Frank 9 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
98 111 Vinson Emma 7 F W       Pennsylvania         X          
98 111 Vinson Eliza 5 F W       Pennsylvania                    
98 111 Vinson Ephriam 3 M W       Pennsylvania                    
99 112 Richard Archibald 28 M W Laborer     New York                 X  
99 112 Richard Lorinda 17 F W Keeps House     New York                    
99 112 Cornell Mary 48 F W House Keeper     Massachusetts                    
99 112 Cornell Moses 19 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania                    
99 112 Pease Lemuel 30 M W Farmer 2500 500 Pennsylvania                 X  

Published on Tri-Counties Site on 02/02/2006
By Joyce M. Tice