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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
108 121 Guile William 31 M W Shoemaker   350 New York                 X  
108 121 Guile Mary 22 F W Keeps House     New York                    
109 122 Washburn William 51 M W Shoemaker   200 New York                 X  
109 122 Washburn Calrissa 48 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
109 122 Washburn Isaiah 18 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania                    
109 122 Washburn Abraham 12 M W       Pennsylvania                    
110 123 Guile Alonzo 38 M W Laborer   150 New York                 X  
110 123 Guile Mary 35 F W Keeps House     New York                    
110 123 Guile Horace 15 M W       New York                    
110 123 Guile Fred 12 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
110 123 Guile Mart 11 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
110 123 Guile Alice 6 F W       Pennsylvania                    
111 124 Robinson Silas 36 M W Farmer 2000 500 Pennsylvania                 X  
111 124 Wheaton Ellen 19 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
112 125 Hackett Elmer 47 M W Farmer 4000 2000 New York                 X  
112 125 Hackett Harriet 43 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
112 125 Hackett Charles 21 M W Laborer     Pennsylvania                 X  
112 125 Hackett Mary 17 F W       Pennsylvania                    
112 125 Hackett Hiram 11 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
112 125 Hackett Emory 9 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
112 125 Hackett Elmer 7 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
112 125 Hackett Josephine 5 F W       Pennsylvania                    
113 126 Ackley John 37 M W Farmer 2000 650 New York                 X  
113 126 Ackley Martha 25 F W Keeps House     New York                    
113 126 Ackley Josephine 14 F W       Pennsylvania         X          
113 126 Ackley Roswell 12 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
113 126 Ackley Delos 10 M W       Pennsylvania         X          
113 126 Ackley Myra 9 F W       Pennsylvania         X          
113 126 Ackley Abbie 6 F W       Pennsylvania                    
113 126 Ackley Ray - (Twins) 1 M W       Pennsylvania                    
113 126 Ackley May - (Twins) 1 F W       Pennsylvania                    
114 127 Walker Robert 26 M W Farmer 1500 450 New York                 X  
114 127 Walker Maria 19 F W Keeps House     Pennsylvania                    
114 127 Tremain Munson 14 M W       New York         X          
114 127 Tremain Amelia 23 F W       New York                    
115 128 Burdick Anderson 47 M W Farmer 1500 500 New York                 X  
115 128 Burdick Mollie 36 F W Keeps House     New York                    
115 128 Burdick Matilda 20 F W       Pennsylvania                    
115 128 Burdick Ellen 14 F W       Pennsylvania         X          
115 128 Burdick Samuel 10 M W       Pennsylvania         X          

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