Benton, IA 1870 Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/ia/benton/1870/ (File 3 of 3 for Leroy Twp) This Census was transcribed by Sue Soden and proofread by John Shuck for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2008 by Sue Soden ========================================================================= USGENWEB (US-CENSUS) NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenWeb Census Project® File Manager, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================= Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-376 State IA County Benton ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: IA COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Leroy Township REEL NO: M593-376 PAGE NO: 197a REFERENCE: HW-PAGE# 25 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 167 167 Pella Ellen 10 F W . . . Iowa X X . . X . . . . . . 2 167 167 Pella James 7 M W . . . Iowa X X . . X . . . . . . 3 167 167 Pella John 4 M W . . . Iowa X X . . . . . . . . . 4 168 168 Morris John 48 M W Farmer 10,000 2,200 Ireland X X . . . . . . X . . 5 168 168 Morris Jahannah 36 F W Keeping House . . Ireland X X . . . . . . . . . 6 168 168 Morris Mary J. 13 F W . . . Iowa X X . . X . . . . . . 7 168 168 Morris Julia 11 F W . . . Iowa X X . . X . . . . . . 8 168 168 Morris Wineford 2 F W . . . Iowa X X . . . . . . . . . 9 168 168 Morris Bridget 2/12 F W . . . Iowa X X Mch . . . . . . . . 10 168 168 Smith Willie 15 M W Farm Laborer . . Cal . . . . . . . . . . . 11 168 168 Smith Fred 19 M W Farm Laborer . . Denmark X X . . . . . . . . . 12 169 169 Sayers Reuben 27 M W Farmer 3,000 410 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 13 169 169 Sayers Mary 30 F W Keeping House . . Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . 14 169 169 Sayers Sarah 3 F W . . . Mich . . . . . . . . . . . 15 169 169 Sayers Amos 1 M W . . . Mich . . . . . . . . . . . 16 169 169 Sayers Ephram 25 M W Farmer 1,600 100 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 17 169 169 Sayers William 23 M W Farmer 1,600 100 Ohio . . . . . . . . X . . 18 170 170 Hartung Jno. 63 M W Farmer 8,000 1,000 Hesse Darmstad X X . . . . . . X . . 19 170 170 Hartung Rosa 61 F W Keeping House . . Hesse Darmstad X X . . . . . . . . . 20 171 171 Vanskayk Jno. 36 M W Farmer 1,000 400 Pa. . . . . . . . . X . . 21 171 171 Vanskayk Mary 34 F W Keeping House . . Pa. . . . . . . . . . . . 22 171 171 Vanskayk John 8 M W . . . Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . 23 171 171 Vanskayk Mary 6 F W . . . Iowa . . . . X . . . . . . 24 171 171 Vanskayk Thomas 3 M W . . . Iowa . . . . X . . . . . .