Stearns, MN 1870 Federal Census ftp://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mn/stearns/1870/ This Census was transcribed by Thomas J. Steichen and proofread by Sandy Sterling for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2004 by Thomas J. Steichen ========================================================================== 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. 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CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Gross Julius 35 M W Farmer . 275 Prussia X X . July . . . . . . . 2 1 1 Gross Isabella 21 F W Keeping House . . England X X . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1 Gross Mack 12 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 4 1 1 Gross Paul 6 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 5 1 1 Berg Elizabeth 77 F W Farmer . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . Occupation is as recorded 6 1 1 Berg Herman 25 M W Farmer . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 7 2 2 Smith Michael 60 M W Farmer . 650 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 8 2 2 Smith Susannah 50 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 9 2 2 Smith Michael 23 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 10 2 2 Smith Nicholas 20 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 11 2 2 Smith Kate 14 F W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 12 2 2 Smith Christine 8 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . First Name and Sex as recorded 13 2 2 Smith John 2 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 14 3 3 Gross Stephen 55 M W Farmer . 225 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 15 3 3 Gross Mary 20 F W Keeping House . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 16 3 3 Gross Anna Mary 18 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 17 3 3 Gross Kate 10 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 18 3 3 Gross Nicholas 16 M W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 19 3 3 Gross Hannah 11 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 20 - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Line 20 is blank 21 5 4 Huffman Francis 54 M W Farmer . 100 Bavaria X X . . . . . . X . Dwelling # is as recorded 22 5 4 Huffman Emily 26 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 23 5 4 Huffman Paul 8 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 24 5 4 Huffman Prance 5 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 25 5 4 Huffman Julius 2 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 26 5 4 Haalstaff Barbara 71 F W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 27 6 5 Cramer Michael 54 M W Farmer 8,000 1,000 Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 28 6 5 Cramer Margaret 45 F W Keeping House . . Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 29 6 5 Cramer Margaret 10 F W At School . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 30 6 5 Cramer Jacob 14 M W . . . Iowa X X . . . . . . . . . 31 6 5 Cramer George 11 M W . . . Iowa X X . . . . . . . . . 32 6 5 Cramer Mike 22 M W . . . Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 33 7 6 Cramer George 49 M W Farmer 3,000 875 Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 34 7 6 Cramer Gustia 44 F W Keeping House . . Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 35 7 6 Cramer Bernard 22 M W . . . Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 36 7 6 Cramer Michael 8 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 37 7 6 Cramer George 6 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 38 7 6 Cramer Margaret 13 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 39 7 6 Cramer Annie 10 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 40 7 6 Cramer John 4 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: MN COUNTY: Stearns DIVISION: Lake Henry Town REEL NO: M593-716 PAGE NO: 35B REFERENCE: S. M. Bruce - August 12, 1870 - Sauk Center PO - p.2 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 8 7 Lunias Senasdel X M W Farmer 1,300 900 Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . Last Name not clear - Lurnass, Lurnase, Luniass, Luniase 2 8 7 Lunias Margaret 40 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 3 8 7 Lunias Elizabeth 15 F W . . . Iowa X X . . . . . . . . . 4 8 7 Lunias Kathrine 13 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 5 8 7 Lunias Margaret 12 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 6 8 7 Lunias Joseph 10 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 7 8 7 Lunias John 9 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 8 8 7 Lunias Michael 7 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 9 8 7 Lunias Annie 5 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 10 8 7 Lunias Mary 4 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 11 8 7 Lunias Magdalene 2 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 12 9 8 Papping Haver 50 M W Farmer 4,000 1,200 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . Correct name is likely Xavior Poepping 13 9 8 Papping Annie 46 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 14 9 8 Papping Annie 18 F W . . . Missouri X X . . . . . . . . . 15 9 8 Papping Bernard 16 M W . . . Missouri X X . . . . . . . . . 16 9 8 Papping Mary A 13 F W At School . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . First Name may be Mary C 17 9 8 Papping George 11 M W At School . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 18 9 8 Papping Francis 9 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 19 9 8 Papping Antone 6 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 20 9 8 Papping Susannah 1 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 21 10 9 Cramer Mike 24 M W Farmer 200 350 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 22 10 9 Cramer Gertrude 25 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 23 10 9 Cramer Kate 3 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 24 10 9 Cramer Annie 1 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 25 11 10 Miller Bernachus 36 M W Farmer . 200 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 26 11 10 Miller Mary 36 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . X X . . . . 27 11 10 Miller Mathew 16 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 28 11 10 Miller Kate 10 F W At School . . Prussia X X . . X . . . . . . 29 12 11 Snyder Antony 66 M W Farmer . 275 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 30 12 11 Snyder Mary 67 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 31 12 11 Snyder Henricus 18 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 32 13 12 Snyder Bartel 35 M W Farmer 100 300 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 33 13 12 Snyder Susannah 35 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 34 13 12 Snyder Susannah 13 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 35 13 12 Snyder Kate 8 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 36 13 12 Snyder Mary 5 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 37 13 12 Snyder Annie 3 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 38 13 12 Snyder Joseph 1 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 39 14 13 Niman William 34 M W Farmer . 125 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . Last Name not clear 40 14 13 Niman Mary 25 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: MN COUNTY: Stearns DIVISION: Lake Henry Town REEL NO: M593-716 PAGE NO: 36A REFERENCE: S. M. Bruce - August 13, 1870 - Sauk Center PO - p.3 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 15 14 Snyder Michael 30 M W Farmer 50 200 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . Real Est may be 30 2 15 14 Snyder Mary 30 F W Keeping House . . Luxemberg X X . . . . . . . . . 3 15 14 Snyder John 9 M W At School . . Michigan X X . . X . . . . . . 4 15 14 Snyder Susan 7 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 5 15 14 Snyder Mary 5 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 6 15 14 Snyder Emma 3 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 7 15 14 Snyder Joseph 1 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 8 16 15 Winter Peter 40 M W Farmer 400 500 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 9 16 15 Winter Annie 30 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 10 16 15 Winter Catherine 6 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 11 16 15 Winter Mathew 3 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 12 16 15 Winter Emma 4/12 F W . . . Minnesota X X Jan . . . . . . . . 13 17 16 Miller Nick 30 M W Farmer . 225 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 14 17 16 Miller Mary K 30 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 15 17 16 Miller Nick 5 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 16 17 16 Miller Mary 4/12 F W . . . Minnesota X X Jan . . . . . . . . 17 18 17 Bertram John 45 M W Farmer . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 18 18 17 Bertram Annie 50 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 19 18 17 Bertram Mathias 7 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 20 18 17 Bertram Joseph 6 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 21 19 18 Smith Joseph 34 M W Farmer 400 450 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 22 19 18 Smith Mary 30 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 23 19 18 Smith Nick 11/12 M W . . . Minnesota X X July . . . . . . . . 24 20 19 Sanbeck Nick 20 M W Farmer . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . Age may be 21 25 20 19 Sanbeck Gertrude 18 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 26 21 20 Berkept Jacob 50 M W Farmer . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . Age may be 30 27 21 20 Berkept Esther 50 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . Age may be 30 28 22 21 Simon O. J. 35 M W Farmer 400 375 Prussia X X . . . . . . X . . 29 22 21 Simon Mary 31 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 30 22 21 Simon John 7 M W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 31 22 21 Simon Mary 5 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 32 22 21 Simon Gertrude 3 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 33 23 22 Benchgenger C. 47 M W Farmer . 200 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 34 23 22 Benchgenger Sophy 47 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 35 23 22 Benchgenger Herman 20 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 36 23 22 Benchgenger Fredrika 18 F W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 37 23 22 Benchgenger William 14 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 38 23 22 Benchgenger Augusta 12 F W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 39 23 22 Benchgenger Gustoff 10 M W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 40 23 22 Benchgenger John 4 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: MN COUNTY: Stearns DIVISION: Lake Henry Town REEL NO: M593-716 PAGE NO: 36B REFERENCE: S. M. Bruce - August 13, 1870 - Sauk Center PO - p.4 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 24 23 Grese John J 25 M W Farmer . 225 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . Last Name unclear, Gr***, Gress 2 24 23 Grese Catherine 25 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 3 24 23 Grese John 3 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 4 24 23 Grese Michael 1 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 5 25 24 Kerpt Adam 33 M W Farmer . 125 Hesse Darmstadt X X . . . . . . . . . 6 25 24 Kerpt Josephine 27 F W Keeping House . . Pennsylvania X X . . . . . . . . . 7 25 24 Kerpt Susannah 7 F W . . . Pennsylvania X X . . . . . . . . Mother Foreign checked is inconsistent 8 25 24 Kerpt Mary 5 F W . . . Pennsylvania X X . . . . . . . . Mother Foreign checked is inconsistent 9 25 24 Kerpt Antone 3 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . Mother Foreign checked is inconsistent 10 25 24 Kerpt Joseph 1/12 M W . . . Minnesota X X May . . . . . . . Mother Foreign checked is inconsistent 11 26 25 Mouric Fred 29 M W Farmer . . Switzerland X X . . . . . . . . Last Name not clear, Mo**** 12 26 25 Mouric Usella 29 F W Keeping House . . Pennsylvania . . . . . X X . . . . 13 26 25 Mouric John 5 M W . . . Pennsylvania X . . . . . . . . . . 14 26 25 Mouric Mary 3 F W . . . Minnesota X . . . . . . . . . . 15 26 25 Mouric Anna 2/12 F W . . . Minnesota X . Apr . . . . . . . . 16 27 26 Buetner Casper 44 M W Farmer 400 300 Bavaria X X . . . . . . X . Last Name is likely Buettner 17 27 26 Buetner Elizabeth 44 F W Keeping House . . Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 18 27 26 Buetner Casper 15 M W . . . Illinois X X . . X . . . . . . 19 27 26 Buetner Rosannah 14 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . X . . . . . . 20 27 26 Buetner Frank 12 M W . . . Wisconsin X X . . X . X . . . . 21 27 26 Buetner Elizabeth 10 F W . . . Wisconsin X X . . X . X . . . . 22 27 26 Buetner Conrad 9 M W . . . Wisconsin X X . . X . . . . . . 23 27 26 Buetner John 6 M W . . . Wisconsin X X . . . . . . . . . 24 27 26 Buetner George 4 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 25 27 26 Buetner Barbara 2 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 26 28 27 Bruck Adam 50 M W Farmer . 300 Prussia X X . . . X X . . . . 27 28 27 Bruck Barbara 37 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 28 28 27 Bruck Carlinia 15 F W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 29 28 27 Bruck Gertride 12 F W . . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . First Name is likely Gertrude 30 28 27 Bruck Margaret 10 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 31 28 27 Bruck Mary 8 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 32 28 27 Bruck Annie 6 F W . . . Minnesota X X . . X . . . . . . 33 28 27 Bruck Sam 4 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 34 28 27 Bruck Jacob 3 M W . . . Minnesota X X . . . . . . . . . 35 28 27 Bruck Anna 3/12 F W . . . Minnesota X X Feb . . . . . . . . 36 29 28 Sanger Nick 42 M W Farmer . 325 Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 37 29 28 Sanger Barbara 32 F W Keeping House . . Prussia X X . . . . . . . . . 38 29 28 Sanger Margaret 11 F W At School . . Illinois X X . . X . X . . . . 39 29 28 Sanger Anna 8 F W At School . . Illinois X X . . X . . . . . . 40 29 28 Sanger Catharine 5 F W . . . Illinois X X . . . . . . . . *** pages 37A and 37B are blank ***end of township