Somerset, PA 1870 Federal Census http://ftp.us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/pa/somerset/1870/ (File 4 of 4 for Summit Township) This Census was transcribed by Elinor Whipple Rosbaugh and proofread by Carli Rosbaugh Damien for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright 2001 by Elinor Whipple Rosbaugh ========================================================================== 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. ========================================================================== Census_Year 1870 Microfilm # M593-1452 State PA County Somerset ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription--------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: PA COUNTY: Somerset DIVISION: Summit Township REEL NO: 593-1452 PAGE NO: 566A REFERENCE: Enumerated on 23 August 1870 by Jno. Hicks, p.37. =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 255 269 Kreighlein Joseph 9 M W . . . PA X . . . . . . . . . . 2 256 270 McKensie Samuel J. 27 M W Grocer . 1,900 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 3 256 270 McKensie Clara 19 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 4 256 270 McKensie Andrew J. 2 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 5 257 271 McKensie James A. 26 M W House carpenter 500 150 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 6 257 271 McKensie Esther 20 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 7 258 272 Berkley Cornelius 45 M W ** Farmer 9,000 1,442 PA . . . . . . . . X . *Letters in front of "Farmer" unclear 8 258 272 Berkley Susan 43 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 9 258 272 Berkley John M. 20 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 10 258 272 Berkley Mag**** 15 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . *First name may be Magdlene or Magdlem. 11 258 272 Berkley Samuel M. 8 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 12 259 273 Werner Paul 31 M W Farm Lab. . 300 Hesse Cassel,Ger. X X . . . . . . . . . 13 259 273 Werner Lavina 32 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 14 259 273 Werner Emanuel H. 6 M W . . . PA X . . . . . . . . . . 15 259 273 Werner Nancy E.S. 3 F W . . . PA X . . . . . . . . . . 16 260 274 Werner Adam 70 M W . . 250 Hesse Cassel,Ger. X X . . . . . . . . . 17 260 274 Werner Catharine 64 F W Keeping house . . Hesse Cassel,Ger. X X . . . . . . . . . 18 261 275 Gumbert Peter 67 M W Farm Lab. 300 250 Bavaria X X . . . . . . . . . 19 261 275 Gumbert Annie 77 F W Keeping house . . Hesse Cassel,Ger. X X . . . . . . . . . 20 262 276 Bittner Samuel P. 70 M W Retired Farmer 13,000 2,216 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 21 262 276 Bittner Catharine 63 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 22 262 276 Bittner J**ian 25 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 23 262 276 Bittner Samuel 23 M W . . 150 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 24 262 276 Bittner Mary A. 19 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 25 263 277 Bowman Peter 46 M W Farm Lab. . 265 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 26 263 277 Bowman Sarah 42 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 27 263 277 Bowman Urias 18 M W Farm Lab. . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 28 263 277 Bowman Elizabeth 11 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 29 263 277 Bowman William 5 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 30 264 278 Bittner Jacob * 38 M W Farm Lab. . 700 PA . . . . . . . . X . *Middle initial may be an S or T. 31 264 278 Bittner Leah 31 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 32 264 278 Bittner Savilla J. 11 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 33 264 278 Bittner Albert W. 9 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 34 264 278 Bittner Elizabeth 7 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 35 264 278 Bittner Sarah E. 5 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 36 264 278 Bittner Harriet C. 3 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 37 264 278 Bittner Joanna 4/12 F W . . . PA . . Apr. 70 . . . . . . . . 38 264 278 Briska Margaret 20 F W Dom. Ser. . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 39 265 279 Bowser Peter J. 37 M W Farmer 4,000 930 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 40 265 279 Bowser Elizabeth 40 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: PA COUNTY: Somerset DIVISION: Summit Township REEL NO: 593-1452 PAGE NO: 566B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 23 August 1870 by Jno. Hicks, p.38 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 265 279 Bowser Barbara 7 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 2 265 279 Bowser Solomon 5 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 3 265 279 Bowser John 2 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 4 266 280 Hersh John 53 M W Farmer 15,000 1,358 PA . . . . . . . . X . . 5 266 280 Hersh Elizabeth 50 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 6 266 280 Hersh William 20 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 7 266 280 Hersh Alexander 15 M W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 8 266 280 Heffley Annie 7 F W . . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 9 267 281 Linn William 37 M W Farm Lab. . 500 Hesse Darmstadt X X . . . . . . . . . 10 267 281 Linn Larah 27 F W Keeping house . . PA . . . . . . . . . . . 11 267 281 Linn Lydia 3 F W . . . PA X . . . . . . . . . . 12 267 281 Linn Lucinda 2 F W . . . PA X . . . . . . . . . . 13 267 281 Speicher Solomon 69 M W Shoemaker . 100 PA . . . . . . . . X . This is the last entry by Jno. Hicks on page 38 of Summit Tw Summit Township, PA. Page 38. CD593\1452\566B. Enumerator Jno. Hicks wrote, "I hereby certify that the pages of this return are well & truly made according to law & instructions. Jno. Hicks, Ass.t. Marshal.