Mason County, MI., 1870 U.S. Federal Census http://us-census.org/pub/usgenweb/census/mi/mason/1870/ (File 1 of 1 for Grant Township) Stamped Pgs 460A-461B This Census was transcribed by Linda Talbott and proofread by I. D. Talbott for the USGenWeb Census Project®, http://www.us-census.org/ Copyright (c) 2025 by Linda Talbott ========================================================================== 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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PERS. VAL BIRTH PLACE FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCH READ WRITE DEAF 21 YRS DENIED TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 1 1 Torry George 27 M W Farmer 800 300 Massachusetts . . . . . . . . X . . 2 1 1 Torry Louisa 26 F W Keeping house . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 1 Torry Clarance 9 M W . . . New York . . . . X . . . . . . 4 1 1 Torry Ella 4 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 1 Torry John 2 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 2 Marcellus Sylvester 22 M W Farmer 800 100 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 7 2 2 Marcellus Elizabeth 14 F W Keeping house . . New York . . . . X . . . . . . 8 3 3 Torry Daniel 53 M W Farmer 800 . Massachusetts . . . . . . . . X . . 9 3 3 Torry Matilda 56 F W Keeping house . . Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4 4 Baxter William 68 M W Farmer 800 195 Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 11 4 4 Baxter Matilda 54 F W Keeping house . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4 4 Baxter Orson 12 M W At home . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 13 4 4 Baxter Orville 9 M W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 14 5 5 Lankin Alonzo 39 M W Farmer 900 365 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 15 5 5 Lankin Harriet 28 F W Keeping house . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5 5 Lankin Willis 8 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5 5 Lankin Emma 4 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6 6 Bush William 26 M W Farmer 400 150 Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 19 6 6 Bush Nellie 19 F W Keeping house . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7 7 Brown Goyt 75 M W Physician 900 400 Vermont . . . . . . . . X . . 21 7 7 Brown Sarah 60 F W Keeping house . . Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . 22 8 8 Chafey Merrit 35 M W Farmer 2500 445 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 23 8 8 Chafey Lizzie 29 F W Keeping house . . Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9 9 Pitman Lougee 65 M W Farmer 1500 190 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . X . . 25 9 9 Pitman Sarah 70 F W Keeping house . . New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . 26 10 10 Freeman William 48 M W Farmer 1000 490 England X X . . . . . . X . . 27 10 10 Freeman Elizabeth 45 F W Keeping house . . Maryland . . . . . X X . . . . 28 10 10 Freeman George 17 M W Work on farm . . Pennsylvania . . . . X . . . . . . 29 10 10 Freeman Fanny 14 F W At home . . Pennsylvania . . . . X . . . . . . 30 10 10 Freeman Henry 12 M W At home . . Pennsylvania . . . . X . . . . . . 31 10 10 Freeman Alexander 11 M W At home . . Pennsylvania . . . . X . . . . . . 32 10 10 Freeman Ann 9 F W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 33 10 10 Freeman James 7 M W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 34 10 10 Freeman Esther 5 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 35 11 11 Davis Elias 40 M W Farmer 1200 160 Michigan . . . . . . . . X . . 36 12 12 McDonald Michael 26 M W Lumberman . 500 Canada X X . . . . . . X . . 37 12 12 McDonald Elizabeth 20 F W Keeping house . . Canada X X . . . X X . . . . 38 12 12 McAndrus Thomas 26 M W Laborer . . Canada X X . . . . X . . . . 39 12 12 Moncorath George 20 M W Laborer . . Canada X X . . . . X . . . . 40 12 12 Smith George 22 M W Teamster . . England X X . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Mason DIVISION: Grant Township REEL NO: M593-689 PAGE NO: 460B REFERENCE: Enumerated by William Webb, 18 July 1870 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T MALE VOTE LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUPATION REAL VAL. PERS. VAL BIRTH PLACE FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCH READ WRITE DEAF 21 YRS DENIED TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 12 12 Baker Conrad 32 M W Laborer . . Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 2 13 13 Eisworth Frank 34 M W Fourman in saw mill 500 300 Pennsylvania X X . . . . . . X . . 3 13 13 Eisworth Catherine 25 F W Keeping house . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 4 14 14 Knuth Charles 37 M W Farmer 300 150 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 5 14 14 Knuth Charlotte 38 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 6 14 14 Knuth John 9 M W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 7 14 14 Knuth August 1 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 8 15 15 Gatyke John 43 M W Laborer . 100 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 9 15 15 Gatyke Rosetta 36 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . X X . . . 10 15 15 Gatyke William C. 7 M W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 11 15 15 Gatyke Mary 6 F W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 12 15 15 Gatyke Augustus 5 M W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 13 15 15 Gatyke Emeline 1 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 14 16 16 Springburn William 35 M W Farmer 400 125 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 15 16 16 Springburn Rosa 21 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . X . . . 16 16 16 Springburn Hamon 2/12 M W . . . Michigan X X May . . . . . . . . 17 17 17 Springburn John 44 M W Farmer 400 150 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 18 17 17 Springburn Catherine 37 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 19 17 17 Springburn Fred 18 M W Work on farm . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 20 17 17 Springburn Charles 13 M W At home . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 21 17 17 Springburn Rebecca 14 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 22 18 18 Finedorn David 45 M W Farmer 500 200 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 23 18 18 Finedorn Margaret 40 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . X X . . . . 24 18 18 Finedorn Augustus 13 M W Work on farm . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 25 18 18 Finedorn Charles 11 M W At home . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 26 18 18 Finedorn Mary 6 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 27 18 18 Finedorn Ann 2/12 F W . . . Michigan X X May . . . . . . . . 28 18 18 Finedorn Anna 65 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . . X X . . . . 29 19 19 Saunders August 26 M W Farmer 800 . Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 30 20 20 Myres Fred 36 M W Farmer 600 500 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 31 20 20 Myres Minnie 30 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 32 20 20 Myres Minnie 13 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 33 20 20 Myres Catherine 11 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 34 20 20 Myres Mary 9 F W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 35 21 21 Myres Godlib 30 M W Farmer 300 100 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 36 22 22 Myres August 25 M W Farmer 300 100 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 37 23 23 Saunders Lewis 25 M W Farmer 400 100 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 38 24 24 Saunders William 24 M W Farmer 300 100 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 39 24 24 Saunders Catherine 26 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 40 24 24 Saunders William 8 M W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Mason DIVISION: Grant Township REEL NO: M593-689 PAGE NO: 461A REFERENCE: Enumerated by William Webb, 18 July 1870 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T MALE VOTE LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUPATION REAL VAL. PERS. VAL BIRTH PLACE FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCH READ WRITE DEAF 21 YRS DENIED TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 24 24 Saunders Anna 6 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 2 24 24 Saunders John 4 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 3 25 25 Hagerdorn Henry 34 M W Farmer 300 150 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 4 25 25 Hagerdorn Emma 30 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . X . . . . 5 25 25 Hagerdorn Emma 14 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 6 25 25 Hagerdorn Catherine 13 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 7 26 26 Bumgarten Earnest 30 M W Farmer 400 300 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 8 26 26 Bumgarten Mary 30 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 9 26 26 Bumgarten Earnest 10 M W At home . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 10 26 26 Bumgarten William 8 M W . . . Prusia X X . . X . . . . . . 11 26 26 Bumgarten Emma 7 F W . . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 12 26 26 Bumgarten John 5 M W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 13 26 26 Bumgarten Elena 4 F W . . . Michigan X X . . . . . . . . . 14 27 27 Bumgarten John 55 M W Farmer 600 300 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 15 27 27 Bumgarten Mary 50 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . X X . . . . 16 27 27 Bumgarten Mary 19 F W At home . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 17 28 28 Jones Clark 37 M W Fisherman . 1000 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . X . . 18 28 28 Jones Ellen 30 F W Keeping house . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 19 28 28 Jones George 14 M W At home . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 20 28 28 Jones Nellie 9 F W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 21 28 28 Jones Eddie 8 M W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 22 28 28 Jones William 6 M W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 23 28 28 Jones Clark 4 M W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 24 28 28 Jones Ida 2 F W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 25 29 29 Jones Theordore 25 M W Laborer . 200 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 26 29 29 Jones Isabella 24 F W Keeping house . . Ireland X X . . . X X . . . . 27 29 29 Jones Anthony 4 M W . . . Pennsylvania X X . . . . . . . . . 28 29 29 O'Connell Henry 20 M W . . . Ohio X X . . . . . . . . . 29 30 30 Burch Cassius 24 M W Laborer . . Pennsylvania X X . . . . . . X . . 30 30 30 Burch L**ba 19 F W Keeping house . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 31 30 30 Burch Mary 1 F W . . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 32 31 31 Toland George 28 M W Fisherman . 250 Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . X . . 33 31 31 Toland Marina 21 F W Keeping house . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 34 31 31 Toland Peter 14 M W Fisherman . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 35 32 32 Tanier Frank 27 M W Farmer 300 100 Prusia X X . . . . . . X . . 36 32 32 Tanier Eva*tsca 20 F W Keeping house . . Prusia X X . . . . . . . . . 37 33 33 Hewett James 65 M W Keeping boarding house . 400 New York . . . . . . . . X . . 38 33 33 Hewett Louisa 50 F W Keeping house . . Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 39 33 33 Hewett Estella 9 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 40 34 34 Annis George 35 M W Farmer 500 200 New York . . . . . . . . X . . CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE: MI COUNTY: Mason DIVISION: Grant Township REEL NO: M593-689 PAGE NO: 461B REFERENCE: Enumerated by William Webb, 18 July 1870 ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T MALE VOTE LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUPATION REAL VAL. PERS. VAL BIRTH PLACE FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCH READ WRITE DEAF 21 YRS DENIED TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS ============================================================================================================================================================================================================= 1 34 34 Annis Martha 34 F W Keeping house . . Michigan . . . . . . X . . . . 2 34 34 Annis Frank 10 M W At home . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 3 34 34 Annis Bertha 8 F W . . . Michigan . . . . X . . . . . . 4 34 34 Annis Julia 4 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . 5 34 34 Annis Emma 2 F W . . . Michigan . . . . . . . . . . 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