1870 CENSUS Columbia County Hemlock Township p.1 NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Grotze Henry 28 M Farmer PA Sophia 28 F Keeping House PA Herbert 6 M PA John ? 4 M PA Alfred ?/12 M PA Sherdin Jackson 31 M Farmer PA Whitmoyer Alfred 26 M Farmer PA -Yocum Daniel 39 M Farmer PA Elsie 45 F House Keeper PA Whitmier Alice 22 F House Keeper PA -Crawford Clinton 25 M Work on Farm PA Mary 24 F Keeping House PA -Pursel Sylvester 51 M Farmer PA Mary Jane 50 F Keeping House PA Mary 17 F At Home PA Daniel C? 13 M -Dikemler?? Henry 27 M Farmer PA Margaret 26 F Keeping House PA Hannah 5 F PA Wilson 4 M PA Ada 1 F PA Somers Albert 20 M Work on Farm PA Marr Mary 18 F House Keeper PA -Knowlton Henry 29 M Work on Farm PA Lydia 20 F Keeping House PA Walter John 32 M Miner PA Mary J. 25 F Keeping House Cornwald, Eng William 9 M PA 1870 CENSUS Columbia County Hemlock Township p.5 NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Hodge Harvey 29 M ??????? Elizabeth 25 F Keeping House PA John 3 M PA James 2 M PA William 32 M Miner England William H. 12 M PA -Whitenight Mathias 35 M Miner PA Delilah 35 F Keeping House PA Helen 5 F PA Henry 2 M PA -Pope William 33 M Miner Devonshire Eng Mary 33 F Keeping House Devonshire Eng William 12 M Devonshire Eng Emily 6 F Devonshire Eng -James William 30 M Miner Cornwald Eng Eliza Ann 26 F Keeping House Cornwald Eng Mary 4 F PA Martha 2 F PA -Webber John 25 M Miner England Margaret 26 F Keeping House England Emma 3 F PA -Fox Harman 23 M Miner PA Hannah 25 F Keeping House PA -Thomas Evan 37 M Plasterer PA Mary 27 F Keeping House PA John 7 M PA Henry 5 M PA Jacob 3 M PA Isaiah 1 M PA -Hook Thomas 24 M Miner England Mary 24 F Keeping House England William 5 M PA ???? 1870 CENSUS Columbia County Hemlock Township p.6 NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Craver Richard 25 M Miner England Mary 24 F Keeping House England Thomas 10/12 M PA Lark John 39 M Miner England -Huntington Wm 38 M Miner PA Hannah 39 F PA James 13 M PA Alexander 9 M PA Matie 10/12 F PA -Vinton Benjamin 25 M Miner England Mary 27 F Keeping House England -Vinton Thomas 21 M Miner England Jane 22 F Keeping House England -McBride Hugh 44? M Farmer PA Susan 56 F PA Elizabeth 50 F PA Rhote Francis 26 M Work on Farm PA Faust Agnes 17 F House Keeper PA -Weaver Thomas 37 M Farmer PA Sarah 30 F Keeping House PA Mary 12 F PA Maggie 9 F PA Matilda 6 F PA Neihart John 18 M Work on Farm PA -Pursel Wilson 26 M Farmer PA Mary 25 F Keeping House PA Henry 1 M PA Wintersteen Alfred 21 M Work on Farm PA Faust Emma 18 F Keeping House PA -Bomboy Leonard 23 M Carpenter PA Jane 21 F Keeping House PA 1870 CENSUS Columbia County Hemlock Township p. 17 NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Whitenight George 56 M Farmer PA Maria 50 F Keep House PA Sarah 16 F PA Hock Julia 73 F PA -Van Horn David 51 M Farmer PA Mary 49 F Keep House PA Anna 23 F At Home PA Osa? Jane 18 F PA Robert 13 M PA Sallie 11 F PA Margaret 9 F PA Catharine 7 F PA Matilda 1 F PA -Wideman Elizabeth 65 F Keep House PA Foulk Matilda 9 F PA -Whitenight Mathias 51 M Farmer PA Mary 51 F Keep House PA Mathias 22 M At Home PA Mary 19 F PA Susan 16 F PA Michael 12 M PA John 10 M PA Isaiah 6 M PA -Ohl George 45 M Farmer PA Sarah 45 F Keep House PA Sara Jane 18 F PA Michael 17 M PA Henry 15 M PA 1870 CENSUS Columbia County Hemlock Township NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE ----------------------------------------------------------------- -Smith George 54 M Work on Farm PA Elizabeth 52 F Keep House PA Clark 20 M At Home PA -Whitenight Henry 29 M Farmer PA Maggie 24 F Keep House PA Robert 4 M PA Olivia 3 F PA Eva 1 F PA -Beagle John 32 M Miller Germany Mary 32 F Keep House PA Sarah 7 F PA Mary C 6 F PA Edmond 4 M PA Nichols 1 M PA -Foust John 40 M Work on Farm PA Julia 39 F Keep House PA Frank 12 M PA William 10 M PA Margret 7 F PA Robert 5 M PA Charles 2 M PA -Bogart Reuben 53 M Farmer PA Issabelle 46 F Keep House PA George 21 M Work on Farm PA Sarah 19 F PA Phebe 17 F PA Hiram 13 M PA -Winner George 62 M Farmer PA Elizabeth 61 F Keep House PA -Blecher?? Jacob 39 M Blacksmith PA Elmira 37 F Keep House PA 1870 CENSUS Columbia County Hemlock Township p.28 NAME AGE SEX OCCUPATION BIRTH PLACE ----------------------------------------------------------------- - Richard 5 M PA Ann 3 F PA -James Thomas 31 M Miner PA Mary 25 F Keep House PA Frank 8 M PA Sarah 6 F PA William 4 M PA Minnie 2 F PA -Hutchins Samuel? 38 M Miner England Betsy 34 F Keep House England Thomas 11 M PA William 9 M PA Alice 6 F PA Samuel 4 M PA Frank 1 M PA -Pursel Isaac 55 M Farmer PA Mary 54 F Keep House PA Dennis 23 M At Home PA Elmira? 20 F House Keeper PA Snyder Joseph 70 M Work on Farm PA -Brown John 34 M Farmer Scottland Jane 30 F Keep House Scottland Margaret 9 F PA William 4 M PA Robert 2 M PA -Ivy Edward 23 M Farmer England Elmira 21 F Keep House PA ???? William 11 M PA ?""? Mary 16 F PA -Hartman ???? 36 M Stone Mason PA Barbera 36 F Keep House PA While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained within, due to the nature of the information being collected, some errors may exist. In most cases, when an error has occured, it is due to 1) the illegible handwriting of the census taker or 2) inconsistency in spelling of names. Unfortunately, legible handwriting obviously wasn't a prerequisite to becoming a census taker.