1870 Census of Smith County, TN p.167A
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Abstracted by Dee Mayberry , ©1870 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Dee Mayberry , November 30, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1870 federal census for Smith County, TN.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1860, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
REAL VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
PERS VAL. = Value of Personal Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
FOREIGN BIRTH - FATHER = Indicates whether the father was born in a foreign country
FOREIGN BIRTH - MOTHER = Indicates whether the mother was born in a foreign country
MONTH BORN = Birth month
MONTH MARRIED = Month Married if within the year
ATT. SCHOOL = Attended School within the year
CAN'T READ = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read
CAN'T WRITE = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot write
DEAF = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
M-21yrs = Male, twenty-one years of age or older.
VOTE-DENIED = Indicates whether the person has been denied the right to vote.

CENSUS YR:  1870  TERRITORY:  TN  COUNTY:  Smith  DIVISION:  District No. 16  REEL NO:  M593-156  PAGE NO:  167A
REFERENCE:  Enumerated 27 day of July by James A. Thomas
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 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-
                                                                                                               FATHER MOTHER  BORN      MARR.     SCHOOL READ  WRITE              DENIED
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 1   56   76  John*          John           22   M    B    Hired Laborer                      Tenn                                                         X     X          X
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # 9; Post Office Carthage, Surname Johnson?
 2   57   77  Ray            Gilbert        52   M    B    Stonemason               480*      Tenn                                                                          X
                   REMARKS:  Personal Est. may be 780*, unsure
 3   57   77  Ray            Margret        42   F    B    Keeping house                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 4   57   77  Ray            Martha         19   F    B                                       Tenn                                                         X     X
 5   57   77  Ray            Albert         17   M    B                                       Tenn                                                         X     X
 6   57   77  Ray            Virginia       15   F    B                                       Tenn                                                         X     X
 7   57   77  Ray            Henry E.*      13   F    B                                       Tenn                                                         X     X
                   REMARKS:  Unsure if male or female, overwritten, F  bolder than M?
 8   57   77  Ray            Sam            12   M    B                                       Tenn                                                         X     X
 9   57   77  Ray            Stephen        4    M    B                                       Tenn
 10  58   78  Lyles          Henry          35   M    B    Farmer                   350       Tenn                                                         X     X          X
 11  58   78  Lyles          Abraham        8    M    B                                       Tenn
 12  58   78  Lyles          John           3    M    B                                       Tenn
 13  58   78  Lyles          Robert         2    M    B                                       Tenn
 14  58   78  Lyles          Richard        1    M    B                                       Tenn
 15  58   79  Walker         Harrett        53*  F    B    Without occupa                     Tenn                                                         X     X
                   REMARKS:  Unsure of age, may be 54*
 16  58   79  Walker         Martha         25   F    B    Without occupa                     Tenn                                                         X     X
 17  58   79  Walker         Henry          4    M    B                                       Tenn
 18  58   79  Walker         James          2    M    B                                       Tenn
 19  59   80  Overstreet     W.             55   M    W    Farmer         700       560       Tenn                                                         X     X          X
 20  59   80  Overstreet     Bettie         55   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 21  59   80  Overstreet     William        15   M    W                                       Tenn                                                         X     X
 22  59   80  Overstreet     Samson Socat*  14   M    W                                       Tenn
                   REMARKS:  Surname may be Samson? Unsure of first name Scott?
 23  59   80  Overstreet     William        4    M    W                                       Tenn
                   REMARKS:  Unsure if Surname is Overstreet or Samson?
 24  60   81  Overstreet     John           21   M    W    Farmer                             Tenn                                      Mar                                 X
 25  60   81  Overstreet     Francis        17   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn
 26  61   82  Goard*         Harvy          45   M    W    Farmer         700       328       Tenn                                                                          X
                   REMARKS:  Surname spelling may be Goord*, unsure
 27  61   82  Goard*         Matilda*       53   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn
                   REMARKS:  First name Mati*da,  believe, Matilda, intended *
 28  61   82  Goard*         F. V.*         11   F    W                                       Tenn
                   REMARKS:  Second initial may be U., unsure
 29  62   83  Vance          James          50   M    W    Farmer         500       470       Tenn                                                                          X
 30  62   83  Vance          Mary           44   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn
 31  62   83  Vance          Martha         20   F    W                                       Tenn
 32  62   83  Vance          Manda          16   F    W                                       Tenn
 33  62   83  Vance          Ben*           13   M    W                                       Tenn
                   REMARKS:  Sex F overwritten with M or visa versa, probably Male*
 34  62   83  Vance          J. W.          9    M    W                                       Tenn
 35  62   83  Vance          Willie         5    M    W                                       Tenn
 36  62   83  Vance          James          4    M    W                                       Tenn
 37  62   84  Vance          Jessie         18   M    W    Farmer                             Tenn                                      May
 38  62   84  Vance          Frances        20   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn
 39  63   85  Vance          J. W.          22   M    W    Farmer                             Tenn                                                                          X
 40  63   85  Vance          C. A.          20   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn


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