1870 Census of Smith County, TN p.28A
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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:  Civil District No Three  REEL NO:  M593-156  PAGE NO:  28A
REFERENCE:  Enumerated 7/19 by E. T. Morris
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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   1    1   Phelps*        Silas M.       38   M    W    Farmer         500       600       Tennessee                                                                     X
                   REMARKS:  Handwritten page # One; Post Office Carthage, Tenn
 2   1    1   Phelps*        Martha         40   F    W    Keeping house                      Tennessee                                                    X     X
 3   1    1   Phelps*        Margaret J.    20   F    W    No Occupation                      Tennessee                                             X
                   REMARKS:  Surname may be Philps, unsure
 4   2    2   Reeves         Mary           73   F    W    No Occupation                      Tennessee                                                    X     X
                   REMARKS:  Dwelling 2; inhabitants of Smith County Poorhouse
 5   2    2   Reeves         Easter         53   F    W    No Occupation                      Tennessee                                                    X     X
 6   2    2   Reeves         Emily          39   F    W    No Occupation                      Tennessee                                                    X     X
 7   2    2   Reeves         Ellen          3    F    W                                       Tennessee
 8   2    2   Cornwell       Garlan         79   M    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                                          X        X
                   REMARKS:  Pauper
 9   2    2   Cornwell       Juda           43   F    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 10  2    2   Cornwell       Robert         1    M    W                                       Tenn
 11  2    2   Greer          Truman         41   M    W    No Occupation                      N. C.                                                              X          X        X
                   REMARKS:  Pauper
 12  2    2   Greer          Lucinda        38   F    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 13  2    2   Greer          Martha         12   F    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 14  2    2   Greer          William        7    M    W    No Occupation                      Tenn
 15  2    2   Sampson        Lettie         54   F    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 16  2    2   Cherry         Mary           33   F    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 17  2    2   Cherry         John Ann       2    F    W                                       Tenn
 18  2    2   Dennis         Kittie         76   F    W    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                               X
 19  2    2   Cannon*        Dorcas         66   F    W    No Occupaiton                      Tenn                                                         X     X
                   REMARKS:  Surname maybe Carmon, unsure
 20  2    2   Timberlake     Martha         33   F    B    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                               X     X
                   REMARKS:  Idiotic
 21  2    2   Timberlake     Mattie         3    F    B                                       Tenn
 22  2    2   Hale           Juda           24   F    B    No Occupation                      Tenn                                                               X     X
                   REMARKS:  Deaf & dumb
 23  3    3   Gifford        William        35   M    W    Miller         2,500     500       Tennessee                                                                     X
 24  3    3   Gifford        Mary           31   F    W    Keeping House                      Tennessee
 25  3    3   Gifford        Laura          12   F    W    At School                          Tennessee                                             X
 26  3    3   Gifford        Sallie         47   F    W    No Occupation                      Tennessee                                                    X     X
 27  4    4   Royster        Sylvester      22   M    B    Farm Laborer                       Tennessee                                                    X     X          X
 28  4    4   Royster        Ann            21   F    B    Keeping house                      Tennessee                                                    X     X
 29  4    4   Royster        John           1    M    M                                       Tennessee
 30  4    4   Royster        Henry          7    M    B                                       Tennessee
 31  5    5   Saddler        Robert         55   M    W    Farmer         900       500       N. C.                                                                         X
 32  5    5   Saddler        Nancy          41   F    W    Keeping House                      Tenn
 33  5    5   Saddler        Thomas         16   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Tenn                                                  X
 34  5    5   Saddler        Belle          14   F    W    At School                          Tenn                                                  X
 35  5    5   Saddler        Walter         8    M    W    At Home                            Tenn
 36  5    5   Saddler        Lannas         4    M    W                                       Tenn
 37  5    5   Saddler        Lawerence      1    M    W                                       Tenn
 38  6    6   Cothran        William        46   M    W    Farmer                   110       Tenn                                                         X     X          X
 39  6    6   Cothran        Mary           30   F    W    Keeping house                      Tenn                                                         X     X
 40  6    6   Cothran        George Ann     11   F    W    At School                          Tenn                                                  X


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