1870 Federal Census of New Chester,

Adams County Wisconsin, June 1870

Post Office New Chester

Source: 1870 Federal Census of Adams County Wisconsin, National Archives (AGLL) Microcopy. If you find your family below and wish to see the original (complete) census record, before leaving these pages, you will need to note the County, township, family number, and names so you can quickly find your family on the microfilm at a large library that holds Wisconsin census microfilm or by renting the film at an LDS Family History Center. If you cannot visit a library and need copies, contact Joan. For answers to more questions about the census, please check this page

Transcribed by Robert Schieber

1870 Federal Census of New Chester, Adams County Wisconsin
Number Name Age Gender Race Occupation Real Estate Value Personal Property Value Place of Birth Notes
1-1 WASHBURN Emily 46 F W Keeping house 50 100 Norway Cannot write
1-1 Margarett 8 F W House work - - WI Not attending school
1-1 Amelia 17 F W At school - - WI -
1-1 Caroline 15 F W At school - - WI -
1-1 Isabella 14 F W At school - - WI -
1-1 OLESEN Margarett 32 F W Domestic - - Norway Cannot write
2-2 COLTEN Benjamin 44 M W Farmer 400 200 NY -
2-2 Lydia 41 F W Keeping House - - NY -
2-2 Edwin 20 M W Farmer - - NY -
2-2 HEACH?? Henry 21 M W Farmer - - NY -
2-2 Viola 22 F W Keeping house - - NY -
2-2 George 3 M W - - - WI -
3-3 EMERSON John 25 M W Farmer 200 200 NY -
3-3 Emily 23 F W Keeping house - - MA -
3-3 Laurette 15 F W At school - - WI -
3-3 Alman 13 M W At school - - WI -
3-3 Lucius 11 M W At school - - WI -
3-3 Emma 9 F W At school - - WI -
3-3 John 5 M W At school - - WI -
3-3 Clara 3 F W - - - WI -
3-3 James 1 M W - - - WI -
4-4 ATKINS Horace 54 M W Farmer 1000 600 PA -
4-4 Lucy 48 F W Keeping House - - NY -
4-4 Levi 21 M W Farmer - - WI -
4-4 Ellen 18 F W At school - - WI -
4-4 Arthur 15 M W At school - - WI -
4-4 Dickensoudder?? 1 F W - - - WI -
5-5 WINCHESTER Chester 56 M W Farmer 100 200 NY -
5-5 Marinda 47 F W Keeping house - - MA Cannot write
5-5 Benjamin 18 M W Farmer - - NY Cannot write
5-5 Cheasier?? 15 M W - - - WI Cannot write
5-5 Harriet 12 F W At school - - WI -
5-5 Henry 9 M W At school - - WI -
5-5 Frank 7 M W At school - - WI -
5-5 Otis 5 M W At school - - WI -
6-6 WILLIAMS Joel 48 M W Farmer 100 200 VT -
6-6 Santa 41 F W Keeping house - - VA -
6-6 George 18 M W Farmer - - WI -
6-6 Eunice 12 F W At School - - WI -
6-6 Frank 2 M W - - - Minnesota -
7-7 McELWAIN Calvin 44 M W Farmer 500 500 VT -
7-7 Betsey 40 F W Keeping house - - NH -
7-7 John 14 M W At school - - VT -
7-7 Arabelle 7 F W At school - - WI -
7-7 Ruel 4 M W - - - WI -
8-8 PATRICK Ralph 68 M W Farmer 2000 400 NY -
8-8 Mary 69 F W Keeping house - - CT -
8-8 Annette 15 F W At school - - WI -
9-9 McCLYMAN A.J. 44 M W Farmer 2000 400 NY -
9-9 Sarah 45 F W Keeping house - - NY -
9-9 Andrew 12 M W At school - - WI -
9-9 David 8 M W At school - - WI -
10-10 PATRICK Andrew 26 M W Farmer 300 100 NY -
10-10 Olive 24 F W Keeping house - - WI -
10-10 Jannis 2 M W - - - WI -
11-11 SAPHAM (Lapham?) William 44 M W Farmer 600 400 NY -
11-11 Laura 42 F W Keeping house - - NY -
11-11 Adelbert 17 M W At school - - WI -
11-11 Alice 14 F W - - - WI -
11-11 Herbert 6 M W - - - WI -
12-12 Smith E.B. 50 M W Farmer & Cooper 2000 300 NY -
12-12 Hester 37 F W Keeping house - - NY -
12-12 Mary 21 F W Teaching school - - NY -
12-12 Bray 19 M W Cooper - - NY -
12-12 Jessa 17 F W Teaching school - - NY -
12-12 Jay 16 M W Cooper - - NY -
12-12 Sophrouice (Sophronice)? 11 F W at school - - OH -
13-13 McCHESNEY James 45 M W Preacher & Farmer 1000 200 NJ -
13-13 Mary 40 F W Keeping house - - NY -
13-13 Margarette 18 F W At school - - IL -
13-13 Jennie 15 F W At school - - WI -
13-13 Samuel 12 M W At school - - WI -
13-13 Joseph 6 M W At school - - WI -
13-13 James 3 M W - - - IL -
13-13 Mark 8 mo M W - - - WI Born in August of 1869
14-14 FAUBUSH (Forbush?) George 27 M W Farmer 600 400 NY -
14-14 Mary 28 F W Keeping house - - NY Cannot write
14-14 Charles 11 M W At school - - WI -
14-14 William 7 M W At school - - WI -
14-14 Frank 6 M W At school - - WI -
14-14 Edward 5 M W At school - - WI -
14-14 Lizzie 3 F W - - - WI -
14-14 Ady 1 F W - - - WI -
14-14 AMBBERES?? William 17 M W Domestic servant - - NY -
15-15 DICKINSON James 28 M W Farmer 1000 100 NY -
15-15 Eunice 28 F W Keeping house - - NY -
15-15 Ida 11 mo F W - - - WI Born in June of 1869
16-16 BINGDOSS or BINGDOFF Daniel 74 M W Farmer 800 300 Prussia -
16-16 Mearce?? 44 F W Keeping house - - Prussia -
16-16 Theodore 19 M W At school - - Prussia -
16-16 Hernes or Herner 17 M W At school - - Prussia -
16-16 Henry 14 M W At school - - Prussia -
16-16 Fred 12 M W At school - - Prussia -
17-17 PERKINS Lewis 34 M W Farmer 2000 400 NH -
17-17 Martha 33 F W Keeping house - - NY -
17-17 Sabolia 11 F W At school - - WI -
17-17 Sarah 9 F W At school - - WI -
17-17 Lewis 4 M W - - - WI -
17-17 Lucretice 2 F W - - - WI -
17-17 John 3 months M W - - - WI 3 months old during the first half of June 1870
18-18 HARTSEN Isaac 39 M W Farmer 600 400 OH -
18-18 Sydice 30 F W Keeping house - - NY -
18-18 Alice 12 F W At school - - WI -
18-18 Charles 10 M W At school - - WI -
19-19 ROLLER Winsell 32 M W Farmer 600 300 Bohemia -
19-19 Theresa 43 F W Keeping house - - Bohemia -
19-19 Joseph 23 M W Farmer - 100 Bohemia -
19-19 Winsell Jr. 18 M W At school - - Bohemia -
19-19 Autie 16 M W At school - - WI -
19-19 William 9 M W At school - - WI -
19-19 Henry 4 M W - - - WI -
20-20 GIRTH John G 42 M W Farmer 300 100 Prussia -
20-20 Catharine 39 F W Keeping house - - Prussia -
20-20 Rosina 11 F W At school - - WI -
20-20 Albert 6 M W - - - WI Deaf & Dumb
21-21 HARTSEN Horatio 69 M W Farmer 500 300 NY -
21-21 Rebecca 63 F W Keeing house 100 - NY -
22-22 DEMOTT Charles 22 M W Farmer 200 200 WI -
22-22 Lucender 19 F W Keeping house - - IN -
22-22 Frank 2 M W - - - WI -
22-22 Margarett 11 mo F W - - - WI Born in July of 1869
23-23 BAYS Harmon 21 M W Farmer - 100 WI -
23-23 Ann 19 F W Keeping house - - NY -
24-24 BLOSS Reuben 56 M W Farmer 500 550 NY Married in May of 1870
24-24 Penuelia 55 F W Keeping house - - NY Married in May of 1870
24-24 George 20 M W At home - - NY -
24-24 BEALS Clark 16 M W At school - - WI -
25-25 WING Andrew 46 M W Carpenter - 400 NY -
25-25 Almeda 30 F W Keeping house - - NY -
25-25 Martin 12 M W At school - - WI -
25-25 Clara 10 F W At school - - WI -
25-25 Phebe 6 F W At school - - WI -
25-25 Emma 4 F W - - - WI -
25-25 Ida 2 mo F W - - - WI Born in April of 1870
26-26 DEMOTT John 37 M W Farmer 600 800 NY -
26-26 Rachel 26 F W Keeping house - - NY -
26-26 Clara 10 F W At school - - WI -
26-26 Alice 8 F W At school - - WI -
26-26 Charles 6 F W At school - - WI -
26-26 Etna 2 M W - - - WI -
26-26 Walter 8 mo M W - - - WI Born in October of 1869
26-26 BELL Mary 16 F W Domestic servant - - NY -
27-27 ADEE David 26 M W Farmer 300 100 NY -
28-28 FENNER Henry 27 M W Farmer 400 300 Prussia -
28-28 Lucy 22 F W Keeping house - - NY -
28-28 Fred 3 M W - - - WI -
28-28 Adda 1 F W - - - WI -
29-29 BEALS Emerson 40 M W Carpenter 300 300 VT -
29-29 Alice 38 F W Keeping house - - NY -
29-29 Lucy 14 F W At school - - WI -
29-29 William 12 M W At school - - WI -
29-29 George 10 M W At school - - WI -
29-29 Nettie 6 F W At school - - WI -
29-29 Benjamin 3 M W - - - WI -
29-29 Annie 1 F W - - - WI -
30-30 DEMAREST David 58 M W Farmer 400 - NY -
30-30 Patience 57 F W Keeping house - - VT -
30-30 John 31 M W Farmer - - NY -
30-30 Margarett 26 F W House Work - - NY -
30-30 Edshan 1 M W - - - NY -
30-30 CARR Mary 13 F W At school - - NY -
31-31 FENNER Harvey 41 M W Farmer 400 250 Prussia -
31-31 Augusta 38 F W Keeping house - - Saxony -
31-31 Martha 18 F W At school - - PA -
31-31 Rachel 16 F W At school - - PA -
31-31 John 13 M W At school - - PA -
31-31 Harvey JR. 11 M W At school - - WI -
31-31 Henry 8 M W At school - - WI -
31-31 Adam 5 M W - - - WI -
31-31 August 2 M W - - - WI -
32-32 LESSIG?? John 39 M W Farmer 300 400 PA -
32-32 Eliza 38 F W Keeping house - - PA -
32-32 Caroline 13 F W At school - - PA -
32-32 Elizabeth 11 F W At school - - PA -
32-32 William 10 M W At school - - PA -
32-32 Mary 4 F W - - - PA -
32-32 Emma 2 F W - - - WI -
32-32 Frank 10 mo M W - - - WI Born in July of 1869
33-33 MAGOWEN William 52 M W Farmer 500 500 Ireland -
33-33 Ann 40 F W Keeping house - - Ireland -
33-33 Mary 12 F W At school - - WI -
33-33 Ann 9 F W At school - - WI -
33-33 Margarette 6 F W At school - - WI -
33-33 Eliza 4 F W - - - WI -
33-33 William 3 M W - - - WI -
34-34 HARWOOD John 26 M W Farmer 50 100 NH -
34-34 Mary 41 F W Keeping house 100 - PA -
34-34 Elizabeth 11 F W At school - - WI -
34-34 Ellsworth 9 M W At school - - WI -
34-34 Ada 6 F W At school - - WI -
35-35 INGRAM Gilbert 22 M W Farmer 600 300 NY -
35-35 Jane 19 F W - - - WI -
36-36 ROBERTS Alonzo 36 M W Farmer - 300 NY -
36-36 Electa 29 F W Keeping house - - NY -
36-36 Mary 12 F W At school - - WI -
36-36 Cassie 9 F W At school - - WI -
36-36 Gilbert 4 M W - - - WI -
36-36 Jennie 5 mo F W - - - WI Born in February of 1870
37-37 HERMINN?? William 59 M W Farmer - 200 NY -
37-37 Ann 59 F W Keeping house 300 - NY -
37-37 ADEE David 25 M W Farmer 300 200 NY -
37-37 William 24 M W Farmer - - NY -
38-38 AUTZ Criss 38 M W Farmer 400 300 Prussia Married in August of 1869
38-38 Judy 16 F W Keeping house - - Prussia Married in August of 1869
38-38 Minnie 11 F W At school - - WI -
38-38 Mary 9 F W At school - - WI -
38-38 Louisa 7 F W At school - - WI -
38-38 William 6 M W At school - - WI -
38-38 Criss 4 M W - - - WI -
38-38 Elizabeth 3 F W - - - WI -
39-39 CARTSEN?? John 62 M W Farmer 1500 600 NY -
39-39 Julia 63 F W Deeping house - - OH -
39-39 Seth 21 M W Farmer - - OH -
40-40 FINES John 68 M W Farmer 400 100 Hesse -
40-40 Martha 65 F W Keeping house - - Hesse -
41-41 HENNESSY James 60 M W Farmer 300 200 Ireland Cannot write
41-41 Catharine 49 F W Keeping house - - Prussia Cannot write
41-41 Criss 12 M W At school - - WI Cannot write
41-41 Mary 4 F W - - - WI -
42-42 HELLEY Edward 26 M W Farmer 300 300 PA -
42-42 Martha 20 F W Keeping house - - WI -
42-42 Viola 1 mo F W - - - WI Born in May of 1870
43-43 SCHIEBER Lawrence 55 M W Farmer 400 500 France Actual given name Lorenz
43-43 Eve 50 F W Keeping house - - France -
43-43 Ferdinand 16 M W At school - - WI -
43-43 Pauline 14 F W At school - - WI -
43-43 William 10 M W At school - - WI -
44-44 SCHIEBER Frank 22 M W Farmer 200 200 NY Married in May of 1870 to Emma
44-44 Emma 18 F W Keeping house - - MA Imogen Emma (McElwain)
45-45 FORBUSH Cheba Jr. 35 M W Farmer 1000 500 NH -
45-45 Sophia 35 F W Keeping house - - MA -
45-45 Clara 4 F W - - - WI -
45-45 Sarah 1 F W - - - WI -
45-45 STUART Betsey 72 F W House Worker - - MA -
45-45 Hait N.W. 52 M W School teacher 300 - CT -
46-46 FORBUSH Cheba 90 M W Farmer 500 400 VT -
46-46 Elizabeth 66 F W Keeping house - - NH -
46-46 William 11 M W At school - - WI -
47-47 FERGUSON Seneca 48 M W Farmer - 200 NY -
47-47 Caroline 33 F W Keeping house - - NY -
47-47 Seneca Jr. 18 M W Farmer - - NY -
47-47 Hannah 16 F W At school - - NY -
47-47 George 14 M W At school - - NY -
47-47 Reuben 12 M W At school - - NY -
47-47 Mary 10 F W At school - - NY -
47-47 Jane 6 F W At school - - NY -
47-47 Milly 4 F W At school - - NY -
47-47 Martha 1 F W - - - WI -
48-48 PERKINS James 28 M W Farmer 2000 1420 NH -
48-48 Mira 24 F W Keeping house - - PA -
48-48 James 3 M W - - - WI -
48-48 Fred 1 M W - - - WI -
49-49 PERKINS James W 71 M W Preacher - 100 NH -
49-49 Frances 73 F W Keeping house - - NH -
50 Congregational Church - - - - - - - -
51-50 HARTSON E.B. 33 M W Farmer 1000 500 IL -
51-50 Mary 37 F W Keeping house - - NY -
51-50 Edward 2 M W - - - WI -
52-51 LATIMER James 35 M W Farmer 200 300 PA -
52-51 Salinah 29 F W Keeping house - - PA -
52-51 John 6 M W - - - PA -
52-51 Elizabeth 3 F W - - - MD -
52-51 Mary 1 F W - - - MD -
53-52 CAIRNS William 40 M W Carpenter 200 300 Ireland -
53-52 Achsah 45 F W Keeping house - - VT -
53-52 William 10 M W At school - - VT -
54-53 KELLER John 45 M W Farmer 540 500 PA -
54-53 Jane 45 F W Keeping house - - PA -
54-53 Joseph 17 M W At home - - PA -
54-53 Martha 15 F W At school - - PA -
54-53 William 13 M W At school - - PA -
54-53 George 11 M W At school - - PA -
54-53 Emma 8 F W At school - - WI -
54-53 Theresa 5 F W - - - WI -
54-53 IDA 2 F W - - - WI -
55-54 McCLYMAN Andrew 66 M W Farmer 3000 600 NY -
55-54 Lavina 66 F W Keeping house - - NY -
55-54 William 25 M W Farmer - - NY -
56-55 McGUINNIS Catharine 44 F W Carries on farm 400 300 Ireland -
56-55 Catharine D 17 F W At school - - WI Katie D. in 1880 census
56-55 Ellen 15 F W At school - - WI -
56-55 Mary 11 F W At school - - WI -
56-55 Mathew 19 M W At school - - WI -
56-55 John 9 M W At school - - WI -
56-55 William 6 M W At school - - WI -
56-55 Rose 1 F W - - - WI -
57-56 BUTTS Cynthia 52 F W Carries on farm 300 400 NY -
57-56 Samuel 19 M W At school - - WI -
57-56 Joseph 14 M W At school - - WI -
57-56 Henry 12 M W At school - - WI -
57-56 RALE John 32 M W Carpenter - - NY -
58-57 AUGELL William 57 M W Farmer - 1700 RI -
58-57 Fanny 55 F W Keeping house - - RI -
59-58 JONES Clement 43 M W Farmer 2000 1192 VT -
59-58 Mary 24 F W Keeping house - - PA -
60-59 WOODWARD Soloman 22 M W Farmer 400 300 PA -
60-59 Lyman 70 M W Farmer - - VT -
60-59 Charity 64 F W Keeping house - - NY -
61-60 HUNT Sylvenus 36 M W Farmer 1600 600 VT -
61-60 Mary 32 F W Keeping house - - MA -
61-60 Eben 8 M W At school - - WI -
61-60 David 2 M W - - - WI -
62-61 WRIGHT Joel B 39 M W Farmer 700 600 VT -
62-61 Ann 48 F W Keeping house - - NH -
62-61 Joel F 18 M W At school - - MA -
62-61 Annette 16 F W At school - - MA -
63-62 HUBBARD J.H. 35 M W Farmer 2500 800 NH -
63-62 Mary 37 F W Keeping house - - VT -
63-62 Sarah 18 F W At home - - OH -
63-62 Edward 16 M W At school - - WI -
64-63 VANDERVERE Joseph 40 M W Carpenter - 300 NY -
64-63 Rebecca 30 F W Keeping house - - NY -
64-63 Emma 17 F W At school - - WI -
64-63 Charles 6 M W At school - - WI -
65-64 McGUINNIS James 62 M W Farmer 200 300 Ireland Cannot read or write
65-64 Bridgett 48 F W Keeping house - - Ireland Cannot read or write
65-64 Ellen 12 F W In school - - WI Cannot read or write
65-64 Margarette 10 F W In school - - WI -
65-64 James 8 M W In school - - WI -
65-64 Jane 4 F W - - - WI -
66-65 STILLWELL William 57 M W School teacher - 100 NY Blind
66-65 Almince 55 F W Keeping house - - VT -
66-65 AMBER Irwin 21 M W Farmer 300 125 WI -
67-66 McCLYMAN Thomas 30 M W Farmer 3000 1271 NY -
67-66 Josephine 27 F W Keeping house - - NY -
67-66 Ernest 1 M W - - - WI -
67-66 McFARLIN Peter 56 M W Farmer - - NY Blind
67-66 ROBERTS Anna 17 F W Domestic Servant - - NY -
67-66 BURGDOFF Theodore 18 M W Domestic Servant - - Prussia -
Transcribers note: In this census the month of birth must be given for children less than one year old and the month of marriage must be given if married within 12 months of the census.

Transcribed by Robert Schieber

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