1870 United States Federal Census

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SCHEDULE 1. - Inhabitants in Newton Township, in the county of Shannon, State of Missouri, enumerated by me on the10th day of June, 1870.                                                     646

Post Office: Eminence                                                                                                        Henry Post, Ass't Marshal     (Note: annotated in italics; information from Carol Williamson)

Dwelling
 in order
of
 visitation		 Name of
every
person
whose
usual
abode
on the
first day
of June
1870
was in
this
family		 Families numbered
in order of visitation		 Age Gender Race Profession,
Occupation
or Trade of
Every Male
over age 15		 Value
of Real
Estate
Owned		 Value of
Personal
Estate		 Place of birth,
naming state or
territory of US,
or country if
of foreign birth.		 Parentage If born
within
year,
state
month.		 If married
within
year,
state
month.		 Attended
school
within
the
year.		 Education Whether
deaf and
dumb,
blind,
insane,
or idiotic.		 Constitutional
Relations
Father
of
Foreign
Birth		 Mother
of
Foreign
Birth		 Cannot
Read		 Cannot
Write		 Male
citizens
of 21
years
of age
and
upwards		 Male
citizens
of 21
years
of age
and
upwards
whose
right to
vote is
denied or
abridged
or other
grounds
than
rebellion
or crime.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19    
23 22 SHORT, Moses
4 children born after census: Jasper, John M., Immanuel & Charles.		 35 M W Farmer 1000 600 Missouri / / / 1
    , Mary Ann 'Polly' Crowder   26 F W Keeping House     Missouri   2
        , William W. 12 M W       Missouri           /         3
        , Martha 8 F W       Missouri                     4
    , Columbus 5 M W     Missouri     5
        , Melvin 9/12 M W       Missouri     Sept.               6
    BURKS, Catharine (Catherine) 16 F W Domestic Servant     Missouri                     7
24 23 COX, Austin, Jr.
Son of Austin & Elizabeth Cox.
He & Grace had an elder daughter, Mary E., b. abt. 1866, who is not listed. They had 4 children after 1870: John W., Lefus J., Ellis N. & Caroline.
This family duplicated; listed under Jackson Twp, Pine Hill Post Office, pg 4, h/h 16.		 44
Age given as 32 on Pine Hill list.		 M W Farm Laborer
(Farmer on Pine Hill list)		   200 Georgia
(Illinois
 on Pine Hill list)		           / /   /   8
        ,  Grace (Gracie Jane) 22
Age given as 27 on Pine Hill list.		 F W Keeping House     Missouri                     9
        , Elizabeth Emaline 4
Age given as 3 on Pine Hill list.		 F W       Missouri                     10
        , George F.  2
Age given as 1 on Pine Hill list.		 M W       Missouri                     11
25 24 SHORT, William
Son of Solomon Short & Grace Collins.They had 4 other children born after 1870: Gracie Elizabeth 'Lil', Anna Melissa 'Melissie', Theodore James & Napoleon Bonaparte Short.		 38 M W Farmer 800 500 Missouri                 /   12
        , Nancy Jane Vance
Daughter of John H. Vance & Elizabeth Carnahan.		 25 F W Keeping House     Missouri                     13
        , Narcissa
Married William M. Cox 15 Sep 1887. Children James O., Eva Leona, Artie & William Oliver Cox.		 9/12 F W       Missouri     Aug.               14
    BURKS, Harry 17 M W Farm Laborer     Missouri                     15
        , Ann 15 F W Domestic Servant     Missouri                     16
26 25 MEAD, (MEADE) Elias
This family duplicated; listed under Jackson Twp, Pine Hill Post Office, pg. 4, h/h 17.		 24 M W Farmer 100 200 Illinois                 /   17
    , Trifena (Triphena 'Fena' Pankey)
(01 Aug 1846-11 May 1931)
She married Samuel J. Boyd 03 Nov 1874; She had 1 daughter Theany Pankey b. 1901; 		19 F W Keeping House Missouri / / 18
        , Mary Mariah (Meade or Pankey) 1 F W       Missouri                     19
27 26 PARKER, Gracey (Gracie) 50 F W Keeping House 500 150 Kentucky           / /       20
    BOYD, Samuel 16 M W Farm Laborer     Missouri                     21
28 27 COX, James M. 36 M W Farmer 600 300 Tennessee           / /   /   22
    , Nancy Jane 32 F W Keeping House Missouri / /   23
        , Sarah Emaline 11 F W       Missouri                     24
        , Price 9 M W       Missouri                     25
        , Lee 7 M W       Missouri                     26
        , Marmaduke 5 M W       Missouri                     27
        , Shelby 4 M W       Missouri                     28
        , Evermount 1 M W       Missouri                     29
29 28 HARDCASTLE, Zerelda Widow of D. L. Hardcastle 44 F W Keeping House   200 Tennessee           / /       30
        , David 15 M W Farm Laborer     Arkansas           / /       31
        , Laura 'Jane' 3 F W       Missouri                     32
    HURT, Elizabeth
Daughter of Matthew Hurt & Elvira Richardson.		 16 F W Domestic Servant     Missouri                     33
30 29 HURT, Matthew Joseph
(04 Nov 1822-07 Aug 1900)
Married 1st Elvira Richardson Abt. 1849; Children Nancy Isabella, Elizabeth, Daniel Matthew, Mary Jane & Joseph Robert Hurt;		     W                             34
        , Lucinda 'Catherine' Melugin 
(09 Mar 1845-14 Mar 1909)
Married 24 Jun 1865 at Iron Co MO; Children: Melissa Jane, Samuel, Permelia & Mary Frances Hurt.
She was also married to a Hasty.		     W                             35
        , Daniel Matthew
(24 Sep 1855-01 Apr 1939)
Married Louisa Adaline Smith in 1875; 11 children.		     W                             36
    , Joseph Robert 
(13 Jun 1862-17 Feb 1938)
Married Viva Jane Woodland in 1886; 6 children.		     W           37
        , Melissa Jane 
(19 Jul 1867-01 Dec 1949)
Married Thomas M. Medley 13 Jun 1886; 4 children.		     W                             38
        , Samuel
(25 Nov 1869-17 Nov 1924)
Married Sarah Mary Maxey 17 Sep 1891; 8 children. Married Addie M. Lanham 18 Sep 1912; Married Julia Keen Browning 15 Jan 1916.		     W                             39
    CANTREL, (CANTRELL), Benjamin     W                             40

Household of Matthew Hurt continued page 5

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