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1870 Census of Russell County, VA p.350A
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Abstracted by Michael Dye, ©2002 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Michael Dye, May 2002. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1870 federal census for Russell County, VA.

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:  VA  COUNTY:  Russell  DIVISION:  Elk Garden Township  REEL NO:  M5931677  PAGE NO:  350A
REFERENCE:  Enumerated the 29th day of August 1870 by B J Fletcher
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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   12   12  Dye            John           3    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 2   12   12  Dye            Melissa        1/12 F    W    at home                            Virginia                        May
 3   13   13  Taylor         William        27   M    W    farm laborer                       Virginia                                                     X     X          X
 4   13   13  Taylor         Lydia          26   F    W    keeping house                      Virginia                                                     X     X
 5   13   13  Taylor         Ernest         9    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 6   13   13  Taylor         Charles        5    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 7   13   13  Taylor         Cowan          3    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 8   13   13  Taylor         Alice          1    F    W    at home                            Virginia
 9   14   14  Hess           Henry          35   M    W    farmer                             Virginia                                                                      X
 10  14   14  Hess           Julia          20   F    W    keeping house                      Kentucky                                                     X     X
 11  14   14  Hess           Joshua         2    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 12  15   15  Dye            Harvey         37   M    W    farm hand                130       Virginia                                                                      X
 13  15   15  Dye            Cynthia        25   F    W    keeping house                      Virginia                                                     X     X
 14  15   15  Dye            Mary           14   F    W    house keeper                       Virginia                                                     X     X
 15  15   15  Dye            Lucy           12   F    W    at home                            Virginia                                                     X     X
 16  15   15  Dye            John           10   M    W    at home                            Virginia                                                     X     X
 17  15   15  Dye            Rachel         8    F    W    at home                            Virginia
 18  15   15  Dye            Charles        6    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 19  15   15  Dye            David          3    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 20  16   16  Hess           Lucy           55   F    W    asst house keeper                  Virginia                                                     X     X
 21  16   16  Ball           John           35   M    W    wheel wright                       Virginia                                                                      X
 22  16   16  Ball           Milly          30   F    W    keeping house                      Kentucky                                                     X     X
 23  16   16  Ball           James          10   M    W    farm laborer                       Virginia                                                     X     X
 24  16   16  Ball           Mary           8    F    W    at home                            Virginia
 25  16   16  Ball           Milly          3    F    W    at home                            Virginia
 26  16   16  Ball           Clarissa       2    F    W    at home                            Virginia
 27  16   16  Ball           Jessee         68   M    W    at home                            Virginia                                                     X     X     X    X
                   REMARKS:  column 17 has Blind written in
 28  17   17  Hess           Polly          63   F    W    keeping house                      Virginia                                                           X
 29  17   17  Hess           Elizabeth      36   F    W    house keeper                       Virginia                                  Feb                X     X
 30  17   17  Hess           William        21   M    W    daily laborer                      Virginia                                                     X     X          X
 31  17   17  Hess           Nancy          20   F    W    at home                            Virginia                                                     X     X
 32  18   18  Howard         John           27   M    W    farmer                   800       Virginia                                                                      X
 33  18   18  Howard         Eliza          29   F    W    house keeper                       Virginia
 34  18   18  Howard         Henry          21   M    W    farm laborer                       Virginia                                                                      X
 35  18   18  Howard         Rebecca        18   F    W    at home                            Virginia
 36  18   18  Howard         Johnson        15   M    W    farm laborer                       Virginia                                                           X
 37  19   19  Howard         Robert         24   M    W    farm laborer             400       Virginia                                                           X          X
 38  19   19  Howard         Martha         24   F    W    keeping house                      Virginia
 39  19   19  Howard         Henry          2    M    W    at home                            Virginia
 40  20   20  Ray            Ira            44   M    W    farmer                   200       Virginia                                                     X     X          X


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