Center Township

Bryan, Ohio 43506

Next to local vital records, the best source of genealogical data about specific individuals is the federal decennial census. At the present time there ig no state-wide index to the 1870 Ohio federal census. With this in mind the 1870 Williams County, Ohio, Federal Census including surname index was chosen to be transcribed into manuscript form township by township by the Williams County Genealogical Society to serve as a useful tool in family research.

The 1870 federal census for Williams County, Ohio was extracted from National Archives Microfilm Rol] #1282, housed at the Bryan Public Library, Bryan, Ohio. The following information is Included In this census extraction:

1. Page number written by census taker found at the top left of each microfilm frame, the date of the enumeration, the township, and the nearest post office for residents on each microfilm page.

2. Capitalized surnames preceded by an asterick # for head of householld, followed by lower case first name and initial, if given, for each person residing in the household; other surnames of those living within the household are capitalized also, but only the head of household Is preceded by the asterick #.

3. Age, sex, occupation/trade of each person given; the color of residents in Center Township was white; therefore, it was decided to delete that information which would be an unnecessary repetition; in the case of children, the census taker may have listed "at home'.

4. Householders possessing a valued real estate are indicated by the symbol r; householders possessing valued personal property are indicated by the symbol p; money values can be found by a personal check of the microfilm itself.

6. A surname index is included with the surname of not only the heads of household but also those listed within the house whose surname is different from the head; all surnames are followed by the page number of the microfilm page within Center Tw. When using this please check the entire census page aS some surnames are found in multiple spots.

7. An alphabetical list is included of children born in the 12 months prior to the 1870 census, the page number on which it Is found, and the month of the birth. This is followed by an alphabetical list of marriages which were indicated on the census form

If an individual wishes to take a personal look at the census roll, he/she can find additional information not listed here which includes: physical impairments, whether parents were foreign born, whether the enumerated males were eligible to vote, and whether the individual attended school during the census year. This transcription of the census |g not to be considered a substitute for looking at the actual microfilm roll.

The microfilm census roll for Center Township was difficult to read in spots. In al] cases the surnames were checked with other sources to make sure the transcription was correct. These other sources were: list of personal property owners of Center Township, 1867; Williams County, Ohio, Atlases, 1864 & 1874; biographical sketches within several county histories; and, Williams County, Ohio Marriages, Volumes I-III (1824-1868). There were some surnames that were obviously misspelled by the census taker; therefore, family researchers should be careful to check various surname spel] ings.

Aside from the obvious family data that can be gleaned from this census, I found the following occupational statistics to be of Interest in regard to Center Township:

394 Farmers 4 Lawyers 18 Domestic servants 3 Retail merchants 16 Teachers 3 = Ministers 12 Carpenters 3 ~=Railroaders 7? ~~ Blacksmiths 2 ~=sCwPasterers 5 Shoemakers 2 Coopers 2 ~=s«~wPhysicians

There was one person who fulfilled the occupation/trade for each of the following: ditchdigger, milliner, artist, weaver, wagonmaker, harnessmaker, welldigger, stonemason, and tailor.

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# OBERLIN, John 42 M Farmer r p OH Elizabeth 42 F Keep house OH Oliver 18 M Farm |aborer IN Orie 16 4 Farm laborer IN Joseph 10 M At h MI Alfred 8 4 At home IN

Freeman 18 M Farm laborer OH * ZIGLER arme me itn iger ge ee ranklin ome aT ee rea h reo 22 July 1870, Cent page 6 San eep house » Center Twp., Elizabeth 2iF Neaestic servant OH y Bag Mar 18 F At home OH John 8 M At home N 1? M Farm laborer OH Mary 4 F At home Henry 11 M At home 08 Anna 2 F At home ay 9 M At home OH Jane ¥12 F At home 7 F At home OH * KLINE, Jacob 41 M Ditch digger Lawrence 6 M At home OH 40 F Keep house Posey 9/12 M4 At home OH RMAN, Edward 15 M Farm laborer * NILLIN, Martin 34 M Farmer OH Catherine 13 F At home Matilda 28 F Keep house OH Mary 11 F At home ae ae ee ae yi te ome oanna ome STENGER, J 25 M Farmer p OH Benjamin 5 M At home Elizabeth 22 F Keep house OH % RILEY, Joseph 28 M Farm laborer Belle 10/12 F At home OH Mary 25 F qe house HUFF, Lovina 9 F At home IN Lorena 1 F At home % STORY, Henry 45 M Farm laborer r p OH * GILBERT, Orlando 56 M Farmer Sophia 44 F Keep house OH Luc 52 F Keep house en UE Louis 9M Ath OH GILBERT, Mary 17 F At home % HANNUM, Henry 49 M Farmer r p OH % WIN , Jacob 48 M Farmer Sarah 46 F Keep house OH Margarett 39 F ir house Mar 22 F Domestic servant OH Susan 20 F At Noah 19 M Farm laborer OH Benjamin {7 4 Farm laborer Permira 12 F At home OH Mary 13 F Ath John 6 4 At home # HEIST, Theodore 46 MF cr 22 July 1870, Center Twp., page 5 Hecriett ir 4 are qed Benjamin 8 4M At home OH 16 F At home Rebecca 8 F At home OH Mary 12 F At home Bene 6 4 At home OH Theodore 5 4 At home * KEISER, Frederick 21 M Farm laborer OH Harriett 3 F At home Lucretia 29 F Keep house OH * STENGER, George 28 M Farm |aborer Mary 2 F At home OH Mary A. 31 F ee house Elizabeth 4/12 F At home OH Edau 5 M At home * STORY, William 48 4 Farmer cr p OH Margaret 2 F At home El {zabeth 46 Keep house OH 2 F At home John 18 M Farm laborer OH % VARNS, Peter 38 M Farmer Sarah 18 i ae Soe! oe Romena 39 F Keep house am ome Charles 13 M At home 08 22 July 1870, Center Twp., page 7 Albert 12 M At home OH George 10 4 At home 08 Mar 12 F At home Margaret 8 F At home OH Effie 9 F At home Ellen 2 F At home 08 Hannah 7 F At home # RINKLE, John 56 M Farmer tp mR Theresa 7/12 F At home Sol 48 F Keep house % BROWN, Emanuel 43 4 Farmer Lucinda 12 F At home OH Julia A. 41 F Keep house cunferee OH arn i HUFF. "Chertes 1B AMY home * or armer cr Lydia "4 29 F Keep house ha * STINSON, Albert 44 M Farmer Sarah 8 F At home OH Mary A. 35 F Keep house Mary 6 F At home OH Marshal 12 M At home Henry 3 M At home i: Emer 10 M At home Elizabeth F At home Burnside 44 At home Albert 2M At home OH Uly 2 M At home Alice 2 F At home OH * YOUNG, Daniel 36 M Farmer * THOMAS, J 42 M Parmer rp OH Eilza 37 F Keep house Cather ine 42 F Keep house 08 Albert 15 M At home Levi 15 M At home 08 Jessie 12 4 At home Benjamin 10 M At home 08 Williaa 9 M At home oe | Sy re a * E armer rp Susanna 62 F Keep house PA MANN, A.H. 20 M Farm |aborer Jacob 3% M arn laborer OH

* MOORE, Samuel M Farmer P OH Mary 28 F Keep house OH Josephine 4 F At home O# LIND ITH, Mary 59 F At home OH * SCOTT, Timothy 27 M Farmer cp OH Martha 21 F Keep house OH roe 2 M At home O# Elizabeth { F At home OH Amos 16 M At home IL

1] th 8 M At home 08 23 July 1870, Center Twp., page 12 Maltus 6 M At home OH * RODKEY, David 54 M Farmer p PA 49 F Keep hou PA COTTERMAN, Michael 71 4M Ret. shoemaker PA Sarah &. 16 F At home OH ERB, William 12 M At home OH

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%* DONER, Christian 67 M Ret. farmer rp PA CHARLTON, Lydia 33 F Keep house PA Clarence 8 M4 At home PA * DIEHL, Levi 28 4 Farmer p PA Julia 29 F Keep house 08 Samue] 11 M At home OH George 8 M At home OH Hul dah 7 F At home OH Manda 6 F At home OH Levi 5 M At home 26 July 1870, Center Two., page 16 Isabel le 3 F At home OH Jonathan 1 M At home OH VANSICKLE, George 26 M Farm |aborer OH %* REEVES, Henry 50 M F r cp OH Margaret 43 F Keep house FR re 17 4 Farm laborer OH Carol ine 14 F At home OH ah 11 F At home OH Oliver 9M At home OH #* COLTRIDER, John 46 4 Farmer cp PA line 44 F Keep house NY Myron 15 4 At home OH ERB, John 25 M Farm laborer OH * HINEMAN, Fred 61 M Ret. farmer cp FR Magdalena 59 F ae house Malvina 21 F At home OH Fred {7 M At home OH %* HINEMAN, George 29 M Farmer rp OH Barbar 23 F at; house BD * YODER, E.L 34 M Railroader r p OH Lydia 26 F peep house OH Gynthia 3 F At home OH # » Henry 36 M Farmer cp FR Carol ine 39 F XK house FR Geor 14 M At home OH Charles 13 M At home Frank 6 M At home OH Charlotte 5 F At home OH KIMBLE, Davi 53 M Farmer r p OH Eliz 34 F ted house OH Emma 14 F At home OH Laur 9 F At home OH Charles 6 M At home OH #* ARNOLD, Christian 50 M Farmer rp FR Margaret 44 F ier house FR Malvina 20 F At home OH John 14 4 At home OH Baily 13 F At home OH Christian 9 M At home OH % WEBER, Jacob 50 M Farmer cp SW 2B July 1870, Center Twp., page 17 Elizabeth 44 F Keep house SW Henry 19 M Farm laborer OH Casper 18 M Farm laborer OH George 9 M At home OH ry HP At home 6a ome % RAUKHART, Michael 55 M Farmer rp FR Dora 44 F rer house FR Baal ine 27 F at ome OH Charles 20 4 Farm laborer OH Carol ine 18 F At home OH Amelia 6 F At home OH AUSBECK, Jacob 17 4 Farm laborer OH * KARN, John 44 M Parmer cp WT Mary 39 F Keep house WI

Martha 10 F At home William 8 M At home Elmer 6 M At home John 4M At home James 2 4 At home * COUTS, William 22 MF. cr Matilda 43 F Keep house Jennie {5 F At home Melissa 13 F At home Mary 11 F At home * CALVIN, Sylvester 32 M Farm laborer Sarah 27 F Keep house Edwin 2 4 At home William 10/12 M At home * CALVIN, Vincent 60 M Farmer Sarah 58 F Keep house Seth 24 M Farm l|aborer % NEIDHART, Noah 26 M Farmer Amelia 20 F Keep house JOHNSON, Ida A 11 F At home * Baton 62 M Farmer Phebe 48 F Keep house George 18 4 Farm |aborer Oliver 11 M At home Sarah 1? F At home MYERS, Lesetta {5 F At home % oe ge So M Farmer ther 50 F Keep house Edward 23 M nter Emma {5 F At home John 13 4 At home Richard 11 M At home FRITSCH, Jacob 78 M Farmer Margaret 68 F Keep house Peter 33 M Farm |aborer Jacob Jr. 31 M Farm laborer Elizabeth 29 F At home GALLATIN, Joh 5i M Parmer ayala 50 F Keep house William 18 M Farm laborer

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% MONOSMITH, William 39 M Farmer c p OH Susanna 33 F rad house OH Franklin 13 4 At home OH Emma 8 F At home OH Joanna 6 F At home OH Charles 1M Ath OH

* MAN, William 48 M Farmer rp OH Elizabeth 44 F Keep house OH Isaac 23 M Farm laborer Thomas 17 M Farm laborer 08 Zelena 14 F At home OH Zilicia 13 F At home 08 Ida 10 F At home IN

Viola 7 F At home 2 August 1870, Center Twp., page 29 Delila 2 F At home Philetus 1/12 M At home % STAHL, Peter 53 M Farmer Catherine 54 F sets house Susanna 16 F At home % STAHL, Simon 22 M Farm |aborer Catherine. 18 F Keep house #* HAUSEY, William 39 M Farmer Mary J. 37 F seep house Mary B 16 F At home John R 14 4 At home Rache] 12 F At home Mary Ann 9 F At home Ida 7 F At home Lydia 4 F At home DILE, John 44 M Farm |aborer Barbar 38 F Keep house Florence {2 F At home Christie 9 F At home Rapgaret 6 F At home %* GILBERT, Charles 43 4 F ig Lydia L. 36 F ead house Frances 16 F At home Clara 14 F At home Clarence 12 M At home Cora 3 F Ath ENDER, Cyrus 19 M Farm laborer % FRANKS, Bal] 41 F seep house Catherine 13 F At home Simon {5 M Farm laborer William 3 4 At home * BROWN, Jac S4 MF r Catherine 53 F Keep house Jacob 21 M Farm laborer Catherine 18 F At home Nancy 16 F At home Isabelle 13 F At home Charles 9 M At home CALENDER, Geor 4 4 At home » Fran 17 M Farm laborer 2 August 1870, Center Twp., page 0 PUNCLER, Joseph 23 4 Farm laborer % STENGER, Mary 37 F Keep house Charlies 13 4 At home ary 12 F At home William 9 M4 At home HOYER el 59 M Farmer 57 F Keep house William 18 4 Farm laborer ah J 16 F At home SAUL, Catherine 21 F Ath Leander 22 M Farm |aborer % ee Jessie 3 ; er eep house + LITTLE, William 34 M Farm laborer Sarah 20 F Keep house a 1 PF At home % EVAN, Almoni 20 M Farm l|aborer liza B. 19 F 448 house 6/12 M At home %* EVAN, Isaac 48 4 Farmer Bl izabeth 46 F Keep house Nettie 12 F At

% SMITH, Sarah 66 F Keep house cpIR Sardu Samue| 36 M Farmer OH John ; 6 4 A er Salonia 24 F ys house OH * POOL, William 38 M Farmer rp OH Frank 0. 3 M4 At home OH Mar 36 F Keep house Charles 1 M At home OH n 17 M Farm laborer % YEAGLEY, William 35 M Farmer rp PA Y 14 4 At home Margaret Sah! Keep house PA Berthena 10 F At home Blanche 14 F At home OH 9 4 At home Park {3 M At home OH Irvin 9 M At home Lottie 8 F At home IN Frank 6 M At home erman 7 4 At home IN Harlan 4M At home YEAGLEY, Andrew 66 M Ret. farmer p PA 2 F At home Catherin 63 F Keep house PA * WINES, James 32 M Farmer James X. 26 M Farm laborer p OH 30 FX house James C. 2 4 At home OH Willian 7M At home % SPROTT, M.D. 314 F r r p OH lissa 3 F At home Elizabeth 27 F aeep house OH SPANGLER, Isaiah 35 M Farmer William 4 M4 At home 08 sets 3 J 43: house FY ome 3 August 1870, Center Twp., page 31 ath, é 4 + - ome JOHNSON, Abraham 13 4 At home OH Clarence 2 M At home % MANNON 42 M Farmer cp PA * MAN 42 4 Carpenter cp OH HOPKINS, Mary 28 F Keep house Q Hary Jane 33 F Keep house MANNON, John 20 M Farm laborer OH William {7 M Farm laborer 16 M Farm laborer OH J 15 M At home Wesley 14 4 At home OH John 12 4 At home ah 12 F At home OH Mary C 9 F At home Lilly 9 F At home OH Robert 44 At home Jerry 7 4 At home OH pooran 72 F At home HOPKINS, Anna 6 F At home OH * » Wililan 29 M Farmer GIANGUE, am 73 M Farmer FR Eliza 23 F Keep house oe Sh rece house i 3 August 1870, Center Twp 8 e arm er » Center +, page #* BROWN, Nicholas 48 4 Farmer PA Sarah 44 F Keep house OH Emma 4 F At home John 20 M Farm laborer 08 Daniel 3 M At home Mary. Jane {7 F At home 08 George 1 4M At home Thomas 12 4 At home OH Elizabeth 39/12 F At home %* SPANGLER, Jacob 58 M Farmer rp PA * LLOYD, David 54 M Farmer rp Eliza 57 F Keep house PA gal ly Si F Keep house Martha 10 F At home OH Fran 26 M Farm laborer Avilla 10 F At home O8 Alice 13 F At home CALVIN, Luther 28 M Farm l|aborer p O08 Emma 11 F At home pane? 20 F Keep house OH # FISHER, Michael 40 M Farmer rp * BROWN, William 25 4 Parmer rp OH Mary 33 F Keep house Carol ine 22 F Keep house 08 Jacob 15 M At home JACQUES, Sar 13 F At home 08 ge 13 4 At home CO ie ee a ura one argare JACQUES, J 38 rl pn laborer OH John 8 M At home % MANNON, Jacob M Farm laborer rp Carol ine 6 F At home Delana 26 F age house NY Henry 5 M At home Nina 2 F At home O8 Walter 24 At home Franklin 1 4 At home 08 William o/1¢ M At home Charles 12 M4 At home 08 % FISHER, Jacob A 69 M Ret. farmer rc * JACQUES, Henry 26 M Farmer p 08 %* FISHER, George 32 M Farmer Lucinda 2 F Keep house 08 Elizabeth OFX house Eden { M4 At home 08 Ira L. 9 M At home John 16 4 Farm laborer 08 William 74 At home %* MORRIS, William 29 4 Farm laborer 08 ie Ay + - 3 August 1870, Center Twp., page 32 Charles 2 4 At home Jane 4/12 F At home Mary 29 F Keep house NY %# GRESSHOBER, John 55 M Farmer Urie 3 M At home 08 mye 44 ; keep house Eva 7/12 F At home 08 Catherine {2 F At %* BRUNS, Jacob 40 M Farmer rp PA Jacob 18 M Farm laborer Mary 33 F seep house PA John 13 M At fro Wie G an John 10 M At home |

5 August 1870, Center Twp., page 37 Anna 17 F Teach schoo] OH GRAHAM, Irvin 10 4 At home OH * DODGE, J.P. 49 4 Farmer cp NY Mary A. 49 F Keep house NY Sidney 18 M Farm laborer O# Clara 10 F At home OH