Metcalfe County Genealogy

Assorted 1870 Metcalfe County Census Records

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Abbreviations = ltd* is a Leaf Tobacco Dealer

Family# Last Name   First Name     Age Sex  Occupation   Real   Prop. Born  Notes
                                                         Value  Value

East Fork Precinct, 19th day of August 1870

67/67   Rose        John W.        29   m   Farmer        1200   575  Va.
                    Mary E.        21   f   Keeping House             Ky.
                    William A.      2   m   At Home                    "
                    Philip C.     11/12 m   At Home                    "   born june
        Hubbard     John           18   m   Farm Laborer               "   can't write
        Flat        Jane           15   f   At Home                   Tenn.

70/70   Flat        Pleasant       47   m   Farm Laborer              Tenn. married
                    Nancy D.       34   f   Keeping House 1500   225  Ky.   February
                    Margaret E.    12   f   At Home                   Tenn.
                    Susanna P.     11   f   At Home                   Tenn.
                    Martha E.      10   f   At Home                   Tenn.
                    Cansada I.      7   f   At Home                   Tenn.
                    Mary F.         5   f   At Home                   Ky.
        Hubbard     Verlotta L.    12   f   At Home                   Ky.   can't write
                    Joanna         11   f   At Home                   Ky.   can't write
                    Sarah E.        9   f   At Home                   Ky.
                    James W.        7   m   At Home                   Ky.
                    Mary W.         5   f   At Home                   Ky.

87/87   Hubbard     Joseph         73   m   Farmer                    Va.
                    Julia A        69   f   Keeping house             Va.
        Estes       John W         35   m   House carpenter           Va.
                    Mary C         28   f   Apt. house keeper         Ky.

24 August 1870, East Fork Precinct

119/120 Coomer      Joseph N       26  m    Farmer                    Ky.
                    Fanny Y        36  f    Keeping house             Ky.
                    Nancy M         4  f    At home                   Ky.
                    Sarah D         1  f    At home                   Ky.
        Pennington  Sam'l          80  m    At home                   NC.
                    Nancy          60  f    At home                   NC.

Edmonton Post Office     2nd June 1870

1/1     Reid        Thomas          72  m   At home       3000   400  KY eligible to vote
                    A T             64  f   keeping house              "
                    S R W           38  m   ltd*          3000         " eligible to vote
        Clark       Anne E          17  f   at home                    " (can't read)
                    J M             28  m   ltd*          1125  2200   " eligible to vote
                    Dora            23  f   at home              150   "
        Allen       Thomas          18  m B work on farm               " Can't r & w


2/2     Reid        Freeling        25  m   Day laborer          350  Ky eligible to vote
                    M C             21  f   Keeping house              "
                    T                3  f   at home                    "
                    Ethel            1  f   at home                    "
        Allen       Joseph          20  m B farm laborer               " Can't r & w

3/3     Reed        J. M.           54  m   Farmer         600   315  Ky Father foreign born & eligible to vote
                    Avina           53  f   Keeping house              "
                    John M          19  m   Working on farm            "
                    S F             17  f   At home                    "
                    M E             13  f   At home                    " Can't write
                    H S              9  m   At home                    " Dumb
                    Barnes A        23  m   Works on farm             Tn Can't write & male eligible to vote

64/64   Reed        Thomas          28  m   Farmer               300   Ky eligible to vote
                    Ruth  J         18  f   Keeping house               "
                    Mary          10/12 f   At home                     " born July

65/65   Shive       James M         27  m   Farmer         750   300   Ky eligible to vote
                    Sarah           21  f   Keep house                  "
                    Carmilla       8/12 f   At home                     " born Nov

Edmonton Precinct, 2nd day of June 1870

97/97   Franklin    Lewis J.       50   m   Farmer        1600  1500   Ky.
                    Isabel         48   f   Keeping House               "   can't write
                    Nancy J.       22   f   At Home                     "
                    James H.       21   m   Farm Laborer         150    "
                    Lewis A.       16   m   Farm Laborer                "
                    Lucy C.        12   f   At Home                     "   can't write
                    Josephine F.   11   f   At Home                     "
                    Ruth F.         8   f   At Home                     "
                    Stephen        82   m   Works on Farm              Va.

98/98   Franklin    Austin N.      24   m   Works on Farm        500   Ky.
                    Celina L.      19   f   Keeping House               "
                    Eleanore        1   m   At Home                     "

99/99   Shives      Phillip        54   m   Farmer        2000  1500   Ky eligible to vote
                    Elizabeth      45   f   Keeping House               "    Can't write
                    George W       21   m   Farm laborer                " eligible to vote
                    Nancy J        19   f   At home                     "
                    John W         17   m   Farm Laborer               Ky In school&can't write
                    Joseph M       14   m   Works on farm               " In school & can't r&w
                    Lewis F        10   m   Works on farm               "      "      "
                    Sarah E        7    F   At home                    Ky    In school
                    Albert J       2    M   At home                     "

173/174 Slemons     James          27   m   Farmer               100   Ky.
                    Jane           26   f   Keeping House               "
                    Wm. R.          2   m   At Home                     "

180/180 Slemons     John C.        51   m   Farmer        2500  1200   Ky.
                    Nancy          44   f   Keeping House               "
        Taylor      James W.       23   m   Farmer               700   Tenn.
                    Mary S.        19   f   At Home                    Ky.
                    John S.         1   m   At Home                     "
                    Margaret E.   1/12  f   At Home                     "   Born May

196/194 Franklin    Lewis          63   m   Farmer         300   300   Va.
                    Elizabeth      64   f   Keeping House              Ky.
                    Elvira E.      23   f   At Home                     "
                    Melissa F.     18   f   At Home                     "

244/241 Slemmons    Asher W.       49   m   Farmer        1600  1500   Ky.
                    Martha S.      45   f   Keeping House              Tenn.
                    Wm. T.         20   m   Farm laborer               Ky.
                    Mary E.        17   f                               "
                    Sarah F.       16   f                               "
                    Emily C.       10   f                               "   Can't Write
        Jolly       Joseph         20   m   Farm Laborer               Tenn.

252/248 Slemmons    Washington     44   m   LTD*         1435 6000     Ky.
                    Frances        36   f   Keeping House              Tenn.
                    Robert B.       8   m                              Ky.
                    Susan           5   f                               "
                    Laura B.        3   f                               "
                    Elizabeth      79   f   At Home                    Va.
        Evans       Susan          73   f   At Home                     "
        Turner      Wilson         42   m   Works in Tobacco Prize 100 Ky.
                    C. J.          25   f   At Home                 90  "

277/272 Hubbard     J. H.          23   m   Farmer         250   100   Ky.
                    America J.     27   f   Keeping House               "
                    James W.        1   m                               "

Edmonton, June 30, 1870 page 34

323/317 Hubbard     Wm.            42   m   Farmer         333   515   Va.
                    Amanda         42   f   Keeping House              Ky.
                    Wm. H.         17   m   Farm Laborer                "
                    Milliard F.    12   m   Works on Farm               "
                    Louisa B.      11   f                               "   Can't Write
                    John T.         8   m   Works on Farm               "
                    Viola           5   f                               "
         Hall       Susanna        85   f   At Home                    Va.

325/319  Martin     James M.       39   m   Farmer                     Ky.
                    Georgie Ann    38   f                               "
                    Virgil T.       3   m                               "
                    John W.         1   m                               "

326/320  Martin     William        34   m   Farmer                     Ky.
                    Sarah          35   f                               "
                    James(H??)      7   m                               "
                    John W.         6   m                               "
                    Sarah M.        3   f                               "
                    Thomas W.     5/12  m                               "   Born Dec.

327/321  Martin     John J. Sen.   66   m                              Va.
                    Martha F.      63   f                              Ky.
                    Sarah J.       29   f                               "

Fairview, 22nd day of August 1870

11/11    Hubbard    James W.       21   m   Farm Laborer         100    Ky.
                    Nancy J.       20   f   Keeping House                "

13/13    Oaks       Jacob R.       59   m   Farmer        1600          Va.  Can't Write
                    Martha         56   f   Keeping House               Ky.
                    Chloe          25   f                                "
                    Isaac          23   m   Farmer               200     "
                    Jacob          21   m   Farm Laborer                 "
                    Martha C.      18   f                                "
                    Rebecca J.     14   f                                "
                    Mary M.        12   f                                "
                    Susan M.       11   f                                "

14/14   Thompson    Arther S.      53   m   Farmer        1800  1200    Va.
                    Fannie         49   f   Keeping House               Ky.
                    Ada A.         26   f                                "
                    Lucy M.        24   f                                "
                    Emily G.       20   f                                "
                    Horatio        18   m   Farm Laborer                 "
                    Lewis H.       15   m   Works on Farm                "
                    Narcissus B.   13   f                                "
                    Fannie         11   f                                "   Can't Write
                    Duff            6   m   Works on Farm                "
                    Caledonia       4   f                                "

16/16   Oaks        Daniel G.      26   m   Farmer         750   500    Ky.
                    Martha J.      25   f   Keeping House                "
                    Susan E.        2   f                                "
                    John R.       8/12  m                                "   born sept.

17/17   Oaks        Henry          29   m   Farmer         700   355    Ky.
                    Annie          23   f   Keeping House                "
                    Mary E.         2   f                                "
                    Laura A.      8/12  f                                "   born sept.

31/30   Oaks        Hiram          65   m   Farmer        3000  2750    Va.  can't write
                    Chloe          57   f   Keeping House               Ky.
                    Polly M.       35   f                                "
                    Buford G.      27   m   Farmer               100     "   can't write
                    Wm. H.         23   m   Farm Laborer                 "
                    Hiram G.       21   m   Farmer                       "   can't write
                    James M.       16   m   Farm Laborer                 "
                    Levi B.        13   m   Works on Farm                "
                    Martha S.      10   f                                "   can't write
                    James T.       13   m   Works on Farm                "
                    Hiram          10   m   Works on Farm                "

33/32   Oaks        Hiram, Jr      22   m   Farmer               150    Ky.
                    Nancy          16   f   Keeping House                "
                    Jacob R.      7/12  m                                "   born Oct.

38/37   Boston      James H.       45   m   Farmer        2500  3895    Ky.
                    Mary M.        29   f   Keeping House                "
                    Patric R.      11   m   At Home                      "
                    Martha A.       9   f                                "
                    Leonida         7   m                                "
                    James H.        3   m                                "
                    Eugene          2   m                                "
                    Wm. A.        2/12  m                                "   born Mar.
                    John P.        36   m   Farmer               800     "
        Nunn        Anderson       20   m   Farm Laborer                 "
        Stilts      Reuben H.      18   m   Farm Laborer                 "

44/43   Pierce      Wm. E          22   m   Farmer         300   100    Ky.  married
                    Julia A.       15   f   Keeping House                "   december
                    Mary E.        23   f   At Home                      "   can't write

45/44   Shofner     Henry          43   f   Farmer        1000   700    Ky.
                    Susan C.       37   m   Keeping House                "
                    Robt. F. U.    16   m   Farm Laborer                 "   can't write
                    David A.       14   m   Works on Farm                "   can't write
                    Elmina F.      13   f                                "   can't write
                    Sarah Elizabeth 11  f                                "   can't write
                    Polly L.        6   f                                "
                    Clory           4   f                                "

46/45   Price       Sarah          50   f   Keeping House  600   250    Ky.  can't write
                    Chloe M. J.    21   f   Works on Farm                "
                    Mary s.         1   f                                "

47/46   Pierce      Paschal T.     25   m   Farmer         150   150    Ky.
                    Nancy C.       19   f   Keeping House                "
                    Lizzie B.       1   f                                "

50/49   Boston      Richard        50   m   Farmer         300   290    Ky.
                    Pamelia (Oaks) 39   f   Keeping House                "
                    Reuben P.      10   m   Works on Farm                "
                    Mary S.         3   f                                "
                    Polly H.      9/12  f                                "   born Aug
        Oaks        Jacob R.       29   m   Farmer               275     "

58/54   Pierce      Wm.            61   m   Farmer        1000   250     Ky.
                    Temperance     72   f   Keeping house                 "

Flat Rock Precinct, 2nd day of Aug. 1870

15/15   Shives      Millie         40   f   Keeping house         50     Tn
                    Joseph C       17   m   Farm laborer                 Ky In Schl
                    George M       15   m   Farm laborer                  " In Schl & can't write
                    Nancy E        12   f   At home                       " In Schl & can't write

30/30   Franklin    Marshall       34   m   Farmer        3000  1985     Ky.
                    Josephine      27   f   Keeping House                 "
                    Nancy E.        7   f   At Home                       "
                    Orlander C.     5   m   At Home                       "
                    John N.         3   m   At Home                       "
        Brown       John H.        34   m   House Carpenter               "

37/37   Shive       Charles        47   m   Farmer        2500   650      Ky eligible to vote
                    Susan          43   f   Keeping house                 Va
                    Mary           19   f   At home                       Ky
                    Joseph M       17   m   Farm laborer                  KY In school
                    Nancy D        15   f   At home                       KY In school
                    George S       13   m   At home                       KY In school
                    Cassandra      10   f   At home                       KY In school
                    Cansade         8   f   At home                       KY In school
                    Juanitta        6   f   At home                       KY
                    Charles R       4   m   At home                       KY
                    Susan F       11/12 f   At home                       KY born July
                    Nancy          86   f   At home                       KY Can't write

94/94   Shives      GeorgeW        32   m   Farm laborer   400   400      KY
                    Mary J W       22   f   Keeping house                 KY                                   
                    Wm T           13   m   Works farm                    KY
                    John M          5   m   At home                       KY


La Fayette Precinct, 28th day of July 1870

9/9     Ball        Thomas         62   m   Farmer        1900  1300      Ky.
                    Euphomia       55   f   Keeping House                 Va.  can't write
                    James W.       30   m   Farmer         800   910      Ky.
                    Mary T.        30   f   Apt. House Keeper              "
                    Wm. H.          4   m                                  "
                    Alfred E.       2   m                                  "
        Stark       Emmett          6   m   At Home                        "

94/92   Noel        Ann E.         51   f   Keeping House  600   100      Ky.
                    Noah A.        19   m                                  "
        DeSpain     Lewis          30   m   Farmer               375       "
                    Mary W.        23   f   At Home                        "
                    Dorinda C.      5   f                                  "
                    John A.       5/12  m                                  "

95/93   Nunn        Reubin         40   m   Farmer        1000   660      N.C.
                    Elizabeth E.   36   f   Keeping House                 Ky.
                    Susanna E.     14   f                                  "
                    James F.       10   m   Works on Farm                  "
                    Joseph M.       8   m                                  "
                    Lucinda J.      4   f                                  "

96/94   Jewel       Reuben         24   m   Farmer               100      Ky.
                    Susan J.       28   f   Keeping House                  "
                    Wm. H.          2   m                                  "
        Wallace     Minnie S.       8   f                                  "

97/95   Jewel       John A.        49   m   Farmer         500   500      Ky.
                    Elizabeth      50   f   Keeping House                  "   can't write
                    Wm. G.         19   m   Farm Laborer                   "   can't write
                    John F.        14   m   Works on Farm                  "   can't write
        Houk        Letha M.       18   f   At Home                        "

117/114 Franklin    Ed             37   m   Farm Laborer   200  1680      Ky.
                    Jennie         36   f   Keeping House                  "
                    Thomas J.      12   m   Works on Farm                  "
                    George W.       9   m   Works on Farm                  "
                    Ed F.           6   m                                  "
                    John            4   m                                  "
                    Alice           2   f                                  "
                    Willie        3/12  m                                  "

168/164 Franklin    Mary M.        33   f   Keeping House 2000   955      Ky.
                    Corilla E.     14   f                                  "
                    Lucy           12   f                                  "   can't write
                    Nancy T.       10   f                                  "   can't write
                    Virginia        9   f                                  "
                    Wm. B.          7   m                                  "
                    George H.       5   m                                  "
                    Ann M.          3   f                                  "
                    Corneline D.    1   m                                  "
        Fagett      Wm. M.         19   m   Farm Laborer   400   100       "

171/167 Fausher     James M.       39   m   Farmer        1000   840      Ky.
                    America A.     33   f   Keeping House                  "   can't write
                    Nancy A.       13   f                                  "   can't write
                    Eliza J.       11   f                                  "   can't write
        Twyman      John T.        16   m                                  "

184/178 Nunn        Washington     21   m   Farmer                        Ky.  Married
                    Susan J.       21   f   Keeping House                  "   October

188/182 Bastain     James B.       26   m   Farmer        1500  1500      Ky.  can't write
                    Margaret J.    27   f   Keeping House                  "

197/190 Nunn        John W.        30   m   Farmer        1000   575      Ky.  Married
                    Mary E.        31   f   Keeping House        250       "   Sept.

198/191 Nunn        Wm. H.         60   m   Farmer               200      N.C.
                    Catherine      54   f   Keeping House                 Ky.
                    Nancy L        22   f                                  "
                    Charles J.     17   m   Works on Farm                  "
                    Susan m.       16   f                                  "
                    Mary A.        14   f                                  "
                    Thomas H.      12   m   Works on Farm                  "

199/192 Nunn        John           47   m   Farmer               200      N.C.
                    Polly          47   f   Keeping House                 Ky.
                    John T.        19   m   Farm Laborer                   "
                    Polly B.       17   f                                  "
                    David J.       15   m   Works on Farm                  "
                    Cloae S.       12   f                                  "
                    Lou A. E.      11   f                                  "
                    Martha L.       8   f                                  "

208/201 Nunn        James P.       38   m   Farmer         500   535      Ky.
                    Luvira         28   f   Keeping House                  "
                    Wm. R.         16   m   Farm Laborer                   "
                    Martha L.      14   f                                  "
                    James H.       12   m                                  "
                    John W.         4   m                                  "
                    Florinda B.     2   f                                  "
        Loudon      Nancy T.       11   f   At Home                        "
                    James W.        8   m   At Home                        "
        Chaney      Joseph         29   m   Works on Farm                  "   idiotic

262/253 Franklin    Rogers T.      61   m   Farmer        3300  2025      Va.
                    Milly T.       55   f   Keeping House                 Ky.
                    Richard G.     23   m   Farmer                         "
                    Nancy Jane     17   f                                  "
                    Thompson C.    15   m   Works on Farm                  "

280/271 Polston     Wm. E.         46   m   Farmer         100
                    Elizabeth H.   37   f   Keeping House
                    Nancy A.       11   f        
        Crenshaw    James I.       32   m   Farmer         750   300
                    Henry          22   m   Farmer         750   150

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