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1870 Census of Clarkston, Utah

1870 CENSUS OF CLARKSTON, UTAH
transcribed by Larry D. Christiansen

1870 CENSUS - [Ninth Federal Census] - first census taken at Clarkston, Utah.
SCHEDULE 1.—Inhabitants in Clarkston, in the County of Cache, Territory of Utah enumerated on the 11^th day of August, 1870. Post Office Newton [Utah]

Key to census schedule columns:
1. Dwelling No.	8. Value of Real Estate	15. Attended school past year
2. Family No.	9. Value of Personal Prop.	16. Education – cannot read
3. Names	10. Place of birth	17. Education – cannot write
4. Age	11. Parentage– F. foreign born	18. Whether deaf & dumb/blind/insane/etc.
5. Sex	12. Parentage– M. foreign born	19. Male citizen over 21 years
6. Color	13. If born within one year	20. Male citizen denied the right to vote
7. Occupation/Trade	14. If married within the year.

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

1

1

Smith

Simeon

37

M

W

Bp. of Clarkston

$800

$450

England

Y

Y

Y

"

Ann

44

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Annie

7

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Emma

5

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Simeon H.

2

M

W

At school

Y

Y

2

2

Jinks

Robert

28

M

W

Farmer

$150

England

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

24

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Matilda

1

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Eliza

4

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

3

3

Darley (sic  Dahle)

James (sic Johannes)

37

M

W

Farmer

$900

$600

Norway

Y

Y

"

Martha

28

F

W

Keeping House

Norway

Y

Y

"

Hans

6

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Annie

3

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

John

1

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

4

4

Thompson

Joseph

56

M

W

Farmer

$380

$300

England

Y

Y

"

Caroline

25

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

John

17

M

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

"

James

15

M

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

"

Richard

12

M

W

At home

Rhode Island

Y

Y

"

Samuel

8

M

W

At home

Rhode Island

Y

Y

"

Walter

1

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

5

5

Higgie

Andrew

45

M

W

Farmer

$650

$300

Scotland

Y

Y

"

Ann

30

F

W

Keeping House

Scotland

Y

Y

"

Samuel S.

4

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Catherine

3

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Andrew

2

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

6

6

Loosli

Ulrich

41

M

W

Farmer

$750

$500

Switzerland

Y

Y

"

Magaline

55

F

W

Keeping House

Switzerland

Y

Y

"

Jabe

11

M

W

At home

Switzerland

Y

Y

7

7

Stokes

Henry

41

M

W

Farmer

$550

$275

England

Y

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

40

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

14

F

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

"

William

9

M

W

At school

New York

Y

Y

Y

"

Isaac

6

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

George

4

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Mary

1

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

8

8

Dunn

John J.

46

M

W

Farmer

$450

$275

Virginia

Y

"

Sarah

43

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

John E.

14

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Sarah

12

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

"

Brigham

10

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Mary E.

8

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

"

William

5

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

"

Ephraim

3

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

"

Sarah

21

F

W

Keeping House

Utah

"

Mary E.

9/12

F

W

At school

Utah

Aug

9

9

Mylar

Oscar W.

25

M

W

Farmer

$150

$175

Iowa

Y

"

Annie

17

F

W

Keeping House

Denmark

Y

Y

"

Annie P.

2

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

"

Elzina

7/12

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Oct

10

10

Godfrey

Thomas

20

M

W

Farmer

$300

$225

England

Y

Y

"

Maria

20

F

W

Keeping House

Denmark

Y

Y

"

Mary

1

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Thomas

7/12

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Oct

11

11

Stewart

Samuel

27

M

W

Farmer

$350

$125

Scotland

Y

Y

Y

"

Mary A.

22

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Samuel

5

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Joseph

2

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

James

4/12

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Jan

12

12

Godfrey

John

45

M

W

Farmer

$450

$425

England

Y

Y

"

Mary

48

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Mary

18

F

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

Y

"

John

16

M

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

Y

"

Emma E.

14

F

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

Y

"

Sarah

11

F

W

At school

England

Y

Y

Y

Y

"

Catherine

7

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

13

13

Stewart

William

51

M

W

Farmer

$400

Scotland

Y

Y

"

Hugh

19

M

W

Works on farm

Scotland

Y

Y

Y

"

Thompson

16

M

W

Works on farm

Scotland

Y

Y

Y

Y

14

14

Lyon

Calam

24

M

W

Farmer

Illinois

Oct

Y

"

Sarah

17

F

W

Keeping House

Utah

Oct

Y

15

15

Thompson

Joseph

27

M

W

Farmer

$250

$250

England

Y

Y

"

Hannah

28

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

William

5

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Pernelifa

2

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

16

16

Loosli

John C.

30

M

W

Farmer

$550

$550

Switzerland

Y

Y

"

Anna E.

35

F

W

Keeping House

Switzerland

Y

Y

"

Gotlip

11

M

W

At school

Switzerland

Y

Y

Y

"

Adolph

9

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Edna

7

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Emma

5

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

John W.

2

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Rozena

8/12

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Sep

"

Elsa

12

F

W

Domestic Servant

Utah

Y

Y

17

17

Buttars

David

47

M

W

Farmer

$500

$400

Scotland

Y

Y

"

Sarah

31

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

1

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

John S.

14

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Daniel

10

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Robert

9

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

Francis

Lucy

4

F

W

At home

England

Y

Y

18

18

Benson

Christina

34

F

W

Keeping House

Denmark

Y

Y

"

Alma P.

10

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Christina

7

F

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Joseph

5

M

W

At school

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Samuel

3

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Ellen N.

3/12

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Feb

19

19

Olson

Jorgen

53

M

W

Farmer

$350

$500

Denmark

Y

Y

"

Karen

48

F

W

Keeping House

Denmark

Y

Y

Jenson

Hannah

14

F

W

At home

Denmark

Y

Y

Y

"

Hans

12

M

W

At home

Demark

Y

Y

Y

"

Caroline

11

F

W

At home

Denmark

Y

Y

Y

20

20

Hanson

Jens

45

M

W

Farmer

$400

$550

Denmark

Y

Y

"

Joannah

30

F

W

Keeping House

Denmark

Y

Y

"

Caroline

6

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Emma

5

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

James

2

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

21

21

Griffin

William

58

M

W

Farmer

$200

$150

England

Y

Y

"

Mary

60

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

William H.

22

M

W

Farmer

$150

England

Y

Y

"

Walter

21

M

W

Farm laborer

England

Y

Y

Y

"

Thomas

14

M

W

At home

England

Y

Y

Y

22

22

Griffiths

Theophenia

34

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

William J.

6

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Francis

4

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

3

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

23

23

Kempster

Charles

24

M

W

Farmer

$100

England

Y

Y

"

Maria

21

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

4

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Charles C.

2

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

24

24

Sparks

George

29

M

W

Farmer

$150

$150

England

Y

Y

"

Hannah

29

F

W

Keeping House

Wales

Y

Y

"

Alfred

9

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

John A.

5

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Hyrum

3

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Wilford

1

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

25

25

Quigley

Andrew

38

M

W

Farmer

$550

$1200

Ireland

Y

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

38

F

W

Keeping House

Illinois

"

Lucy

14

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Henry

12

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

David

10

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Alma

7

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

William

5

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

"

Mary E.

2

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

"

Sarah

4/12

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Jan

"

Harriet

33

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Fanny W.

9

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Elizabeth

7

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

James

5

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Joseph

2

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

"

Lucy A.

4/12

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Jan

Atkinson

Alfred

21

M

W

Works on farm

England

Y

Y

Culey

Robert

24

M

W

Works on farm

Isle of Mann

Y

Y

26

26

Barker

Josiah

38

M

W

Farmer

$200

$200

England

Y

Y

"

Alice

39

F

W

Keeping House

England

Y

Y

"

Peter

16

M

W

At home

England

Y

Y

"

Mary

11

F

W

At home

Massachusetts

Y

Y

Y

"

James G.

7

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Maria

5

F

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

Y

"

Josiah

1

M

W

At home

Utah

Y

Y

27

27

Russmussen

Lars

33

M

W

Farmer

$600

$800

Demark

Y

Y

"

Christina

12

F

W

At home

Denmark

Y

Y

Y

"

Dorcha

43

F

W

Keeping House

Denmark

Y

Y

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES:

TOTALS - Families – 27; People – 153; U.S. citizens over 21 – seven.

The deputy or assistant marshals who took the census were provided with detailed written instructions covering the various elements of the census along with the directive that it be performed with "absolute accuracy." It was mandatory to have entries for each person listed in columns #1 through #7 and #10. The instructions further stated: "The inquiries in columns numbered 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 19, and 20 are of such a nature that these columns only require to be filled when the answer to the inquiry is ‘Yes’." In these columns where appropriate the enumerator indicated "Yes" with a vertical slash [/]. In addition the directives stated that no report of personal property would be made if under $100.

The census-taker enrolled all of Clarkston on August 11^th and went to Newton where on the same day he started the census of Newton which he finished on August 12^th.

Some aspects on the 1870 Clarkston census:
1). Probable mistakes - he listed some youngsters attending school at age five or less. See family #1 and #15 for examples of children at ages 5 and 2 cited as "At school." He was not consistent his in listing of those in school, sometimes they were cited as "At school" and at other times as "At home."
On the children less than a year old, the fraction of a year and the birth month listed don’t add up.

2). Names – The handwritten records can be difficult to decipher and this along with the enumerator’s spelling, some extraordinary flourishes in his script and the interpretation thereof could result in a scrambling of some names. This enumerator had a strong tendency to write Danish names that ended with "sen" by listing them as "son." All of the Danish names, except Benson, should have had the "sen" ending. The Benson family 18 had changed their name from "Bendtsen" to Benson.   The James Darley,  family 3,  should have been Johannes Dahle.  His younger brother enrolled at Logan was also listed as a Darley.  Several of the names are slightly different from the form used today.