1870 FEDERAL CENSUS OF CRAIGHEAD COUNTY, ARKANSAS

BUFFALO TOWNSHIP-- Enumerated by James Carson

 

Jonesboro Post Office                                         Sheet 1                   6 July 1870                             Page  119A      

 

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No.             Name                                                   Age        Sex          Born       Real/Pers               Occupation

 

1/1              STOTTS, Arnold                              42            WM        TN          1500/400                 Farmer

                                Synthia                                  37            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                James                                     21            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                Francis                                     4            WF         AR

                                William                                     1            WM        AR

                   WADDELL, Samuel                         27            WM        MS                                          Work on farm

                   GRAYHAM, John                            17            WM        IL                                            Work on farm

                   WACHERPFENNIG, Henry            18            WM        IL                                            Work on farm

                   HENISON, Martha                            14            BF           AR                                          Servant

 

2/2              MOTHERSHED, John                      44            WM        TN             /1450                    Farmer

                                Mary                                      42            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                Martha L.                               16            WF         TN                                          At home

                                Thomas A.                            15            WM        TN                                          Work on farm

                                Mary A.                                 13            WF         TN                                          At home

                                John D.                                  11            WM        TN                                          Work on farm

                                Sarah E.                                    3            WF         AR

 

3/3              SIPES, John                                       30            WM        MO            /735                      Farmer

                                Nancy J.                                 25            WF         KY                                          Keeping house

                                Mary F.                                  19            WF         MO                                         At home

                                Joel                                           3            WM        MO

                                Serena                                    11/12       WF         AR

                                Arena                                     11/12       WF         AR

 

4/4              LANTER, Ovid V.                             55            WM        KY                                          Farmer

                                Francis                                   37            WF         AL                                          Keeping house

                                Marion                                     3            WM        IL

 

5/5              GUEST, Joseph                                 46            WM        AL             /650                      Farmer

                                Matilda A.                             26            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                Martha J.                                 9            WF         AR

                                John M.D.S.                            3            WM        AR

 

6/6              STRICKLAND, James M.                32            WM        MS             /400                      Farmer

                                Louisa                                    21            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                Elizabeth                                11            WF         AR                                          At home

                                William                                     9            WM        AR

                                Nancy                                      2            WF         AR

 

7/7              SHAVER, Allman                              22            BM         TN                                          Farmer

                                Caroline                                 17            BF           MS                                          Keeping house

  /8              EDMONSON, Gustavis                   19            BM         AL                                          Farmer

                                Ellen                                       19            BF           TN                                          Keeping house

 


Jonesboro Post Office                                         Sheet 2                   6 July 1870                             Page  119B      

 

                                                                                                                                   Estate

No.             Name                                                   Age        Sex          Born       Real/Pers               Occupation

 

8/9              SKELTON, John M.                         47            WM        TN          300/750                   Farmer

                                Alabama                                32            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                John M.                                 14            WM        TN                                          Work on farm

                                William S.                              12            WM        AL                                          Work on farm

                                James T.                                 10            WM        AL                                          Work on farm

                                Florence A.                             8            WF         AR

                                Ann L.                                      6            WF         AR

                                Joseph A.                                4            WM        AR

                                Sarah P.                                    2            WF         AR

                   STUDDARD, Priscilla                      66            WF         NC                                          Aged mother

                                Susan                                     51            BF           VA          SV

                   KIRKLAND, Mary A.                      20            BF           MS                                          Servant

 

9/10            HICKMAN, William                         23            WM        MS                                          Farmer

                                Melvina                                 22            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                James                                       5            WM        TN

                                Benjamin                                  3            WM        TN

                                George W.                               3/12       WM        AR

 

10/11          YOUNG, Alonzo R.                           59            WM        KY            240/  400               Farmer

                                Nancy                                    43            WF         AL                                          Keeping house

                                Frances D.                             22            WF         KY                                          At home

                                Alonzo C.                              18            WM        KY                                          At school

                                Charles W.                            15            WM        AR                                          At school

                                Ida A.                                       5            WF         AR

                                Emmet                                      3            WM        AR

                                George B.                                 1            WM        AR

                   SAMMONS, John                            15            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                   HARGRAVES, Lula                            9            WF         AR

 

11/12          MURPHY, Burel                                46            BM         VA                                          Farmer

                                Catherine                               27            BF           TN                                          Keeping house

                                Queen                                      4            BF           TN

                                Nancy                                      3            BF           AR

                                Burel                                         2            BM         AR

                                Clarissa                                    6/12       BF           AR

                   DONALD, John                                22            BM         AL                                          Work on farm

                   HIGS, Selena                                      27            BF           TN                                          Keeping house

 

12/13          VARNER, Francis H.                        27            WM        MO                  /  357              Farmer

                                Siss                                         21            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                Mary A.E.                                2            WF         AR

                                William T.                                5/12       WM        AR

 


Jonesboro Post Office                                         Sheet 3                   7 July 1870                             Page  120A      

 

                                                                                                                                   Estate

No.             Name                                                   Age        Sex          Born       Real/Pers               Occupation

 

13/14          SNOWDEN, Malicha C.                   31            WM        TN                  /  716               Farmer

                                Kate E.                                   21            WF         KY                                          Keeping house

                                Emma A.                                  9/12       WF         AR

                   COBB, Mary E.                                  33            WF         IN

                   HUDDLESTON, Ruth A.                   9            WF         TN

                   LEMAY, Alexander                          25            BM         KY                                          Work on farm

 

14/15          JOHNSON, James C.                        36            WM        GA                  /  325               Farmer

                                Mary Q.                                 39            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                William J.                               13            WM        MS                                          At school

                                Mary A.E.                              10            WF         AR                                          At school

                                James F.                                   6            WM        AR

                                Sarah C.                                   1            WF         AR

                   McLEMORE, Joel H.                        86            WM        SC                                           Aged father

                                Roda B.                                  65            WF         KY                                          Aged mother

 

15/16          WILLIAMS, Jacob                           40            WM        KY            400/  270               Farmer

                                Mary A.                                 44            WF         VA                                          Keeping house

                                Joseph                                   14            WM        KY                                          At school

                                Hellen                                     10            WF         TN                                          At school

                                Clarence                                   3            WM        TN

 

16/17          LARISON, Joshua                            27            WM        IL                    /  326               Farmer

                                Mary A.                                 19            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                James R.                                   2            WM        AR

 

17/18          LARISON, Andrew                          60            WM        PA                  /  396               Farmer

                                Annie                                     46            WF         NC                                          Keeping house

                                Julia A.                                   15            WF         AR                                          At home

                                Harriet                                    14            WF         AR                                          At home

                   CLEMENS, George                           30            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                James T.                                 10            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                   MOSS, Benjamin                               26            BM         KY                                          Work on farm

 

18/19          VARNER, Jesse                                26            WM        AR                   /  275              Farmer

                                Amanda M.                           19            WF         IL                                            Keeping house

                                Susan L.                                   1            WF         AR

                   HUDDLESTON, Eliza J.                   13            WF         AR                                          At home

 

19/20          VARNER, Susann                             47            WF         VA                   /664                Keeping house

                                Edward                                   20            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                Mary A.E.                              17            WF         AR                                          At school

                                John D.                                  16            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                Susann                                   14            WF         AR                                          At school

                                Benjamin                                  7            WM        AR

                                Andrew                                    3            WM        AR

 


Jonesboro Post Office                                         Sheet 4                   7 July 1870                             Page  120B      

 

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No.             Name                                                   Age        Sex          Born       Real/Pers               Occupation

 

20/21          MANGRUM, Isaac N.                      33            WM        TN             /634                      Farmer

                                Susan C.                                20            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                Littleberry                              25            WM        TN                                          Work on farm

                                William F.                              13            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                William J.                               10            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                Littleberry                                2            WM        AR

                                Baby                                       10/12       WF         AR

 

21/22          McLEMORE, Franklin                      33            WM        TN             /400                      Farmer

                                Elizabeth                                32            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                   STRICKLAND, Sarah                      15            WF         AR                                          At home

                   LAMB, William A.                            11            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                James F.                                   9            WM        AR

 

22/23          NEWTON, Mary                               62            WF         NC          300/                         Keeping house

                                William J.N.                           22            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

 

23/24          SPEAKS, Joseph                              57            WM        TN          843/1000                 Farmer

                                Charity                                   57            WF         KY                                          Keeping house

                                Furgus V.                               22            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                Samuel I.                                22            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                   MATOX, James E.                            21            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

 

24/25          SPEAKS, Joseph N.                         23            WM        TN          843/1000                 Farmer

                                Amanda                                 27            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                Mary J.                                     7            WF         AR

                                Sarah E.                                    2            WF         AR

                                Synthia                                    7/12       WF         AR

 

25/26          TAYLOR, Andrew                            42            WM        TN             /534                      Farmer

                                Louisa                                    42            WF         NC                                          Keeping house

                                Willis                                      18            WM        IL                                            Work on farm

                                Wilkis                                     16            WM        IL                                            Work on farm

                                Sarah J.                                  13            WF         IL                                            At home

                                John                                       11            WM        IL                                            Work on farm

                                Laura A.                                   8            WF         AR         

                                Andrew J.                                5            WM        AR

 

    /27          TAYLOR, John H.                            48            WM        IN                                            Farmer

                                Caroline                                 38            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

 

26/28          HURDLE, William E.                         38            WM        NC          285/298                   Farmer

                                Amanda J.                             24            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                Jane E.                                      7            WF         AR         

                                Lucinda C.                               2            WF         AR

 

27/29          HURDLE, John R.                             35            WM        NC             /175                      Farmer

                                Nancy E.                                23            WM        GA                                          Keeping house


Jonesboro Post Office                                         Sheet 5                   5 July 1870                             Page  121A      

 

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No.             Name                                                   Age        Sex          Born       Real/Pers               Occupation

 

28/30          BURROW, John                                26            WM        AR                                          Farmer

                                Ferbery E.                              27            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                Sarah E.                                    5            WF         IL

 

29/31          SOUTH, William H.                          22            WM        AR                                          Farmer

                                Margaret                                17            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

 

30/32          BURROW, Ishmael                           28            WM        AR          80/265                     Farmer

                                Synthia J.                               30            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                Lucinda J.                                3            WF         MO

                                Harvel S.                                10/12       WM        MO

 

31/33          BURROW, Sterling H.                      38            WM        AR          250/438                   Farmer

                                Mary J.                                   28            WF         AR                                          Keeping house

                                Catharine                                 7            WF         AR

                                Sarah                                        5            WF         AR

                                Tinder                                      2            WM        AR

                                James                                       7/12       WM        AR

 

32/33          GATHIN, Thoms A.                         21            WM        TN             /287                      Farmer

                                Amanda H.                            23            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                William R.                                1            WM        AR

 

33/35          STUDDARD, Joseph B.                  42            WM        TN          240/1100                 Farmer

                                Narcissa E.                            40            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                John S.                                   18            WM        TN                                          Work on farm

                                Susan C.                                15            WF         TN                                          At home

                                Ann E.                                    10            WF         AR                                          At home

                                Margaret A.                            6            WF         AR

                                Joseph S.                                 2            WM        AR

 

34/36          TENDELL, William                           44            WM        Canada    /100                       Naval architect

                                Elizabeth H.                           34            WF         NY                                          Keeping house

                                Charles P.                                6            WM        OH

                                Ostram                                     4            WM        TN

 

34/37          BETTS, Isabel                                   31            WF         NY                                          Teacher

                                Harras C.                                  6            WM        OH

                                William B.                                3            WM        TN

 

35/38          BOOKER, William                             26            WM        KY             /238                      Farmer

                                Tennessee                             28            WF         TN                                          Keeping house

                                David                                     16            WM        KY                                          Work on farm

                                Sarah                                      12            WF         MO                                         HKh

                                Mary E.                                    6            WF         AR

                                Missouri B.                             1            WF         AR

 


Jonesboro Post Office                                         Sheet 6                   9 July 1870                             Page  121B      

 

                                                                                                                                   Estate

No.             Name                                                   Age        Sex          Born       Real/Pers               Occupation

 

36/39          McBROWN, John                            45            WM        IN               /390                      Farmer

                                Isabel H.                                42            WF         KY                                          Keeping house

                                James H.                                27            WM        AR                                          Work on farm

                                Alvilda J.