US Census Records are valuable records for family historians. They tell us where and when people lived. They tell us who was living together. There are also less known, less accessed census records, called Non-Population Schedules.
Non-Population Schedules are more unique. Those reports include details of Industry & Agriculture. Many of my ancestors were farmers. Records for 1850, 1860, 1870 & 1880 in 20 states can be searched on Ancestry.com. Ohio is included and I quickly found this record for “Abee Mark” in 1870 in Congress, Wayne County, Ohio. It is wonderful to know just what was included on my 3x great grandfather’s farm.
Abraham Mark
12 Nov 1812 PA - 7 Apr 1872 OH
Parents unknown
Husband of Mary Isabella Heffelfinger
Father of 8 sons
My 3x great grandfather
28 acres of improved land
25 acres of wood land
$1,600 value of farm
3 horses
2 milch cows
9 swine
$350 value of live stock
60 bushels of winter wheat
100 bushels of Indian corn
150 bushels of oats
40 bushels of Irish potatoes
220 pounds of butter
8 tons of hay
$160 value of animals slaughtered or sold for slaughter
$445 estimated value of all farm production
Source: 1870 US Selected Non-Population Schedule, Agriculture, Ohio, Wayne, Congress; digital image, Ancestry (ancestry.com: accessed Dec. 2020) Abee Mark.
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I can't remember when I checked those schedules last, thanks for the reminder. Love how 'milch' was spelled :)
ReplyDeleteI had not looked at them in some time either. I wish they were available for more states. We certainly had many farmers in the family. I'd love to learn more about their farms. Thanks for your comment!
ReplyDeleteI love the details in the farm schedules. I wish the schedules for New Jersey were available in more than one place, the State Library!
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