1870 U.S. Post Population Census

State of Ohio

Rowley Extracts: Counties A - D

County: Adams

Township: Sprigg

20 Sept, Post Office-- West Union, Roll M593_1167, pg 196
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  200 192 Joseph M Watson 65 KY W M Farmer $8900
      Kizziah Watson 66 OH W F Keeping House  
      Martha Watson 26 OH W F Helps Mother  
      Emma Watson 20 OH W F Invalid cannot read or write
      Eliza Rolly 30 KY W F Does Housework cannot read or write
      Louisa Rolly 5 KY W F At home  

County: Allen

Township: Richland

Roll M593_1168, pg 503, 28 June, Post Office-- Beaverdam
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  32 32 Wm S Rawles 30 MD W M Carpenter  
      Sarah A Rawles 26 OH W F Keeping House  
      Cesa A Rawles 2 OH W F At Home  
      Henry Aulthouse 68 Switzerland W M Farm laborer ($400,$200) Parents foreign born
      Mary Aulthouse 32 Switzerland W F Keeping House Parents foreign born

County: Ashtabula

Township: Monroe

Roll: M593_1170, page 269, Post Office: Amboy, 14th June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
Unassigned
(see 1880)
325 334 Charles I Rawles 53 England W M Farmer
($8300, $2000)
parents foreign born; eligible to vote
      Mary Rawles 41 England W F Keeping House  
      Luella Rawles 7 OH W F   Father foreign born; in school
      Nellie Rawles 5 OH W F   Father foreign born; in school
      Frank Rawles 3 OH W M   Father foreign born; in school
      Effie Rawles 2 OH W F   Father foreign born
      Bessie Rawles 3/12 OH W F   Father foreign born; Feb 1870
      Rollan Green 19 PA W M Laborer on Farm  

County: Ashtabula

Township: Monroe

Roll: M593_1170, page 282, Post Office Morgan, 27 June

Note: the family next door is Knowlton.

Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
(see 1880) 105 106 N A (Norman) Rowley 53 NY W M Farmer ($2500, ---) Eligible to vote
      B J Rowley 43 OH W F Keep House  
      Manly A Rowley 15 OH W M   In School
      Ralph L Rowley 11 OH W M   In School
      Susanna Knowlton 74 CT W F    

County: Ashtabula

Township: Orwell

Roll M593_1170, pg 302, Post Office Orwell, 15 August
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
1-7.0656/9.1 144 147 A H (Addison) Rowley 33 OH W M Clerk in Store
($1500, $500)
eligible to vote
      Elizabeth Rowley 31 OH W F Keeping house parents foreign born
      Maud Rowley 3 OH W F    

County: Ashtabula

Township: Saybrook

Roll M593_1170, pg 347-8, 8 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
2-6.0445 18 19 Truman Rowley 61 CT W M Farmer
($2000, $400)
Eligible to vote
      Mary Rowley 54 MA W F    
2-7.2669     Joseph L Rowley 19 OH W M    
      Lovina Rowley 17 OH W F Teacher attended school within the year
2-7.2668     Samuel Rowley 12 OH W M   attended school within the year

County: Ashtabula

Township: Saybrook

Roll M593_1170, pg 355-6 , 13 June, no occupations listed.
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
2-7.2666 154 158 James Rowley 26 OH W M   Eligible to vote
      Marietta Rowley 21 OH W F    
      Flora Rowley 5/12 OH W F   Dec (1869)

County: Ashtabula

Township: Sheffield

Roll: M593_1170, pg 770, Post Office Amboy 
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  98 98 Lyman Roley 60 NY W M Farmer
($3200, $300)
Eligible to vote
      Mary Roley 55 VT W F Keeping House  
  -- 99 William Heath 38 OH W M Farm Laborer
(---, $275)
Eligible to vote
      Chloe Heath 41 NY W F Keeping House  
      Mary Heath 16 OH W F    
      Christina Heath 13 OH W F   In school
      Sarah Heath 12 OH W F   In school
      George Heath 10 OH W M   In school

County: Belmont

Township: Barnesville

M593_1174, page 399, 7th June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  248 281 Lyson Rowlee 38 OH W F Tanner
(---, $1000)
Eligible to vote
      Eliza Rowlee 31 OH W M Keeping House
($2000, ---)
 

County: Belmont

Township: Pease

Roll M593_1173, pg 169, Post Office Martins Ferry, 22nd August
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
Unassigned
(See 1880)
920 922 Stephen Rowley 33 England W M works in family
(---, $100)
Parents foreign born
      Rebecca Rowley 24 England W F Keeping house Parents foreign born
      Mary M Rowley 7 England W F at home Parents foreign born
      Rebecca Rowley 6/12 OH W F at home Dec (1869)
      Benjamin Munslow 50 England W M works in family Parents foreign born; eligible to vote

County: Belmont

Township: Pease

Roll: M593_1173, pg 153, Post Office-- Martin's Ferry, 4 August
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  688 690 Joseph Raley 66 OH W M Farmer
($5400, $500)
Entitled to vote
      Sarah Raley 62 MD W F Keeping House  
(see 1830) 689 691 Asa Raley 72 VA W M Farmer
($5400, $1000)
Entitled to vote
      Asenath Raley 66 VA W F Keeping House  
      Mary H Raley 35 OH W F Teaching School  
      Martha Raley 33 OH W F Helps Mother  
      Rachel Raley 31 OH W F Teaching School  
      Elizabeth J Raley 28 OH W F Teaching School  
      Melissa A Raley 25 OH W F Helps Mother  
      Joseph Hogue 18 OH W M Works on Farm  
      Edwin Parry 10 OH W M At School  

County: Belmont

Township: Warren

Roll M593_1174, pg 429, Post Office Barnesville, 10 July
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
(See 1880) 697 743 Stewart Rowley 49 PA W M Farmer
($4800, $3582)
Eligible to vote
      Maria Rowley 38 MD W F Keeping House
($1000, $200)
 
      Annie Rowley 17 OH W F At home  
      Adalaide Rowley 15 OH W F At home  
      Emmet Rowley 7 OH W M At home  
      George Rowley 4 OH W M At home  

County: Belmont

Township: Warren

Roll M593_1174, pg 415, Post Office Barnesville, 22 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  522 547 Angeline Rowley 56 MD W M Keeping House
(---, $800)
Cannot write

County: Carroll

Township: Augusta

Roll: M593_1178,  page 1,  25 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  16 17 C Dumbleton 46 OH W M Inn Keeper
($5000, $500)
Parents foreign born
      Mary Dumbleton 44 OH W F Keep House Parents foreign born
      Joseph Price 24 PA W M Plasterer  
      James Nung 24 OH W M Clerk dry goods  
(See 1880)     James Rowley 38 PA W M Tailor Parents foreign born
      Wm Stackhouse 32 OH W M Harness maker
($1200, $1000)
 
      Hettie Gray 32 OH W F Housekeeper  

County: Carroll

Township: Carrollton

Roll: M593_1178, page 47, 1st June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  1 1 Robert Raley 32 OH W M Lawyer -Prvs - Atty
($3000, $7000)
Eligible to vote
      Margaretta Raley 30 OH W F Keeping House Parents foreign born
      George S Raley 1 OH W M    
      John Frank Raley 3/12 OH W M   Feb (1870)

County: Champaign

Township: Adams

Paris, Roll M593_1179, pg 194
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  27 27 James Rowley 25 OH W M Farm Laborer Eligible to vote
      Elizabeth Rowley 20 OH W F    
      Emley Rowley 3/12 OH W F   Feb 1870

County: Champaign

Township: Harrison

Kingston, Roll: M593_1179, pg 248  (note: this is the James Freeman and Elizabeth Pine Rowlee household. See the Civil War Pension.)
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  12 12 James Rowlee 23 OH W M Common laborer Eligible to vote
      Elizabeth Rowlee 19 OH W F Keep House  
      Emma A Rowlee 3/12 OH W F at home Feb 1870

County: Champaign

Township: Urbana

M593_1179, pg 450, 21st June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Sex Race Occupation
(Property Values)
Birth Place Other
  44 48 William T Busser 55 M W Tobacconish($17,000/$6000) PA Eligible to vote, Father Foreign born
      Elizabeth Busser 50 F W Keep House PA  
      Young Busser 27 M W Tobacconish PA Eligible to vote
      Amy Busser 19 F W at home OH  
      Fannie Baker 18 F W at home OH  
      William Rolly 19 M W Laborer OH  

County: Clark

Township: Springfield

Roll: M593_1180, pg 323, 7th June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
1-7.2378/08.01 184 186 J W (Joel Warren) Rowley 41 NY W MRet. Coal Dealer
($3500, $250)
eligible to vote
      Rebecca Rowley 39 NY W F keeping house  
1-7.2378/09.001     Charles Rowley 13 NY W M at home  
[d.y.]     Frank Rowley 8 NY W M    
[Rebecca's mother]     Elizabeth Taylor 59 NY W F without occupation  

County: Clark

Township: Springfield

Roll: M593_1180, page 292, 11th July
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  280 320 Elizabeth Brown 68 MD W Fwithout occupation 
      Henriett Stephens 70 OH W F Keep house
($13,000, $3,300)
 
      Hattie Wheeland 33 OH W FAt home 
      Demot Rawley 28 OH W Mclergy ?? Eligible to vote
      Sarah Dudley 20 KY B FDoes for Dermot 

County: Columbiana

Township: East Liverpool

Roll: M593_1183, Post Office: Wellsville, pg 208, 1st June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
Unassigned 346 346 James Rowley 66 England W M Works in Pottery Parents foreign born; eligible to vote
      Prudence Rowley 68 England W F Keeping House Parents foreign born

County: Columbiana

Township: Elkrun

Roll: M593_1183, Page 63, Post Office Elkton, 10 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  73 74 John Raley 65 PA W M Farmer
($6600, $1480)
Eligible to vote
      V Frances Raley 39 OH W F Keeping House  
      T Edward Raley 3 OH W M    
      Darwin Raley 8/12 OH W M   Sept (1869)
  75 76 Kersey Raley 43 PA W M Farmer
($9300, $---)
married Feb 1870; eligible to vote
      Jessinath Raley 40 PA W F   married Feb 1870
      Josiah Mettele 19 OH W M Farm Laborer  

County: Columbiana

Township: Elkrun

Roll: M593_1183, Page 68, Post Office Elkton, 21 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  151 155 Jehu Raley 48 PA W M Farmer
($13560, $1833)
Eligible to vote
      Esther Raley 46 PA W F Keeping House  
      Emmor Raley 21 OH W M Farmer at home
(---, $150)
Eligible to vote
      William Raley 16 OH W M    
      Thomas Raley (twin) 13 OH W M    
      Mary Raley (twin) 13 OH W F    
      Laura Raley 11 OH W F    
      Ann Ruth Raley 8 OH W F    

County: Columbiana

Township: Hanover

Roll: M593_1183, page 132, Post Office Hanoverton, 1 July
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  216 212 Miller Raly 46 OH W M Farmer
($7500, $1500)
Eligible to vote
      Sarah Raly 40 OH W F Keeping house  
      Mary Raly 17 OH W F    
      Elizabeth Raly 10 OH W F at school in school
      Cora Raly 6 OH W F at school in school
      Flora Raly 6 OH W F at school in school

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Brooklyn

Roll: M593_1187, pg 58 20 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  362 339 Mary Rowley 34 OH W F Keep House
($2000, $3000)
 
(See 1880)     Lucy Rowley 65 CT W F At Home
(---, $2500)
 
      Herbert Rowley 5 OH W M    

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Cleveland Ward 13

Roll M593_1192, pgs 162-3, Post Office Cleveland, 16 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
Unassigned
(See 1880)
182 196 Patrick Rowley 40 Ireland W M A Sorter of Lumber
($800, ---)
Parents foreign born; eligible to vote
      Maria Rowley 35 Ireland W F House Keepg Parents foreign born; cannot read or write
      Thomas Rowley 15 MA W M At Home Parents foreign born
      Margaret Rowley 13 MA W F Attend School Parents foreign born; attend school in year
      Frances J Rowley 11 OH W M Attend School Parents foreign born; attend school in year
      Wm Rowley 9 OH W M Attend School Parents foreign born; attend school in year
      Anna M Rowley 5 OH W F Attend School Parents foreign born; attend school in year

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Cleveland Ward 2

Roll: M593_1188, pg 228, 7 July
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  315 306 E. P Williams 32 OH W M Clerk in Store
(--, $300)
eligible to vote
      Connie Williams 27 OH W F Keeping House  
      Mosy Harlben 19 Canada W F House Servant Parents foreign born
      Mary Rawley 29 NY W F    
      Chos Doolittle 28 OH W F Clerk in Store  

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Cleveland Ward 3

Roll: M593_1188, pg. 293, 4 July; This was identified as a 'Saloon'. It appears to have been a lodging house for sailors, including a Baden sailor and his family. Pat Rowley was one of a group of young men 'caught' in the tally.
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  110 119 Hemson Schall 35 Prussia W M Keeping Saloon
($---, $200)
Parents foreign born; eligible to vote
      Kale Schall 32 Prussia W F Keeping House Parents foreign born
      Anne Parks 18 OH W F House Serv Parents foreign born
      Frank Miller
wife,
6 children
40
36
14-1
Baden
Baden
OH
    Sailor (w/ no occupations listed)
Parents foreign born
      Mike Judson 40 Ireland W M Sailor Parents foreign born; Eligible to vote
      7 others 17-28 Ireland W M Sailor Parents foreign born
Unassigned     Pat Rowley 19 Ireland W M Sailor Parents foreign born

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Cleveland Ward 3

Roll M593_1188, pg 291, 3 July; This appears to be a low priced boarding house for recent Unassigneds.
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  96 96 Joseph Wingler 30 Prussia W M Keeping Saloon
(---, $300)
Parents foreign born; eligible to vote
      Mary Wingler 27 Prussia W F Keeping House Parents foreign born
      Paulina Wingler 3 OH W F   Parents foreign born
      Henry Miller 22 OH W M Sailor Parents foreign born
      Heidler Miller 26 OH W M   do Parents foreign born; eligible to vote
      Jacob Cooney 20 Ireland W M Laborer Parents foreign born
      John Cooney 24 Ireland W M   do Parents foreign born
      Chas Keiger 25 Ireland W M Sailor Parents foreign born
      John Keiger 21 Ireland W M   do Parents foreign born
Unassigned     Pat Rawley 28 Ireland W M Sailor Parents foreign born
      Bridget Rawley 26 Ireland W F   do Parents foreign born
      Anna Rawley 4 OH W F   do  
      George Rawley 1 OH W M   do Parents foreign born
      Chas Kimball 24 OH W M Tin Smith Parents foreign born
      Anna Kimball 21 OH W F   Parents foreign born
      John McKay 24 OH W M Black Smith
(---, $200)
Parents foreign born

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Cleveland Ward 4

Roll M593_1189, pg 445, 11 August
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
  1904 1892 Ford J Dickman 40 VA W M Lawyer
($7000, $1500)
Eligible to vote
      Anne Dickman 30 OH W F K House  
      Joseph Dickman 73 MA W M   Eligible to vote
      Mary Rogers 24 Ireland W F H Servant Parent foreign born
Unassigned     Catherine Raley 21 Ireland W F H Servant Parent foreign born

County: Cuyahoga

Township: Cleveland Ward 8

Roll M593_1191, pg 304, 15 June
Spencer # Dwell-
ing
House-
hold
Name Age Birth Place Race Sex Occupation
(Property Values)
Other
Unassigned 1089 1088 Edward Raley 40 Ireland W M Laborer on deck
($4000, ---)
Parents foreign born; cannot read or write; eligible to vote
      Anna Raley 37 Ireland W F keeping house Parents foreign born; cannot read or write;
      John Raley 9 IL W M   Parents foreign born; in school
      Barney Raley 6 OH W M   Parents foreign born; in school
      Edward Raley 2 OH W M   Parents foreign born

 

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Last revised: February 09, 2005

Note: 'unassigned' means that a spencer branch number for an immigrant has not yet been assigned. When an interest has been shown in tracing this branch, a number will be assigned.