Federal Census of Alleghany County, North Carolina — 1870

Transcript By J. C. Weaver 1992

Foreword

The following transcript of this census is presented in hopes of making genealogical and historical research easier.

The population census is presented by township. Data presented is Name, age, race (if white no notation is given, B is for black people and M is for mulatto); occupation for persons over 10 (if no occupation is given none was listed or was listed as “at home”); and place of birth (if none is given then assume that the original schedule indicated North Carolina as a place of birth). A sequence number is included in these table to aid in sorting the files into their original order.

I hope that this transcript is helpful in not only discovering your roots, but in helping determine information about their daily lives. Your indulgence is requested, as always, and forgive misinterpretation of names and dates, as you know they can be very difficult to read, especially if one is not particularly interested in a family or has done no research into the family. Knowing what should be presented helps in many cases decided what is presented. Good Luck!

Townships are as follows:

Cherry Lane

Cherry Lane Township

Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those individuals identified as black, mulatto or a white individual in an otherwise black or mulatto household.

An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.

Cherry Lane Township
Seq#	HN#	Surname	Given Name	Age	Race	Occupation	POB
1	1	Edwards	Allen	55		Farmer	NC
10	2	Curry	Sarah	18
100	15	Crouse	Charlotte	55		Keeps House
101	15	Crouse	Candace	21
102	15	Crouse	Sally	17
103	15	Crouse	Frankie	13
104	15	Crouse	Joseph	12
105	15	Crouse	John	7
107	16	Crouse	Jacob B.	62		Farmer
108	16	Crouse	Peggy	70		Keeps House

Cranberry Township

Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those identified as black, mulatto or a white in an otherwise black or mulatto household.

An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.

Cranberry Township
Seq#	HN#	Surname	Given Name	Age	Race	Occupation	POB
1	1	Stamper	S. S.	48		Farmer	NC
10	4	Doughton	George	10
100	22	Long	Mary	20	B	Dom. Servant
101	22	Absher	Cling	14	B	Farm Laborer
102	22	Long	Augustus	2
103	23	Long	John R.	53		Farmer
104	23	Long	Polly	47
105	23	Long	Caroline	18
106	23	Long	Lydia	13
107	23	Long	Nancy	12

Gap Civil Township

Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those identified as black, mulatto or a white in an otherwise black or mulatto household.

An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.

Gap Civil Township
Seq#	HN#	Surname	Given Name	Age	Race	Occupation	POB
1	1	Crouse	John A.	70		Farmer	NC
10	2	Whitehead	Sarah	12
100	20	Joines	Richard	18
101	20	Joines	Susannah	14
102	20	Joines	Tina	12
103	20	Joines	Caroline	9
104	20	Joines	Henderso	5
105	20	Joines	Linville	4
106	20	Joines	John	2
107	21	Caudill	David	25		Farmer

Glade Creek Township

Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those identified as black, mulatto or a white in an otherwise black or mulatto household.

An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.

Glade Creek Township
Seq#	HN#	Surname	Given Name	Age	Race	Occupation	POB
1	1	Higgins	Hiram	80		Farmer
10	3	Edwards	Emeline	34		Keeps House	VA
100	17	Cockrum	Spencer	26		Farmer
101	17	Cockrum	Sarah	20		Keeps House
102	17	Cockrum	Cicero	1
103	18	Gallean	Samuel	31		Farmer	NC
104	18	Gallean	Cynthia	28		Keeps House	VA
105	18	Gallean	Celia	11		At School	VA
106	18	Gallean	Henry	8			VA
107	18	Gallean	Shadrack	3			NC

Piney Creek Township

Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those identified as black, mulatto or a white in an otherwise black or mulatto household.

An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.

Piney Creek Township
Seq#	HN#	Surname	Given Name	Age	Race	Occupation	POB
1	1	Dixon	Zachariah?	39		Farmer	NC
10	2	Phipps	Matilda	24		At Home	VA
100	18	Weaver	Anna C.	9
101	18	Weaver	Alexander P.	7
102	19	Roupe	John	45		Farmer
103	19	Roupe	Mary	35		Keeps House
104	19	Roupe	Sarah E.	3
105	19	Roupe	Martha E.	6/12
106	19	Roupe	Celemtine	37		At Home
107	20	McMillan	Alexander	44		Farmer

Prather’s Creek Township

Note that the transcriber of this file identify with (f) or (m), next to the given name, only for those whose name isn’t clearly female or male. Similarly, race was only marked when for those identified as black, mulatto or a white in an otherwise black or mulatto household.

An ascending ‘Sequence’ sort shows the table as it was actually recorded on the census.

Prather’s Creek Township
Seq#	HN#	Surname	Given Name	Age	Race	Occupation	POB
1	1	Vanover	Henry	77		Farmer	NC
10	3	Austin	Jane	13		At Home	VA
100	20	Taylor	Daniel	70		Farmer	VA
101	20	Taylor	Sophia	65		Keeps House	NC
102	20	Taylor	Jane	16		At Home	VA
103	21	Taylor	Joseph	30		Farmer	NC
104	21	Taylor	Melissa	25		Keeps House	NC
105	21	Taylor	Mary	10		At Home	NC
106	21	Taylor	James	8			VA
107	21	Taylor	Nancy	6			VA