ThomasPowers Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I ran across this recently, 1870 census data! CENSUS YR: 1870 STATE or TERRITORY: NM COUNTY: Socorro DIVISION: Pct 3, Polvadera REEL NO: M593-896 PAGE NO: 480b REFERENCE: Enumerated on Aug 16, 1870 by J. M. Shaw. Hand-written Page #12 =================================================================================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE FOREIGN BIRTH MONTH MONTH ATT. CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE- REMARKS FATHER MOTHER BORN MARR. SCHOOL READ WRITE DENIED =================================================================================================================================================================================================== 5 91 83 Williamson David 32 M W Blacksmith . . Missouri . . . . . . . . X . . Now to track down his shop and see if anything's hiding in the dirt... There was another entry for a fellow listed as 105 years old with occupation "Object of Charity" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Mr. T.P., Mr. Williamson may also be listed in a county or city directory. Also tax or property assessment rolls. That would give you an address. Tally ho to the archives my good friend, or the local historical society library.. Good luck. SLAG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 16, 2019 Author Share Posted October 16, 2019 I'll have to check into a Territorial directory; your city directory was a good laugh! in 1880 Socorro had about 1200 people and Polvadera was probably a hamlet. It's on the old Camino Real and he probably served folks travelling there. 1870 was only 7 years after Arizona was split off of the New Mexico Territory...New Mexico originally went from Texas to California as did Socorro County IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLAG Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Senor Thomas Powers, Glad you had a good laugh*. SLAG suggests a look at the probate office in that jurisdiction for possible wills. Also the Torrens ( "land titles", archives or whatever they call it, in your western real estate ( land), purchase records. , and also tax records*). Counselor Mr. George NM could help me out there. The local newspaper could also have an obituary for the gentleman. (I presume that he is deceased, by now). Good luck with it. Persistence, sometimes, pays big dividends. SLAG. * I have not been further west than Missouri, in the United States. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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