Dear
Alice,
Census information in 1870 was
gathered by interview. The spelling of names in the census was often determined
by how the respondent pronounced the name. Surname spellings were not really
standardized until about 1860 and there may have been some period of adjustment
before it was finally accomplished. In this case, I believe that all these names
are the same in spite of the differences in spelling and pronunciation. This is
a common situation in these censuses. Another source of spelling errors is in
the making of copies of the census. The 1850 – 1870 censuses were copied twice,
One for the State and a second one by the State for the Federal Census office.
Our microfilms are of the second copy. The originals have been lost or destroyed
over time. I am providing the information for the three census references you
mentioned.
1870 Census,
Brown County, Illinois, Town of Mount Sterling 12 July
1870
139/139
Mary A. Rodhouse 35 f whitener
Germany
Albert Rodhouse 16 m
Illinois
Catherine Rodhouse 18 f
Illinois
Henry Rodhouse 15 m
Illinois
Charles Rodhouse 12 m
Illinois
Helen Rodhouse 10 f
Illinois
Anna Rodhouse 5 f
Illinois
Josephene Rodhouse 2 or 8 f
Illinois [The age was garbled. It did not look like a 3 or 4, but may have been
a 2 or 8]
Clara Rodhouse 2 f
Illinois
1870 Census,
Brown County, Illinois, Missouri Twp 8 Jun
1870
6/6
Adam Weigan 25 m farmer
Ohio
Christianna Weigan 19 f
Illinois
Henry Rodehouse 14 m
Illinois
1870 Census,
Brown County, Illinois, Pea Ridge Twp 15 Jun
1870
11/11
John H. Mace 31 m farmer
Germany
Anna Mace 32 f Germany
Albert Rodehouse 16 m
Illinois
Sincerely,
Ken
Huffman
-----Original
Message-----
From: Alice
Rodhouse [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 6:01
PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Brown County (1870 Census
Index)
Please
look up for me:
Mary A.
Rodhouse MS 139
Also I
found an Albert Rodehouse (P11) and a Henry Rodehouse (M6) and wonder if these
are a mispelling (or a transcription error) of Rodhouse. I would appreciate
information on these also if that would be possible.
Thank you very
much.
Alice
Rodhouse