More Census Data, Part 2

I decided to repeat my analysis of the 1860 census on the 1870 census data. What I found is that a similar pattern holds true.

Of the 67 surnames that appear in Port Tobacco's 1870 census, only 28 also appear in the 1880 census. That is 42% retention.

Taking it down to the level of individuals, of the 215 residents in 1870 only 41 remain in 1880. That is 20% retention. These individuals are:

H. Herber Boswell - a white male of 9 years in age in 1870 who is "at school" in 1880
Maria C. Boswell - a white female of 15 years in 1870 who is "at home" in 1880
Mary F. Boswell - a white female of 43 years in 1870, listed as "keeping house" both years
Mary F. Boswell (Jr) - a white female of 17 years in 1870, listed as "at home" in 1880
William Boswell - a white male of 48 in 1870, a merchant and farmer in 1870 and a merchant in 1880

Philip Chesley - a mulatto male porter of 42 in 1870, listed as a servant in 1880

John D. Corvall/Covall - a white male shoemaker of 43 in 1870 who continues this profession in 1880

John H Edelen - a mulatto male carpenter of 54 in 1870 and a laborer in 1880

Eliza C. Hawkins - a black female of 10 years in age in 1870

John H. Jenkins - a white male cabinetmaker of 43 years in age in 1870, who continues this profession in 1880
Lydia Jenkins - a 10 year olf white female in 1870 who becomes a teacher by 1880
Ruth Jenkins - a 3 year old white femaile in 1870 who is "at school" in 1880
Sarah E. Jenkins - a 17 year olf white female in 1870 who is "at home" in 1880

Joseph G. Lacey - a 38 year old white merchant in 1870, who continues in this profession in 1880
Joseph R. Lacey - an 11 year old white male in 1870 who becomes a store clerk in 1880

James A. Mason - a 29 year old black baker in 1870 who becomes a Barber in 1880

J Forbes Middleton - a 36 year old white male clerk who is listed as a "penman" in 1880

Mary R Owen - a 20 year old white female in 1870, listed as "keeping house" both years
T Somerset Owen - a 2 year old white male in 1870 who is "at school" in 1880
Thomas T Owen - a 23 year old white male clerk in 1870 who becomes a merchant in 1880

Samuel C Padgett - an 8 year old white male in 1870 who becomes a store clerk by 1880
William Padgett - a 48 year old white male merchant who continues in this profession in 1880

John Penn - a 1 year old black male in 1870 who is "at school" in 1880
Maria Penn - a 28 year old black female "keeping house" in 1870 and a servant in 1880

Martha A Pye - a 2 year old mulatto female in 1870 who is "at home" in 1880
Washington Pye - a 30 year old black male in 1870 who is listed as a blacksmith for both years

Adelaide Quensell/Quenzal - a 39 year old white female in 1870, listed as "keeping house" both years
Douglass Quensell/Quenzal - a 9 year old white male in 1870, and a printer in 1880
Helene Quensell/Quenzal - an 8 year old white female in 1870, "at home" in 1880
Julius Quensell/Quenzal - a 40 year old white male watchmaker in 1870 and a "watch repairer" in 1880

Amanda E. Swann - a 7 year old mulatto girl in 1870, "at home" in 1880
Jeanette Swann - a 3 year old mulatto girl in 1870, "at school" in 1880
John Swann - an 8 year old mulatto boy in 1870, "at home" in 1880
Martha Swann - a 29 year old mulatto female in 1870, listed as a school teacher in 1880

Henry Thomas - a 17 year old black male cook in 1870 and a farmer in 1880

Samuel Thompson - an 8 year old black male in 1870, no occupation listed in 1880

Jane C. Welch - a 43 year old white female, keeping house in 1870 and "at home" in 1880
William Welch - a 17 year old white male in 1870, and a printer in 1880

Anna E Wells - a 27 year old white female in 1870, "keeping house" both years

Harriet J Wells - a 9 year old white female in 1870, "at home" in 1880
Samuel O Wells - a 14 year old white male in 1870, an editor in 1880

Ann S. Wingate - a 27 year old white female in 1870, "keeping house" both years.

-April

More Census Data

I decided to probe a bit further into the Port Tobacco population trends I mentioned yesterday. I went through each surname in the 1860 census (pre-Civil War) to see if the same surname appeared in the 1870 census (post-Civil War). What I found is that only 40% of the surnames appeared in both.

Taking the analysis to th next level, I studied the individuals of these surnames to see if the same people were in Port Tobacco in 1860 and 1870. What I found is thatonly 15 of the over 134 residents of Port Tobacco appear in both the 1860 and 1870 censuses. These people are:

Charles A Edeline/Edelen - a white male who was 3 at the time of the 1860 census
John H Edeline/Edelen - a mulatto male who was 54 in 1860 - a carpenter then a laborer
John Jenkins - a white male, 33 year old cabinetmaker who appears in 1860, 1870, and 1880
Fenita H Jenkins - a white female, 33 who also appears all three years
Sarah E Jenkins - a white female, 9 years old in 1860, also all three years in Port Tobacco
Julius C. Middleton - a 20 year old white male clerk in 1860 and hotel keeper in 1870
Bennett Neal - a 45 year old white physician in 1860
Ann C Neal - a 39 yer old white female
William Neal - a white male, 4 years of age in 1860
Earnest Neal - a white male, 1 year old in 1860
Winfield Scott - a 10 year old white male in 1860 who is listed as a teacher in 1870
James W. Shackelford - a white male, 1 year old in 1860
Francis Toleson/Tollson - a black male, 5 years of age in 1860
William Welch - a 38 year old white male shoemaker in 1860, listed as postmaster and boot/shoemaker in 1870
William Welch (Jr) - a white male, 8 years old in 1860 who becomes a printer by 1880

Of these 15, only 4 appear in all 3 censuses.
John Jenkins
Fenita Jenkins
Sarah Jenkins
William Welch Jr.

So now I am back to the possible post-Civil War exodus of Port Tobacco that was an integral component of my hypothesis. Although the white population of Port Tobacco stayed relatively constant from 1860 to 1880, there was a significant amount of turnover in the town's population.

-April