Wood, George | HistoryForge

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Year
1870
Place
Tompkins County, Ithaca
Census Scope
Sheet 88 #34
Dwelling
607
Family No.
668

Location

Address
Building Record
Unhoused
Locality
Ithaca (City)
Institution
blank

Name

Last Name
Wood
Column 3
Names are listed in the following order: Last, First, Middle. If several members of a family have the same last name, the last name will be listed in the first record only and in following records it might be replaced by a line or a blank space. If the name is hard to read, attempt to verify the spelling with the city directory where possible. Note: If you see a last name that looks crossed out because it was written over that line, enter it as the last name. Sometimes the enumerator drew the lines first for the last name of all the people in the household, and then had to write a new last name over the line to indicate a person had a different last name. These were written over the line, not crossed out.
First Name
George
Column 3
Names are listed in the following order: Last, First, Middle. If several members of a family have the same last name, the last name will be listed in the first record only and in following records it might be replaced by a line or a blank space. If the name is hard to read, attempt to verify the spelling with the city directory where possible. Note: If you see a last name that looks crossed out because it was written over that line, enter it as the last name. Sometimes the enumerator drew the lines first for the last name of all the people in the household, and then had to write a new last name over the line to indicate a person had a different last name. These were written over the line, not crossed out.
Middle Name
blank
Column 3
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Title
blank
Column 3
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Suffix
blank
Column 3
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Personal Description

Age
26
Column 4
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Age (Months)
blank
Column 4
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Sex
M - MaleColumn 5
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Race
W - WhiteColumn 6
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Occupation
Gen Life Ins Agt
Column 7
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Value of Real Estate
blank
Column 8
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Value of Personal Estate
blank
Column 9
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Place of Birth
New York
Column 10
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Foreign Born
blank
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Father Foreign Born
blank
Column 11
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Mother Foreign Born
blank
Column 12
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Born During Census Year
blankColumn 13
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Married During Census Year
blankColumn 14
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The scribble for “Unknown” often looks like this:
Attended School
blank
Column 15
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Cannot Read
blank
Column 16
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Cannot Write
blank
Column 17
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Physical and Mental Condition

Deaf and Dumb
blank
Column 18
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Blind
blank
Column 18
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Insane
blank
Column 18
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Idiotic
blank
Column 18
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Constitutional Relations

Male Citizen of Voting Age
Yes
Column 19
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Denied Right to Vote
blank
Column 20
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Additional

Notes

From 1869-70 Ithaca directory: Wood George W. insurance agent, h Factory cor E. State. From 1872 Ithaca directory: WOOD GEORGE W. attorney at law and police justice,over 11 N.
Tioga h. Seneca near quarry.
If you find additional or conflicting information about the person such as a different name spelling or address, include the information as written by the enumerator in the relevant field(s) and enter the alternative information here and its source. If you checked the city directory, include the year, i.e., The address in the 1919 City Directory is _______.
*Important - the information in the notes field will become public.

Other Family Members

Name	Sex	Age	Occupation
Wood, Catherine S	Female	23	None
Wood, Catherine C	Female	3	None
Wood, Frank S	Male	1	None