1870 Manufacturing Census

Special censuses, such as the Manufacturing Census, are taken by the federal government every 10 years. This information can supplement research done in the general U.S. Census. These special censuses are available on microfilm at the Kentucky Dept for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.

The 1870 Manufacturing Census contains the following information: owner of company, name of business or product, type of power (hand, steam, etc), type of machine used, average number of people emplyed, materials used and the production. For this article, only the names of owners, business/product and average number of hands is listed.

Webster County

Pool Mill and Sebree
George Brown - sawmill - 2 employees

James Walker - coal - 1 employee

John Reynole - blacksmith - 2 employees

Charles Singer[?] - sawmill - 2 employees

Clay
Joel Blackwell - blacksmith - 2 employees

F. Jenkins - blacksmith - 2 employees

W.T. Vaughn - blacksmith - 1 employee

Dixon
Jesse Sigler - blacksmith - 1 employee

David Martin - blacksmith - 1 employee

Crittenden County

Weston
Thos. N. Lamb - blacksmith - 3 employees

Trade Water United Miners Coal Co. - coal mining - over 25 employees

Applegate & Co. Coal Company - coal mining - over 8 employees

Odam & Britton - sawmill - 2 employees

District No. 3
W.B. Clement - milling - 4 employees

Saml. Howerton - saw mill - 4 employees