Dixon Bartley and Family - census transcriptions 1840-1880

Dixon and Rebecca Smith Bartley are my paternal great-great-grandparents. Others have researched this family but I like to analyze the documents myself and verify the research others have done.

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1840 U. S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Centre Township, page 116, image 235 (ancestry.com)

Dixon Bartley, 1 male under 40 [Dixon], 1 female under 30 [Rebecca], one female under 5 [daughter Eliza]



1850 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Parker Township, printed page 365, written page 725, dwelling #89, family #898, lines 21-26, 16 Sept 1850.

Dixon Bartley, 40 years, male, farmer, $1000 real estate owned, born Pa
Rebecca Bartley, 30 years, female, born Pa, unable to read and write
Eliza H. [or A.] Bartley, 11 years, female, born Pa., in school within the year
Thomas Bartley, 7 years, male, born Pa., in school within the year
Keziah I. [?] Bartley, 2 years, female, born Pa.
George W. Bartley, 6/12 year, male, born Pa.

1860 U. S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Parker Township, M[illegible] Post Office, dwelling 316, family 320, lines 22-31, June 17, 1860. Series M653, Roll 1087, Page 715.

Bartley Dixon, 51, male, farmer, $4000 real estate, $1500 personal estate, born Penna,
-------- Rebecca, 40, female, born Penna
-------- Eliza, 21, female, born Penna
-------- Thomas, 17, male, farmer, born Penna, attended school
-------- Jane, 13, female, born Penna, attended school
-------- George, 11, male, born Penna, attended school
-------- Gillmore, 9, male, born Penna, attended school
-------- Elvira, 7, male [?], born Penna, attended school
-------- Lavina, 5, female, born Penna
-------- Joseph, 2, male, born Penna

1870 U.S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler County, Parker Township, Post Office Bruin, written page 6B, lines 13-19, dwelling #41, house #41, July 22, 1870. Series M593, Roll 1316, Page 381

Bartley Dixon, 62, male, white, farmer, $10,000 real estate, $700 personal estate, born Pa, male citizen 21 years or older
-------- Rebecca, 50, female, white, keeping house, born Pa
-------- Jane K., 21, female, white, at home, born Pa
-------- Edward G., 19, male, white, born Pa
-------- Elvira, 15, female, white, born Pa, at school
-------- Levinah, 14, female, white, born Pa, at school
-------- Arra Bell, 3, female, white, born Pa

1880 U. S. Census, Pennsylvania, Butler, Parker Twp., Enumeration District 51, printed page 384, written page 3, dwelling #20, family #22, lines 13-18, 2 June 1880. Series T9, Roll 1109, Page 384.

Barttey Dixson, white, male, 71 years, married, farmer, born Penna, father born Ireland
-------- Rebeca, white, female, 59 years, wife, married, keeping house, born Penna, parents born Penna
-------- Jane, white, female, 34 years, daughter, single, born Penna, parents born Penna
-------- Arrabell, white, female, 13 years, daughter, single, attended school, born Penna, parents born Penna
-------- Edward, white, male, 8 years, grandchild, single, attended school, born Penna, parents born Penna
Conan Shrman, white, male, 45 years, orphan, single, farm hand, attended school, born Penna

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Based on the above information, I put the family together like this:

Dixon was born 1808-1810.
Rebecca was born between June 2 and June 17, 1820. [This is assumes information was given on the date the census was taken, which may not be accurate.]

Their children are:
Eliza, born 1839; moved away, married, or died between 1860 and 1870
Thomas, born 1843; moved away, married or died between 1860 and 1870
Keziah Jane/Jane Keziah, born 1847; living at home in 1880
George W., born 1849; moved away, married, or died between 1860 and 1870
Gillmore/Edward G., born 1851; moved away, married, or died between 1870 and 1880
Elvira, born 1853-1855; married between 1870 and 1880 [Actual birthdate is 12 May 1854.]
Lavina/Levinah, born 1855-1856; married after July 1870
Joseph, born 1858; died between 1860 and 1870
Arra Bell/Arrabell, born 1867; married after 1880

In another post I will combine the information from census records, Dixon's will, and the Golden Wedding article to learn more about Dixon and Rebecca and their family.
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