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1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Hattie Merchant
[Martha "Mattie" Merchant]
Birth Year: abt 1857
Age in 1870: 13
Birthplace: Mississippi
Home in 1870: District 3, Lee, Mississippi
Race: White
Gender: Female
Post Office: Tupelo
Household Members: Name Age
Jas W Merchant 41 SC
Elizabeth Merchant 30 TN
Henry Merchant 23 SC
Elizabeth Merchant 20 MS
Mary J Merchant 18 MS
Ann Merchant 15 MS
Hattie Merchant 13 MS
James Merchant 10 M MS
Causaby Merchant 8 F MS
Hasenten Merchant 5 F MS
Carroll Merchant 1 F MS