1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.390
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Abstracted by Rich Lowe, ©2000 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 8th Census of the United States in 1860.

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This is the 1860 federal census for Van Buren County, IA.

LN = Line Number Family appeared on
HN = Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
FN = Families numbered in the order of visitation
LAST NAME, FIRST NAME = The Name of every Person whose usual place of abode on the 1st day of June, 1860, was in this family
RACE = Color (white, black or mulatto)
OCCUP. = Profession, Occupation,or Trade of each Male over 15 years of age
REAL VAL. = Value of Real Estate owned
PERS VAL. = Value of Personal Estate owned
BIRTHPLACE = Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or Country
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

CENSUS YR:  1860  TERRITORY:  IA  COUNTY:  Van Buren  DIVISION:  Cedar Twp  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  390
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 29th of June by Geo. C. Gebhardt
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.       REAL VAL. PERS VAL.   BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   978  982 Johnston       Robert         30   M         Farmer         700       350       Pa.
 2   978  982 Johnston       Hannah         30   F                                            Pa.
 3   978  982 Johnston       William        6    M                                            Pa.                     X
 4   978  982 Johnston       Margaret       4    F                                            Iowa
 5   978  982 Johnston       Mary           1    F                                            Iowa
 6   979  983 Hilliard       Lewis          38   M         Farmer         600       150       O.
 7   979  983 Hilliard       Marioh         33   F                                            O.
 8   979  983 Hilliard       Nathan A.      13   M                                            O.
 9   979  983 Hilliard       Sarah A.       12   F                                            O.
 10  979  983 Hilliard       John W.        10   M                                            O.
 11  979  983 Hilliard       Eliza A.       8    F                                            O.
 12  979  983 Hilliard       Mary E.        6    F                                            Iowa
 13  979  983 Hilliard       Melissa        2    F                                            Iowa
 14  980  984 Spencer        La Fayette     34   M         Farmer         750       1,150     Ind.
 15  980  984 Spencer        Ellen          24   F                                            Ill.
 16  980  984 Spencer        John N.        4    M                                            Iowa
 17  980  984 Spencer        William H.     3    M                                            Iowa
 18  980  984 Spencer        Scott W.       1    M                                            Iowa
 19  981  985 Harper         Robert         38   M         Farmer         1,300     450       Ind.
 20  981  985 Harper         Deborah        29   F                                            Ind.
 21  981  985 Harper         William        11   M                                            Ind.                    X
 22  981  985 Harper         Teressa        7    F                                            Iowa                    X
 23  981  985 McDonald       Margaret       14   F                                            Pa.                     X
 24  982  986 Goin           Theophilus     27   M         Farmer                   200       Ky.
 25  982  986 Goin           Mary           18   F                                            Iowa
 26  982  986 Goin           Rosannah       1    F                                            Iowa
 27  983  987 Hough          Enos           53   M         Farmer         6,560     1,000     O.
 28  983  987 Hough          Sarah          50   F                                            O.
 29  983  987 Hough          Mary           24   F                                            O.
 30  983  987 Hough          Almira         23   F                                            O.
 31  983  987 Hough          William        19   M                                            Iowa                    X
 32  983  987 Hough          Elizabeth      16   F                                            Iowa                    X
 33  983  987 Hough          James          14   M                                            Iowa                    X
 34  983  987 Hough          Cerene         12   M                                            Iowa                    X
 35  984  988 Gibson         J.D.           33   M         Farmer                   183       Ky.
 36  984  988 Gibson         Mary A.        30   F                                            Ind.
 37  984  988 Gibson         Ellen          9    F                                            Ind.                    X
 38  984  988 Gibson         Lawrence       6    M                                            Ind.                    X
 39  984  988 Gibson         Anledelphia    3    F                                            Iowa
 40  985  989 Baker          Napoleon       43   M         Farmer         900       575       O.


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