1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.479
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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.

Submitted by Rich Lowe, December, 2000. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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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:  Farmington Twp.  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  479
REFERENCE:  Enumerated on the 16th of July 1860 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   1745 1755 Thompson      Sarah          22   F                                            N.Y.
 2   1745 1755 Thompson      Charles H.     8/12 M                                            Ill.
 3   1746 1756 Bryson        Wm.            28   M         Physician      500       500       Pa.
 4   1746 1756 Bryson        Josephene      31   F                                            Pa.
 5   1746 1756 Bryson        Anna           2    F                                            Iowa
 6   1747 1757 Detwiler      John H.        26   M         Carpenter      350       175       Pa.
 7   1747 1757 Detwiler      Cordelia       21   F                                            O.
 8   1747 1757 Detwiler      Ella           2    F                                            Iowa
 9   1747 1757 McComb        Mary           22   F                                            O.
 10  1748 1758 Beesucker     John           48   M         Miller         1,621     150       Pa.               X
 11  1748 1758 Beesucker     Martha         32   F                                            Ill               X
 12  1748 1758 Sherman       Emma M.        10   M                                            Ill.                    X
                   REMARKS:  sex entered as Male
 13  1748 1758 Sherman       James W.       8    M                                            Ill.                    X
 14  1748 1758 Sherman       John H.        3    M                                            Iowa
 15  1748 1758 Beesucker     Adel           1/12 M                                            Iowa
 16  1749 1759 Smith         Wesley         39   M         Mason                    100       Ill.
 17  1749 1759 Smith         Margaret       36   F                                            Ill.
 18  1749 1759 Smith         Melissa        13   F                                            Ill.                    X
 19  1749 1759 Smith         Newton         10   M                                            Ill.                    X
 20  1749 1759 Smith         Sarah          5    F                                            Ill.
 21  1750 1760 Burget        Isabella       27   F         Seamstress     250       75        Pa.
 22  1750 1760 Burget        Frances        6    F                                            Iowa
 23  1750 1760 Burget        Olive          3    F                                            Iowa
 24  1750 1760 Burget        Sarah          11/12 F                                           Iowa
 25  1751 1761 Hopkins       Thomas         30   M         Shoemaker      275       100       Ind.
 26  1752 1761 Hopkins       Hannah         26   F                                            O.
 27  1752 1761 Hopkins       Fidelia        8    F                                            Iowa                    X
 28  1752 1761 Hopkins       Josephene      6    F                                            Iowa                    X
 29  1752 1761 Hopkins       Henrietta      4    F                                            Iowa                    X
 30  1752 1761 Hopkins       Ida            2    F                                            Iowa
 31  1752 1761 Ware          Elizabeth      18   F                                            Iowa
 32  1753 1762 Cocker        Sam            59   M         Stone Mason    150       75        Ky.
 33  1754 1762 Cocker        Caroline       49   F                                            Va.
 34  1754 1762 Beloit        Mariah         29   F                                            Mo.
 35  1754 1762 Cocker        Hannah         14   F                                            Iowa                    X
 36  1754 1762 Cocker        Fanny          8    F                                            Iowa                    X
 37  1754 1762 Beloit        George         7    M                                            Iowa                    X
 38  1754 1762 Cocker        Charles        22   M         Stone Mason                        Mo.
                   REMARKS:  Remaining lines on this page were omitted by the enumerator.


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