1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.377
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Abstracted by Marian Cox, ©2001 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:  Union Twp  REEL NO:  653-342  PAGE NO:  377
REFERENCE:  P.O. Birmingham - 26th Day of June 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   895  893 Work           Ellen          34   F                                            Ind
 2   895  893 Work           Alexander      16   M         Farming                            Iowa                    X
 3   895  893 Work           Mary J         11   F                                            Iowa                    X
 4   895  893 Work           Indiana        9    F                                            Iowa                    X
 5   895  893 Work           Laura E        7    F                                            Iowa                    X
 6   895  893 Work           Hannah L       5    F                                            Iowa
 7   895  893 Work           Joseph S       3    M                                            Iowa
 8   895  893 Work           Charles P      10/12 M                                           Iowa
 9   896  894 Wickersham     James          28   M         Mason          600       100       O
 10  896  894 Wickersham     Mary A         26   F                                            Pa
 11  896  894 Wickersham     Alsestes J     3    F                                            Iowa
 12  896  894 Wickersham     James T        2    M                                            Iowa
 13  896  894 Wickersham     Marietta       3/12 F                                            Iowa
 14  897  895 Whitten        Artelus        85   M         Blacksmith     150       50        Conn
 15  897  895 Whitten        Betsy          73   F                                            N. Y.
 16  897  895 Whitten        Lemuel         50   M                                            N. Y.                              X
                   REMARKS:  Deaf Dumb and insane written in DDB Col.
 17  897  895 Whitten        Prudence E     12   F                                            O                       X
 18  898  896 Gruwell        David R        47   M         Wheelwright    790       150       Pa
 19  898  896 Gruwell        Ragena         47   F                                            Pa                            X
 20  898  896 Gruwell        Abasil         18   M         Carder                             O
 21  898  896 Gruwell        Ezra           15   M         Carder                             O                       X
 22  898  896 Gancel         W. J.          23   M         Clerk                              Pa
 23  899  897 Jones          Tobias         27   M         Labourer                 75        Ky
 24  899  897 Jones          Elizabeth      26   F                                            Ky
 25  899  897 Jones          Eliza J        6    F                                            Ind
 26  899  897 Jones          Mary A         4    F                                            Ind
 27  899  897 Jones          Laura J        3    F                                            Iowa
 28  899  897 Smith          Mary A         20   F         Housekeeper                        Ind                           X
 29  900  898 McMillen       John           52   M         Farmer         2,568     320       Ireland
 30  900  898 McMillen       David          25   M         Farmer                             Pa
 31  900  898 McMillen       James          23   M         Teacher                            Pa
 32  900  898 McMillen       Margaret       21   F         Housekeeper                        Pa
 33  900  898 McMillen       Elizabeth      19   F         Housekeeper                        Pa
 34  901  899 Parker         J. H.          47   M         Farmer         2,290     850       Va
 35  901  899 Parker         Susannah       40   F                                            Ind
 36  901  899 Parker         Margaret       15   F                                            Iowa                    X
 37  901  899 Parker         Elizabeth J    13   F                                            Iowa                    X
 38  901  899 Parker         Rosetta        9    F                                            Iowa                    X
 39  901  899 Parker         Lucetta        9    F                                            Iowa                    X
 40  901  899 Parker         Emma           7    F                                            Iowa                    X


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