1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.239
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Abstracted by Sharon Franklin, ©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:  Village  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  239
REFERENCE:  P. O. Iowaville - 1st 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   1    1   Rathburn       Letitia        54   F    X    Hotel Keeper   700       50        VA.                           X
 2   1    1   Kirkham        Eliza          33   F    X    Seamstress                         Kentucky                      X
 3   1    1   Kirkham        Mary           13   F                                            Iowa                    X
 4   1    1   Kirkham        Aurelia        10   F                                            Iowa                    X
 5   1    1   Brown          Nelson         22   M         Labourer       10                  PA.                           X
 6   1    1   Beers          Francis        26   M    X    Steam Boat Captain 800             O.
 7   1    1   Doolittle      Edwin          22   M    X    Artist                             Conn.
 8   2    2   Baker          John D.        47   M    X    Merchant       21,500    4,000     Conn.
 9   2    2   Baker          Cindrilla      35   F    X                                       O.
 10  2    2   Baker          Christian C.   19   M    X    Clerk                              O.                      X
 11  2    2   Baker          Theodore P.    17   M         Clerk                              Iowa                    X
 12  2    2   Baker          Mary E.        14   F    X                                       Iowa                    X
 13  2    2   Baker          Sidney         13   M                                            Iowa                    X
 14  2    2   Park           Eunis          7    F                                            Iowa                    X
 15  2    2   Reed           George         27   M    X    Labourer                           O.
 16  2    2   Harris         V. P.          29   M    X    Salesman       1,500     150       O.
 17  3    3   Sutton         Rhoda          39   F    X    Boarding House 500       25        Ind.                          X
 18  3    3   Baker          Peter N.       26   M    X    Labourer                           O.
 19  3    3   Baker          Elias E.       22   M    X    Labourer                 140       O.
 20  3    3   Sutton         Asbury         16   M    X    Labourer                           O.                      X
 21  3    3   Sutton         Perry          12   M                                            Iowa                    X
 22  3    3   Keall          Isabella       52   F    X                                       PA.                           X    X
                   REMARKS:  How about Kall or Kaell?/ Pauper
 23  4    4   Fitzgerald     Isaac          42   M    X    Farmer                   90        PA.
 24  5    5   Welch          David S.       32   M    X    Physician                100       PA.
 25  5    5   Welch          Susan M.       20   F    X                                       O.
 26  5    5   Welch          Dela M.        4    F    X                                       VA.
 27  5    5   Maybirer       Elza           22   F                                            Iowa
                   REMARKS:  may have meant Maybrier.
 28  5    5   Maybirer       Lorin M.       3    M    X                                       England
                   REMARKS:  may have meant Maybrier.
 29  6    6   Galphin        Wm.            20   M         Labourer                 50        Iowa                          X
 30  6    6   Galphin        Sarah          19   F    X                                       England                       X
 31  6    6   Floyd          Morton C.      57   M    X    Bricklayer                         Ind.
 32  6    6   Abrams         Mary           28   F    X                                       O.
 33  7    7   Chambers       Aaron          37   M    X    Shoemaker                100       S. C.
 34  7    7   Chambers       Sarah          26   F    X                                       Ind.                          X
 35  7    7   Chambers       Louisa         13   F    X                                       Ill.
 36  7    7   Chambers       Nancey         5    F                                            Iowa
 37  7    7   Chambers       Lucy E.        4    F                                            Iowa
 38  7    7   Chambers       Josephene      2    F                                            Iowa
 39  7    7   Morrow         John           16   M    X    Labourer                           Ireland
 40  7    7   Kirkham        Sarah          12   F                                            Iowa                    X


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