1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.246
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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.

Submitted by Sharon Franklin, February, 2001. 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:  Village  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  246
REFERENCE:  P. O. Hickory 2nd 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   45   45  Stokes         Jesse D.       39   M         Farmer                   800       Ohio
 2   45   45  Stokes         Elmira         37   F                                            Ind.
 3   45   45  Stokes         Vienna         11   F                                            O.                      X
 4   45   45  Stokes         Ugene T.       9    M                                            Iowa                    X
 5   45   45  Stokes         Francisco      6    M                                            Iowa
 6   45   45  Stokes         Ida            4    F                                            Iowa
 7   45   45  Stokes         Mary           3    F                                            Iowa
 8   45   45  Stokes         Iowa           7/12 F                                            Iowa
 9   45   45  Cumrine        Eunice         22   M         Farming                            Iowa
                   REMARKS:  Age could be 21 or 22; sex marked as Male
 10  46   46  Nelson         J. W.          52   M         Farmer         5,000     950       Va.
 11  46   46  Nelson         Christena      50   F                                            Va.
 12  46   46  Nelson         Joseph         15   M         Farming                            Iowa                    X
 13  46   46  Nelson         Nancey C.      20   F                                            Iowa
 14  46   46  Nelson         Amanda         16   F                                            Iowa
 15  46   46  Nelson         Elizabeth      12   F                                            Iowa                    X
 16  46   46  Nelson         Jesse          10   M                                            Iowa                    X
 17  46   46  Nelson         Frank          9    M                                            Iowa                    X
 18  46   46  Stout          Lucinda        12   F                                            Iowa                    X
 19  46   46  Nelson         Zebulan        56   M                                            Va.                                X
                   REMARKS:  idiot
 20  46   47  Nelson         Wm. P.         27   M         Farmer                   100       Va
 21  46   47  Nelson         Mariah M.      21   F                                            Mo.
 22  46   47  Nelson         Amanda C. A.   8/12 F                                            Iowa
 23  46   47  Heisey         Wm.            37   M         Labourer                           Hessa
 24  46   47  Cle***         A.             32   M         Labourer                           Hessa
 25  46   47  Fausel         Paul           50   M         Labourer                           France
 26  46   47  Cline          Herman         22   M         Labourer                           Bremer
 27  46   47  Myer           Herman         31   M         Labourer                           Baden
 28  47   48  Nelson         Isaac          50   M         Farmer         7,000     2,000     Va.
 29  47   48  Nelson         Phebe          44   F                                            Va.
 30  47   48  Nelson         Abram          20   M         Farming                            Iowa                    X
 31  47   48  Nelson         Lucy           18   F                                            Iowa                    X
 32  47   48  Nelson         Rebecca        16   F                                            Iowa                    X
 33  47   48  Nelson         Melissa        14   F                                            Iowa                    X
 34  47   48  Nelson         Phebe          12   F                                            Iowa                    X
 35  47   48  Nelson         Rachel         10   F                                            Iowa                    X
 36  47   48  Nelson         Unana          8    F                                            Iowa                    X
 37  47   48  Nelson         Amos           5    M                                            Iowa                    X
 38  47   48  Nelson         Etta           1    F                                            Iowa
 39  47   48  Nelson         Nancey         76   F                                            Iowa                          X
 40  47   48  Stout          Amanda         10   F                                            Iowa                    X


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