1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.201B
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Abstracted by Fran Hunt, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Fran Hunt, August, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1870 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
FOREIGN BIRTH - FATHER = Indicates whether the father was born in a foreign country
FOREIGN BIRTH - MOTHER = Indicates whether the mother was born in a foreign country
MONTH BORN = Birth month
MONTH MARRIED = Month Married if within the year
ATT. SCHOOL = Attended School within the year
CAN'T READ = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read
CAN'T WRITE = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot write
DEAF = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.
M-21yrs = Male, twenty-one years of age or older.
VOTE-DENIED = Indicates whether the person has been denied the right to vote.

CENSUS YR:  1870  TERRITORY:  IA  COUNTY:  Van Buren  DIVISION:  Cedar Township  REEL NO:  M593\421  PAGE NO:  201B
REFERENCE:  PO Hillsboro 20 July, 1870 Enumerated by (left blank)
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.       REAL VAL. PERS VAL.   BIRTHPLACE       FOREIGN BIRTH  MONTH     MONTH     ATT.   CAN'T CAN'T DEAF M-21yrs VOTE-
                                                                                                               FATHER MOTHER  BORN      MARR.     SCHOOL READ  WRITE              DENIED
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 1   23   21  Morris         Henry          74   M    W    Farmer         7,200     1,100     North Carolina                                                                X
 2   23   21  Morris         Jane           73   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia           X      X                                  X     X
 3   24   22  Harlan         Nathan         49   M    W    Farmer         7,050     2,433     Indiana                                                                       X
 4   24   22  Harlan         Nancy          47   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 5   24   22  Harlan         Albert         17   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 6   24   22  Harlan         Anna           14   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 7   24   22  Harlan         George         12   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 8   24   22  Harlan         Sarah          10   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 9   24   22  Harlan         John           3    M    W                                       Iowa
 10  25   23  Veatch         Samuel         46   M    W    Farmer         4,650     1,354     Indiana                                                                       X
 11  25   23  Veatch         E.E.           20   M    W    Works on Farm                      Indiana
 12  25   23  Veatch         Mary A.        18   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 13  26   24  Harlan         Enos           28   M    W    Farmer                   2,759     Ohio                                                                          X
 14  26   24  Harlan         Mary E.        36   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 15  26   24  Harlan         Vinna          1    F    W                                       Iowa
                   REMARKS:  Could be Venna, Vienna or Viennie
 16  26   24  Harlan         N.B.           24   M    W    Ret Dry Goods Merchant   200       Ohio                                                                          X
                   REMARKS:  Could be N.R.
 17  26   24  Harlan         Jessie A.F.    13   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 18  26   24  Harlan         Annie C.       9    F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 19  26   24  Harlan         Mary J.        6    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 20  26   24  Harlan         Martha C.      4    F    W                                       Iowa
 21  26   25  Harlan         John           76   M    W    Farmer         2,025     4,279     South Carolina                                                                X
 22  26   25  Harlan         Catherine      86   F    W    Keeping House                      South Carolina     X
 23  27   26  Howard         Isaac          52   M    W    Farmer         4,200     1,261     Virginia                                                                      X
 24  27   26  Howard         Elizabeth      52   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 25  27   26  Howard         Martha F.      23   F    W    At Home                            Missouri
 26  27   26  Howard         George W.      21   M    W    Works on Farm                      Missouri                                                                      X
 27  27   26  Howard         Elizabeth C.   17   F    W    Going to School                    Missouri                                              X
 28  27   26  Howard         Albert         14   M    W    Works on Farm                      Missouri                                              X
 29  27   26  More           A.             21   F    W    School Teacher                     Ohio
 30  28   27  Harlan         Levi           38   M    W    Farmer         2,500     934       Ohio                                                                          X
 31  28   27  Harlan         Mary           39   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana                                                            X
 32  28   27  Harlan         Francis M.     18   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 33  28   27  Harlan         Wm. H.         9    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 34  28   27  Harlan         Nancy I.       5    F    W    Attending School                   Iowa
 35  29   28  Taylor         W.E.           63   M    W    Farmer         6,420     1,889     Kentucky                                                                      X
 36  29   28  Taylor         Eliza J.       56   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 37  29   28  Taylor         Wm. Allen      36   M    W    Farmer         1,500     811       Illinois                                                                      X
 38  29   28  Taylor         Sarah E.       20   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 39  29   28  Taylor         Charley S.     19   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 40  29   28  Taylor         Nancy M.       17   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X


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