1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.202B
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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:  202B
REFERENCE:  PO Hillsboro 20 July, 1870 Enumerated by J.G. Shipley
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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   37   36  Perry          Maggie A.      7    F    W    Attending School                   Ohio                                                  X
 2   38   37  Harlan         Elihu          46   M    W    Farmer         2,400     1,185     Indiana                                                                       X
 3   38   37  Harlan         Matilda A.     37   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 4   38   37  Harlan         John Q.        16   M    W    Works on Farm                      Ohio                                                  X
 5   38   37  Harlan         Euginia E.     15   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 6   38   37  Harlan         Charles F.     13   M    W    Works on Farm                      Ohio                                                  X
 7   38   37  Harlan         Thomas O.      12   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 8   38   37  Harlan         William R.     10   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 9   38   37  Harlan         Je****** A.L.  9    F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 10  38   37  Harlan         Mary A.        8    F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 11  38   37  Harlan         Walter S.      1/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            May
 12  39   38  Murphy         William        46   M    W    Farmer         150       175       Mississippi                                                                   X
 13  39   38  Murphy         Phebe          24   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania
 14  39   38  Murphy         Mary E.        8    F    W    Attending School                   Iowa               X
 15  39   38  Murphy         Lucy           4    F    W                                       Iowa
 16  39   38  Murphy         William        1    M    W                                       Iowa
 17  39   38  Kildew         William        67   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 18  39   38  Kildew         Rebecca        67   F    W    At Home                            Pennsylvania       X
 19  40   39  Farmer         Samuel         47   M    W    Farmer         2,000     625       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 20  40   39  Farmer         Margret        44   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia
 21  40   39  Farmer         Melissa J.     20   F    W    At Home                            Ohio
 22  40   39  Farmer         William F.     18   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 23  40   39  Farmer         James E.       16   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 24  40   39  Farmer         John E.        14   M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 25  40   39  Farmer         Sarah          10   F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 26  40   39  Farmer         Samuel         6    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 27  40   39  Farmer         Mary           3    F    W                                       Iowa
 28  41   40  Bailey         W.A.           36   M    W    Farmer         1,500     670       Ohio                                                                          X
 29  41   40  Bailey         Cyntha J.      40   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 30  41   40  Bailey         Anna J.        17   F    W    At Home                            Indiana                                               X
 31  41   40  Bailey         Jabes H.       13   M    W    Works on Farm                      Indiana                                               X
 32  41   40  Ruby           Anna           62   F    W    At Home        1,600               Indiana
 33  42   41  Lane           William        34   M    W    Farmer         1,200     705       North Carolina                                                                X
 34  42   41  Lane           Elizabeth      32   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio                                                               X
 35  42   41  Lane           Rosetta        12   F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 36  42   41  Lane           Joseph         10   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 37  42   41  Lane           Samuel J.      9    M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 38  42   41  Lane           George W.      6    M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 39  42   41  Lane           Francis H.     4    M    W                                       Iowa
 40  42   41  Lane           Mary E.        7/12 F    W                                       Iowa                            Nov


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