1870 Census of County, IA p.216A
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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 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:  Chequest  REEL NO:  M593-421  PAGE NO:  216A
REFERENCE:  PO Lebanon  Enumerated 29 June, 1870 By Henry G. Miller
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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   24   24  Sullivan       Catherine      22   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 2   24   24  Sullivan       Mary I.        2    F    W                                       Iowa
                   REMARKS:  Could be Mary J.
 3   24   24  Sullivan       Sally M.       1    F    W                                       Iowa
 4   25   25  Liming         John           61   M    W    Farmer         8,000     1,675     West Virginia                                                                 X
 5   25   25  Liming         Sophia         55   F    W    Keeping House                      West Virginia                                                      X
 6   25   25  Liming         George         30   M    W                                       Ohio                                                                     X
                   REMARKS:  Idiotic
 7   25   25  Liming         Lewis Cass     20   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Ohio
 8   25   25  Liming         Mary           17   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 9   25   25  Liming         Thera A.       14   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 10  26   26  Liming         William        22   M    W    Farm                     475       Ohio                                                                          X
 11  26   26  Liming         Mary           23   F    W    Keeping House                      Ireland            X      X
 12  26   26  Liming         Arthur         5/12 M    W                                       Iowa                      X     Jany
 13  27   27  Roush          Mahala         58   F    W    Keeping House  6,000     1,220     Maryland
 14  27   27  Roush          James          22   M    W    Farmer                             Iowa                                                                          X
 15  27   27  Roush          Samuel         16   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 16  27   27  Crandal        Sarah          20   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
                   REMARKS:  Farm Laborer
 17  27   27  Crandal        William        15   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                  X
 18  27   27  Crandal        Lucinda        11   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 19  27   27  James          Alaxander      19   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                         X           X
                   REMARKS:  mark in column 18 but no description
 20  28   28  Paris          Morgan S.      42   M    W    Farmer         1,200     475       Indiana                                                                       X
                   REMARKS:  Mark in line 18 but no discription
 21  28   28  Paris          Elizabeth      34   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 22  28   28  Paris          Susanna        7    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 23  28   28  Paris          Sherman        5    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 24  28   28  Paris          Elmer E.       3    M    W                                       Iowa
 25  28   28  Paris          Marietta       10/12 F   W                                       Iowa                            Aug
 26  29   29  Stout          James          21   M    W    Farm Labor               275       Ohio                                                                          X
 27  29   29  Stout          Nancy          19   F    W                                       Iowa
 28  30   30  Strang         John           67   M    W    Farmer         2,000     375       Bavaria            X      X                                                   X
 29  30   30  Strang         Kunehundis     54   F    W    Keeping House                      Bavaria            X      X
 30  30   30  Strang         Ferdinand      24   M    W    Farm Laborer             125       Ohio               X      X                                                   X
 31  30   30  Strang         Julia          20   F    W    At Home                            Ohio
 32  30   30  Strang         John W.        1/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            May
 33  31   31  Downing        Levi           70   M    W    Farmer         1,000     450       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 34  31   31  Downing        Pheba          63   F    W    Keeping House                      --                                                                       X
                   REMARKS:  Idiotic
 35  31   31  Taylor         Sarah          54   F    W    Living in Family                   --
 36  32   32  Downing        Reuben         41   M    W    Farmer         1,000     320       Ohio                                                                          X
 37  32   32  Downing        Ruth W.        30   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 38  32   32  Downing        Jennie M.      4    F    W                                       Iowa
 39  32   32  Downing        Mary           2    F    W                                       Iowa
 40  33   33  Rambo          George W.      44   M    W    Farmer         3,000     680       Ohio                                                                          X


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