1870 Census of County, IA p.253B
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Abstracted by Don Detwiler, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Don Detwiler, September, 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:  Farmington Twp  REEL NO:  M593-421  PAGE NO:  253B
REFERENCE:  PO Farmington  Enumerated by J. G. Shipley  18 August 1870
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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   60   63  Bowles         Jennette       28   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 2   60   63  Bowles         W. R.          26   M    W    Farmer         500       847       Iowa                                                                          X
 3   60   63  Bowles         John           24   M    W    Works on Farm            289       Iowa                                                                          X
 4   60   63  Bowles         Rosetta        22   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 5   60   63  Bowles         C. E.          16   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 6   60   63  Bowles         Albert         13   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 7   61   64  Fulker         C. N.          32   M    W    Farmer         5,050     2,180     Pennsylvania                              Jany                                X
 8   61   64  Fulker         S. A.          17   F    W    Keeping House                      Illinois                                  Jany
 9   62   65  Boyer          J. P.          40   M    W    Farmer         912       714       Ohio
 10  62   65  Boyer          Elizabeth      36   F    W    Keeping House                      Missouri           X      X
 11  62   65  Boyer          Basil          17   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 12  62   65  Boyer          Malon          15   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 13  62   65  Boyer          Susan          14   F    W    At  Home                           Iowa                                                  X
 14  62   65  Boyer          S. J.          12   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 15  62   65  Boyer          Samuel         7    M    W    At Home                            Iowa
 16  62   65  Boyer          David          6    M    W                                       Iowa
 17  62   65  Boyer          Macena         1    F    W                                       Iowa
 18  62   65  Boyer          Peter          2/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            Mch
 19  63   66  Kusie          Thomas         20   M    W    Farmer                   600       Ireland            X      X
 20  63   66  Kusie          Susan          39   F    W    Keeping House                      Ireland            X      X
 21  63   66  Kusic          Michael        12   M    W    Works on Farm                      Ohio               X      X                           X
 22  63   66  Kusic          Mary           10   M    W    At Home                            Missouri           X      X                           X
 23  63   66  Kusic          John           8    M    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X                                              X
                   REMARKS:  Insane
 24  63   66  Kusic          Julia          6    F    W    At Home                            Ohio               X      X
 25  63   66  Kusic          Thomas         4    M    W                                       Ohio               X      X
 26  63   66  Kusic          Edward         2    M    W                                       Iowa               X      X
 27  63   66  Kusic          Martin         10/12 M   W                                       Iowa               X      X     July
 28  64   67  Ruark          Joseph         59   M    W    Farm Laborer   200       300       Kentucky                                                           X          X
 29  64   67  Ruark          J. A.          52   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia
 30  64   67  Ruark          James          24   M    W    Laborer                            Missouri
 31  64   67  Ruark          Arnencia       22   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Indiana
 32  64   67  Ruark          Howard         20   M    W    Laborer                            Indiana                                               X
 33  64   67  Ruark          Maria          18   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Iowa                                                  X
 34  64   67  Ruark          Frances        15   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Iowa                                                  X
 35  64   67  Ruark          Joseph         13   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 36  65   68  Simpson        Thomas         55   M    W    Tanner         260       327       Illinois                                                                      X
 37  65   68  Job            Melissa        40   F    W    Keeping House  400                 Illinois
 38  65   68  Davidson       Eliza          19   F    W    At Home                  400       Iowa
 39  66   69  Neuman         Lewis          23   M    W    Farmer         470       815       Iowa               X      X                                                   X
 40  66   69  Neuman         Sarah          23   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa


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