1870 Census of County, IA p.255A
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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:  255A
REFERENCE:  PO Farmington  Enumerated by J. G. Shipley  19 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   83   86  Johnson        Jane           31   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 2   83   86  Johnson        L.             9    F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 3   83   86  Johnson        Oscar          7    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 4   83   86  Johnson        Oliver         3    M    W                                       Iowa
 5   83   86  Johnson        Flora          1    F    W                                       Iowa
 6   84   87  Alfrey         James          72   M    W    Farmer         2,385     1,055     Virginia                                                                      X
 7   84   87  Alfrey         Maggie         69   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky                                                           X
 8   84   87  Alfrey         Ellen          18   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 9   85   88  Flood          George         38   M    W    Farmer         3,200     1,070     Indianna                                                                      X
 10  85   88  Flood          Elisabeth      34   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 11  85   88  Flood          L.             12   F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 12  85   88  Flood          N.             10   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 13  85   88  Flood          S.             5    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 14  86   89  Flood          Stephen        43   M    W    Farmer         3,240     340       Indiana                                   Oct                                 X
 15  86   89  Flood          Kate           28   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio                                      Oct
 16  86   89  Flood          George         16   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 17  87   90  Smith          G. W.          43   M    W    Farmer         3,290     1,390     Massechusetts                                                                 X
 18  87   90  Smith          Sarah W.       67   F    W    Keeping House  2,500     430       Massechusetts
 19  87   96  Long           David          34   M    W    Farmer                   100       Pennsylvania       X      X               Feby                                X
                   REMARKS:  Family number jumps from 90 to 96
 20  87   96  Long           N. L.          28   F    W    Keeping House  370                 Iowa                                      Feby
 21  87   97  Gray           G. W.          45   M    W    Farmer         650       495       Missouri                                                                      X
 22  87   97  Gray           A. C.          33   F    W    Keeping House                      Massichusetts
 23  87   97  Gray           Edward         2/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            Apl
 24  88   98  Bedell         J. S.          40   M    W    Farmer         1,050     915       Missouri                                                                      X
 25  88   98  Bedell         H. L.          39   F    W    Keeping House                      Masichusetts
 26  88   98  Bedell         H. D.          16   M    W    Works on Farm                      Missouri                                              X
 27  88   98  Bedell         Ernest         14   M    W    Attending School                   Missouri                                              X
 28  88   98  Bedell         Albert         12   M    W    Attending School                   Missouri                                              X
 29  88   98  Bedell         Eugene         9    M    W    Attending School                   Missouri                                              X
 30  88   98  Bedell         Gertrude       3    F    W                                       Missouri
 31  88   98  Bedell         Williard       1    M    W                                       Iowa
 32  89   99  Kneeland       D. L.          70   F    W    Keeping House            200       Massichusetts
 33  89   99  Cressell       G. W.          13   M    W    Attending School                   Missouri                                              X
 34  90   100 Rice           J. W.          49   M    W    Farmer         2,000     759       Masschusetts                                                                  X
 35  90   100 Rice           S. A.          41   F    W    Keeping House                      Masschusetts
 36  90   100 Rice           E. L.          17   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 37  90   100 Rice           N. A.          9    F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 38  90   100 Rice           M. S.          6    F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 39  91   101 Newman         A. N.          45   M    W    Farmer                   1,156     Virginia                                                                      X
 40  91   101 Newman         M. G.          20   F    W    Keeping House                      Virginia


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