1870 Census of VanBuren County, IA p.293B
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Abstracted by Cathy Joynt Labath, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Cathy Joynt Labath, October, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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This is the 1870 federal census for VanBuren 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:  VanBuren  DIVISION:  Lick Creek  REEL NO:  M593-421  PAGE NO:  293B
REFERENCE:  Post Office- Douds Station -  Asst. Mar. Henry C 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   43   41  Spohn          Susanna        12   M    W                                       Iowa               X      X                           X
                   REMARKS:  enumerator entered as Male
 2   43   41  Spohn          Caroline       7    F    W                                       Iowa               X      X                           X
 3   43   41  Spohn          Maria          5    F    W                                       Iowa               X      X
 4   43   41  Spohn          Teraca         1    F    W                                       Iowa               X      X
 5   44   42  Huff           John           43   M    W    Farmer         800       100       Ohio                                                                          X
 6   44   42  Huff           Armeda         35   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 7   44   42  Huff           Sarah Anne     14   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 8   44   42  Huff           Francis M      7    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 9   45   43  Jones          James T        34   M    W    Farmer         800       295       Ohio                                                                          X
 10  45   43  Jones          Eliza A        34   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 11  45   43  Jones          Thomas B       13   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 12  45   43  Jones          Alma J         11   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 13  45   43  Jones          Owen N         4    M    W                                       Iowa
 14  45   43  Jones          Adeline        1    F    W                                       Iowa
 15  45   43  Salter         Sarah          20   F    W    Domestic Servant                   Indiana
 16  46   44  Carr           Addison        38   M    W    Farmer         3,200     519       Ohio                                                                          X
 17  46   44  Carr           Eliza          34   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 18  46   44  Carr           Mary Ann       14   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 19  46   44  Carr           Edward         13   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 20  46   44  Carr           Alice J        9    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 21  46   44  Carr           Josiah         4    M    W                                       Iowa
 22  46   44  Carr           George         2    M    W                                       Iowa
 23  47   45  Sawvel         Emanuel        39   M    W    Farmer         4,800     800       Ohio                                                                          X
 24  47   45  Sawvel         Samantha       14   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa                                                  X
 25  47   45  Sawvel         Mary Ann       12   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 26  47   45  Sawvel         Margaret       10   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 27  48   46  Taylor         Robert         56   M    W    Farmer         1,000     235       Ohio                                                                          X
 28  48   46  Taylor         Eliza J        48   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 29  48   46  Taylor         Alexander M    24   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                                          X
 30  48   46  Taylor         John F         22   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                                          X
 31  48   46  Taylor         Juliann L      17   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 32  48   46  Taylor         Laura          13   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 33  49   47  Countryman     Mary           60   F    W    Keeping House  5,400     1,512     Pennsylvania                                                 X
 34  49   47  Countryman     Sarah A        29   F    W    At Home                            Ohio
 35  49   47  Countryman     Michael L      23   M    W    Farmer                             Iowa                                                                          X
                   REMARKS:  lines 35 and 36 bracketed; prob. twins

 36  49   47  Countryman     William S      23   M    W    Farmer                             Iowa                                                                          X
                   REMARKS:  lines 35 and 36 bracketed; prob. twins

 37  49   47  Countryman     Washington     21   M    W    Farmer                             Iowa                                                                          X
 38  49   47  Countryman     Franklin       18   M    W    Farmer                             Iowa
 39  49   47  Countryman     Noah           15   M    W    Farmer                             Iowa                                                         X     X
 40  49   47  Sadler         Sinclair            M    W                                       Iowa


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