1870 Census of VanBuren County, IA p.294B
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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:  294B
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   56   54  Hughs          Elizabeth      50   F    W    Keeping House  3,400     100       Illinois                                                     X
 2   56   54  Hughs          Samuel         17   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                  X
 3   56   54  Hughs          Lucinda        16   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 4   56   54  Hughs          Melinda        11   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 5   56   54  Hughs          Catherine      9    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 6   56   54  Hughs          Nancy          7    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 7   57   9999 Vacant        N.N.
 8   58   55  Campbell       John           29   M    W    Farmer                   325       Virginia                                                                      X
 9   58   55  Campbell       Margaret       27   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 10  58   55  Campbell       Ella E         1    F    W                                       Iowa
 11  59   56  Crum           William        25   M    W    Farmer         1,000     595       Iowa                                                                          X
 12  59   56  Crum           Sarah L        23   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 13  59   56  Crum           Cora A         2    F    W                                       Iowa
 14  59   56  Crum           Thomas N       2/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            Apr
 15  60   57  Bennett        William J      40   M    W    Farmer         3,150     988       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 16  60   57  Bennett        Harriet        37   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 17  60   57  Bennett        Thomas         16   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                  X
 18  60   57  Bennett        Mary E         14   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 19  60   57  Bennett        Lawrence       11   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 20  60   57  Bennett        Spence         8    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 21  60   57  Bennett        James          5    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 22  60   57  Bennett        Orlando        2    M    W                                       Iowa
 23  60   57  Bennett        Sarah          65   F    W                                       Pennsylvania                                                       X
 24  61   58  Acuff          William        35   M    W    Farm Laborer             160       Tennessee                                                                     X
 25  61   58  Acuff          Sarah A        28   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 26  61   58  Acuff          Horan          8    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
                   REMARKS:  First name difficult to read; see Richland Co, MO 1880 Cens.
 27  61   58  Acuff          Elbert         4    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 28  61   58  Acuff          William        2    M    W                                       Iowa
                   REMARKS:  FN entered as 69, should be 59.
 29  62   59  Knox           David          46   M    W    Farmer         4,000     840       Ohio                                                                          X
 30  62   59  Knox           Rachael        42   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania
 31  62   59  Knox           Nelson         22   M    W    Farm Laborer             60        Iowa                                                                          X
 32  62   59  Knox           Robert H       20   M    W    Farm Laborer             45        Iowa
 33  62   59  Knox           Sarah C        18   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 34  62   59  Knox           Mary E         16   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 35  62   59  Knox           William        15   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
                   REMARKS:  lines 35 and 36 bracketed; prob. twins
 36  62   59  Knox           Willis         15   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
                   REMARKS:  lines 35 and 36 bracketed; prob. twins
 37  62   59  Knox           Margaret       13   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 38  62   59  Knox           Thomas         6    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 39  62   59  Knox           Omeretta       4    F    W                                       Iowa
 40  63   60  McCaslin       Henry          53   M    W    Farmer         2,200     870       Ohio                                                                          X


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