1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.405A

1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.405A
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Abstracted by Marian Cox, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

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This is the 1870 federal census for Van Buren 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: Washington Twp REEL NO: M593-421 PAGE NO: 405A REFERENCE: P.O. Bentonsport - Enum 23rd of June 1870 by J G Shipley ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 75 76 Barker W A 36 M W Farmer 9,300 5,098 Ohio X 2 75 76 Barker Rebecca 25 F W Keeping House Ohio 3 75 76 Barker Zora 7 F W Attending School Iowa X 4 75 76 Barker E L 5 F W Attending School Iowa X 5 75 76 Barker D G 3 F W Iowa 6 75 76 Barker W G 1 M W Iowa 7 75 76 Evarts Frank 18 M W Farm Laborer Iowa 8 76 77 Barker George 28 M W Farmer 175 Ohio X 9 76 77 Barker Fanny 28 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania 10 76 77 Barker Carry 6 F W Iowa 11 76 77 Barker John T 4 M W Iowa 12 76 77 Barker S S 2 M W Iowa 13 76 77 Barker Lewis 5/12 M W Iowa Feby 14 77 78 Nelson John W 37 M W Farmer 13,200 1,975 Ohio X X 15 77 78 Nelson E D 31 F W Keeping House Illinois 16 77 78 Nelson M G 5 F W Attending School Iowa X 17 77 78 Nelson Marietta 3 F W Iowa 18 77 78 Nelson E N 9/12 F W Iowa Sept 19 77 78 Gilchrist David 20 M W Farm Laborer 360 Ohio 20 78 79 Barker Joseph 70 M W Farmer 6,300 2,717 Pennsylvania X 21 78 79 Barker Anna 62 F W Keeping House New York 22 78 79 Barker Arnold 27 M W Farmer 3,000 200 Iowa X 23 78 79 Barker Elmira 32 F W At Home Ohio 24 78 79 Barker Isabel 30 F W At Home Ohio 25 78 79 Barker Sarah 26 F W At Home Iowa 26 78 79 Barker Catharine 23 F W At Home Iowa 27 78 79 Barker M F 17 F W At Home Iowa X 28 78 79 Barker H P 15 M W Works on Farm Iowa X 29 78 79 Barker Fe*t* 9 M W Attending School Iowa X REMARKS: May also be Telt* or Teft* or Tept*. 30 78 79 Schaffer M E 12 F W Attending School Iowa X 31 79 80 Couchnour Henry 46 M W Farmer 3,000 1,000 Ohio X 32 79 80 Couchnour Susan 42 F W Keeping House Ohio 33 79 80 Couchnour Margaret 22 F W At Home Iowa 34 79 80 Couchnour G W 20 M W At Home Iowa 35 79 80 Couchnour William 19 M W Works on Farm Iowa X 36 79 80 Couchnour Catherine 17 F W At Home Iowa X 37 79 80 Couchnour Elizabeth 12 F W Attending School Iowa X 38 79 80 Couchnour N S 10 M W Attending School Iowa X 39 79 80 Couchnour R E 7 F W Iowa 40 79 80 Couchnour S A 3 F W Iowa

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