1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.540
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Abstracted by Fran Hunt, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 8th Census of the United States in 1860.

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This is the 1860 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
MRD. = Married within the year
SCH. = Attended School within the year
R/W = Persons over 21 yrs of age who cannot read & write
DDB = Whether deaf & dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict.

CENSUS YR:  1860  TERRITORY:  IA  COUNTY:  Van Buren  DIVISION:  Chequest  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  540
REFERENCE:  Geo. C. Gebhardt Enumerated July 27, 1860
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 LN  HN   FN  LAST NAME      FIRST NAME     AGE SEX  RACE  OCCUP.       REAL VAL. PERS VAL.   BIRTHPLACE       MRD.  SCH.  R/W  DDB
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 1   2182 2184 Pettit        Laura          54   F                                            Vt.
 2   2182 2184 Pettit        Henry G.       20   M         Farmer                             O                       X
 3   2182 2184 Pettit        William B.     17   M         Farmer                             O                       X
 4   2183 2185 Pettit        L.W.           34   M         Farmer         650       275       O
 5   2183 2185 Pettit        Mary L.        29   F                                            Va.
 6   2183 2185 Pettit        Samuel W.      8    M                                            Iowa
 7   2183 2185 Pettit        Laura E.       3    F                                            Iowa
 8   2184 2186 Robbinson     William        49   M         Farmer                   340       Va.
 9   2184 2186 Robbinson     Caroline       44   F                                            Va.
 10  2184 2186 Robbinson     Louisiana      18   F                                            Ind.                    X
 11  2184 2186 Robbinson     Hannibal       17   M                                            Ind.                    X
 12  2184 2186 Robbinson     Fernando C.    15   M                                            Ind.                    X
 13  2184 2186 Robbinson     William B.     10   M                                            Ind.
 14  2184 2186 Robbinson     Caroline M.    7    F                                            Ind.
 15  2184 2186 Robbinson     Buchanan       5    M                                            Iowa
 16  2184 2186 Robbinson     Florida        3    F                                            Iowa
 17  2185 2187 Johnston      Everett        28   M         Farmer         800       572       Ind.
 18  2185 2187 Johnston      Catharine A.   21   F                                            Ind.
 19  2185 2187 Johnston      Louisa J.      3    F                                            Iowa
 20  2185 2187 Johnston      Sarah A.       1    F                                            Iowa
 21  2186 2188 Steel         James          56   M         Farmer         2,300     900       Ky.
 22  2186 2188 Steel         Jane           52   F                                            Ky.
 23  2186 2188 Steel         Martha J.      22   F                                            Ind.
 24  2186 2188 Steel         Sarah E.       20   F                                            Ind.                    X
 25  2186 2188 Steel         Joseph W.      18   M                                            Ind.                    X
 26  2186 2188 Steel         James T.       16   M                                            Ind.                    X
 27  2186 2188 Steel         John F.        12   M                                            Ind.                    X
 28  2186 2188 Steel         John P.        34   M         Farmer                             Ind.
 29  2187 2189 Pettit        Thomas J.      23   M         Farmer                   100       O
 30  2187 2189 Pettit        Atemacy        19   F                                            Ind.
 31  2187 2189 Pettit        Barton W.      5/12 M                                            Iowa
 32  2188 2190 Blair         William        30   M         Shoemaker      500       140       Baden
 33  2188 2190 Blair         Mary           30   F                                            Pa.
 34  2189 2191 Snyder        John B,        32   M         Farmer                   150       Ind.
 35  2189 2191 Snyder        Elizabeth      25   F                                            O
 36  2189 2191 Snyder        Mary J.        1    F                                            Iowa
 37  2190 2192 Walls         Jacob          45   M         Merchant       400       200       Ky.
 38  2190 2192 Walls         Ann            37   F                                            Ky.
 39  2190 2192 Walls         Peter B.       54   M         Merchant                 2,000     Ky.
 40  2191 2193 Spence        D.P.           39   M         Shoemaker                100       O


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