1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.556
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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:  556
REFERENCE:  Geo C. Gebhardt Enumerated July 30, 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   2286 2295 Spencer       Samuel         21   M         Farmer                   50        O                 X
 2   2286 2295 Spencer       Elizabeth      20   F                                            O                 X
 3   2287 2296 Downing       Levi           63   M         Farmer         1,000     850       Pa.
 4   2287 2296 Downing       Phebe          55   F                                            Pa.
 5   2287 2296 Downing       Reuben         32   M         Farmer                             O
 6   2287 2296 Downing       John           28   M         Farmer                             O
 7   2287 2296 Downing       Daniel         26   M         Farmer         500                 O
 8   2287 2296 Downing       James          14   M                                            Iowa                    X
 9   2287 2296 Downing       Levi           11   M                                            Iowa                    X
 10  2288 2297 Strang        John           55   M         Farmer         400       400       Bavaria
 11  2288 2297 Strang        Kerniguntes    43   F                                            Bavaria
                   REMARKS:  First name very difficult to read
 12  2288 2297 Strang        John           18   M                                            O                       X
 13  2288 2297 Strang        Sophia         16   F                                            O                       X
 14  2288 2297 Strang        Ferdinand      14   M                                            O                       X
 15  2288 2297 Strang        Kuinguntes     13   F                                            Iowa                    X
                   REMARKS:  First name very difficult to read
 16  2288 2297 Strang        Sovina         11   F                                            Iowa                    X
 17  2288 2297 Strang        Joseph         9    M                                            Iowa                    X
 18  2289 2298 Lawrence      John           29   M         Farmer                   100       Belgium
 19  2289 2298 Lawrence      Frederica      32   F                                            Prussia
 20  2289 2298 Lawrence      Ferdinand      11   M                                            Prussia                 X
 21  2289 2298 Lawrence      Charles        5    M                                            Ill.
 22  2289 2298 Lawrence      Emily          2    F                                            Iowa
 23  2290 2299 Cope          Elizabeth      36   F                        432       125       Ky.
 24  2290 2299 Cope          William H.     18   M         Farming                            O                       X
 25  2290 2299 Cope          Ephraim        15   M                                            O                       X
 26  2290 2299 Cope          Levi J.        12   M                                            O                       X
 27  2291 2300 Morrison      W.             34   M         Laborer                  75        O
 28  2291 2300 Morrison      Sally          29   F                                            O
 29  2291 2300 Morrison      Salathiel      10   M                                            O                       X
 30  2291 2300 Morrison      Nancey M.      8    F                                            O                       X
 31  2291 2300 Morrison      Emit           6    M                                            O
 32  2291 2300 Morrison      Wm. A.         3    M                                            O
 33  2292 2301 Roush         Mahala         48   F         Farmer         2,132     575       Md.
 34  2292 2301 Roush         Martha         15   F                                            Iowa                    X
 35  2292 2301 Roush         James          12   M                                            Iowa                    X
 36  2292 2301 Roush         Samuel         7    M                                            Iowa                    X
 37  2292 2301 Moore         Levi           18   M         Farming                            O                       X
 38  2292 2302 Hilliard      Sarah          27   F                        320       50        O
 39  2292 2302 Hilliard      Minerva M.     2    F                                            Iowa
 40  2293 2303 Wright        William        30   M         Laborer                  700       Ireland                       X


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