1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.587
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Abstracted by Rich Lowe, ©2000 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:  Harrisburg Twp.  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  587
REFERENCE:  Enumerated 9th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt
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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   2503 2521 Keck          Henry          34   M         Farmer         4,278     1,070     Pa.
 2   2503 2521 Keck          Mary           30   F                                            Pa.
 3   2503 2521 Keck          Ella J.        3    F                                            Iowa
 4   2503 2521 Keck          Anna B.        1    F                                            Iowa
 5   2503 2521 Nixon         Ellen F.       16   F                                            Pa.                     X
 6   2503 2521 Stewart       Henry          16   M         Farming                            Pa.
 7   2504 2522 Campbell      William        63   M         Farmer         4,000     1,400     Pa.
 8   2504 2522 Campbell      Mary           55   F                                            Pa.
 9   2504 2522 Campbell      Sarah          21   F                                            Pa.
 10  2504 2522 Campbell      Milton         17   M                                            Pa.                     X
 11  2504 2522 Gilbert       James          13   M                                            Mo.                     X
 12  2505 2523 West          Rufus          30   M         Farmer                   236       O.                            X
 13  2505 2523 West          Isabella       30   F                                            N.Y.
 14  2505 2523 West          Emily J.       12   F                                            Iowa
 15  2505 2523 West          George W.      9    M                                            Iowa
 16  2505 2523 West          Mary E.        7    F                                            Iowa
 17  2505 2523 West          Lucinda A.     5    F                                            Iowa
 18  2505 2523 West          Eliza A.       3    F                                            Iowa
 19  2505 2524 Clise         Louisa         56   F         Farmer         4,050     900       N.Y.
                   REMARKS:  unclear if same household as 2505
 20  NN   NN  Clise          Hannah M.      26   F                                            N.Y.
 21  NN   NN  Clise          George         18   M                                            Iowa                    X
                   REMARKS:  Dwelling & Family scratched out to add new totals. See p 585

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