1860 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.247
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Abstracted by Sharon Franklin, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 8th Census of the United States in 1860.

Submitted by Sharon Franklin, February, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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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:  Village  REEL NO:  M653-342  PAGE NO:  247
REFERENCE:  P. O. Hickory 2nd day of June 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   47   48  Murphy         Hiram          18   M         Labourer       1,000               Ind.                    X
 2   47   48  Summer         L.             21   M         Labourer                           Ill.
 3   48   49  Avery          Joel T.        52   M         Farmer         5,340     600       Tenn.
 4   48   49  Avery          Peter          50   M         Farmer         5,400     100       Tenn.
 5   48   49  Avery          Nicholas       79   M         Gentleman      800                 Va.
 6   48   49  Avery          Mary           76   F                                            N.C.                    X
 7   48   49  Avery          Nancey         55   F                                            Tenn.
 8   48   49  Wadkins        Mary           47   F                                            Tenn.
 9   48   49  Wadkins        James          17   F                                            Ill.                    X
                   REMARKS:  should probably be Male
 10  48   49  Wadkins        Martha         12   F                                            Ill.                    X
 11  48   49  Avery          Mary A.        16   F                                            Ill.                    X
 12  48   49  Avery          Peter          14   M                                            Iowa                    X
 13  48   49  Avery          Margaret       12   F                                            Iowa                    X
 14  48   49  Avery          Amanda         10   F                                            Iowa                    X
 15  48   49  Avery          Wm.            8    M                                            Iowa                    X
 16  48   49  Avery          Casander       6    M                                            Iowa                    X
 17  48   49  Triggs         John           22   M         Labourer       300                 Iowa                    X
 18  49   50  Johnston       Wm.            50   M         Farmer                   300       Ind.
 19  49   50  Johnston       Louisa         42   F                                            Ky.
 20  49   50  Johnston       Fernelia       20   F                                            Ind.                    X
 21  49   50  Johnston       Hanibal        26   M         Labourer                 200       Ind.
 22  49   50  Johnston       Sarah          19   F                                            Ind.
 23  49   50  Johnston       Henry          15   M         Labourer                           Ind.                    X
 24  49   50  Johnston       Lavina         9    F                                            Iowa                    X
 25  49   50  Johnston       C. W.          3    M                                            Iowa
 26  49   50  Johnston       Wm. J.         1/12 M                                            Iowa
 27  50   51  Combs          John           48   M         Farmer         3,000     450       Pa.
 28  50   51  Combs          Jane           47   F                                            Pa.                           X
 29  50   51  Combs          John Jr.       20   M         Farming                            Pa.
 30  50   51  Combs          James          18   M         Farming                            Pa.
 31  50   51  Combs          Angeline       17   F                                            Pa.                     X
 32  50   51  Combs          Smith          13   M                                            Pa.                     X
 33  50   51  Combs          Catharine E.   12   F                                            Pa.                     X
 34  51   52  Burkholder     Saml'          27   M         Farmer         800       400       Pa.
 35  51   52  Burkholder     Lydia          18   F                                            Iowa
 36  51   52  Oglesbee       Geo.           27.  M                                            O.
 37  52   53  Gilbert        David          32   M         Cooper         300       400       Pa.                           X
 38  52   53  Gilbert        Deborah        30   F                                            O.                            X
 39  52   53  Gilbert        Wm.            14   M                                            O.                      X
 40  52   53  Wadkins        James          18   M                                            Ill.                    X


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