1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.200B
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Abstracted by Fran Hunt, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

Submitted by Fran Hunt, August, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded.
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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:  Cedar Township  REEL NO:  M593\421  PAGE NO:  200B
REFERENCE:  PO Utica  19 July, 1870 Enumerated by J.G. Shipley
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 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
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 1   7    6   Spray          John T.        13   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 2   7    6   Spray          Isaiah         11   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 3   7    6   Spray          Hannah M.      9    F    W    Going to School                    Iowa                                                  X
 4   7    6   Spray          Abraham L.     7    M    W    Going to School                    Iowa                                                  X
 5   7    6   Spray          Elizabeth M.   5    F    W    Going to School                    Iowa                                                  X
 6   7    6   Spray          William W.     3    M    W                                       Iowa
 7   8    7   Spencer        Absalom        81   M    W    Farmer         4,000     693       Virginia                                                     X     X          X
 8   8    7   Spencer        Nancy          76   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky           X      X
 9   8    7   Spencer        William        47   M    W    Farmer                   1,000     Kentucky                                                                      X
 10  8    7   Spencer        Martin A.      2    M    W                                       Iowa
 11  8    7   Boly           James F.       17   M    W    Farm Laborer   750       100       Iowa                                                  X
 12  9    8   James          Thomas         23   M    W    Farmer                   720       Indiana                                                                       X
 13  9    8   James          H.H.           20   M    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 14  9    8   James          Henry E.       2/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            Mch
 15  9    8   McCrary        Al**           12   F    W    Going to School                    Iowa                                                  X
                   REMARKS:  Could be Alta
 16  10   9   James          Joseph P.      53   M    W    Farmer         4,000     1,485     Ohio                                                                          X
 17  10   9   James          Elizabeth      53   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 18  10   9   James          Reuben E.      17   M    W    Works on Farm                      Ohio                                                  X
 19  11   10  James          William F.     25   M    W    Farmer         1,750     734       Indiana                                                                       X
 20  11   10  James          M.F.           24   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 21  11   10  James          Joseph C.      4    M    W                                       Iowa
 22  11   10  James          Lillian M.     3    F    W                                       Iowa
 23  11   10  James          Sally Ellen    9/12 F    W                                       Iowa                            Aug
 24  12   11  Anderson       Johnathan      51   M    W    Farmer         3,800     1,072     Kentucky                                                                      X
 25  12   11  Anderson       Nancy          41   F    W    Keeping House                      Tennessee
 26  12   11  Anderson       Mary           22   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 27  12   11  Anderson       Isaac          17   M    W    Working on Farm                    Iowa                                                  X
 28  12   11  Anderson       Nancy          14   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 29  12   11  Anderson       Sarah          12   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 30  12   11  Anderson       George         9    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 31  12   11  Anderson       U.G.           7    M    W    Attending                          Iowa                                                  X
 32  12   11  Anderson       Johnathan      4    M    W                                       Iowa
 33  12   11  Bayles         J.W.           23   M    W    Farm Laborer             100       Illinois                                                                      X
 34  13   12  Douglas        A.J.           30   M    W    Farm Laborer             1,100     Ohio                                                                          X
 35  13   12  Douglas        S.             29   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania
 36  13   12  Douglas        Mellissa B.    7    F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 37  13   12  Douglas        Louis J.       4    M    W                                       Iowa
 38  13   12  Douglas        Willis A.      1    M    W                                       Iowa
 39  14   13  Spencer        John M.        52   M    W    Farmer         6,000     817       Kentucky                                                                      X
 40  14   13  Spencer        William N.     21   M    W    School Teacher                     Iowa                                                                          X


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