1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.205A
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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:  205A
REFERENCE:  PO Hillsboro 21 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   72   71  Runyan         Joseph         27   M    W    Farmer         1,000     593       Ohio                                                                          X
 2   72   71  Runyan         Melissa        28   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 3   72   71  Runyan         Johnathan      5    M    W    At Home                            Iowa
 4   72   71  Runyan         Lewis          3    M    W                                       Iowa
 5   73   72  Colthrain      William        36   M    W    Farmer         1,300     580       North Carolina                                                                X
 6   73   72  Colthrain      Aladelphia     34   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 7   73   72  Colthrain      R.J.           10   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 8   73   72  Colthrain      A.J.           5    F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 9   73   72  Colthrain      Dodge          3    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 10  73   72  Colthrain      Mary           2/12 F    W                                       Iowa                            April
 11  73   72  Clarke         S.E.           18   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                  X
 12  74   73  Runyan         Ambrose        37   M    W    Farmer         1,950     628       Ohio                                                                          X
 13  74   73  Runyan         C.E.           33   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 14  74   73  Runyan         A.M.           12   F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 15  74   73  Runyan         Albert         10   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 16  74   73  Runyan         George         9    M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 17  74   73  Runyan         John           4    M    W                                       Iowa
 18  74   73  Runyan         Walter         2    M    W                                       Iowa
 19  75   74  Barger         Dniel          66   M    W    Farmer         5,500     1,108     Virginia                                                                      X
 20  75   74  Barger         Catherine      60   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania                                                 X     X
 21  75   75  Barger         W.F.           40   M    W    Farmer         800       1,505     Kentucky                                                                      X
 22  75   75  Barger         A.A.           41   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 23  75   75  Barger         L.A.           19   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 24  75   75  Barger         J.W.           16   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 25  75   75  Barger         J.A.           14   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 26  75   75  Barger         D.C.           13   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 27  75   75  Barger         N.L.           9    F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 28  75   75  Barger         W.F.           7    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 29  75   75  Barger         A.G.           5    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 30  75   75  Barger         M.C.           3    F    W                                       Iowa
 31  76   76  Boley          J.P.           45   M    W    Farmer         2,500     798       Indiana                                                                       X
 32  76   76  Boley          Nancy          42   F    W    Keeping House                      Kentucky
 33  76   76  Boley          W.A.           10   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 34  76   76  Boley          W.H.           7    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 35  77   77  Milican        Calvin         51   M    W    Farmer         1,475     1,005     North Carolina                                                                X
 36  77   77  Milican        Elizabeth      50   F    W    Keeping House                      North Carolina
 37  77   77  Milican        O.L.           27   M    W    Works on Farm                      North Carolina                                                                X
 38  77   77  Milican        E.A.           28   F    W    At Home                            Iowa
 39  77   77  Milican        W.A.           5    M    W                                       Iowa
 40  77   77  Milican        F.E.           3    F    W                                       Iowa


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