1870 Census of County, IA p.217B
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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 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:  Chequest  REEL NO:  M593-421  PAGE NO:  217B
REFERENCE:  PO Douds Station Enumerated 29 June, 1870 By Henry G. Miller
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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   45   45  Tannehill      Alvira         20   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 2   45   45  Fannehill      Samuel         1    M    W                                       Iowa
 3   45   45  Jones          Henry V.       40   M    W    Farmer         2,800     378       Ohio                                                                          X
 4   45   45  Jones          Hulda          38   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio                                                               X
 5   45   45  Jones          Henry          14   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 6   45   45  Jones          Edward         13   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 7   45   45  Jones          Mary           11   F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 8   45   45  Jones          Francis        9    F    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 9   46   46  Hanshaw        William R.     44   M    W    Farmer         2,800     730       Virginia                                                                      X
 10  46   46  Hanshaw        Mary Ann       38   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 11  46   46  Hanshaw        Alvin C.       15   M    W    Labor                              Iowa                                                  X
 12  46   46  Hanshaw        Charles R.     12   M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 13  46   46  Hanshaw        Elmor E.       9    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 14  46   46  Hanshaw        Willie U.G.    7    M    W                                       Iowa                                                  X
 15  46   46  Hanshaw        Oscar E.       4    M    W                                       Iowa
 16  47   47  Downing        John           23   M    W    FArm Labor                         Iowa                                                                          X
 17  47   47  Downing        Sarah Ann      21   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 18  47   47  Downing        Archibald      2    M    W                                       Iowa
 19  47   47  Downing        George         1    M    W                                       Iowa
 20  48   48  Bowen          Robert A.      38   M    W    Farmer         1,500     605       MaryLand                                                                      X
 21  48   48  Bowen          Lizzie         29   F    W    Keeping House                      England            X      X
 22  48   48  Bowen          Arthur         5    M    W                                       Utah                      X
 23  48   48  Bowan          Hattie         2    F    W                                       Iowa                      X
 24  48   48  Parker         Jennie         18   F    W    School Teacher                     Iowa               X      X
 25  49   49  Ploughman      George H.      23   M    W    Farmer         800       285       Ohio               X      X               Sept                                X
 26  49   49  Ploughman      Mary A.        17   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 27  50   50  Nelson         Martha A.      34   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio               X
 28  50   50  Nelson         Florence E.    2    F    W                                       Iowa
 29  51   51  Pickens        Limon          38   M    W    Farmer         800       350       Ohio                                                                          X
 30  51   51  Pickens        Juliann        38   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 31  51   51  Pickens        Henry C.       16   M    W    Farm Labor                         Ohio
 32  51   51  Pickens        Martha A.      15   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
 33  51   51  Pickens        John H.        14   M    W    Works on Farm                      Ohio                                                  X
 34  51   51  Pickens        Ella T.        12   F    W                                       Ohio                                                  X
 35  51   51  Pickens        James          9    M    W                                       Virginia                                              X
 36  51   51  Pickens        Simon M.       7    M    W                                       Virginia                                              X
 37  51   51  Pickens        Ralph          5    M    W                                       Virginia                                              X
 38  51   51  Pickens        William M.W.   4    M    W                                       Virginia
 39  51   51  Pickens        Lenora         11/12 F   W                                       Iowa                            July
 40  52   52  Herriman       William H.     30   M    W    Farmer         2,360     629       Indiana                                                                       X


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