1870 Census of County, IA p.260A
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Abstracted by Donald Detwiler, ©2001 from the National Archives and Records Administration Federal Population Schedules for the 9th Census of the United States in 1870.

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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:  Harrisburg Township  REEL NO:  M593-421  PAGE NO:  260A
REFERENCE:  PO Utica  Enumerated by J. G. Shipley, 1st day ofAugust 1870
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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   1    1   Saggerty       Thomas         60   M    W    Carpenter      600       100       Ohio                                                                          X
 2   1    1   Saggerty       George         26   M    W    Carpenter      215       550       Ohio                                                                          X
 3   1    1   Downard        E. J.          21   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 4   1    1   Downard        John           26   M    W    Farm Laborer             845       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 5   1    1   Downard        F. E.          1    M    W                                       Iowa
 6   2    2   Lyon           F. M.          26   M    W    Blacksmith               1,200     Iowa                                                                          X
 7   2    2   Lyon           Sarah          23   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 8   2    2   Lyon           Nannetta       7/12 F    W                                       Iowa                            Oct
 9   3    3   Lyon           John           52   M    W    Blacksmith     9,000     1,000     New York                                                                      X
 10  3    3   Lyon           Sarah          52   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 11  3    3   Lyon           H. G.          11   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 12  4    4   Spraker        Jacob          31   M    W    Ret. Dry Goods Merchant 700 1,500  Indiana                                                                       X
 13  4    4   Spraker        N. E.          31   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 14  4    4   Spraker        Ellsworth      4    M    W                                       Iowa
 15  4    4   Spraker        O. B.          9/12 M    W                                       Iowa                            Aug???
 16  5    5   Battie         Joseph         31   M    W    Laborer                  200       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 17  5    5   Battie         Sarah          70   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania
 18  5    5   Randall        J. M.          27   M    W    Physician                          Illinois
 19  6    6   Nixon          Jacob          27   M    W    Farmer                   710       Ohio                                      Nov                                 X
 20  6    6   Nixon          B. A.          20   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania                              Nov
 21  7    7   McGreer        George         41   M    W    Farmer         6,170     950       Indiana                                                                       X
 22  7    7   McGreer        Louisa         40   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 23  7    7   McGreer        John           14   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 24  7    7   McGreer        William        5    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 25  8    8   Orlandon       W. R.          52   M    W    Farmer         8,000     2,458     Ohio                                                                          X
 26  8    8   Orlandon       L. A.          40   F    W    Keeping House                      Pennsylvania       X
 27  8    8   Orlandon       Almyra         20   F    W    School Teacher                     Pennsylvania
 28  8    8   Orlandon       M. C.          18   F    W    At Home                            Pennsylvania
 29  9    9   Robbins        W. C.          62   M    W    Farmer         5,000     2,787     Vermont                                                                       X
 30  9    9   Robbins        Laura          56   F    W    Keeping House                      New York
 31  10   10  Feggty         Martha         45   F    W    Keeping House  7,000     1,330     Pennsylvania       X
 32  10   10  Feggty         K. E.          23   F    W    School Teacher                     Ohio
 33  10   10  Feggty         J. M.          21   M    W    Farmer                             Ohio                                                  X                       X
 34  10   10  Feggty         Ollie          19   F    W    At Home                            Ohio                                                  X
                   REMARKS:  10 in field 19
 35  10   10  Feggty         J. J.          18   M    W    Works on Farm                      Ohio                                                  X
 36  10   10  Feggty         L.A.           14   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 37  10   10  Feggty         Newton         12   M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 38  10   10  Kuhn           Barbara        73   F    W    At Home                  1,000     Pennsylvania       X      X
 39  11   11  Miller         Lewis          21   M    W    Farm Laborer             300       Iowa                                      March                               X
 40  11   11  Miller         Mary           17   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa                                      March


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