1870 Census of County, IA p.372B
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Abstracted by Marian Cox, ©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:  Vernon Twp  REEL NO:  M593-421  PAGE NO:  372B
REFERENCE:  P.O. Vernon - Enumerated 12th of July 1870  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   172  171 Spencer        George         7    M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 2   172  171 Spencer        Newton         4    M    W                                       Iowa
 3   172  171 Spencer        Joseph         1    M    W                                       Iowa
 4   173  172 Ellis          George         45   M    W    Farmer         5,500     3,863     New York                                                                      X
 5   173  172 Ellis          R A            40   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 6   173  172 Morris         B. T           16   M    W    Farm Laborer             105       Iowa
 7   174  173 Lanan          J H            29   M    W    Farm Laborer             525       Ohio                                                                          X
 8   174  173 Lanan          E. E.          24   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 9   174  173 Lanan          M. E           2    F    W                                       Iowa
 10  174  173 Lanan          D D            5/12 F    W                                       Iowa                            Dec
 11  175  174 Mohler         Levi           43   M    W    Farmer         2,975     1,252     Ohio                                                                          X
 12  175  174 Mohler         Susan          41   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 13  175  174 Mohler         Noah           16   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 14  175  174 Mohler         William        15   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 15  176  175 Gaston         William        50   M    W    Farmer         3,800     1,475     Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 16  176  175 Gaston         Rachael        44   F    W    Keeping House                      Indiana
 17  176  175 Gaston         George         17   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 18  176  175 Gaston         John           14   M    W    Works on Farm                      Iowa                                                  X
 19  176  175 Gaston         Anna           12   F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 20  176  175 Gaston         Charles        10   M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 21  176  175 Gaston         Cora           7    F    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 22  176  175 Gaston         William        5    M    W    Attending School                   Iowa                                                  X
 23  176  175 Gaston         Susan          3    F    W                                       Iowa
 24  177  176 Merrideth      G. W.          32   M    W    Farmer         4,825     1,221     Iowa                                                                          X
 25  177  176 Merrideth      M. J.          27   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 26  177  176 Merrideth      H W            3    M    W                                       Iowa
 27  177  176 Lackey         William        16   M    W    Farm Laborer                       Iowa                                                         X     X
 28  178  177 Merridith      Jessee         35   M    W    Farmer         3,105     985       Indiana                                                                       X
 29  178  177 Merridith      M. L.          32   F    W    Keeping House                      Ohio
 30  178  177 Merridith      Lewella        13   F    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 31  178  177 Merridith      George         8    M    W    At Home                            Iowa                                                  X
 32  178  177 Merridith      Berta          4/12 F    W                                       Iowa                            Feby
 33  179  178 Schriver       C. W.          28   M    W    Farmer                   494       Pennsylvania                                                                  X
 34  179  178 Schriver       Maria          23   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 35  179  178 Schriver       F. B.          2    F    W                                       Iowa                            July
 36  179  178 Schriver       L. A.          10/12 F   W                                       Iowa
                   REMARKS:  No birth month written in.
 37  180  179 Merrit         Isaac          31   M    W    Farmer         135       545       Ohio                                                                          X
 38  180  179 Merrit         Mary           29   F    W    Keeping House                      Iowa
 39  180  179 Merrit         H. H.          3    M    W                                       Iowa                            Aug
 40  180  179 Merrit         Ellen          9/12 F    W                                       Iowa
                   REMARKS:  No birth month written in.


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