1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.400A

1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.400A
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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 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: Washington Twp REEL NO: M593-421 PAGE NO: 400A REFERENCE: P.O. Utica - Enumerated 18th of June 1870 by J G Shipley ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 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 ======================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 Vance Andrew 49 M W Farmer 4,600 1,124 Virginia X 2 1 1 Vance Rebecca 40 F W Keeping House Ohio 3 1 1 Vance J M 19 M W Works on Farm Ohio 4 1 1 Vance C A 15 M W Works on Farm Ohio X 5 1 1 Vance Mary E 11 F W At Home Ohio X 6 1 1 Vance H O 9 M W Attending School Ohio X 7 1 1 Vance F W 6 M W Attending School Ohio X 8 1 1 Vance Claud 1 F W Iowa REMARKS: Sex was written as F - listed in 1880 census as Claudia. 9 2 2 Longley Edson 35 M W Blacksmith 300 400 New York X 10 2 2 Longley Mary 30 F W Keeping House Ohio 11 2 2 Longley Thomas 9 M W Attending School Iowa X 12 2 2 Longley Cora 8 F W Attending School Iowa X 13 2 2 Longley Clara 5 F W Iowa 14 2 2 Longley Sarah 3 F W Iowa 15 3 3 West Rufus 45 M W Farm Laborer 400 Ohio X X X 16 3 3 West Isabel 40 F W Keeping House New York 17 3 3 West George 19 M W Farm Laborer Iowa 18 3 3 West Mary 16 F W Domestic Servant Iowa X 19 3 3 West Lucinda 15 F W Domestic Servant Iowa X 20 3 3 West Ann 13 F W At Home Iowa X 21 3 3 West Archibald 8 M W At Home Iowa X 22 3 3 West John 10 M W At Home Iowa X X 23 3 3 West Ida 5 F W Iowa X X 24 3 3 West Ada 4 F W Iowa 25 3 3 West Sarah 2 F W Iowa 26 3 3 West Joseph 10/12 M W Iowa July 27 4 4 Hatch James 32 M W Farmer 490 England X X X 28 4 4 Hatch Elizabeth 34 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania 29 4 4 Hatch H A 15 F W At Home Iowa 30 4 4 Hatch S E 12 F W Attending School Iowa X 31 4 4 Hatch Annie 10 F W Attending School Iowa X 32 4 4 Hatch M M 7 F W Attending School Iowa X 33 4 4 Hatch H M 4 M W Iowa 34 4 4 Hatch Dora 1 F W Iowa 35 5 5 Walker W C 50 M W Physician 1,600 560 Tennesee X 36 5 5 Walker R A 45 F W Keeping House Indiana 37 6 6 Cheney Susanna 71 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania X 38 6 6 Cheney E 27 M W Farm Laborer 400 100 Ohio X 39 7 7 McCuen A S 52 M W Ret Dry Goods Mercht 2*208 6,935 Pennsylvania X 40 7 7 McCuen M A 40 F W Keeping House Ohio

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