1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.404B

1870 Census of Van Buren County, IA p.404B
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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: 404B REFERENCE: P.O. Bentonsport - Enum 23rd 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 65 66 Barker A 24 F W At Home Iowa 2 66 67 McSurley Miles 61 M W Farmer 7,900 2,400 Ohio X X 3 66 67 McSurley Catharine 56 F W Keeping House Ohio 4 66 67 McSurley Hannah 23 F W At Home Iowa 5 66 67 McSurley James 21 M W Works on Farm Iowa X 6 66 67 McSurley Kate 17 F W Attending School Iowa X 7 66 67 McSurley John M 12 F W Attending School Iowa X REMARKS: Sex was written as F. 8 67 68 Dawson J F 23 M W Farmer 170 Iowa X 9 67 68 Dawson Lidia 22 F W Keeping House Iowa 10 68 69 Cupp Geo D 25 M W Farmer 300 Ohio Dec X 11 68 69 Cupp Mary 22 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania Dec 12 69 70 Davis W M 30 M W Farmer 500 Indiana X 13 69 70 Davis Malinda 25 F W Keeping House Iowa 14 69 70 Davis E E 8 M W Attending School Iowa X 15 69 70 Davis J M 5 M W Iowa X 16 69 70 Davis Elizabeth 2 F W Iowa 17 70 71 Syfert Benjamin 49 M W Farmer 1,400 1,184 Pennsylvania X 18 70 71 Syfert Elizbeth 49 F W Keeping House Ohio 19 70 71 Syfert S E 22 F W At Home Ohio 20 70 71 Syfert George 19 M W Works on Farm Iowa X 21 70 71 Syfert Isaac 13 M W Works on Farm Iowa X 22 70 71 Syfert Joseph 10 M W At Home Iowa X 23 70 71 Syfert T E 7 M W Attending School Iowa X 24 71 72 Goughnour Eli 54 M W Saw Miller 470 Pennsylvania X REMARKS: Pers Est may be 490. 25 71 72 Goughnour Christiana 52 F W Keeping House Pennsylvania 26 71 72 Goughnour Obadiah 19 M W Teamster Pennsylvania 27 71 72 Redman Florence 17 F W Domestic Servant Iowa 28 72 73 Stoneman W A 32 M W Laborer 600 200 Ohio X 29 72 73 Stoneman L A 24 F W Keeping House Ohio 30 73 74 Work Joseph 46 M W Farmer 7,000 2,380 Indiana X 31 73 74 Work Elenor 45 F W Keeping House Indiana 32 73 74 Work Alice 16 F W At Home Iowa X 33 73 74 Work Lewella 14 F W At Home Iowa X 34 73 74 Work J S 13 M W Attending School Iowa X 35 73 74 Work C P 10 M W Attending School Iowa X 36 73 74 Work Charlotte 7 F W Attending School Iowa X 37 73 74 Work Jessie 3 F W Iowa 38 73 74 Fields William 17 M W Farm Laborer Iowa 39 74 75 Coats George 21 M W Farmer 150 Virginia Feby X REMARKS: Pers Est may be 650. 40 74 75 Coats Nancy 21 F W Keeping House Iowa Feby

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