1870 Federal Census Bremer County, Iowa (Douglas Township: File 2 of 2) The USGenWeb Archives provide genealogical and historical data to the general public without fee or charge of any kind. It is intended that this material not be used in a commercial manner. All submissions become part of the permanent collection. Abstracted by Edwin L. Parker, October 2000 from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, January 2001. Submitted by Edwin L. Parker November 23, 2000. This transcription was proofread by Maggie Stewart <73777.25@compuserve.com> February 2002. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. epark54@whidbeyisland.com ____________________________________________________________________________ This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. ____________________________________________________________________________ Thanks to S-K Publications for providing the census CD from which this transcription was made. Images of the complete original, handwritten census of this county are available on CD from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ____________________________________________________________________________ Census Images for Bremer County, Iowa 1870 are available at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/bremer/census/1870/ ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Bremer County, Iowa, Please visit the Bremer County, IAGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabremer ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Bremer County, Iowa ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly, Iowa Sheet No: 207A Reel no: M593-378 Division: Douglas Township Page no: 12 Enumerated on: July 15, 1870 by: B. W. Johnson, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Edwin L. Parker and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ 1 | 80 79 | Harker Alice A | 26 F W | Keeping house | | Iowa | | | | | H626 | 2 | 81 80 | Moore Nathaniel | 56 M W | Mill Wright | 4500 1075 | Penn | | | | X | M600 | 3 | 81 80 | Moore Sarah | 52 F W | Keeping house | | Penn | | | | | M600 | 4 | 81 80 | Moore Caleb J | 21 M W | Farmer | | Peen | | | | X | M600 | 5 | 81 80 | Moore Nathaniel G | 19 M W | Farmer | | Penn | | | | | M600 | 6 | 81 80 | Moore Samuel I | 16 M W | Farmer | | Penn | | X | | | M600 | 7 | 81 80 | Moore Clara V | 6 F W | at home | | Iowa | | X | | | M600 | 8 | 82 81 | Bergman Henry D | 24 M W | Farmer | 2500 380 | Hanover | X X | | | | B625 | 9 | 82 81 | Bergman Mina | 23 F W | Keeping house | | Hanover | X X | | | | B625 | 10 | 82 81 | Bergman Henry | 2 M W | at home | | Illinois | X X | | | | B625 | 11 | 82 81 | Bergman Lena | 5/12 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X Dec | | | | B625 | 12 | 83 82 | Meyer Fred | 24 M W | Farmer | | Hanover | X X | | | | M600 | 13 | 83 82 | Meyer Caroline | 24 F W | Keeping house | | Hanover | X X | | | | M600 | 14 | 83 82 | Meyer Fred | 1 M W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | M600 | 15 | 83 82 | Meyer Louisa | 53 F W | Keeping house | | Hanover | X X | | | | M600 | 16 | 83 82 | Meyer Lena | 16 F W | at home | | Hanover | X X | | | | M600 | 17 | 84 83 | Backhouse William | 45 M W | Farm laborer | | Hanover | X X | X X | | | B220 | 18 | 84 83 | Backhouse Sophia | 44 F W | Keeping house | | Hanover | X X | | | | B220 | 19 | 84 83 | Backhouse Anna | 7 F W | at home | | Hanover | X X | | | | B220 | 20 | 84 83 | Backhouse Mina | 4 F W | at home | | Hanover | X X | | | | B220 | 21 | 85 84 | Bergmann Henry | 28 M W | Farmer | 1600 735 | Hanover | X X | | | X | B625 | 22 | 85 84 | Bergmann Mina | 26 F W | Keeping house | | Prussia | X X | | | | B625 | 23 | 85 84 | Bergmann Emnia | 3 F W | at home | | Illinois | X X | | | | B625 | 24 | 85 84 | Bergmann Mary | 1 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | B625 | 25 | 85 84 | Mumelthey Frederick | 58 M W | Farm laborer | | Prussia | X X | | | | M543 | 26 | 86 85 | Harding George | 38 M W | Farm laborer | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 27 | 86 85 | Harding Jane | 39 F W | Keeping house | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 28 | 86 85 | Harding Robert | 16 M W | Farm laborer | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 29 | 86 85 | Harding Samuel | 13 M W | at home | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 30 | 86 85 | Harding George | 10 M W | at home | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 31 | 86 85 | Harding Catharine G | 8 F W | at home | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 32 | 86 85 | Harding Anna M | 6 F W | at home | | England | X X | | | | H635 | 33 | 87 86 | Searl John | 49 M W | Farmer | 1000 500 | England | X X | | | | S640 | 34 | 87 86 | Searl Catharine | 53 F W | Keeping house | | New Jersey | | | | | S640 | 35 | 87 86 | Searl Stephen S | 8 M W | at home | | Illinois | X | X | | | S640 | 36 | 88 87 | Thomas Guilford D | 49 M W | Farmer | 4000 1000 | Indiana | | | | X | T520 | 37 | 88 87 | Thomas Esther | 47 F W | Keeping house | | Indiana | | X | | | T520 | 38 | 88 87 | Thomas William | 22 M W | Farmer | | Indiana | | | | X | T520 | 39 | 88 87 | Thomas Orlando | 18 M W | Farmer | | Indiana | | X | | | T520 | 40 | 88 87 | Thomas Rebecca | 16 F W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | T520 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly, Iowa Sheet No: 207B Reel no: M593-378 Division: Douglas Township Page no: 13 Enumerated on: July 15, 1870 by: B. W. Johnson, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Edwin L. Parker and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ 1 | 88 87 | Thomas James | 14 M W | at home | | Illinois | | X | | | T520 | 2 | 88 87 | Thomas Albert | 13 M W | at home | | Illinois | | X | | | T520 | 3 | 88 87 | Thomas Marvin | 10 M W | at home | | Illinois | | X | | | T520 | 4 | 88 87 | Thomas Lincoln | 8 M W | at home | | Illinois | | X | | | T520 | 5 | 88 87 | Thomas Grant | 5 M W | at home | | Illinois | | X | | | T520 | 6 | 89 88 | Marble Stephen K | 49 M W | Farmer | 1740 520 | New York | | | | X | M614 | 7 | 89 88 | Marble Mary A | 44 F W | Keeping House | | Canada | X X | | | | M614 | 8 | 89 88 | Marble Frank | 15 M W | Farmer | | New York | X | | | | M614 | 9 | 89 88 | Marble Clarence | 13 M W | at home | | New York | X | | | | M614 | 10 | 89 88 | Marble Bertha | 6 F W | at home | | Wisconsin | X | X | | | M614 | 11 | 89 88 | Dudy Jane | 17 F W | Domestic help | | New York | | X | | | D300 | 12 | 90 89 | Potter Marvin | 37 M W | Farmer | 2125 850 | New York | | | | X | P360 | 13 | 90 89 | Potter Arvilla | 31 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | P360 | 14 | 90 89 | Potter Hamond | 8 M W | at home | | New York | | X | | | P360 | 15 | 90 89 | Potter Hermond | 8 M W | at home | | New York | | | | | P360 | Attended school mark of Record 918 should be on this record 16 | 91 90 | Potter Warren | 32 M W | Farmer | 1400 660 | New York | | X | | X | P360 | 17 | 91 90 | Potter Sarah | 31 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | P360 | 18 | 91 90 | Potter Marcelia | 9 F W | at home | | New York | | | | | P360 | 19 | 91 90 | Potter Carrie | 6 F W | at home | | New York | | | | | P360 | 20 | 91 90 | Potter Hattie | 10/12 F W | at home | | Iowa | July | | | | P360 | 21 | 92 91 | Crooks John | 47 M W | Farmer | 1440 780 | N Hampshire | | | | X | C620 | 22 | 92 91 | Crooks Caroline | 49 F W | Keeping house | | Canada | X X | | | | C620 | 23 | 92 91 | Crooks Henry | 18 M W | Farmer | | Canada | X | | | | C620 | 24 | 92 91 | Crooks David | 14 M W | at home | | Canada | X | | | | C620 | 25 | 92 91 | Clarkson Thomas | 25 M W | Farmer | 150 | England | X X | | | X | C462 | 26 | 92 91 | Clarkson Elisabeth | 17 F W | Keeping house | | Canada | X | | | | C462 | 27 | 93 92 | Sams John | 65 M W | Farmer | 5000 875 | Ohio | | | | X | S520 | 28 | 93 92 | Sams Dorothy A | 35 F W | Keeping house | | Indiana | | | | | S520 | 29 | 93 92 | Sams Annabell | 15 F W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | S520 | 30 | 93 92 | Sams Stephen R | 11 M W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | S520 | 31 | 94 93 | Beck Joseph | 35 M W | Farmer | 1700 800 | France | X X | | | X | B200 | 32 | 94 93 | Beck Mary | 32 F W | Keeping house | | Ireland | X X | X X | | | B200 | 33 | 94 93 | Beck Elisabeth | 14 F W | at home | | Illinois | X X | X | | | B200 | 34 | 94 93 | Beck Perry | 5 M W | at home | | Illinois | X X | | | | B200 | 35 | 94 93 | Beck Amy | 3 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | B200 | 36 | 94 93 | Beck Ida | 1 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | B200 | 37 | 95 94 | Webster George | 36 M W | Farmer | 300 | Indiana | | | | X | W123 | There is a mark in col 11 that appears to be wiped out 38 | 95 94 | Webster Kelziah | 34 F W | Keeping house | | Indiana | | | | | W123 | 39 | 95 94 | Webster John F | 9 M W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | W123 | 40 | 95 94 | Webster Missouri | 7 F W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | W123 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly, Iowa Sheet No: 208A Reel no: M593-378 Division: Douglas Township Page no: 14 Enumerated on: July 15, 1870 by: B. W. Johnson, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Edwin L. Parker and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ 1 | 95 94 | Webster Sherman | 5 M W | at home | | Indiana | | | | | W123 | 2 | 95 94 | Webster James | 2 M W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | W123 | 3 | 95 94 | Webster George A | 2/12 M W | at home | | Iowa | March | | | | W123 | 4 | 96 95 | Carpenter Philip | 40 M W | Farmer | 1600 400 | New York | | | | | C615 | 5 | 96 95 | Carpenter Catharine | 34 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | C615 | 6 | 96 95 | Carpenter Ida J | 15 F W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | C615 | 7 | 96 95 | Carpenter Anna | 12 F W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | C615 | 8 | 96 95 | Carpenter Alice | 6 F W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | C615 | 9 | 96 95 | Carpenter Wesley | 4 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | | | | C615 | 10 | 96 95 | Carpenter Vern* | 1 M W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | C615 | 11 | 97 96 | Handlin Hartwell C | 39 M W | Farmer | 1600 550 | New York | | | | X | H534 | 12 | 97 96 | Handlin Lydia N | 31 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | H534 | 13 | 97 96 | Handlin Clarence | 14 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | H534 | 14 | 97 96 | Handlin Arthur | 11 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | H534 | 15 | 97 96 | Handlin Alice | 5 F W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | H534 | 16 | 98 97 | Alley Cyrenus | 37 M W | Farmer | 2400 670 | New York | | | | X | A400 | 17 | 98 97 | Alley Candace | 35 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | A400 | 18 | 98 97 | Alley William | 14 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | A400 | 19 | 98 97 | Alley George | 12 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | A400 | 20 | 99 98 | Donlon Michael | 26 M W | Farmer | 3300 1600 | Ireland | X X | | | X | D545 | 21 | 99 98 | Donlon Ann | 22 F W | Keeping house | | Ireland | X X | | | | D545 | 22 | 99 98 | Donlon Frank | 4 M W | at home | | New York | X X | | | | D545 | 23 | 99 98 | Donlon Mary | 2 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | D545 | 24 | 99 98 | Donlon John | 2/12 M W | at home | | Iowa | X X March | | | | D545 | 25 | 100 99 | Dugan Daniel | 35 M W | Farmer | 400 | Penn | | | | X | D250 | 26 | 100 99 | Dugan Mary J | 32 F W | Keeping house | | Indiana | | | | | D250 | 27 | 100 99 | Dugan Martin | 12 M W | at home | | Indiana | | X X | | | D250 | Entry in 18 is Idiotic 28 | 100 99 | Dugan James | 10 M W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | D250 | 29 | 100 99 | Dugan Ida | 6 F W | at home | | Indiana | | X | | | D250 | 30 | 100 99 | Dugan John | 3 M W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | D250 | 31 | 100 99 | Dugan Hiram | 1 M W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | D250 | 32 | 101 100 | Davis James | 49 M W | Farmer | 400 215 | Ohio | | | | X | D120 | 33 | 101 100 | Davis Hannah E | 47 F W | Keeping house | | New York | | | | | D120 | 34 | 101 100 | Davis Hiram W | 25 M W | Farmer | | Ohio | | | | X | D120 | 35 | 102 101 | Kirchhoff D. | 37 M W | Farmer | 2400 500 | Hanover | X X | | | | K621 | 36 | 102 101 | Kirchhoff Dora | 27 F W | Keeping house | | Prussia | X X | | | | K621 | 37 | 102 101 | Kirchhoff Emma | 1 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | K621 | 38 | 102 101 | Kirchhoff Alwena | 1/12 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X May | | | | K621 | 39 | 102 101 | Neidmeyer John | 45 M W | Farm laborer | | Hanover | X X | | | | N356 | 40 | 103 102 | Kelleny Henry | 35 M W | Farmer | 1200 500 | Mecklenberg | X X | | | | K450 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly, Iowa Sheet No: 208B Reel no: M593-378 Division: Douglas Township Page no: 15 Enumerated on: July 15, 1870 by: B. W. Johnson, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Edwin L. Parker and Proofread by Maggie Stewart for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Month Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ 1 | 103 102 | Kelleny Mina | 37 F W | Keeping house | | Mecklenberg | X X | | | | K450 | 2 | 103 102 | Kelleny Mary | 16 F W | at home | | Mecklenberg | X X | | | | K450 | 3 | 103 102 | Kelleny Louisa | 4 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | K450 | 4 | 103 102 | Kelleny Sophia | 1 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X | | | | K450 | 5 | 103 102 | Kelleny Mina | 1/12 F W | at home | | Iowa | X X July | | | | K450 | 6 | 104 103 | Johnson David | 32 M W | Farmer | 4600 785 | Ohio | | | | X | J525 | 7 | 104 103 | Johnson Albatina | 20 F W | Keeping house | | Prussia | X X | | | | J525 | 8 | 104 103 | Johnson Mary | 75 F W | Keeping house | | Virginia | | | | | J525 | 9 | 104 103 | Parmiter George | 9 M W | at home | | Illinois | | | | | P653 | 10 | 105 104 | Johnson John M | 45 M W | Farmer | 1600 730 | Ohio | | | | X | J525 | 11 | 105 104 | Johnson Martha | 36 F W | Keeping house | | Ohio | | | | | J525 | 12 | 105 104 | Johnson Clara | 11 F W | at home | | Illinois | | X | | | J525 | 13 | 105 104 | Johnson Richard | 3 M W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | J525 | 14 | 106 105 | Gardner Burton H | 40 M W | Farmer | 2275 1385 | New York | | | | X | G635 | 15 | 106 105 | Gardner Harriet | 31 F W | Keeping house | | Ohio | | | | | G635 | 16 | 106 105 | Gardner Francis | 10 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | G635 | 17 | 106 105 | Gardner Harley | 8 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | G635 | 18 | 106 105 | Gardner Charley | 8 M W | at home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | G635 | 19 | 106 105 | Gardner Edith | 4 F W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | G635 | 20 | 106 105 | Burkholder Robert | 32 M W | Farm laborer | | Penn | | | | X | B624 | 21 | 107 106 | Sams James | 36 M W | Farmer | 400 | Indiana | | | | X | S520 | 22 | 107 106 | Sams Charlotte | 38 F W | Keeping house | | Indiana | | | | | S520 | 23 | 107 106 | Sams Sarah A | 8 F W | at home | | Indiana | | | | | S520 | 24 | 107 106 | Sams Richard D | 6 M W | at home | | Indiana | | | | | S520 | 25 | 107 106 | Sams Julia A | 9/12 F W | at home | | Iowa | Aug | | | | S520 | 26 | 108 107 | Andrews Jonas M | 25 M W | Farmer | 800 200 | Illinois | | | | X | A536 | 27 | 108 107 | Andrews Lucinda | 22 F W | Keeping house | | Penn | | | | | A536 | 28 | 108 107 | Andrews Carrie | 4 F W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | A536 | 29 | 108 107 | Andrews Jennie | 2 F W | at home | | Iowa | | | | | A536 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|===============|============|===============|==============|=======|===|=====|======|============================================================ 30 | | N.S. 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