1870 Federal Census Bremer County, Iowa (Fremont Township: File 1 of 1) 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 Rebecca Seehusen from public records. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, February 2002. Submitted by Rebecca Seehusen May 13, 2001. This transcription was proofread by Karlyn Armstrong. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. yardmom@email.msn.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). ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Bremer County, Iowa, Please visit the Bremer County, IAGenWeb page at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iabremer ____________________________________________________________________________ Census Images for Bremer County, Iowa 1870 are available at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/bremer/census/1870/ ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1870 Federal Census for Bremer County, Iowa ____________________________________________________________________________ --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly Sheet No: 223B Reel no: M593-378 Division: FremontTownship Page no: 1 Enumerated on: June 15, 1870 by: H. S. Hoover, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Rebecca T. Seehusen and Proofread by Karlyn Armstrong for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mont Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= 1 | 1 1 | Chapin John | 52 M W | Farmer | 2000 950 | Mass. | | | | X | C150 | 2 | 1 1 | Chapin Eliza A. | 47 F W | Keeping House | | NY | | | | | C150 | 3 | 1 1 | Chapin Angeline | 21 F W | At Home | | Wisconsin | | | | | C150 | 4 | 1 1 | Chapin John W. | 18 M W | At Home | | Wisconsin | | | | | C150 | 5 | 1 1 | Chapin Rhoda | 15 F W | At Home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | C150 | 6 | 1 1 | Chapin Eliza | 11 F W | At Home | | Iowa | | X | | | C150 | 7 | 1 1 | Chapin Clemmentine | 9 F W | At Home | | Iowa | | X | | | C150 | 8 | 1 1 | Chapin Carrie | 9 F W | At Home | | Iowa | | X | | | C150 | 9 | 2 2 | Frantk Christopher | 45 M W | Farmer | 3500 800 | Prussia | X X | | | X | F653 | 10 | 2 2 | Frantk Maria | 47 F W | Keeping House | | Prussia | X X | | | | F653 | 11 | 2 2 | Frantk John | 15 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F653 | 12 | 2 2 | Frantk Maria | 13 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F653 | 13 | 2 2 | Frantk Henry | 12 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F653 | 14 | 2 2 | Frantk Ernst | 10. M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F653 | 15 | 3 3 | Miller Henry | 27 M W | Farmer | 3600 700 | Hanover | X X | | | X | M460 | 16 | 3 3 | Miller Caroline | 27 F W | Keeping House | | Hanover | X X | | | | M460 | 17 | 3 3 | Miller Caroline | 2 F W | | | Ill. | X X | | | | M460 | 18 | 3 3 | Louhinan Henry | 17 M W | Farm Labor | | Schamburg | X X | X | | | L550 | 19 | 4 4 | Wiest Matthias | 57 M W | Farmer | 4500 2600 | Prussia | X X | | | X | W230 | 20 | 4 4 | Wiest Anna M | 57 F W | Keeping House | | Prussia | X X | X | | | W230 | 21 | 4 4 | Wiest Sabilla | 18 F W | At Home | | Prussia | X X | X | | | W230 | 22 | 4 4 | Wiest Mary | 14 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | W230 | 23 | 4 4 | Wiest Albert | 11 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | W230 | 24 | 4 4 | Ash Girold | 20 M W | Farm Labor | | Prussia | X X | X | | | A200 | 25 | 5 5 | Staage John | 50 M W | Farmer | 3000 750 | Schamburg | X X | | | X | S320 | 26 | 5 5 | Staage Mary | 48 F W | Keeping House | | Mechlinburg | X X | X X | | | S320 | 27 | 5 5 | Staage John | 19 M W | At Home | | Schamburg | X X | | | | S320 | 28 | 5 5 | Staage Caroline | 14 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | S320 | 29 | 5 5 | Staage Sophia | 7 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | S320 | 30 | 5 5 | Staage Anna | 5 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | | | | S320 | 31 | 5 5 | Castor John | 20 M W | Farm Labor | | Mechlinburg | X X | | | | C236 | 32 | 6 6 | Sk * | | | | | | | | | | 32-36 NOTES: "Deducted at the last page" 33 | 6 6 | Sk * | | | | | | | | | | 32-36 NOTES: "Deducted at the last page" 34 | 6 6 | Sk * | | | | | | | | | | 32-36 NOTES: "Deducted at the last page" 35 | 6 6 | Sk * | | | | | | | | | | 32-36 NOTES: "Deducted at the last page" 36 | 6 6 | Sk * | | | | | | | | | | 32-36 NOTES: "Deducted at the last page" 37 | 7 7 | Birger Charles | 39 M M | Farmer | 1200. 470 | Mechlinburg | X X | | | | B626 | 38 | 7 7 | Birger Mary | 44 F W | Keeping House | | Mechlinburg | X X | | | | B626 | 39 | 7 7 | Birger Henry | 13 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | B626 | 40 | 7 7 | Birger Doras | 11 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X . | X | | | B626 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly Sheet No: 224A Reel no: M593-378 Division: FremontTownship Page no: 2 Enumerated on: June 15, 1870 by: H. S. Hoover, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Rebecca T. Seehusen and Proofread by Karlyn Armstrong for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mont Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= 1 | 7 7 | Birger Minna | 7 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | B626 | think sex should be "F" 2 | 7 7 | Birger Emmas | 6 F W | At Home | . | Ill. | X X | | | | B626 | 3 | 7 7 | Birger William | 4 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | | | | B626 | 4 | 8 8 | Kurth Christian | 50 M W | Farmer | 2200 600 | Prussia | X X | | | X | K630 | 5 | 8 8 | Kurth Dora | 50 F W | Keeping House | | Prussia | X X | | | | K630 | 6 | 8 8 | Kurth Christian | 19 M W | At Home | | Prussia | X X | X | | | K630 | 7 | 8 8 | Kurth John | 16 M W | At Home | | Prussia | X X | X | | | K630 | 8 | 8 8 | Kurth Dora | 14 F W | At Home | | Prussia | X X | X | | | K630 | 9 | 8 8 | Kurth Arma | 10 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X X | | | K630 | 10 | 9 9 | Koch L. Christ | 37 M W | Farmer | 2200 650 | Prussia | X X | | | | K200 | 11 | 9 9 | Koch Minna | 26 F W | Keeping House | | Hanover | X X | | | | K200 | 12 | 9 9 | Koch Sophia | 7 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | K200 | 13 | 9 9 | Koch Frank | 5 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | K200 | 14 | 9 9 | Koch Henry | 3 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | K200 | 15 | 9 9 | Koch Mary | 1 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | K200 | 16 | 9 9 | Bastling Caroline | 15 F W | Helping in Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | B234 | 17 | 9 9 | Fortz Henry | 27 M W | Farm Labor | | Prussia | X X | | | | F632 | 18 | 10 10 | Martin John | 66 M W | Retired Farmer | 5000 1800 | Scotland | X X | | | X | M635 | 19 | 10 10 | Martin F.Wm. | 26 M W | Farmer | | Ill. | X X | | | X | M635 | 20 | 10 10 | Martin R. Jas. | 21 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | | | X | M635 | 21 | 10 10 | Parker Jane | 39 F W | Keeping House | | Scotland | X X | | | | P626 | 22 | 10 10 | Parker Clara | 13 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X | X | | | P626 | 23 | 10 10 | Parker Frank | 11 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X | X | | | P626 | 24 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Chas | 38 M W | Farmer | 2200 850 | Prussia | X X | | | X | S252 | 25 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Fredericka | 32 F W | Keeping House | | Prussia | X X | | | | S252 | 26 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Albert | 9 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | S252 | 27 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Chas. | 7 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | S252 | 28 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Louisa | 6 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | S252 | 29 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Willie | 4 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | S252 | 30 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Theodore | 2 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | S252 | 31 | 11 11 | Schuknecht Anna | 4/12 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X Jan | | | | S252 | 32 | 12 12 | Chapin Lyman | 34 M W | Farmer | 6000 2000 | NY | | | | X | C150 | 33 | 12 12 | Chapin Orphe E. | 33 F W | Keeping House | | NY | X | | | | C150 | 34 | 12 12 | Chapin Anna Bell | 9 F W | At Home | | Wisconsin | | X | | | C150 | 35 | 12 12 | Chapin Alice L. | 7 F W | At Home | | Iowa | | X | | | C150 | 36 | 12 12 | Chapin Arthur D. | 4 M W | At Home | | Iowa | | | | | C150 | 37 | 12 12 | Chapin William D. | 1 M W | At Home | | Iowa | | | | | C150 | 38 | 12 12 | Churchis James | 28 M W | Laborer | | England | X X | | | | C622 | 39 | 13 13 | Suret Alpheus E. | 38 M W | Farmer | 4000 2600 | Ohio | | | | X | S630 | 40 | 13 13 | Suret Isabella | 34 F W | Keeping House | | Vermont | X | | | | S630 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= --- Census Year: 1870 State: Iowa County: Bremer Post Office: Waverly Sheet No: 224B Reel no: M593-378 Division: FremontTownship Page no: 3 Enumerated on: June 16, 1870 by: H. S. Hoover, Ass't Marshall Transcribed by Rebecca T. Seehusen and Proofread by Karlyn Armstrong for USGenWeb, http://www.usgwcensus.org/. Copyright: 2002 =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= LINE | Dwell Famil | LastName FirstName | Age S C | Occupation | RealV Pers | BirthPlace | F F Mont Mo | A C C | D | E D | SNDX | REMARKS =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|========================================= 1 | 13 13 | Suret Burton E. | 2 M W | At Home | | Iowa | | | | | S630 | 2 | 13 13 | Suret Evaline | 11/12 F W | At Home | | Iowa | June | | | | S630 | 3 | 13 13 | Widemann Christian | 19 M W | Labor | | Iowa | X X | | | | W355 | 4 | 13 13 | Dryer D. Elizabeth | 13 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | D660 | 5 | 14 14 | Fritz John | 50 M W | Farmer | 5000 1700 | Wittemberg | X X | | | X | F632 | 6 | 14 14 | Fritz Eliza | 41 F W | Keeping House | | Mechlinburg | X X | | | | F632 | 7 | 14 14 | Fritz Marin | 16 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | F632 | 8 | 14 14 | Fritz Wilhemina | 15 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | F632 | 9 | 14 14 | Fritz Leonhardt | 11 M W | At Home | .. | Ill. | X X | X | | | F632 | 10 | 14 14 | Fritz Charles | 7 M W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | X | | | F632 | 11 | 14 14 | Fritz Sophia | 4 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | F632 | 12 | 14 14 | Fritz Ellmisna | 2 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | F632 | 13 | 14 14 | Fritz John | 4/12 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X Jany | | | | F632 | 14 | 15 15 | Hunseeker John | 29 M W | Preacher | 1000 420 | Switzerland | X X | | | | H522 | "something" Evangelican S. 15 | 15 15 | Hunseeker Catharine | 23 F W | Keeping House | | Prussia | X X | | | | H522 | 16 | 15 15 | Hunseeker Clara | 3 F W | At Home | | Ill. | X X | | | | H522 | 17 | 15 15 | Hunseeker Pauline | 7/12 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X Oct | | | | H522 | 18 | 16 16 | Fechtmeier Henry | 44 M W | Farmer | 5000 1800 | Kuhr Hessen | X X | | | X | F235 | 19 | 16 16 | Fechtmeier Sophia | 34 F W | Keeping House | | Kuhr Hessen | X X | | | | F235 | 20 | 16 16 | Fechtmeier Caroline | 9 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F235 | 21 | 16 16 | Fechtmeier Mary | 5 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | F235 | 22 | 16 16 | Fechtmeier Henry | 3 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | F235 | 23 | 16 16 | Strussel Henry | 11 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X X | | | S362 | 24 | 16 16 | Kister George | 24 M W | At Home | | Ohio | X X | | | X | K236 | 25 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier Charles | 46 M W | Farmer | 5800 1300 | Hanover | X X | | | X | F235 | 26 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier Catharine | 35 F W | Keeping House | | Indiana | X X | | | | F235 | 27 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier Henry | 18 M W | At Home | | Indiana | X X | X | | | F235 | 28 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier August | 15 M W | At Home | | Indiana | X X | X | | | F235 | 29 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier Charles | 13 M W | At Home | | Indiana | X X | X X | | | F235 | 30 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier Justina | 10 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F235 | 31 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier William | 7 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | X | | | F235 | 32 | 17 17 | Fechtmeier Caroline | 2 F W | At Home | | Iowa | X X | | | | F235 | 33 | 18 18 | Biesner Chas. | 28 M W | Farmer | | Kuhr Hessen | X X | | | | B256 | 34 | 18 18 | Biesner Caroline | 26 F W | Keeping House | | Kuhr Hessen | X X | | | | B256 | 35 | 18 18 | Biesner No Name | 1/12 M W | At Home | | Iowa | X X May | | | | B256 | 36 | 19 19 | Taylor George | 54 M W | Farmer | 3000 810 | Scotland | X X | | | X | T460 | 37 | 19 19 | Taylor Ann | 50 F W | Keeping House | | Scotland | X X | | | | T460 | 38 | 19 19 | Taylor Ann | 15 F W | At Home | | Scotland | X X | X | | | T460 | 39 | 19 19 | Kedding William | 12 M W | Farm Laborer | | Hannover | X X | X | | | K352 | 40 | 20 20 | Countryman Alpheus | 38 M W | Farmer | 3400 1200 | Canada | X X | | | | C536 | =====|=============|=================================|===========|=================|============|=============|=============|=======|===|=====|======|=========================================