1860 Federal Census Van Buren County, Iowa (Farmington Township: Part 4) 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. This Census was abstracted from public records and proofread by a team of volunteers headed by Rich Lowe. They include Marian Cox, Sharon Franklin & Fran Hunt. Edited and formatted by Maggie Stewart, January 2001. Submitted by Rich Lowe January 12, 2001. Both above notices must remain when copied or downloaded. For more info, visit the Van Buren County Iowa USGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~iavanbur/ richlowe@web-iowa.com This work follows all guidelines of the USGW Census Project. ____________________________________________________________________________ This is the 1860 Federal Census for Van Buren County, Iowa ____________________________________________________________________________ Census_Year 1860 Microfilm # M653-342 State Iowa County Van Buren CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Farmington Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 478 REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 16th of July 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 240) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 1735 1745 McCauslin Olive 8 F Iowa X 2 1735 1745 McCauslin William 2 M Iowa 3 1736 1746 Morgan Cazia J. 35 F Weaver 300 75 Ky. 4 1736 1746 Morgan William 19 M Carder Iowa 5 1736 1746 Morgan Nancey 17 F Iowa 6 1736 1746 Morgan Albert 15 M Iowa X 7 1736 1746 Morgan Mary 10 F Iowa X 8 1737 1747 Wheeler Elizabeth 56 F Housekeeper 50 Ky. X 9 1737 1747 Wheeler James J. 29 M Millwright 225 O. 10 1737 1747 Wheeler Margaret 26 F O. 11 1738 1748 Poley Martin 30 M Labourer 50 Ireland X 12 1738 1748 Poley Hannah 28 F Ireland X 13 1738 1748 Poley Martin 5 M Me 14 1738 1748 Poley Julia 2 F Iowa 15 1738 1748 Poley John 8/12 M Iowa 16 1738 1748 Ryan Hannah 10 F Me. X 17 1739 1749 Cavanaugh Martin 30 M Stone Mason 50 Ireland 18 1739 1749 Cavanaugh Rachel 26 F Pa. 19 1739 1749 Cavanaugh Edwin 1 M Iowa 20 1740 1750 Casey John 48 M Weaver 100 Eng. X 21 1740 1750 Casey Ann 45 F Eng. 22 1740 1750 Casey John 21 M Painter Eng. 23 1741 1751 Humphreys James 35 M Carpenter 300 100 Eng. 24 1741 1751 Humphreys Hannah 41 F Eng. 25 1741 1751 Humphreys Hannah S. 14 F Eng. 26 1741 1751 Humphreys Heny J. 7 M Iowa X 27 1741 1751 Humphreys Wesley M. 5 M Iowa 28 1741 1751 Humphreys Ella 1 F Iowa 29 1742 1752 Murphy John 30 M Weaver 100 Eng. 30 1742 1752 Murphy Elizabeth 28 F Eng. 31 1742 1752 Murphy Mary A. 6 F Eng. X 32 1743 1753 Gregory Ann S. 30 F 850 250 Ind. 33 1743 1753 Gregory Mary L. 9 F Iowa 34 1743 1753 Gregory William L. 4 M Iowa 35 1744 1754 Irvin M. 34 M Cloth Dresser 600 75 O. 36 1744 1754 Irvin Isafan 27 F Ind. REMARKS: not clear 37 1744 1754 Irvin Martha J. 4 F Ind. 38 1745 1755 Thompson John 54 M Corder 75 N.Y. 39 1745 1755 Thompson Purmelia H. 54 F N.Y. 40 1745 1755 Thompson Clark 32 M Cloth Dresser N.Y. CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Farmington Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 479 REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 16th of July 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 241) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 1745 1755 Thompson Sarah 22 F N.Y. 2 1745 1755 Thompson Charles H. 8/12 M Ill. 3 1746 1756 Bryson Wm. 28 M Physician 500 500 Pa. 4 1746 1756 Bryson Josephene 31 F Pa. 5 1746 1756 Bryson Anna 2 F Iowa 6 1747 1757 Detwiler John H. 26 M Carpenter 350 175 Pa. 7 1747 1757 Detwiler Cordelia 21 F O. 8 1747 1757 Detwiler Ella 2 F Iowa 9 1747 1757 McComb Mary 22 F O. 10 1748 1758 Beesucker John 48 M Miller 1,621 150 Pa. X 11 1748 1758 Beesucker Martha 32 F Ill X 12 1748 1758 Sherman Emma M. 10 M Ill. X REMARKS: sex entered as Male 13 1748 1758 Sherman James W. 8 M Ill. X 14 1748 1758 Sherman John H. 3 M Iowa 15 1748 1758 Beesucker Adel 1/12 M Iowa 16 1749 1759 Smith Wesley 39 M Mason 100 Ill. 17 1749 1759 Smith Margaret 36 F Ill. 18 1749 1759 Smith Melissa 13 F Ill. X 19 1749 1759 Smith Newton 10 M Ill. X 20 1749 1759 Smith Sarah 5 F Ill. 21 1750 1760 Burget Isabella 27 F Seamstress 250 75 Pa. 22 1750 1760 Burget Frances 6 F Iowa 23 1750 1760 Burget Olive 3 F Iowa 24 1750 1760 Burget Sarah 11/12 F Iowa 25 1751 1761 Hopkins Thomas 30 M Shoemaker 275 100 Ind. 26 1752 1761 Hopkins Hannah 26 F O. 27 1752 1761 Hopkins Fidelia 8 F Iowa X 28 1752 1761 Hopkins Josephene 6 F Iowa X 29 1752 1761 Hopkins Henrietta 4 F Iowa X 30 1752 1761 Hopkins Ida 2 F Iowa 31 1752 1761 Ware Elizabeth 18 F Iowa 32 1753 1762 Cocker Sam 59 M Stone Mason 150 75 Ky. 33 1754 1762 Cocker Caroline 49 F Va. 34 1754 1762 Beloit Mariah 29 F Mo. 35 1754 1762 Cocker Hannah 14 F Iowa X 36 1754 1762 Cocker Fanny 8 F Iowa X 37 1754 1762 Beloit George 7 M Iowa X 38 1754 1762 Cocker Charles 22 M Stone Mason Mo. REMARKS: Remaining lines on this page were omitted by the enumerator. CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Farmington Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 480 REFERENCE: Enumerated on the 16th of July 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 242) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 1755 1763 Loving J. L. 28 M Engineer 100 Mass. 2 1755 1763 Loving Emma C. 23 F O. 3 1755 1763 Loving Joseph O. 2 M Iowa REMARKS: Remaining lines on this page were omitted by the enumerator.