1860 Federal Census Van Buren County, Iowa (Harrisburg Township: Part 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. 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: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 579 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 8th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 341) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2457 2476 Holmes William W. 17 M Va. X 2 2457 2476 Holmes Jeremiah 15 M Va. X 3 2457 2476 Holmes John A. 11 M Va. X 4 2457 2476 Holmes Samuel M. 7 M Iowa X 5 2457 2476 Holmes James H. 6 M Iowa X 6 2457 2476 Holmes Lilly J. 4 F Mo. 7 2457 2476 Holmes Loxley G. 1 M Iowa 8 2457 2476 Rambal Sarah E. 16 F Iowa X REMARKS: or Rombal 9 2458 2477 Baldwin E. J. 44 M Labourer 300 N.Y. 10 2458 2477 Baldwin Elizabeth 33 F O. 11 2458 2477 Baldwin Elijah 12 M O. 12 2458 2477 Baldwin Harvey A. 7 M Iowa 13 2458 2477 Baldwin Avanda J. 5 M Iowa 14 2458 2477 Baldwin Harriet A. 4/12 F Iowa 15 2459 2478 Roberts Jackson 48 M Farmer 720 100 O. X 16 2459 2478 Roberts Mahala 55 F Pa. X 17 2459 2478 Engle Joseph 21 M Farmer Pa. 18 2459 2478 Engle Stephen 15 M Iowa X 19 2459 2478 Engle Susan 11 F Iowa X 20 2459 2478 Engle Samuel 9 M Iowa X 21 2460 2479 Shepherd Charles 45 M Farmer 1,500 475 Va. 22 2460 2479 Shepherd Martha 39 F Va. X 23 2460 2479 Shepherd Elizabeth A. 17 F Teacher Va. 24 2460 2479 Shepherd Rebecca E. 15 F Va. X 25 2460 2479 Shepherd Samantha J. 13 F Va. X 26 2460 2479 Shepherd Leah V. 11 F Va. X 27 2460 2479 Shepherd Nancey E. 9 F Va. X 28 2460 2479 Shepherd Bruce A. 6 M Iowa X 29 2461 2480 Hopkins L. V. 42 M Mill Wright ** 800 200 O. 30 2461 2480 Hopkins Charlotte 30 F N.Y. X 31 2461 2480 Hopkins Charles 10 M Iowa X 32 2461 2480 Hopkins Mary 8 F Iowa X 33 2461 2480 Hopkins Cynthia 4 F Iowa 34 2461 2480 Hopkins Eliza 1 F Iowa 35 2462 2481 Brawley George 51 M Farmer 13,726 841 Pa. 36 2462 2481 Brawley Polly M. 44 F O. 37 2462 2481 Brawley Sarah E. 13 F Iowa X 38 2462 2481 Irwin John 18 M Farming O. X 39 2462 2481 Rhinehart Charles 10 M O. X 40 2462 2481 Donahoo Kate 28 F Mass. CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 580 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 8th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 342) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2463 2482 Reynolds E. L. 50 M Farmer 900 100 N.Y. 2 2463 2482 Reynolds Betsy A. 46 F N.Y. 3 2463 2482 Reynolds Emma A. 23 F N.Y. 4 2463 2482 Reynolds Eunice M 12 F N.Y. X 5 2463 2482 Reynolds Edson J. 8 M Iowa X 6 2463 2482 Reynolds Channing 6 M Iowa 7 2463 2482 Wyer Ida M. 3 F Iowa 8 2463 2482 Wyer Peter 7/12 M Iowa 9 2464 2483 Endersbee A. 25 M Farmer 300 Iowa 10 2464 2483 Endersbee Anna M. 19 F O. 11 2464 2483 Endersbee Susan E. 3 F Iowa 12 2464 2483 Smith Perley 17 M O. 13 2465 2484 Endersbee Benjamin 69 M Farmer 6,620 950 Eng. 14 2465 2484 Endersbee Eliza 47 F Eng. 15 2465 2484 Endersbee Benjamin F. 37 M Farming Eng. 16 2465 2484 Endersbee William 21 M Farming Eng. X 17 2465 2484 Endersbee Edmund 17 M Farming Iowa X 18 2465 2484 Endersbee Isabella 13 F Iowa X 19 2465 2484 Endersbee Mary C. 11 F Iowa X 20 2465 2484 Endersbee Sarah A. 8 F Iowa X 21 2465 2484 Endersbee Hoben 7 M Iowa 22 2465 2484 Endersbee Lucretia 3 F Iowa 23 2466 2485 Morrisson W. R. 42 M Farming 2,800 838 N.H. 24 2467 2485 Morrisson Susan M. 42 F Mass. 25 2467 2485 Morrisson Isaac A. 18 M Mass. X 26 2467 2485 Morrisson John W. 16 M Mass. X 27 2467 2485 Morrisson Dianah F. 12 F Mass. X 28 2467 2485 Morrisson George P. 1 M Iowa 29 2467 2485 Birt Sarah 18 F Ill. 30 2468 2486 Christian A. 45 M Farmer 3,700 950 Tenn. 31 2469 2486 Christian Sarah 49 F Tenn. 32 2469 2486 Christian Naomi E. 21 F Tenn. 33 2469 2486 Christian Sarah J. 18 F Iowa X 34 2469 2486 Christian Mary J. 18 F Iowa X 35 2469 2486 Christian William A. 16 M Iowa X 36 2469 2486 Christian Eliza A. 14 F Iowa X 37 2469 2486 Christian Martha J. 10 F Iowa X 38 2470 2487 McCoy J. W. 40 M Farmer 1,700 550 Va. 39 2470 2487 McCoy Rebecca 38 F Va. 40 2470 2487 McCoy George 18 M Va. X CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 581 REFERENCE: Enumerated 9th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 343) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2470 2487 McCoy Narcissa 16 F Va. X 2 2470 2487 McCoy Theadore 14 M Va. X 3 2470 2487 McCoy Joseph 12 M Va. X 4 2470 2487 McCoy Charles 1 M Iowa 5 2471 2488 Custard Samuel 39 M Farmer 2,520 408 O. 6 2471 2488 Custard Elizabeth 35 F O. 7 2471 2488 Custard John J. 10 M O. X 8 2471 2488 Strait J. 30 M Labourer 1,600 500 Va. 9 2472 2489 Custard John 39 M Farmer 1,800 800 Pa. 10 2472 2489 Custard Orpha 37 F Pa. 11 2472 2489 Custard Sarah J. 16 F Pa. 12 2472 2489 Custard Jonathan 14 M Iowa X 13 2472 2489 Custard Rachel A. 11 F O. X 14 2472 2489 Custard Frances A. 9 F Iowa X 15 2472 2489 Custard Martha 7 F O. 16 2472 2489 Custard Charles C. 4 M Iowa 17 2472 2489 Custard Laura E. 1 F Iowa 18 2472 2489 Wolff Michael 37 M Blacksmith 1,800 200 O. 19 2473 2490 Leland Sebastian 38 M Farmer 954 725 Bavaria 20 2473 2490 Leland Caroline 29 F Pa. 21 2473 2490 Leland John 10 M Iowa X 22 2473 2490 Leland George 8 M Iowa X 23 2473 2490 Leland Samuel 6 M Iowa X 24 2473 2490 Leland Clemens H. 4 M Iowa 25 2473 2490 Leland Charles 2 M Iowa 26 2473 2490 McComb Hugh 24 M Labourer Pa. 27 2474 2491 Straight David 58 M Farmer 1,800 900 Va. 28 2474 2491 Straight Delilah 56 F Va. X 29 2474 2491 Straight John 27 M Farmer Va. X 30 2474 2491 Straight Elizabeth 25 F Va. 31 2474 2491 Straight Phebe J. 20 F Va. 32 2474 2491 Straight Christena 18 F Va. X 33 2474 2491 Straight David 15 M Va. X 34 2475 2492 Creswell Matthew 38 M Farmer 1,990 850 Pa. 35 2475 2492 Creswell Catharine 37 F Pa. 36 2475 2492 Creswell Edwin 15 M Iowa X 37 2475 2492 Creswell Frank 13 M Iowa X 38 2475 2492 Creswell Anna 12 F Iowa X 39 2475 2492 Creswell Eminger 10 M Iowa X 40 2475 2492 Creswell Sheridan 9 M Iowa X CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 582 REFERENCE: Enumeration info left blank - probably Aug. 9, 1860 (Page 344) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2475 2492 Creswell Allice 5 F Iowa X 2 2475 2492 Creswell Ida 3 F Iowa 3 2475 2492 Creswell Lina 1 F Iowa 4 2476 2493 McDonald Charles 49 M Farmer 2,880 1,050 Ireland 5 2476 2493 McDonald Martha 43 F Pa. 6 2476 2493 McDonald Margaret 19 F Ill. 7 2476 2493 McDonald Martha 17 F Iowa 8 2476 2493 McDonald Archibald 15 M Iowa X 9 2476 2493 McDonald Corwin 10 M Iowa X 10 2476 2493 McDonald Charles 7 M Iowa X 11 2476 2493 McDonald Ellen 5 F Iowa X 12 2477 2494 Calhoun James 43 M Farmer 757 Ireland 13 2477 2494 Calhoun Jane 39 F Ireland 14 2477 2494 Calhoun Thomas 20 M Farming Pa. X 15 2477 2494 Calhoun Jane 18 F Pa. X 16 2477 2494 Calhoun Elizabeth 17 F Pa. X 17 2477 2494 Calhoun Mary 13 F Pa. X 18 2477 2494 Calhoun James 11 M Pa. X 19 2478 2495 Percival William 60 M Farmer 700 N.H. 20 2478 2495 Percival Priscilla 58 F N.H. 21 2478 2495 Percival M. M. 28 M Farmer N.H. 22 2478 2495 Percival William S. 26 M Farmer N.H. 23 2478 2495 Percival Warren O. 22 M Farmer N.H. 24 2478 2495 Percival Josiah B. 20 M Farmer N.H. 25 2478 2495 Percival Martha A. 18 F N.H. X 26 2478 2495 Percival Lydia E. 15 F N.H. X 27 2478 2495 Percival Laura F. 12 F N.H. X 28 2479 2496 Johnston B. H. 40 M Farmer 2,600 825 O. 29 2479 2496 Johnston Mary 32 F O. 30 2479 2496 Johnston Mary E. 11 F Iowa X 31 2479 2496 Johnston Minerva A. 9 F Iowa X 32 2479 2496 Johnston Eliza J. 7 F Iowa X 33 2479 2496 Johnston Cordelia 5 F Iowa X 34 2479 2496 Johnston David 3 M Iowa 35 2479 2496 Ball Levi 27 M Labourer Ind. X 36 2480 2497 Hixon Joseph 35 M Farmer 240 500 O. 37 2480 2497 Hixon Sel*iro 34 F O. 38 2480 2497 Hixon John M. 9 M Iowa 39 2480 2497 Hixon Elizabeth 5 F Iowa 40 2480 2497 Hixon Cassius L. 2 M Iowa CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 583 REFERENCE: Enumerated 9th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 345) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2481 2498 McIntosh William 39 M Farmer 3,300 1,575 O. 2 2481 2498 McIntosh Jane 29 F O. 3 2481 2498 McIntosh James M. 14 M O. X 4 2481 2498 McIntosh Nathan B. 9 M Ind. X 5 2481 2498 McIntosh Virginia K. 4 F Iowa 6 2481 2498 McIntosh Martha J. 2 F Iowa 7 2482 2499 Armstrong Susannah 46 F Farmer 1,700 500 Pa. 8 2482 2499 Armstrong David 24 M Farmer Pa. 9 2482 2499 Armstrong Cyrus 21 M Farmer Pa. 10 2482 2499 Armstrong Lucinda 19 F Pa. 11 2482 2499 Armstrong Newbold 16 M Pa. X 12 2482 2499 Armstrong Sabra 14 F Pa. 13 2482 2499 Armstrong Robert 10 M Pa. X 14 2483 2500 Harlan Cyrus 28 M Farmer 1,035 800 O. 15 2483 2500 Harlan Martha 26 F Ind. 16 2483 2500 Harlan Norman A. 8 M Iowa X 17 2483 2500 Harlan Matthew 6 M Ind. X 18 2483 2500 Harlan Delano A. 8/12 F Ind. 19 2483 2500 Harlan David 26 M Farmer O. 20 2484 2501 Barr R. R. 48 M Farmer 1,880 650 O. 21 2484 2501 Barr James 21 M Farmer Ind. 22 2484 2501 Barr Mary A. 18 F Mo. 23 2484 2501 Barr Sarah E. 15 F Iowa 24 2484 2501 Barr Barbara 7 F Iowa 25 2484 2501 Deer Henry 70 M Farmer Pa. 26 2485 2502 Johnston C. 27 M Farmer 1,818 516 O. REMARKS: Age might be 29 27 2485 2502 Johnston Jane 21 F Ind. 28 2485 2502 Johnston George M. 1 M Iowa 29 2486 2503 Bellfield A. 38 M Farmer 1,980 546 Md. 30 2486 2503 Bellfield Mariah 30 F O. 31 2486 2503 Bellfield William H. 12 M Iowa X 32 2486 2503 Bellfield Frank W. 5 M Iowa X 33 2486 2503 Bellfield Charles M. 3 M Iowa 34 2486 2503 Bellfield Jane 5/12 F Iowa 35 2487 2504 Moxley John 33 M Farmer 420 475 Pa. 36 2487 2504 Moxley Grace 25 F Pa. 37 2487 2504 Moxley Jeremiah 5 M Pa. 38 2487 2504 Moxley Thomas 4 M Pa. 39 2487 2504 Moxley Levi 1 M Pa. 40 2487 2504 Bolinger H. 46 M Labourer Pa. CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 584 REFERENCE: Enumerated 9th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 346) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2488 2505 Harlan Nathan B. 61 M Farmer 5,120 1,159 Ky. 2 2488 2505 Harlan Isabella 45 F O. X 3 2488 2505 Harlan Enos 18 M O. X 4 2488 2505 Harlan Hiram A. 16 M O. X 5 2488 2505 Harlan Eliku 14 M O. X 6 2488 2505 Harlan Whitson 12 M O. X 7 2488 2505 Harlan Wyman 10 M O. X 8 2488 2505 Harlan Rufus 6 M Iowa X 9 2488 2505 Harlan Howard 5 M Iowa X 10 2489 2506 Sproat Thomas 59 M Farmer 2,400 896 Pa. 11 2489 2506 Sproat Elizabeth 59 F Pa. 12 2489 2507 Christian A. L. 25 M Farmer Tenn. 13 2489 2507 Christian Gertrude 20 F Pa. 14 2490 2508 Sproat Saml 31 M Farmer 1,520 606 Pa. 15 2490 2508 Sproat Sarah 26 F Va. 16 2491 2509 Drake Joseph 51 M Farmer 2,000 800 Eng. 17 2491 2509 Drake Jane 41 F Pa. 18 2491 2509 Nixon Clarinda 19 F Pa. 19 2491 2509 Walker Laura 7 F Mo. X 20 2491 2509 Trump George 23 M Farmer Pa. 21 2492 2510 Nixon Isaac 63 M Farmer 2,200 900 Pa. 22 2492 2510 Nixon Sarah 60 F Va. X 23 2492 2510 Nixon Nancey 39 F Pa. 24 2492 2510 Nixon Ellen F. 16 F Pa. X 25 2492 2510 Nixon Phebe A. 14 F Pa. X 26 2492 2510 Nixon Joseph C. 12 M Iowa X 27 2493 2511 Harlan N. A. 30 M Plaster 300 O. 28 2493 2511 Harlan Amanda E. 27 F Ill. X 29 2493 2511 Harlan Emily J. 6 F Iowa 30 2493 2511 Harlan Sarah A. 2 F Iowa 31 2494 2512 Bayles Smith 29 M Farmer 2,000 425 O. 32 2494 2512 Bayles Sarah 24 F Tenn. 33 2494 2512 Bayles Anna 5 F Iowa X 34 2494 2512 Chapman Henry 16 M O. X 35 2495 2513 Harlan Howard 42 M Farmer 415 Ind. 36 2495 2513 Harlan Abigail 36 F O. 37 2495 2513 Harlan Sarah E. 17 F O. X 38 2495 2513 Harlan Emily J. 15 F Ind. X 39 2495 2513 Harlan O. B. M. 12 M Ind. X 40 2495 2513 Harlan Hannah S. 7 F Iowa X 41 2495 2513 Harlan Delete REMARKS: family continues on page 586 CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 586 REFERENCE: Enumerated 9th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 347) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2495 2513 Harlan Geneira C. 4 F Iowa REMARKS: continued from page 584 2 2496 2514 McDow R. H. 60 M Farmer 4,800 2,285 S.C. 3 2496 2514 McDow Polly 54 F Ky. 4 2496 2514 McDow Robert 21 M Farmer Ill. 5 2496 2514 McDow Benton 19 M Ill. X 6 2496 2514 McDow Juliann 15 F Ill. 7 2497 2515 Wolff Alfred 37 M Blacksmith 100 Va. 8 2497 2515 Wolff Martha 37 F Pa. 9 2497 2515 Henry William 10 M Pa. X 10 2498 2516 Bucher William 26 M Farmer 150 Va. 11 2498 2516 Bucher Sarah 28 F Pa. 12 2498 2516 Bucher Philip A. 4 M Pa. 13 2498 2516 Bucher David A. 2 M Iowa 14 2499 2517 Israel Joseph 35 M Farmer 3,950 1,600 O. 15 2499 2517 Israel Julia 33 F Pa. 16 2499 2517 Nixon Sarah F. 13 F Pa. X 17 2499 2517 Israel John T. 3 M Iowa 18 2499 2517 Israel Clara A. 1/12 F Iowa 19 2499 2517 Spaw Sarah J. 17 F Pa. X 20 2499 2517 Ferren William 24 M Labourer Md. 21 2500 2518 Henry Alexander 50 M Farmer 4,500 1,200 Pa. 22 2500 2518 Henry Julia A. 49 F Pa. 23 2500 2518 Henry Margaret 23 F Pa. 24 2500 2518 Henry John 19 M Pa. X 25 2500 2518 Henry James 17 M Pa. X 26 2500 2518 Henry Emma 12 F Pa. X 27 2500 2518 Henry Victoria 9 F Pa. X 28 2500 2518 Henry Benn 6 M Pa. 29 2500 2518 Henry Charles 4 M Iowa 30 2501 2519 Tade John 54 M Farmer 2,320 850 Ky. X 31 2501 2519 Tade Elizabeth 42 F Pa. X 32 2501 2519 Tade Elizabeth 13 F Iowa 33 2501 2519 Tade John 19 M Iowa 34 2501 2519 Tade William 17 M Iowa X 35 2501 2519 Speer James 10 M Iowa X 36 2501 2519 Speer Caziah 7 M Pa. X 37 2501 2519 Speer Frank 5 M Pa. X 38 2501 2519 Speer James 24 M Farmer Pa. X 39 2502 2520 Campbell Wm. N. 28 M Farmer 1,500 400 Pa. 40 2502 2520 Campbell Irene 20 F Ky. CENSUS YR: 1860 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Van Buren DIVISION: Harrisburg Township REEL NO: M653-342 SHEET NO: 587 REFERENCE: Enumerated 9th day of August 1860 by Geo. C. Gebhardt (Page 348) =================================================================================================================================== LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. REAL VAL. PERS VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB =================================================================================================================================== 1 2503 2521 Keck Henry 34 M Farmer 4,278 1,070 Pa. 2 2503 2521 Keck Mary 30 F Pa. 3 2503 2521 Keck Ella J. 3 F Iowa 4 2503 2521 Keck Anna B. 1 F Iowa 5 2503 2521 Nixon Ellen F. 16 F Pa. X 6 2503 2521 Stewart Henry 16 M Farming Pa. 7 2504 2522 Campbell William 63 M Farmer 4,000 1,400 Pa. 8 2504 2522 Campbell Mary 55 F Pa. 9 2504 2522 Campbell Sarah 21 F Pa. 10 2504 2522 Campbell Milton 17 M Pa. X 11 2504 2522 Gilbert James 13 M Mo. X 12 2505 2523 West Rufus 30 M Farmer 236 O. X 13 2505 2523 West Isabella 30 F N.Y. 14 2505 2523 West Emily J. 12 F Iowa 15 2505 2523 West George W. 9 M Iowa 16 2505 2523 West Mary E. 7 F Iowa 17 2505 2523 West Lucinda A. 5 F Iowa 18 2505 2523 West Eliza A. 3 F Iowa 19 2505 2524 Clise Louisa 56 F Farmer 4,050 900 N.Y. REMARKS: unclear if same household as 2505 20 NN NN Clise Hannah M. 26 F N.Y. 21 NN NN Clise George 18 M Iowa X REMARKS: Dwelling & Family scratched out to add new totals. See p 585