1856 Census Column Key

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Column Definition

Pg

Page number
Ln Line number
Dw Dwelling houses numbered in the order of visitation
Fam Family numbered in the order of visitation
First Name/Surname Name of every person whose usual place of abode was in this family
Age Age of each person at their last birthday
Sex Sex, insert the letter M for male, and F for female
Clr Color, in all cases where the person is white, leave blank; in all cases where the person is black, insert the letter B; if mulatto, insert M
Mar Married
Wid Widowed
Y/R Years resident of Iowa
Birthplace Place of birth of each person
Occupation Profession, occupation, or trade of each person who has one
Nv V Native voter
Nt V Naturalized voter
Al Alien
Mil Militia
D/D Deaf and dumb
Bl Blind
Ins Insane
Idt Idiotic
L O Land Owner
R/W Persons over 20 years of age who can not read and write
P Pauper