Hancock, IA 1870 Federal Census
Transcriber's Notes

Page 331a and 331b has Post Office listed as  Mason City-Cerro Gordo Co. Iowa 

There is a blank page between townships. 

All unmarried females of school age have a mark in the "IF MARRIED WITHIN THE YEAR " coloum.  
It looks to be tic marks where the enumerator was counting for totals.   

Hancock County is only 16 pages.

In the center of the last page is written 

"I hereby Certify that the enumeration of wholedouts of Cerro Gordo & Hancock Counties 
in the state of Iowa area contained on the foregoing one hundred and forty nine pages 
and faithfuly certify that said enumerations was well and truly made according to the 
according to the terms of my oath of Office.

                                             Witness my hand Aug 28th 1870
                                                 (signed)______________________                            
                                                         Asst Marshall