Alamakee,  IA  1854  State-Census

GENERAL NOTES / TEXT:

1. As of May 8, 2002, all of the townships listed below have been transcribed and
   are in the process of being proofread. Final copies will be amended to this
   document as they are completed.

2. All Townships: The Census Forms for 1854 included two columns titled "Col'D
   Males" and "Col'D Females". Those columns have been omitted from these
   transcriptions, as there were no related entries in either column.

3. All Townships: The original census sheets for 1854 were not identified with a
   page number. The page numbers shown below were arbitrarily assigned.

4. Franklin Township (Pages 001-002):
   A. Added notation for Noah Clark (Page 002) shows "Dum person".

5. Jefferson Township (Pages 003-005):
   A. Total is as shown by the original Enumerator; does not agree with number
      of males/females shown.

6. Lafayette Township (Pages 006-008):
    A. No entries shown in "Total" column.
    B. Surname might be "Olson-Rime".

7.  Lansing Township (Pages 009-011): To be determined.
8.  Linton Township (Pages 012-013): To be determined.
9.  Ludlow Township (Pages 014-015): To be determined.
10. Makee Township (Pages 016-018): To be determined.
11. Paint Creek Township (Pages 019-021): To be determined.
12. Post Township (Pages 022-027): To be determined.

13. Taylor Township (Pages 028-029):
    A. The surname of Oley Olison (Pg-029)is followed by "(red head)", possibly
       to differentiate him from others with the same surname.
    B. An unreadable note follows the name of Ole Olison (Pg-029).

14. Union City Township (Pages 030-031):
    A. The given and surnames of Hartman Obert Pg-030)may be interchanged, and
       might actually be Obert Hartman.
    B. The given-name shown as Tho* Grover (Pg-030) might be "Thos" or "Thsk".

15. Union Prairie Township (Pages 032-033): To be determined.

16. At the time of the 1854 census, 12 townships existed within Allamakee County.
    In later years, the county was subdivided and expanded to include six additional
    townships as follows:

Center Twp.         Formed 5 March 1856; taken from Lafayette Township.
Fairview Twp.       Formed 5 March 1855; taken from Linton Township.
French Creek Twp.   Formed 3 March 1856; taken from Union City Township.
Hanover Twp.        Formed 5 March 1855; taken from Union City Township.
Iowa Twp.           Formed 5 March 1855; taken from Union City Township.
Waterloo Twp.       Formed 3 March 1856; taken from Union City Township.

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This census was transcribed by Patrick J. Utecht and proofread by
A team consisting of Maureen O'Brien Creswick and James Larson for the
US GenWeb Census Project.  http://www.us-census.org/

Copyright 2002 by Patrick J. Utecht

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Census Year:      1854
Microfilm Number: Family History Center, #1022206
State:            Iowa
County:           Allamakee
Division:         Various Townships
Filed Aug. 1, 1854; Geo. W. McClendry, Secy of State
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