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Division Transcriber Status Date Link

1849 (Complete)

Entire County Sue Soden Complete 6 Aug 2007 IAGenWeb

1852 (Complete)

Entire County Sue Soden Complete 1 Aug 2007 IAGenWeb

1854 (Complete)

Township Transcriber Pages Date Link
Harrison Polly Eckles 60-61 27 Oct 2003 IAGenWeb
Iowa    "        " 62-63 27 Oct 2003 IAGenWeb
Cedar    "        " 64-65 27 Oct 2003 IAGenWeb
Canton    "        " 66-69 27 Oct 2003
(update 15 Jun 2009)
IAGenWeb
Polk (including villiage of Merysville)    "        " 70-73 29 Nov 2003 IAGenWeb
Taylor (including town of Vinton)    "        " 74-79 29 Nov 2003 IAGenWeb
Proofread Sue Soden   27 Aug 2009  

1856

(Complete) except for Cedar Twp

Name Index James P. Kullmer Complete   County 
Township Transcriber Pages Date Link
Cedar Township        
Taylor (incl. towns of
    Grand Gulf and Vinton)

Sue Soden 006-085 11 Mar 2008 IAGenWeb
Benton
Sue Soden 094-101 22 Aug 2007 IAGenWeb
Canton
Sue Soden 138-187 29 Feb 2008 IAGenWeb
Jackson
Sue Soden 198-221 11 Mar 2008 IAGenWeb
Cue
Sue Soden 230-245 11 Mar 2008 IAGenWeb
Big Grove
Sue Soden 298-309 29 Feb 2008 IAGenWeb
Monroe
Sue Soden 318-325 11 Mar 2008 IAGenWeb
Eden
Sue Soden 346-359 29 Feb 2008 IAGenWeb
Iowa
Sue Soden 370-397 11 Mar 2008 IAGenWeb
Polk
Sue Soden 402-457 23 Aug 2007 IAGenWeb
Leroy
Sue Soden 458-481 11 Mar 2008 IAGenWeb
Harrison
Sue Soden 494-517 29 Feb 2008 IAGenWeb
Bruce
Sue Soden 530-537 29 Feb 2008 IAGenWeb
Proofread (for all except Benton & Polk) Polly Eckles   29 Feb - 11 Mar 2008  
Proofread (for Benton & Polk) John Shuck   22-23 Aug 2008  

1859

         
( Enumerator's Instructions )

1885

Township Transcriber Pages Date Link
Benton   003-019    
Big Grove   045-077    
Bruce   083-115    
Canton (incl. town of
Shellsburg 149-168)
  119-145    
Cedar   173-207    
Eden   211-234    
Eldorado   239-281    
Florence (incl. town of Norway)   289-329    
Fremont   338-379    
Harrison   387-408    
Homer   415-445    
Iowa (incl. town of Belle Plain 481-584)   449-474    
Jackson (incl. town of Garrison 051-063)   003-047    
Kane   073-105    
Leroy (incl. towns: Luzerne: 142-144; and Blairstown: 148-169)   112-169    
Monroe   188-217    
Polk (incl. town of Marysville)   221-272    
St Clair   289-314    
Taylor   319-347    
City of Vinton (Taylor Twp)
City 359-483 (anc. images 1-91,93)
College for Blind 497, 490-494 (anc. images 92, 94-99)
  359-495    
Union (cover 495 [anc. 98])
Unidentified (see Vinton), Union? (anc. 100-122)
  498-520    
Town of Von Horn (Union Twp) [cover: anc. 122]   527-548    

1895

Benton Township

  131-148    

Big Grove Township

  154-175    

Bruce Township

  181-202    

Canton Township

  210-230    

Cedar Township

  233-269    

Eden Township

  271-291    

Eldorado Township

  294-322    

Florence Township, incl. town of Norway [Ancestry has separate divisions for each]

  335-388    

Fremont Township

  397-423    

Harrison Township

  433-450    

Homer Township

  458-484    

Iowa Township

  528-554    

Jackson Township

  497-521    

Kane Township

  028-048    

Leroy Township

  072-099    

Monroe Township [page headers do not identified division]

  144-163    

Polk Township [page headers do not identified division]

  187-224    

St Clair Township

  251-273    

Taylor Township

  303-330    

Union Township

  340-360    
         
Town of Belle Plaine, Iowa Twp.   003-120    
Town of Blairstown, Leroy Twp.   113-130    
Town of Garrison, Jackson Twp. [page headers do not identified division]   003-018    
Town of Keystone, Kane Twp.   053-062    
Town of Newhall, Eldorado Twp.   323-328    
Town of Shellsburg, Canton Twp.   282-298    
Town of Urbana, Polk Twp.   236-253    
Town of Van Horne, Union Twp.   381-396    
City of Vinton, Taylor Twp. [page headers do not identified division]   402-520    
College for the Blind, City of Vinton [Listed at the end of the city of Vinton division]   210-215    
( Introduction )

1905 (register)

         

1905 (full)

         

1915

         
( Legend ~ Enumerator's Instructions )

1925

Benton Township        
Big Grove Township        
Bruce Township        
Cedar Township        
Eden Township        
Eldorado Township        
Florence Township        
Fremont Township        
Harrison Township        
Homer Township        
Iowa Township        
Jackson Township        
Kane Township        
Leroy Township        
Monroe Township        
Norway Township        
Polk Township        
St Clair Township        
Taylor Township        
Union Township        
Van Horne Township        
[Unknown]        
Atkins, Fremont Twp.        
Belle Plaine, Iowa Twp.        
Blairstown, Leroy Twp.        
Garrison, Jackson Twp.        
Keystone, Kane Twp.        
Luzerne, Leroy Twp.        
Newhall, Eldorado Twp.        
Shellsburg, Canton Twp.        
Urbana, Polk Twp.        
Vinton, Taylor Twp.        

 

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