CENSUS:  1856 State Census; West Point Twp., Butler County, Iowa
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          BUTLER COUNTY IOWA -- 1856 CENSUS -- WEST POINT TOWNSHIP

          Transcribed by Rebecca Seehusen
          (Not Verified)
          September 2000

          Approx. 240 names

The submitter has granted permission to the IAGenWeb Project to utilize the files permanently for free access on IAGenWeb state or county pages.

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             PP . . . . . . Printed Page Number
             WP . . . . . . Written Page Number
             DW . . . . . . Dwelling Number
             FM . . . . . . Family Number
             AG . . . . . . Age
             X  . . . . . . Sex
             C  . . . . . . Colored
             M  . . . . . . Married
             W  . . . . . . Widowed
             YI . . . . . . Years In State
             BIRTH  . . . . State or Country born in
             V  . . . . . . Native Voter
             A  . . . . . . Alien
             M  . . . . . . Militia
             D  . . . . . . Deaf & Dumb
             B  . . . . . . Blind
             N  . . . . . . Insane
             T  . . . . . . Idiotic
             L  . . . . . . Owns Land

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Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point 470     33  33 Harlan       James            27 M   1    1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Harlan       Matilda          26 F   1    0 Penna
West Point                Harlan       John J            3 M        0 Ohio
West Point                Harlan       Catharine         1 F        0 Ill
West Point         34  34 Harlan       Susan            50 F   1    0 Ohio
West Point                Harlan       George           28 M        0 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Harlan       John             20 M        0 Ohio             Laborer         1   1         1
West Point                Harlan       Susanah_(?)      17 M        0 Ohio
West Point                Harlan       Malissa          11 F        0 Ohio
West Point                Harlan       Nathan           10 M        0 Ohio
West Point                Harlan       Clarinda          8 F        0 Ohio
West Point         35  35 Dearmond     Samuel           37 M   1    0 Penna            Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Dearmond     Esther           28 F   1    0 Ohio
West Point                Dearmond     Cinderella        6 M        0 Ohio
West Point                Dearmond     William           1 M        0 Ohio
West Point         36  36 Stormans     George           40 M   1    1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Stormans     Delila           30 F   1    1 Ohio
West Point                Stormans     Asa              11 M        1 Ohio
West Point                Stormans     Christin          8 M        1 Ohio

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Stormans     Ira               7 M        1 Ohio
West Point                Stormans     Amy               4 F        1 Ohio
West Point                Stormans     Emily             4 F        1 Ohio
West Point                Stormans     Emmanuel          1 M        1 Ohio
West Point         37  37 Parker       Daniel           24 M   1    0 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Parker       Elizabeth        20 F   1    0 Ohio
West Point                Parker       Ira               1 M        0 Ohio
West Point         38  38 Luck         Greenleaf        22 M   1   18 Mo               Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Luck         Susan            18 F   1    3 Ia
West Point                Nichols      John G           26 M   1    1 Ia
West Point                Nichols      Lucinda          28 F   1    1 Ia
West Point                Nichols      Edythe            4 F        1 Ia
West Point                Nichols      Elizabeth         1 F        1 Ill
West Point 472     11  11 Park         James G          35 M   1    3 Ill              Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Park         Eliza            28 F   1    3 Ohio
West Point                Park         John             12 M        3 Ill
West Point                Park         Wm               10 M        3 Ill
West Point                Park         Margaret          8 F        3 Ill
West Point                Park         Martha            6 F        3 Ill

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Park         Mary M            5 F        3 Ill
West Point                Park         James             4 M        3 Iowa
West Point                Park         Isaac               M        0 Iowa
West Point                Baylor       Jane             60 F        1 New Jersey
West Point                Baylor       James            22 M        1 Ia               Laborer         1   1
West Point                Baylor       Wm               20 M        0 Ia                               1   1
West Point                Hughs        Isaac            13 M        0 Ill
West Point         12  12 Durand       Ancil            33 M   1    0 Ohio             Carpenter       1   1
West Point                Durand       Sarah            33 F   1    0 Ohio
West Point                Durand       George            2 M          Ohio
West Point                Durand       Hiram R             M        0 Ohio
West Point                Cornell      James            28 M   1    2 Ohio             Laborer         1   1
West Point                Cornell      Amy              28 D   1    2 Ohio
West Point                Cornell      Elizabeth         2 F        2 Iowa
West Point         13  13 Early        Henry A.         48 M   1    2 Va               Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Early        Susan            38 F   1    2 Kentucky
West Point                Early        Elizabeth        18 M        2 Ill
West Point                Early        Thomas           16 M        2 Ill
West Point                Early        John              6 M        2 Ill

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Early        Caern_(?)         3 M        2 Ill
West Point         14  14 Miller       Phillip          25 M   1    1 Germany          Farmer            1 1         1
West Point                Miller       Catherine        28 F   1    1 Ohio
West Point                Miller       James             3 M          Ohio
West Point                Miller       Milo              2 M          Ohio
West Point                Miller       Walter            0 M          Ohio
West Point                Miller       Mary              0 M          Ohio
West Point 474     20  20 Boylon       John             49 M   1    3 NY               Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Boylon       Hannah           36 F   1    3 Ohio
West Point                Boylon       Thomas           18 M        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Malinda          15 F        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Sarah            13 F        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       George           11 M        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Nelson            7 M        3 Iowa
West Point                Boylon       Asa               5 M        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Jonas             3 M        3 Iowa
West Point                Boylon       Eliza             0 F          Iowa
West Point                Demos        Jonas            36 M        2 Ohio             Iaborer         1   1
West Point                Demos        James            25 M          Ohio             Dr.             1   1

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Demos        Jane             16 F          Ia
West Point                Demos        Thomas           23 M          Ia               Iaborer         1   1
West Point         21  21 Mootes       Samuel           50 M   1    3 Ohio             Farmer          1             1
West Point                Mootes       Mary             46 F   1    3 Ohio
West Point                Mootes       John             20 M        3 Ia
West Point                Mootes       Martha           15 F        3 Mo
West Point                Mootes       David            18 M        3 Ia
West Point                Mootes       Mary             10 F        3 Ia
West Point         22  22 Sarber       William          26 M   1    1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Sarber       Mercyann         23 F   1    1 NY
West Point                Sarber       Clinton           6 M        1 Kan (/)
West Point                Sarber       John              0 M        0
West Point         23  23 Jamison      Wm R             40 M   1    4 Penn             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Jamison      IsabelIa         37 F   1    4 Ohio
West Point                Jamison      Samuel           15 M        4 Ohio
West Point                Jamison      John             13 M        4 Ohio
West Point                Jamison      Ross             11 M        4 Ohio
West Point                Jamison      Sarah             9 M        4 Ohio
West Point                Jamison      Leander           5 M        4 Ohio

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Name         No                0 F          Iowa
West Point 476      8   8 Kilson       Lewis            48 M   1    0 Norway                           1   1         1 Nat.Citz
West Point                Kilson       Caroline         34 F   1    0 Norway
West Point                Kilson       Anna             14 F        0 Ill
West Point                Kilson       Albert           13 M        0 Ill
West Point                Kilson       Martha           11 F        0 Ill
West Point                Kilson       Stephan           1 M        0 Ill
West Point                Jonson       Sever            48 M   1    0 Norway           Farmer            1           1
West Point                Jonson       Anna             44 F   1    0 Norway
West Point                Jonson       Peter            21 M        0 Norway           Iaborer           1 1
West Point                Jonson       Lewis            19 M        0 Norway           Iaborer             1
West Point                Jonson       Anna             11 F        0 Norway
West Point                Jonson       Paul              6 M        0 Norway
West Point                Jonson       Christina         4 F        0 Ill
West Point                Jonson       Josephine         2 F        0 Ill
West Point                Jonson       Elizabeth         1 F        0 Ill
West Point                Nygena_(?)   Thomas           24 M        0 Norway           Iaborer           1 1
West Point          9   9 Strong       Seth             44 M   1    2 New York         Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Strong       Mary             25 F   1    1 Ia_?

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Strong       SiIas            19 M        2 Mich
West Point                Strong       Mary             19 F        2 Mich
West Point                Strong       Frances          15 F        2 Mich
West Point                Strong       Nelson           18 M        2 Mich
West Point                Strong       Ezra             10 M        2 Ill
West Point                Camron       Alexander C       7 M        0 Ill
West Point                Camron       William           7 M        0 Anamosa
West Point                Camron       Nancy             2 F        0 Ill
West Point         10  10 Boylon       Isaac            39 M   1    3 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Boylon       Catherine        34 F   1    3 Ohio
West Point                Boylon       Nancy            11 F        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Sarah             8 F        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Wm                6 M        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       James             4 M        3 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Hanah             2 F        2 Iowa
West Point                Boylon       Nelson              M          Iowa
West Point     478  1   1 Iash         John             27 M   1    6 Ohio             Farmer          1             1
West Point                Iash         Henrietta        26 F   1    5 Ohio
West Point                Iash         Hortense          4 M          Iowa

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Iash         Catherine S.      2 F          Iowa
West Point          2   2 Iash         Geo              25 M   1    2 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Iash         Margaret         30 F   1    2 Penn
West Point                Iash         Oliver S.         2 M        2 Ia
West Point                Iash         Oran S.           0 M          Iowa
West Point         33  33 Boylon       Asa              28 M   1    0 Ohio             Farmer          1   1
West Point                Boylon       Margaret         19 F   1    0 Ill
West Point                Boylon       John              1 M        0 Ill
West Point                Boylon       Daniel              M          Iowa
West Point          4   4 Colborn      B F              24 M   1    1 NY               Farmer          1   1
West Point                Colborn      Delia            23 F   1    1 Mass
West Point                Colborn      George            0 M          Mass
West Point                Merril       Jo               23 M        1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point          5   5 McKinney     Ephraim          35 M   1    2 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                McKinney     Christina        31 F   1    2 Ohio
West Point                McKinney     Mary Jane        10 F        2 Wisconsin
West Point                McKiney      James M.          9 M        2 Iowa
West Point                McKinney     C A               8 F        2 Ill
West Point                McKinney     Abraham           0 M          Iowa

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Jackson      Thomas           41 M   1    1 Ohio                             1   1
West Point                Jackson      Cynthia A.       36 F   1    1 Ohio
West Point          6   6 Sarber       Adam             24 M   1    1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Sarber       Rebecca C.       17 F   1    1 Ia
West Point          7   7 McKinney     James            32 M   1    2 Ohio             Farmer          1   1
West Point                McKinney     Anna             27 F   1    2 Ohio
West Point                McKinney     Mary E.           9 F        2 Ia
West Point                McKinney     Lovier            7 F        2 Ia
West Point                McKinney     James             5 M        2 Ia
West Point                McKinney     Wm                2 M        2 Iowa
West Point                McKinney     Susan             0 F        0 Iowa
West Point     480 25  25 Woods        James            44 M   1    5 Penn             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Woods        Mercy            38 F   1    5 Ohio
West Point                Woods        Andrew           10 M        5 Mich
West Point                Woods        Mary              8 F        5 Mich
West Point                Woods        Martha            6 F        5 Mich
West Point                Woods        George            5 M        5 Mich
West Point                Woods        Melisa            3 F        3 Iowa
West Point                Woods        Henrietta         1 F        1 Iowa

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point         26  26 Rnefhals     Frederick R.     44 M   1    3 Germany          Farmer            a 1         1
West Point                Rnefhals     Henry            17 M        3 Germany          Farmer          1
West Point         27  27 Wickham      Benjamin         42 M   1    3 NY                                   1
West Point                Wickham      Elizabeth        26 F   1    3 Pa
West Point                Wickham      Wm                7 M        3 Ill
West Point                Wickham      Sarah             5 F        3 Ill
West Point         28  28 Ahrams       Jacob            64 M   1    0 Germany          Farmer            1
West Point                Ahrams       Mary             57 F   1    0 Germany
West Point                Ahrams       John             21 M        0 Germany
West Point                Ahrams       Jacob            18 M        0 Germany
West Point                Ahrams       Zada             15 F        0 Germany
West Point         29  29 Ball         Nathaniel        26 M   1    8 Ohio             Farmer          1
West Point                Ball         Mary             25 F   1    8 Ohio
West Point                Ball         Daniel            8 M        8 Ohio
West Point                Ball         Benjamin          7 M        7 Iowa
West Point                Ball         Filora            6 F        6 Iowa
West Point                Ball         Drucila           4 F        4 Iowa
West Point         30  30 Wickham      Lester           48 M   1    8 NY               Farmer          1
West Point                Wickham      Dina             47 F   1    8 NY

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point                Wickham      Ervin            22 M        8 Ohio             Laborer             1
West Point         31  31 Wickham      Abisha           25 M   1    2 Ohio             Farmer          1   1
West Point                Wickham      Margaret         26 F   1    2 Ohio
West Point         32  32 Mitchen      Daniel           83 M        0 Maryland
West Point                Smith        Lewis                          Penn
West Point 482     15  15 Rush         Lland            61 M   1    1 Penn             Farmer          1             1
West Point                Rush         Elizabeth        47 F   1    1 Ohio
West Point                Melvin       Joseph            9 M        1 Ia
West Point         16  16 Nice         Nathaniel        36 M   1   16 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Nice         **ipna           32 F   1   16 Penn
West Point                Nice         Martha J         15 F       15 Iowa
West Point                Nice         Thelma            9 F        9 Iowa
West Point                Nice         Ararilla          7 F        7 Iowa
West Point         17  17 Rice         Orson            38 M   1    2 NY               Painter         1   1
West Point                Rice         Arma             26 F   1    2 England
West Point                Rice         Clara             7 F        2 Ill
West Point                Rice         Orson             6 M        2 Ill
West Point                Rice         Geo               2 M        2 Iowa
West Point                Hawker       Wm               22 M        1 NY               Farmer          1   1

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS

West Point         18  18 Parker       Geo W.           53 M   1    1 Penn             Farmer          1             1
West Point                Parker       Pauley           48 F   1    1 Mass
West Point                Parker       Ira              25 M        1 Ohio             Laborer         1   1
West Point                Parker       George           22 M        1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1
West Point                Parker       Asakel           20 M        1 Ohio
West Point                Parker       Lewis            18 M          Ohio
West Point                Parker       Mary             16 F          Ohio
West Point                Parker       Rylda            14 F          Ohio
West Point                Parker       Elizabeth        11 F          Ohio
West Point                Parker       Green             9 M          Ohio
West Point                Parker       Rachel            7 F          Ohio
West Point                Parker       Elias             2 M          Ohio
West Point         19  19 Hewitt       Thomas           57 M   1    1 Ohio             Farmer          1             1
West Point                Hewitt       Sophia           53 F   1    1 NY
West Point                Hewitt       John             28 M        1 Ohio             Farmer          1   1         1
West Point                Hewitt       Catherine        24 F        1 Ohio
West Point                Hewitt       Jane             19 F        1 Ia
West Point                Hewitt       Mary             14 F        1 Ia

Town/Ship   PP  WP DW  FM SURNAME      GIVEN NAME       AG X C M W YI BIRTH            OCCUPATION      V A M D B N T L COMMENTS


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Sept. 6, 2000
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