1854 State Census of Iowa, Lee County, Des Moines Township Transcribed by Sally Youngquist for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/ Copyright (c) 2007 by Sally Youngquist ========================================================================================= IAGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. 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Page and line numbers have been assigned by the transcriber. An attempt has been made to put the pages in the proper order by matching totals for each page against the summary totals sheet. However, totals did not match up well. Pages may missing. ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Des Moines Twp ENUMERATOR: [unknown] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================== 1 1 Chapman Isaac 5 3 1 1 8 1 2 McComick J. 3 4 1 1 7 1 3 Thompson Daniel R. 2 1 1 3 1 4 Newberry Jas. ?. 3 1 1 1 4 1 5 Gilmore Joshua 3 3 1 6 1 6 Nelson John 5 3 2 1 8 1 7 Bairer R.A. 3 1 1 1 4 1 8 Chance J.B. 2 3 1 1 5 1 9 Stowers T.D. 3 3 1 6 1 10 Fuller R.M. 2 2 1 1 4 1 11 Terce W.L. 3 1 1 4 May be T*rce 1 12 Henderson S.?. 2 2 1 1 4 1 13 Church Seth 2 5 1 1 7 1 14 Hills A.R. 1 3 1 1 4 1 15 Robison M. 1 3 1 4 1 16 Robison Arthur 2 3 1 1 5 1 17 Robison Wm S. 1 2 1 1 3 1 18 ?urfy Wm R. 4 4 1 8 May be Durfy 1 19 Rogers John 3 3 1 6 1 20 Rogers Thomas 1 1 1 1 2 1 21 Milledge S. 2 3 1 5 1 22 Milledge B. 2 5 1 1 7 1 23 Milledge Levi 1 1 1 1 2 1 24 Barr B. 1 1 1 1 1 25 Thompson Joseph 4 2 1 1 6 1 26 Hancock D.A.G. 4 1 1 1 5 1 27 Benedict E.B. 4 3 1 1 7 1 28 Benedict E. 1 2 1 1 3 1 29 H-t*** Eber 1 1 1 1 2 1 30 Benedict E. 1 1 1 1 2 1 31 Wa**** E. 1 2 1 1 3 1 32 Washborne Horace 3 3 1 1 6 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Des Moines Twp ENUMERATOR: [unknown] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================== 2 1 Watson Joseph 1 3 1 1 4 2 2 Washburn Luther 3 4 1 1 7 2 3 Wyley John 3 2 1 5 2 4 Washburn Stephen 3 2 1 5 2 5 Byers J.R. 1 1 1 2 2 6 Starkweather Leonard 2 2 1 1 4 2 7 Coon L. 1 2 1 1 3 2 8 Folk Joseph 2 2 1 1 4 May be *olk 2 9 Newbery A.B. 6 3 3 3 9 2 10 B*abr Soloman 4 2 1 3 6 2 11 Boley Ersa 3 1 1 1 4 2 12 Coker ? 2 2 1 4 2 13 Mallet John G. 2 2 1 4 2 14 Teel D. 5 3 1 1 8 2 15 Longco* Washington 5 2 1 1 7 2 16 Colloton Jas. 3 2 1 1 5 2 17 Tagburn Jas. F. 3 4 1 7 2 18 Cruse John 1 1 1 1 2 2 19 Meek Jonson 4 3 1 7 2 20 Bill*** H. 2 3 1 1 5 2 21 Robison Geo 4 2 1 1 6 2 22 Long Jepe 2 1 1 1 3 2 23 Hilgrus A. 2 2 1 1 4 2 24 Crefs J.?. 1 1 1 1 1 Shows total 1, should be 2 2 25 Jonson Wm R. 1 1 1 2 2 26 ?m*** Geo 3 4 1 1 7 2 27 Wgley John 2 2 1 4 2 28 Sargent Nicholas 6 3 2 9 2 29 Rice Andrew 2 3 1 1 5 2 30 Wilson Miluret 4 4 8 2 31 Horton E.B. 7 1 1 1 8 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Des Moines Twp ENUMERATOR: [unknown] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================== 3 1 Cole David 2 2 1 1 4 3 2 Gilmore David 1 1 1 1 3 3 Haskins Wm 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 Black Moses 1 1 1 1 3 5 Billops E. 1 2 1 1 3 Odd name but it was readable 3 6 Howel Abner 1 1 1 1 1 3 7 Scott Jas 1 2 1 1 3 3 8 Maloy Jacob 2 2 1 1 4 3 9 Matheny Daniel 3 4 1 1 7 3 10 Carr J*** 2 2 1 4 3 11 Hamilton John B. 1 2 1 1 3 3 12 McDaniel Geo 2 2 1 1 4 3 13 Chance Mathew 2 3 1 1 5 3 14 Chance Jas 1 1 1 1 3 15 Chance Harvy 1 1 1 1 3 16 Wheatley Caleb 5 3 1 8 3 17 Hunter John 1 1 1 1 3 18 Hamilton Joseph 2 3 1 1 5 3 19 Matheny Wm 3 1 1 1 4 3 20 Shery Tatrie O. 1 1 1 3 21 Bulge Jas 3 2 1 1 5 3 22 Beard Jas 1 1 1 1 2 3 23 Mallet Marvin H. 3 7 1 1 10 3 24 Spergeon Jeremiah 4 2 1 1 6 3 25 Harrison Wm H. 1 1 1 3 26 Tungate Wm 1 1 1 3 27 Lees John C. 3 2 1 1 5 3 28 ?reekh*** J.W.D. 2 2 1 1 4 3 29 Case C**tio 3 1 2 1 4 3 30 Bogue Nathan 3 3 1 1 6 3 31 Lamasters George 1 2 1 1 3 3 32 Finley Abel 3 5 1 1 8 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Des Moines Twp ENUMERATOR: [unknown] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================== 4 1 ?*lk Abram 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 Thomas Wm 4 3 1 1 7 4 3 C*ater 2 1 1 1 3 4 4 T*lk Charly 4 2 1 1 6 4 5 Long*** Anthony 3 4 1 1 7 4 6 Griffith Orvil 2 1 1 1 3 4 7 Nelson J.H. 1 1 1 1 4 8 Cobb Geo 1 1 1 4 9 Baldwin E.J. 3 1 1 1 4 4 10 Daughters Wivel 4 2 1 1 6 4 11 Smith Mary 2 4 6 4 12 Spencer ?.? 1 2 1 3 4 13 Ki** A. 1 3 1 1 4 May be "King" 4 14 ?****** Wm 3 7 1 1 10 4 15 C******** Daniel 4 1 1 1 5 4 16 Smith Thomas 2 2 1 1 5 The 2 males, may be 3 4 17 ?**** Wm 5 2 1 1 7 4 18 C***** ?. 3 3 1 1 6 First name may be F. 4 19 S**** Wm 1 2 1 1 3 4 20 C***** Wm 5 2 1 1 7 4 21 Ch***** T.H. 1 1 1 1 4 22 Winner Jas 2 7 1 1 9 4 23 Jones Charlie 2 3 1 1 5 4 24 H*bor** Wm A. 3 4 1 1 7 4 25 Elmore G. 3 2 1 1 5 4 26 Elmore W.H. 1 2 1 1 3 4 27 Haskins Calvin 3 1 1 3 4 28 Sheets Wiley 2 2 1 1 4 4 29 Lee Simeon 3 2 1 5 4 30 Fleming R.L. 4 6 1 10 4 31 White Jas 4 3 1 1 7 4 32 H***l* Daniel 1 2 1 3 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Des Moines Twp ENUMERATOR: [unknown] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ====================================================================================================================== 5 1 Bew*ler Peter 4 3 1 1 7 5 2 Ball Wm 2 1 2 2 3 5 3 Washburn Willard 3 1 1 1 4 5 4 Randall R.W. 5 3 1 8 5 5 Hutchsson Joseph 5 3 1 8 5 6 Berry Thomas T. 2 2 1 1 4