1854 State Census of Iowa, Lee County, Franklin 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 to indicate the enumeration order. ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin 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 Tickle Benjamin 5 3 1 1 8 1 2 Hefner Jacob 3 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 Hausel John 1 2 1 3 1 4 Bolinger Henry 3 3 3 6 1 5 Coffman Jacob 5 2 1 7 1 6 M*nelley James 4 5 1 9 1 7 Erheart Henry 1 3 1 1 4 1 8 Boley John 3 6 1 1 9 1 9 Malingler Jacob 3 3 1 1 6 Every letter was readable 1 10 ?****** Abraham 1 2 1 1 3 Not readable 1 11 Eickhorn Godfrey 1 4 1 1 5 1 12 McGreger John 1 1 1 1 2 1 13 Dieffenback Jacob 5 6 1 11 1 14 Niel James 5 2 1 1 7 May be Kiel or Hiel 1 15 Borland Sam 1 2 1 3 1 16 Blum John 1 2 1 1 3 1 17 Blum Jacob 2 1 1 1 3 1 18 Meinhart Jacob 3 2 1 1 5 1 19 Armknecht Pillip 3 4 1 1 7 1 20 Simon John 3 3 1 1 6 1 21 Meinhart Lewis 1 1 1 1 1 22 Cook Micheal 4 3 1 1 7 1 23 Sanes John 4 6 1 1 10 1 24 Chrabill Jacob 1 1 1 1 2 1 25 Cook George 2 4 1 1 6 1 26 Cook Jacob 1 1 1 1 ?** after Cook-Jr or Sr ? 1 27 Cook Jacob 1 2 1 3 ?** after Cook-Jr or Sr ? 1 28 Schowalter Peter 3 2 1 1 5 1 29 Heshler Christian 4 3 1 1 7 1 30 Eimann Jacob 5 3 1 1 1 8 1 31 Wajhnes Adavn 5 3 1 1 8 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin 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 Haas Anthony 5 2 1 1 1 7 2 2 Kins**ger Christian 4 3 1 1 1 7 2 3 Smith William 1 1 1 2 2 4 Seyb Christian 4 3 2 1 7 2 5 Seyb Micheal 2 2 1 1 1 4 2 6 Sevelling Henry 1 2 1 1 3 2 7 Fett Henry 2 4 1 1 6 2 8 Holtefer Jacob 7 3 1 1 1 10 2 9 Kiefer Martin 3 4 1 1 7 2 10 Feldman Henry 3 1 2 1 4 2 11 Cresmor John 4 4 1 1 8 2 12 Rhodes Henry 5 6 1 1 11 2 13 Felman John 4 2 1 6 2 14 Klinder Christopher 2 1 1 3 2 15 Milke Fredrick 3 4 1 7 2 16 Stoom Peter 1 6 1 7 Is it Storm? 2 17 Spimbons Phillip 1 6 1 1 7 2 18 Will**t Jane G. 3 6 1 1 9 2 19 Leech Robert 3 5 1 1 8 2 20 Nipes David 1 1 1 2 2 21 Yale John 5 7 2 12 2 22 Hall Charles 2 2 1 4 2 23 McGawin Joseph 2 2 1 1 4 2 24 2 25 Ruse Joseph 4 6 1 1 10 2 26 McCashen James 2 1 1 3 2 27 Reynolds William 2 4 1 1 6 2 28 Denish Fredrick 1 1 1 1 2 Durish? 2 29 Shimbone Adam 1 3 1 1 4 2 30 Mayfield Thomas 4 6 1 1 10 2 31 Melay Samuel 5 2 7 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin 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 Ste*ch Robert 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 ?ufsey William 2 3 1 1 5 3 3 McMillen George 5 5 4 3 10 3 4 Ligler Jacob 3 2 1 1 5 Tigler? 3 5 Weighner Peter 5 1 2 6 3 6 Eluonger Goodhalf 2 3 1 1 5 3 7 Ditson Lyman 2 3 1 1 5 3 8 Dampuwolf William 1 2 1 1 3 3 9 Heis*eke Lewis 1 2 1 1 3 3 10 Beaty Valentine 2 2 1 1 4 3 11 Specht Jacob 3 1 3 4 3 12 Chapman Johnston C. 3 4 2 2 7 3 13 Schenk Christopher 3 4 1 1 7 3 14 Krie Conrad 2 4 1 6 3 15 Hays James 2 2 1 1 4 3 16 Saunders Charles 5 4 1 1 9 3 17 Sh*terman Fredrick 2 3 1 2 9 2 male, 2 female = 4 total 3 18 Butz David 2 3 1 1 5 3 19 Free George 2 4 1 1 6 3 20 Sears Jacob 3 6 1 1 9 3 21 Baget John 3 1 2 1 4 3 22 Davis Levi 3 3 2 2 6 3 23 Kimple Phillip 2 1 1 3 3 24 Hertsler Daniel 3 3 1 1 6 3 25 Bergatol Jacob 4 2 1 1 6 3 26 Johnson William 2 4 1 1 6 3 27 Rooth Ha*d** 3 3 1 6 3 28 Hi**en Lewis 3 3 1 6 3 29 Mitler John 3 3 1 6 3 30 ?shl George 1 1 1 1 2 3 31 H*lfman Henry 5 2 1 7 3 32 Holla** Daniel 2 5 1 1 7 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin 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 Hohl Nicholas 2 4 1 1 6 4 2 Peters Selton 3 3 1 1 6 4 3 Moyer John 1 2 1 1 3 4 4 Pyle Cheney 2 2 1 4 4 5 DeKalb John 4 6 1 1 10 4 6 McVey Charles 9 3 2 11 12 Militia II, probably 2 4 7 Mayer John 3 2 1 5 Could be "Moyer" 4 8 McMillen Amos 5 6 3 3 11 4 9 Dickey E.A. 2 6 1 1 8 4 10 Mead A.P. 2 3 1 1 5 4 11 Henderson James 3 3 1 1 6 4 12 Walker John M. 3 4 1 1 7 4 13 Atkinson E.C. 1 1 1 1 2 4 14 Beck George 1 1 1 2 4 15 Christopher Christopher 1 2 1 3 4 16 L***** Alexander 5 3 1 1 8 4 17 Arnold William 5 4 1 1 9 4 18 ?urtney George 5 3 1 1 8 Could be "Furtney" 4 19 Gill Henry 2 1 1 1 3 4 20 Wiedle Daniel 2 4 1 6 4 21 Leisey Daniel 1 1 1 2 4 22 Hole Jacob 2 3 1 1 5 4 23 Horne Catherine 4 4 Could be "Honne" 4 24 Bahrn Anthony 2 4 1 6 4 25 Pletscher John 1 1 1 2 4 26 Wagoner Micheal 6 1 11 1 7 Voters II, probably 2 4 27 Beeler David 1 2 1 1 3 4 28 Giles Sam 4 3 1 1 7 4 29 Krehbiel Mary 4 4 1 1 8 4 30 Ashmead John 2 2 1 4 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin 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 Weber Peter 3 4 1 7 5 2 Schni****l Jacob 3 3 2 6 5 3 Krehbiel Jacob 5 3 1 8 5 4 Galle Mary 4 4 4 8 5 5 Rings Daniel 3 4 3 7 5 6 Lowenberg John 5 3 1 8 5 7 Krehbiel John 6 5 11 11 Aliens "11" could be 2 5 8 Ruth John 4 5 1 9 5 9 Hoyt Gearh*** 3 3 1 6 5 10 Krehbiel Jacob 1 2 1 3 5 11 Doak Robert 4 3 2 1 7 5 12 Bonnel James 6 2 2 2 1 8 5 13 Bonnel William 1 1 1 1 5 14 Bonnel John W. 1 1 1 1 5 15 Holland George 4 3 1 1 7 5 16 Hardwick Sr. Jonthan 3 2 1 5 5 17 Hardwick Jr. Jonathan 2 2 1 1 4 5 18 Welpton Butler 5 4 1 1 9 5 19 Finley John 6 2 1 8 5 20 Pascal Sam** 6 4 1 10 5 21 Sample James 5 3 1 8 5 22 Matthews Paul 6 2 1 8 5 23 Kensel Henry 3 3 1 1 6 5 24 Matthews James H. 3 1 1 1 4 5 25 Stootsman Mary 3 3 6 5 26 Uhl Valentine 1 1 1 2 5 27 Balden Thadeous D. 3 4 1 1 7 5 28 Roth Phillip 2 1 2 3 5 29 Roth Fredrick 2 3 1 5 5 30 Crookshank Alexander 5 8 2 1 13 Could be Crookshanks" 5 31 Knouff Peter 1 6 1 7 5 32 Knouff George 3 1 1 4 5 33 Driskill Nancy 1 2 3 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin 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 ====================================================================================================================== 6 1 Little Lydia 1 2 1 1 3 6 2 May Elizabeth 3 5 8 6 3 Cooper Lemuel 4 5 1 1 9 6 4 Hohle Henry 2 2 1 2 4 6 5 Eickhorn Casper 3 3 2 1 6 6 6 Me**man Michael 2 4 1 1 6 "Mefsman" "Mepman" 6 7 Stootsman Isaac 2 3 2 1 5 6 8 Hoover John 2 7 1 9 6 9 Kahen Charles 2 3 1 5 6 10 ------ ------ -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 11 Davis Saml 1 2 1 3 6 12 Glenn David 2 1 1 1 3 DIVISION: Franklin Twp, Town of Franklin ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin Twp, Franklin town 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 ====================================================================================================================== 7 1 McCulloch Nathaniel 4 4 1 1 8 7 2 Auxb**g** ?** Magdelena 2 2 4 7 3 Thornson William 2 2 1 1 4 7 4 Buck John 5 5 2 2 10 7 5 Arnold ?** Effee 2 2 2 2 male, 2 female = 4 total 7 6 Leman John 2 2 1 4 7 7 Heishler David 1 3 1 4 7 8 Welfern Gait* 2 4 1 1 6 Hard to read 7 9 Kronlein Michael 1 4 1 5 7 10 Swan Valentine 5 2 1 1 7 7 11 Ei**a*** John 1 1 1 7 12 Kruhenbaum Henry 2 2 1 4 7 13 Roth Fredrick 3 2 1 1 5 7 14 Vogt Huronimus 1 2 1 3 7 15 Vogt Hiney 1 1 1 2 7 16 Evans Joseph 3 3 1 1 6 7 17 G*edelmann Phillip 4 1 1 1 5 7 18 Hamer John 1 3 1 1 4 7 19 Weil John 3 2 1 5 7 20 Weil Morteus 4 1 1 5 7 21 Cook Thomas 3 2 1 1 5 7 22 Brown John 4 3 1 7 7 23 Elringer Augusta 5 2 2 2 7 Could be "Ehinger" 7 24 Miller Henry 7 4 1 11 7 25 H**fs John 1 3 1 4 7 26 Pettegrew David 2 3 1 1 5 7 27 Eger Jacob 4 3 1 7 7 28 Miller Adam 4 3 1 7 7 29 Weil Frederick 1 1 1 2 7 30 Parvel Henry 1 2 3 7 31 Gundy Christina 4 3 7 7 32 Cohran Samuel 1 1 1 2 7 33 Hanschild David 3 3 1 1 6 ====================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Lee DIVISION: Franklin Twp, Franklin town 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 ====================================================================================================================== 8 1 Krie David 1 3 1 4 8 2 Hartman Frederick 1 2 1 3 8 3 McMillen John 1 2 1 1 3 8 4 Weighner Jacob 2 1 1 1 3 8 5 Keller George 2 1 2 3 8 6 Her**ler Jacob 2 1 1 2 8 7 Runyen Isaac 3 1 1 1 4 8 8 Marsh Amos 2 3 1 1 5