1856 State Census of Iowa, Madison County

Transcribed by Kent G. Transier (ktransie AT yahoo.com)

Copyright (c) 2003 by Kent G. Transier

Proofread by Judy Wight Branson (jlwight AT northlink.com)
Formatted by Stephen David Williams
April 2003

=========================================================================
USGENWEB provides genealogical and historical data to the general public
without fee or charge of any kind.

USGENWEB NOTICE:  These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any
format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons.
Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the
written consent of the transcriber, or the legal representative of the
transcriber, and contact the IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator 
(http:/iagenweb.org/census/) with proof of this consent.

The transcriber has granted permission to the IAGenWeb Project to utilize
and store this data, permanently for free access on IAGenWeb Project
websites. http://iagenweb.org
=========================================================================
All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded.
=========================================================================

Census Year:       1856
Microfilm Number:  H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
State:             Iowa
County:            Madison
Township:          Webster
Town:              
Enumerator:        Alvah Drake
Enumeration Date:  July 1856

Transciber's Notes:
  No line numbers appear on the original census. The transcriber has assigned
  line numbers to indicate the enumeration order.

  Clarification of Names: As an aid to the users, the transcriber has
  clarified some of the names in the "Transcriber's Remarks" column. Where
  spelling of the last name is clarified, the source is generally Madison
  County cemetery records. Where first names have been added to clarify
  initials, the sources, in order of preference are; Federal census data,
  Madison county records including cemetery, marriage and birth records, Roots
  WorldConnect, and LDS data. Names are not clarified without a high degree of
  confidence in their accuracy.

===============================================================================================================================================================================================
CENSUS-YEAR: 1856     STATE: Iowa     COUNTY: Madison     DIVISION: Webster Township     ENUMERATOR:  Alvah Drake    MICROFILM:  H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
        NBR NBR                                               YRS                                           NATIVENATUR            DEAF/                     OWNER       TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN  DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/    LAST-NAME      AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN               OCCUPATION         VOTER VOTER ALIENSMIL  DUMB  BLIND INSANEIDIOTIC LAND  PAUPERREMARKS
        1   2   3a             3b             4   5   6   7   8   9   10                 11                 12    13    14    15   16    17    18    19      20    21
===============================================================================================================================================================================================
280 1   1   1   John           Miller         25  M       X       7   Ills               Farmer             X                 X
280 2   1   1   Phebe Ann      Miller         23  F       X       16  Ills
280 3   1   1   Newton         Miller         6   M               6   Iowa
280 4   1   1   Mary E         Miller         4   F               4   Iowa
280 5   1   1   Charles        Miller         2   M               2   Iowa
280 6   2   2   Otho           Davis          38  M       X       15  Pa                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
280 7   2   2   Jane           Davis          31  F       X       13  Ireland
280 8   2   2   Sarah A        Davis          12  F               12  Iowa
280 9   2   2   Henry          Davis          10  M               10  Iowa
280 10  2   2   Lidia          Davis          8   F               8   Iowa
280 11  2   2   George         Davis          4   M               4   Iowa
280 12  2   2   John T         Davis          1   M               1   Iowa
280 13  3   3   Mike           Bunce          29  M       X       7   N Y                Farmer             X                 X                              X
280 14  3   3   Elizabeth      Bunce          20  F       X       1   Pa
280 15  4   4   F G            Mason          25  M       X       9   N J                Sawyer             X                 X                              X
280 16  4   4   Mary           Mason          20  F       X       18  Ills
280 17  4   4   Allice         Mason          1   F               1   Iowa
280 18  4   4   Benjamin       McAfferty      22  M               18  Ills               Sawyer             X                 X                              X
280 19  4   5   Letitia        McAfferty      44  F           X   18  Va                                                                                     X
280 20  4   5   William        McAfferty      18  M               18  Iowa               Farmer                               X
280 21  4   5   Marion         McAfferty      15  M               15  Iowa               Farmer
280 22  5   6   Elizabeth C    Darnall        43  F           X   1   Ky                                                                                     X
280 23  5   6   Caleb E        Darnall        22  M               1   Ills               Farmer             X                 X
280 24  5   6   James L        Darnall        20  M               1   Ills               Farmer                                    X
280 25  5   6   William *      Darnall        18  M               1   Ills               Farmer                                    X
280 26  5   6   George A       Darnall        15  M               1   Ills               Farmer
280 27  5   6   Thomas C       Darnall        13  M               1   Iowa
280 28  5   6   Benjamin F     Darnall        10  M               1   Iowa
280 29  6   7   Enos           Edmons         25  M       X           Ohio               Farmer             X                 X                              X
280 30  6   7   Lucinda        Edmons         27  F       X           Ohio
280 31  7   8   Thomas A       Morrow         27  M       X           N J                Farmer             X                 X                              X
280 32  7   8   Dorcas A       Morrow         26  F       X           Pa
280 33  7   8   Clara F        Morrow         1   F                   Pa
280 34  8   9   James L        Kinyoun        21  M       X           Pa                 Farmer             X                 X
280 35  8   9   Caroline       Kinyoun        18  F       X           Pa
280 36  8   9   Mary L         Kinyoun        0   F                   Iowa
280 37  9   10  Lemuel         Kinyoun        46  M       X           N C                Farmer             X                                                X
280 38  9   10  Zilpha         Kinyoun        47  F       X           N C


===============================================================================================================================================================================================
CENSUS-YEAR: 1856     STATE: Iowa     COUNTY: Madison     DIVISION: Webster Township     ENUMERATOR:  Alvah Drake    MICROFILM:  H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
        NBR NBR                                               YRS                                           NATIVENATUR            DEAF/                     OWNER       TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN  DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/    LAST-NAME      AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN               OCCUPATION         VOTER VOTER ALIENSMIL  DUMB  BLIND INSANEIDIOTIC LAND  PAUPERREMARKS
===============================================================================================================================================================================================
282 1   9   10  Joel           Kinyoun        23  M               1   Pa                                                                             X
282 2   9   10  Alexander      Kinyoun        16  M               1   Pa
282 3   9   10  Elizabeth      Kinyoun        22  F               1   Pa
282 4   9   10  John           Kinyoun        14  M               1   Pa                                                                             X
282 5   9   10  David          Kinyoun        10  M               1   Pa
282 6   10  11  Solomon        Garrett        27  M       X       1   Pa
282 7   10  11  Sarah J        Garrett        27  F       X       1   Pa                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
282 8   11  12  John           Myers          26  M       X       1   Pa
282 9   11  12  Martha J       Myers          28  F       X       1   N J                Farmer             X                 X
282 10  11  12  Alvah J        Myers          2   M               1   Pa
282 11  11  12  Emma B         Myers          0   F               0   Iowa
282 12  12  13  George         Hart           48  M       X       1   Ohio               Farmer             X                 X                              X
282 13  12  13  Mahala         Hart           40  F       X       1   Ohio
282 14  12  13  Andrew M       Hart           22  M               1   Ohio               Farmer             X                                                X
282 15  12  13  Miles          Hart           18  M               1   Ohio               Farmer                               X                              X
282 16  12  13  Mahala         Hart           15  F               1   Ohio
282 17  12  13  Nancy A        Hart           12  F               1   Ohio
282 18  12  13  Margaret E     Hart           10  F               1   Ohio
282 19  12  13  Eliza          Jackson        8   F               1   Ohio
282 20  12  13  George W       Hart           6   M               1   Ohio
282 21  12  13  Thomas B       Hart           1   M               1   Pa
282 22  13  14  John           Baugh          34  M       X       6   Ky                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
282 23  13  14  Emily J        Baugh          28  F       X       6   Ky
282 24  13  14  William C      Baugh          9   M               6   Pa
282 25  13  14  John W         Baugh          5   M               5   Iowa
282 26  13  14  Susan E        Baugh          2   F               2   Iowa
282 27  13  14  David F        Baugh          0   M               0   Iowa
282 28  14  15  Martin         Moore          33  M       X       6   Ky                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
282 29  14  15  Rebecca        Moore          22  F       X       6   Ky
282 30  14  15  Lafayette      Moore          2   M               2   Iowa
282 31  14  15  Jeremiah       Moore          1   M               1   Iowa
282 32  15  16  John           Welty          33  M       X       1   Ohio               Farmer             X                 X                              X
282 33  15  16  Susanna        Welty          26  F       X       1   Ohio
282 34  15  16  Sarah A        Welty          4   F               1   Ia
282 35  15  16  Barbara A      Welty          2   F               1   Ills
282 36  15  16  Mary E         Welty          1   F               1   Iowa
282 37  15  16  Joseph         Wallace        10  M               1   Ohio
282 38


===============================================================================================================================================================================================
CENSUS-YEAR: 1856     STATE: Iowa     COUNTY: Madison     DIVISION: Webster Township     ENUMERATOR:  Alvah Drake    MICROFILM:  H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
        NBR NBR                                               YRS                                           NATIVENATUR            DEAF/                     OWNER       TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN  DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/    LAST-NAME      AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN               OCCUPATION         VOTER VOTER ALIENSMIL  DUMB  BLIND INSANEIDIOTIC LAND  PAUPERREMARKS
===============================================================================================================================================================================================
278 1   16  17  Anne           Denning        65  F           X   1   Maryland
278 2   16  17  Paul           Denning        26  M               1   Ohio               Carpenter          X                 X
278 3   16  17  William *      Denning        21  M               0   Ohio               Carpenter          X                 X
278 4   16  17  McCelvey       Hockenberry    26  M               1   Ohio               Mill wright        X                 X
278 5   16  18  William        Peterson       33  M       X       0   Pa                 Carpenter          X                 X
278 6   16  18  Ann            Peterson       30  F       X       0   Pa
278 7   16  18  Mary           Peterson       11  F               0   Ohio
278 8   16  18  Sarah A        Peterson       9   F               0   Ohio
278 9   16  18  Elizabeth      Peterson       7   F               0   Ohio
278 10  16  18  Nancy J        Peterson       2   F               0   Ohio
278 11  17  19  John           Schnellbacher  35  M       X       0   Germany            Clergyman          X                 X                              X
278 12  17  19  Frederika      Schnellbacher  28  F       X       0   Germany
278 13  17  19  Caroline       Schnellbacher  11  F               0   Ohio
278 14  17  19  Mary           Schnellbacher  8   F               0   Ohio
278 15  17  19  Christina      Schnellbacher  7   F               0   Ohio
278 16  17  19  Mary           Schnellbacher  5   F               0   Ohio
278 17  17  19  John           Schnellbacher  3   M               0   Ohio
278 18  17  19  Theodore       Schnellbacher  0   M               0   Ohio
278 19  18  20  Peter          Welty          36  M       X       0   Ohio               Farmer             X                                                X
278 20  18  20  Mary M         Welty          28  F       X       0   Germany
278 21  18  20  Caroline       Welty          10  F               0   Ohio
278 22  18  20  Manuel         Welty          8   M               0   Ohio
278 23  18  20  Martha         Welty          5   F               0   Ia
278 24  19  21  Miron          Bunce          26  M       X       5   N J                Farmer             X                 X                              X
278 25  19  21  Elizabeth      Bunce          24  F       X       17  Ohio
278 26  20  22  Theodore       Wight          38  M       X       1   Ky                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
278 27  20  22  Elizabeth      Wight          37  F       X       1   In
278 28  20  22  James M        Wight          16  M               1   In                 Farmer
278 29  20  22  Elacif         Wight          14  F               1   In
278 30  20  22  George         Wight          8   M               1   Ills
278 31  20  22  Theodore       Wight          3   M               1   Ills
278 32  20  22  William        Osborn         23  M               0   In                 Farmer             X                 X
278 33  21  23  David          Richmond       34  M       X       0   In                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
278 34  21  23  Harriet        Richmond       30  F       X       0   Ohio
278 35  21  23  Fernandes      Richmond       10  M               0   In
278 36  21  23  Florrence *    Richmond       8   F               0   In
278 37  21  23  Olive A        Richmond       7   F               0   In
278 38  21  23  Helen M        Richmond       5   F               0   In


===============================================================================================================================================================================================
CENSUS-YEAR: 1856     STATE: Iowa     COUNTY: Madison     DIVISION: Webster Township     ENUMERATOR:  Alvah Drake    MICROFILM:  H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
        NBR NBR                                               YRS                                           NATIVENATUR            DEAF/                     OWNER       TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN  DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/    LAST-NAME      AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN               OCCUPATION         VOTER VOTER ALIENSMIL  DUMB  BLIND INSANEIDIOTIC LAND  PAUPERREMARKS
===============================================================================================================================================================================================
284 1   21  23  Emma A         Richmond       3   F               0   In
284 2   21  23  Ruth J         Richmond       1   F               0   Ill
284 3   22  24  Frederick M    Walker         26  M       X       0   In                 Gunsmith           X                 X                              X
284 4   22  24  Elizabeth      Walker         24  F               0   In
284 5   22  24  Alta A         Walker         5   F               0   In
284 6   22  24  Rollen         Walker         4   M               0   In
284 7   22  24  Harriet        Walker         1   F               0   In
284 8   22  25  Richard        Havens         60  M               0   N Y                Farmer             X
284 9   22  25  Alvira         Havens         49  F               0   N Y
284 10  22  25  William        Edwards        15  M               0   In                 Farmer                               X
284 11  23  26  Horrace        Howard         27  M       X       U   Va                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
284 12  23  26  Elizabeth A    Howard         23  F       X       6   Ohio
284 13  23  26  Sarah          Howard         0   F               0   Penn
284 14  24  27  Susan          Hoggard        46  F           X   6   Va
284 15  24  27  John           Hoggard        15  M               6   Ohio               Farmer                               X                              X
284 16  24  27  George M       Decker         6   M               6   Iowa
284 17  24  27  Margaret A     Decker         4   F               4   Iowa
284 18  25  28  Richard        Lee            37  M       X       0   England            Farmer                   X           X                              X
284 19  25  28  Debrah         Lee            24  F       X       0   N Y                Tailoress
284 20  25  28  Edgar          Weeks          5   M               0   N Y
284 21  25  28  Mary E         Lee            1   F               0   N Y                                                                                    X
284 22  26  29  Philinda       Howard         50  F           X   5   State unknown
284 23  26  29  Alonzo         Howard         20  M               5   N Y                Farmer                               X
284 24  26  29  Harriet        Howard         18  F               5   N Y
284 25  27  30  Denster        Howard         30  M       X       5   N Y                Farmer             X                 X                              X           First name S/B Dexter.
284 26  27  30  Elizabeth      Howard         23  F       X       5   Va
284 27  27  30  Tempest L      Howard         1   F               1   Iowa
284 28  28  31  Albert         Howard         20  M       X       1   N Y                Farmer             X                 X
284 29  28  31  Jane           Howard         19  F       X       12  Ohio
284 30  28  31  Joseph         Collins        12  M               12  Unreadable
284 31  29  32  John           Drake          23  M       X       2   N J                Farmer             X                 X                              X
284 32  29  32  Amanda         Drake          26  F       X       0   Pa
284 33  30  33  Owen           Jones          28  M       X       1   Wales              Laborer                        X
284 34  30  33  Gwen           Jones          25  F       X       1   Wales
284 35  30  33  William        Jones          2   M               1   N Y
284 36  30  33  Catharine      Jones          0   F               0   Iowa
284 37  30  33  William        Ford           22  M       X       0   Va                 Farmer             X                 X                              X
284 38  30  33  Diannah        Ford           22  F       X       0   Ohio
===============================================================================================================================================================================================
CENSUS-YEAR: 1856     STATE: Iowa     COUNTY: Madison     DIVISION: Webster Township     ENUMERATOR:  Alvah Drake    MICROFILM:  H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
        NBR NBR                                              YRS                                            NATIVENATUR            DEAF/                     OWNER       TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN  DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/    LAST-NAME      AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN               OCCUPATION         VOTER VOTER ALIENSMIL  DUMB  BLIND INSANEIDIOTIC LAND  PAUPERREMARKS
        1   2   3a             3b             4   5   6   7   8   9   10                 11                 12    13    14    15   16    17    18    19      20    21
===============================================================================================================================================================================================
276 1   30  33  Sylvenus       Ford           0   F               0   Iowa
276 2   32  36  Daniel         Henderson      27  M       X       2   Ohio               Farmer             X                 X                              X
276 3   32  36  Nancy          Henderson      26  F       X       2   In
276 4   32  36  Eli            Henderson      5   M               2   In
276 5   32  36  Francis M      Henderson      2   M               2   Iowa
276 6   33  37  Jameson T      Ford           25  M       X       0   Va                 Farmer             X                 X
276 7   33  37  Lucretia       Ford           24  F       X       0   N Y
276 8   33  37  Basellas       Ford           6   M               0   Wisconsin
276 9   33  37  Marion         Ford           3   M               0   Wisconsin
276 10  34  38  John B         Huffman        32  M       X       5   Ohio               Farmer             X                 X                              X
276 11  34  38  Amanda         Huffman        23  F       X       5   Ills
276 12  34  38  Mary E         Huffman        4   F               4   Iowa
276 13  34  38  George W       Huffman        2   M               2   Iowa
276 14  34  38  Lewis          Huffman        0   M               1   Iowa
276 15  35  39  Mary           Drake          56  F           X   1   N J
276 16  35  39  Alvah          Drake          31  M               2   N J                Farmer             X                 X                              X
276 17  35  39  Alexander      Drake          28  M               1   Ohio               Farmer             X                 X                              X
276 18  35  39  Anne M         Drake          18  F               1   Pa
276 19  35  39  Sarah          Ulery          4   F               1   Pa
276 20
276 21
276 22
276 23
276 24
276 25
276 26
276 27
276 28
276 29
276 30
276 31
276 32
276 33
276 34
276 35
276 36
276 37
276 38