IOWA 1856 CENSUS: MITCHELL COUNTY: Burr Oak Township KEY LINE No. Transcriber-generated sequence number PAGE No. Page number stamped on each census page DWEL No. Enumerator assigned dwelling number FAM No. Enumerator assigned family number SURNAME Person's last name GIVEN NAMES Person's given names and title if any AGE Person's age if given or fractional years SEX Gender COL Color of skin if not white MARR "X" if married WID "X" if a widow or widower STATE YRS Number of years living in Iowa STATE/COUNTRY BORN Where born OCCUPATION Occupation if given NTV VOT "X" if Native voter NTL VOT "X" if Naturalized voter ALIEN "X" if Alien MIL "X" if in Militia DEAF DUMB "X" if Deaf and/or dumb BLIND "X" if blind INSAN "X" if insane IDIO "X" if idiotic LAND OWN "X" if land owner COMMENTS Comments by transcriber or Enumerator Transcribed by Kermit L. Kittleson OCT-1998 Seq Page Dwel Fam State Where Trade or NTV NTL DEF Own No. No. No. No. Names Age Sex Col Marr Wid Years Born Profession VOT VOT Ali MIL DMB BLI INS IDI Lnd Comments === ==== ==== === ====================== === === === ==== === ===== =========== =========== === === === === === === === === === ================================== 1 600 19 27 Henry Leroy 41 M 1 0 NY Laborer 1 1 1 2 600 Saloma Leroy 17 F 0 NY 3 600 Diantha Leroy 15 F NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 600 Henrietta Leroy 6 F NY 5 600 20 28 Eberhart Vitt 28 M 1 0 Germany 6 600 Catherine Vitt 23 F 1 0 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 600 Hellin Vitt F 0 Illinois 1 1 8 600 21 29 Adam Blake 44 M 1 1 Germany Laborer 1 1 9 600 Christina Blake 42 F 1 1 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 600 Philop Blake 17 M 1 Germany 11 600 Catherine Blake 15 F 1 Germany 12 600 Elizebath Blake 12 F 1 Illinois ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 600 Nicholas Blake 10 M 1 Illinois 14 600 Ellen Blake 8 F 1 Illinois 15 600 Mary Blake 6 F 1 Illinois ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 600 Margrette Blake 2 F 1 Illinois 17 600 22 30 John W Gregg 33 M 1 0 Vermont Laborer 18 600 Sylva E Gregg 32 F 1 0 Vermont ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 19 600 Ashley Gregg 7 M 0 Vermont 20 600 Mariah E Gregg 5 F 0 New York 21 600 Meritt Gregg 3 M 0 New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 600 John S Sauk 2 M 0 Vermont Surveyor 23 600 23 31 William Bailiff 35 M 1 2 Kentucky Laborer 1 1 24 600 Frances Bailiff 33 F 1 2 Penna. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 600 Susetta Bailiff 12 F 2 Illinois 26 600 Soren Bailiff 9 M 2 Illinois 27 600 Ludlow Bailiff 7 M 2 Illinois ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 600 Elwood Bailiff 5 M 2 Illinois 29 600 Elmore Bailiff 2 M 2 Illinois 30 600 Mary Spencer 55 F 2 Penna. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 600 24 32 Harry Davis 51 M 1 0 Vermont None 1 32 600 Lorinda Davis 47 F 1 0 Vermont 33 600 Carolus Davis 21 M 0 Vermont Laborer 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 600 Solon L Davis 14 M 0 Vermont 35 600 Andrew * Davis 37 M 0 Vermont Laborer 36 600 25 33 Alfred D Curtis 25 M 1 1 Penna. Laborer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 37 600 Harret A Curtis 22 F 1 1 Penna. 38 600 Fayette * Curtis 3 M 1 Penna. 39 600 Lee*** D Curtis M Iowa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 602 12 15 Peter Britt 31 M 1 0 Germany Laborer 1 1 41 602 Louisa Britt 27 F 1 0 Germany 42 602 16 Minda Britt 1 F 0 Wisconsin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 43 602 Jacob Webber 39 M 1 1 Germany Laborer 1 1 44 602 Mary Ann Webber 43 F 1 1 Germany 45 602 John Webber 17 M 1 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 602 Martha Webber 14 F 1 Germany 47 602 Sevastia Webber 13 F 1 Wisconsin 48 602 Cathorine Webber 11 F 1 Wisconsin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 602 Michal Webber 8 M 1 Wisconsin 50 602 Peter Webber 6 M 1 Wisconsin 51 602 Anna Mariah Webber 3 F 1 Wisconsin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 52 602 13 17 Benjamin F Rolfe 32 M 1 2 New York Laborer 1 53 602 Elizebath Rolfe 26 F 1 2 New York 1 54 602 Livonia Rolfe 9 F 2 Wisconsin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 55 602 Alberto B Rolfe 7 M 2 Wisconsin 56 602 Emma S Rolfe 6 F 2 Wisconsin 57 602 Ella A Rolfe F Iowa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 602 John G Decker 51 M 1 0 Germany Laborer 1 59 602 14 18 Mary Decker 47 F 1 0 Germany 60 602 Martin Decker 22 M 0 Germany Laborer 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 61 602 Henry Decker 19 M 0 Germany 62 602 John Decker 12 M 0 Germany 63 602 Barbarah Decker 8 F 0 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 602 George S Johnson 40 M 0 New York Civil Engine 1 65 602 Fredrick P Wilcox 28 M 0 New York None 1 1 66 602 19 Daniel Wallis 58 M 1 0 England Carpenter ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 67 602 Elizebath Wallis 60 F 1 0 England 68 602 20 Charles Penney 23 M 1 0 England Laborer 69 602 Mary Penney 23 F 1 0 England ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 70 602 Eldridge Penney 3 M 0 Wisconsin 71 602 James H Penney M 0 Wisconsin 72 602 21 Charles Garland 24 M 1 0 England Laborer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seq Page Dwel Fam State Where Trade or NTV NTL DEF Own No. No. No. No. Names Age Sex Col Marr Wid Years Born Profession VOT VOT Ali MIL DMB BLI INS IDI Lnd Comments === ==== ==== === ====================== === === === ==== === ===== =========== =========== === === === === === === === === === ================================== 73 602 William Penney 59 M 1 0 England Laborer 74 602 Elizebath Penney 45 F 1 0 England 75 602 Frank Penney 21 M England 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 602 William *** Penney 19 M England 77 604 1 1 Thomas Wynn 34 M 1 2 New York Laborer 1 1 78 604 Betsy Wynn 34 F 1 2 New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 79 604 Betsy Johnson 74 F 1 2 Mass 80 604 2 2 William Drake 39 M 1 0 NH Shoemaker 1 1 81 604 Betsy G Drake 38 F 1 0 NH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 82 604 Angeline V Drake 17 F 0 NH 83 604 Henry M Drake 16 M 0 NH 84 604 William F Drake 14 M 0 NH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 85 604 Hellen A Drake 12 F 0 NH 86 604 Everett E Drake 9 M 0 NH 87 604 Sarah K Drake 7 F 0 NH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 88 604 Louis O Drake 5 M 0 NH 89 604 Mary A Drake 3 F 0 NH 90 604 3 3 Eldridge Drake 1 M 0 NH ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91 604 Hu**ven Swene 47 M 1 0 Ireland Laborer 1 92 604 Esther Swene 39 F 1 0 Penn 93 604 Charles Swene 16 M 0 Penn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 94 604 Mary Ann Swene 14 F 0 Penn 95 604 Mary J*ne Swene 13 F 0 Penn 96 604 James H Swene 11 M 0 Penn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 97 604 Cathorine Swene 9 F 0 Penn 98 604 James Swene 6 M 0 Penn 99 604 4 4 James Johnson 42 M 0 New York Laborer 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 100 604 Julia Ann Johnson 41 F 0 New York 101 604 Levi J Johnson 21 M 0 Ohio Laborer 1 1 102 604 Mary E Johnson 18 F 0 Penn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 103 604 Lucinda M Johnson 16 F 0 New York 104 604 Washington Johnson 14 M 0 New York 105 604 5 Ada B Johnson 4 F 0 New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 106 604 Jose* Hubbard 21 M 0 Ohio Laborer 1 1 107 604 Theodore Hubbard 24 M 1 0 New York Laborer 1 1 108 604 Lucretia Hubbard 23 F 1 0 New York ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 109 604 S B Arnold 42 M 1 0 Connecticut Laborer 1 1 110 604 5 6 Jakob Grebe 24 M 1 2 Ind Laborer 1 1 111 604 Rhoda Grebe 25 F 1 2 Ind ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 604 John Grebe 3 M 2 Ind 113 604 Mary C Grebe 1 F 1 Iowa 114 604 Augustine VanHuren 19 M 2 Ind Laborer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 115 606 6 7 Philander Maxham 42 M 1 0 Mass Laborer 1 1 X Owned Land col 20 116 606 Charlott Maxham 37 F 1 0 Mass 117 606 Caleb Maxham 17 M 0 Mass ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 118 606 Susanna Maxham 12 F 0 Mass 119 606 Ada Maxham 2 F 0 Mass 120 606 7 8 William C Garrett 26 M 1 1 PA Laborer 1 1 X Owned Land col 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 121 606 Mary S Garrett 19 F 1 2 NY 122 606 9 Warren Holcomb 26 M 1 0 NY Carpenter 1 1 123 606 Sarah Holcomb 22 F 1 0 NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 606 Alma Holcomb 3 F 0 Wis 125 606 Alfred Holcomb 1 M 0 Ill 126 606 10 Zophar Holcomb 65 M 1 0 CT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 127 606 Lucy Holcomb 63 F 1 0 CT 128 606 9 11 Lyman Amesden 61 M 1 10 NY Laborer 1 129 606 Mary Amsden 45 F 1 10 PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 130 606 Mary Ann Amsden 18 F 10 ILL 131 606 Sarah Amsden 16 F 10 ILL 132 606 Edna Amsden 14 F 10 ILL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 133 606 Susanah Amsden 11 F 10 ILL 134 606 Matilda Amsden 7 F 7 Iowa 135 606 John R Amsden 5 M 5 Iowa ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 136 606 Josephene Amsden 3 F 3 Iowa 137 606 Daniel Amsden M Iowa 138 606 10 12 Fredrick A Jun. Spreg 34 M 1 1 Ohio Laborer 1 1 X Idiotic col 19 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 139 606 Lucy Ann Spreg 27 F 1 1 VT 140 606 Fredrick Spreg 9 M 1 WIS 141 606 Alma Spreg 8 F 1 WIS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 142 606 Juliette Spreg 4 F 1 WIS 143 606 13 Herbert Wever 48 M 0 Germany Blacksmith 1 144 606 Mary Wever 47 F 0 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Seq Page Dwel Fam State Where Trade or NTV NTL DEF Own No. No. No. No. Names Age Sex Col Marr Wid Years Born Profession VOT VOT Ali MIL DMB BLI INS IDI Lnd Comments === ==== ==== === ====================== === === === ==== === ===== =========== =========== === === === === === === === === === ================================== 145 606 John Wever 9 M 0 MD 146 606 11 14 Charles Sanders 43 M 1 1 Germany Laborer 1 1 147 606 Mary Sanders 45 F 1 1 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 148 606 Menda Sanders 10 F 1 Germany 149 606 Mariah Sanders 8 F 1 Germany 150 606 Martha Sanders 13 F 1 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 151 606 John Sanders 3 M 1 WIS NOTE: p. 608 Columns 20+ were typically unreadible due to book binding. 152 608 22 John Penney 17 M 0 England Laborer 153 608 Alfred Penney 15 M 0 England ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 154 608 Henry Penney 13 M 0 England 155 608 15 William H. Dier 32 M 1 0 NY Laborer 1 1 X Owner of Land 156 608 Cathorine Dier 22 F 1 0 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 157 608 Charles H. Dier 2 M 0 WIS 158 608 Lusilla J. Dier F 0 Iowa 159 608 16 23 Homer I. Stacy 36 M 1 0 NY Laborer 1 X Owner of Land col 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 160 608 Amelia Stacy 33 F 1 0 NY 161 608 Mary E. Stacy 8 F 0 ILL 162 608 Fitch B. Stacy 5 M 0 ILL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 163 608 Ella M. Stacy 1 F 0 ILL 164 608 Dela O. Stacy 1 F 0 ILL 165 608 Joseph Reynolds 24 M 0 Eng Laborer 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 166 608 Henry Smith M 1 0 Ire Laborer 1 1 167 608 John Floid 26 M 0 NY Laborer 1 1 168 608 Fredrick P. Wilcox 32 M 0 NY Laborer 1 1 X Owner of Land col 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 169 608 Frank Staples 28 M 0 NY Shoemaker 1 1 170 608 Stephen M. Webb 25 M 0 NY Carpenter 1 1 X Owner of Land col 20 171 608 24 Charles Fitch 45 M 1 0 CT Laborer 1 X Owner of Land col 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 172 608 Elizebath Fitch 37 F 1 0 Ohio 173 608 Anna M. Fitch 18 F 0 Ohio 174 608 Asa B. Fitch 16 M 0 Ohio ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 175 608 Abigail S. Fitch 14 F 0 Ohio 176 608 Charles M. Fitch 10 M 0 Ohio 177 608 John C. Fitch 8 M 0 ILL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 178 608 Hulday T. Fitch 5 F 0 ILL 179 608 Matew M. Fitch 2 M 0 ILL 180 608 Oliver Gregg 25 M 3 Ohio Laborer 1 1 X Owner of Land col 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 181 608 Asa Gregg 24 M 3 Ohio Laborer 1 1 182 608 17 25 Marcus McCall 28 M 1 0 CT Carpenter 1 1 183 608 Irena McCall 21 F 1 0 NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 184 608 Ada McCall F 0 Iowa 185 608 18 26 Nicholas Heman 33 M 1 1 Germany Laborer 1 1 X Owner of Land col 20 186 608 Mary Heman 30 F 1 1 Germany ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 187 608 Mary Jun. Heman 5 F 1 ILL 188 608 Ann Heman 3 F 1 ILL 189 608 Margrett Heman 1 F 1 ILL ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 190 610 26 34 Charles Muzzy 29 M 1 0 NY Laborer 1 1 191 610 Sarah Muzzy 27 F 1 0 NY 192 610 Charles W. Muzzy 7 M 0 WI ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 193 610 Frank A. Muzzy 5 M 0 WI 194 610 27 35 David Donaldson 27 M 0 PA Laborer 1 1 195 610 Calph***d Donaldson 19 F 1 0 PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 196 610 Frank Akins 21 M 0 PA Laborer 1 1 197 610 28 36 James Curtis 43 M 1 1 NY Laborer 1 1 X Owns Land Col 20 198 610 Alzina Curtis 31 F 1 1 NY ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 199 610 Arlina Curtis 20 F 1 PA 200 610 Delilah Curtis 18 F 1 PA 201 610 Oresta Curtis 16 F 1 PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 202 610 David Curtis 13 M 1 PA 203 610 Eldor *. Curtis 10 M 1 PA 204 610 Charles Curtis 7 M 1 PA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 205 610 James Lee Curtis 2 M 1 PA 206 610 William Frazer 28 M 0 NY Laborer 1 1 207 610 29 37 Oliver Tillotson 28 M 1 2 Ohio Laborer 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 208 610 Jenett *. Tillotson 21 F 1 2 PA 209 610 Norman Norton 25 M 0 NY Laborer 1 1 210 610 30 38 Pery *. Stewart 24 M 1 0 PA Laborer 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 211 610 Sophia Stewart 23 F 1 0 PA 212 610 Jefferson Stewart 1 M 0 PA 213 610 Benj. F. 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