1856 State Census of Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines Township (PART 1 of 2) Transcribed by Desiree Lint for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/ Copyright (c) 2004 by Desiree Lint ========================================================================== USGENWEB 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. (http://iagenweb.org/census/) Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== The transcriber has given permission to IAGenWeb to store and utilize the file permanently for free access on IAGenWeb state and county web sites. http://iagenweb.org. May 2004. ========================================================================== Formatted by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen David Williams All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census Year: 1856 Microfilm Number: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 State: Iowa County: Polk Township: Des Moines (PART 1 of 2) Town: Enumerator: James A. Moore Enumeration Date: 24 August 1856 Transcriber's Notes: No line numbers appear on the original census. The transcriber has assigned line numbers to indicate the enumeration order. Enumerator only noted that this census was for Des Moines township on the first page. Dwelling/Family numbers 244/258 (the Everett House) were assigned by the transcriber. ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 1 Jonathan Ramage 46 M X 4 United States Farmer X X 1 2 1 1 Elza Ramage 46 F X 4 United States 1 3 1 1 Harriet Eaton 24 F X 4 United States 1 4 1 1 Catherine Ramage 22 F 4 United States 1 5 1 1 Marion Ramage 20 M 4 United States X 1 6 1 1 Benjamin Ramage 18 M 4 United States 1 7 1 1 James Ramage 16 M 4 United States 1 8 1 1 Mary Ramage 14 F 4 United States 1 9 1 1 Jonathan Ramage 12 M 4 United States 1 10 1 1 Albert Ramage 7 M 4 1 11 1 1 Samuel Ramage 5 M 4 1 12 1 1 Catherine Eaton 1 3/12 F 1 13 1 1 David Thomas 25 M X 15 Carpenter X X X 1 14 1 1 Ann Thomas 21 F X 10 1 15 1 1 Charles Preston 28 M 1 Surveyor X X X 1 16 1 1 Jacob E Johnson 23 M 1 Shoemaker X X X 1 17 2 2 Truman S Seamaus 35 M X 9/10 Carpenter X 1 18 2 2 Elizabeth S Seamaus 32 F X 9/10 1 19 2 2 Oscar B Seamaus 12 M 9/10 1 20 2 2 Susan Seamaus 5 F 9/10 1 21 3 3 T. K. Brooks 45 M X 10 Farmer X X 1 22 3 3 Phebe Brooks 27 F X 10 1 23 3 3 James B Brooks 11 M 10 1 24 3 3 Lorenzo Las Cassas Brooks 6/12 M 1 25 3 3 William Tate 28 M 1 Scotland Stone Cutter X X X 1 26 3 3 Charles Hurl 35 M 1 Ireland Farmer X X X 1 27 3 3 Charles Burk 27 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 1 28 3 3 Caroline Nelson 17 F 3 Sweden Maid ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 1 4 4 Abraham Dean 34 M X 8 Farmer X X 2 2 4 4 Ann Dean 36 F X 8 2 3 4 4 James Harvey Dean 12 M 8 2 4 4 4 Anna Catherine Dean 11 F 8 2 5 4 4 John L Dean 9 M 8 2 6 4 4 Nancy Elizabeth Dean 7 F 7 2 7 4 4 David Philip Dean 4 M 4 2 8 4 4 John R Taylor 23 M 7 X X 2 9 5 5 John Dean 56 M X 9 Farmer X X 2 10 5 5 Mary E Dean 20 F 9 2 11 5 5 Nancy Ann Dean 15 F 9 2 12 5 5 Catherine E Dean 13 F 9 2 13 6 6 James H Finch 35 M X 8 PA Farmer X X X 2 14 6 6 Sarah J Finch 28 F X 8 PA 2 15 6 6 Martha R Finch 9 F 8 PA 2 16 6 6 Isaac L Dean 7 M 7 IA 2 17 6 6 Lucy M Dean 5 F 5 IA 2 18 6 6 John D Dean 3 M 3 IA 2 19 6 6 James H Dean 1 M 1 IA 2 20 7 7 Thomas Larison 52 M X 1 Farmer X X 2 21 7 7 Elizabeth Larison 47 F X 1 2 22 7 7 Allen Larison 20 M 1 2 23 7 7 Martha Matilda Larison 9 F 1 2 24 7 7 David Larison 6 M 1 2 25 7 7 John Larison 5 M 1 2 26 7 7 Lucinda Larison 4 F 1 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 3 1 8 8 George Overmire 43 M X 1 6/12 Carpenter X X X 3 2 8 8 Susannah Overmire 42 F X 1 6/12 3 3 8 8 Lewis Overmire 22 M 1 6/12 Farmer X X 3 4 8 8 Catherine Overmire 19 F 1 6/12 3 5 8 8 Amos Overmire 17 M 1 6/12 3 6 8 8 Sarah Overmire 15 F 1 6/12 3 7 8 8 Levi Overmire 13 M 1 6/12 3 8 8 8 Franklin Overmire 11 M 1 6/12 3 9 8 8 William Overmire 9 M 1 6/12 3 10 8 8 Mary Ellen Overmire 3 F 1 6/12 3 11 9 9 Margaret Turner 45 F 14 Farmer X 3 12 9 9 Parmenis Turner 20 M 14 Farmer 3 13 9 9 Robert Turner 16 M 14 Farmer 3 14 9 9 Shrephonia Turner 14 F 14 3 15 9 9 Emeline Turner 11 F 11 3 16 9 9 Thomas Turner 8 M 8 3 17 10 10 James R. Straight 28 M X 8 Farmer X X 3 18 10 10 Elizabeth Jane Straight 21 F X 12 3 19 10 10 Viretta Eveline Straight 3 F 3 3 20 10 10 Leonard Straight 1 M 1 3 21 10 10 John W. Goodfellow 21 M 8/12 Laborer X X 3 22 10 10 John Straight 32 M 2 Farmer X X 3 23 10 10 Ephruim Straight 55 M X 8 Farmer X X 3 24 11 11 Thomas H. Woodward 37 M X 10 Farmer X 3 25 11 11 Catherine Woodward 37 F X 10 3 26 11 11 William H. Woodward 15 M 10 3 27 11 11 Taylor Woodward 8 M 8 3 28 11 11 Mary Ann Woodward 6 F 6 3 29 11 11 Jane Woodward 4 F 4 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 4 1 12 12 David Peoples 55 M X 6/12 Carpenter X X 4 2 12 12 Lavina Peoples 50 F X 6/12 4 3 12 12 William Peoples 17 M 6/12 4 4 12 12 Henretta Peoples 15 F 6/12 4 5 12 12 Angelina Peoples 13 F 6/12 4 6 12 12 Sarah Elizabeth Peoples 10 F 6/12 4 7 12 12 Ann Eliza Peoples 8 F 6/12 4 8 12 12 Clarinda Peoples 4 F 6/12 4 9 12 12 Levi Colvin 25 M X 6/12 PA Farmer X X X 4 10 12 12 Mary Colvin 23 F X 6/12 4 11 13 13 William Journey 42 M X 7/12 IL Farmer X X 4 12 13 13 Emeline Journey 39 F X 7/12 OH 4 13 13 13 Charles Journey 19 M 7/12 IL Farmer 4 14 13 13 Caroline Journey 16 F 7/12 MO 4 15 13 13 Emily Journey 13 F 7/12 MO 4 16 13 13 John Journey 10 M 7/12 IL 4 17 13 13 Nancy Journey 7 F 7/12 IL 4 18 13 13 William Scott Journey 5 M 7/12 IL 4 19 13 13 Amanda Journey 1 F 7/12 IL 4 20 13 13 Mary Riley 13 F 3 TN 4 21 14 14 Thomas Peterson 30 M X 1 IN Farmer X X 4 22 14 14 Nancy Peterson 25 F X 1 IN 4 23 14 14 Margaret Ellen Peterson 7 F 1 IN 4 24 14 14 Walter Scott 3 M 1 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 5 1 1 1 David Morris 53 M X 11 MD Farmer X X 5 2 1 1 Cathrine Morris 43 F X 11 PA 5 3 2 2 Peter Myers 35 M X 10 PA Clerk X X 5 4 2 2 Sarah Myers 25 F X 5 IN 5 5 2 2 Mary Frances Myers 2 F 2 IA 5 6 2 2 Joseph Myers 1/12 M 1/12 IA 5 7 3 3 Town Hall 39 M X 16 OH City Marshal X X X 5 8 3 3 Sarah Ann Hall 24 F X 12 OH 5 9 3 3 William Hall 18 M 16 OH Teamster X 5 10 3 3 Nancy A. Hall 14 F 14 IA 5 11 3 3 John Hall 9 M 9 IA 5 12 3 3 George Hall 7 M 7 IA 5 13 3 3 Elizabeth Hall 4 F 4 IA 5 14 3 3 Lucinda Hall 1/12 F 1/12 IA 5 15 3 3 Sarah A. Hall 2 F 2 IA 5 16 4 4 Thomas H. Napier 46 M X 18 VA County Judge X X 5 17 4 4 Amy Napier 41 F X 12 OH 5 18 4 4 Louisa A. Napier 11 F 11 IA 5 19 4 4 Edward L. Napier 7 M 7 IA 5 20 4 4 Margaret E. Napier 5 F 5 IA 5 21 4 4 Andrew J. Sigler 17 M 17 IA Farmer 5 22 4 4 George W. Sigler 15 M 15 IA 5 23 4 4 Clarinda Blue 14 F 3 IL 5 24 5 5 Martilla Boyd 59 F X 5 KY 5 25 5 5 William Boyd 26 M 4 IN Saddler X X 5 26 5 5 John Boyd 20 M 5 IN Saddler 5 27 5 5 Thomas Boyd 30 M X 4 IN Carpenter X X 5 28 5 5 Nancy Boyd 27 F X 3 5 29 6 6 Johnson McClelland 47 M X 7 PA Carpenter X X 5 30 6 6 Julia McClelland 40 F X 7 VA 5 31 6 6 George Sullan 21 M 21 IA Gentleman X X 5 32 6 6 Ann Spicer 16 F 3 PA 5 33 6 6 Barlow Granger 39 M 7 NY Lawyer X X X 5 34 6 6 Marcellus Blanchard 19 M 3/12 OH Mechanic ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 6 1 7 7 George W. Dunkle 25 M X 1 OH Merchant X X 6 2 7 7 Mary G. Dunkle 21 F X 1 PA 6 3 7 7 Andrew J. Dunkle 24 M X 6/12 OH Merchant X X 6 4 7 7 Elizabeth Dunkle 20 F X 6/12 OH 6 5 8 8 William W. Moore 26 M X 7 IN Merchant X X X 6 6 8 8 Mary A. Moore 18 F X 5 OH 6 7 8 8 Mary C. Moore 2 F 10/12 IN 6 8 8 8 Mary C. Moore 1/12 F 1/12 IA 6 9 8 8 Julia Hogan 19 F 1 Ireland 6 10 9 9 Harrison Stephenson 26 M X 9 IN Merchant X X X 6 11 9 9 Violette Stephenson 19 F X 7 PA 6 12 9 9 Augustus W. Stephenson 2 M 2 IA 6 13 10 10 Reuben W. Sypher 37 M X 9 PA Merchant X X X 6 14 10 10 Jane Sypher 35 F X 9 PA 6 15 10 10 William L. Sypher 3 M 3 IA 6 16 10 10 Mary Sypher 1 F 1 IA 6 17 10 10 Michael Sypher 60 M X 6 PA Farmer X 6 18 10 10 Martha Armour 60 F X 1 PA 6 19 10 10 Sarah A. Maggs 24 F X 8 IN 6 20 10 10 Georgianna Maggs 5 F 5 IA 6 21 10 10 Lewis M. Whitledge 17 M 4 MO Clerk 6 22 11 11 John Tyler 35 M X 7 VA Clerk X X X 6 23 11 11 Catherine Tyler 32 F X 7 TN 6 24 11 11 Maria Tyler 16 F 7 IN 6 25 11 11 James Tyler 5 M 5 IA 6 26 12 12 Thomas Morgan 29 M 7 KY Barber X X X 6 27 12 12 Maria Morgan 21 F 8 PA 6 28 12 12 Emma Morgan 11/12 F 11/12 IA 6 29 12 12 Charles Bush 21 M 1/12 OH Farmer X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 7 1 13 13 Henry C. Grimmel 47 M X 5 Germany Physician X X 7 2 13 13 Mary A. Grimmel 47 F X 5 Germany 7 3 13 13 George Grimmel 20 M 5 VA 7 4 13 13 Mary Ellen Grimmel 9 F 5 OH X Most likly George Grimmel was in the militia not Mary Ellen Grimmel. 7 5 13 13 Ferdinand Rogler 21 M 6/12 Austria Druggist X X 7 6 14 14 Francis Grimmel 53 M X 10 Germany Physician X X 7 7 14 14 Maria Grimmel 47 F X 10 Germany 7 8 14 14 Lewis Grimmel 1 M 1 IA 7 9 14 14 George Sneer 21 M 10 MD Farmer X X X 7 10 14 14 Mary Zelle 49 F 1 Switzerland 7 11 15 15 Thomas A. Walker 48 M X 16 OH Farmer X X 7 12 15 15 Judith S. Walker 40 F X 16 OH 7 13 15 15 Joel M. Walker 20 M 16 OH Farmer X 7 14 15 15 Augustus Walker 13 M 13 IA 7 15 15 15 John L. Walker 10 M 10 IA 7 16 15 15 Sarah L. Walker 4 F 4 IA 7 17 15 15 Foresman Henn Walker 1 M 1 IA 7 18 16 16 Daniel O. Finch 26 M X 4 NY Lawyer X X X 7 19 16 16 Ellen M. Finch 25 F X 7 NY 7 20 16 16 William O. Finch 3 M 3 IA 7 21 16 16 Joseph C. Finch 1 M 1 IA 7 22 17 17 Phineas M. Casady 37 M X 9 IN Lawyer X X X 7 23 17 17 Augusta Casady 28 F X 9 Germany 7 24 17 17 Frank Casady 6 M 6 IA 7 25 17 17 Simon Casady 4 M 4 IA 7 26 17 17 Mary Robinson 18 F 4 OH 7 27 18 18 Benjamin Bryant 35 M X 13 KY Justice X X 7 28 18 18 Hannah Bryant 26 F X 5 OH 7 29 18 18 Clara Bryant 3/12 F 3/12 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 8 1 19 19 Benjamin K. James 31 M X 4 KY Laborer X X X 8 2 19 19 Lavina James 21 F X 4 IN 8 3 19 19 Mary M. James 5 F 4 IN 8 4 19 19 Ellen M. James 2 F IA 8 5 19 19 Sherrilia A. James 14 F 2 NY 8 6 20 20 Edward P. Barnum 24 M X 1 CT Merchant X X X 8 7 20 20 Ieeve E. Barnum 22 F X 1 MI 8 8 20 20 Charles W. Nash 25 M X 1 PA Lawyer X X X 8 9 20 20 F.M. B. Nash 23 F X 1 MI 8 10 20 20 Schuyler Reynolds 24 M X 1 NY Lawyer X X 8 11 20 20 Josephine Reynolds 22 F X 1 NY 8 12 20 20 John A. Grow 27 M X 1 NY Lawyer X X X 8 13 20 20 Rosetta E. Grow 20 F X 1 NY 8 14 21 21 John W. Harter 58 M X 2 MD Farmer X X 8 15 21 21 Cordelia Harter 50 F X 2 OH 8 16 21 21 Eben L. Harter 31 M 2 OH Farmer X X X 8 17 21 21 Mary A. Harter 23 F 2 OH 8 18 21 21 Elizabeth Harter 18 F 2 OH 8 19 22 22 John W. Williams 36 M X 2 PA Farmer X X X 8 20 22 22 Ann Williams 26 F X 1 OH 8 21 22 22 Wesley Williams 10 M 1 OH 8 22 22 22 Emily A. Williams 7 F 1 OH 8 23 22 22 Susan Jane Williams 5 F 1 OH 8 24 22 22 James M. Williams 3 M 1 OH 8 25 22 22 Milford Williams 2/12 M 2/12 IA 8 26 22 22 Ann Stanton 67 F X 1 PA 8 27 22 22 Edwin Stanley 25 M 2 NY Saddler X X X 8 28 23 23 John Fredrigill 31 M X 3 OH Laborer X X 8 29 23 23 Catherine Fredrigill 29 F X 3 PA 8 30 23 23 Wilson Fredrigill 4 M 3 IN 8 31 23 23 James Fredrigill 2 M 2 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 9 1 24 24 Hugh Finley 44 M X 1 NC Laborer X X 9 2 24 24 Lucinda Finley 45 F X 1 NC 9 3 24 24 Sarah Jane Strong 20 F X 1 IL 9 4 24 24 Susan Finley 16 F 1 IL 9 5 24 24 Lavina Finley 10 F 1 IL 9 6 24 24 Melissa Finley 8 F 1 IL 9 7 25 25 Thomas Johnston 40 M X 2 PA Carpenter X X 9 8 25 25 Mary Johnston 27 F X 14 IN 9 9 25 25 Debbe Johnston 9 F 2 IN 9 10 25 25 Robert M. Johnston 5 M 2 IN 9 11 26 26 Tyler C. Lord 33 M X 1 VT Millwright X X 9 12 26 26 Kate Lord 26 F X 1 NY 9 13 26 26 Ida May Lord 7/12 F 7/12 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 10 1 27 28 Francis Mechan 30 M X 4 Ireland Laborer X X 10 2 27 28 Sophia Mechan 27 F X 3 Ireland 10 3 27 28 Martin J. Mechan 1 6/12 M 1 6/12 IL 10 4 27 28 Owen Burn 30 M X 1 6/12 Ireland Laborer X X 10 5 27 28 Margaret Burn 27 F X 1 6/12 Ireland 10 6 27 28 Thomas Burn 3 M 1 6/12 MA 10 7 27 28 Michael Burn 1 M 1 IA 10 8 28 29 T.N. Burton 41 M X 6/12 IN Physician X X 10 9 28 29 Nancy Burton 36 F X 6/12 OH 10 10 28 29 Edmund Burton 16 M 6/12 IN 10 11 28 29 Byron Burton 5 M 6/12 IN 10 12 28 29 Charles Burton 3 M 6/12 IN 10 13 29 30 Joseph Hutton 30 M X 9 KY Lawyer X X 10 14 29 30 Martha Hutton 27 F X 12 PA 10 15 29 30 Henry Hutton 3 M 3 IA 10 16 29 30 Samuel Hutton 1 M 1 IA 10 17 29 30 David Govenour 19 M 12 PA Laborer X 10 18 30 31 H.H. Saylor 45 M X 17 IN Physician X X 10 19 30 31 Editha Saylor 30 F X 6 OH 10 20 30 31 Carilla Saylor 13 F 13 IA 10 21 30 31 Selah Smith 19 M 6 OH 10 22 31 32 Ephraim A. Snyder 31 M X 1 PA Carpenter X X X 10 23 31 32 Henrietta Snyder 31 F X 1 MD 10 24 31 32 Oscar Snyder 11 M 1 MD 10 25 31 32 Leslie Snyder 6 M 1 PA 10 26 31 32 Willie Snyder 5 M 1 PA 10 27 31 32 Ephraim Snyder 3 M 1 PA 10 28 31 32 Noah H. Snyder 56 M PA Teacher X 10 29 31 32 Ross C. Jones 25 M 2/12 OH Carpenter X X X 10 30 31 32 Rebecca Fredrigill 19 F 2 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 11 1 32 33 Levi Smith 30 M X 1/12 NJ Carpenter X X 11 2 32 33 Sarah Smith 26 F X 1/12 NJ 11 3 32 33 Harriet Smith 2 F 1/12 IN 11 4 33 34 Elijah McDougal 31 M X 2 NY Teamster X X 11 5 33 34 Mehitable McDougal 27 F X 2 MA 11 6 33 34 Jenette McDougal 3 F 2 MI 11 7 33 34 Eli McDougal 1 M 1 IA 11 8 33 34 Alfred Franklin 20 M 1 MA Teamster X X 11 9 34 35 D.G. Smith 30 M X 3 NY Wagon Maker X X 11 10 34 35 Mary Smith 28 F X 3 NY 11 11 34 35 Adelbert Smith 8 M 3 IL 11 12 34 35 Edgar Smith 3 M 3 IA 11 13 34 35 Burwell Smith 1 M 1 MO 11 14 34 35 Robert A. Harber 40 M X 1 KY Blacksmith X X 11 15 34 35 H.H. Swope 26 M 1 OH Blacksmith X X 11 16 35 36 Sarah Garrety 46 F X 1 Ireland 11 17 35 36 James Garrety 24 M X 1 OH X X X 11 18 35 36 Mary Garrety 22 F X 1 OH 11 19 35 36 Elizabeth Garrety 20 F 1 OH 11 20 35 36 Sarah Garrety 18 F 1 OH 11 21 35 36 Catherine Garrety 16 F 1 OH 11 22 35 36 Mary Garrety 24 F X 1 Ireland 11 23 35 36 Gieteon Olds 70 M X 6 VT Carpenter X X X 11 24 35 36 Lorin Olds 18 M 6 VT Carpenter X 11 25 36 37 James K. Holcraft 25 M X 3 OH Plasterer X X X 11 26 36 37 Sarah P. Holcraft 22 F X 3 OH 11 27 36 37 Adeline F. Holcraft 2 F 2 IA 11 28 36 37 Allen Holcraft 28 M 2 OH Plasterer X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 12 1 37 38 Thomas Border 37 M X 2 PA Carpenter X 12 2 37 38 Susan Border 35 F X 2 PA 12 3 37 38 Mary E. Border 14 F 2 PA 12 4 37 38 Rebecca Border 11 F 2 PA 12 5 37 38 Ruth C. Border 8 F 2 PA 12 6 37 38 Catherine A. Border 5 F 2 PA 12 7 37 38 Sarah E. Border 2 F 2 PA 12 8 38 39 Joseph Roberts 51 M X 16 PA Farmer X X 12 9 38 39 Ann Roberts 47 F X 16 OH 12 10 38 39 Elenor A. Roberts 14 F 14 IA 12 11 38 39 Abraham W. Roberts 12 M 12 IA 12 12 38 39 Lewis Cass Roberts 9 M 9 IA 12 13 38 39 Eliza J. Roberts 7 F 7 IA 12 14 38 39 George S. Roberts 5 M 5 IA 12 15 38 39 Abel Larison 45 M 16 OH Laborer 12 16 39 40 P.A. Leyner 33 M X 2 Basoria Farmer X X X Not sure what country this is maybe Bavaria. 12 17 39 40 Mary E. Leyner 23 F X 2 IN 12 18 39 40 Mary E. Leyner 4 F 2 IN 12 19 39 40 Leyner 2/12 F 2/12 IA 12 20 40 41 George W. Corner 50 M X 2 NC Farmer X X 12 21 40 41 Margaret Corner 45 F X 2 KY 12 22 40 41 Esther Corner 16 F 2 IN 12 23 40 41 Leray Corner 11 M 2 IN 12 24 40 41 Indiana Corner 9 F 2 IN 12 25 40 41 Arthelia Corner 7 F 2 IN 12 26 41 42 William Harris 33 M X 3 IN Farmer X X 12 27 41 42 Nancy Harris 26 F X 3 IN 12 28 41 42 Mary A. Harris 2 F 2 IA 12 29 41 42 Charlie Harris 3/12 M 3/12 IA 12 30 41 42 Joseph Seek 14 M 5 IN 12 31 41 42 Mary A. Seek 13 F 5 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 13 1 42 43 Patrick Judge 28 M X 2 Ireland Farmer X X 13 2 42 43 Ann Judge 28 F X 2 Ireland 13 3 42 43 John Judge 6 M 2 OH 13 4 42 43 Ann Judge 4 F 2 OH 13 5 42 43 Margaret Judge 2 F 2 IA 13 6 43 44 N.B. Cooley 35 M X 1 IN Carpenter X X X 13 7 43 44 Martha A. Cooley 27 F X 1 IN 13 8 43 44 William H. Cooley 9 M 1 OH 13 9 43 44 Josephine Cooley 7 F 1 OH 13 10 43 44 Jane Cooley 57 F X 1 NY 13 11 43 44 Harriet Brott 16 F 1 PA 13 12 43 44 Samuel Brott 23 M 1 NY Laborer X X 13 13 43 44 Levica Brott 50 F 1 NY 13 14 44 45 Benjamin Wheeler 47 M X 6 KY Laborer X X X 13 15 44 45 Elizabeth Wheeler 40 F X 6 NC 13 16 44 45 Elisha Wheeler 20 M 6 IN Laborer 13 17 44 45 Eliza J. Wheeler 14 F 6 IN 13 18 44 45 Amanda J. Wheeler 14 F 6 IN 13 19 44 45 Clara Wheeler 11 F 6 IN 13 20 44 45 Solomon Wheeler 8 M 6 IN 13 21 44 45 Benjamin Wheeler 6 M 6 IA 13 22 44 45 Emeline Wheeler 3 F 3 IA 13 23 44 45 John Wheeler 1 M 1 IA 13 24 44 45 Samuel Cary 23 M 1 IA 13 25 44 45 Powell Johnson 24 M 1 IA 13 26 44 45 William Johnson 22 M 1 IA 13 27 45 46 W. Burgett 30 M X 2 OH 13 28 45 46 Tabitha Burgett 25 F X 2 OH 13 29 45 46 Mary Alice Burgett 3 F 2 OH 13 30 45 46 John Quincy Prichard 11 M 4 OH 13 31 45 46 Harriet Prichard 23 F 1 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 14 1 46 47 James Griffiths 41 M X 4/12 England Miller X X 14 2 46 47 Elizabeth Griffiths 41 F X 4/12 NY 14 3 46 47 Ellen Griffiths 10 F 4/12 OH 14 4 46 47 Clara Griffiths 5 F 4/12 IN 14 5 47 48 Abraham Shidler 30 M X 1 OH C. Maker X X X No idea what C. Maker is 14 6 47 48 Nancy Shidler 24 F X 1 KY 14 7 47 48 Rachel Cooper 64 F X 1 MD 14 8 47 48 William E. Moore 2 M 2 IN 14 9 48 49 Jeremiah Flannery 24 M X 2 Ireland Teamster X X X 14 10 48 49 Mary Flannery 30 F X 2 Ireland 14 11 48 49 John Flannery 4 M 2 VT 14 12 48 49 Jeremiah Flannery 2 M 2 IA 14 13 49 50 John Flannery 48 M X 2 Ireland Laborer X X X 14 14 49 50 William Flannery 18 M 2 Ireland Laborer 14 15 50 51 Elias Burlin 40 M X 1 PA Gentleman X X 14 16 50 51 John Burlin 23 M 2 PA Brickmaker X X X 14 17 50 51 Sarah Burlin 20 F 1 PA 14 18 50 51 Julia Burlin 17 F 1 PA 14 19 50 51 William Burlin 15 M 1 PA 14 20 50 51 Eliza J. Burlin 12 F 1 PA 14 21 51 52 Anthony Whitman 30 M X 1 Germany Carpenter X X 14 22 51 52 Cathrine Whitman 27 F X 1 France 14 23 52 53 Michael L. Devin 33 M X 1 OH Merchant X X 14 24 52 53 Amanda J. Devin 28 F X 1 IL 14 25 52 53 George Devin 8 M 1 IL 14 26 52 53 David Devin 6 M 1 IL 14 27 52 53 Sarah Devin 4 F 1 IL 14 28 52 53 Norton Allison 18 M 1 OH Clerk X 14 29 52 53 Louisa Allison 15 F 1 IL ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 15 1 53 54 James A. Williamson 27 M X 11 KY Lawyer x x x 15 2 53 54 A.W. Williamson 21 F X 6 OH 15 3 53 54 Hayde Williamson 2 F 2 IA 15 4 53 54 Emma G. Gregory 13 F 6 OH 15 5 53 54 William Riddle 23 M 19 TN Carpenter X X X 15 6 54 55 Allen Spitzer 41 M X 1 VA Carpenter X X X 15 7 54 55 Martha Spitzer 33 F X 1 VA 15 8 54 55 Mary C. Spitzer 15 F 1 OH 15 9 54 55 Harvey Spitzer 14 M 1 OH 15 10 54 55 Joseph A. Spitzer 5 M 1 OH 15 11 54 55 Jenettee Spitzer 2 F 1 OH 15 12 54 55 J.H. Armstrong 27 M 1 PA Carpenter X X 15 13 54 55 George W. Chrisman 21 M 1 VA Carpenter X X 15 14 55 56 Bertley Chrisman 24 M X 1 VA Carpenter X X 15 15 55 56 Adelia Chrisman 23 F X 1 PA 15 16 55 56 John Bow 19 M 1 OH Carpenter X 15 17 56 57 D.B. Spaulding 37 M X 7 PA Sheriff X 15 18 56 57 Malvina F. Spaulding 36 F X 7 PA 15 19 56 57 Harriett Spaulding 9 F 7 NY 15 20 56 57 Sarah A. Spaulding 2 F 2 IA 15 21 57 58 William Lewis 35 M X 12 KY Blacksmith X X 15 22 57 58 Rebecca Lewis 35 F X 10 NC 15 23 57 58 Minerva A. Lewis 15 F 12 IN 15 24 57 58 Lelicia Lewis 13 F 12 IN 15 25 57 58 Marion Lewis 7 M 7 IA 15 26 57 58 Andrew Lewis 6 M 6 IA 15 27 57 58 Mary E. Lewis 2 F 2 IA 15 28 58 59 J.C. Strong 21 M X 1 IN Wagon Maker X X 15 29 58 59 Sarah Strong 20 F X 1 IL 15 30 58 59 A.J. Wilson 22 M 19 OH Chair Maker X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 16 1 59 60 Richard S. Crystal 39 M X 8 KY Clerk X X 16 2 59 60 Mary A. Crystal 22 F X 8 OH 16 3 59 60 Elizabeth A. Crystal 17 F 8 IN 16 4 59 60 James A. Crystal 15 M 8 IN 16 5 59 60 John H. Crystal 13 M 8 IN 16 6 59 60 George W. Crystal 10 M 8 IN 16 7 59 60 Mary J. Crystal 6/12 F 6/12 IA 16 8 59 60 Rachael Mitchell 20 F 4 IN 16 9 60 61 Daniel Christy 32 M X 8/12 NJ Carpenter X X X 16 10 60 61 Rebecca Christy 36 F X 8/12 PA 16 11 60 61 Anna Christy 1 F 8/12 NJ 16 12 60 61 Catherine Ebbert 11 F 8/12 Germany 16 13 61 62 N.D. Hascall 61 M X 5 MA Merchant X 16 14 61 62 Nancy Hascall 41 F X 5 MA 16 15 61 62 Harriet M. Hascall 15 F 5 MA 16 16 61 62 Joseph Hascall 13 M 5 MA 16 17 62 63 Elim J. Brown 35 M X 1 IN Merchant X X X 16 18 62 63 Sarah A. Brown 32 F X 1 IN 16 19 62 63 Charles Barnes 36 M X 1 CT Machinist X 16 20 62 63 Mary Barnes 30 F X 1/12 CT 16 21 62 63 Sidney L. Barnes 7 M 1/12 CT 16 22 62 63 Eli Clark 39 M X 1/12 CT Carpenter X X 16 23 62 63 Louisa Clark 32 F X 1/12 CT 16 24 63 64 David Gear 35 M X 6/12 CT Miller X 16 25 63 64 Harriet O. Gear 31 F X 6/12 CT 16 26 63 64 Malcome Gear 10 M 6/12 CT 16 27 63 64 Homer C. Potter 23 M 6/12 CT Physician X X 16 28 64 65 Eli Pickard 27 M X 5 IN Blacksmith X X 16 29 64 65 Charity Pickard 25 F X 5 NC 16 30 64 65 Margaret E. Pickard 4 F 4 IA 16 31 64 65 William H. Pickard 3 M 3 IA 16 32 65 66 Peter Kent 42 M X 1 England Shoemaker X 16 33 65 66 Elizabeth M. Kent 45 F X 1 Ireland 16 34 65 66 Elizabeth M. Kent 14 F 1 Ireland 16 35 65 66 John A. Kent 12 M 1 England 16 36 65 66 Rachael McMillin 26 F 1 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 17 1 66 67 Hannah Tesdall 40 M X 1/12 NY Carpenter X X 17 2 66 67 Ann S. Tesdall 33 F X 1/12 NY 17 3 66 67 Mary S. Tesdall 22 F 1/12 NY 17 4 66 67 Deloss Tesdall 10 M 1/12 NY Enumerator's note: 4 other persons in the above named family whose names could not be ascertained. 17 5 67 68 W.E. Moore 46 M X 6 NY Taxidermist X 17 6 67 68 Adelia Moore 26 F X 1 NY 17 7 67 68 Clarince B. Moore 5 F 5 IA 17 8 67 68 Aosreme Moore 3/12 M 3/12 IA 17 9 68 69 Edward Keasbey 28 M X 7/12 NJ Gentleman X X X 17 10 68 69 Mary A. Keasbey 28 F X 7/12 PA 17 11 68 69 Henry Keasbey 6 M 7/12 NJ 17 12 68 69 Mary P. Keasbey 2 F 7/12 NJ 17 13 68 69 Mary Brooks 26 F 7/12 Wales 17 14 68 69 Thomas Ross 23 M X 8/12 NJ Carpenter X X 17 15 68 69 Hettie Ross 26 F X 7/12 PA 17 16 68 69 Freeman Haviland 21 M 1/12 NJ Carpenter X X 17 17 69 70 H.H. Griffiths 30 M X 7 PA Gentleman X X X 17 18 69 70 Mary W. Griffiths 18 F X 3 NY 17 19 69 70 Ellen L. Griffiths 6/12 F 6/12 IA 17 20 69 70 Rebecca Nash 14 F 6/12 NY 17 21 69 70 Bridget Brinnin 22 F 9 Ireland 17 22 70 71 J.M. Griffiths 33 M X 6 PA Merchant X X X 17 23 70 71 S.J. Griffiths 30 F X 6 NJ 17 24 70 71 A.J. Griffiths 3 F 3 IA 17 25 70 71 Griffiths 1 F 1 IA 17 26 70 71 B.F. Little 25 M 1 NJ Merchant X X 17 27 71 72 Jervis Pike 44 M X 2 NY Carpenter X X Enumerator's note: 6 other persons in the family of Pike whose names could not be ascertained 17 28 71 72 Rachael Pike 42 F X 2 PA 17 29 71 72 Sarah J. Pike 17 F 2 IN 17 30 71 72 James F. Pike 15 M 2 IN 17 31 71 72 William J. Pike 6 M 2 IN 17 32 71 72 Anthony J. Pike 4 M 2 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 18 1 72 73 E.S. Griffiths 37 M X 1 PA Gentleman X X 18 2 72 73 Annie B. Griffiths 23 F X 1 MD 18 3 72 73 Allen Griffiths 3 M 1 MO 18 4 72 73 William L. Griffiths 2/12 M 2/12 IA 18 5 73 74 D.P.W. Day 35 M X 4 Canada Gentleman X X 18 6 73 74 Alice C. Day 25 F X 4 Canada 18 7 73 74 Milton P.W. Day 7 M 4 Canada 18 8 73 74 Emma E.A. Day 5 F 4 Canada 18 9 73 74 Day 1/12 F 1/12 IA 18 10 73 74 John Thompson 30 M 2 NY Laborer X X X 18 11 73 74 Mrs. Thompson 45 F X 2 NY 18 12 74 75 Henry Courtney 43 M X 3 KY Physician X X probable married 18 13 74 75 Sarah Jane Courtney 33 F X 3 PA probable married 18 14 74 75 Jane Isabella Courtney 15 F 4/12 KY 18 15 74 75 Mary Ellen Courtney 7 F 3 IN 18 16 74 75 Henry JR Courtney 2 M 2 IA 18 17 74 75 William Porter 23 M 12 OH Justice of Peace X X X 18 18 75 76 William P. Davis 44 M X 2 NJ Physician X X X probable married 18 19 75 76 Sarah P. Davis 37 F X 2 OH probable married 18 20 75 76 Mannie E. Davis 18 F 2 IN 18 21 75 76 Ephraim P. Davis 15 M 2 IN 18 22 75 76 John S. Davis 13 M 2 IN 18 23 75 76 Mary L. Davis 11 F 2 IN 18 24 75 76 Richard L. Davis 8 M 2 IN 18 25 75 76 James Gillespy 28 M X 4/12 Ireland X 18 26 75 76 Ann Gillespy 26 F X 4/12 Ireland 18 27 76 77 J.C. Savery 31 M X 2 MA Gentleman X X X 18 28 76 77 Anna Savery 25 F X 2 England 18 29 76 77 Mary Savery F England ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 19 1 77 78 Safford Savery 35 M X 1 NY Gentleman X X 19 2 77 78 Susan Savery 33 F X 1 NY 19 3 77 78 Kate Thurston 16 F 1 MI 19 4 77 78 Sarah Savery 56 F X 1 NY 19 5 77 78 Waldon Savery 14 M 1 NY 19 6 77 78 Vescar Blair 17 M 1 OH 19 7 77 78 Caleb Dallenback 30 M 1 NY Gentleman X X X 19 8 77 78 Robert Curran 25 M 3 Ireland Laborer X X 19 9 77 78 Carlile D. Holbrook 27 M 2/12 OH Laborer X X 19 10 78 79 Byron Rice 28 M X 7 NY Banker X X X 19 11 78 79 Cornelia Rice 19 F X 5 NY 19 12 78 79 Jupiter Rice 1 M 1 IA 19 13 78 79 Margaret Ryan 24 F 1 Ireland 19 14 79 80 Samuel Y. Keene 35 M X 7 KY Merchant X X X 19 15 79 80 Matilda Keene 29 F X 6 KY 19 16 79 80 Emlen Keene 9 M 6 KY 19 17 79 80 Ella F. Keene 7 F 6 KY 19 18 79 80 Charles W. Keene 5 M 5 IA 19 19 79 80 Elizabeth Turpin 17 F 3 IN 19 20 79 80 T.H. Sypherd 25 M X 6 VA Editor X X 19 21 79 80 Elizabeth Sypherd 21 F X 18 OH 19 22 79 80 Frances Ada Sypherd 1 F 1 IA 19 23 79 80 Joseph Sypherd 17 M 1 VA Printer Enumerator's note: 2 other persons in the above named family whose names could not be ascertained. 19 24 80 81 Augustus Newton 37 M X 3 MA Merchant X X X 19 25 80 81 Mary E. Newton 30 F X 3 PA 19 26 80 81 Augustus M. Newton 13 M 3 IN 19 27 80 81 Mary A. Newton 7 F 3 IN 19 28 80 81 Rebecca Mitchell 55 F X 2 PA 19 29 80 81 William B. Mitchell 11 M 2 IN 19 30 80 81 Margaret Higgins 40 F X 1 Ireland 19 31 81 82 Jacob B. Bausman 26 M X 1 PA Engineer X X X 19 32 81 82 Mercy P. Bausman 24 F X 1 PA 19 33 81 82 Frank Bausman 4 M 1 PA 19 34 81 82 Julian Bausman 3 M 1 PA 19 35 81 82 Julian Bausman 19 M 1 PA Surveyor X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 20 1 82 83 Wm Allen 50 M X 8 KY Physician X X 20 2 82 83 Esther Allen 35 F X 8 PA 20 3 82 83 Mary Levis 18 F 8 PA 20 4 82 83 Janie B. Allen 11 F 8 IL 20 5 82 83 Kate Allen 1 F 1 IA 20 6 82 83 Daniel O. Finch 24 M X 4 NY Lawyer X X X 20 7 82 83 Maria Finch 21 F X 4 NY 20 8 82 83 William O. Finch 4 M 4 IA 20 9 82 83 Colder Finch 2 M 2 IA 20 10 83 84 Daniel Bartriff 37 M X 1 Germany Cabinet Maker X X spelling maybe Bartruf 20 11 83 84 Susannah Bartruf 35 F X 1 Germany spelling maybe Bartriff 20 12 83 84 Catherine Bartruf 5 F 1 OH spelling maybe Bartriff 20 13 83 84 Frederick Bartruf 23 M 1 Germany Carpenter X spelling maybe Bartriff 20 14 84 85 Charles Woodward 29 M X 1 NY Physician X 20 15 84 85 S.L. Woodward 28 F X 1 NY 20 16 84 85 Wm Chas S. Woodward 3 M 1 NY 20 17 85 86 Abijah N. Marsh 30 M X 7 KY Gentleman X X X 20 18 85 86 Ellen Marsh 25 F X 7 KY 20 19 85 86 George S. Marsh 8 M 7 KY 20 20 85 86 Emily R. Marsh 6 F 6 IA 20 21 85 86 Mary F. Marsh 4 F 4 IA 20 22 85 86 America Marsh 4/12 F 4/12 IA 20 23 86 87 Edwin R. Clapp 29 M X 19 NY Gentleman X 20 24 86 87 Emily J. Clapp 28 F X 15 NY 20 25 86 87 Helen M. Clapp 5 F 5 IA 20 26 86 87 Ella Clapp 3 F 3 IA 20 27 86 87 Ida Clapp 1 F 1 IA 20 28 86 87 Wm C. Hanson 20 M 18 OH Laborer X 20 29 86 87 Julia Hobey 15 F 1 Germany 20 30 87 88 Granville Holland 40 M X 7 KY Mechanic X X X 20 31 87 88 Eveline Holland 35 F X 7 IN 20 32 87 88 Wallace Holland 17 M 7 IN 20 33 87 88 Catherine S. Holland 15 F 7 IN 20 34 87 88 Ellen Holland 13 F 7 IN 20 35 87 88 Maria Holland 11 F 7 IN 20 36 87 88 William Holland 9 M 7 IN 20 37 87 88 Ida Holland 1 F 1 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 21 1 88 89 Thomas H. Stringham 29 M X 1 NY Painter X X 21 2 88 89 A.J. Stringham 23 F X 1 NY 21 3 88 89 M.M. Clocker 26 M X 12 IN Lawyer X X X 21 4 88 89 Charlotte D. Clocker 21 F X 21 IA Enumerator's note: 2 other persons in the above named family whose names could not be ascertained. 21 5 89 90 John L. Smith 42 M X 2 NY Merchant X X 21 6 89 90 Mary A. Smith 39 F X 2 OH 21 7 89 90 Hiram Y. Smith 13 M 2 OH 21 8 89 90 Alwilda E. Smith 10 F 2 OH 21 9 89 90 Nevada M. Smith 4 F 2 IL 21 10 89 90 Edmund L. Smith 2 M 2 IL 21 11 89 90 Hannah J. Smith 1 F 2 IA 21 12 89 90 Mary Hughes 20 F 1 Ireland 21 13 90 91 J.E. Jewett 44 M X 8 VT Lawyer X X X 21 14 90 91 Hannah S. Jewett 37 F X 8 NH 21 15 90 91 Otho C. Jewett 4 M 4 IA 21 16 90 91 Margaret O. Flannigan 20 F 1 Ireland 21 17 91 92 George W. Cleveland 39 M X 1 VT Gentleman X X 21 18 91 92 Adelia Cleveland 34 F X 1 VT 21 19 91 92 Elizabeth W. Cleveland 10 F 1 Canada 21 20 91 92 Abi Cleveland 7 F 1 Canada 21 21 91 92 J.B. Laucot 25 M Europe Physician X 21 22 91 92 Sylvester Tisdale 25 M 1 NY Gentleman X X X 21 23 91 92 Cornelius Lyon 59 M X 1 VT Gentleman X 21 24 91 92 W.H. Bigelow 26 M 2 NY Gentleman X X X 21 25 91 92 H.F. Moore 35 M 1 Canada Gentleman X 21 26 92 93 J.H. Hatch 39 M X 1 VT Merchant X X X 21 27 92 93 Sarah Hatch 28 F X 1 VA 21 28 92 93 Emily J. Hatch 7 F 1 IL 21 29 92 93 George L. Hatch 5 M 1 IL 21 30 92 93 Sonora C. Hatch 4 M 1 IL 21 31 92 93 Hiram B. Hatch 33 M 1 VT Merchant ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 22 1 93 94 Samuel Noel 40 M X 4 IN Bricklayer X X 22 2 93 94 Harriet M. Noel 26 F X 8 PA 22 3 93 94 Scott Noel 18 M 4 IN 22 4 93 94 Lewis Noel 16 M 4 IN 22 5 93 94 Gideon P. Noel 14 M 4 IN 22 6 93 94 Frances O. Noel 12 F 4 IN 22 7 93 94 Eliza T. Noel 8 F 4 IN 22 8 93 94 Pautha Posegate 4 F 4 IA 22 9 93 94 Mary Posegate 2 F 2 IA 22 10 93 94 F.A. Grove 21 M 1 MD Laborer X X 22 11 94 95 John A. Woods 34 M X 6 PA Carpenter X X 22 12 94 95 Sarah S. Woods 34 F X 6 OH 22 13 94 95 Ellen E. Woods 10 F 6 OH 22 14 94 95 John R. Woods 8 M 6 OH 22 15 94 95 Selah A.C. Woods 6 F 6 IA 22 16 94 95 James W. Woods 3 M 3 IA 22 17 94 95 Daniel Fitger 17 M 1 OH 22 18 95 96 Jehiel S. Cook 43 M X 1 NY Gentleman X X X 22 19 95 96 Catherine A. Cook 38 F X 1 NY 22 20 95 96 Charles Cook 3 M 1 NY 22 21 95 96 Francis P. Cook 1 M 1 IA 22 22 96 97 Allen T. Taylor 26 M X 2 OH Plasterer X X 22 23 96 97 Mary J. Taylor 23 F X 2 IN 22 24 96 97 Sybell Taylor 1 F 1 IA 22 25 96 97 John Griffice 33 M 1 KY Farmer X X 22 26 97 98 William Baker 38 M X 5 KY Physician X X X 22 27 97 98 Ella B. Baker 27 F X 5 KY 22 28 97 98 Annie Baker 1 F X 1 IA Probable not married 22 29 98 99 Noah Devault 58 M X 4 KY Farmer X 22 30 98 99 Hannah Devault 48 F X 4 OH 22 31 98 99 Nancy J. Devault 12 F 4 OH 22 32 98 99 Margaret E. Devault 10 F 4 OH 22 33 98 99 Jacob C. Devault 7 M 4 OH 22 34 98 99 M.D. Lafayette Devault 5 M 4 OH 22 35 98 99 Benjamin F. Devault 1 M 1 IA 22 36 98 99 Thomas Roberson 17 M 4 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 23 1 99 100 Addison S. Vorse 35 M X 4 OH Gentleman X X X 23 2 99 100 Mary Vorse 29 F X 4 OH 23 3 99 100 Ella Vorse 3 F 3 IA 23 4 99 100 Ella Vorse 2/12 F 2/12 IA 23 5 99 100 Eliza Tillman 17 F 1 PA 23 6 99 100 George Courod 25 M 1 OH Laborer X 23 7 99 100 James Brinton 27 M X 1 Ky Laborer X 23 8 100 101 Richard Holcomb 49 M X 10 NJ Farmer X X 23 9 100 101 Elizabeth Holcomb 45 F X 10 OH 23 10 100 101 James Holcomb 22 M 10 OH Farmer 23 11 100 101 Asher Holcomb 17 M 10 OH 23 12 100 101 Jacob Holcomb 15 M 10 OH 23 13 100 101 Ezekiel Holcomb 13 M 10 OH 23 14 100 101 Maria C. Holcomb 6 F 6 IA 23 15 100 101 John Holcomb 4 M 4 IA 23 16 101 102 J.J. Harrod 31 M X 9 IN Carpenter X X X 23 17 101 102 Sarah H. Harrod 20 F X 10 OH 23 18 102 103 Jacob Fink 36 M X 2 PA Plaster X X X 23 19 102 103 Malinda Fink 32 F X 2 IN 23 20 102 103 Syvilia Fink 11 F 2 OH 23 21 102 103 Elizabeth Fink 7 F 2 KY 23 22 102 103 Frances Fink 5 F 2 KY 23 23 102 103 Alice Fink 3 F 2 IN 23 24 103 104 Thomas McMullin 37 M X 10 KY Trader 1 X X 23 25 103 104 Mahala J. McMullin 27 F X 8 OH 23 26 103 104 Lee McMullin 5/12 M 5/12 IA 23 27 103 104 Elizabeth McMullin 20 F 1 IN 23 28 103 104 Mary A. Longnecker 29 F 8 OH 23 29 104 105 Henry Summer 40 M X 1 Germany Taylor X X 23 30 104 105 Mag***na Summer 40 F X 1 Germany 23 31 104 105 John Soleather 70 M X 1 Germany X 23 32 104 105 Gertrude Soleather 70 F X 1 Germany 23 33 105 106 L.T. Filson 28 M X 7 Ky Carpenter X X X 23 34 105 106 Martha J. Filson 24 F X 10 OH 23 35 105 106 Mary E. Filson 4 F 4 IA 23 36 105 106 Amanda J. Filson 1 F 1 IA 23 37 105 106 Elias Busick 20 M 12 OH Carpenter X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 24 1 106 107 E.P. Kenyon 33 M X 1 NY Dealer X X 24 2 106 107 Josephine Kenyon 30 F X 1 PA 24 3 106 107 Isabella Kenyon 2 F 1 IL 24 4 106 107 Ephraim Bacon 74 M X 4/12 MA X 24 5 106 107 Charlotte Bacon 68 F X 4/12 PA 24 6 107 108 James Stanton 32 M X 6 IN Blacksmith X X 24 7 107 108 Nancy A. Stanton 20 F X 7 MO 24 8 107 108 Sarah J. Stanton 7 F 5 IN 24 9 107 108 Mary E. Stanton 1 F 1 IA 24 10 107 108 David Thailcall 12 M 7 MO 24 11 107 108 Ellen C. Thailcall 10 F 7 MO 24 12 107 108 Samuel M. Garrison 24 M X 1 NH Carpenter X X 24 13 107 108 Catherine Garrison 14 F X 7 MO 24 14 107 108 Joseph Thailkall 16 M 7 MO Carpenter 24 15 107 108 Samuel Noble M 24 16 107 108 Nicholas Swope M 24 17 107 108 Robert Morris M 24 18 107 108 Thomas Cross M 24 19 107 108 Jacob Lockman M 24 20 107 108 William M 24 21 107 108 Luther Marsh M 24 22 107 108 Jackson M not sure if Jackson is this person's first or last name. 24 23 107 108 Lawrence Kimbal M 24 24 107 108 Jane Toben 30 F X 1 OH 24 25 108 109 Allen Sparks 34 M X 1 KY Farmer X X 24 26 108 109 Martha A. Sparks 23 F X 1 KY 24 27 108 109 Winfield Sparks 5 M 1 IA 24 28 108 109 Josephus Sparks 2 M 1 IA 24 29 109 110 Amos Widner 34 M X 13 OH Carpenter X X 24 30 109 110 Louisa Widner 24 F X 16 IN 24 31 109 110 Widner 1 F 1 IA 24 32 109 110 DR Hadsell 50 M X 1 VT Physician First name is a title 24 33 109 110 Nathan Gibson 31 M X 1 VA Cabinet Maker X X 24 34 109 110 Lydia Gibson 21 F X 1 OH 24 35 109 110 Laura Gibson 3 F 1 IN 24 36 109 110 Talbot 23 M X 1 OH Merchant X X 24 37 109 110 Maria S. Talbot 22 F X 1 MD 24 38 109 110 Mary F. Talbot 2 F 1 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 25 1 111 112 Lucinda S. Rush 31 F X 7 IN 25 2 111 112 Oscar B. Rush 16 M 7 IN Printer 25 3 112 113 William Busick 63 M X 16 MD Farmer X X 25 4 112 113 William C. Busick 25 M 16 OH Farmer X X X 25 5 112 113 Thomas Sayton 30 M X 6 KY Carpenter X X X 25 6 112 113 Mary Sayton 30 F X 16 OH 25 7 113 115 C.B. Lathrop 42 M X 1 VT Gentleman X X X 25 8 113 115 Jane Lathrop 38 F X 1 VT 25 9 113 115 Dwight Lathrop 12 M 1 VT 25 10 113 115 Charity E. Lathrop 11 F 1 VT 25 11 113 115 Emily Grace Lathrop 9 F 1 VT 25 12 113 115 Eugene Lathrop 7 F 1 VT 25 13 113 115 Flora Jennie Lathrop 4 F 1 VT 25 14 113 115 James Yorston 33 M X 1 Scotland Manufacturer X 25 15 113 115 Salma Yorston 17 F X 6 Germany 25 16 114 116 Henry E. Pross 28 M X 1 NJ Cabinet Maker X X 25 17 114 116 Eliza Pross 20 F X 1 PA 25 18 114 116 George W. Pross 3 M 1 IN 25 19 114 116 Benj F. Pross 1 M 1 IA 25 20 114 116 George Pross 26 M X 5/12 PA Bricklayer X X 25 21 114 116 Mary Pross 20 F X 5/12 PA 25 22 114 116 William Pross 3 M 5/12 OH 25 23 114 116 Annie Pross 1 F 5/12 OH Enumerator's note: 3 others in this family whose names could not be ascertained. 25 24 115 117 Tabitha Summers 35 F X 1 KY 25 25 115 117 John W. Summers 23 M 1 OH Printer X X 25 26 115 117 Robert A. Summers 21 M 1 OH Land Shark X X X 25 27 115 117 Sarah E. Summers 17 F 1 OH 25 28 116 118 Barnabas Bates 40 M X 1 NY Brick Mason X X X 25 29 116 118 C.W. Parker 29 M 1 OH Gentleman X X X 25 30 116 118 James Chandler 29 M 1 England B.Layer X X X 25 31 116 118 John Baker 25 M 2 England Teamster X X 25 32 116 118 Patrick Kelly 30 M 6/12 Ireland B.Layer X 25 33 116 118 Channcy Root 35 M X 6/12 CT B.Layer X X 25 34 117 119 Abbot G. Shultz 38 M X 2 OH Carpenter X X X 25 35 117 119 Martha J. Shultz 27 F X 2 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 26 1 117 119 James C. Shultz 16 M 2 IN Farmer 26 2 117 119 Samuel P. Shultz 14 M 2 IN 26 3 117 119 George R. Shultz 7 M 2 IN 26 4 117 119 Susannah Shultz 5 F 2 IN 26 5 117 119 Robert Shultz 3 M 2 IN 26 6 118 120 James Crave 42 M X 2 NJ Merchant X X X 26 7 118 120 Elizabeth Crave 41 F X 2 PA 26 8 118 120 Marion Crave 16 M 2 KY 26 9 118 120 Richard Crave 8 M 2 IN 26 10 118 120 Emma Crave 10 F 2 MO 26 11 118 120 William Crave 5 M 2 IA 26 12 118 120 George Crave 3 M 2 IL 26 13 118 120 Allen M. Haulenbeck 15 M 1 NY Clerk 26 14 119 121 John Johns 51 M X 1 DE Merchant X X 26 15 119 121 Nancy A. Johns 42 F X 1 NJ 26 16 119 121 Mary A. Johns 19 F 1 OH 26 17 119 121 Theodore Johns 10 M 1 OH 26 18 119 121 Stacy Johns 25 M 1 NJ Merchant X X X 26 19 119 121 John H. Gray 24 M X 1 MD Lawyer X X 26 20 119 121 Maria F. Gray 23 F X 1 MA 26 21 120 122 A.J. Rice 36 M X 2 PA Buthcer X X 26 22 120 122 Elizabeth M. Rice 20 F X 2 PA 26 23 120 122 William Rice 3 M 2 IL 26 24 120 122 Joshua N.S.J. Rice M 1 IA 26 25 120 122 Mary A. Rice 16 F 1 OH 26 26 121 123 Henry Sifeard 49 M X 2 PA Laborer X 26 27 121 123 Mary A. Sifeard 43 F X 2 PA 26 28 121 123 Maria Sifeard 17 F 2 OH 26 29 121 123 Elizabeth Sifeard 12 F 2 OH 26 30 121 123 Mary Alice Sifeard 6 F 2 OH 26 31 121 123 Henry F. Sifeard 2 M 2 OH Enumerator's note: 8 other persons in this family whose names could not be ascertained. ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 27 1 122 124 A.B. Judd 28 M X 2 MA Lawyer X X X 27 2 122 124 Mary J. Judd 24 F X 2 CT 27 3 122 124 Wiley C. Burton 36 M X 4 IN Farmer X X X 27 4 122 124 Julia Burton 23 F X 10 NY 27 5 122 124 Joseph W. Burton 10 M 4 IN 27 6 122 124 Sarah E. Burton 9 F 4 IN 27 7 122 124 Lucretia C. Burton 5 F 4 IN 27 8 122 124 Ella C. Burton 1 F 1 IA 27 9 123 126 J.N. Newell 35 M X 2 MA Jeweller X X 27 10 123 126 P.G. Newell 19 F X 1 NY 27 11 123 126 Bridget Hughes 19 F 1 Ireland 27 12 123 126 Adolphus Eder 17 M 2 PA 27 13 123 126 P.W.H. Latshaw 30 M X 1 PA Merchant X X 27 14 123 126 Elizabeth Latshaw 24 F X 1 PA 27 15 123 126 Virginia Latshaw 6 F 1 PA 27 16 123 126 John A. Latshaw 4 M 1 PA 27 17 123 126 William Latshaw 1 M 1 PA 27 18 123 126 Jane Jenkins 20 F 1 PA 27 19 124 127 Henry Bunn 28 M X 4 OH Farmer X X X 27 20 124 127 Susan Bunn 23 F X 4 OH 27 21 124 127 Lucinda Bunn 6 F 4 IN 27 22 124 127 John Bunn 4 M 4 IA 27 23 124 127 Harriet Bunn 2 F 2 IA 27 24 124 127 Granville Bunn 23 M 4 OH Gentleman X X 27 25 124 127 Delay Campbell 21 M 12 OH Laborer 27 26 124 127 Fanny Piper 26 F 2 OH 27 27 124 127 Henry Piper 1 M 1 IA 27 28 125 129 Solomon McCain 45 M X 2/12 OH Gentleman X X 27 29 125 129 Margaret A. McCain 33 F X 2/12 D.C. 27 30 125 129 Mary F. McCain 13 F 2/12 IN 27 31 125 129 George A. McCain 9 M 2/12 IN 27 32 125 129 Walter M. McCain 5 M 2/12 IN 27 33 125 129 Flora B. McCain 2 F 2/12 IN 27 34 125 129 George Davis 64 M X 2/12 England Gentleman X X 27 35 125 129 Edward Farbell 33 M X 7 ME Merchant X X X probable married 27 36 125 129 R.H. Farbell 32 F X 7 ME probable married 27 37 125 129 Elld** Farbell 6 M 6 IA 27 38 125 129 Charlie Farbell 2 M 2 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 28 1 126 130 Francis C. JR Grimmel 27 M X 11 Germany Gentleman X X 28 2 126 130 Sarah A. Grimmel 27 F X 6 PA 28 3 126 130 Margaret McSherry 20 F 3 PA 28 4 127 132 R. Weiser 49 M X 1 PA Clergyman X X 28 5 127 132 Sarah B. Weiser 40 F X 1 PA 28 6 127 132 Laurauel Weiser 19 F 1 PA 28 7 127 132 Sarah M. Weiser 17 F 1 MD 28 8 127 132 Virginia C. Weiser 15 F 1 PA 28 9 127 132 R.B. Weiser 10 M 1 PA 28 10 127 132 James R. Lackey 26 M X 6/12 PA Mechanic X X 28 11 127 132 Flora Lackey 21 F X 6/12 VA 28 12 127 132 Charles A. Lackey 1 M 6/12 PA 28 13 127 132 Philip Smith 25 M 1 Germany Laborer X 28 14 127 132 A.H. Alexander 38 M X 1 NY Cabinet Maker X X 28 15 127 132 Eliza Alexander 30 F X 1 NY 28 16 127 132 Edward Alexander 8 M 1 IN 28 17 127 132 Kate Alexander 1 F 1 IA 28 18 127 132 Lydia Taylor 15 F 2 IL 28 19 128 133 Charles Whites 28 M X 1 Germany Carpenter X X 28 20 128 133 Lenah Whites 21 F X 1 Germany 28 21 128 133 William Holcomb 24 M X 10 OH Farmer X X 28 22 128 133 Abigail Holcomb 24 F X 2 OH 28 23 128 133 Maranda Holcomb 1 F 1 IA 28 24 129 134 Susan Sharman 41 F X 1 Ireland X 28 25 129 134 Joseph Sherman 17 M 1 Ireland Painter 28 26 129 134 Ch