1856 State Census of Iowa, Benton County, Monroe Township.
Transcribed by Sue Soden. Copyright (c) 2008 by Sue Soden, Proofread by Polly Eckles.
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Census Year: 1856
Media Source: Ancestry.com images
Microfilm Number: HQ# V221-8, FHL #1021291
State: Iowa
County: Benton
Township: Monroe
Enumerator: [unknown]
Enumeration Date: [unknown]
Transcriber's Notes:
No line numbers appear on the original census and have been assigned to indicate the
enumeration order. Odd numbered pages are extended farming statistics not transcribed.
The enumerator left a blank line between households most of the time.
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Monroe Township ENUMERATOR: [unknown] ENUM DATE: [unknown] MICROFILM: HQ# V221-8, FHL #1021291
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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
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318 1 1 1 Lester L. Welch 25 M X 1 New York Farmer X X X
318 2 1 1 Marth Welch 22 F X 1 Ohio
318 3 1 1 Florence J. Welch 1 F 1 Ohio
318 4 1 1 George W. Welch 15 M 0 New York Farmer
318 5
318 6 2 2 James L. Barnes 26 M X 3 Illinois Farmer X X X
318 7 2 2 Charlott T. Barnes 19 F X 3 Illinois
318 8 2 2 Charles W. Barnes 3 M 3 Iowa
318 9
318 10 3 3 David Nicholson 33 M X 3 Indiana Farmer X X X
318 11 3 3 Sarah Nicholson 32 F X 3 Virginia
318 12 3 3 Isam Nicholson 10 M 3 Indiana
318 13 3 3 Elihue Nicholson 7 M 3 Indiana
318 14 3 3 Mary Ann Nicholson 5 F 3 Indiana
318 15 3 3 Leander Nicholson 2 M 2 Iowa
318 16 3 3 Isham Thomas 59 M X 7 Virginia Farmer X
318 17
318 18 4 4 Willian Hall 31 M X 8 Virginia Farmer X X
318 19 4 4 Eliza Jane Hall 28 F X 8 Virginia
318 20 4 4 Isaiah Hall 8 M 8 Iowa
318 21 4 4 John Hall 3 M 3 Iowa
318 22 4 4 Sarah Jane Hall 1 F 1 Iowa
318 23
318 24 5 5 Samuel Miskimin 42 M X 1 Delaware Carpenter X X
318 25 5 5 Elizabeth Miskimin 38 F X 1 Ohio
318 26 5 5 Arabella Miskimin 11 F Ohio
318 27 5 5 Jacob Holbabaugh 18 M 1 Ohio Farmer
318 28 5 5 John Miskimin 73 M X 1 Ireland None
318 29 6 6 Anthony Rampton 61 M X 0 England Sawyer X
318 30 6 6 Mary Rampton 62 F X 0 England X
318 31 6 6 Anthony Rampton 33 M X 0 England Carpenter X X
318 32 6 6 Eliza Rampton 34 F X 0 New York
318 33 6 6 Edmund Rampton 26 M 0 England Carpenter X
318 34 6 6 Catharine Rampton 20 F 0 England
318 35
318 36 Males 18 Females 12 14 1 6 3 5 1 1
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Monroe Township ENUMERATOR: [unknown] ENUM DATE: [unknown] MICROFILM: HQ# V221-8, FHL #1021291
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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
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320 1 7 7 Hardin Hutchinson 61 M X 1 New York Farmer X X
320 2 7 7 Betsy Hutchinson 56 F X 1 New York X
320 3 7 7 Ephraim Hutchinson 13 M 1 Ohio
320 4 7 7 Samuel B. Corning 26 M X 1 New York Carpenter X X
320 5 7 7 Elzira S. Corning 23 F X 1 New York
320 6 7 7 Dennis B. Corning 1 M 1 Ohio
320 7
320 8 8 8 Moses Worthen 42 M X 1 New Hampshire Farmer X X X
320 9 8 8 Arabell Worthen 40 F X 1 Vermont
320 10 8 8 Frances Worthen 17 F 1 Vermont
320 11 8 8 Rufus Worthen 13 M 1 Vermont
320 12 8 8 Ellen Worthen 7 F 1 Vermont
320 13 8 8 Wallace Worthen 5 M 1 Vermont
320 14 8 8 Moses L. Worthen 3 M 1 Vermont
320 15
320 16 9 9 Thomas D. Osbourn 24 M X 1 D. Columbia Farming X X X
320 17 9 9 Lucindia Osbourn 20 F X 1 Ohio
320 18 9 9 Willing B. Osbourn 2 M 1 Ohio
320 19 9 9 Willard W. Osbourn M Iowa
320 20
320 21 10 10 Jacob Urmy 53 M X 2 Virginia Farmer X
320 22 10 10 Mary Urmy 52 F X 2 Kentucky
320 23 10 10 Susannah Urmy 93 F X 2 Penn. None
320 24 10 10 Johnathan Urmy 18 M 2 Indiana Farmer X
320 25 10 10 Jacob Urmy 15 M 2 Indiana
320 26 10 10 Elijah B. Urmy 10 M 2 Indiana
320 27 10 10 Willis Urmy 22 M 2 Indiana Farmer X X
320 28
320 29 11 11 John L. Tucker 32 M X 2 Ohio Farmer X X
320 30 11 11 ? Tucker ? F X 2 New Hamshire Ink blotch over name and age
320 31 11 11 Channey Tucker 9 M 2 Ohio First name could be Chauncey. Partially covered with ink blotch.
320 32 11 11 Collins Tucker 5 M 2 Indiana
320 33 11 11 Mary Tucker 3 F 2 Indiana
320 34 11 11 George W. Hastings 35 M 1 New Hamshire
320 35
320 36 Males 21 Females 9 12 1 7 5
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Monroe Township ENUMERATOR: [unknown] ENUM DATE: [unknown] MICROFILM: HQ# V221-8, FHL #1021291
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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
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322 1 12 12 Levi Ernsbarger 27 M X 0 Ohio Farmer X X X
322 2 12 12 Caroline Ernsbarger 27 F X 0 New Hampshire
322 3 12 12 Mary Ann Ernsbarger 5 F 0 Ohio
322 4 12 12 Daniel F. Ernsbarger 3 M 0 Ohio
322 5 12 12 Martha Ernsbarger 1 F 0 Ohio
322 6 12 12 John Ernsbarger 76 M X 0 Maryland None X
322 7 12 12 Mary Ann Ernsbarger 56 F X 0 Virginia
322 8
322 9 13 13 Gardner Dolph 50 M X 1 New York Farmer X
322 10 13 13 Mary B. Dolph 41 F X 1 New York
322 11 13 13 Martha Dolph 20 F 1 New York
322 12 13 13 Richard Dolph 19 M 1 Illinois Farmer
322 13 13 13 Edward Dolph 12 M 1 Illinois
322 14 13 13 Mary Dolph 10 F 1 Illinois
322 15 13 13 Elizabeth Dolph 8 F 1 Illinois
322 16 13 13 Cornelia Dolph 3 F 1 Illinois
322 17 13 13 Eliza Linderman 17 F X 1 Illinois
322 18 13 13 Abbert Crandle 4 M 1 Illinois
322 19 13 13 Ellen Crandle 3 F 1 Illinois
322 20
322 21 14 14 Rodger Thompson 61 M X 1 New Hampshire Farmer X
322 22 14 14 Betsy Thompson 57 F X 1 Vermont
322 23 14 14 Rodger E. Thompson 19 M 1 Vermont Farmer X
322 24 14 14 Nancy R. Thompson 16 F 1 Vermont
322 25
322 26 15 15 James Robinson 36 M X 1 Ireland Farmer X X
322 27 15 15 Sarah Robinson 25 F X 1 Vermont
322 28 15 15 John T. Robinson M Iowa
322 29
322 30 16 16 Anson Underwood 44 M X 1 New York Farmer X X
322 31 16 16 Elizabeth G. Underwood 34 F X 1 New York
322 32 16 16 Amelia Underwood 9 F 1 Illinois
322 33 16 16 Ensign Underwood 7 M 1 Illinois
322 34 16 16 Edgar Underwood 2 M 1 Illinois
322 35 16 16 Henry Minor 65 M X Conn. Farmer X
322 36 16 16 Jane Wright 15 F 1 Indiana
322 37
322 38 17 17 John Johnson 30 M 1 England Farmer X X
322 39 14 6 2 5
322 40 Males 16 Females 17
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Monroe Township ENUMERATOR: [unknown] ENUM DATE: [unknown] MICROFILM: HQ# V221-8, FHL #1021291
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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
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324 1 18 18 George W. Young 37 M X 2 Kentucky Farming X X X
324 2 18 18 Susanna Young 34 F X 2 Indiana
324 3 18 18 James M. Young 14 M 2 Indiana
324 4 18 18 William T. Young 12 M 2 Indiana
324 5 18 18 John N. Young 10 M 2 Indiana
324 6 18 18 Mary E. Young 8 F 2 Indiana
324 7 18 18 David A. Young 5 M 2 Indiana
324 8 18 18 Sarah J. Young 3 F 2 Indiana
324 9 18 18 Lucy A. Young F Iowa
324 10
324 11 19 19 John Harris 44 M X 6 Kentucky Farmer X X X
324 12 19 19 Sarah B. Harris 41 F X 6 Kentucky
324 13 19 19 Matilda A. Harris 16 F 6 Indiana
324 14 19 19 Bainbridge Harris 14 M 6 Indiana
324 15 19 19 Benjamin F. Harris 10 M 6 Indiana
324 16 19 19 Evaline Harris 7 F 6 Indiana
324 17 19 19 John Harris 4 M 4 Iowa
324 18 19 19 Perry Harris 2 M 2 Iowa
324 19
324 20 20 20 Lydia P. Dolph 47 F X 0 Massachusetts X
324 21 20 20 Alzemon Dolph 23 M 0 New York X X
324 22 20 20 Bozaleel Dolph 19 M 0 Ohio X
324 23 20 20 Erastus Dolph 17 M 0 Ohio
324 24 20 20 Elmore Dolph 12 M 0 Ohio
324 25 20 20 Charles Dolph 6 M 0 Ohio
324 26
324 27 21 21 Julius Leach 32 M X 2 Pennsyvania Farmer X X X
324 28 21 21 Anne A. Leach 26 F X 2 New York
324 29 21 21 Cenelia Leach 2 F 2 Iowa
324 30 21 21 Harry Leach M 0 Iowa
324 31
324 32 22 22 Solomon Cross 26 M X 2 Tenn. Farmer X X X
324 33 22 22 Anne M. Cross 26 F X 2 Indiana
324 34 22 22 Mary E. Cross 5 F 2 Indiana
324 35
324 36 Males 18 Females 12 9 5 6 5 End of Monroe Twp
