1870 U. S. Federal Census
Geneseo Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Name Age Occupation Born
Fuller, Geo. O. 36 farmer New Hampshire
Fuller, L.A. 31 keeping house New Hampshire
Fuller, .... 9 (m) at house Illinois
Fuller, .... 5 (f) at house Illinois
Smidt, D. F. 42 farmer Hanover, Germany
Smidt, Ralph E. 27 farmer Hanover, Germany
Smidt, Catharine 21 Keeps house Hanover, Germany
Dupcubrock, J. 31 farmer Hanover, Germany
Buse, Jacob 26 works on farm Hanover, Germany
Strong, Charles 36 farmer New York
Srong, Ellen 24 Keeps house Vermont
Strong, Ellen 3 at house Iowa
Strong, Franklin 1 at house Iowa
Melvill, Wm. 24 farmer New York
Melvill, Louisa 24 Keeping house New York
Melvill, Harry 7/12 Wisc.
Spuicer, Edgar 40 farmer Ohio
Spuicer, Mary 36 Keeps House Ohio
Spuicer, Hannah 16 At house Ohio
Spuicer, Henry 12 works on farm Ohio
Spuicer, Edward 10 attends school Ohio
Spuicer, Ernest 2 Illinois
Kiveley, George 21 works on farm Ohio
Smith, F.W. 20 works on farm Ohio
Bowe, F.L. 34 farmer Pennsylvania?
Bowe, Sarah 35 Keeps house New York
Bowe, Carson 8 attends school Pennsylvania?
Bowe, Clinton 5 at house Wisconsin
Delty, Harmon 23 works on farm Indianna
Delty, Mary C. 19 Keeps house Illinois
Dillaughan, Sidney 61 farmer New York
Dillaughan, Katharine 53 Keeps house New York
Dillaughan, Wm. L farmer New York
Dillaughan, Milard 14 works on farm Illinois
Dillaughan, Nathaniel 31 farmer New York
Dillaughan, Katie 20 Keeps house Indianna
Dillaughan, Frances 1 at house Iowa
Dillaughan, ..... 6/12 Iowa
Kew, John 31 farmer England
Kew, Margaret 17 keeping house Illinois
Kew, Wm. 11/12 at house Iowa
Rockwell, G.B. 41 farmer New York
Rockwell, E.P. 40 keeping house New York
Rockwell, Lizzie 15 attending school llinois
Rockwell, Julia 7 at house Illinois
Rockwell, Grace 2 at house Iowa
Johnson, Anna 24 servant Norway
Lee, Chas. 23 works on farm Norway
Lee, Colver 19 works on farm Norway
Canuff, Moses 70 retired shoemaker New York
Canuff, Martha 46 keeping house New York
Canuff, Mary A. 14 attending school Michigan
Canuff, Catharine C. 11 attending school Michigan
Canuff, Susan E. 7 attending school Iowa
Canuff, Wm. H. 3 at house Iowa
Walter, Francis 46 farmer New York
Walter, Sarah 45 keeping house New York
Walter, John N. 18 works on farm New York
Walter, Arthur J. 13 works on farm New York
Riddle, Nancy D. 10 attending school Iowa
Rogers, J. J. 58 farmer New York
Rogers, Francy 59 keeping house New York
Rogers, Anna 33 teaching school New York
Rogers, Edna 22 teaching school New York
Barnes, J. A. 32 farmer New York
Barnes, Mary E. 27 keeps house New York
Barnes, Nathaniel 5 at house Iowa
Barnes, Mary E. 3 at house Iowa
Barnes, Catharine 1 at house Iowa
McMullin, Ale 42 farmer Ireland
McMullin, Francis 37 farmer Ireland
McMullin, Margaret 50 keeps house Ireland
Kirk, Joseph 14 works on farm Wisconsin
Major, Wm. 33 farmer Ireland
Major, Elizabeth A. 25 keeping house Iowa
Major, Margaret A. 5 at house Iowa
Major, John 3 at house Iowa
Major, Mary J. 1 at house Iowa
Major, George 79 retired farmer Ireland
Major, Mary 77 retired housekeeper Ireland
Grunumond, A. J. 33 farmer New York
Grunumond, Rowelia 27 eeping house Canada
Grunumond, Mertie 9 attending school Illinois
Grunumond, Chas. 5 at house Illinois
Grunumond, Millie 2 at house Iowa
Trapp, D. S. 44 farmer New York
Trapp, Margaret 38 keeps house Ohio
Trapp, Wm. H. 19 works on farm Ohio
Trapp, Mary 16 none Ohio
Trapp, Frank 13 works on farm Indianna
Trapp, Alice 10 attending school Indianna
Trapp, Ida 7 attending school Minnesota
Trapp, Chas. 5 at house Minnesota
Trapp, Margie? 3 at house Minnesota
Sholie?, L. L. 28 farmer Indianna
Sholie?, Mary 25 keeping house Indianna
Sholie?, John 2 at house Iowa
Sholie?, Wm. J. 9/12 at house Iowa
Gohuen?, James 37 farmer Virginia
Gohuen?, Mary Ann 30 keeping house Illinois
Gohuen?, Isabell 17 at house Iowa
Gohuen?, Wm. Alonzo 14 works on farm Iowa
Gohuen?, Hannah J. 11 attending school Iowa
Gohuen?, Lorenzo A. 9 attending school Iowa
Gohuen?, Marquis 7 at house Iowa
de Fayette
Gohuen?, Edward Absolon 5 at house Iowa
Gohuen?, Alphonso 3 at house Iowa
Gohuen?, Adelbert L. 2/12 at house Iowa
Essex, Simeon E. 40 farmer Virginia
Essex, Lorinda 35 keeps house Virginia
Essex, Isaac 15 works on farm Illinois
Essex, Emily 12 attending school Illinois
Essex, Nancy 10 attending school Illinois
Essex, Mary 8 attending school Iowa
Essex, Frank 5 at house Iowa
Essex, Mark 2 at house Iowa
Smith, Peter 32 farmer Illinois
Smith, Harriet 23 keeps house New York
Whitney, E. S. 32 farmer New Hampshire
Whitney, Christina 33 keeps house Pennsylvania
Whitney, Jas. H. 13 works on farm Wisconsin
Whitney, Arthur F. 3 at home Iowa
Whitney, Letta 2/12 at home Iowa
Cottell, Geo. W. 13 works on farm Illinois
Whitney, Alice 16 attends school Iowa
Whitney, Minerva 6 at home Iowa
Rowell, John W. 25 farmer Illinois
Rowell, Isabell 24 keeps house New York
Rowell, Ida M. 3 at home Illinois
Rowell, Elizabeth 3/12 at home Iowa
Chaffin, Levi 24 farmer Wisconsin
Chaffin, Jane 22 keeping house Wisconsin
Chaffin, Sarah 6 at home Iowa
Chaffin, John 4 at home Iowa
Patterson, John S. 35 farmer Ohio
Patterson, Harriet 24 keeping house Ohio
Patterson, Eva M. 6 at house Ohio
Patterson, Leslie S. 4 at house Michigan
Patterson, Anna O. 9/12 at house Iowa
Patterson, Isaac D. 40 farmer Ohio
Patterson, Eliza Jane 33 keeping house Ohio
Patterson, Chas. A. 13 at home Illinois
Whitney, Sam'l. 29 farmer New Hampshire
Whitney, Mary E. 28 keeping house Ohio
Whitney, W. S. 3 at home Iowa
Whitney , David L. at home Iowa
Lyman, Geo. E. 42 farmer Pennsylvania
Lyman, Sarah E. 37 keeping house Pennsylvania
Lyman, Lucretia 18 house Pennsylvania
Lyman, Mary E. 14 Attends School Pennsylvania
Lyman, Eddie W. 10 Attends School Iowa
Lyman, E. L. 8 Attends School Iowa
Lyman, Lena L. 6 Attends School Iowa
Horry, Frances 23 School teacher Connecticut
Kortwell, P.A. 47 farmer Canada
Kortwell, Sophia 39 keeping house Canada
Kortwell, Kerlen? 20 teaches school Illinois
Kortwell, James? 14 Attends school Illinois
Kortwell, Lizzie 11 attends school Illinois
The rest of these names were probably from what later became Dougherty Township
Cropser, J. O. 40 farmer New York
Cropser, Christina 39 Keeps house New York
Cropser, Victor E. 16 works on farm New York
Cropser, Julian K. 14 works on farm Iowa
Cropser, Clarence E. 8 at home Iowa
Cropser, Myrou? L. 4 at home Iowa
Kortman, Manuel? 40 works on farm Pennsylvania
[in Dougherty township history]
Moved to the town of Nashua in Chickasaw County
Cunningham, N. 34 farmer Ireland
Cunningham, Fannie 31 keeps house Ireland
Cunningham, Patrick 2 at home Iowa
Cunningham, Daniel 4/12 at home Iowa
[not mentioned but in Dougherty township]
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Dougherty, IA.
Cunningham, James b. 1872 d. 1934
Husband of Susie
Cunningham, Susue b. 1876 d. 1971
Cunningham, John b. 1899 d. 1948
son of James & Susie & husband of Margaret
Cunningham, Margaret b. 1905 d. 1974
Cunningham, Joseph b. 1869 d. 1903
Cunningham. John b. 1874 d. 1944
Cunningham, Charlie b. 1883 d. 1964
All sons of Nicholas & Peggy Cunningham
Cunningham, Nicholas b. 1834 d. 1915
father
Fanny b. 1840 d. 1894
Mary b. 1876 d. 1916
daughter of Nicholas & Fanny Cunningham
McConlogue, Chas. 38 farmer Ireland
McConlogue, Mary 13 keeps house Pennsylvania
McConlogue, Dau. 11 At house Wisconsin
McConlogue, John 10 At house Wisconsin
McConlogue, Thos. 8 At house Illinois
McConlogue, Eliza 7 At house Illinois
McConlogue, Chas. 6 At house Illinois
McConlogue, Sarah 3 At house Illinois
[in Dougherty township history]
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Dougherty, Iowa
McConlogue, Charles b. Aug. 1822 d. 6 Jan. 1882
Born in Co. Donegal
Connaughton, Roger 29 farmer Ireland
Connaughton, Mary 29 keeps house Ireland
Connaughton, Alice 4 At house Wisconsin
Connaughton, Mary 2 At house Wisconsin
Connaughton, Julia 10/12 At house Iowa
[in Dougherty township history]
moved to Lincoln township and from thence to Dakota
Humphrey, John 42 farmer Ireland
Humphrey, Ellen 39 Keeps house Ireland
Humphrey, Catherine 13 At house Missouri
Humphrey, Richard 11 At house Iowa
Humphrey, Johanna 10 At house Iowa
Humphrey, Mary 7 At house Iowa
Humphrey, John 6 At house Iowa
Humphrey, Ellen 11 At house Iowa
[in Dougherty township history]
Moved to Mason City Township in 1875; and later to Mason City
Dougherty, Daniel 42 farmer Ireland
Dougherty, Mary 42 Keeps house Ireland
Dougherty, Hugh 21 works on farm Ireland
Dougherty, Chas. 17 works on farm Pennsylvania
Dougherty, Patrick 14 works on farm Pennsylvania
Dougherty, Daniel J. 13 works on farm Pennsylvania
Dougherty, James 11 Attends school Iowa
Dougherty, Mary 9 Attends school Iowa
Dougherty, John 7 Attends school Iowa
Dougherty, Margaret 5 at house Iowa
Dougherty, Bernard 3 at house Iowa
Dougherty, Edward 1 At house Iowa
Dougherty, Catherine 1 at house Iowa
[in Dougherty township history]
Kirk, Joseph 44 farmer Bohemia
Kirk, Mary 43 Keeps house Bohemia
Kirk, Anna 20 Servant Girl Bohemia
Kirk, Mary 14 at home Wisconsin
Kirk, Joseph 13 at home Wisconsin
Kirk, Frank 6 at home Wisconsin
Kirk, Rosanna 6 at home Wisconsin
Kirk, Pat 4 at home Wisconsin
Kirk, Margaret 7 at home Wisconsin
Kirk, Johanna 1 at home Wisconsin
[in Dougherty township history]
St. Patrick's Cemetery
Dougherty, Iowa
Kirk, Anna 28 years d. 13 Oct. 1879
Daughter of J. & M. Kirk - Stone behind the trees
Moran, Pat 28 farmer Ireland
Moran, Julia 28 Keeping house Ireland
Moran, Margaret 2 at home Wisconsin
Moran, Joseph 1 at home Iowa
Moran, Wm. 30 farmer Ireland
Moran, Josie? 22 farmer Ireland
[in Dougherty township history]
Afterwards moved his family to Dakota
Merrick, G.B. 53 farmer Massachusets
Merrick, G.F. 21 works on farm Illinois
Merrick, H.A. 19 works on farm Illinois
Merrick, C.B. 18 works on farm Illinois
Merrick, John A. 12 works on farm Illinois
Merrick, Bertha 14 keeps house Illinois
[in Dougherty township history]
Harris, Wm. B. 25 farmer Canada
Harris, T. H. 55 farmer Maine
Harris, Amarilla 17 Keeps house Canada
Harris, Joseph 11 Attends school Canada
Harris, Alice 14 Attends school Canada
[in Dougherty township history]
Moved to Sheffield, Franklin county, afterwards moving to Mason City
Jassmore, John 30 farmer Canada
Jassmore, Mary 26 Keeping house Illinois
Jassmore, Lillian 4 at home Wisconsin
Jassmore, Chas. 57 farmer Canada
[in Dougherty township history]
Moved to Marble Rock a year later
Howland, Jas. 34 farmer Canada
Howland, Susan 37 Keeps house Pennsylvania
Howland, George W. 8 At home Illinois
Howland, Wm. L. At home Illinois
Howland, Chas. 1 At home Iowa
[in Dougherty township history]
afterwards moving into Geneseo township (Rockwell)
Source: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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