Mills County, Iowa
1860 Federal Census Records

Mud Creek - Anderson Township
According to William H. Taft, history of Mills County, published in the Malvern Leader, 1882; Mud Creek began as Nishnabotna Township. Although Mud Creek still exists today, it is a branch of the Nishnabotna River which flows through the northwestern part of Mills County. The present day name of this township is Anderson, so designated in 1861. It was named for Major Robert Anderson, who in 1861 attracted the attention of the world as the commander of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.

House number and Head of Household Names B

• 793 Badham, Samuel
• 775 Bass, Samuel
• 779 Briggs, P.
• 781 Bu_____, Calvin

C

• 789 Clark, Thomas
• 767 Cotton, Noah S.
• 762 Co_____, Marcellus M.
• 765 Cramer, John

D

• 786 Davis, Caroline
• 774 Devores, John

F

• 788 Fletcher, Wesly

G

• 771 Gonser, John
• 770 Gonser, Samuel

H

• 783 Hazens, Daniel
• 776 Hicks, J. R.
• 778 Holmes. W.
• 772 Hulick, M. B.
• 787 Hunter, Chas. K.

J

• 778 Jeffa, Sarah

K

• 765 Kayton, David
• 766 Kelly, R.

L

• 792 Lisle, Alex
• 764 Lookabill, David

M

• 785 McGee, James
• 769 Moody, Thomas

P

• 769 Plumb, Valentine

R

• 784 Richards, Franklin
• 782 Richards, Harriet
• 790 Richards, Newton
• 788 Rockwell, Orin
• 761 Rollins, G. B.
• 773 Russell, Robert
• 777 Ryerson, John

S

• 764 Savits, Wm.
• 791 Shaw, Marcus
• 780 Styles, C. F.

V

• 794 Van Orsdel, Lucas

W

• 768 Watson, Mary
• 768 Wilson, W. B.
• 766 Wortman, W.
  

Transcribed by Cay Merryman