Mills County, Iowa
1895 Iowa State Census Records


Hillsdale ~ Family Data

The 1895 Iowa State Census gives the following information:
Surname / Given Name / Age / Sex / Married or Single / Occupation / State or Country of Birth / Religion / Civil War Service, if any.

The eccentricities of the census taker cannot be explained. Household numbers are sometimes inconsistent. Some of the marital categories are questionable, but I tried to copy them correctly even when it didn't seem right. Sometimes the same name is spelled in different ways etc. If the age of the child is too young to reasonably expect they would be married, the marital status is not given. Transcribed by Cay Merryman.


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01-01

Stroud, Joseph, 39 / m / married / farmer / IAMarion / farmer / ME
Stroud, Lucinda, 33 / f / married / IAMonroe / ME
Stroud, Nellie, 16 / f / single / IAMills / ME
Stroud, Lesta, 15 / f / single / IAMills / ME
Stroud, Myrtle, 13 / f / single / IAMills
Stroud, Blanche, 10 / f / single / IAMills
Stroud, Fay, 3 / f / single / IAMills

02-02

Stringfield, Leveston, 39 / m / married / farmer / IAMills / ME
Stringfield, Mary, 28 / f / married / WI / ME
Stringfield, Myrtle, 9 / f / single / IAMills
Stringfield, Mable, 7 / f / single / IAMills
Stringfield, Burton, 4 / m / single / IAMills
Stringfield, Christofer, 1 / m / single / IAMills

03-03

Winger, Samuel, 38 / m / married / laborer / IABlackhawk / ME
Winger, Ollie, 25 / f / married / IAMontgomery / ME
Winger, Earl, 2 / m / single / IAMills

04-04

Linville, Henderson, 77 / m / married / retired / TN / Christian
Linville, Ursula, 72 / f / married / KY / Christian

05-05

Morford, John, 58 / m / married / farmer / IN / UB
Morford, Sarah E., 48 / f / married / IAJefferson / UB
Stoneking, Rose, 13 / f / single / NE / UB
Stoneking, Celia, 11 / f / single / KS
Stoneking, David, 8 / m / single / KS

06-06

Gardner, Celia, 37 / f / divorced / IAMills / UB
Gardner, Harry, 14 / m / single / IAMills / UB

07-07

Surface, Samuel E., 29 / m / married / farmer / IN / UB
Surface, Telitha, 24 / f / married / IAMonroe / UB
Surface, Edna, 5 / f / single / NE
Surface, Ruby, 4 / f / single / NE
Surface, Paul, 2 / m / single / IAMills
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08-08

Shane, Eli, 36 / m / married / farmer / IN / UB
Shane, Jane, 23 / f / married / IAMonroe / UB
Shane, Sylvia, 4 / f / single / IAMills
Way, Jeptha, 17 / m / single / IAMonroe / UB

09-09

Kelley, Isaac, 75 / m / married / farmer / OH / ME
Kelley, Effa, 29 / f / single / IAMills / ME

10-10

Way, Theodore, 39 / m / married / carpenter / IAMonroe / UB
Way, Willie, 32 / f / married / WV / Baptist
Way, Mable, 10 / f / single / WV

11-11

Muldowney, William, 30 / m / single / laborer / OH / none

12-12

Hall, James, 23 / m / married / farmer / IAFayette / Christian
Hall, Mary, 19 / f / married / WV

13-13

Petty, Francis, 37 / m / farmer / IAMahaska / Free Methodist
Petty, Emma, 32 / f / married / WI / Free Methodist
Petty, Ruth, 3 / f / single / IAMills
Petty, Paul, 1 / m / single / IAMills

14-14

Curtis, George, 47 / m / married / laborer / OH / none
Curtis, Susan, 36 / f / married / KY / Baptist
Curtis, John, 11 / m / single / KY
Curtis, Solon, 9 / m / single / IAMills
Curtis, Jasper, 7 / m / single / IAMills
Curtis, Jessie, 5 / m / single / IAMills
Curtis, Edward, 3 / m / single / IAMills
Curtis, Katy, 0 / f / single / IAMills

15-15

Metnich, John, 50 / m / married / laborer / Germany / Catholic
Metnich, Arneta, 36 / f / married / France / Catholic

16-16

Higgs, William, 76 / m / married / hotel prop. / MD / Christian
Higgs, Artimisha, 71 / f / married / TN / Christian

17-17

Graves, Humphrey B., 74 / m / married / retired / OH / ME
Graves, Rebecca, 69 / f / married / Ireland / ME
Lewis, Jane, 47 / f / widow / IN / Baptist
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18-18

Noel, Samuel, 57 / m / married / retired / IN / Christian
Noel, Alexa, 46 / f / married / IAMarion / Christian
Noel, Edgar, 23 / m / single / farmer / IADallas / Christian
Bailey, Lydia, 21 / f / married / IAFremont / Christian
Noel, Frank, 19 / m / single / IAFremont / Christian
Noel, George, 16 / m / single / IAMills / Christian
Noel, Clyde, 13 / m / single / IAMills / Christian
Bailey, Noble, 2 / m / single / IAMills

19-19

Hayes, George, 32 / m / married / laborer / OH / UB
Hayes, Martha, 25 / f / married / MO / UB
Hayes, Mary, 5 / f / single / MO /
Hayes, Barbra, 3 / f / single / MO
Hayes, James, 1 / m / single / IAMills

20-20

Briggs, Benjamin, 73 / m / married / retired farmer / PA / UB
Briggs, Eliza, 60 / f / married / PA / UB
Briggs, John, 29 / m / single / blacksmith / PA / UB

21-21

Phillips, Matilda, 65 / f / married / OH / ME
Phillips, James, 32 / m / single / farmer / OH / none

22-22

Dike, John, 51 / m / married / farmer / OH / Universalist
Dike, Sarah, 43 / f / married / OH / ME

23-23

Coats, Wallace, 43 / m / married / grain m. / IL / ME
Coats, Elizabeth, 41 / f / married / IAMills / ME
Coats, Alma, 15 / f / single / student / IAMills / ME

24-24

Moses, Elen J., 57 / f / married / England / UB
Moses, Ella, 33 / f / single / IAPottawattamie / UB
Moses, Guy, 12 / m / single / IAMills

25-25

Kerns, Edward, 64 / m / married / gardner / NY / ME
Kerns, Elen, 69 / f / married / England / ME
Brown, Charles, 43 / m / single / butcher / IL / Christian

26-26

McShane, James, 29 / m / married / laborer / IAMonroe / Dunkard
McShane, Alice, 24 / f / married / IL / UB
McShane, Clara, 5 / f / single / IAMills
McShane, Robert, 3 / m / single / IAMills
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27-27

Baldwin, Isaac, 76 / m / married / blacksmith / OH / ME
Baldwin, Mary, 64 / f / married / OH / ME

28-28

Ballard, George, 53 / m / married / laborer / WV / ME
Ballard, Caroline, 46 / f / married / MO / ME
Ballard, John, 30 / m / single / laborer / IAKeokuk / ME
Ballard, Wesley, 26 / m / single / laborer / MO / ME
Ballard, Rosa, 19 / f / single / IAMonroe / ME
Ballard, Charlie, 16 / m / single / KS / ME
Ballard, James, 14 / m / single / IAMonroe
Ballard, Emma, 11 / f / single / WA

29-29

Dosh, Lucy, 69 / f / widow / IN / UB
Dosh, Albert, 30 / m / single / laborer / IAMills / UB

30-30

Cross, Margaret, 52 / f / divorced / KY / ME
Cross, Inez, 22 / f / single / MO / ME

31-31

Way, James, 71 / m / married / druggist / IN / UB
Way, Margaret, 65 / f / married / IN / UB

32-32

Stroud, Alexander, 64 / m / married / retired / TN / UB
Stroud, Sarah, 60 / f / married / IN / UB

33-33

Partridge, William, 50 / m / married / laborer / PA / Presbyterian
Partridge, Annie, 52 / f / married / PA / Presbyterian
Partridge, William, 14 / m / single / PA

34-34

Beach, George, 55 / m / married / ins. agent / NY / ME
Beach, Anna, 33 / f / married / IL / ME
Beach, May, 13 / f / single / IAFremont
Beach, Henry, 11 / m / single / IAFremont
Beach, Clarence, 7 / m / single / IAFremont

35-35

 

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Barnard, Robert D., 41 / m / married / farmer / TN / ME
Barnard, Elizabeth, 39 / f / married / WV / ME
Barnard, Molly, 19 / f / single / TN / ME
Barnard, John, 17 / m / single / TN / ME
Barnard, Sally, 14 / f / single / TN / ME
Barnard, William, 11 / m / single / TN
Barnard, Charles, 5 / m / single / IAMills
Barnard, Dixie, 4 / f / single / IAMills
Barnard, Urvin, 1 / m / single / IAMills
36-36
Hughes, Robert, 39 / m / married / farmer / OH / ME
Hughes, Alice, 33 / f / married / IAHenry / ME
Hughes, Florence, 7 / f / single / IAMills
Hughes, Myrtle, 3 / f / single / IAMills
Hughes, Mable, 0 / f / single / IAMills

37-37

Cross, Alfred, 52 / m / divorced / physician / OH / Unitarian

38-38

Wilson, James R., 72 / m / married / retired / OH / ME
Wilson, Anna, 63 / f / married / IN / ME
Wilson, Michael, 25 / m / single / IAMonroe / ME
Wilson, Michael, 67 / m / divorced / retired / OH / ME

39-39

Miller, John W., 54 / m / married / retired / OH / Protestant
Miller, Nancy E., 48 / f / married / IN / Baptist

40-40

Lewis, John B., 48 / m / married / merchant / MO / ME
Lewis, Damaris, 48 / f / married / OH / ME
Lewis, Fay, 22 / f / single / student / IAMills / ME
Lewis, Ivy, 19 / f / single / IAMills / ME
Lewis, Ruth, 16 / f / single / IAMills / ME
Lewis, Clifford, 14 / single / IAMills / ME

41-41

Muldowny, Thomas, 38 / m / married / railroading / NY / Catholic
Muldowny, Allie, 38 / f / married / IAMarion / Christian
Muldowny, Catherin, 8 / f / single / IAMills
Muldowny, Mary, 7 / f / single / IAMills
Muldowny, John, 5 / m / single / IAMills
Muldowny, William, 29 / m / single / OH / Catholic
Hutchison, Jennie, 21 / f / single / IAMontgomery / ME
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42-42

Green, Hillery, 43 / m / married / farmer / IALee / none
Green, Mary, 45 / f / married / IADavis / Christian
Green, (Heston?), 22 / m / single / laborer / MO
Green, Rosanna, 14 / f / single / MO

43-43

Rankin, William, 56 / m / married / farmer / OH / UB
Rankin, Ada, 46 / f / married / VT / UB
Rankin, Louise, 23 / f / single / IL / Baptist
Rankin, Charles, 20 / m / single / IL / UB
Rankin, George, 18 / m / single / IL / UB
Rankin, Robert, 9 / m / single / IAMills

44-44

Cross, Granville, 39 / m / married / engineer / IAMonroe
Cross, Cyntha, 36 / f / married / IAMonroe / ME
Cross, William, 17 / m / single / IAMonroe
Cross, Charles, 15 / m / single / IAMonroe
Cross, George, 12 / m / single / IAMills
Cross, Lola, 10 / f / single / IAMills
Cross, Emmitt, 6 / m / single / IAMills

45-45

Hobson, James, 45 / m / married / farmer / MO / Protestant
Hobson, Marion, 44 / f / married / NY / Baptist
Hobson, Louis, 17 / m / single / NY
Hobson, Georgie, 14 / f / single / NE
Hobson, Addie, 10 / f / single / NE
Hobson, Fannie, 9 / f / single / NE

46-46

Durfee, Benjamin, 44 / m / married / minister / NY / ME
Durfee, Alice R., 38 / f / married / OH / ME
Durfee, Earl, 20 / m / single / student / IAGuthrie / ME
Hammond, Pearl, 18 / f / married / IAGreen / ME
Hammond, Clarence, ?? / m / married / IAMills

47-47

Preston, Isaac, 31 / m / married / minister / OH / UB
Preston, Amanda, 34 / f / married / IN / UB
Preston, (Lyman?), 8 / m / single / KS
Preston, Lee, 7 / m / single / KS
Preston, Elmer, 5 / m / single / IAAdams
Preston, Mary, 1 / f / single / IAAdams

48-48

Blue, Charles, 42 / m / married / well digger / IL / Christian
Blue, Louella, 40 / f / married / OH / Christian
Blue, Clara, 12 / f / single / IATama
Blue, Clarence, 8 / m / single / IAMills
Blue, Ethel, 6 / f / single / IAMills
Blue, Oscar, 4 / m / single / IAMills
Blue, Orville, 0 / m / single / IAMills

49-49

Miles, Oliver, 25 / m / married / laborer / IAMills / Christian
Miles, Stella, 19 / f / married / IAFremont / ME
Miles, Olliver, 0 / m / single / IAMills

50-50

Thomas, Samuel, 40 / m / married / jeweler / OH / ME
Thomas, Alice, 34 / f / married / IAScott / ME
Thomas, Abram, 17 / m / single / NE
Thomas, Mary, 15 / f / single / NE / ME
Thomas, Albert, 10 / m / single / IAMills

51-51

Hardy, Chester, 24 / m / married / farmer / IAMills / ME
Hardy, Cornelia, 22 / f / married / IAMills / ME
Hardy, Ethel, 1 / f / single / IAMills

52-52

Stewart, H____, 23 / m / single / opr.? / IN / Christian
Bell, Edwin, 20 / m / single / station agent / IAWayne / UP

53-53

Patterson, John, 38 / m / married / farmer / OH / (F.L.?)
Patterson, Sharlotte, 31 / f / married / IAWayne / ME
Patterson, Sophia, 3 / f / single / IAMills
Transcribed by Cay Merryman. Copyright © 2001 and may be reproduced only with written permission.

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