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1850 US Census
Poweshiek County, Iowa

The 1850 US Census for Poweshiek County was conducted in the period 7-14 Sep 1850. The census enumerated 615 individuals in 102 families, using 15 pages. The table below is a complete transcription. An explanation of the columns can be found below the table. Note: Ia was the abbreviation of Indiana, not Iowa. 

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P Fam Surname Given Name Age Birth G Birthplace Occupation Value E
5 28 Wright Eliza 19 1831 F NY      
5 28 Wright Tarmon 16 1834 M do      
5 28 Wright Sarah 13 1837 F Ind      
5 28 Wright Hiram 8 1842 M do      
5 28 Wright John 6 1844 M do      
5 29 Maxon O P 25 1825 M Penn none    
5 29 Maxon Mary 19 1831 F Oh      
5 29 Maxon James 12 1838 M do      
5 30 Demint J G 35 1815 M Ky farmer 1000  
5 30 Demint Sarah 27 1823 F N Carolina      
5 30 Demint John 4 1846 M Iowa      
5 30 Demint George 2 1848 M do      
5 30 Demint Sarah 60 1790 F Ky      
5 30 Demint Susan 20 1830 F Tenn?      
5 31 Moore Stephen 49 1801 M Va farmer    
5 31 Moore Caroline 43 1807 F Ny      
5 31 Moore William 22 1828 M Ohio farmer    
5 31 Moore Moses 18 1832 M do farmer    
5 31 Moore Elizabeth 15 1835 F Ill      
5 31 Moore Catharine 13 1837 F do

S
5 31 Moore Nicholas 3 1847 M Iowa

S
5 31 Moore Stephen 2 1848 M do      
5 32 Binegar James 49 1801 M Va farmer
I
5 32 Binegar Elizabeth 44 1806 F Ohio

I
5 32 Binegar Andrew 18 1832 M Ohio farmer    
5 32 Binegar Harriet 15 1835 F do      
5 32 Binegar Rebecca 19 1831 F do      
5 32 Binegar James 11 1839 M do      
5 32 Binegar Sarah 9 1841 F do      
5 32 Binegar George 5 1845 M do      
5 32 Binegar Zarilda 3 1847 F do      
5 32 Binegar Nancy 0 1850 F do      
5 33 Ogden Richard 43 1807 M New jersey farmer 1000  
5 33 Ogden Rachel 42 1808 F do      
5 33 Morgan Jacob 8 1842 M Ill      
5 33 Cheasman Mary 65 1785
New jersey      
5 33 Cheasman Amanda 3 1847 F Ill      
5 33 Cheasman Felix 24 1826 M New jersey farmer 1200  
5 34 Crisben Joshua 38 1812 M Oh farmer 600  
5 34 Crisben Mary 37 1813 F do      
5 34 Crisben William 16 1834 M do farmer    
5 34 Crisben Martha 15 1835 F do      
6 34 Crisben Jemima 12 1838 F Ohio      
6 34 Crisben John 10 1840 M do      
6 34 Crisben Asery 3 1847 M Iowa      
6 34 Crisben Emily 0 1850 F do      
6 35 Williams Elias 33 1817 M Ind blacksmith    
6 35 Williams Catharine 23 1827 F Ill      
6 35 Williams Mary 7 1843 F do      
6 35 Williams Aletha 3 1847 F do      
6 35 Williams Nancy 0 1850 F Iowa      
6 35 Taylor Henry 20 1830 M Ohio blacksmith    
6 36 Cheesman Richard 34 1816 M New jersey farmer 1000  
6 36 Cheesman Sarah 48 1802 F Ny      
6 36 Cheesman Rioneer 14 1836 M Ohio      
6 37 Brown Elias 47 1803 M Maryland farmer 600  
6 37 Brown Sophia 40 1810 F Penn      
6 37 Brown Meary 14 1836 F New jersey      
6 37 Brown William 9 1841 M Ill      
6 37 Brown Sarah 7 1843 F do      
6 37 Brown Andrew 4 1846 M do      
6 37 Brown Susan 0 1850 F Iowa      
6 38 Butt William 44 1806 M Va
1000  
6 38 Butt Irena 32 1818 F Ind      
6 38 Butt John 12 1838 M Va      
6 38 Butt Henry 7 1843 M Iowa      
6 39 Johnson Bergil 36 1814 M Ohio farmer 200  
6 39 Johnson Mary 33 1817 F do      
6 39 Johnson Lorenzo 7 1843 M do      
6 39 Johnson Harvey 1 1849 M do      
6 39 Bargel Mary 63 1787 F Carolina      
6 40 Newsem Conrad 47 1803 M Va farmer    
6 40 Newsem Lydia 40 1810 F Ohio      
6 40 Newsem Ann 16 1834 F Missourie      
6 40 Newsem Edward 13 1837 M Ill      
6 40 Newsem Malissa 11 1839 F do      
6 40 Newsem Lydia 8 1842 F do      
6 40 Newsem Margaret 6 1844 F Iowa      
6 40 Newsem David 5 1845 M do      
6 40 Newsem William 3 1847 M do      
6 40 Newsem Asberry 1 1849 M do      
6 41 Hall Joseph 34 1816 M Ohio
1000  
6 41 Hall Nancy 40 1810 F Penn      
6 41 Hall Julia 10 1840 F Ohio      
7 41 Hall Nancy 6 1844 F Iowa      
7 41 Hall Sarah 4 1846 F do      
7 41 Hall Susannah 3 1847 F do      
7 41 Hall William 0 1850 M do      
7 42 Wooddard Mn 43 1807 M Maryland farmer 500  
7 42 Wooddard Mary 43 1807 F do      
7 42 Wooddard William 18 1832 M Ohio farmer    
7 42 Wooddard Rezin 16 1834 M Ohio farmer    
7 42 Wooddard James 13 1837 M do      
7 42 Wooddard Motier 11 1839 M do      
7 42 Wooddard Mary 8 1842 F Iowa      
7 42 Wooddard Hannah 5 1845 F do      
7 42 Wooddard Sarah 2 1848 F do      
7 43 Wimberly Thomas 31 1819 M Ky farmer 250  
7 43 Wimberly Elizabeth 23 1827 F Maryland      
7 43 Wimberly Madison 2 1848 M Iowa      
7 44 McDonah Henry 63 1787 M Ky farmer 50  
7 44 McDonah Ann 50 1800 F do      
7 44 McDonah Martha 17 1833 F Ind      
7 44 McDonah Charles 14 1836 M do      
7 44 McDonah Rebecca 12 1838 F do      
7 45 McDanel John 21 1829 M Ky farmer    
7 45 McDanel Lucy 25 1825 F do      
7 45 McDanel Mary 4 1846 F I?      
7 45 McDanel Elizabeth 1 1849 F do      
7 46 McDanel Alen 23 1827 M Ky farmer    
7 46 McDanel Amanda 22 1828 F Ind      
7 46 McDanel Nancy 1 1849 F Iowa      
7 47 Menal Beler 24 1826 M Ky farmer    
7 47 Menal Elizabeth 19 1831 F do      
7 47 Menal Eliza 2 1848 F Ind      
7 47 Menal Susan 0 1850 F Iowa      
7 48 Beler George 28 1822 M Ind farmer    
7 48 Beler Nancy 28 1822 F Ky      
7 48 Beler Susan 5 1845 F Ind      
7 48 Beler Mary 3 1847 F do      
7 48 Beler Levi 1 1849 M do      
7 48 Carpenter Albert 24 1826 M Ky farmer 250  
7 49 Ducre John 25 1825 M Ind farmer    
7 49 Ducre Elizabeth 19 1831 F do      
7 49 Ducre Stephen 1 1849 M do      
7 50 Wason George 24 1826 M Ky farmer 500  
8 50 Wason Luann 19 1831 F Ind      
8 50 Wason Benjamine 1 1849 M do      
8 51 James Thomas 44 1806 M Ky farmer 80  
8 51 James Melina 39 1811 F do

I
8 51 James Marcus 17 1833 M do farmer    
8 51 James John 15 1835 M Ind farmer    
8 51 James Henry 13 1837 M do      
8 51 James Elizabeth 11 1839 F do      
8 51 James Mary 7 1843 F do      
8 52 Rivers Richard 52 1798 M Ky farmer 300 I
8 52 Rivers Mary 53 1797 F Carolina

I
8 52 Rivers Richard 21 1829 M Ind farmer
I
8 52 Rivers Sarah 18 1832 F do      
8 52 Rivers William 16 1834 M do farmer    
8 52 Rivers John 14 1836 M do      
8 53 Rivers Jacob 24 1826 M do farmer 600  
8 53 Rivers Elizabeth 20 1830 F do      
8 54 Steel Robbert 33 1817 M Ky farmer 400  
8 54 Steel Elizabeth 27 1823 F Ind      
8 54 Steel Martha 6 1844 F do      
8 54 Steel Richard 4 1846 M do      
8 54 Steel John 2 1848 M Iowa      
8 54 Steel Mary 4 1846 F do      
8 55 Runnels Alfred 27 1823 M Tennessee farmer 60  
8 55 Runnels Marion 27 1823 F Ky      
8 55 Runnels Eliza 4 1846 F Ind      
8 55 Runnels Mary 3 1847 F do      
8 55 McDannels David 23 1827 M Ky farmer    
8 56 James Henry 30 1820 M do farmer 350  
8 56 James Margaret 23 1827 F do      
8 56 James William 7 1843 M Ind      
8 56 James John 3 1847 M do      
8 57 Macintire John 47 1803 M Ky farmer 3000  
8 57 Macintire Jane 37 1813 F do      
8 57 Macintire James 18 1832 M Ind farmer 500  
8 57 Macintire John 16 1834 M do farmer    
8 57 Macintire Margaret 13 1837 F do      
8 57 Macintire Thomas 11 1839 M do      
8 57 Macintire Perry 9 1841 M do      
8 57 Macintire Sarah 5 1845 F do      
8 57 Macintire Ellen 2 1848 F do      
8 58 Sutten Hannibel 32 1818 M Ny farmer 100  
9 58 Sutton Phebe 30 1820 F Ia (Indiana)

I
9 58 Sutton Mary 13 1837 F do      
9 58 Sutton Sarah 9 1841 F do      
9 58 Hannback Susan 59 1791 F Pa

I
9 59 Caseday David 26 1824 M Oh farmer 300  
9 59 Caseday Elizabeth 23 1827 F Ill      
9 59 Caseday William 3 1847 M Iowa      
9 59 Caseday Sarah 1 1849 F do      
9 59 Caseday Joseph 0 1850 M do      
9 60 Caseday William 24 1826 M Oh farmer 500 M
9 60 Caseday Jane 19 1831 F Mo

M
9 61 Caseday John 49 1801 M Pa farmer 1200  
9 61 Caseday Sarhah 49 1801 F Oh      
9 61 Caseday Hester 18 1832 F do      
9 61 Caseday Robert 17 1833 M do farmer    
9 61 Caseday Margaret 16 1834 F do      
9 61 Caseday Rachel 14 1836 F do      
9 61 Caseday Sarah 10 1840 F do      
9 61 Caseday John 8 1842 M Iowa      
9 61 Caseday Benjamin 6 1844 M do      
9 62 Cox Thomas 36 1814 M Ia (Indiana) farmer    
9 62 Cox Nancy 34 1816 F 〃

I
9 62 Cox William 12 1838 M Ill      
9 62 Cox Susanna 9 1841 F Iowa      
9 62 Cox Mary 2 1848 F 〃      
9 63 Trowbridge James 32 1818 M Pa carpenter 30  
9 63 Trowbridge Julia 24 1826 F Ia (Indiana)      
9 63 Trowbridge Mary 2 1848 F 〃      
9 63 Trowbridge Martha 1 1849 F 〃      
9 64 Willson Gedeon 49 1801 M Tenn farmer 5000  
9 64 Willson Catharine 49 1801 F 〃      
9 64 Willson Nancy 22 1828 F Ia (Indiana)      
9 64 Willson Martha 13 1837 F 〃      
9 64 Willson John 10 1840 M 〃      
9 64 Willson Emily 8 1842
〃      
9 65 Willson Isaac 26 1824 M Ia (Indiana) farmer 1600  
9 65 Willson Sarah 21 1829 F Ky      
9 65 Willson Nancy 0 1850 F Iowa      
9 66 Soulier William 41 1809 M NC farmer 1000  
9 66 Soulier Rebeca 37 1813 F 〃 farmer    
9 66 Soulier Sarah 15 1835 F Ia (Indiana)      
9 66 Soulier Martha 14 1836 F 〃      
10 66 Soulier John 13 1837 M Ia (Indiana)      
10 66 Hamson William 10 1840 M 〃      
10 66 Clay Henry 10 1840 M 〃      
10 66 Clay Elizabeth 9 1841 F 〃      
10 66 Clay Wesley 8 1842 M 〃      
10 66 Clay Amanda 3 1847 F 〃      
10 66 Clay Nancy 1 1849 F 〃      
10 67 Deforrest William 23 1827 M Ky wagon ?    
10 67 Deforrest Mary 18 1832 F Ill      
10 67 Deforrest Stephen 0 1850 M Iowa      
10 68 Harlien Matthew 55 1795 M Md farmer 520  
10 68 Harlien Margaret 53 1797 F Tenn      
10 68 Harlien Anderson 19 1831 M 〃 farmer    
10 68 Harlien George 16 1834 M Ia (Indiana) farmer    
10 68 Harlien Daniel 10 1840 M 〃      
10 69 Johnston James 40 1810 M Oh farmer 1300  
10 69 Johnston Abigail 43 1807 F NJ      
10 69 Johnston Sophromus 21 1829 M Oh farmer    
10 69 Johnston Silvester 15 1835 M 〃 farmer    
10 69 Johnston Susanna 13 1837 F 〃      
10 69 Johnston John 11 1839 M 〃      
10 69 Johnston James 9 1841 M 〃      
10 69 Johnston Garland 4 1846 M Mo      
10 69 Johnston Zeonri 2 1848 M Oh      
10 70 Bowen Joseph 19 1831 M Oh brushmaker? 100  
10 70 Bowen Rachel 19 1831 F 〃      
10 70 Bowen John 0 1850 M Iowa      
10 71 Bryant Neri 30 1820 M Oh farmer 100  
10 71 Bryant Sarah 28 1822 F 〃      
10 71 Bryant Lilas 9 1841 M 〃      
10 71 Bryant Abuson 7 1843 M 〃      
10 71 Bryant John 4 1846 M Iowa      
10 71 Bryant William 1 1849 M 〃      
10 71 Strong Theophilus 27 1823 M Oh laborer    
10 71 Bryant John 20 1830 M 〃 brickmaker?    
10 72 Redmond John 30 1820 M Oh farmer    
10 72 Redmond Catharine 26 1824 F Va      
10 72 Redmond David 6 1844 M Ia (Indiana)      
10 72 Redmond Rebecca 4 1846 F 〃      
10 72 Redmond Mary 3 1847 F 〃      
10 72 Redmond Andrew 1 1849 M 〃      
10 72 Henn Mary 70 1780 F ?a      

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An explanation for some of the columns:

P - page number, from 1 to 15

Fam - family number.

Age - at the time of the census.

Birth - estimated birth date, based on age. This is not part of the census, but Bill include it because people find it useful.

Birthplace  

E - this column combines 3 columns in the census record, which were left blank for most individuals. An I (28) indicates illiterate, M (4) means married within the past year, and S (9) means attended school within the past year.

~ Transcribed by William Haloupek on 6 Jun 2014.

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