1856 Wright County, Iowa Census
This file was extracted and contributed by:
Sarah Thorson Little wrightgenie@yahoo.com
March 2005
Copyright. All rights reserved. Permission was given by
Sarah Thorson Little
to post this information on the Wright Co., IA
Web Page.
Extracted from the 1856 State Census of Iowa, microfilmed by
the LDS from the original census at the Iowa State Historical Department in Des
Moines, Iowa.
.
Wright Counties - FHL US/CAN Film [ 1021315 Item 1 ]
Eagle Grove Township
Liberty Township
Pleasant Township
Troy Township
Items extracted include:
Page Number, Family Number, Name, Age, Place of Birth, Occupation, Number of Years of
Residence in Iowa;
Township Page
Family# Surname Given Name Age Birthplace Occupation Years In Iowa
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
1
|
DAVIS
|
William C.
|
29
|
Indiana
|
Farmer
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
DAVIS
|
Lucinda
|
25
|
Tennessee
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
DAVIS
|
Calvin
|
6
|
Iowa
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
DAVIS
|
Mary
|
4
|
Iowa
|
|
4
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
2
|
HOLDER
|
Soloman P.
|
30
|
North Carolina
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HOLDER
|
Nancy
|
29
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HOLDER
|
John W.
|
16
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HOLDER
|
Reuben H.
|
15
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HOLDER
|
Hannah C.
|
12
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HOLDER
|
Mary I.
|
9
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HOLDER
|
Susannah
|
4
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
3
|
ALLEN
|
Samuel D.
|
49
|
New Hampshire
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
ALLEN
|
Harriet
|
48
|
New Hampshire
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
ALLEN
|
Moses
|
18
|
New Hampshire
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
ALLEN
|
Milton
|
18
|
New Hampshire
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
4
|
DEAN
|
David
|
52
|
Vermont
|
Farmer
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Sarah
|
35
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
William O.
|
21
|
Ohio
|
Tradesman
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Mary S.
|
10
|
Indiana
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
John M.
|
8
|
Indiana
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Ira B.
|
27
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Maria I.
|
22
|
New York
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Ida E.
|
0
|
Iowa
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
4
|
STOREY
|
Wilder
|
66
|
New York
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
5
|
DEAN
|
Alvah R.
|
25
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Thebe I.
|
24
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
Nelly A.
|
2
|
Iowa
|
|
2
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
6
|
GREEN
|
Allenn
|
26
|
Pennsylvania
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
GREEN
|
Mary L.
|
24
|
Ohio
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
GREEN
|
Madisson
|
1
|
Ohio
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
6
|
GROFTEN
|
Margret
|
11
|
Ohio
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1107
|
9
|
HEWITT
|
S.B. (male)
|
49
|
Massachusetts
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
HEWITT
|
M.C. (female)
|
48
|
New Hampshire
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
HEWITT
|
S.B. Jr.
|
23
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
HEWITT
|
A. (male)
|
21
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
8
|
PAINE
|
P.B. (male)
|
29
|
Massachusetts
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
PAINE
|
A.S. (female)
|
21
|
Massachusetts
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
PAINE
|
M.P. (male)
|
45
|
Massachusetts
|
Carpenter
|
|
|
|
|
|
PAINE
|
D.D.
|
0
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
9
|
HANES
|
John
|
23
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
HANES
|
Matilda
|
6m
|
Iowa
|
|
6m
|
|
|
|
|
HANES
|
Margret
|
20
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
10
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Anson
|
34
|
Tennessee
|
Farmer
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Elizabeth
|
25
|
Tennessee
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Sarah
|
4
|
Missouri
|
|
2
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
11
|
SILL
|
William
|
33
|
Ohio
|
Carpenter
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
SILL
|
Rhoda
|
30
|
Ohio
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
SILL
|
Martha D.
|
10
|
Ohio
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
SILL
|
James
|
8
|
Ohio
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
SILL
|
Matilda
|
6
|
Ohio
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
SILL
|
Francis
|
5
|
Ohio
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
SILL
|
Leander
|
2
|
Iowa
|
|
2
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
12
|
GRAY
|
James
|
29
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
GRAY
|
Sarah
|
23
|
Ohio
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
GRAY
|
William
|
4
|
Iowa
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
GRAY
|
Anna
|
2
|
Iowa
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
GRAY
|
Andsel L.
|
6 6m
|
Iowa
|
|
6mo
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
13
|
PARKER
|
Roswill
|
38
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
PARKER
|
Sarah
|
39
|
New York
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
PARKER
|
Mary S.
|
16
|
New York
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
PARKER
|
John
|
8
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
PARKER
|
Laura
|
3
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
14
|
CHEVER
|
Ezekiel
|
26
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CHEVER
|
Elener
|
22
|
New York
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CHEVER
|
Olive A.
|
4
|
Wisconsin
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CHEVER
|
George
|
1
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
15
|
CALKIN
|
S.C. (male)
|
32
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CALKIN
|
R (female)
|
33
|
New York
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CALKIN
|
B.F. (male)
|
11
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
CALKIN
|
E (female)
|
8
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
16
|
DAVIDSON
|
Josiah
|
34
|
Massachusetts
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
DAVIDSON
|
H.M.(female)
|
34
|
Maine
|
|
0
|
|
Eagle Grove Twp
|
1109
|
16
|
PARKER
|
Robert H.
|
21
|
Maine
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
1
|
DUNKEL
|
Jacob
|
35
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
DUNKEL
|
Martha
|
30
|
Ohio
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
DUNKEL
|
Mary Jane
|
10
|
Ohio
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DUNKEL
|
Lydia A.
|
5
|
Ohio
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
1
|
GRAY
|
Leland
|
35
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
2
|
SKINNER
|
John B.
|
36
|
New York
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
SKINNER
|
Melissa M.
|
27
|
New York
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
SKINNER
|
Sarah M.
|
5
|
Illinois
|
|
2
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
3
|
USHER
|
Nelson
|
46
|
New York
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
USHER
|
Phebe
|
33
|
Canada
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
USHER
|
Rube Ann
|
14
|
Ohio
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
USHER
|
Hannah
|
3
|
Iowa
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
USHER
|
George N.
|
6m
|
Iowa
|
|
6mo
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
3
|
VINSON
|
Clarisa
|
13
|
Missouri
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
VINSON
|
Jane
|
11
|
Missouri
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
3
|
FRANKS
|
John
|
60
|
England
|
Farmer
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
4
|
BARNS
|
Emery
|
36
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARNS
|
Mary Ann
|
26
|
New York
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARNS
|
Rue
|
8
|
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARNS
|
Mary E.
|
6
|
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BARNS
|
Lucy R.
|
1
|
Indiana
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
4
|
LAIR
|
Abram
|
17
|
Indiana
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
5
|
WELLOT
|
Amos
|
24
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
|
|
|
|
|
WELLOT
|
Catharine
|
20
|
Ireland
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WELLOT
|
Sarah E.
|
8m
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
6
|
USHER
|
Alexander
|
22
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
USHER
|
Lucy Ann
|
16
|
Missouri
|
|
8
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
7
|
TITTLER
|
Isaac D.
|
28
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
TITTLER
|
Margaret
|
22
|
Indiana
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
TITTLER
|
John M.
|
3
|
Iowa
|
|
3
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
8
|
MARTIN
|
C.H.
|
32
|
England
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
9
|
LELAND
|
Simeon
|
46
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
LELAND
|
Hannah
|
39
|
Maine
|
Tailoress
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
LELAND
|
E.W. (male)
|
15
|
Maine
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
LELAND
|
Susan H.
|
12
|
Rhode Island
|
|
2
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
10
|
CROPPER
|
Levi
|
25
|
Indiana
|
Farmer
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
CROPPER
|
Valeria
|
23
|
Michigan
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
CROPPER
|
Evalen
|
1
|
Michigan
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
11
|
CROPPER
|
H.M.
|
30
|
Indiana
|
Physician
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
CROPPER
|
Corety
|
25
|
Pennsylvania
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
12
|
CROPPER
|
A.S.
|
28
|
Indiana
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
CROPPER
|
Elizabeth
|
27
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
CROPPER
|
Harva (male)
|
1
|
Iowa
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
13
|
BROCKWAY
|
Sylvester
|
50
|
Connecticut
|
Farmer
|
|
|
|
|
|
BROCKWAY
|
Amelia
|
45
|
New York
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BROCKWAY
|
Harva (male)
|
19
|
Michigan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BROCKWAY
|
Mercy
|
15
|
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
BROCKWAY
|
Mary L.
|
8
|
Indiana
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
13
|
GOMAS
|
Ediatt
|
15
|
Michigan
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
14
|
SMITH
|
George A.
|
22
|
Pennsylvania
|
Farmer
|
|
|
|
|
|
SMITH
|
Awila
|
20
|
Michigan
|
|
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
15
|
PAYNE
|
Henry
|
78
|
Virginia
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
PAYNE
|
Margaret
|
53
|
Kentucky
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
15
|
MERPHEY
|
Cnthia Ann
|
15
|
Michigan
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MERPHEY
|
William F.W.
|
12
|
Michigan
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MERPHEY
|
Mary E.
|
10
|
Michigan
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
16
|
MONTGOMERY
|
H.N.
|
23
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MONTGOMERY
|
Elizabeth
|
20
|
Ohio
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
MONTGOMERY
|
Amanda
|
1
|
Iowa
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
16
|
HULL
|
Nelson
|
29
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
17
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Minter
|
45
|
Tennessee
|
Farmer
|
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Matilda
|
35
|
Tennessee
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Tolman
|
18
|
Missouri
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Lydia F.J.
|
9
|
Missouri
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Savileh W.
|
8
|
Missouri
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Aaron R.
|
5
|
Iowa
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Lucinda E.
|
5
|
Iowa
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
BRASSFIELD
|
Allaen P.
|
3
|
Iowa
|
|
3
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
17
|
BARNS
|
A.G.L. (male)
|
16
|
Tennessee
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
BARNS
|
John B.
|
13
|
Arkansas
|
|
8
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
18
|
BEEN
|
William
|
56
|
Maine
|
|
1
|
|
Liberty Twp
|
1103
|
18
|
WINN
|
Edward
|
40
|
Ireland
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
WINN
|
Mary Ann
|
30
|
Ohio
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
WINN
|
Mary Ann
|
8
|
Illinois
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WINN
|
Harriet
|
5
|
Illinois
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WINN
|
Benjamin S.
|
2
|
Iowa
|
|
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
8
|
MCNUTT
|
Andrew
|
48
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Phebe
|
45
|
New York
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Leucine
|
17
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Leucinda
|
14
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Martha
|
9
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Louisa
|
8
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Andrew
|
5
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Diana
|
4
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
MCNUTT
|
Ellen
|
1
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
9
|
BALLOU
|
Edwin
|
23
|
Ohio
|
Farmer
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
BALLOU
|
Emily
|
20
|
Ohio
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
BALLOU
|
George
|
2
|
Iowa
|
|
2
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
10
|
ROWEN
|
John
|
18
|
Connecticut
|
Farmer
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
ROWEN
|
Catharine
|
15
|
Ohio
|
|
1
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
11
|
MOORE
|
Wilson
|
29
|
Tennessee
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MOORE
|
Elizabeth
|
25
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MOORE
|
Rachel A.
|
6
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MOORE
|
James A. Riley
|
5
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MOORE
|
Thomas
|
20
|
Indiana
|
|
0
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
11
|
REILEY
|
James G.
|
21
|
New York
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
12
|
RAYMENT
|
James
|
24
|
Canada
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
RAYMENT
|
Fanny
|
17
|
Michigan
|
|
0
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
12
|
RAYMENT
|
Albert
|
20
|
Canada
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
RAYMENT
|
Miranda
|
21
|
Michigan
|
|
0
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
13
|
MCNEAL
|
Daniel
|
44
|
New Hampshire
|
Agent
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MCNEAL
|
Fayette (male)
|
21
|
New Hampshire
|
Farmer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
MCNEAL
|
Daniel C.
|
19
|
Maine
|
|
0
|
|
Pleasant Twp
|
1085
|
13
|
HURD
|
William C.
|
20
|
Maine
|
Lawyer
|
0
|
|
|
|
|
HURD
|
John S.
|
24
|
Maine |