CENSUS:  1856 State Census;  Bloomington Twp., Decatur County, Iowa
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               1856 Iowa Census for Decatur County
               Transcribed by Pam Shelton-Anderson  July 1999

               Bloomington Township


                      KEY
               Dw ... Dwelling Number                  NVV... Native Voter
               Fam... Family Number                    Ali... Alien
               Sx ... sex                              Mil... Military
               Ma ... Married                          D/D... Deaf/Dumb
               Di ... Divorced                         Idi... Idiotic
               YIS... Years living in State of Iowa    LO ... Land Owner
               NLV... Naturalized Voter



Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

   1  358   1   1 Jonathan         Tipton        20 M  1         2 NC       Farmer         1           1
   2  358         Mary Ann         Tipton        22 F  1         2 IN
   3  358         Harriett         Tipton         2 F            2 IA
   4  358   2   2 James            Tipton        50 M  1         1 NC       Farmer         1                       1
   5  358         Oline            Tipton        51 F  1         1 NC
   6  358         Charles          Tipton        23 M            2 TN       Laborer        1           1
   7  358         Susan            Tipton        20 F            1 TN
   8  358         David            Tipton        18 M            1 VA       Laborer                    1
   9  358         Sarah            Tipton        13 F            1 OH
  10  358         Harriett         Tipton         8 F            1 OH
  11  358         James            Tipton         7 M            1 OH
  12  358   3   3 Samuel           Lynd          37 M  1         1 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  13  358         Elisabeth        Lynd          31 F  1         1 NC
  14  358         Mary Ann         Lynd          13 F            1 OH
  15  358         Manda            Lynd          11 F            1 OH
  16  358         Charles          Lynd           9 M            1 OH
  17  358         Frederic         Lynd           7 M            1 OH
  18  358         Rebecca          Lynd           6 F            1 OH
  19  358         Elisabeth        Lynd           3 F            1 OH

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  20  358         Samuel           Lynd           0 M            0 IA
  21  358   4   4 A J              Green         41 M  1        11 ME       Carpente       1           1           1     Place of birth is listed as Main
  22  358         Lucy A           Green         38 F  1         8 MA
  23  358         Elnora A         Green          6 F            6 IA
  24  358         Emily F          Green          4 F            4 IA
  25  358         Abby E           Green          1 F            1 IA
  26  358   5   5 James A          Mercer        29 M  1         8 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
  27  358         Eliza G          Mercer        27 F  1        18 TN
  28  358         Sarah E          Mercer         6 F            6 IA
  29  358         J. A. N.         Mercer         3 M            3 IA
  30  358         Eliza J          Mercer         0 F            0 IA
  31  358   6   6 John             Balard        25 M           18 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
  32  358   7   7 Wm               Wilson        67 M  1         0 NY       Farmer         1
  33  358         Jane             Wilson        66 F  1         0 KY
  34  358         Sarah M          Masters       22 F     1      0 OH
  35  358         Sarah E          Derr          13 F            0 OH
   1  360   8   8 T *              Friend        29 M  1         4 MD       Farmer         1           1           1     Middle initial is very messy and faint. Could be F, T, G or J
   2  360         R J              Friend        26 F  1         4 PA
   3  360         John             Friend         8 M            4 MD

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

   4  360         Dennis           Friend         5 M            4 MD
   5  360         M C              Friend         3 F            3 IA
   6  360         Joseph           Friend         1 M            1 IA
   7  360   9   9 Wm               McDonald      28 M  1         5 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
   8  360         N J              McDonald      25 F  1        12 OH
   9  360         T A              McDonald       3 M            2 IA
  10  360         G C              McDonald      15 F            2 OH
  11  360  10  10 Thomas           Wilson        27 M  1         0 OH       Farmer         1           1
  12  360         M E              Wilson        25 F  1         0 OH
  13  360         H G              Wilson         5 F            0 IL
  14  360         S E              Wilson         3 F            0 IL
  15  360         Wm E             Wilson         0 M            0 IA
  16  360  11  11 Edward           Jackson       61 M  1         1 PA       Farmer         1                       1
  18  360         Nancy            Jackson       45 F  1         1 KY
  19  360         Ann              Jackson       32 F            1 IN
  20  360         Wm S             Jackson       18 M            1 IN                                  1
  21  360         L M              Jackson       16 M            1 IN
  22  360         E M              Jackson        8 F            1 IN
  23  360         Marcus           Cooper        27 M           10 PA       Farmer         1           1

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  24  360  12  12 Wm P             Piercy        28 M  1         0 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
  25  360         Martha           Piercy        27 F  1         0 IL
  26  360  12  13 Jeduthna         Dabney        25 M  1         0 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
  27  360         M P              Dabney        17 F  1         0 IL
  28  360  13  14 Jacob            Osborn        32 M  1         3 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
  29  360         Barbary          Osborn        32 F  1         3 PA
  30  360         J W              Osborn         6 M            3 PA
  31  360         R C              Osborn         4 M            3 PA
  32  360         Franklin         Osborn         0 M            0 IA
  34  360  14  15 Wm G             Long          29 M  1         2 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  35  360         R A              Long          24 F  1         2 VA
  36  360         A B              Long           5 M            2 IN
  37  360         Wm S             Long           3 M            2 IN
  38  360         J W              Long           0 M            0 IA
   1  362  15  16 Abner J          Buck          27 M  1         0 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
   2  362         Elisabeth        Buck          25 F  1         0 OH
   3  362         A J              Buck           5 F            0 IN
   4  362         N E              Buck           3 F            0 IN
   5  362         Wm O             Buck           0 M            0 IN

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

   6  362         Wm F             Buck          34 M            0 OH       Farmer         1           1
   7  362  16  17 Clement          Cronling      30 M  1         2 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   8  362         Eliza            Cronling      32 F  1         2 PA
   9  362         Alexander        Cronling       6 M            2 PA
  10  362         Theodore         Cronling       4 M            2 PA
  11  362  17  18 Martha           Scott         52 F     1      1 TN                                              1
  12  362         F M              Scott         27 M            1 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
  13  362         James            Scott         18 M            1 IL       Farmer                     1
  14  362         M E              Scott         16 F            1 IL
  15  362         G E              Scott         13 F            1 IL
  16  362         M E              Scott         11 F            1 IL
  17  362         S F              Ray            7 F            0 IL
  18  362         C N              Ray            1 M            0 IL
  19  362  18  19 Mathew           McClain       32 M  1         2 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
  20  362         Harriett         McClain       25 F  1         2 OH
  21  362         Sarah *          McClain        5 F            2 IN                                                    Middle initial could be a J, F or P
  22  362         John             McClain        4 M            2 IN
  23  362         M M              McClain        1 F            1 IA
  24  362  19  20 John             Mercer        35 M  1         8 IN       Farmer         1           1           1

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  25  362         Margaret         Mercer        33 F  1         8 TN
  26  362         R E              Mercer        10 F            8 IN
  27  362         J T              Mercer         6 M            6 IA
  28  362         G J              Mercer         3 F            3 IA
  29  362  20  21 J H              Tapscott      32 M  1         3 VA       Farmer         1           1           1
  30  362         Malind           Tapscott      27 F  1         3 KY
  31  362         Wm H             Tapscott       3 M            3 IA
  32  362         M E              Tapscott       1 F            1 IA
  33  362  21  22 J M              Conrad        30 M  1         0 NY       Farmer         1           1
  34  362         M M              Conrad        18 F  1         0 IN
  35  362         M S              Conrad         0 M            0 IA
  36  362  22  23 M F              Perry         24 M  1         1 NY       Farmer         1           1           1
  37  362         M A              Perry         18 F  1         1 NY
  38  362         S A              Perry          1 F            1 NY
   1  364  23  24 B O              Springer      51 M  1         0 NY       Clergyma       1                       1
   2  364         M A              Springer      45 F  1         0 Ireland
   3  364         Oliver           Springer      22 M            1 NY       Farmer         1           1           1
   4  364         J C              Springer      20 M            0 VT       Farmer                     1           1
   5  364         M E              Springer      16 F            0 OH

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

   6  364         Henrietta        Springer      12 F            0 OH
   7  364         S E              Springer       7 M            0 OH
   8  364         E J              Springer       3 F            0 OH
   9  364  24  25 Lue              Furcash       30 M            5 Hungary  Farmer                 1   1
  10  364  24  26 Hugh C           Stephens      25 M            2 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
  11  364  25  27 James M          Ryan          22 M  1        16 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  12  364         N C              Ryan          23 F  1        10 TN
  13  364         J J              Ryan           0 M            0 IA
  14  364  25  28 Wm               Porter        20 M  1        10 OH       Laborer                    1           1
  15  364         M *              Porter        17 F  1        10 IL                                                    Middle initial could be a P or J
  16  364         J. E. B.         Porter         0 M            0 IA
  17  364  26  29 J B              Ryan          45 M  1        16 NJ       Clergyma       1           1           1
  18  364         Catharine        Ryan          44 F  1        16 PA
  19  364         M P              Ryan          19 M           16 OH       Farmer                     1
  20  364         M A              Ryan          17 F           16 OH
  21  364         J J              Ryan          14 M           14 IA
  22  364         T G              Ryan          12 M           12 IA
  23  364         L C              Ryan           9 F            9 IA
  24  364         S M              Ryan           5 F            5 IA

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  25  364         J O              Ryan           0 M            0 IA
  26  364  27  30 Catharine        McLaughlin    50 F     1      1 PA
  27  364         M P              McLaughlin    27 F            1 OH                                          1         Possibility the age is 29 and not 27; the idiotic col. is marked for
  28  364         Amos             McLaughlin    24 M            1 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  29  364         J W M            McLaughlin    16 M            1 OH
  30  364         Benjamin         Dunbar        27 M            1 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  31  364  28  31 Aaron            Myers         40 M  1         6 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
  32  364         Rhoda A          Myers         27 F  1         6 OH
  33  364         S C              Myers          7 F            6 MI
  34  364         Cordelia         Myers          4 F            4 IA
  35  364         Louziana         Myers          2 F            2 IA
  36  364         Indiana          Myers          2 F            2 IA
  37  364         Wm J             Myers          0 M            0 IA
   1  366  29  32 Robert           Smith         51 M  1         0 PA       Farmer         1
   2  366         Nancy            Smith         49 F  1         0 PA
   3  366         Wm               Smith         21 M            0 PA       Laborer        1           1
   4  366         Margaret         Smith         16 F            0 PA
   5  366         Robert B         Smith         11 M            0 PA
   6  366         M A              Smith          8 F            0 IN

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

   7  366  30  33 J E              Pointer       32 M  1         1 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   8  366         Mary             Pointer       28 F  1         1 OH
   9  366         John N           Pointer        7 M            0 KY
  10  366         Samuel           Pointer        4 M            0 OH
  11  366         Fillmore         Pointer        0 M            0 IA
  12  366  31  34 David            Wion          27 M  1         2 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  13  366         M A              Wion          28 F  1         2 IN
  14  366  32  35 John             Wion          51 M  1         2 OH       Farmer         1                       1
  15  366         Nancy            Wion          50 F  1         2 VA
  16  366         Jacob            Wion          23 M            2 OH       Farmer         1           1
  17  366         Elisabeth        Wion          20 F            2 OH
  18  366         Fredric          Wion          18 M            2 OH       Laborer                    1
  19  366         Catharine        Wion          16 F            2 OH
  20  366         Ene              Wion          14 F            2 OH
  21  366         Henry            Wion          12 M            2 OH
  22  366         J Wm             Wion           6 M            2 IN
  23  366  33  36 M                McDonald      33 M  1         5 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  24  366         M                McDonald      31 F  1         5 OH
  25  366         M A              McDonald      12 F            5 OH

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  26  366         George           McDonald      10 M            5 OH
  27  366         E W              McDonald       7 M            5 OH
  28  366  34  37 Wm T             Black         24 M  1         3 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  29  366         Ithonra          Black         20 F  1        18 KY

End of Bloomington Township


Kermit L. Kittleson

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