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

               Franklin 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   34   1   1 C. A.            Gordon        39 M  1         1 NJ       Farmer         1           1           1
   2   34         Sarah M          Gordon        24 F  1         1 OH
   3   34         W. La F.         Gordon        10 M            1 OH
   4   34         Francis G.       Gordon         8 M            1 OH
   5   34         Charles A        Gordon         6 M            1 OH
   6   34         T. C.            Gordon         2 M            1 IL
   8   34   2   2 U S              Morgan        32 M  1         1 VA       Farmer         1           1           1
   9   34         M C              Morgan        22 F  1         1 OH
  10   34         Josiah           Morgan         5 M            1 OH
  11   34         Sarah E          Morgan         4 F  1         1 OH
  12   34         M. S.            Morgan         3 M            1 OH
  13   34         R M.             Morgan         1 F            1 IA
  15   34   3   3 Levi             Kinney        38 M  1        14 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  16   34         Louisa           Kinney        21 F  1         1 IL
  17   34         N. H.            Kinney        14 M           14 IA
  18   34         H. J.            Kinney        12 M           12 IA
  19   34         Sarah            Clark          5 F            1 IL
  20   34         Charlott         Clark          1 F            1 IL
  21   34   4   4 W. H.            Hensley       40 M  1         2 VA       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

  22   34         Elizabeth        Hensley       36 F  1         2 VA
  23   34         Martin           Hensley       18 M            2 VA
  24   34         James            Hensley       16 M            2 VA
  25   34         Rhoda            Hensley       13 F            2 VA
  26   34         Martha           Hensley       11 F            2 VA
  27   34         William          Hensley        8 M            2 KY
  28   34         J. F.            Hensley        5 M            2 KY
  29   34         Squire           Hensley        1 M            1 IA
  30   34   5   5 Hawkins          Judd          54 M  1         2 VT       Farmer         1                       1
  31   34         Almira           Judd          32 F  1         2 Can
  32   34         Newton           Judd          12 M            2 IL
  33   34         Osker            Judd          10 M            2 IL
  34   34         Stephen          Judd           8 M            2 IL
  35   34         William          Judd           6 M            2 IL
  36   34         Mary             Judd           4 F            2 IL
  37   34         Allen            Judd           1 M            1 IA
   1   36   6   6 John             Hensley       39 M  1         0 VA       Farmer         1           1                 Landownership could not be read
   2   36         Amanda M         Hensley       26 F  1         0 IN
   3   36         W. A.            Hensley        8 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

   4   36         M. L.            Hensley        7 F            0 IN
   5   36         C. P. S.         Hensley        5 M            0 IN
   6   36         J. H. T.         Hensley        2 M            0 IN
   7   36         F. E.            Rile          14 F            0 IN
   8   36   7   7 Enos             Davis         34 M  1         7 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
   9   36         Mary A           Davis         31 F  1         7 MA
  10   36         P Mariam         Davis         11 F            7 IN
  11   36         Homer A          Davis          5 M            5 IA
  12   36         Charley          Davis          2 M            2 IA
  13   36   8   8 George W         Bickford      38 M  1         3 OH       Farmer         1           1                 Age was somewhat difficult to read- could be 28
  14   36         Terez A          Bickford      24 F  1         6 OH
  15   36         E. T.            Bickford       1 M            1 IA
  16   36   9   9 Abram            Seven*        26 M  1         0 IL       Farmer         1           1
  17   36         Lucy J           Seven*        26 F  1         0 IL
  18   36         E. K.            Seven*         8 F            0 IL
  19   36         John H           Seven*         2 M            0 IL
  20   36         Christopher M    Seven*         1 M            0 IA
  21   36  10  10 Gilruth          Pierce        29 M  1         2 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  22   36         Eliza A          Pierce        21 F  1         2 OH

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

  23   36         Joseph B         Pierce         1 M            1 IA
  24   36  11  11 Samuel C.        Hinden        33 M            2 VA       Farmer         1           1           1
  25   36  12  12 Chauncey         Clark         61 M  1         1 VT       Farmer         1                       1
  26   36         Phila            Clark         56 F  1         1 NY
  27   36         Hulva            Clark         14 F            1 IL
  28   36         Osker            Osborn        13 M            1 IL
  29   36         Marietta         Metyne         6 F            1 IL
  30   36         Samuel           Henry         15 M            1 IL
  31   36         Israel           Henry         21 M  1         1 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
  32   36         Eliza            Henry         16 F  1         1 IL
   1   38  13  13 Nathan           Perdem        34 M  1         5 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   2   38         Mary             Perdem        25 F  1         5 PA
   3   38         James            Perdem         1 M            1 IA
   4   38         Rachel           Perdem        23 F            5 PA
   5   38         James            Blain         30 M  1         0 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   6   38         Mary L           Blain         26 F  1         0 PA
   7   38         Oliver H         Blain          4 M            0 PA
   8   38         Edmund J         Blain          2 M            0 PA
   9   38         Malinda A        Blain          1 F            0 PA

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

  10   38  14  14 William          Davis         62 M  1         7 SC       Farmer         1                       1
  11   38         Ruth             Davis         51 F  1         7 PA
  12   38         Syntha H         Davis         23 F            2 OH
  13   38         Sylvester        Davis         20 M            7 OH
  14   38         Isaac            Davis         16 M            7 IN
  15   38         Harman           Davis         15 M            7 IN
  16   38         Merrick          Davis         13 M            7 IN
  17   38  15  15 William          Curry         49 M  1         2 PA       Farmer         1                       1
  18   38         Hann*            Curry         39 F  1         2 OH
  19   38         Servetus         Curry         16 M            2 IN
  20   38         Hallas           Curry         14 M            2 IN
  21   38         Ellsworth        Curry         12 M            2 IN
  22   38         Bu*              Curry          7 M            2 IN
  23   38         Howard           Curry          1 M            1 IA
  24   38  16  16 Sarah            Slater        42 F     1     17 OH                                              1
  25   38         Orango           Slater        19 M           17 OH                                                    First name could be Kango or Orango
  26   38         Rezir            Slater        17 M           17 OH
  27   38         Adaline          Slater        14 F           14 IA
  28   38         Oliver           Slater        11 M           11 IA

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

  29   38         Sarah            Slater         8 F            8 IA
  30   38  17  17 Joshua           Day           57 M  1         7 Can      Farmer             1
  31   38         Charlotte        Day           48 F  1        17 England
  32   38         Barnabas         Grebble       18 M           17 Can
  33   38         Alma             Jackson       14 M           14 IA
  34   38         Hiram J          Jackson       10 M           10 IA
   1   40  18  18 James            Henry         55 M  1         0 TN       Farmer         1                       1
   2   40         Sarah            Henry         50 F  1         0 IN
   3   40         Solomon          Henry          9 M            0 IN
   4   40  19  19 David            Davidson      33 M  1         0 OH       Farmer         1           1
   5   40         Christina        Davidson      37 F  1         0 VA
   6   40         Alfus W          Davidson      10 M            0 OH
   7   40         Amos C           Davidson       6 M            0 OH
   8   40         James R          Davidson       5 M            0 OH
   9   40         J. S.            Davidson       1 M            0 OH
  10   40  20  20 Uriah M          Morgan        22 M  1         7 IL       Farmer         1           1           1
  11   40         Phebe J          Morgan        18 F  1         1 NY
  13   40  21  21 Joseph           Cole          45 M  1         1 KY       Farmer         1                       1
  14   40         Martha           Cole          37 F  1         1 VA

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

  15   40         W. M.            Cole          10 M            1 IN
  16   40         Elizabeth        Berket        15 F            1 IN
  17   40         Polly            Berket        13 F            1 IN
  18   40         Rudy *           Berket        11 F            1 IN
  19   40         David A          Cole           9 M            1 IN
  20   40         Nancy E          Cole           6 F            1 IN
  21   40         Elija M          Cole           2 M            1 IN
  23   40  22  22 James            Bennett       40 M  1         2 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
  24   40         Pracilla         Bennett       39 F  1         2 PA
  25   40         C***tine         Bennett        7 F            2 OH
  26   40         Elvira           Bennett        5 F            2 IL
  27   40         George           Bennett        1 M            1 IA
  29   40  23  23 John             Harrison      52 M  1         0 NC       Farmer         1                       1
  30   40         Mary             Harrison      45 F  1         0 NC
  31   40         L. E.            Harrison      23 M            0 NC       Farmer         1           1
  32   40         Emily            Harrison      16 F            0 NC
  33   40         Allice C         Harrison      12 F            0 NC
   2   42  24  24 Stephen          Scholl        31 M  1         4 Germany  Farmer             1       1           1
   3   42         Sarah            Scholl        31 F  1         4 VA

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

   4   42         John             Scholl         9 M            4 OH
   5   42         William          Scholl         8 M            4 OH
   6   42         Henry            Scholl         7 M            4 OH
   7   42         Frederick        Scholl        35 M            4 Germany
   9   42  25  25 Caleb            Kennett       54 M  1         4 VA       Farmer         1                       1
  10   42         Susannah         Kennett       49 F  1         4 VA
  11   42         John             Kennett       25 M            4 VA       Farmer         1           1
  12   42         Zachariah        Kennett       23 M            4 VA       Farmer         1           1
  13   42         Frances          Kennett       17 F            4 IN
  14   42         Mary             Kennett       15 F            4 IN
  15   42         Elizabeth        Kennett       13 F            4 IN
  16   42         Fletcher         Kennett       11 M            4 IN
  17   42         Margarett        Kennett        8 F            4 IN
  19   42  26  26 Isaac            Wilson        46 M  1         3 VA       Farmer         1                       1
  20   42         Rebecca          Wilson        39 F  1         3 SC
  21   42         Mary M           Wilson        14 F            3 IL
  22   42         James C          Wilson        13 M            3 IL
  23   42         Jane             Wilson        12 F            3 IL
  24   42         John W           Wilson        10 M            3 IL

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

  25   42         James            Wilson         7 M            3 IL
  26   42         Henry            Wilson         5 M            3 IL
  27   42         Lethe A          Wilson         4 F            3 IL
  28   42         Isaac            Wilson         1 M            1 IA
  30   42  27  27 Jeremiah         Mcnew         56 M  1         2 KY       Farmer         1                       1
  31   42         Jemima           Mcnew         44 F  1         2 KY
  33   42         Ailey W          Mcnew         20 F            2 IL
  34   42         Sarah E          Mcnew         17 F            2 IL
  35   42         Rachael          Mcnew         15 F            2 IL
  36   42         Malissa          Mcnew         14 F            2 IL
  37   42         Mary             Mcnew         11 F            2 IL
  38   42         Jeremiah         Mcnew          8 M            2 IL
  39   42         Jemima           Mcnew          7 F            2 IL
  40   42         Granville        Mcnew          5 M            2 IL
   1   44  28  28 Joseph           Johnson       24 M  1         3 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
   2   44         Eliza            Johnson       24 F  1         3 IN
   3   44         Sarah J          Johnson        5 F            3 IN
   5   44  29  29 Joseph B         Doze          23 M  1         8 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
   6   44         Mary             Doze          16 F  1         2 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   44         Ila *            Doze           1 F            1 IA
   9   44  30  30 James P          Brengle       33 M  1         0 KY       Preacher       1           1           1
  10   44         Mariah L         Brengle       48 F  1         0 OH
  11   44         Mary A           Slagall       10 F            0 KY
  13   44  31  31 Job              Robbins       41 M  1         2 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  14   44         Lucy             Robbins       38 F  1         2 OH
  15   44         Charley          Robbins       19 M            2 OH
  16   44         William          Robbins       14 M            2 OH
  17   44         James            Robbins       12 M            2 OH
  18   44         Betty            Robbins       10 F            2 OH
  19   44         Electa           Robbins        6 F            2 IN
  20   44         Tinley           Robbins        1 M            1 IA
  22   44  32  32 Israel           Lasley        32 M  1        15 OH       Farmer         1           1                 Land ownership could not be read
  23   44         Caroline         Lasley        30 F  1        11 VA
  24   44         Eugeny           Lasley         9 M            9 IA
  25   44         Martha A         Lasley         7 F            7 IA
  26   44         Sarah E          Lasley         2 F            2 IA
  28   44  33  33 Jesse            Roberts       34 M  1         0 IN                      1           1                 Land ownership could not be read
  29   44         Jsophenia        Roberts       32 F  1         0 IN                                                    First name is mis-spelled Jsophenia

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

  30   44         Emy              Roberts        8 F            0 IN
  31   44         Anthony          Roberts        5 M            0 IN
  32   44         Ellen            Roberts        1 F            0 IA
  34   44  34  34 William A        Spurgeon      35 M  1         0 IN       Farmer         1           1                 Land ownership could not be read
  35   44         Lella A          Spurgeon      30 F  1         0 IN
  36   44         Susan            Spurgeon      10 F            0 IN
  37   44         Thomas           Spurgeon       8 M            0 IN
  38   44         Sarah            Spurgeon       6 F            0 IN
  39   44         James            Spurgeon       3 M            0 IN
   2   46  35  35 Christian        Hamm          28 M  1         5 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   3   46         Elizabeth        Hamm          26 F  1         5 OH
   4   46         Katharine        Hamm           7 F            5 OH
   5   46         Sarah            Hamm           5 F            5 IA
   6   46         Jacob            Hamm           3 M            3 IA
   7   46         David            Hamm           1 M            1 IA
   9   46  36  36 Ebenezer         Price         25 M            1 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  11   46  37  37 Allen A          Smith         32 M  1         4 NY       Farmer         1           1           1
  12   46         Laura            Smith         27 F  1         4 OH
  13   46         Francis A        Smith          1 M            1 IA

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

  15   46  38  38 A. J.            Davis         29 M  1         7 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  16   46         Clara            Davis         23 F  1         0 NY
  17   46         Cornelia         Andress       14 F            0 NY
  19   46  39  39 Calvin           Johnson       54 M  1         2 TN       Farmer         1                       1
  20   46         Sarah            Johnson       56 F  1         2 TN
  21   46         Alfred           Johnson       20 M            2 IN
  22   46         William          Briclesman     9 M            2 IN
  23   46         W W              Johnson       25 M            1 IN       Farmer         1           1
  25   46  40  40 W E              Taylor        35 M  1         0 NC       Farmer         1           1           1
  26   46         Mariah           Taylor        34 F  1         0 OH
  27   46         Sarah E          Taylor        12 F            0 OH
  28   46         Maranda A        Taylor         9 F            0 OH
  29   46         Alb**t E         Taylor         4 M            0 OH
  30   46         Flora M          Taylor         2 F            0 OH
  31   46         W A              Taylor         1 M            0 OH
  32   46         James            Kidd          35 M            0 OH       *ea***         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

End of Franklin Township


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