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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 Birth
place 		Occupation Value E
11 73 Hardin Washington 37 1813 M Md carpenter 600  
11 73 Hardin Mary 32 1818 F Ia (Indiana)      
11 73 Hardin Martha 10 1840 F 〃      
11 73 Hardin Eliza 8 1842 F 〃      
11 73 Hardin Thomas 6 1844 M 〃      
11 73 Hardin George 1 1849 M Iowa      
11 74 Newhall Joseph 38 1812 M Ma? teacher    
11 74 Newhall Nancy 24 1826 F Ia (Indiana)      
11 74 Newhall Mary 4 1846 F Iowa      
11 74 Newhall Margaret 1 1849 F 〃      
11 75 Willson Isaac 30 1820 M Ia (Indiana) farmer    
11 75 Willson Elizabeth 21 1829 F 〃      
11 75 Willson James 28 1822 M Ia (Indiana)
200  
11 75 Callens Sarah 8 1842 F 〃      
11 76 Payne Benjamin O 43 1807 M Ky farmer 600  
11 76 Payne Elizabeth 40 1810 F Tenn

I
11 76 Payne Chloe 25 1825 F Ky      
11 76 May Eliza 21 1829 F 〃      
11 76 May MO 4 1846 F Ia (Indiana)      
11 76 May Victoria 2 1848 F 〃      
11 76 May Scott 0 1850 M Iowa      
11 76 May Richard 23 1827 M Ia (Indiana) farmer    
11 76 May Mary 2 1848 F 〃      
11 76 May Emanuel 0 1850 M 〃      
11 77 Light William 55 1795 M Va farmer 120  
11 77 Light Sarah 53 1797 F 〃      
11 77 Light Matthias 28 1822 M 〃 farmer    
11 77 Light Jane 22 1828 F Tenn      
11 77 Light Matilda 24 1826 F Va      
11 77 Light Sarah 22 1828 F 〃      
11 77 Light Lucinda 18 1832 F Tenn      
11 77 Light James 26 1824 M 〃 farmer    
11 77 Light Elizabeth 20 1830 F 〃      
11 77 Martin Elizabeth 30 1820 F Va      
11 77 Martin William 7 1843 M Ill      
11 77 Martin James 5 1845 M 〃      
11 77 Martin Jacob 3 1847 M 〃      
11 77 Light Elizabeth 2 1848 F 〃      
11 77 Light George 0 1850 M Iowa      
11 78 Reynolds Oliver 67 1783 M NJ farmer 500  
11 78 Reynolds Anne 57 1793 F Pa      
11 78 Reynolds Jane 19 1831 F Oh      
12 78 Reynoalds John 17 1833 M Oh farmer    
12 78 Reynoalds Cinthia 13 1837 F 〃

S
12 78 Reynoalds Margaret S 25 1825 F 〃      
12 78 Reynoalds Daniel 23 1827 M 〃 farmer    
12 78 Sangood John 50 1800 M Pa farmer    
12 78 Sangood John P 15 1835 M Oh farmer    
12 79 Taylor Robert 56 1794 M Va farmer 1000  
12 79 Taylor Mary 56 1794 F 〃      
12 79 Taylor Hiram 24 1826 M Va physician 400  
12 79 Taylor Mary 19 1831 F Oh      
12 79 Taylor Elvina 17 1833 F 〃      
12 79 Taylor Matilda 15 1835 F 〃      
12 79 Taylor Richard 8 1842 M 〃      
12 80 Morgan A L 28 1822 M Oh farmer 400 I
12 80 Morgan Emily 21 1829 F 〃      
12 80 Morgan Sarah 2 1848 F Iowa      
12 81 Harkleroad Wm 45 1805 M Tenn farmer 880  
12 81 Harkleroad Susanna 37 1813 F Pa      
12 81 Harkleroad Elizabeth 14 1836 F Tenn      
12 81 Harkleroad George 11 1839 M 〃      
12 81 Harkleroad James 8 1842 M 〃      
12 81 Harkleroad Wesley 5 1845 M Iowa      
12 81 Harkleroad Margaret 2 1848 F 〃      
12 82 Houston Dunning 55 1795 M Tenn farmer    
12 82 Houston Catharine 40 1810 F Pa      
12 82 Houston Emiline 18 1832 F Tenn      
12 82 Houston John 5 1845 M 〃      
12 82 Houston Mary 5 1845 F 〃      
12 82 Houston Baraba 0 1850 F Iowa      
12 83 Houston John 47 1803 M Tenn farmer    
12 83 Houston Elizabeth 47 1803 F Pa      
12 83 Houston Mary 16 1834 F Tenn      
12 83 Houston Dalorah 14 1836 F 〃      
12 83 Houston John 10 1840 M 〃      
12 83 Houston Susanna 8 1842 F 〃      
12 83 Houston Sophia 5 1845 F 〃      
12 84 Manatt John 30 1820 M Pa farmer 1400  
12 84 Manatt Margaret 26 1824 F Oh      
12 84 Manatt Mary 6 1844 F 〃      
12 84 Manatt Sarah 4 1846 F 〃      
12 84 Manatt Eliza 1 1849 F Iowa      
12 85 Gwinn Jesse 27 1823 M Oh farmer 300  
13 85 Gwinn Susan 25 1825 F Oh      
13 85 Gwinn Sarah 5 1845 F Oh      
13 85 Gwinn Eliza 3 1847 F Oh      
13 85 Gwinn Nancy 0 1850 F Iowa      
13 86 Scott William 40 1810 M Ireland farmer 2000  
13 86 Scott Eliza 32 1818 F Oh      
13 86 Scott Robert 9 1841 M Oh      
13 86 Scott William 8 1842 M Oh      
13 86 Scott Margaret 60 1790 F Ireland      
13 87 Snooks Henry 56 1794 M Md farmer 1500  
13 87 Snooks Susanna 55 1795 F Pa      
13 87 Snooks Savina 20 1830 F Oh

I
13 87 Snooks Rebecca 18 1832 F Oh      
13 87 Snooks Ann 15 1835 F Oh      
13 87 Snooks John 11 1839 M Oh      
13 87 Snooks Wesley 9 1841 M Iowa      
13 88 Snooks George 28 1822 M Oh farmer 1000 I
13 88 Snooks Catharine 19 1831 F Oh      
13 88 Snooks Henry 0 1850 M Iowa      
13 89 Scolds Joshua 56 1794 M Pa farmer    
13 89 Scolds Delorah 46 1804 F Md      
13 89 Scolds Matilda 24 1826 F Oh      
13 89 Scolds Joshua 17 1833 M Oh farmer
S
13 89 Scolds Eliza 12 1838 F Oh

S
13 89 Scolds Absalom 15 1835 M Oh farmer
S
13 90 Coffman Charles 27 1823 M Pa farmer
M
13 90 Coffman Rebecca 30 1820 F Oh

M
13 91 Fry Thomas 50 1800 M Oh farmer 500  
13 91 Fry Julia 42 1808 F Pa      
13 91 Fry James 23 1827 M Oh farmer 160  
13 91 Fry Elizabeth 20 1830 F Oh      
13 91 Fry Mariah 19 1831 F Oh      
13 91 Fry Rebecca 15 1835 F Oh      
13 91 Fry Robert 12 1838 M Oh      
13 91 Fry Samuel 10 1840 M Oh      
13 91 Fry William 8 1842 M Oh      
13 91 Fry Henry 6 1844 M Oh      
13 92 Talbert Mary 51 1799 F Pa
600  
13 92 Talbert Joshua 27 1823 M Oh farmer 400  
13 92 Talbert John 20 1830 M Oh farmer 300  
13 92 Talbert Isabel 18 1832 F Oh      
13 92 Talbert Matilda 16 1834 F Oh      
14 92 Talbert Kinsey 14 1836 M Oh      
14 92 Talbert Sarah 12 1838 F Oh      
14 92 Talbert Kelena 10 1840 F Oh      
14 92 Talbert Bazzce 8 1842 M Oh      
14 92 Talbert David 4 1846 M Iowa      
14 93 Manat Robert 56 1794 M Ireland farmer 1000  
14 93 Manat Margaret 45 1805 F Ireland      
14 93 Manat James 21 1829 M Oh farmer    
14 93 Manat Thomas 20 1830 M Oh farmer    
14 93 Manat Jane 16 1834 F Oh      
14 93 Manat Irwin 15 1835 M Oh farmer    
14 93 Manat Scott 13 1837 M Oh      
14 93 Manat George 10 1840 M Oh      
14 93 Manat Margaret 7 1843 F Oh      
14 93 Manat Davice 5 1845 M Oh      
14 93 Manat Alexander 4 1846 M Oh      
14 94 Manatt William 29 1821 M Pa farmer 200  
14 94 Manatt Mary 26 1824 F Oh      
14 94 Manatt Wesley 4 1846 M Oh      
14 94 Manatt John 2 1848 M Iowa      
14 95 Alleman Joseph 33 1817 M Oh carpenter 100  
14 95 Alleman Hannah 26 1824 F Oh      
14 96 Roberts James 25 1825 M Ia (Indiana) farmer 300  
14 96 Roberts Ann 31 1819 F Va      
14 96 Roberts Elizabeth 6 1844 F Ia (Indiana)      
14 96 Roberts Mary 5 1845 F Ia (Indiana)      
14 96 Roberts Sarah 3 1847 F Ia (Indiana)      
14 97 Latimore Nathaniel 31 1819 M Tenn farmer 500  
14 97 Latimore Jane 28 1822 F Ill      
14 97 Latimore Paschal 9 1841 M Ill      
14 97 Latimore Nathaniel 7 1843 M Ill      
14 97 Latimore Nancy 4 1846 F Iowa      
14 97 Latimore William 2 1848 M Iowa      
14 98 Rutlege David 31 1819 M Ky farmer 600  
14 98 Rutlege Nancy 36 1814 F Ky      
14 98 Rutlege Nelson 9 1841 M Ill      
14 98 Rutlege Margaret 8 1842 F Ill      
14 98 Rutlege Susanna 6 1844 F Ill      
14 98 Rutlege James 5 1845 M Ill      
14 98 Rutlege Sarah 2 1848 F Ill      
14 98 Rutlege Mary 0 1850 F Iowa      
14 99 Satttimon N 56 1794 M Tenn farmer 200  
15 99 Sattimon Nancy 64 1786 F Pa

I
15 99 Sattimon David 25 1825 M Ill farmer
I
15 99 Sattimon Mary 20 1830 F Ill      
15 99 Sattimon William 27 1823 M Ill farmer    
15 99 Sattimon Mary 20 1830 F Ky      
15 99 Sattimon Nancy 1 1849 F Iowa      
15 99 Sattimon Sarah 0 1850 F Iowa      
15 100 Pearce Peter 42 1808 M Oh farmer 160  
15 100 Pearce Margaret 39 1811 F Va

I
15 100 Pearce Catharine 15 1835 F Oh      
15 100 Pearce William 12 1838 M Ia (Indiana)      
15 100 Pearce Isaac 6 1844 M Ill      
15 101 Favors Samuel 34 1816 M Ky farmer 300 I
15 101 Favors Mariah 31 1819 F Ky      
15 101 Favors Mary 14 1836 F Ia (Indiana)      
15 101 Favors Sarah 10 1840 F Ia (Indiana)      
15 101 Favors Nancy 8 1842 F Ia (Indiana)      
15 102 Proffer Daniel 37 1813 M Pa farmer    
15 102 Proffer Matilda 25 1825 F Va      
15 102 Proffer Thomas 9 1841 M Iowa      
15 102 Proffer Catharine 5 1845 F Ill      
15 102 Proffer Nancy 5 1845 F Ill      
15 102 Proffer William 0 1850 M Iowa      
15 102 Proffer William 76 1774 M Pa farmer    
15 102 Proffer Catharine 70 1780 F Pa      
15 102 Proffer William 26 1824 M Oh      
15 102 Proffer George 4 1846 M Iowa      

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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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