1854 State Census of Iowa, Benton County, Taylor Township Transcribed by Polly Eckles for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/ Copyright (c) 2003 by Polly Eckles ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. (http://iagenweb.org/census/) Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== The transcriber has given permission to IAGenWeb to store and utilize the file permanently for free access on IAGenWeb state and county web sites. http://iagenweb.org. A copy may also be stored at the USGenWeb Iowa Archives. November 2003 ========================================================================== Formatted by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen David Williams All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census Year: 1854 Microfilm Number: HQ# 221-5 State: Iowa County: Benton Township: Taylor (includes Vinton Town) Town: Enumerator: John A. Wood, Assessor Enumeration Date: July 3, 1854 Transcriber's Notes: No page or line numbers appear on the original census. Page and line numbers have been assigned by the transcriber to indicate the enumeration order. DIVISION: --------------------Vinton Town, Taylor Twp-------------------- State: Iowa County: Benton Township: Taylor Town: Vinton ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Taylor Twp, Vinton Town ENUMRTR: John A. Wood FILM: HQ#221-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ===================================================================================================================== 74 1 Johnson W.R. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 74 2 Stanbery W.E. 19 5 . . 19 15 . 24 74 3 Callahan R.E. 4 1 . . 2 2 . 5 74 4 Dobbins Francis 4 1 . . 1 1 . 5 74 5 Hinard Elmyrok 4 3 . . 1 1 . 7 74 6 Morris Joseph 6 5 . . 1 1 . 11 74 7 Trair J.C. 3 1 . . 1 2 . 4 74 8 Catlin J.W. 3 2 . . 1 1 . 5 74 9 Berry Harrison 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 74 10 Booth John 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 74 11 Marguire J.J. 3 3 . . 1 1 . 6 74 12 Brubaker D.L. 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 74 13 Roys D.B. 4 4 . . 2 2 . 8 74 14 Palmer Thos. L. 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 74 15 Torry Jno. D. 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 74 16 Sanders A.M. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 74 17 Evans Elijah 7 5 . . 4 1 . 12 74 18 Harris Daniel 2 4 . . 1 1 . 6 74 19 Stewart James 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 74 20 Crow Wm. F. 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 74 21 Burkey H.J. 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 74 22 Drury H.M. 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 74 23 Murlin Wm. H. 4 1 . . 4 4 . 5 74 24 Scott Abraham 4 4 . . 2 1 . 8 74 25 Tilford J.S. 3 3 . . 2 2 . 6 74 26 Stewart Alex. 4 4 . . 2 1 . 8 74 27 Basset Henry 3 4 . . 1 1 . 7 74 28 Downing Jas. L. 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 74 29 Smith Wm. C. 8 3 . . 1 1 . 11 74 30 Webb Ruth 5 2 . . . . . 7 74 31 Brekett Wm. 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 74 32 Knoff Nicholas 4 2 . . 1 1 . 6 ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Taylor Twp, Vinton Town ENUMRTR: John A. Wood FILM: HQ#221-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ===================================================================================================================== 75 1 Shaffer Hugh 4 2 . . 1 1 . 6 75 2 Bowen Shier 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 75 3 Jones Russel 6 5 . . 3 3 . 11 75 4 Giorn Wm. A. 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 75 5 Downing E.E. 26 3 . . 8 8 . 29 75 6 Webb M.*. 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 75 7 Crow Joseph 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 75 8 Wood John 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 75 9 Graham David N. 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 75 10 Styles D.M. 3 4 . . 1 1 . 7 75 11 Smith * 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 ink splotch 75 12 Cambell Wm. 7 3 . . 3 4 . 10 75 13 Ross John 2 4 . . . . . 6 75 14 Howards * 16 3 . . 4 4 . 19 Boarders entered for first name 75 15 Morris . 5 . . . 3 3 . 5 75 16 Palmer Jno. E. 3 4 . . 1 1 . 7 75 17 Ludlow Wm. H. 4 4 . . 1 1 . 8 DIVISION: --------------------Taylor Twp-------------------- State: Iowa County: Benton Township: Taylor Town: ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Taylor Twp ENUMERATOR: John A. Wood MICROFILM: HQ#221-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ===================================================================================================================== 76 1 Gussil Robert 4 1 . . 3 3 . 5 76 2 Dudgeon Thomas 3 4 . . 1 . . 7 76 3 Goule John 3 3 . . 1 . . 6 76 4 Riller Louis E. 4 3 . . . . . 7 76 5 Speer James 1 1 . . 1 . . 2 76 6 Speer Mary . 3 . . . . . 3 76 7 Noble Jno. Island 3 2 . . 2 2 . 5 76 8 Barnes Wm. 5 3 . . 2 2 . 8 76 9 Wallace Wm. 4 4 . . 2 1 . 8 76 10 McGuire Elijah 5 3 . . 2 1 . 8 76 11 Pitts Cadwalader J. 2 3 . . 1 1 . 5 76 12 Berry Ebenezer 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 76 13 Starff John 3 2 . . 1 1 . 5 76 14 Rice James 7 5 . . 2 2 . 12 76 15 Pitts William 6 3 . . 1 1 . 9 76 16 Harden Payor 3 4 . . 2 2 . 7 76 17 Harris Jno. K. 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 76 18 Collicott Sarah 4 4 . . . 1 . 8 76 19 Vine John 3 2 . . 2 2 . 5 76 20 Offett Chas. H. 4 4 . . 1 . . 8 76 21 Offett Francis 3 1 . . 1 . . 4 76 22 Watson Marvin 2 2 . . 2 2 . 4 76 23 Cotton Cyrus 4 1 . . 1 . . 5 76 24 Dotson Jesse 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 76 25 Brody Stephen 2 3 . . 1 1 . 5 76 26 Boardwell L.D. 2 6 . . 1 . . 8 76 27 Tilson David 2 4 . . 1 1 . 6 76 28 Isabel James 3 4 . . 1 . . 7 76 29 Watson Henry 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 76 30 Baty James 1 3 . . 1 1 . 4 76 31 Shiffington John 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Taylor Twp ENUMERATOR: John A. Wood MICROFILM: HQ#221-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ===================================================================================================================== 77 1 Hunt Chas. J. 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 77 2 Atlading Nickolas 5 1 . . 1 1 . 6 77 3 Baum Peter G. 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 77 4 Bysone Joseph 3 4 . . 2 1 . 7 77 5 Crow Joseph 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 77 6 Crow James 7 4 . . 1 1 . 11 77 7 Burk Thomas 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 77 8 Baty James 1 3 . . 1 1 . 4 77 9 Carlilse James 3 2 . . 2 2 . 5 77 10 Young Geo. W. 6 3 . . 2 2 . 9 77 11 Cross Soloman 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 77 12 Henry Jacob 5 3 . . 2 1 . 8 77 13 Leach Geo. 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 77 14 Garrison Abraham 5 1 . . 2 1 . 6 77 15 Byse Stephen R. 1 4 . . 1 1 . 5 77 16 Garrison Nelson 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 77 17 Kennedy Dennis 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 77 18 Maylin Samuel 4 3 . . 1 1 . 7 77 19 Conley Phasa (Junior) 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 77 20 Conley Michael 6 2 . . 1 1 . 8 77 21 Harden Johnathan 3 3 . . 1 1 . 6 77 22 Bowen Elias A. 8 5 . . 2 1 . 13 77 23 Vanice Albert V. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 77 24 Conley John 3 2 . . 2 1 . 5 77 25 Conley Philip 1 . . . . . . 1 77 26 Varrley Richard 5 2 . . 1 1 . 7 77 27 Vanchey William 4 3 . . 2 2 . 7 77 28 Elinn John E. 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 77 29 Doan Elias 5 3 . . 1 1 . 8 77 30 Brody Stephen Jr. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 77 31 Alexander Jno. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 77 32 Chapin Stephen 5 4 . . 4 3 . 9 77 33 Master Peter 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Taylor Twp ENUMERATOR: John A. Wood MICROFILM: HQ#221-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ===================================================================================================================== 78 1 Mayan Harry 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 78 2 Boggs J.H. 2 5 . . 1 1 . 7 78 3 Boggs A.W. 3 2 . . 1 1 . 5 78 4 Wood Nicholas 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 78 5 Stuart James 5 6 . . 1 1 . 11 78 6 Holerman Abraham 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 78 7 Read Joseph H. 1 2 . . 1 . . 3 78 8 Booth Wilson L. 3 4 . . 1 1 . 7 78 9 Sanders Francis 2 2 . . 2 1 . 4 78 10 Sanders Joseph 4 2 . . 1 1 . 6 78 11 Sanders William 2 4 . . 1 1 . 6 78 12 Sanders James 4 3 . . 1 1 . 7 78 13 Sanders Geo. A. 4 1 . . 2 2 . 5 78 14 Sanders Booker 3 1 . . 1 . . 4 78 15 Sanders Geo. W. 2 2 . . 1 . 1 4 78 16 Robbins Walter 6 7 . . 3 2 . 13 78 17 Young Wash. 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 78 18 Young Rob't 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3 78 19 Young Joseph 2 2 . . 1 . . 4 78 20 Wise Daniel 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 78 21 Pomeroy E.C. 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 78 22 Bergen Peter 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 78 23 Smith Mrs. H. *. 3 3 . . 1 1 . 6 78 24 Mason Jno. 3 2 . . 2 2 . 5 78 25 Chapman T.W. 1 4 . . 1 1 . 5 78 26 Chinowith V.M. 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 78 27 Bogle Valentine 2 . . . 1 1 . 2 78 28 Freeman George 3 1 . . 1 1 . 4 78 29 Hoight William 2 1 . . 1 1 . 3 78 30 Johnson Albert 2 4 . . 1 1 . 6 ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1854 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Benton DIVISION: Taylor Twp ENUMERATOR: John A. Wood MICROFILM: HQ#221-5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NAME OF HEAD OF FAMILY CLR'D CLR'D TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME/MI MALES FEMALES MALES FEMALES VOTERS MILITIA ALIENS TOTAL REMARKS ===================================================================================================================== 79 1 Starff John 4 2 . . 1 1 . 6 79 2 Notingham Morgan 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 79 3 Alexander Jno. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 79 4 Benballer J*** 1 1 . . 1 1 . 2 hard to read 79 5 Hunt Jacob S. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 79 6 Arahood *lyi* 2 3 . . 1 1 . 5 hard to read 79 7 Gillaspie Chas. 2 2 . . 1 1 . 4 79 8 Barret Royal 1 . . . 1 1 . 1 79 9 Barret Henry 1 2 . . 1 1 . 3