CLINTON COUNTY IOWA 1849 CENSUS Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Annette Lucas email: dysfun4@internetni.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** (Originally transcribed by Lida Lisle Greene and Mary A. Fullbright. Copied from the Clinton Public Library and put here by Nettie Mae, email dysfun4@internetni.com, Feb.2000) This is a head of household census: Names and number of persons in the household. Initials have been assigned to townships as example: Elk River = EK 302 Camanche = CM 256 Bloomfield = BL 246 Lyons = LY 345 Deep Creek = DC 144 Olive = OL 103 Spring Rock = SR 94 Liberty = LB 95 DeWitt = DW 321 Union = UN 68 TOTAL 2044 STATE OF IOWA CLINTON, COUNTY (Seal) I, Hiram Brown assessor of Clinton and State aforesaid so solomnly swear that I have taken the census of Clinton county and that the aggregate number of white inhabitants is Two thousand and forty four. Subscribed and sworn to Thos. F. Butterfield Clerk of Board of Commissioners, this 13th day of Sept. 1849. at De Witt. ------------------------------------ Head of Household No. Twsp ------------------------------------ ADAMS, Thos 2 LY AIKMAN, O. P. 2 LY AKIN, J. 5 LY ALGER, James 8 OL ALGER, O. & James 2 OL ALLBRIGHT, E. 9 LY ALLBRIGHT, M. 3 LY ALLEN, H. S. 5 DC ALLEN, J. M. 3 EK ALLEN, Z. 7 CM AMES, G. W. 8 DW ANTHONY, Jas. 5 OL ATHERTON, Geo. 7 SR AYERS, S. 2 LY BAGLEY, A. 4 LB BAGLEY, H. 4 BL BAHLER, Lovina 3 CM BAKER, Chester 8 LY BAKER, G. P. 3 LY BALDWIN, Weston 7 EK BARBER, N. 6 UN BARNS, Geo. 5 LY BASSETT, E. 6 BL BASSETT, G. 7 UN BATES, A. 5 DW BAUGH, A. 4 LB BEDFORD, Rachell 2 DW BEDFORD, S. M. 2 DW BENEDICT, A. 3 SR BENEDICT, Mr. 4 DW BENEDICT, R. R. 8 SR BENTON, Mr. 8 DC BISSELL, A. R. 5 DW BLADES, S. P. 3 DW BOLIN, A. 10 BL BOSSE & KLOKER 4 LY BOURNE, J. D. 5 DW BOVARD, Charles 7 CM BOVARD, Charles 3 CM BOYINGTON, Genett 7 EK BOYD, J. R. 4 EK BOYD, Joseph 11 EK BROPHY, Cath. 10 CM BROWN, A. 4 BL BROWN, D. H. 8 DW BROWN, Hiram 4 DW BROWN, Jas. A 5 BL BROWN, Wm. 8 UN BUCHANAN, M. 2 BL BUELL, E. 10 LY BURTON, S. P. 5 DW BUTLER, Wm. 2 CM BUTLER, J. 5 CM BUTTERFIELD, Thos. F. 4 DW CALBRETH, Thos. 3 LY CASE, Jas. 2 DC CHITESTER, Mr. 3 LY CHITTESTER, Sam'l 6 EK CLARK, D. 7 BL CLARK, T. W. 6 DW CLEVELAND, Wm. W. 6 CM COLDER, R. 8 UN COLLY, H. 7 EK COLMAN, Mrs. 3 LY COOK, R. 8 BL COON, N. N. 7 BL COPE, Wm. 4 DW COTTON, John 5 DW COURTRIGHT, A. 5 LB COURTRIGHT, Ira 4 LB COVELL, A. 10 LB COWEN, O. 4 DC COY, C. 4 LY COKE, L. A. 5 LY COY, Subel 11 LY CRANSHAW, Richard 6 CM CRARY, H. G. 3 EK CRASHAW, James 5 CM CRIBLER, Mr. 8 LY CROTHERS, R. 4 EK CUSHMAN, S. 6 OL DAKIN, John 9 LB DARROW, Charles 5 CM DAVIDSON, A. 4 SR DVIDSON, D 4 CM DAVIDSON, Margaret 5 SR DAVIDSON, Wm. & J. 18 DW DAVIS, C. 2 BL DAVIS, John 3 LY DAWSON, J. N. 2 UN DAWSON, R. H. 4 UN DEARBORN, A. 4 DW DECKER, L. 5 BL DEEDS, P. 6 LY DENHAM, O. W. 11 DC DENNESS, A. D. 5 DW DETTEMENT, C. 7 LY DETTERMENT, Rich 4 EK DICKEY, J. 17 DC DOYLE, J. 4 EK DUNN, Adam 4 CM DUNN, Alexr. 3 CM DUNN, John 5 CM DUNN, Widow 10 EK DUNNING, E. 3 CM DUNWIDDIE, Wm. 12 EK DUTCHER, C. 11 LY DUTCHER, Jas. 3 BL DUTTON, C., Jr. 5 OL DUTTON, L. 4 OL DYER, Thos. C. 3 CM ELAN, A 3 EK EVANS, Charles 6 DW EVANS, L. E. 5 DW FARNAM, J. 2 OL FEVARD, Mr. 7 EK FINCH, C. 12 LY FISHER, D. W. 6 LY FLINN & COWEN 2 DC FOLCK, Mrs. 7 UN FOLLETT, Wm. D. 5 CM FOSTER, D. B. 7 LY FOSTER, J. T. 3 LY FRANCIS, Thos. 7 LY FRITES, Job 4 DW FULLER, J. C. 13 EK GALEYER, T. 6 DC GALEYER, Wm. 4 DC GALLOWAY, U. 2 LB GALLOWEY, M. 5 DW GARDNER, J. 5 SR GODDARD, Eli 2 SR GODDARD, Geo. 9 SR GODDARD, P. 6 SR GODELAR, Martin 11 LY GOFF, Moses 8 DW GOODKNOW, Jams. BL GOUDY, Geo. 10 DW GRABEL, Jas. 7 UN GRAVES, Jams. 7 DC GRAY, Wm. 8 LY GREEN, L. 6 EK GRISWOLD, (sopposed to be 20) EK GULSHAN, T. 3 EK HAMILTON, John 1 CM HANN, Wm. G. 19 EK HANY, Mary 5 CM HARLAND, G. W. 10 LY HARRINGTON, M. A. 5 UN HARRISON, Charles 9 CM HART, J. 6 EK HATFIELD, E. 4 BL HATFIELD, N. 3 BL HATFIELD, Thos. 5 DW HATFIELD, Wm. 6 BL HAYNES, R. 5 BL HAZS, I. 7 BL HESS, Fred Jr. 7 LY HESSE, Chas. 5 LY HESSE, D. 3 LY HESSE, David 7 LY HESSE, Fred 2 LY HINCKLEY, O. J. 7 BL HOAR, O. 9 CM HOLLAND, Mr. 2 LY HOLTZ, ___ 5 DW HOLLIS, Geo. 8 EK HOLLISS, I. 1 EK HOLT, Geo. 8 LY HOMER, John F. 4 DW HORAN, Wm. 8 DW HOSKINS, H. 8 SR HOYT, N. E. 5 BL HUNT, R. 3 CM HUNT, R. 10 DC HUNTER, W. 3 DC JENKINS, A. H. 7 BL JENKINS, J. 4 BL JENKS, R. J. 3 LB JOHNAH, D. 5 BL KANE, Wm. 5 EK KELSO, R. 9 SR KENDSUFF, Mr. 6 LY KERTLEY, J. W. 4 DW KETCHAM, F. F. 8 CM KIMBALL, H. 6 LB KIMBALL, Jacob 6 DW KNIGHT, E. I. 3 OL KNIGHT, R. 7 OL KNOTT, J. M. 6 DW LAKE, Benj. 4 LY LAMFRY, J. 9 SR LANCESTER, Widow 4 EK LANGFORD, C. E. 10 EK LARD, A. 6 LB LAWTON, Wm. 10 BL LEE, Edward 5 DW LEFFINGWELL, Wm. E. 4 DW LEPPER, Ira N. 6 CM LEPPER, J. 7 DW LEPPER, Jams. 4 DC LOCKORD, H. 7 LB LUDWING, Samuel 3 DW LYNCH, M. 9 EK LYNING, Samuel 4 CM MACUMBER, Geo. 6 DW MANES, A. 5 LY MARSHALL, John 8 LY MASTER, James 6 LB MATHEWS, John H. 8 CM MAXION, Ira 8 DW McCLUER, Wm. 8 DC McCOON, Alex 7 LY McCRARY, James 12 EK McKEON, David 11 EK McINTIRE, Wm. 5 EK MEARS, A. C. 6 BL MILLER, S. A. 4 UN MULDOON, Thomas 5 EK NAMES, A. 6 BL NAMES, A. 9 BL NAMES, Alonzo 5 DW NEALAN, Patrick 2 DW NEVILL, G. W. 7 DW NEWERY, H. 5 DC OGDEN, Wm. 5 BL OSBORN, E. M. 6 CM PARKER, G. W. SR PASTER, Chas. 3 SR PEARSALL, C. 6 UN PECK, F. F. 7 CM PERRY, J. 10 BL PIKE, John 7 SR PINEO, A. D. 7 DW PINEO, M. 4 CM PORTER, J. 4 SR PURSAUL, John 4 CM PURSE, D. H. 4 LY PURSE, J. R. 5 LY PURSE, J. S. 6 LY RAMSEY, Isaac 10 DC RANDALL, R. H. 9 OL RAWLINGS. Mrs. 8 DW REDFIELD, Miss 4 DW REYNOLDS, D. 5 BL RICHARDSON, J. 5 BL RICHARDSON, M. 6 OL RICHARDSON, Mr. 8 EK RICHARDSON, R 4 DW RICKARD, Alvin 5 LY RIGGS, J. 8 BL RIGGS, P. D. 7 BL ROBB, A. 2 DW ROBERTS, Wm. 6 LY ROGERS, L. T. 6 EK ROYALTY, Widow 6 LY ROYELTY, H. C. 6 DC ROGERS, W. 6 BL ROSCOE, B. 8 CM RUSSELL, Mrs. 5 CM SAVERY, Hannah 6 LY SCOTT, Wm. 6 OL SEARS, J. M. 6 LY SEMOUR, J. S. 7 CM SEMOUR, R. 6 CM SEMOUR, S. T. 2 CM SHADDUCK, Ira 4 EK SHADDUCK, L. 8 EK SHADUCK, D. 3 EK SHAFT, H. B. 6 CM SHELDON, Wm. 7 DW SHINN, J. 4 DW SHMERK, Samuel A. 3 CM SHOEMAKER, Jas. 7 LB SHOEMAKER, Mary 6 LB SIMMONS, E. 3 DC SIMMONS, G. 5 DC SIMMONS, Jas. 3 DC SIMMONS, R. 3 DC SLOAN, John 8 LY SMITH, A. G. 8 OL SMITH, Arther 6 LY SMITH, Dan'l 3 EK SMITH, L. F. 7 BL SMITH, R. J. 8 DW SMYLEY, Wm. EK SOUTHERS, J. 4 UN STALCUP, E. 7 DC STOCKWELL, Henry 4 EK STOCKWELL, Ira 6 LY STRATTON, John 4 CM STURDEYVANT, Saml 6 LY STUTCOP, E. 5 DC TALCOTT, Wm. 2 LY THOMAS, Geo. 6 CM THOMAS, R. 6 CM THOMAS, John 6 DW THOMAS, Wm. 5 LY THORN, G. 3 LB TITCOMB, T. 6 DW TRASK, Alva 9 LB TRIPP, T. T. 4 DW TURNER, Joseph 6 DW TURNER, Wm. 2 DW TYLER, Carly 5 CM TYLER, J. 4 CM VALENTINE, A. 3 LY VICKERY, M. 7 DW VIRENT, Wm. K. 4 LY VOLMER, A. 2 DW WALKER, E. 8 DC WALKER, Wm. 6 EK WALLACE, J. G. 6 DW WALROD, A. 2nd 11 DW WALROD, Abram 4 DW WALROD, D. 5 BL WALROD, David 7 DW WALROD, James 4 BL WALROD, John 5 DW WALRODE, N. 6 DW WALROD, N. N. 4 DW WALROD, Wm. 2 BL WARREN, Alphonzo 13 DW WARREN, Bennett 14 OL WARREN, H. G. 6 LY WARREN, Monro 7 DW WATTERMAN, J. 4 DW WATTS, Thos. 5 DC WEST, Edward 6 DW WEST, S. 4 LB WELCH, J. 3 CM WHEELER, L. 5 DW WHITTER, Dr. 5 OL WICKWIRE, Charles 2 BL WILCOX, D. 8 BL WILCOXON, J. W. 6 CM WILLIAMS, A. 5 CM WILLIAMS, R. 7 BL WILLIAMS, Sarah 8 LY WILLCOMSON, Mr. 5 EK WILLIS, J. C. 3 CM WILSON, Daniel 9 CM WOCK, Alexr (alexander) 7 DW WOOD, S. 3 CM WOOLCOTT, Arcany 3 DW WRIGHT, E. W. 11 BL I, Thos. F. Butterfield, Clk of the Board of Comts. of Clinton County do hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the census of 1849 as taken by the assessor which is on file in my office. Given under my hand with the seal of the Board of Coms. at DeWitt Sept 13th 1849. sig/ Thos. F. Butterfield clerk of the Board ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------###