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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pam Shelton-Anderson July 1999 ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Decatur, Iowa Please visit the Decatur County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/decatur/ ____________________________________________________________________________ 1856 Iowa Census for Decatur County Transcribed by Pam Shelton-Anderson July 1999 Burrell Township -- Part 1 of 2 KEY Dw ... Dwelling Number Fam... Family Number Sx ... sex Ma ... Married Di ... Divorced YIS... Years living in State of Iowa NLV... Naturalized Voter NVV... Native Voter Ali... Alien Mil... Military D/D... Deaf/Dumb Idi... Idiotic LO ... Land Owner Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 1 326 1 1 David Udell 24 M 1 1 MI Laborer 1 1 1 2 326 Malindy Udell 18 F 1 1 IN 3 326 2 1 John Leach 52 M 1 2 PA Farmer 1 1 4 326 Elizabeth Leach 42 F 1 2 PA 5 326 Daniel Leach 17 M 2 PA 6 326 John Leach 15 M 2 PA 7 326 Eve Leach 12 F 2 PA 8 326 Elizabeth Leach 10 F 2 PA 9 326 Barbary A Leach 5 F 2 PA 10 326 Maryan Leach F IA 11 326 3 1 William Mcgaughey 61 M 1 3 KY Farmer 1 1 12 326 Mariah Mcgaughey 28 F 1 3 IN 13 326 Liona Mcgaughey 10 F 3 IN 14 326 Minerva Mcgaughey 8 F 3 IN 15 326 Nancy Mcgaughey 7 F 3 IN 16 326 Eldredge Mcgaughey 5 F 3 IN Sex is marked as F on census 17 326 Pulcena Mcgaughey 4 F 3 IN 18 326 Lodwick Mcgaughey 3 M 3 IN 19 326 Armmdy Mcgaughey 1 M 1 IA First name is spelled as it appears on the census Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 326 4 1 William Slaughter 44 M 1 4 OH Stonemas 1 1 1 21 326 Elenor Slaughter 44 F 1 4 VA 22 326 Isaac Slaughter 18 M 4 IN 23 326 Dennis Slaughter 15 M 4 IN 24 326 Elizabeth Slaughter 12 F 4 IN 25 326 Minerva Slaughter 9 F 4 IN 26 326 William W Slaughter 4 M 4 IN 27 326 Atey Slaughter F IA 28 326 5 1 Iliphalet Joseph 37 M 1 2 VA Farmer 1 1 1 29 326 Elizabeth Joseph 36 F 1 2 VA 30 326 Mary F Joseph 14 F 2 VA 31 326 Margaret Joseph 12 F 2 VA 32 326 James Joseph 8 M 2 VA 33 326 Albert Joseph 5 M 2 VA 34 326 6 1 Joel Lucas 25 M 1 8 IN Farmer 1 1 35 326 Julyan Lucas 23 F 1 18 IN 36 326 Delila Lucas 3 F 3 IA 37 326 Saryan Lucas F IA 1 328 7 1 Benjamin Norman 50 M 1 10 OH 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 2 328 Mary Norman 36 F 1 5 England 3 328 Benjamin A Norman 12 M 10 OH 4 328 8 1 John Williams 29 M 1 10 OH Farmer 1 1 1 5 328 Delila Williams 27 F 1 10 OH 6 328 Harris Williams 8 M 8 IA 7 328 Rebecca Williams 6 F 6 IA 8 328 Wesley Williams 4 M 4 IA 9 328 Nancy Williams 2 F 2 IA 10 328 Maryan Williams F IA 11 328 9 William Mcgaughey 31 M 1 3 KY Farmer 1 1 1 12 328 Sary Mcgaughey 27 F 1 3 NC 13 328 Sary Mcgaughey 7 F 3 IA State of birthplace is listed as Iowa on the census 14 328 George Mcgaughey 4 M 3 IN 15 328 William L Mcgaughey 2 M 2 IA 16 328 10 Refine Harvy 28 M 1 2 VT Farmer 1 1 1 17 328 Elenor Harvy 29 F 1 2 OH 18 328 Annie Harvy 6 F 2 OH 19 328 Etta Harvy F IA 20 328 11 Hiram Mcquity 65 M 1 1 KY 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 21 328 Vanburen Mcquity 26 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 22 328 Martha Mcquity 26 F 1 1 SC 23 328 Hannah C Mcquity 3 F 1 IN 24 328 Lucinda E Mcquity 1 F 1 IN 25 328 12 George W Hartman 30 M 1 1 PA Farmer 1 1 26 328 Mary Hartman 21 F 1 1 IN 27 328 William Hartman M IA 28 328 13 Meady Mills 37 M 1 1 VA Farmer 1 1 29 328 Mary J Mills 27 F 1 1 KY 30 328 Alford Mills 15 M 1 MO 31 328 Nancy E Mills 13 F 1 MO 32 328 Christopher E Mills 11 M 1 MO 33 328 George W Mills 9 M 1 MO 34 328 Saryan Mills 7 F 1 MO 35 328 Medy B Mills 6 M IA 36 328 Mary Mills 5 F MO 1 330 14 1 Abraham Pringle 45 M 1 6 PA Farmer 1 1 2 330 Lorena Pringle 34 F 1 6 KY 3 330 Roanna Buling 11 F 5 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 4 330 15 1 William Shaw 39 M 1 12 IN Farmer 1 1 5 330 Eliza Shaw 32 F 1 12 OH 6 330 John Shaw 12 M 12 IA 7 330 James Shaw 9 M 9 IA 8 330 Elizabeth Shaw 7 F 7 IA 9 330 Scott Shaw 4 M 4 IA 10 330 16 1 William Davis 47 M 1 18 OH Miller 1 1 11 330 Sary Davis 21 F 18 OH 12 330 Mary Davis 17 F 17 IA 13 330 James Davis 10 M 10 IA 14 330 Charlotty Davis 7 F 7 IA 15 330 Viola Davis 1 F 1 IA 16 330 17 1 David Davis 23 M 1 18 OH Farmer 1 1 1 17 330 Sary Davis 22 F 1 3 PA 18 330 18 1 John F Walker 33 M 1 20 NJ Farmer 1 1 19 330 Lydiaan Walker 27 F 1 16 VA 20 330 William R Walker 10 M 10 IA 21 330 John C Walker 8 M 8 IA 22 330 George Walker 5 M 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 23 330 William Harvy 16 M 10 IA 24 330 19 1 Lomis Hartman 29 M 1 PA Millrite 25 330 Nancy Hartman 22 F 1 IN 26 330 20 1 Joseph Mitaney 42 M 1 4 Hungary Farmer 1 1 27 330 Theodore Mitaney 14 M 4 Hungary 28 330 Elizabeth B Mitaney 32 F 3 Germany 29 330 Hillen Mitaney F IA 30 330 21 Joseph Vanvalenbur 41 M 1 17 OH Farmer 1 1 1 31 330 Margaret Vanvalenbur 34 F 1 12 OH 32 330 Mary Campbell 17 F 12 IN 33 330 William Campbell 16 M 12 IN 34 330 Hannah Campbell 14 F 12 IN 35 330 James Campbell 11 M 11 IN 36 330 Henry Hendrixon 10 M 10 IA 37 330 Elizabeth Vanvalenbur 2 F 2 IA 38 330 Daniel Vanvalenbur 34 M 17 OH Farmer 1 1 1 332 22 1 Ebenezer Driskill 48 M 1 7 MD Carpente 1 1 2 332 Rachael Driskill 35 F 1 7 NC 3 332 Cinthaan Driskill 13 F 7 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 4 332 Eliza E Driskill 11 F 7 OH 5 332 Ellinore Driskill 9 M 7 OH 6 332 Leroy Driskill 7 M 7 OH 7 332 Rachael Driskill 5 F 5 IA 8 332 Albert G Driskill M IA 9 332 23 1 Asa Howard 27 M 1 10 KY Farmer 1 1 1 10 332 Tabitha Howard 25 F 1 13 IN 11 332 George Howard 6 M 6 IA 12 332 James W Howard M IA 13 332 24 1 George Burrell 35 M 1 13 AR Farmer 1 1 1 14 332 Hanna Burrell 35 F 1 13 KY 15 332 John Burrell 13 M 13 IA 16 332 Mary Burrell 10 F 10 IA 17 332 William Burrell 9 M 9 IA 18 332 James W Burrell 6 M 6 IA 19 332 George Burrell 3 M 3 IA 20 332 25 1 Nelson Perkins 29 M 1 2 VT Gunsmith 1 1 1 21 332 Henrietta Perkins 28 F 1 2 OH 22 332 Eldorado Perkins 2 M 2 IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 23 332 Cartland Mcclure 14 M 3 NY 24 332 26 1 Cicero Frazer 24 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 25 332 Delila Frazer 23 F 1 1 OH 26 332 Clearmont Frazer 2 M 1 OH 27 332 Clarance Frazer M IA 28 332 Mary Lercett 17 F 3 IN 29 332 27 1 John Gare 37 M 1 TN Farmer 1 1 1 30 332 Martha Gare 37 F 1 TN 31 332 Irvin Gare 17 M TN 32 332 Valentine Gare 15 M TN 33 332 Seaborn Gare 8 M KY 34 332 Milvina Gare 4 F KY 35 332 Zadock Gare 2 M IL 36 332 28 1 Lamnel Childers 21 M 1 8 VA Bricklay 1 1 1 37 332 Mary M Childers 16 F 5 VA Married is not marked for her 38 332 William Comer 16 M 3 VA 1 334 29 1 Charles Harvy 30 M 1 6 England Farmer 1 1 1 2 334 Editha Harvy 28 F 1 6 OH 3 334 Benjamin Harvy 10 M 6 IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 4 334 William Harvy 7 M 6 IL 5 334 Isaac Harvy 1 M 1 IA 6 334 30 1 James Long 30 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 7 334 Anna Long 26 F 1 1 England 8 334 Sary Harvy 67 F 1 1 England 9 334 Sary Long 24 F 1 1 England 10 334 Charles H Long 4 M 1 IL 11 334 Mary M Long 2 F 1 F 12 334 31 1 John Silvester 46 M 1 1 ME Stonemas 1 1 13 334 Margaret Silvester 35 F 1 1 OH 14 334 Arthur Silvester 21 M 1 OH 15 334 Terresse Silvester 18 F 1 OH 16 334 John Silvester 15 M 1 OH 17 334 Emma L Silvester 12 F 1 OH 18 334 John Silvester 10 M 1 OH This is the second John Silvester who is a child in the family 19 334 Julyann Silvester 8 F 1 OH 20 334 Monterville Silvester 4 M 1 OH 21 334 32 1 George Butcher 28 M 1 1 IN Farmer 1 1 1 22 334 Matelay Butcher 24 F 1 1 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 23 334 James Butcher 4 M 1 IN 24 334 Thomas Butcher 1 M 1 IA 25 334 33 1 Isaac Mcdonald 24 M 1 15 VA Farmer 1 1 1 26 334 Maryan Mcdonald 17 F 1 12 IN 27 334 Permela Mcdonald F IA 28 334 34 1 Francis B Millar 41 M 1 12 OH Farmer 1 1 1 29 334 Permela Millar 38 F 1 12 KY 30 334 John Millar 14 M 12 MO 31 334 Allen Millar 12 M 12 IA 32 334 Francis Millar 10 M 10 IA 33 334 Martin Millar 7 M 7 IA 34 334 Andrew Millar 5 M 5 IA 35 334 Susanna Millar 2 F 2 IA 36 334 35 1 Nathan Ayres 31 M 1 11 OH Farmer 1 1 1 37 334 Marthan Ayres 20 F 1 1 TN 1 336 36 1 Andrew J Mcclain 24 M 1 IN Farmer 1 1 2 336 Margaret Mcclain 20 F 1 IL 3 336 George R Bathe 14 M IL 4 336 Mahala Bathe 12 F IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 5 336 John T Bathe 6 M IL 6 336 John J Mcclain M IL 7 336 37 Martin Millar 32 M 1 8 IN Farmer 1 1 1 8 336 Mary Millar 33 F 1 8 IN 9 336 Nancy Millar 11 F 8 IN Kermit L. 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