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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 Centre Township -- Part 1 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 1 158 1 1 Wilson Gardner 23 M 1 2 OH Farmer 1 1 1 2 158 Terasa C Gardner 19 F 1 2 OH 3 158 2 2 Isa Martin 35 M 1 3 OH Farmer 1 1 1 4 158 Margaret Ann Martin 26 F 1 3 OH 5 158 Electa Jane Martin 15 F 3 OH 6 158 Mathew Martin 12 M 3 OH 7 158 John Martin 9 M 3 OH 8 158 Susannah Martin 3 F 3 OH 9 158 Sarah C Martin 1 F 1 IA 10 158 3 3 Nancy Kiman 48 F 1 1 IN 11 158 Andrew Kiman 21 M 1 IN Farmer 1 1 12 158 Cliva Kiman 18 F 1 IN 13 158 Nancy Kiman 17 F 1 IN 14 158 Thomas Kiman 12 M 1 IN 15 158 4 4 Sarah C Kiman 10 F 1 IN The Dwelling and Family numbers are by her name 16 158 Sarah Jo Kiman 63 F 1 4 IN 17 158 Sarah Jo Kiman 23 F 4 IN 18 158 Levi Friend 57 M 0 IN 19 158 5 5 Thomas Smith 39 M 1 3 IN 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 20 158 Nancy Smith 35 F 1 3 IN 21 158 Hen R Smith 13 M 3 IN 22 158 Mary M Smith 11 F 3 IN 23 158 Sarah J Smith 9 F 3 IN 24 158 Margeret F Smith 6 F 3 IN 25 158 John F Smith 8 M 3 IN 26 158 6 6 Francis Smith 42 M 1 3 IN Farmer 1 27 158 Elizabeth Smith 44 F 1 3 IN 28 158 Joseph F Smith 12 M 3 IN 29 158 Hannah Smith 10 F 3 IN 30 158 John H Smith 6 M 3 IN 31 158 Ann * Smith 3 F 3 IN 32 158 7 7 Thomas Myres 46 M 1 1 IN Farmer 1 1 1 33 158 Mathilda Myres 33 F 1 1 IN 34 158 Emily Myres 9 F 1 IN 35 158 Thomas Myres 6 M 1 IN 36 158 Lu*lla Myres 1 F 1 IA 37 158 8 8 John Watsworth 57 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 38 158 Margaret Watsworth 54 F 1 0 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 1 160 Mary Watsworth 19 F 0 OH 2 160 Francis M Watsworth 17 M 0 OH 3 160 Barbara Watsworth 14 F 0 OH 4 160 John C Watsworth 12 M 0 OH 5 160 George W Watsworth 10 M 0 OH 6 160 9 9 John Taten 56 M 1 18 IL Farmer 1 1 7 160 Christina Taten 49 F 1 18 IL 8 160 Elisabeth Taten 26 F 18 IL 9 160 Daniel Taten 25 M 18 IL 1 10 160 Martin Taten 23 M 18 IL 1 1 11 160 Susannah Taten 20 F 18 IL 12 160 Louisa Taten 22 F 18 IL 13 160 Milton Taten 18 M 18 IA 14 160 10 10 John Heller 55 M 1 2 IN Farmer 1 1 15 160 Tarcilla Heller 55 F 1 2 IN 16 160 A. Jackson Heller 20 M 2 IN Farmer 18 160 Margaret Heller 17 F 2 IN 19 160 Martha Ann Heller 14 F 2 IN 20 160 Rufus L Heller 14 M 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 21 160 11 11 James Sears 35 M 1 18 IL farmer 1 1 1 22 160 Mary Sears 30 F 1 18 IL 23 160 Catharine Sears 8 F 8 IA 24 160 Andrew Sears 3 M 3 IA 25 160 Ann E Sears 1 F 1 IA 26 160 Telina Green 41 F 1 19 IL 27 160 Ephram Green 4 M IA 28 160 12 12 Samuel A Garber 24 M 1 12 TN farmer 1 1 1 29 160 Nancy A Garber 22 F 15 IL 30 160 Josophine Garber 1 F 1 IA 31 160 Joanna Garber 1 F 1 IA 32 160 13 13 Wm R Heller 30 M 1 TN farming 1 1 1 33 160 Nancy J Heller 24 F IN 34 160 Sarah E Heller 5 F IN 35 160 Catharine Heller 3 F IN 36 160 Lydia M Heller 2 F 37 160 Henry Heller 34 M TN farmer 1 1 38 160 14 14 John Johnson 57 M 1 VA Carpente 1 39 160 Lydia Johnson 58 F 1 TN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 1 162 Jo Amos Johnson 25 M 0 OH Carpente 1 2 162 Rhoda Johnson 16 F 0 OH 3 162 Henry Johnson 8 M 0 OH 4 162 Rolly Merrifield 38 M 1 0 OH farmer 1 1 5 162 Mary E Merrifield 12 F 0 IL 6 162 John Merrifield 9 M 0 IL 7 162 Samuel J Merrifield 5 M 0 IL 8 162 John Merrifield 24 M 1 0 IL farmer 1 1 9 162 Rebecca Merrifield 22 F 1 0 OH 10 162 James H Merrifield 1 M 0 IL 11 162 I Labben 29 M 0 OH farmer 12 162 15 17 Samuel H Gates 32 M 1 0 OH farmer 1 1 1 13 162 Charlotty Gates 29 F 1 0 OH 14 162 Lemuel E Gates 8 M 0 OH 15 162 Samuel A Gates 6 M 0 OH 16 162 Eliza Jane Gates 3 F 0 OH 17 162 16 18 Harvy Spurlock 32 M 1 16 TN farmer 18 162 Mary Christena Spurlock 29 F 1 18 IN 19 162 Lucinda Ann Spurlock 10 F 10 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 162 James H Spurlock 2 M 2 IA 21 162 17 20 Jesse Done 48 M 1 1 Canada farmer 1 1 22 162 Catharine Done 45 F 1 1 NY 23 162 Elisabeth Done 20 F 1 IN Pedagogue 24 162 Rachel Done 18 F 1 IN 25 162 Isaac Done 16 M 1 IN farmer 26 162 Sarah Done 14 F 1 IN 27 162 Manda Done 12 F 1 IN 28 162 Elisha Etnire 23 M 1 1 IN farmer 1 1 29 162 Terthena Etnire 21 F 1 1 IN 30 162 Martin A Etnire 1 M 1 IA 31 162 18 21 Jacob Manning 45 M 1 1 TN farmer 1 1 1 32 162 Rachel Manning 30 F 1 1 PA 33 162 Benjamin Manning 16 M 1 TN farmer 34 162 Amos Manning 15 M 1 TN farmer 35 162 Elisabeth Manning 9 F 1 TN 36 162 Fanny Manning 8 F 1 IN 37 162 John Manning 5 M 1 IN 38 162 Nathaniel Manning 3 M 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 1 164 19 23 Michael Arnold 34 M 1 TN farmer 1 1 1 2 164 19 23 Jacob Heaston 41 M 1 1 OH farmer 1 1 1 Dwelling/Family number repeated on this line too 3 164 Margaret Heaston 42 F 1 1 IN 4 164 Daniel W Heaston 21 M 1 IN Carpente 1 1 5 164 Wm C Heaston 16 M 1 IN farmer 6 164 John Heaston 14 M 1 IN 7 164 Mahala Heaston 11 F 1 IN 8 164 Enos Heaston 8 M 1 IN 9 164 Lewis Heaston 6 M 1 IN 10 164 Clarrisa Heaston 4 F 1 IN 11 164 Thomas D Brown 23 M 1 2 IN farmer 1 1 12 164 Susannah Brown 18 F 1 1 IN 13 164 Daniel H Brown 1 M 1 IA 14 164 20 24 Wm Bracelton 36 M 1 1 TN farmer 1 1 15 164 Hulda Brazelton 31 F 1 1 TN 16 164 Lydia Jane Brazelton 16 F 1 WI 17 164 Sarah Brazelton 14 F 1 WI 18 164 Alexander Brazelton 12 M 1 WI 19 164 John M Brazelton 9 M 1 WI Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 164 Jacob Brazelton 7 M 1 WI 21 164 Acales Brazelton 5 M 1 WI 22 164 Clayburn Brazelton 2 M 1 WI 23 164 James Brazelton 1 M 1 IA 24 164 21 25 Taul Castor 29 M 1 0 IN farmer 1 1 25 164 Nancy Castor 31 F 1 0 OH The widowed box for both Taul and Nancy was checked 26 164 Mary Castor 6 F 0 IN 27 164 John L Castor 2 M 0 IN 28 164 Samuel H Castor 1 M 0 IA 29 164 22 26 G S Whitecar 29 M 1 21 TN farmer 1 30 164 Nancy Whitecar 27 F 1 19 IL 31 164 Heryetta Whitecar 5 F IA 32 164 Son Whitecar M IA 33 164 John N Gillhan 47 M 1 19 IL farmer 34 164 Charls N Gillhan 15 M 15 IA farmer 35 164 Calvit C Gillhan 12 M 12 IA 36 164 Lihurens L Gillhan 10 M 10 IA 1 166 23 27 Samuel C Thompson 28 M 1 8 OH County J 1 1 1 2 166 Fi**lia Thompson 27 F 1 9 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 3 166 Cornelia Belle Thompson 1 F 1 IA 4 166 Elisabeth Runkle 18 F 2 OH 5 166 24 28 Wm H Cheivers 33 M 1 8 OH Co Surve 1 1 6 166 Hariett Cheivers 29 F 1 8 TN 7 166 Ellen Cheivers 5 F 5 IA 8 166 Mary * Cheivers 4 F 4 IA 9 166 John M Cheivers 2 M 2 IA 10 166 25 29 Wm P Blair 40 M 1 0 TN Carpente 1 1 11 166 Mary A Blair 30 F 1 0 PA 12 166 Alexander A Blair 14 M 0 OH 13 166 Wm H Blair 12 M 0 OH 14 166 Jane Blair 4 F 0 OH 15 166 Wm Blair 70 M 1 0 Ireland farmer 1 16 166 Nathan Blair 21 M 0 OH laborer 17 166 26 30 John W Gardner 26 M 1 2 OH Cooper 1 1 1 18 166 Mary M Gardner 27 F 1 2 OH 19 166 Sylvester E Gardner 4 M 2 OH 20 166 John F Gardner 2 M 2 OH 21 166 Anny M Gardner 1 F 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 22 166 27 31 Wm Ellis 43 M 1 2 TN Justice of Pea e 1 23 166 Lucinda Ellis 37 F 1 2 TN 24 166 Mary Ellis 16 F 2 MO 25 166 Martha Ellis 14 F 2 MO 26 166 Lutisia Ellis 12 F 2 MO 27 166 Samuel Ellis 10 M 2 MO 28 166 C Butler Ellis 7 M 2 MO 29 166 Alsen Ellis 4 M 2 MO 30 166 Son Ellis 1 M 1 IA 31 166 D P Terkiors 37 M 1 1 IL Tailor 32 166 Nancy Terkiors 33 F 1 1 VA 33 166 Joseph Terkiors 13 M 1 MO 34 166 Sarah Terkiors 10 F 1 IL 35 166 Brook Terkiors 8 M 1 MO 36 166 Lus**lia Terkiors 2 F 1 MO 37 166 Girl Terkiors 1 F 1 IA 1 168 29 33 Alexander Updegraff 27 M 1 0 TN Merchant 1 1 2 168 Jane Updegraff 25 F 1 0 OH 3 168 30 34 George Burton 37 M 1 3 Ireland Merchant 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 4 168 Nancy J Burton 32 F 1 3 VA 5 168 Johnson Wairing 17 M 3 IL laborer 6 168 31 35 Joshua Herron 25 M 1 1 IN Carpente 1 1 1 7 168 Mary J Herron 25 F 1 1 IN Kermit L. 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