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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 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 8 168 32 36 John F Givans 26 M 1 3 OH Carpenter 9 168 Elisabeth Givans 23 F 1 3 OH 10 168 C L Givans 1 F 1 IA 11 168 * J Warner 32 M 3 OH laborer 1 1 First initial is too faint to read 12 168 33 37 John Jordan 45 M 1 6 PA Co Treas 1 1 1 13 168 Arlim E Jordan 35 F 1 6 IL 14 168 Charls B Jordan 18 M 6 IL farmer 1 15 168 Benjamin F Jordan 11 M 6 IL 16 168 Martha M Jordan 7 F 6 IL 17 168 Mary Jenette Jordan 5 F 5 IA 18 168 Matilda J Jordan 1 F 1 IA 19 168 Wm Rolen 23 M 6 KY Carpente 1 1 20 168 34 38 John Richardson 35 M 1 8 OH Merchant 21 168 Eliza Richardson 25 F 1 8 PA 22 168 Wm Richardson 14 M 8 IL 23 168 Caroline Richardson 9 F 8 MO 24 168 Charles Richardson 6 M 6 IA 25 168 Mary Richardson 4 F 4 IA 26 168 John Richardson 2 M 2 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 27 168 Daughter Richardson 0 F 0 IA 28 168 Daughter Richardson 0 F 0 IA There were two Daughter Richardsons listed 29 168 35 39 John R Wharton 36 M 1 1 OH Merchant 1 30 168 Sarah Wharton 36 F 1 1 PA 31 168 Andrew Wharton 15 M 1 OH farmer 32 168 Ann L Wharton 13 F 1 OH 33 168 James Wharton 11 M 1 OH 34 168 John O Wharton 8 M 1 OH 1 35 168 Mary Wharton 8 F 1 OH 36 168 F**icis Wharton 3 M 1 OH 37 168 Leroy Yonham 17 M 17 IA farmer 1 170 36 40 George * Hawly 34 M 1 15 NY Lawyer 1 1 2 170 Sarah E Hawly 27 F 1 6 MO 3 170 Wm G Hawly 5 M 5 IA 4 170 Corington Porter 25 M 1 1 OH Inn Keep 1 1 5 170 Christena Porter 22 1 2 OH Age is very faint on census 6 170 Wm Hawkins 42 M 6 IN Carpenter 1 7 170 Samuel Castor 25 M 1 IN Lawyer 1 1 8 170 Benjamin Castor 30 M 6 IN Wagon ma 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 9 170 Joseph Mead 20 M 18 TN Carpenter 1 10 170 Wilford Taylor 22 M 22 IA Blacksmith 11 170 Francis Mervinian 25 F 5 IA 12 170 37 41 James * Daly 30 M 1 5 Ireland farmer 1 1 1 Middle initial could be N or U 13 170 Mary J Daly 27 F 1 5 PA 14 170 Clarence Daly 2 M 2 IA 15 170 Clary Jane Daly 1 1 IA Sex is blank on the census 16 170 38 42 Rueben Shackelford 44 M 1 7 KY Inn Keep 1 1 17 170 Nancy Shackelford 43 F 1 KY 18 170 James J Shackelford 21 M 7 IN Carpenter 19 170 Ellsabeth F Shackelford 18 F 7 IN 20 170 Louiza J Shackelford 16 7 IN 21 170 Howard Shackelford 14 7 IN 22 170 Robbert M Shackelford 4 4 IA 23 170 Samuel Shackelford 1 1 IA 24 170 James Laney 26 M 5 OH Physician 25 170 Thomas H Winn 20 M 3 VA Merchant 1 1 26 170 Mathew Woods 22 0 OH Shoemaker 27 170 Georg Young 22 1 OH Merchant 1 Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 28 170 John Pratt 22 6 IN Carpenter 29 170 Thomas Burns 21 8 IN Carpenter 30 170 39 43 John C Forkner 22 1 0 IN Carpenter 31 170 Elisabeth Forkner 16 1 2 OH 32 170 40 44 J M Davis 39 M 1 2 PA Merchant 1 33 170 Rachel Davis 37 F 1 2 PA 34 170 Jane Davis 16 F 2 OH 35 170 John W Davis 11 M 2 OH 36 170 Wm A Davis 8 M 2 OH 37 170 Mary M Davis 5 2 OH 38 170 Ternrele A Davis 3 2 OH 39 170 Avila Arnold 25 1 OH 1 172 41 45 Wm Heller 23 M 1 2 IL Blacksmi 1 1 2 172 Abigal Heller 18 F 1 2 IN 3 172 David Hoover 18 M 2 PA Blacksmith 4 172 42 46 H**** C Knapp 36 M 1 1 NY laborer 1 1 First name is too faint to read 5 172 Sarah A S Knapp 32 F 1 1 OH 6 172 B F Knapp 10 M 10 OH Years in state is listed as 10 on the census 7 172 Mary J Knapp F 1 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 8 172 Charlot * Knapp 5 F 1 OH 9 172 L A R Wills 21 M 1 KY Carpenter 10 172 43 47 Robbert Haywood 50 M 1 2 VA Carpente 1 11 172 Elisabeth Haywood 33 F 1 2 KY 12 172 Amanda A Haywood 17 F 2 MO 13 172 Robbert Haywood 15 M 2 MO Merchant 14 172 Sarah Haywood 8 F 2 MO 15 172 Leola Haywood 3 F 2 MO 16 172 D*** Haywood 1 M 1 IA First name is too faint to read 17 172 44 48 J C Porter 29 M 1 2 OH Minister 1 1 1 18 172 R C Porter 21 F 1 2 OH 19 172 F R Porter 2 M 2 OH 20 172 M E Porter 1 M 1 OH Birthplace is listed as Ohio on the census 21 172 45 49 C Dawson 27 M 1 5 England Tailor 1 1 22 172 Sarah Dawson 22 F 1 1 England 23 172 Emma J Dawson 1 F 1 IA 24 172 Henry C Heinsicker 24 M 1 0 IN 25 172 Hariet Hansicker 26 F 1 0 OH 26 172 James M Hansicker 2 M 0 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 27 172 Margaret A Hansicker 1 F 0 IA 28 172 James M Heller 10 M 0 IL 29 172 46 50 Thomas Willet 36 M 1 0 OH Blacksmith 30 172 Elisabeth J Willet 28 F 1 0 IN 31 172 Samantha Willet 9 F 0 IN 32 172 Martha A Willet 2 F 0 IA 33 172 Louisa D Willet 2 F 0 IA 34 172 L W King 24 M OH Blacksmith 1 35 172 47 51 John Childers 25 M 1 10 MO Carpente 1 1 36 172 Elisabeth Jane Childers 22 F 1 6 OH 37 172 Es*lia Hinge 10 F 6 OH Ink blot on first name 38 172 ***nda E 1 F 1 IA Ink blot on first name 1 174 48 52 Wm M Baldwin 28 M 1 1 VA Cabinet 1 1 2 174 Barbara Baldwin 28 F 1 1 OH 3 174 Cir** Baldwin 1 M 1 OH 4 174 James Parsons 46 M 1 1 NC farmer 1 1 5 174 Mary Parsons 46 F 1 1 NC 6 174 Sarah Parsons 19 F 1 NC 7 174 James Parsons 16 M 1 NC farmer Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 8 174 George Parsons 14 M 1 NC 9 174 Dra***in Parsons 10 M 1 NC Parts of first name too faint to read 10 174 Wm Parsons 8 M 1 NC 11 174 Alphens Parsons 6 M 1 NC 12 174 Robbert Parsons 2 M 1 IL 13 174 49 53 Isom Flynn 40 M 1 1 KY farmer 1 1 14 174 Sarah A S Flynn 40 F 1 OH 15 174 Wm Flynn 15 M 1 IL farmer 16 174 Louiza Ann Flynn 12 F 1 IL 17 174 John Giles Flynn 9 M 1 IL 18 174 Rachel L Flynn 7 F 1 IL 19 174 Isom Flynn 6 M 1 IL 20 174 Henry Flynn 1 M 1 IL 21 174 50 54 Wm Thompson 29 M 1 OH farmer 1 1 1 22 174 Elisabeth Thompson 29 F 1 OH 23 174 Samuel F Thompson 10 M 1 OH 24 174 R****ta * Thompson 8 F 1 OH Park of first name is too faint to read 25 174 Rolen E Thompson 6 M 1 OH 26 174 Willard R Thompson 4 M 1 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 27 174 Elvina Agnes Thompson 1 F 1 OH 28 174 Joseph Warner 21 M 2 OH 29 174 David Martin 27 M 0 OH 1 1 30 174 51 55 J B Ralls 36 M 1 2 OH Minister 1 1 31 174 Phebe S Ralls 35 F 1 2 NC 32 174 Mary Jane White 13 F 2 NC 33 174 John A Ralls 8 M 2 IN 34 174 Larreth Ralls 6 F 2 IN 35 174 Eliza F Ralls 2 F 2 IN 36 174 Wm T Stone 40 M 1 0 MA Carpente 1 1 37 174 Margaret Stone 25 F 1 1 IN Milner 38 174 G W Hale 26 M 1 MA Merchant 1 1 1 176 52 57 J B Garret 31 M 1 0 KY Plastere 1 1 2 176 Sarah Garret 20 F KY 3 176 L J Garret 1 F 0 IN 4 176 53 58 Harrison Waldon 36 M 1 4 KY farmer 5 176 Nancy Waldon 34 F 1 4 KY 6 176 Louiza Ann Waldon 16 F 4 MO 7 176 A J Waldon 13 M 4 MO Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 8 176 Logan S Waldon 11 M 4 MO 9 176 Herman * Waldon 9 M 4 MO Middle initial is a C or E 10 176 Mathilda C Waldon 6 F 4 MO 11 176 Rachel C Waldon 4 F IA 12 176 Charity L Waldon 2 F 2 IA 13 176 Daughter Waldon F IA 14 176 Rachel Waldon 22 F 4 KY 15 176 54 59 John Warner 27 M 1 2 OH Lawyer 1 1 1 16 176 Mary Warner 25 F 1 2 OH 17 176 Franklin L Warner 3 M 2 OH 18 176 Granville S Warner 2 M 2 IA 19 176 Isaac Leffler 68 M 1 22 PA farmer 20 176 Lethenia Leffler 54 1 22 VA 21 176 Caroline Leffler 30 F 22 VA 22 176 Alexander Leffler 16 M 17 IA farmer 23 176 David Leffler 15 M 15 IA 24 176 Sarah Leffler 12 F 12 IA 25 176 John L Finley 42 M 1 17 OH Physicia 1 1 1 26 176 M S Finley 36 F 1 17 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 27 176 J W Finley 18 M 17 OH 28 176 J W Finley 16 M 16 IA 29 176 C * Finley 14 M 14 IA 30 176 Frank Finley 9 M 9 IA 1 178 Jacob Warner 36 M 1 2 OH farmer 1 2 178 Caroline Warner 24 F 1 2 MD 3 178 Alonzo Warner 6 M 2 OH 4 178 Elizabeth Warner 3 F 2 OH 5 178 Lee Warner 1 M 1 IA 6 178 55 62 John Patterson 51 M 1 5 TN Saddler 1 7 178 Permilla Patterson 42 F 1 5 PA 8 178 Levi Clark 19 M PA 9 178 Samuel Forry 26 M 1 PA Lawyer 10 178 56 C Bawsman 46 M 1 1 PA farmer 1 1 11 178 Susan Bawsman 44 F 1 1 OH 12 178 Adeline Bawsman 19 F 1 OH 13 178 John W Bawsman 7 M 1 OH 14 178 George L Bawsman 21 M 1 1 OH farmer 1 15 178 Catharine Bawsman 20 F 1 1 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 16 178 Henry Bawsman 1 M 1 IA 17 178 57 65 Je*** Miller 56 M 1 18 PA farmer 1 1 First name is very faint and the last letters can not be read 18 178 Sophia Miller 42 F 1 18 NY 19 178 Robbert Miller 22 M 18 IN farmer 20 178 Mary Miller 18 F 18 IL 21 178 Cyntha Jane Miller 16 F 16 IA 22 178 Henry S Miller 11 M 11 IA 23 178 Sarah A Miller 9 F 9 IA 24 178 Wm H Miller 6 M 6 IA 25 178 Lydia Miller 1 F 1 IA Kermit L. 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