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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 4 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 3 190 Henry Heaston 16 M 2 IN farmer 4 190 Li***yann Heaston 14 F 2 IN Part of first name not legible due to faintness 5 190 Lucinda Heaston 12 F 2 IN 6 190 Wm M Heaston 9 M 2 IN 7 190 Nithaniel Heaston 8 M 2 IN 8 190 John Heaston 5 M 2 IN 9 190 Catherine M Heaston 1 F IA 10 190 99 106 Christian Heaston 40 M 1 2 OH farmer 1 1 1 11 190 Kesiah Heaston 48 F 1 2 OH 12 190 Eli Heaston 12 M 2 IN 13 190 Jefferson Heaston 8 M 2 IN 14 190 Nelson Heaston 6 M 2 IN 15 190 Albert Heaston 5 M 2 IN 16 190 100 107 Rily Moss 23 M 1 4 IL farmer 17 190 Mary Ann Moss 17 F 1 2 IN 18 190 101 108 Eli Swisher 39 M 1 3 NC farmer 1 1 19 190 Mary Swisher 35 F 1 3 OH 20 190 Gilbert Swisher 15 M 3 IL farmer 21 190 Christina Swisher 12 F 3 IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 22 190 Francis Swisher 9 M 3 IL 23 190 Wm H Swisher 5 M 3 IL 24 190 Daniel Swisher 2 M 2 IA 25 190 102 109 Oliver Hoskins 29 M 1 9 IL farmer 1 1 1 26 190 Lucinda Hoskins 29 F 1 9 IL 27 190 Josiah Hoskins 7 M 7 IA 28 190 Jane N Hoskins 5 F 5 IA 29 190 Emma Hoskins 3 F 3 IA 30 190 103 110 Jane Howel 67 F 1 3 VA 31 190 Charles Landon 13 M 2 MO 32 190 Elisabeth Landon 12 F 2 MO 33 190 Lucinda Landon 7 F 2 MO 34 190 105 111 James Pace 32 M 1 0 VA farmer 1 1 35 190 Tobitha Pace 36 F 1 0 DE 36 190 Martha E Pace 10 0 OH Sex not given 37 190 Mary E Pace 6 0 OH Sex not given 38 190 James W Pace 4 M 0 OH 1 192 Johnathan * 5 M 5 IA No surname given and the prev Pace family only just arrived in Iowa 2 192 Sarah L * 2 F 2 IA No surname given and the prev Pace family only just arrived in Iowa Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 3 192 110 117 Wm T Shackelford 22 M 1 7 KY farmer 1 1 1 4 192 Lavina Shackelford 19 F 1 6 IL 5 192 Larabelle Shackelford 1 F 1 IA 6 192 111 118 John M Way 35 M 1 2 IN pedagoug 1 1 1 7 192 Ann E Way 33 F 1 2 IN 8 192 Son Way 0 M IN 9 192 Margaret Mail 12 F 4 IN 10 192 Wm Mail 10 M 4 IN 11 192 Mary Mail 8 F 4 IN 12 192 John Mail 5 M 4 IN 13 192 112 119 Elija Hale 49 M 1 7 OH farmer 1 1 1 14 192 Mary Hale 45 F 1 7 OH 15 192 Martin V Hale 15 M 7 IL farmer 16 192 Elija D Hale 11 M 7 IL 17 192 Solomon Hale 7 M 7 IL 18 192 Alexander Hale 5 M 5 IA 19 192 Elm**ry Hale 3 3 IA Sex not given 20 192 113 120 Thomas Tibbs 27 M 1 9 IN farmer 1 1 1 21 192 Charlotte Tibbs 20 F 1 9 IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 22 192 Wm S Tibbs 1 M 1 IA 23 192 114 121 Adrew B Phipps 33 M 6 IN farmer 1 1 1 First name is as it appears on the census 24 192 Tama Phipps 54 F 1 5 NJ 25 192 Lucinda Phipps 23 F 5 IN 26 192 Syrinda Phipps 15 F 5 MO 27 192 Mary Ann Phipps 10 F 5 MO 28 192 115 122 Isrial B Swann 22 M 1 4 OH farmer 1 1 1 29 192 Caroline Swann 21 F 1 4 NY 30 192 Samuel Swann 4 M 4 OH 31 192 Susannah Swann 2 F 2 IA 32 192 Henry Swann 1 M 1 IA 33 192 Catharine Walker 15 F 3 NY 34 192 116 123 Joshua Swann M 1 4 VA farmer 1 1 Age not readable due to smudging 35 192 Susannah Swann 60 F 1 4 MD 36 192 Joshua T Swann 18 M 4 OH farmer 1 1 37 192 Nancy Canler 8 F 4 OH 1 194 118 124 James H Swann 25 M 1 4 OH farmer 1 1 2 194 Precilla Swann 18 F 1 4 NY 3 194 Wm H Swann 1 M 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 4 194 Gravile R Canler 11 M 1 OH 5 194 119 125 Richard Gilbert 30 M 1 4 Canada 1 1 1 6 194 Anna Gilbert 27 F 1 4 OH 7 194 David Gilbert 13 M 4 OH 8 194 Emma D Gilbert 11 F 4 OH 9 194 Joshua J Gilbert 9 M 4 OH 10 194 Susannah Gilbert 6 F 4 OH 11 194 120 126 George Jesten 27 M 1 27 IA farmer 12 194 Sarah Jesten 36 F 1 OH 13 194 Robbert Candler 15 M OH 14 194 Theo Candler 12 M OH 15 194 Daniel B Candler 7 M OH 16 194 Mary D Candler 4 F OH 17 194 Samuel W Jesten 1 M IA 18 194 121 127 Francis Dose 30 M 1 9 France farmer 1 1 1 19 194 Rachsina Dose 28 F 1 9 IN 20 194 Joseph E Dose 2 M 2 IA 21 194 John F C Dose 1 M 1 IA 22 194 122 128 James Sprowel 40 M 1 3 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 23 194 Elisabeth Sprowel 34 F 1 3 PA 24 194 Mary Ann Sprowel 14 F 3 IN 25 194 Wm Sprowel 12 M 3 IN 26 194 John Sprowel 10 M 3 IN 27 194 Achsha J Sprowel 8 F IN First name is as it appears on the census 28 194 Sarah E Sprowel 6 F IN 29 194 Joseph G Sprowel 5 M IN 30 194 Susannah C Sprowel 3 F IN 31 194 Christina Sprowel 1 F IA 32 194 123 129 Elijah Moss 23 M 1 6 MO farmer 1 33 194 Melinda J Moss 17 F 1 5 IN 34 194 Jacob Moss 21 M 5 IL laborer 1 35 194 124 130 Moses M Arnold 61 M 1 1 VA farmer 1 1 36 194 Jemimah Arnold 43 F 1 1 VA 37 194 Nathaniel Arnold 22 M OH Carpente 1 1 38 194 Minerva E Arnold 17 F OH 1 196 John C Arnold 16 M 1 OH farmer 2 196 Sarah J Arnold 15 F 1 OH 3 196 Matilda Arnold 13 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 4 196 Martha Arnold 12 F 1 OH 5 196 Mary Arnold 10 F 1 OH 6 196 Hiram B Arnold 9 M 1 OH 7 196 James M W Arnold 5 M 1 IN 8 196 Anna Arnold 2 F 1 IN 9 196 125 131 Elija Hoskins 54 M 1 9 OH farmer 1 1 10 196 Mary Hoskins 47 F 1 9 TN 11 196 Isam Hoskins 20 M 9 IL farmer 1 12 196 Eliza A Hoskins 19 F 9 IL 13 196 126 132 Jefferson Coplend 46 M 1 9 TN farmer 1 1 14 196 Loiza Coplend 40 F 1 9 KY 15 196 Lydia A Coplend 15 F 9 MO 16 196 Martha Coplend 12 F 9 MO 17 196 Julette Coplend 9 F 9 MO 18 196 127 133 Wm Phipps 19 M 9 O: farmer 1 Dwelling and family number appear by his name 19 196 Milton Doan 23 M 1 2 IN farmer 1 1 1 20 196 Hannah Doan 21 F 1 2 IN 21 196 John Doan 1 M 1 IA 22 196 128 134 Samuel Goodman 25 M 1 1 PA farmer 1 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 23 196 Hannah Goodman 23 F 1 1 IN 24 196 Susannah Goodman 5 F 1 IN 25 196 SydneAnn Goodman 4 F 1 IN 26 196 Phebe Goodman 3 F 1 IN 27 196 Aaron Goodman 1 M 1 IA 28 196 129 135 Elijah Hall 52 M 1 10 VA farmer 1 1 29 196 Cynthia Hall 51 F 1 OH 30 196 130 136 Miles Hall 30 M 1 10 IL farmer 1 1 1 31 196 Sarah E Hall 24 F 1 5 IN 32 196 Mary J Hall 2 F 2 IA 33 196 Mary Ann Phipps 17 F 10 IL 34 196 Mary Hall 72 F 1 10 VA 35 196 131 137 Henry Waggoner 33 M 1 0 IN farmer 1 36 196 Eliza J Waggoner 23 F 1 0 VA 37 196 Samuel Waggoner 6 M 0 IN 38 196 Wm Waggoner 4 M 0 IN 39 196 Francis Waggoner 2 M 0 IN 1 198 132 138 Davis Hall 27 M 1 10 IL farmer 1 1 1 2 198 Jane Hall 29 F 1 7 IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 3 198 Mary A Hall 3 F 3 IA 4 198 Son Hall 1 M 1 IA 5 198 133 139 Daniel Gettinger 34 M 1 2 NY farmer 1 1 1 6 198 Sarah Gettinger 24 F 1 3 OH 7 198 Agnes Gettinger 1 F IA 8 198 134 140 Allen Brown 45 M 1 2 NC farmer 1 1 9 198 Mary Brown 40 F 1 2 IN 10 198 Charity A Brown 22 F 2 IN 11 198 Henry * Brown 19 M 2 IN farmer 12 198 Joel A Brown 17 M 2 IN farmer 13 198 Sarah E Brown 16 F 2 IN 14 198 John M Brown 13 M 2 IN 15 198 Wm A Brown 12 M 2 IN 16 198 James R Brown 8 M 2 IN 17 198 Hester C Brown 4 F 2 IN 18 198 135 141 Daniel J Arnold 40 M 1 0 VA farmer 19 198 Margaret A Arnold 30 F 1 0 MD 20 198 Alonzo P Arnold 14 M IN 21 198 Martha M Arnold 5 F IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 22 198 Mary J Arnold 4 F IN 23 198 W * Arnold 1 M IN 24 198 Mary J Arnold 22 F NY 25 198 136 142 Walters NY No first name, age or other info except surname and birthplace given 26 198 Walters NY No first name, age or other info except surname and birthplace given 27 198 Walters NY No first name, age or other info except surname and birthplace given 28 198 137 143 Joel Balenzo 52 M 1 10 NC farmer 29 198 Minerva Balenzo 44 F 1 10 NC 30 198 Harrison Balenzo 21 M 10 NC laborer 31 198 George Balenzo 17 M 10 NC laborer 32 198 Edward Balenzo 13 M 10 NC 33 198 Mary Balenzo 12 F 10 NC 34 198 Elisabeth Balenzo 4 F 4 IA 35 198 Ingram Balenzo 3 F 3 IA 36 198 138 144 Comodore Ingram 33 M 1 11 IN Painter 37 198 Catharine Ingram 30 F 1 11 IN 38 198 John F Ingram 10 M 10 IA 1 200 Benjamin Inggram 1 M 1 IA 2 200 139 145 Abednigo Davis 34 M 1 1 PA farmer 1 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 3 200 Almena Davis 38 F 1 1 PA 4 200 Thomas J Davis 11 M 1 OH 5 200 John H Davis 10 M 1 OH 6 200 Francis W Davis 8 M 1 OH 7 200 Hannah A Davis 5 F 1 OH 8 200 Abednigo Davis 2 M 1 OH 9 200 Charles M Davis 1 M 1 IA 10 200 140 146 Daniel Runckles 22 M 1 1 OH farmer 1 1 1 11 200 Elisabeth Runckles 19 F 1 6 IN 12 200 141 147 Jacob Sears 62 M 1 16 KY farmer 1 1 Kermit L. 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