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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 Decatur 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 30 216 Francis Hatfield 4 F 4 IA 31 216 173 181 Calvin Atha 35 M 1 1 VA farmer 1 1 Land ownership column is obscured by page fold 32 216 Susan Atha 36 F 1 1 VA 33 216 Mary Atha 14 F 1 VA 34 216 John E Atha 10 M 1 NC 35 216 George Atha 7 M 1 NC 36 216 Samuel Atha 4 M 1 NC 37 216 Andrew Atha 1 M 1 IA 38 216 Andrew Rock 23 M 1 1 NC farmer 1 1 39 216 Susannah Rock 16 F 1 1 NC 1 218 174 183 John Rock 39 M 1 1 VA farmer 1 1 2 218 Mary Rock 26 F 1 1 KY 3 218 George Rock 3 M 1 KY 4 218 Mary Rock 6 F 1 KY 5 218 Samuel Rock 60 M 1 2 TN farmer 1 1 6 218 Susannah Rock 60 F 1 2 TN 7 218 Samuel Rock 14 M 2 TN 8 218 175 185 Campble Atha 35 M 1 1 VA farmer 1 1 9 218 Mary Atha 34 F 1 1 VA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 10 218 Elijah Atha 13 M 1 VA 11 218 Francis M Atha 11 M 1 NC 12 218 Julia Ann Atha 9 F 1 NC 13 218 Syrena Atha 5 F 1 KY 14 218 A J Atha 3 M 1 KY 15 218 176 186 Alfred Stanley 43 M 1 14 KY farmer 1 1 1 16 218 Elisabeth Stanley 38 F 1 14 TN 17 218 A J Stanley 19 M 14 MO farmer 1 18 218 Hiram Stanley 16 M 14 MO farmer 19 218 Eliza Ann Stanley 13 F 13 IA 20 218 Jasper Stanley 10 M 10 IA 21 218 Pernelia Stanley 8 F 8 IA 22 218 Harber Stanley 6 M 6 IA 23 218 Thomas Stanley 3 M 3 IA 24 218 Daughter Stanley 1 F 1 IA 25 218 177 187 Ishmial Barnes 43 M 1 5 KY farmer 1 1 1 There is a slim possibility that the first letter of the surname is 26 218 Sarah Barnes 28 F 1 3 IN Years in state was a 3 on the census 27 218 Lydia Barnes 12 F 5 IN 28 218 Stephen Barnes 9 M 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 29 218 Nancy Barnes 7 F 5 IN 30 218 Fanny Barnes 60 F 1 5 KY 31 218 Mary A Peerse 11 F IN 32 218 178 188 Wm Kendricks 25 M 1 11 IL farmer 1 1 1 33 218 Sarah Kendricks 20 F 1 5 IN 34 218 179 189 Susannah Kendricks 60 F 1 11 KY 35 218 Daniel Kendricks 21 M 11 IL farmer 1 1 1 36 218 Samuel Kendricks 18 M 11 IL farmer 1 37 218 Martin Kendricks 16 M 11 IL farmer 1 220 179 189 David Sears 37 M 1 15 KY farmer 1 1 Dwelling and family are as they appear on the census 2 220 Amanda Sears 36 F 1 15 KY 3 220 Daniel Sears 13 M 13 IA 4 220 Elisabeth Sears 10 F 10 IA 5 220 Wm Sears 9 M 9 IA 6 220 Susan Sears 7 F 7 IA 7 220 Nancy Sears 6 F 6 IA 8 220 Latitia Sears 3 F 3 IA 9 220 David Sears 1 M 1 IA 10 220 180 190 J B Lunbeck 41 M 1 19 NJ 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 11 220 Aurelia Lunbeck 33 F 1 8 VA 12 220 Lemuel Lunbeck 14 M 14 IN 13 220 Lucia L Lunbeck 8 F 8 IA 14 220 Elorette A Lunbeck 6 F 6 IA 15 220 Narcassas Lunbeck 4 M IA 16 220 Delilah Weldon 19 F 17 MO 17 220 Peter Blisserer 19 M 0 OH Laborer 1 18 220 Thomas Posers 22 M 1 VA Carpente 1 1 1 19 220 J W Shafer 21 M 21 IA Tinner 1 1 21 220 181 195 J M Wright 29 M 1 5 OH Cabinetmaker 22 220 Louiza Wright 22 F 1 5 OH 23 220 Lucinda Dearman 17 F 5 OH 25 220 182 196 Daniel Bradley 38 M 1 5 KY farmer 1 1 1 26 220 Mary Bradley 35 F 1 5 IN 27 220 Wm H Bradley 11 M 5 IN 28 220 John Bradley 7 M 5 IN 29 220 Elmyra Bradley 4 F 4 IA 30 220 Thomas J Bradley 1 M 1 IA 31 220 183 197 Isaac Rader 28 M 1 0 IN 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 32 220 Ann Rader 26 F 1 0 OH 33 220 John E Rader 6 M 0 IN 2 222 184 198 Rachel Morris 61 F 1 0 OH Age could also be 81 (looks more like 61 though) 3 222 Isaac Morris 21 M IN farmer 1 1 1 4 222 Rheuben Morris 16 M IN farmer 5 222 David Morris 12 M IN 6 222 Daniel Morris 9 M IN 7 222 Abram Large 28 M 1 IN Laborer The widowed column is marked for him on the census 8 222 Martha Large 3 F IN 9 222 185 199 C J Hoffman 34 M 1 2 Wurtembu farmer 1 1 1 10 222 Susannah Hoffman 26 F 1 2 OH 11 222 Calvin W Hoffman 2 M 2 OH 12 222 Leo Virgil Hoffman 0 M 0 IA 13 222 186 200 Mr Carathers 40 M 1 IN farmer 1 1 1 14 222 Mrs Carathers 24 F IN 15 222 Carathers IN No first name, age or sex listed in the census 16 222 187 201 Mrs Stanley No other info listed except first and last name Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS END Kermit L. 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