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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 Eden 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 1 298 1 1 Seth Webster 20 M 1 4 MI Farmer 1 1 First name is very very faint and very hard to read. It looked like 2 298 Lucinda Webster 19 F 1 4 IN 3 298 Johan Webster 3 M IA First name is very faint and hard to read 4 298 ***ler Webster 2 M IA First name is very faint and hard to read 5 298 1 1 Phillip Marshall 50 M 1 21 TN Farmer Should be Dwelling 2/Family 2 6 298 Jane Marshall 47 F 1 21 OH 7 298 Phillip T Marshall 19 IA 1 No sex or years in state marked 8 298 Mary J Marshall 19 IA 9 298 Charity Ann Marshall 15 IA 10 298 ***ney J Marshall 11 IA First name is very very faint, no sex or years in state marked 11 298 1 1 D** Gammon 23 M 1 6 IN Farmer 1 1 Should be Dwelling 3/Family 3 12 298 Emma Gammon 22 F 1 6 Place of birth is blank 13 298 Elvira Gammon 3 F IA 14 298 John W Gammon 2 M IA 15 298 * W Gammon half M IA First initial is too faint to decipher 16 298 1 1 Jacob Spellman 43 M 1 PA Farmer 1 Should be Dwelling 4, NO years in state marked 17 298 Sarah Spellman 37 F 1 OH 18 298 Hyrim Spellman 17 M OH 19 298 Amanda J Spellman 14 F OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 298 Selestine Spellman 12 F OH 21 298 Centhan Spellman 8 F OH 22 298 Clarinda Spellman 6 F OH 23 298 1 1 Joseph Boyer 36 M 1 7 MO Farmer 1 1 Should be Dwelling 5 24 298 Mary D Boyer 36 F 1 7 IL 25 298 Leander Boyer 8 M 7 IL 26 298 Isabella Boyer 5 F IA 27 298 Amanda Boyer 3 F IA 28 298 Mary Boyer 2 F IA 29 298 1 1 Elisha B Mann 26 M 1 10 TN Farmer 1 1 Should be Dwelling 6 30 298 Amanda J Mann 27 F 1 6 TN 31 298 Sarah E Mann 11 F IA 32 298 Wm P Mann 6 M IA 33 298 Nart H Mann 2 F IA 34 298 1 1 James Hatfield 66 M 1 14 TN Farmer Should be dwelling 7 35 298 James R Hatfield 16 M 14 MO 36 298 John K Hatfield 18 M 14 TN 37 298 Sley Kilgore 23 M 14 KY Farmer 1 1 38 298 Elisabeth Johnson 29 F 1 12 NY Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 1 300 7 7 Enus C Trembly 24 M 1 3 OH Farmer 1 1 Should be dwelling 8 but it is marked as 7 2 300 Catharine Trembly 24 F 1 3 MO 3 300 1 1 Samuel Still 29 M 1 8 OH Farmer 1 1 If the above is Dwelling 7 then this should be Dwelling 8 4 300 Livina R Still 27 F 1 8 KY 5 300 Mary Still 18 F 8 MO 6 300 Caroline Still 10 F 8 MO 7 300 Martin V Still 8 M 8 MO 8 300 Loucinda Still 6 IA 9 300 Louisa Still 4 IA 10 300 1 1 Francis Wisdom 38 M 1 1 KY Farmer 1 1 Should be Dwelling 9 11 300 Margaret G Wisdom 32 F 1 1 KY 12 300 Susan C Wisdom 17 1 MO 13 300 Virgina M Wisdom 15 1 MO First name is as it is spelled on the census 14 300 Thomas H B Wisdom 13 M 1 MO 15 300 Francis M Wisdom 8 M 1 MO 16 300 Rebeca L Wisdom 6 F 1 MO 17 300 John W Wisdom 4 M 1 MO 18 300 Henry H Wisdom 2 1 IA 19 300 1 1 Andrew P Rader 46 1 2 IA 1 Should be Dwelling 10. Birthplace is dittoed from the one above whi Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 300 Margaret Rader 26 1 2 IA Birthplace is dittoed from above 21 300 Mary C Rader 4 IA 22 300 Elisabeth Rader 3 IA 23 300 1 1 John Trembly 52 1 3 PA 1 Should be Dwelling 11 24 300 Jimmima Trembly 48 1 3 PA 25 300 David Trembly 21 3 OH 1 1 26 300 Nelson Trembly 18 3 OH 27 300 Mahaly Trimbly 15 3 OH 28 300 Benjamin Trembly 13 3 OH 29 300 Catharine Trembly 11 3 OH 30 300 Maryan Trembly 9 3 OH 31 300 Ezekiel Trembly 7 3 IN 32 300 Wesley Trembly 5 3 IN 33 300 1 1 Asale Stanberry 34 1 5 OH 1 1 Should be Dwelling 12 34 300 Sarah Stanberry 34 1 5 MO 35 300 Martin Stanberry 14 5 MO 36 300 Marion Stanberry 12 5 MO 37 300 Estivella Stanberry 10 F 5 MO 38 300 America Stanberry 8 F 5 MO Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 39 300 Lindia Stanberry 6 F 5 MO 40 300 Caroline Stanberry 4 IA 1 302 Nov*inbley Stanberry 2 M 2 302 13 13 Cartlin Harris 45 M 1 10 OH 1 1 3 302 Mary Harris 45 1 10 OH 4 302 Wm F Harris 20 10 IN 1 5 302 James W Harris 18 10 IN 1 6 302 Stephen F Harris 16 10 IN 7 302 Almanda E Harris 13 10 IN 8 302 Oliver Harris 11 10 IN 9 302 Mary E Harris 9 IA 10 302 Samantha J Harris 7 IA 11 302 1 1 Isaac M Blaxley 25 1 8 IN 1 1 1 Should be Dwelling 14 12 302 Abagale Blaxley 24 1 10 OH 13 302 Cartland H Blaxley 4 IA 14 302 John M Blaxley 2 IA 15 302 1 1 Joseph A Bales 31 1 1 OH 1 1 1 Should be Dwelling 15 16 302 Miney D Bales 27 1 1 OH 17 302 John W Bales 8 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 18 302 Wm W Bales 6 1 IN 19 302 Phebe Bales 5 1 IN 20 302 Martha Bales 3 1 IN 21 302 Curtis P Bales 1 IA 22 302 1 1 Jackson Smith 26 1 1 OH 1 1 1 Should be Dwelling 16 23 302 Julia Smith 20 1 1 OH 24 302 George Smt 5 1 OH 25 302 1 1 Samuel Mcdowell 34 1 6 KY 1 1 1 Should be Dwelling 17 26 302 Perlina Mcdowell 33 1 6 KY 27 302 Sarah L Mcdowell 11 6 IN 28 302 John W Mcdowell 9 6 IN 29 302 George Mcdowell 6 6 IA 30 302 Mary E Mcdowell 3 IA 31 302 1 1 Milton Burrel 24 1 14 IN 1 1 Should be Dwelling 18 32 302 Rachiel Burrel 19 1 9 MO 33 302 Elisabeth Burrel 3 IA 34 302 Larkin Burrel 1 IA 35 302 1 1 Halden L Cook 34 1 4 NY 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 19 36 302 Sarah S Cook 36 1 4 NH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 37 302 Halden Cook 11 4 NY 38 302 Elen Shay 14 3 MI 1 304 21 21 Martin Cox 25 M 1 4 IN F 1 1 1 Marked as Dwelling 21, Family 21 2 304 Sary E Cox 24 F 1 4 IN 3 304 Sarah L Cox 3 IA 4 304 Mary E Cox 2 IA 5 304 1 1 John Vanderpool 36 1 11 MO 1 1 1 Should be Dwelling 22 6 304 Mary Vanderpool 33 1 11 KY 7 304 Solomon Vanderpool 16 11 MO 8 304 Catharine Vanderpool 13 11 MO 9 304 Quincy Vanderpool 10 IA 10 304 Margaret Vanderpool 8 IA 11 304 Gillom Vanderpool 7 IA 12 304 Alford Vanderpool 6 IA 13 304 Emma Vanderpool 5 IA 14 304 Delila Vanderpool 3 IA 15 304 Emaline Vanderpool 2 IA 16 304 1 1 Solomon Kislin 39 1 1 VA 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 23 17 304 Nancy Kislin 40 1 1 KY Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 18 304 Margaret Kislin 16 1 IN 19 304 Anna B Kislin 15 1 IN 20 304 Barbara Kislin 13 1 IN 21 304 Nancy Kislin 9 1 IN 22 304 Sarah H Kislin 8 1 IN 23 304 Antrum F Kislin 6 1 IN 24 304 Georg O Kislin 4 1 IN Middle initial could be a C instead of an O 25 304 John W Kislin 2 1 IN 26 304 1 1 Wm Bright 40 1 2 IN 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 24 27 304 Susan Bright 38 1 2 IN 28 304 Daniel Bright 10 2 VA 29 304 Margaret Bright 6 2 VA 30 304 Andrew Bright 4 2 VA 31 304 1 1 Philip Miller 23 1 1 IN 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 25 32 304 Sarah Miller 18 1 8 OH 33 304 1 1 Wm Wiley 38 1 1 PA 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 26 34 304 Mahaley Wiley 34 1 1 OH 35 304 Henry Wiley 16 1 OH 36 304 Howard Willey 8 1 OH Surname spelling varied from parents Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 37 304 Mary Willey 6 1 OH 38 304 Albert Wiley 4 1 OH 39 304 John Wiley 2 1 OH 1 306 27 27 Johnathan Tindle 25 1 1 IN F 1 1 1 2 306 Susannah Tindle 2 1 1 IN Married is marked and age is written as 2 on the census 3 306 1 1 Wm Maxwell 31 1 5 KY F 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 28 4 306 Jane P Maxwell 31 1 5 IN 5 306 Sarah K Maxwell 6 5 IN 6 306 John P Maxwell 4 IA 7 306 Martha L Maxwell 1 IA 8 306 1 1 John Mcnelley 39 1 1 NJ F 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 29 9 306 Jane P Mcnelley 35 1 1 OH 10 306 Adam G Mcnelley 14 1 IN 11 306 Richard C Mcnelley 12 1 IN 12 306 Maryan Mcnelley 9 1 IN 13 306 Wm H Mcnelley 3 1 IN 14 306 Nancy Mcnelley 2 1 IN 15 306 1 1 Alvin Daley 31 1 1 IN 1 1 1 Should be dwelling30 16 306 Mary F Daley 25 1 1 KY Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 17 306 Sidney Daley 10 1 IN 18 306 Allis L Daley 7 1 IN 19 306 Amity Daley 4 1 IN 20 306 Wm C Daley 2 1 IN 21 306 1 1 Asa Burrel 49 1 14 OH 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 31 22 306 Elisabeth Burrel 51 1 14 KY 23 306 Martha P Burrel 22 14 IN Middle initial could also be a J 24 306 Maryan Burrel 20 14 IN 25 306 Elisabeth Burrel 19 14 IN 26 306 L F Burrel 17 14 IN 27 306 Aca Burrel 14 14 IN First name is spelled as it appears on the census 28 306 Sarah Ann Burrel 9 IA 29 306 1 1 Eisa Natson 29 1 12 KY Should be dwelling 32 30 306 Lutinian Natson 3 IA 31 306 1 1 Wood Osbern 56 1 3 VT F 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 33. Birthplace is listed as Ver (but for this en 32 306 Catharine Osbern 54 1 3 VT 33 306 Mary Osbern 14 3 VT 34 306 1 1 Samuel Osbern 19 1 3 VT Should be dwelling 34. Birthplace is listed as Ver 35 306 Sarah L Osbern 21 1 9 VT Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 36 306 1 1 Michel Rader 57 1 3 TN 1 1 1 Should be dwelling 35 37 306 Catharine Rader 52 1 3 VA 38 306 William Rader 18 3 IN 1 END Kermit L. Kittleson kermit-k@juno.com