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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 Garden Grove 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 6 1 1 John Wolverton 27 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 2 6 Rebecca J. Wolverton 22 F 1 1 OH 3 6 Margaret J. Wolverton 3 F 1 OH 4 6 2 2 Ann Knapp 45 F 1 5 NY Farming 1 5 6 Thomas Knapp 23 M 5 NY Farmer 1 1 6 6 Charles Knapp 21 M 5 OH Farmer 1 1 1 7 6 Samuel Knapp 19 M 5 OH Farmer 1 8 6 Edward Knapp 17 M 5 OH Farmer 9 6 Lucretia Knapp 14 F 5 OH 10 6 Mary Knapp 5 F 5 OH 11 6 3 3 Henry Davis 29 M 1 1 OH Carpente 1 1 12 6 Mary A. Davis 25 F 1 0 OH Dressmaker 13 6 Ella Davis 3 F 0 OH 14 6 J. G. Chamberlain 27 M 1 NY Carpente 1 1 1 1 Paupers 15 6 R. W Johnson 21 M 0 OH Physicia 1 1 16 6 4 4 Silvanus Arnold 54 M 1 2 NY Farmer 1 1 17 6 Lucretia Arnold 51 F 1 2 NY 18 6 Nancy Arnold 17 F 2 OH 19 6 Gary Arnold 13 M 2 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 6 Elisabeth Williams 15 F 2 OH 21 6 Will Laer 26 M 1 Prussia Nurseryman 1 1 1 22 6 T. F. Farquhar 21 M 0 Ireland Laborer 1 23 6 John Fay 30 M 0 Germany Laborer 1 24 6 Godfrey Benson 30 M 0 Germany Ironmoulder 1 1 25 6 Jonathan Vale 22 M 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 26 6 5 5 Timmon Young 30 M 1 1 Germany Farmer 1 1 27 6 Eva Young 22 F 1 1 Germany 28 6 Philip Young 0 M 0 IA 29 6 6 6 Jacob Henning 27 M 1 2 OH Farmer 1 1 1 30 6 Mary Henning 22 F 1 2 OH 31 6 Kate Henning 0 F 0 IA 32 6 7 7 Stephen H Arnold 47 M 1 0 NY Farmer 1 1 33 6 Eva Arnold 45 F 1 0 PA 34 6 Lucretia Arnold 19 F 0 NY 35 6 Henry Arnold 14 M 0 NY 36 6 Phebe Arnold 12 F 0 NY 37 6 John Arnold 10 M 0 NY 38 6 Fanny Arnold 6 F 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 39 6 Silvanus Arnold 3 M 0 OH 1 8 Mary Murray 76 F 1 0 PA 2 8 Abraham Miller 26 M 2 OH Laborer 1 1 3 8 8 8 John R Carey 35 M 1 1 NJ Farmer 1 1 1 4 8 Eliza Carey 35 F 1 1 OH Schoolmistress 5 8 Edward G. Carey 9 M 1 OH 6 8 Leonard B. Carey 7 M 1 OH 7 8 Mary E. Carey 4 F 1 OH 8 8 John L. Carey 2 M 1 OH 9 8 9 9 J. R. Simons 27 M 1 1 OH Carpente 1 1 1 10 8 Betsy Simons 22 F 1 1 NY Dressmaker 11 8 Mary L. Simons 0 F 0 IA 12 8 E. B. Simons 23 M 0 OH Carpente 1 1 13 8 10 10 Hiram Chase 40 M 1 6 NY Farmer 1 1 1 14 8 Ellen L. Chase 37 F 1 6 CT 15 8 Henry Chase 12 M 6 OH 16 8 Alice Chase 8 F 6 IN 17 8 Murray Chase 7 M 6 OH 18 8 Lewis Chase 0 M 0 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 19 8 11 11 A. B. Starns 24 M 1 2 OH Merchant 1 1 1 20 8 Nancy E. Starns 23 F 1 1 NY Schoolmistress 21 8 George Starns 0 M 0 IA 22 8 12 12 Daniel Starns 27 M 2 NY Farmer 1 1 1 23 8 13 13 James C. Williams 28 M 0 Wales Tailor 1 24 8 14 14 J. K. Woodbury 52 M 1 1 MA Farmer 1 1 25 8 Susannah Woodbury 53 F 1 1 MA 26 8 William Woodbury 16 M 1 MI Farmer 27 8 Elisabeth Woodbury 13 F 1 MI 28 8 James Woodbury 9 M 1 MI 29 8 Clarissa Crowel 17 F 1 MI 30 8 William Matom 20 M 0 England Farmer 31 8 15 15 T.H. Northrup 30 M 1 1 NY Farmer 32 8 Mary Northrup 31 F 1 1 MA 33 8 16 16 C. * Kellogg 33 M 1 1 NY Farmer 1 1 1 34 8 S. T. Kellogg 20 F 1 1 OH 35 8 Fred H. Kellogg 2 M 1 OH 36 8 17 17 R. D. Kellogg 27 M 1 1 NY Farmer 1 1 1 37 8 C. F. Kellogg 24 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 38 8 Margret Ke***m 18 F 1 Germany 39 8 C. R. Holl 20 M 1 OH Farmer 1 10 18 18 Achael Culver 38 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 2 10 Emeline A. Culver 36 F 1 1 VT Schoolmistress 3 10 Marion Culver 16 F 1 OH 4 10 Joseph Culver 14 M 1 OH 5 10 Mary A. Culver 12 F 1 OH 6 10 Ira Culver 9 M 1 OH 7 10 19 19 D. L. Bowen 35 M 1 12 OH Merchant 1 1 1 8 10 J. A. Bowen 32 F 1 6 OH 9 10 Mary L. Bowen 7 F 7 IA 10 10 Wade Bowen 2 M 2 IA 11 10 Isaac * Newman 20 M 0 VA Clerk 1 12 10 John R. Ritter 20 M 5 IL Farmer 1 13 10 20 20 George Woodbury 23 M 1 1 NY Farmer 1 1 1 14 10 Kate M. Woodbury 22 F 1 1 NY 15 10 George J. Woodbury 0 M 0 IA 16 10 Jane Jacobus 45 F 1 1 NY 17 10 21 21 Daniel Hines 52 M 1 0 CT Shoemake 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 18 10 Mary Hines 56 F 1 0 CT 19 10 Willis Hines 12 M 0 CT 20 10 22 22 John Worden 23 M 1 1 NY Blacksmi 1 1 1 21 10 Sarah Worden 22 F 1 1 CT 22 10 George Hines 30 M 1 0 CT Shoemake 1 1 23 10 23 23 Matthew Jackson 38 M 1 1 PA Blacksmi 1 1 1 24 10 Sarah E. Jackson 30 F 1 1 PA 25 10 Gerritt Jackson 12 M 1 OH 26 10 George Jackson 7 M 1 OH 27 10 Mary J. Jackson 5 F 1 OH 28 10 Maria Jackson 1 F 1 IA 29 10 24 24 F. D. E. Shaw 25 M 1 1 IL Farmer 1 1 1 30 10 Lovina R. Shaw 25 F 1 1 IL Schoolmistress 31 10 Eugene M. Shaw 1 M 1 IL 32 10 25 25 S. W. Shaw 23 M 0 IL Farmer 1 1 1 33 10 James S. Shaw 25 M 0 IL Farmer 1 1 34 10 Zelotes W. Knapp 51 M 5 MA Speculat 1 1 35 10 26 26 John Carter 42 M 1 10 VA Farmer 1 1 1 36 10 Sarah Carter 28 F 1 10 NY Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 37 10 William H. Carter 13 M 10 OH 38 10 Charles M. Carter 11 M 10 OH 1 12 Sarah J. Carter 9 F 9 IA 2 12 Benjamin F. Carter 7 M 7 IA 3 12 Clarinda Carter 5 F 5 IA 4 12 George K. Carter 3 M 3 IA 5 12 Mary E. Carter 3 F 3 IA 6 12 Thomas Carter 1 M 1 IA 7 12 27 27 Edward Davis 52 M 1 2 England Farmer 1 1 8 12 Sarah M. Davis 40 F 1 2 NY 9 12 Edward W. Davis 17 M 2 OH Farmer 10 12 Alex. Glenn 23 M 3 Scotland Farmer 1 1 1 11 12 Joseph Besknell 20 M 2 IN Cook 12 12 A. C. Reck 22 M 1 1 OH 13 12 Ann M. Reck 21 F 1 2 OH 14 12 28 28 B B Burns 29 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 15 12 Harriet A. Burns 27 F 1 1 OH 16 12 George A. Burns 0 M 0 IA 17 12 29 29 John D. Burns 42 M 1 1 OH Merchant 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 18 12 Mary A. Burns 36 F 1 1 OH 19 12 Francis A. Burns 15 F 1 OH 20 12 Elisabeth A. Burns 12 F 1 OH 21 12 Joseph Farquhar 16 M 0 Ireland Laborer 22 12 Robert Farquhar 25 M 0 Ireland Farmer 1 1 23 12 Thomas Johnson 55 M 0 PA Physicia 1 1 24 12 30 30 George L. Douglas 30 M 1 1 IL Farmer 1 1 1 25 12 Elisabeth A. Douglas 27 F 1 1 OH 26 12 A. S. Douglas 6 M 1 IL 27 12 John C. Douglas 4 M 1 IL 28 12 L. M. Douglas 2 M 1 IL 29 12 Wm H. Douglas 0 M 0 IA 30 12 Samuel Sipson 15 M 1 IL Farmer 31 12 31 31 T. M. Smith 35 M 1 2 NY Farmer 1 1 1 32 12 Amanda F Smith 26 F 1 2 NY 33 12 Isaac H. Smith 4 M 2 OH 34 12 Nellie Smith 2 F 2 OH 35 12 C. Louisa Smith 27 F 1 NY Mantaumaker 36 12 L. Dow Arnold 24 M 0 NY Drover 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 37 12 Reed Harris 24 M 0 IN 1 1 38 12 32 32 Sarah Metiere 47 F 1 0 OH 1 39 12 James Metiere 19 M 0 IL 1 1 14 Levi Metiere 12 M 0 IL 2 14 Rebecca Metiere 7 F 0 IL 3 14 33 33 Lyman B Chase 44 M 1 1 NY Farmer 1 1 1 4 14 Elisabeth Chase 43 F 1 1 NY 5 14 Abel E. Chase 21 M 1 NY Farmer 1 1 6 14 A Ruth Chase 16 F 1 NY 7 14 Mary Chase 14 F 1 NY 8 14 Cynthia Chase 12 F 1 NY 9 14 Sarah A Chase 11 F 1 NY 10 14 Millard F. Chase 8 M 1 NY 11 14 Eugene Chase 6 M 1 NY 12 14 Josephine Chase 0 F 0 IA 13 14 34 34 Alvin H. Chase 20 M 1 1 NY Farmer 1 14 14 Belind Chase 20 F 1 6 OH Tailoress 15 14 35 35 Robert True 45 M 1 0 OH Mason 1 16 14 Elisabeth True 34 F 1 0 MS Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 17 14 Elisabeth True 15 F 0 OH 18 14 Martha True 7 F 7 OH 19 14 36 36 Jane Fitch 53 F 1 3 NY 20 14 Ezra Fitch 19 M 3 OH Farmer 1 21 14 Fidelia Fitch 17 F 3 OH 22 14 37 37 Charles Edgington 31 M 1 4 OH Farmer 1 1 1 23 14 Sarah Edgington 23 F 1 4 OH 24 14 Luella Edgington 3 F 3 IA 25 14 38 38 Silvanus Smith 27 M 1 0 OH Mason 1 1 26 14 **lly Smith 25 F 1 0 OH 27 14 Arline Smith 6 F 0 OH 28 14 Eveline Smith 4 F 0 OH 29 14 Julian Smith 3 M 0 OH 30 14 Ozias Smith 0 M 0 OH 31 14 39 39 Nathaniel Shaw 65 M 1 0 NY Farmer 1 1 32 14 Charlotte Shaw 68 F 0 NY 33 14 Sarah Shaw 15 F 0 IL 34 14 Lawrence Shaw 11 M 0 IL 35 14 Ermina C Lillard 7 F 0 IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 36 14 Willie H Jennings 7 M 0 IL 37 14 39 40 Sanders P. Lillard 25 M 1 0 MO Farmer 1 1 1 END Kermit L. Kittleson kermit-k@juno.com