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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 Morgan 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 30 446 John Dillon 8 M OH 31 446 25 26 John Hartsook 34 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1 32 446 Mary Hartsook 33 F VA 33 446 Laura Hartsook 9 F OH 34 446 Marion Hartsook 6 M OH 35 446 John Hartsook 3 M IL 36 446 William Hartsook 2 M IL 37 446 Silvester Hartsook 0 M IA 1 448 15 15 James M Frasure 34 M 1 4 TN Farmer 1 1 1 2 448 Mary Y Frasure 36 F TN 3 448 John F Frasure 10 M TN 4 448 Harriett A Frasure 7 F TN 5 448 Eugenia E Frasure 5 F TN 6 448 Nancy M Frasure 1 F IA 7 448 16 16 Jacob Bright 35 M 1 3 VA Farmer 1 1 1 8 448 Mariah Bright 34 F VA 9 448 Henery C Bright 14 M OH 10 448 Leander M Bright 11 M OH 11 448 Emeline Bright 9 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 12 448 Alonzo Bright 7 M OH 13 448 William W Bright 7 M OH 14 448 Nancy Bright 5 F OH 15 448 17 17 James Bright 35 M 1 1 VA Farmer 1 1 1 16 448 Mary Jane Bright 36 F VA 17 448 Lucretia Bright 14 F OH 18 448 Lavina A Bright 13 F OH 19 448 Philip A Bright 16 M OH Age looks more like 16 than 10 20 448 Henery A Bright 7 M OH 21 448 Vincent W Bright 1 M IN 22 448 James M Bright 2 M IN 24 448 18 18 John Bright 38 M 1 1 VA Farmer 1 1 1 25 448 Louisa Bright 27 F OH 26 448 Mary Jane Bright 17 F VA 27 448 William H Bright 16 M OH 28 448 Margeret A Bright 14 F OH 29 448 Pheaba Ellen Bright 12 F OH 30 448 Samuel J Bright 10 M OH 31 448 Lousetta Bright 3 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 32 448 Alphard N Bright 1 M IA 33 448 19 19 Miles A Wasson 27 M 1 4 NC Farmer 1 1 1 34 448 Rachel Wasson 20 F MO 35 448 Sandy Fulton Wasson 2 M IA 36 448 Howard F Wasson 1 M IA 37 448 John Vanderpool 19 M MO 38 448 Lusetta Melton 23 F OH 1 450 9 9 Levi Lose 35 M 1 12 PA Farmer 1 1 2 450 Susan Lose 34 F PA 3 450 Wesley Lose 12 M IA 4 450 Sarah Ann Lose 9 F IA 5 450 Emma E Lose 6 F IA 6 450 Mary Jane Lose 4 F IA 7 450 Lavina A Lose 0 F IA 8 450 10 10 Martain Gammell 26 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1 First name is spelled as it appears on the census 9 450 Lucinda Gammell 20 F OH 10 450 Fredric Gammell 1 M OH 11 450 11 11 James Dorman 38 M 1 14 MO Farmer 1 1 1 12 450 Mary A Dorman 31 F MO Her age could also be 39 Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 13 450 Thomas P Dorman 8 M IA 14 450 Conell J Dorman 6 F IA 15 450 William H Dorman 3 M IA 16 450 James M Dorman 0 M IA 17 450 12 12 Hezakeah Lee 38 M 1 11 OH Farmer 1 1 1 18 450 Hester Ann Lee 26 F IN 19 450 Joseph C Lee 4 M IA 20 450 Rachel M Lee 2 F IA 21 450 John T Lee 0 M IA 22 450 13 13 Thomas Peterson 42 M 1 1 NJ Laborer 1 23 450 Polly Peterson 32 F NY State of birth is definitely NY not NJ (Husbands was listed as New J 24 450 Frances M Peterson 10 M IL 25 450 William H Peterson 7 M IA 26 450 Thomas J Peterson 5 M IL 27 450 Admarel R Peterson 3 M IL 28 450 Carance P Peterson 1 M IA First name is spelled as it appears on the census 29 450 14 14 Eli M Lowrance 28 M 1 4 TN Farmer 1 1 1 30 450 Martha Lowrance 26 F TN 31 450 John H Lowrance 7 M TN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 32 450 Thomas J Lowrance 6 M TN 33 450 Sarah A Lowrance 5 F TN 34 450 Mary Jane Lowrance 2 F IA 35 450 Martha E Lowrance 0 F IA 1 452 1 1 John Wainscott 37 M 1 3 KY Farmer 1 1 1 2 452 Sarah Wainscott 31 F MO 3 452 Ann Wainscott 13 F MO 4 452 Lina Wainscott 11 F MO 5 452 Isaac Wainscott 10 M MO 6 452 John Wainscott 7 M MO 7 452 Hyman Wainscott 4 M MO 8 452 David Wainscott 1 M IA 9 452 2 2 Henery Tucknies 28 M 1 3 TN Farmer 1 1 1 10 452 Elvina Tucknies 28 F TN 11 452 Robert F Tucknies 5 M MO 12 452 John B Tucknies 1 M IA 13 452 Maranda Wainscott 19 F MO 14 452 3 3 Benjamin Jaques 26 M 1 0 NY Laborer 1 1 15 452 Margeret A Jaques 18 F IL Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 16 452 James H Jaques 0 M IA 17 452 Martha J Jaques 2 F IL 18 452 Dianna Robertson 10 F IL 19 452 4 4 Fredrick * Gammell 23 M 1 0 OH Laborer 1 1 Middle initial is a W or an H 20 452 Mary M Gammell 19 F OH 21 452 5 5 Martain J Snyder 26 M 1 0 KY Farmer 1 1 1 22 452 Sarah Ann Snyder 24 F KY 23 452 Hannah N Snyder 2 F MO 24 452 6 6 John W Orey 33 M 1 4 OH Cabinett 1 1 1 25 452 Elisabeth Orey 27 F VA 26 452 Vincent Orey 6 M OH 27 452 Jonah Orey 4 M OH 28 452 George W Orey 1 M IA 29 452 7 7 Gorge Farence 67 M 1 4 VA Farmer 1 1 First name is spelled as it appears on the census 30 452 Sarah Farence 56 F VA 31 452 8 8 James Farence 36 M 1 4 VA Farmer 1 1 1 32 452 Tempy Farence 41 F VA First name is spelled as it appears on the census 33 452 William Farence 14 M OH 34 452 Mary Farence 12 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 35 452 James Farence 10 M OH 36 452 Augustes Farence 8 M OH 37 452 Jennett Farence 6 F OH 38 452 John Farence 3 M IA END Kermit L. 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