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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 Woodland 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 1 280 33 33 Jacob Hinds 37 M 1 0 PA Farmer 1 1 1 2 280 Mary A Hinds 27 F 1 0 VA 3 280 William Lawrence 2 M 0 OH 4 280 34 34 Peter Wallace 71 M 1 2 Ireland Farmer 1 1 5 280 35 35 John Wallace 42 M 1 4 Ireland Farmer 1 1 1 6 280 Mary Wallace 39 F 1 4 NY 7 280 Margaret Wallace 16 F 4 OH 8 280 Samuel Wallace 14 M 4 OH 9 280 Mary A Wallace 13 F 4 OH 10 280 Elizabeth Wallace 11 F 4 OH 11 280 Joseph Wallace 6 M 4 OH 12 280 Catherine Wallace 3 F 3 IA 13 280 George Wallace 1 M 1 IA 14 280 36 36 Squire Carter 38 M 1 7 OH Farmer 1 1 1 15 280 Moriah Carter 37 F 1 7 OH 16 280 Mary Carter 11 F 7 IN 17 280 Daniel Carter 10 M 7 IN 18 280 Sarah A Carter 8 F 7 IN 19 280 Joseph Carter 7 M 7 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 280 Abigal Carter 6 F 6 IA 21 280 Martha E Carter 5 F 5 IA 22 280 Manda M Carter 4 F 4 IA 23 280 Lidia Carter 2 F 2 IA 24 280 Nathan W Carter 0 M 0 IA 25 280 37 37 John Robinson 52 M 1 7 Ky Farmer 1 1 26 280 Mary Robinson 44 F 1 7 KY 27 280 Susan E Robinson 22 F 7 IN 28 280 Sarah Robinson 19 F 7 IN 29 280 William Robinson 18 M 7 IN 30 280 Mary E Robinson 15 F 7 IN 31 280 Alexander Robinson 12 M 7 IN 32 280 Emily Robinson 10 F 7 IN 33 280 Laucinda Robinson 7 F 7 IA 34 280 Vinson K Robinson 2 M 2 IA 35 280 38 38 William H Blakesly 27 M 1 8 IN Farmer 1 1 1 36 280 Sarah Blakesly 29 F 1 5 TN 37 280 Martha L Blakesly 4 F 4 IA 38 280 Adonirum J Blakesly 3 M 3 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 39 280 Samantha L Blakesly 1 F 1 IA 1 282 39 39 Obediah Blakesly 50 M 1 8 OH Farmer 1 1 2 282 Hariet Blakesly 48 F 1 8 OH 3 282 Chaney B Blakesly 18 M 8 IN 1 4 282 Andrew T Blakesly 16 M 8 IN 5 282 Abraham Blakesly 14 M 8 IN 6 282 Jeramiah Blakesly 12 M 8 IN 7 282 Juley Ann Blakesly 10 F 8 IN 8 282 Loucy A Blakesly 7 F 7 IA 9 282 Sarah Thompson 20 F 8 IN 10 282 Obediah Thompson 5 M 5 IA 11 282 Elijah Thompson 2 M 2 IA 12 282 40 40 George W Blakesly 22 M 1 8 IN Farmer 1 1 1 13 282 Rebecca J Blakesly 20 F 1 0 TN 14 282 41 41 Peter B Wallace 30 M 1 2 Ireland Farmer 1 1 1 15 282 Ann Wallace 29 F 1 2 Scotland 16 282 Ann Wallace 9 F 2 CT 17 282 Henry Wallace 2 M 2 IA 18 282 Elen E Wallace 0 F 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 19 282 42 42 David Mcdannal 47 M 1 9 TN Farmer 1 1 20 282 Catharine Mcdannal 37 F 1 9 MO 21 282 Elizabeth Mcdannal 20 F 9 MO 22 282 Barnett Mcdannal 19 M 9 MO 1 23 282 John Mcdannal 17 M 9 MO 24 282 Henry Mcdannal 15 M 9 MO 25 282 Serena Mcdannal 13 F 9 MO 26 282 Susan Mcdannal 12 F 9 MO 27 282 Francis A Mcdannal 10 F 9 MO 28 282 Serilda Mcdannal 7 F 7 IA 29 282 Jesse Mcdannal 3 M 3 IA 30 282 Malissa Mcdannal 0 F 0 IA 32 282 43 43 Allen L Lilly 33 M 1 5 PA Farmer 1 1 1 33 282 Mary A Lilly 30 F 1 5 England 34 282 Minervy Lilly 13 F 5 IL 35 282 Charles T Lilly 6 M 5 IL 36 282 Malvina J Lilly 4 F 4 IA 37 282 Izebel Lilly 2 F 2 IA 1 284 44 44 Jacob L Lentz 26 M 1 2 VA 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 2 284 Jane Lentz 22 F 1 2 OH 3 284 Delila E Lentz 4 F 2 OH 4 284 Olacta O Lentz 1 F 1 IA 5 284 45 45 Thomas K Wood 41 M 1 6 VA Farmer 1 1 6 284 Dema Wood 31 F 1 6 KY 7 284 Mary J Wood 13 F 6 KY 8 284 Sarah F Wood 12 F 6 KY 9 284 William B Wood 10 M 6 KY 10 284 Rhoda A Wood 7 F 6 KY 11 284 Joshua Wood 4 M 4 IA 12 284 Perry Wood 3 M 3 IA 13 284 Louiza Wood 0 F 0 IA 14 284 46 46 David Mann 40 M 1 6 KY Farmer 1 1 1 15 284 Lisa Mann 33 F 1 6 KY First name has been overwritten but appears to be Lisa 16 284 Mary E Mann 15 F 6 KY 17 284 Jordan Mann 11 M 6 KY 18 284 Milton Mann 9 M 6 KY 19 284 Thomas Mann 6 M 6 KY 20 284 John Mann 4 M 4 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 21 284 Uriah Mann 2 M 2 IA 22 284 Henry G Vaught 35 M 0 Germany Farmer 1 1 1 23 284 47 47 Jefferson Baker 32 M 1 5 NY Farmer 1 1 24 284 Elizabeth Baker 20 F 1 4 AR 25 284 48 48 Allen L Dunn 49 M 1 2 VA Farmer 1 1 26 284 Margaret Dunn 51 F 1 2 KY 27 284 Joseph Dunn 23 M 2 KY Farmer 1 1 28 284 James H Dunn 21 M 2 KY Farmer 1 1 29 284 Charlotta J Dunn 17 F 2 KY 30 284 Naoma Dunn 12 F 2 KY 31 284 Dicy Ann Dunn 10 F 2 KY 32 284 George G Dunn 8 M 2 KY 33 284 49 49 Singleton Griffin 28 M 1 1 KY 34 284 Elizabeth Griffin 24 F 1 1 IL 35 284 Moriah C Griffin 1 F 1 IA 1 286 50 50 Briant Stephans 47 M 1 0 KY Farmer 1 1 2 286 Charlotte Stephans 37 F 1 0 KY 3 286 Louiza E Stephens 16 F 0 KY Surname spelling changed here from what it was on the parents 4 286 James R Stephens 14 M 0 KY Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 5 286 Thomas J Stephens 12 M 0 KY 6 286 John W Stephens 1 M 0 KY 7 286 51 51 James Beavers 37 M 1 1 PA Farmer 1 1 1 8 286 Elizabeth Beavers 33 F 1 1 VA 9 286 Andrew J Beavers 14 M 1 OH 10 286 Barbra A Beavers 12 F 1 OH 11 286 William J Beavers 10 M 1 OH 12 286 Isaac N Beavers 8 M 1 OH 13 286 Jacob L Beavers 6 M 1 OH 14 286 Mary E Beavers 3 F 1 OH 15 286 Susan J Beavers 0 F 0 IA 16 286 Joseph Betharas 22 M 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1 17 286 52 52 James Betharas 24 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1 18 286 Elizabeth Betharas 17 F 1 0 OH 19 286 53 53 James B Sample 42 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1 20 286 Nancy Sample 37 F 1 0 VA 21 286 William B Sample 14 M 0 OH 22 286 Minervy A Sample 12 F 0 OH 23 286 George T Sample 10 M 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 24 286 John H Sample 8 M 0 OH 25 286 Richard T Sample 2 M 0 OH 26 286 54 54 Emely Dunn 40 F 1 2 KY 27 286 Thomas Dunn 15 M 2 KY 28 286 John P Dunn 13 M 2 KY 29 286 William Dunn 11 M 2 KY 30 286 James Dunn 9 M 2 KY 31 286 George W Dunn 7 M 2 KY 32 286 Elizabeth Dunn 4 F 2 KY 33 286 55 55 John Rains 60 M 1 0 NC Farmer 1 1 34 286 Elen Rains 60 F 1 0 TN 35 286 Isaac Rains 30 M 0 OH Carpente 1 1 1 36 286 Mary E Rains 23 F 0 OH 37 286 John W Rains 21 M 0 OH Farmer 1 1 38 286 George W Rains 16 M 0 OH 39 286 Jacob Rains 15 M 0 OH 1 288 56 56 Benjamin Rains 29 M 1 2 OH Farmer 1 1 1 2 288 Rebeca Rains 29 F 1 2 VA 3 288 John W Rains 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 4 288 57 57 Thomas Montgomery 27 M 1 5 OH Farmer 1 1 1 5 288 Elizabeth Montgomery 21 F 1 5 OH 6 288 Martha A Montgomery 5 F 5 IA 7 288 Eliza Jane Montgomery 2 F 2 IA 8 288 58 58 Samuel Riddle 35 M 1 5 IA Farmer 1 1 1 Birthplace does say Iowa on the census 9 288 Elizabet Riddle 37 F 1 5 PA First name is spelled as it appears on the census 10 288 Mary A Riddle 13 F 5 OH 11 288 John W Riddle 10 M 5 OH 12 288 Thomas M C Riddle 8 M 5 OH 13 288 Sarah G Riddle 7 F 5 OH 14 288 Sophia J Riddle 4 F 4 IA 15 288 Manervy E Riddle 1 F 1 IA 16 288 59 59 John Riddle 60 M 1 2 VA Farmer 1 1 17 288 Ann Riddle 57 F 2 VA 18 288 Barbra Ann Riddle 17 F 2 OH 19 288 Sarah Jane Riddle 14 F 2 OH 20 288 60 60 Nathaniel King 59 M 1 3 VA Farmer 1 1 21 288 Clerrinda King 43 F 1 3 VT 22 288 Laura A King 11 F 3 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 23 288 Siles L King 7 M 3 IN 24 288 Plina A King 4 F 3 IN 25 288 Samuel O King 0 M 0 IA 26 288 61 61 James Dunn 39 M 1 2 KY Farmer 1 1 1 27 288 Lettis Dunn 35 F 1 2 KY 28 288 Allem Dunn 16 M 2 KY First name is spelled as it appears on the census 29 288 Persilla Dunn 12 F 2 KY 30 288 62 62 Harvey D Richardson 32 M 1 8 VT Farmer 1 1 1 31 288 Elizabeth Richardson 27 F 1 8 VT 32 288 Louis Richardson 7 M 7 IA 33 288 George Richardson 5 M 5 IA 34 288 Emma Richardson 3 F 3 IA 35 288 Joseph Locknad 22 M 0 VT Carpente 1 1 Surname was written over and a little difficult to decipher 1 290 63 63 Samuel Hinkst 36 M 1 4 PA Cabinet 1 1 1 2 290 Elizabeth M Hinkst 26 F 1 4 OH 3 290 Lafayette Hinkst 9 M 4 OH 4 290 Lidda E Hinkst 6 F 4 OH 5 290 Christopher M Hinkst 4 M 4 OH 6 290 64 64 William R S King 28 M 1 3 KY Tobacco 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 7 290 Mary Jane King 19 F 1 3 KY 8 290 Sarah E King 1 F 1 IA 9 290 S A King 32 M 3 KY Tobacco 1 1 1 This is a possibility that the middle initial is an H and not an A 10 290 65 65 Henry Kilburn 31 M 1 0 KY Farmer 1 1 1 11 290 Nancy J Kilburn 26 F 1 0 KY 12 290 Leucinda J Kilburn 10 F 0 KY 13 290 John S Kilburn 8 M 0 KY 14 290 Singleton Kilburn 6 M 0 KY 15 290 Woodson C Kilburn 0 M 0 MO 16 290 66 66 Bazle Wilson 39 M 1 7 NC Farmer 1 1 1 17 290 Cyntha Wilson 40 F 1 7 IN 18 290 Martha A Wilson 18 F 7 IN 19 290 George W Wilson 13 M 7 MO 20 290 Joseph M Wilson 11 M 7 MO 21 290 John Wilson 9 M 7 MO 22 290 Margaret J Wilson 7 F 7 IA 23 290 Elizabeth Wilson 5 F 5 IA 24 290 William Wilson 1 M 1 IA 25 290 67 67 Joseph Sylvester 32 M 1 1 OH 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 26 290 Susana Sylvester 30 F 1 1 OH 27 290 Louisa Sylvester 9 M 1 IN 28 290 Susanna Sylvester 5 F 1 IN 29 290 Joseph F Sylvester 3 M 1 IN 31 290 68 68 Catharine Richy 36 F 1 7 IN 32 290 Samantha Richy 15 F 7 IN 33 290 Joseph R Richy 12 M 7 MO 34 290 James L Richy 11 M 7 MO END Kermit L. 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