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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Sonja Reid Oct 1999 ____________________________________________________________________________ Des Moines County, Iowa, 1856 Census Benton Township Part 01 Page w Page p Dwell Fam# Name Age Sex Col Mar Wid Years Where Born Occupation NVV NLV ALI MIL DND BLI INS IDI LandOwn Comments ====== ====== ====== ===== =========================== ======= === === === === ===== =============== ================ === === === === === === === === ======= =============================================== NONE 994 1 1 ROBERT TURNER 52 M X 14 PA FARMER X MISSING MARY TURNER 50 F X 14 VT C**TON TURNER 20 M 14 ** LABORER SARAH TURNER 13 F 14 ** WILLIAM TURNER 10 M 14 ** MARY TURNER 8 F 8 IA NONE 994 2 2 ELIZA BRADLEY 41 F X 11 CT MISSING ELIZA JANE BRADLEY 11 F 11 IA CORN**IANN BRADLEY 9 F 9 IA ADALINE BRADLEY 7 F 7 IA HENRY BRADLEY 3 M 3 IA NONE 994 3 3 JAMES HEMPHILL 53 M X 15 IRELAND FARMER X MISSING MARGARET HEMPHILL 42 F X 15 IRELAND JAMES JUN. HEMPHILL 22 M 15 PA FARMER X X NONE 994 4 4 JOE WILSON 31 M X 12 ** ********** X X MISSING NANCYANN WILSON 28 F X 14 ** ASH*ILL WILSON 8 M 8 IA LUTITIA WILSON 4 F 4 IA ETHELINDA WILSON 1 F 1 IA NONE 994 5 5 WM. GARDNER 39 M X 10 ** FARMER X X MISSING ADOLPHUS GARDNER 13 M 10 ** RACHEL GARDNER 32 F X 10 ** EMILY GARDNER 11 F 10 ** MARY GARDNER 9 F 9 IA JULIUS GARDNER 7 M 7 IA JOSEPHINE GARDNER 5 F 5 IA JAMES GARDNER 2 M 2 IA NONE 994 6 6 JOHN W. ANDERSON 23 M X 17 ** LABORER X X MISSING MARGARETT ANDERSON 18 F X 14 ** JAMES ANDERSON 0 M 0 IA NONE 994 7 7 A. G. STOUT 31 M X 13 KY BRICKMAKER X X MISSING FILENA STOUT 35 F X 12 ME SILAS STOUT 6 M 6 IA SARAH ANN STOUT 6 F 6 IA JASPER STOUT 3 M 3 IA NONE 996 8 9 JERRYMIAH NOLON 25 M X 17 ** FARMER X X MISSING MORIETT NOLON 20 F X 12 ME OSBORN NOLON 2 M 2 IA MICHAEL NOLON 19 M 12 PA LABORER MARGARETT NOLON 60 F X 12 IRELAND WM. MCGUFFEY 19 M 14 IRELAND NONE 996 9 10 ELI HARMON 24 M 12 VT FARMER X X MISSING AMELIA HARMON 56 F X 12 NH HARRIET HARMON 14 F 12 ** OLIVE HARMON 12 F 12 ** NONE 996 10 11 LYDIA SCHOONOVER 45 F X 5 NY MISSING ESTHER HUKILL 37 F 12 NY ZELORA HUKILL 6 M 6 IA MELANCHTON HUKILL 3 M 3 IA NONE 996 11 12 REBECCA HUKILL 61 F X 13 KY MISSING EDWIN HUKILL 29 M 13 ** FARMER X X SARAH HUKILL 23 F 13 ** ELIZABETH HUKILL 21 F 13 ** CARLINE HUKILL 19 F 13 ** NONE 996 12 13 D. S. ANDRESS 34 M X 13 ** BRICKMASON X X MISSING ELIZABETH ANDRESS 30 F X 13 ** DRUSILLA ANDRESS 7 F 7 IA BISHOP ANDRESS 5 M 5 IA DILLON ANDRESS 3 M 3 IA MARY ANDRESS 1 F 1 IA NONE 996 13 14 DAVID BALDWIN 38 M X 0 PA CARPENTER X X MISSING MARGARETT BALDWIN 39 F X 3 VA JAMES BALDWIN 12 M 3 OH WILLIAM BALDWIN 11 M 3 OH MARGARETT BALDWIN 6 F 3 OH NONE 998 14 15 ISAAC WADE 47 M X 8 KY FARMER X X MISING ELEANOR WADE 35 F X 8 KY WILLIAM WADE 15 M 8 ** SARAH WADE 13 F 8 ** JAMES WADE 11 M 8 ** MARY WADE 9 F 8 ** E. JANE WADE 6 F 6 IA MARTHA WADE 3 F 3 IA NONE 998 15 16 G. BURNS 37 M X 16 KY CARPENTER X X MISSING ELIZANN BURNS 38 F X 16 OH ELIZABETH BURNS 16 F 16 IA ALFRED BURNS 14 M 14 IA LYMAN BURNS 6 M 6 IA PRESTON BURNS 4 M 4 IA GILFORD BURNS 1 M 1 IA NONE 998 16 17 SAMUEL CHICHESTER 47 M X 5 OH CARPENTER X X MISSING MARY CHICHESTER 36 F X 5 OH JAMES CHICHESTER 16 M 5 OH ANA ELIZA CHICHESTER 4 F 4 IA NONE 998 17 18 JOSEPH MIRES 48 M X 1 VA LABORER X MISSING CATHERINE MIRES 30 F X 1 OH SARAH JANES MIRES 4 F 1 OH MARY ANN MIRES 2 F 1 OH G. WASHINGTON 11 M 1 OH EBER 17 M 1 PA LABORER NONE 998 18 19 ALLEN CARMINE 45 M X 10 KY FARMER X MISSING LYDIA CARMINE 37 F X 10 ** MARY CARMINE 20 F 10 ** JAMES CARMINE 18 M 10 ** LABORER MARTHA CARMINE 17 F 10 ** RICHARD CARMINE 15 M 10 ** LABORER MALINDA CARMINE 13 F 10 ** SARAH CARMINE 11 F 10 ** WILLIAM CARMINE 9 M 9 IA NONE 1000 ROBERT CARMINE 7 M 7 IA ELIZA CARMINE 5 F 5 IA EMILY CARMINE 3 F 3 IA LEVI CARMINE 0 M 0 IA NONE 1000 19 20 MAGNUS RISTINE 28 M X 18 ** CARPENTER X X MISSING NANCY JANE RISTINE 24 F X 18 IRELAND BENJAMIN RISTINE 5 M 5 IA FRANCIS RISTINE 3 F 3 IA JAMES RISTINE 1 M 1 IA NONE 1000 20 21 MARNLETT RISTINE 34 M X 18 KY CARPENTER X X MISSING MARGARETT RISTINE 20 F X 20 IA HENRY RISTINE 0 M 0 IA NONE 1000 21 22 AUGUSTUS ANDREW 39 M X 2 SWEDEN FARMER MISSING CHRISTEEN ANDREW 39 F X 2 SWEDEN CHARLES ANDREW 11 M 2 SWEDEN JOHN ANDREW 9 M 2 SWEDEN AGUSTUS PETERSON M 0 SWEDEN LABORER LOUIS MAGNISSON 45 M 0 SWEDEN LABORER NONE 1000 22 23 ALLIS BARNHILL 64 F X 8 NC MISSING JOEL BARNHILL 39 M 8 KY FARMER X X JAMES BARNHILL 30 M 8 KY FARMER X X ROBERT BARNHILL 27 M 8 KY FARMER X X JOHN BARNHILL 25 M 8 ** ENGINEER X X JOSEPH A. BARNHILL 23 M 8 ** LABORER X X NONE 1000 23 24 JOHN F. STROMBERG 41 M 5 SWEDEN FARMER X MISSING CAROLINE STROMBERG 35 F 5 SWEDEN AUGUSTA STROMBERG 4 F 4 SWEDEN NONE 1000 24 25 WM. ***NBACK 25 M X 5 SC FARMER X X MISSING MARY ANN ***NBACK 20 F X 7 ENG GEO. WASHINGTON **NBACK 0 M 0 IA NONE 1000 25 26 JOHN HULL 66 M X 10 CT FARMER X MISSING SARAH ANN HULL 26 F X 17 OH JOHN JUN. HULL 5 M 5 IA JAMES HULL 3 M 3 IA CORNELIUS HULL 1 M 1 IA NONE 1002 26 27 JAMES WELSH 38 M X 7 IRELAND FARMER X X MISSING SARAH WELSH 40 F X 7 IRELAND LAWRENCE WELSH 11 M 7 PA FRANCIS WELSH 9 M 7 PA MARY WELSH 6 F 6 IA JOHN WELSH 4 M 4 IA JAMES WELSH 1 M 1 IA NONE 1002 27 28 DAVID R. REES 50 M X 5 WALES FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH REES 50 F X 5 WALES ELIZABETH REES 23 F 5 WALES JOHN REES 21 M 5 WALES LABORER X JOSEPH REES 17 M 5 WALES LABORER DAVID REES 15 M 5 WALES LABORER WM. REES 9 M 5 WALES WILLIAM *. REES 35 M 5 WALES LABORER X X JOHN HONIS 20 M 5 WALES LABORER X NONE 1002 28 30 H. MITCHELL 46 M 12 NY FARMER X X MISSING ALMIRA MITCHELL 45 F 12 NY *. TRUMAN MITCHELL 22 M 12 ** COOPPER X X RAYMAN MITCHELL 21 M 12 ** LABORER X X ESTHER MITCHELL 13 F 12 ** PALEMON MITCHELL 7 M 7 IA ALPHIUS MITCHELL 0 M 0 IA NONE 1002 29 31 JOHN NILSON 38 M X 1 SWEDEN FARMER X X MISSING ***IKA NILSON 37 F 1 SWEDEN NONE 1002 30 32 WILLIAM BANTA 43 M X 11 KY FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH BANTA 36 F X 11 KY LOUISIANA BANTA 13 F 11 ** MARTHA BANTA 11 F 11 ** MARY E. BANTA 6 F 6 IA SYRUS BANTA 5 M 5 IA JOHN BANTA 3 M 3 IA SARAH *. BANTA 1 F 1 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 1002 31 33 WM. YOUNG 55 M X 18 IRELAND WEAVER X MISSING MARY YOUNG 45 F X 15 IRELAND JOHN YOUNG 18 M 13 PA ELIZA YOUNG 15 F 13 MO WILLIAM YOUNG 11 M 11 IA JAMES YOUNG 9 M 9 IA NONE 1004 32 34 PATRICK SCOTT 45 M X 2 IRELAND LABORER X MISSING MARY SCOTT 42 F X 2 IRELAND PATRICK SCOTT 9 M 2 PA JAMES SCOTT 6 M 2 PA MICHAEL SCOTT 2 M 2 PA JOHN SCOTT 19 M 2 IRELAND NONE 1004 33 35 GARRISON 56 M X 18 NJ FARMER X MISSING CATHERINE ***** 55 F X 19 NC *. W. GARRISON ***** 20 M 19 ** LABORER X * EITHER "J" OR "I" JANE ***** 15 F 15 IA LOISA ***** 12 F 12 IA MILTON ***** 9 M 9 IA ISHAMN THOMAS 18 M 8 ** LABORER X NONE 1004 34 36 CHARLES *AN*IW**** 43 M X 3 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH *AN*IW**** 50 F X 20 GERMANY FREDRICH *AN*IW**** 19 M 3 GERMANY LABORER X WILLIAM *AN*IW**** 18 M 18 VA LABORER X CHARLES *AN*IW**** 17 M 17 GERMANY LABORER EMMA *AN*IW**** 15 F 15 GERMANY RANDOLPH *AN*IW**** 13 M 13 GERMANY THEODORE *AN*IW**** 11 M 11 GERMANY NONE 1004 35 37 E. *. WALKER 27 M X 16 VA FARMER X X MISSING MATILDA WALKER 22 F X 8 GERMANY HARVEY WALKER 2 M 2 IA HARMAN WALKER 0 M 0 IA NONE 1004 36 38 *. *. WESTFALL 37 M X 19 OH FARMER X X MISSING ELEANOR WESTFALL 36 F X 19 VA ELIZA JANE WESTFALL 14 F IA DIANN WESTFALL 12 F 12 IA MILTON WESTFALL 10 M 10 IA ALLISON WESTFALL 7 M 7 IA WESTLEY WESTFALL 5 M 5 IA ARMILDA WESTFALL 3 F 3 IA JULIANNE WESTFALL 0 F 0 IA NONE 1004 37 39 BENJAMIN BLUE 23 M X 1 OH LABORER X X MISSING SARAH BLUE 17 F X 17 IA NONE 1006 39 40 JAMES C. TAYLOR 43 M X 1 MD CARPENTER X X MISSING ELIZABETH TAYLOR 30 F X 1 ** ELIZABETH ANN TAYLOR 18 F 1 ** ALEXANDER TAYLOR 15 M 1 OH CAROLINE TAYLOR 13 F 1 OH ADALINE TAYLOR 10 F 1 OH AMANDA TAYLOR 8 F 1 OH NONE 1006 40 41 B. VANLUAN 25 M X 4 KY FARMER X X MISSING JULIA VANLUAN 22 F X 4 ** WILLIAM VANLUAN 4 M 4 ** SUZANEY VANLUAN 2 F 2 IA ALME*IN VANLUAN 0 M 0 IA NONE 1006 41 42 GRAFTON RHODES 41 M X 10 MD FARMER X X MISSING HARRIET RHODES 32 F X 10 PA THOMAS RHODES 5 M 5 IA EMILY RHODES 8 F 8 IA JOSEPHUS RHODES 3 M 3 IA *. A. CURRY 25 M 5 PA MILLER X X * EITHER "J" OR "I" GEO. TRUE 21 M 4 ** LABORER X X NONE 1006 42 43 ISAAC *ALLIDAY 26 M X 20 ** FARMER X X MISSING MARYANN *ALLIDAY 22 F X 16 VA SYRUS *ALLIDAY 3 M 3 IA ELIZABETH *ALLIDAY 0 F 0 IA NONE 1006 43 44 JOHN WALKER 53 M X 16 VA FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH WALKER 50 F X 16 VA JANE WALKER 20 F 16 VA JESSE WALKER 18 M 16 VA GEORGE WALKER 18 M 16 VA MARGARETT WALKER 15 F 15 IA ELIJAH WALKER 10 M 10 IA TERRESSA WALKER 8 F 8 IA NONE 1006 44 45 MARY WALKER 42 F X 16 VA MISSING BARBRA WALKER 21 F 16 VA **BANNAN WALKER 16 M 16 VA REBECCA WALKER 14 F 14 IA ELI WALKER 12 M 12 IA MELISSA WALKER 5 F 5 IA ALLAN** WALKER 1 F 1 IA NONE 1008 45 46 WILLIAM JOHNSON 49 M X 18 NJ FARMER X MISSING LUCINDA JOHNSON 29 F X 17 OH JOHN JOHNSON 12 M 12 IA JAMES JOHNSON 9 M 9 IA MARY JANE JOHNSON 4 F 4 IA CHARLES JOHNSON 2 M 2 IA JOHNATHAN JOHNSON 0 M 0 IA NONE 1008 46 47 MARGARETT SHINGLER 62 F X 11 GERMANY MISSING ROSENAANN SHINGLER 12 F 11 OH NONE 1008 47 48 HENRY S***ADER 40 M X 3 GERMANY LABORER X MISSING CATHERINE S***ADER 28 F X 3 GERMANY HENRY S***ADER 7 M 3 GERMANY LYDIA S***ADER 5 F 3 GERMANY AUGUSTA S***ADER 1 M 1 IA NONE 1008 48 49 FRANCIS COURTS 54 M X 8 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING WILHELMENA COURTS 56 F X 8 GERMANY WILHELMENA COURTS 17 F 8 GERMANY HERMAN COURTS 15 M 8 GERMANY NONE 1008 50 PETE STUCKS 28 M X 0 GERMANY X MISSING AUGUSTINA STUCKS 27 F X 8 GERMANY NONE 1008 49 51 CHARLES HOMEBRUSHER 44 M X 0 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING ELIZA HOMEBRUSHER 26 F X 0 GERMANY WILHELMENA HOMEBRUSHER 51 F 0 GERMANY GUSTAFF HOMEBRUSHER 18 M 0 GERMANY NONE 1008 50 52 HENRY ****T 50 M X 3 GERMANY LABORER X MISSING AUGUSTA 45 F X 3 GERMANY NONE 1008 51 53 STEWART MCCANIGE 28 M X 1 VA CARRIAGEM. X X MISSING JANE MCCANIGE 24 F X 1 OH JAMES MCCANIGE 1 M 1 IA NONE 1008 52 54 VALENTINE PETERMAN 36 M X 3 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING SOPHIA PETERMAN 25 F X 2 GERMANY NONE 1008 53 55 FREDERICK COURTS 30 M X 8 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING SARAH COURTS 24 F X 6 ** MARY COURTS 7 F 6 ** HENRY COURTS 4 M 4 IA WILLMENA COURTS 0 F 0 IA NONE 1010 54 56 WILLIAM JACKSON 55 M X 12 VA COOPPER X MISSING MARY JACKSON 37 F X 12 VA CALVIN JACKSON 16 M 12 OH EVALINE JACKSON 12 F 12 OH HANEY JACKSON 6 M 6 IA SURRILDAA JACKSON 4 F 4 IA MANIRVA JACKSON 2 F 2 IA NONE 1010 55 57 HENRY WANDEBERG 34 M X 2 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING AMELIA WANDEBERG 22 F X 2 GERMANY HENRY WANDEBERG 1 M 1 IA NONE 1010 56 58 JOSEPH MITCHELL 50 M X 6 NY FARMER X MISSING MARY MITCHELL 47 F X 6 OH ALANSON MITCHELL 19 M 6 ** LABORER X AMY MITCHELL 21 F 6 ** HENRY MITCHELL 17 M 6 ** FARMER MARY JANE MITCHELL 15 F 6 ** MATILDA MITCHELL 12 F 6 ** JOHN MITCHELL 7 M 6 ** NONE 1010 57 59 MATHIAS BOMAN 34 M X 3 GERMANY COPPER X X MISSING CATHERINE BOMAN 23 F X 3 GERMANY BARBRA BOWMAN 9 F 3 GERMANY NONE 1010 58 60 LUTKE 42 M X 2 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING ANNA E. ****** 43 F X 2 GERMANY WILERVINA 7 M 2 GERMANY NONE 1010 59 61 H. P. JACKSON 24 M X 12 OH COOPPER X X MISSING REBECCA JACKSON 26 F X 8 PA MARGARETT JACKSON 0 F 0 PA NONE 1010 60 62 CHARLES ACLES 37 M X 12 IL FARMER X X MISSING MAHALA ACLES 36 F X 12 NC NANCY ACLES 11 F 11 IA GEORGE ACLES 9 M 9 IA JOHN ACLES 6 M 6 IA CHARLES ACLES 3 M 3 IA FRANKLIN ACLES 0 M 0 IA NONE 1010 61 63 MARY BENCE 66 F X 16 GERMANY MISSING NONE 1010 62 64 HENRY REAPPY 37 M X 0 GERMANY LABORER X X MISSING MARY REAPPY 36 F X 0 GERMANY FRIEDRICK REAPPY 18 M 0 GERMANY LABORER X NONE 1012 HENRY REAPPY 12 M 0 GERMANY HERMAN REAPPY 10 M 0 GERMANY WILLIAM REAPPY M 0 GERMANY NONE 1012 63 65 SAMUEL MYRES 29 M X 14 IL FARMER X X MISSING LUCINDA MYRES 30 F X 9 VA MARGARETT MYRES 8 F 8 IA GEORGE MYRES 7 M 7 IA SARAH MYRES 5 F 5 IA JACOB MYRES 3 M 3 IA NONE 1012 64 66 JOSEPH GILLETT 52 M X 0 NY FARMER X MISSING CANDACE GILLETT 43 F X 0 NY A. S. GILLETT 27 M X 0 NY LABORER X X JULIETT GILLETT 19 F 0 NY LIVONA GILLETT 16 F 0 OH CHANCY GILLETT 12 M 0 OH CARLINE GILLETT 10 F 0 OH NONE 1012 65 67 GEORGE BAUMANN 50 M X 18 GERMANY BLACK SMITH X MISSING ELIZABETH BAUMANN 38 F X 18 GERMANY GEORGE BAUMANN 18 M 18 NY LABORER X CHARLES BAUMANN 15 M 18 IA LABORER REBECCA BAUMANN 13 F 13 IA NONE 1012 66 68 JACOB GABERLINE 30 M X 19 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING EMILY GABERLINE 21 F X 16 VA ANNA E. GABERLINE 3 F 3 IA MARY GABERLINE 1 F 1 IA ESAW WALKER 8 M 8 IA NONE 1012 67 69 JESSE WALKER 46 M X 16 VA FARMER X MISSING MARY WALKER 35 F X 16 IL MILES WALKER 14 M 14 IA SARAH WALKER 11 F 11 IA E. JANE WALKER 9 F 6 IA MARYANN WALKER 6 F 6 IA LUTHERA WALKER 4 F 4 IA CLARRINDA WALKER 2 F 2 IA SARAH WALKER 15 F 12 VA ELIZABETH WALKER 1 F 1 IA NONE 1014 68 70 LEVI WALKER 38 M X 16 VA FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH WALKER 32 F X 10 VA ADAM WALKER 9 M 9 IA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. 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