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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 02 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 ====== ====== ====== ===== =========================== ======= === === === === ===== =============== ================ === === === === === === === === ======= =============================================== ZEBULON WALKER 7 M 7 IA HENRY WALKER 5 M 5 IA LAIZA WALKER 2 F 2 IA NONE 1014 69 71 MARTIN WALKER 41 M X 18 VA FARMER X X MISSING MARGARETT WALKER 32 F X 17 GERMANY SILAS WALKER 14 M 14 IA ELIZA JANE WALKER 12 F 12 IA JAMES WALKER 9 M 9 IA ANNY WALKER 7 F 7 IA LOUIS WALKER 6 M 6 IA MARTHA WALKER 4 F 4 IA MARY WALKER 2 F 2 IA MARGARETT DORN 60 F X 17 GERMANY NONE 1014 70 72 MARGARETT PETERMAN 36 F X 15 PA MISSING CHARITY PETERMAN 7 F 7 IA CLARRICY PETERMAN 7 F 7 IA GEORGE PETERMAN 6 M 6 IA MARY PETERMAN 4 F 4 IA HENNETT PETERMAN 1 F 1 IA NONE 1014 71 73 GEORGE BOWER 21 M 3 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING HILLETT BOWER 60 F X GERMANY NONE 1014 72 74 JAMES BUTLER 32 M X 10 KY FARMER X X MISSING ELIZA BUTLER 31 F X 19 NC MARY E. BUTLER 9 F 9 IA ANN BUTLER 5 F 5 IA PETER BUTLER 2 M 2 IA REBECCA BUTLER 0 F 0 IA NONE 1014 73 75 CHRISTIAN HAPPE 49 M X 1 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CATHERINE HAPPE 47 F X 1 GERMANY AUGUST HAPPE 17 M 1 GERMANY LABORER WILLIAM HAPPE 5 M 1 GERMANY MARY HAPPE 13 F 1 GERMANY NONE 1016 74 76 JASPER RIPE 21 M X 0 GERMANY LABORER X MISSING HANNAH RIPE 22 F X 0 GERMANY ANNA RIPE 0 F 0 IA NONE 1016 77 CRISTIAN RIEPE 49 M X 0 GERMANY X MISSING MARY RIEPE 49 F X 0 GERMANY PETER RIEPE 13 M 0 GERMANY WILLIAM RIEPE 8 M 0 GERMANY HANNAH RIEPE 4 F 0 GERMANY NONE 1016 75 78 CHRISTIAN HAMME 37 M X 0 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING HANNAH HAMME 31 F X 0 GERMANY CHARLES HAMME 6 M 0 GERMANY WILLIAM HAMME 4 M 0 GERMANY CHRISTIAN JASPER 60 M X 0 GERMANY NONE 1016 76 79 CHARLES CALLIWAY 24 M X 6 ** FARMER X X MISSING MALINDA ANN CALLIWAY 21 F X 6 ** NONE 1016 77 80 ANDREW CALLIWAY 21 M X 6 ** LABORER X X MISSING CLARRINDA CALLIWAY 18 F X 6 ** HENRY CALLIWAY 0 M 0 ** NONE 1016 78 81 JOHN ROGERS 25 M X 12 ** FARMER X X MISSING LOISA ROGERS 25 F X 21 NY WILLIAM ROGERS 1 M 1 IA NONE 1016 82 LUCY JACKSON 47 F X 21 VT MISSING MALINDA JACKSON 25 F 21 VT ESTHER M. JACKSON 21 F 22 IL MALISSA JACKSON 18 F 18 IA AARON P. JACKSON 15 M 15 IA LABORER SAMUEL B. JACKSON 13 M 13 IA ELLIOT T. JACKSON 7 M 7 IA GEORGE DEY 19 M 0 VT LABORER X X NONE 1016 79 83 M. H. JACKSON 28 M X 21 VT FARMER X X MISSING SARAH JACKSON 25 F X 11 PA NONE 1016 80 84 DANIEL BRINNEN 40 M X 1 IRELAND LABORER X X MISSING LAUGHIN BRINNEN 27 F X 1 IRELAND WILLIAM BRINNEN 4 M 1 IRELAND MICHAEL BRINNEN 2 M 1 IRELAND MARY BRINNEN 0 F 0 IA NONE 1018 81 85 HORACE MEEKER 25 M X 3 NY FARMER X X MISSING HULDA MEEKER 25 F X 3 NY CARLTON MEEKER 5 M 3 NY HULL J. MEEKER 3 M 3 NY EUNICE MEEKER 59 F X 3 VT NONE 1018 82 86 WESTLEY HOWARD 30 M X 19 TN FARMER X X MISSING CHARITY HOWARD 27 F X 10 PA AMANDA HOWARD 4 F 4 IA LATTY WALKER 2 M 2 IA NONE 1018 83 87 IGNATUS HOWARD 59 M X 19 TN FARMER X MISSING MARY HOWARD 56 F X 19 TN DUGLAS HOWARD 23 M 19 TN LABORER X ELIZABETH HOWARD 18 F 18 IA ANN HOWARD 14 F 14 IA MARY ELLEN HOWARD 12 F 12 IA NONE 1018 84 88 CONNARD HUNOKE 33 M X 7 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING FREDKE HUNOKE 33 F X 7 GERMANY COONROD HUNOKE 2 M 2 IA SIMON STETTAR 12 M 12 IA NONE 1018 85 89 D. WEBBER 37 M X 0 PA FARMER X X MISSING SYRENA WEBBER 36 F X 0 VT ROSY WEBBER 11 F 0 PA JOHN WEBBER 10 M 0 PA DANIEL WEBBER 8 M 0 PA FLORENCE WEBBER 6 * 0 PA MARY E. WEBBER 3 F 0 PA GEORGE WEBBER 4 M 0 PA HULDA WEBBER 2 F 0 PA NONE 1018 86 89 PHILIP PETERMAN 31 M 3 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING NONE 1018 87 90 JOHN PENNY 53 M X 11 PA FARMER X MISSING REBECCA PENNY 51 F X 11 PA LUSETTA PENNY 14 F 11 PA AMANDA PENNY 12 F 11 PA JOHN PENNY 8 M 8 IA NONE 1018 88 91 ALVIN TODD 27 M X 19 OH COOPPER X X MISSING PHEBE TODD 24 F X 11 PA NONE 1020 89 92 MATHEW LATTY 62 M X 22 MD FARMER X MISSING SARAH LATTY 53 F X 22 KY JOHN J. LATTY 20 M 20 IA LABORER X JAMES LATTY 19 M 19 IA LABORER X JOSEPH LATTY 17 M 17 IA LABORER MARY LATTY 13 F 13 IA SARAH LATTY 11 F 11 IA NONE 1020 90 93 JOHN GARDNER 46 M X 7 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING SOPHIA GARDNER 41 F X 7 GERMANY LUSETTA GARDNER 15 F 7 GERMANY FREDERICK GARDNER 13 M 7 GERMANY WILLIAM GARDNER 8 M 7 GERMANY ELIZABETH GARDNER 1 F 1 IA NONE 1020 91 94 WAYMAN HAWARD 33 M X 19 TN FARMER X X MISSING LARETTA HAWARD 26 F X 18 ** EDMOND HAWARD 9 M 9 IA MARY HAWARD 7 F 7 IA CLEMENTINE HAWARD 3 F 3 IA LYIA HAWARD 0 F 0 IA NONE 1020 92 95 CHANCY CLARK 47 M X 17 OH FARMER X MISSING ESTHER CLARK 48 F X 17 PA NELSON CLARK 17 M 17 OH LABORER CAROLINE CLARK 16 F 16 IA ELSENA CLARK 14 F 14 IA SARAH CLARK 6 F 6 IA JOHN CLARK 12 M 12 IA JOSEPH CLARK 8 M 8 IA HIGBY CLARK 0 M 0 IA NONE 1020 93 96 JAMES MCALISTER 50 M X 17 PA FARMER X MISSING HENRYETT MCALISTER 30 F X 17 ** JAMES MCALISTER 6 M 6 IA AMANDA MCALISTER 3 F 3 IA JOHN MCALISTER 0 M 0 IA NONE 1022 94 97 ELIZABETH WICKMAN 48 F X 8 GERMANY MISSING CHARLOTTE WICKMAN 17 F 8 GERMANY FREDERICK WICKMAN 15 M 8 PA LABORER NONE 1022 95 98 ERNEST CAMPHEIRE 36 M X 12 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING CARLINE CAMPHIERE 33 F X 12 GERMANY WILLIAM CAMPHIERE 8 M 8 MO LAUE CAMPHIERE 6 M 6 MO ELIZA CAMPHIERE 3 F 3 IA HENRY CAMPHIERE 1 M 1 IA MARY CAMPHIERE 0 F 0 IA NONE 1022 96 99 JOHN BUSH 35 M X 16 IL FARMER X X MISSING MARGARETT BUSH 15 F X 1 IL GEORGE BUSH 9 M 9 IA CLARRISSA BUSH 7 F 7 IA NONE 1022 97 100 PETER HINNIS 30 M X 0 GERMANY PREACHER X X MISSING WILLMENA HINNIS 28 F X 0 GERMANY JOHN HINNIS 9 M 0 GERMANY ALBERT HINNIS 8 M 0 GERMANY MARY HINNIS 7 F 0 GERMANY PHILIP HINNIS 3 M 0 GERMANY ALBUS HINNIS 0 M 0 GERMANY NONE 1022 98 101 NICOLAS ROOP 45 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING MARGARETT ROOP 25 F X 10 GERMANY TOBIAS ROOP 7 M 7 IA JOHN ROOP 6 M 6 IA PELIP ROOP 4 M 4 IA ANDREW ROOP 2 M 2 IA JACOB ROOP 0 M 0 IA NONE 1022 99 102 JOHN ROOP 40 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING BARBARY ROOP 25 F X 10 GERMANY MARGARETT ROOP 5 F 5 IA CATHERINE ROOP 3 F 3 IA CHARLES ROOP 1 M 1 IA NONE 1022 100 103 JOHN RICE 63 M X 13 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CATHERINE RICE 62 F X 13 GERMANY JOHN RICE 24 M 13 GERMANY LABORER NONE 1024 101 104 JOSIAH LUCKY 43 M X 20 OH FARMER X X MISSING LUCINDA LUCKY 32 F X 12 VA GEORGE LUCKY 10 M 10 IA ELIZABETH LUCKY 7 F 7 IA JOSIAH W. LUCKY 3 M 3 IA NONE 1024 102 105 HENRY JORSEY 61 M X 14 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ALMAN JORSEY 19 M 14 VA LABORER X SARAH JORSEY 16 F 14 VA NONE 1024 103 106 JANE ELDER 56 F X 18 PA MISSING CORLINE ELDER 23 F 18 PA ADALINE ELDER 21 F 18 PA MORTON ELDER 19 M 18 PA LABORER X WILLIAM ELDER 13 M 13 IA MARY JANE ELDER 6 F 6 IA NONE 1024 104 107 HENRY DAUSTMAN 40 M X 1 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING MARY DAUSTMAN 45 F X 1 GERMANY PETER DAUSTMAN 20 M 1 GERMANY LABORER X MARY DAUSTMAN 17 F 1 GERMANY HAMMON DAUSTMAN 15 M 1 GERMANY ANN DAUSTMAN 13 F 1 GERMANY ELIZA DAUSTMAN 11 F 1 GERMANY HENRY DAUSTMAN 8 M 1 GERMANY FRIEDRICK DAUSTMAN 5 M 1 GERMANY NONE 1024 105 108 WILLIAM TEMON 57 M X 22 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING SOPHIA TEMON 54 F X 22 GERMANY WILLIAM TEMON 27 M 22 GERMANY LABORER X X NONE 1024 106 109 HENRY BAMASTER 52 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ELIZA BAMASTER 46 F X 10 GERMANY FREDRICK BAMASTER 12 M 10 GERMANY CHARLES BAMASTER 5 M 5 IA HANNAH BAMASTER 8 F 8 IA SARAH BAMASTER 6 F 6 IA NONE 1024 107 109 JOHN M. MOORE 38 M X 12 ** WAGONMASTER X X MISSING JENIZA MOORE 35 F X 12 ** LUDIA JANE MOORE 14 F 12 ** JAMES MOORE 10 M 11 IA EARNEST MOORE 6 M 6 IA WILLIAM MOORE 9 M 9 IA EMILY MOORE 3 F 3 IA JOHN MOORE 1 M 1 IA NONE 1026 108 110 HENRY MYRES 71 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING MARY MYRES 21 F 10 GERMANY CHARLES MYRES 19 M 10 GERMANY LABORER X HAMMON MYRES 16 M 10 GERMANY LABORER JOHN G. 16 M 2 PA LABORER X NONE 1026 109 111 SAMUEL CORNICK 48 M X 16 PA FARMER X MISSING NANCY CORNICK 33 F X 16 DE MARY JANE CORNICK 16 F 16 IA DANIEL CORNICK 14 M 14 IA MORGETANN CORNICK 12 F 12 IA JAMES CORNICK 10 M 10 IA THOMAS CORNICK 4 M 4 IA NONE 1026 110 112 EBER WALKER 42 M X 19 VA FARMER X X MISSING MARIAH WALKER 23 F X 19 GERMANY SARAH WALKER 14 F 14 IA ASA WALKER 11 M 11 IA AMANDA WALKER 5 F 5 IA NONE 1026 111 113 JAMES CARNES 48 M X 13 PA FARMER X MISSING FANNY CARNES 38 F X 13 PA WILIAM CARNES 17 M 13 PA LABORER RACHEL CARNES 15 F 13 PA MARY CARNES 8 F 8 IA WILLIAM TRACY 15 M 4 OH NONE 1026 112 114 CATHERINE EADS 49 F X 16 NJ MISSING HENRY EADS 23 M 16 IL FARMER X X LOUIS EADS 18 M 16 IL FARMER X CHILAN EADS 11 M 11 IA NONE 1026 115 WILLIAM EADS 28 M X 16 ** FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH EADS 24 F X 22 IL NANCY EADS 5 F 5 IA HENRY EADS 3 M 3 IA GEORGE EADS 1 M 1 IA NONE 1026 113 116 BENJAMIN WILKINS 46 M X 2 NC LABORER X MISSING LOISA WILKINS 50 F X 2 NC MARY WILKINS 17 F 2 ** JANE WILKINS 14 F 2 ** BENJAMIN WILKINS 10 M 2 ** NONE 1028 114 117 WILLIAM ORNDORFF 37 M X 0 PA DROVER X X MISSING MARY ANN ORNDORFF 36 F X 0 PA WILLIAM JUN. ORNDORFF 11 M 0 PA SABINA ORNDORFF 10 F 0 PA LYDIA ORNDORFF 7 F 0 PA NONE 1028 115 118 C. P. EADS 43 M X 16 ** FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH EADS 31 F X 16 IL LEMUEL EADS 13 M 13 IA MARY EADS 12 F 12 IA MARTHA EADS 8 F 8 IA JOHN EADS 5 M 5 IA GINNETTA EADS 4 F 4 IL JACOB EADS 1 M 1 IA NONE 1028 116 119 HENRY BAKER 50 M X 5 GERMANY LABORER X MISSING MARY BAKER 49 F X 5 GERMANY ELIZA BAKER 19 F 5 GERMANY ANGILLINE BAKER 12 F 5 GERMANY WILLMENA BAKER 8 F 5 GERMANY HENRY BAKER 6 M 5 GERMANY MARY BAKER 3 F 3 IA NONE 1028 117 120 LAIR DEAN 32 M X 12 VA FARMER X X MISSING SARAH DEAN 33 F X 12 VA ELIZABETH DEAN 11 F 11 IA ALBERT DEAN 9 M 9 IA MARY DEAN 7 F 7 IA HANNAH DEAN 4 F 4 IA MARGET DEAN 0 F 0 IA NONE 1028 118 121 DANIEL DEAN 67 M X 12 VA FARMER X MISSING MARY DEAN 67 F X 12 VA NONE 1028 119 122 SILAS DEAN 42 M X 12 VA FARMER X X MISSING ANTENETT DEAN 38 F X 12 VA PERRY DEAN 17 M 12 VA LABORER DANIEL DEAN 15 M 12 VA LABORER LARE DEAN 13 M 12 VA JAMES DEAN 11 M 11 IA CATHERINE DEAN 5 F 5 IA LYDIA DEAN 3 F 3 IA SARAH DEAN 1 F 1 IA NONE 1030 120 123 ROBERT D. POOL 38 M X 15 OH FARMER X X MISSING LYDIA POOL 37 F X 15 PA NANCY POOL 12 F 12 IA THOMAS POOL 9 M 9 IA LYDIANN POOL 6 F 6 IA ELIZA POOL 3 F 3 IA B. CLARK 21 M 0 OH LABORER X X NONE 1030 121 124 JONATHAN FRIEND 42 M X 6 VA LABORER MISSING MARYANN FRIEND 36 F X 6 VA AMER FRIEND 14 M 6 VA ELIZABETH FRIEND 11 F 6 IL EDNEY FRIEND 9 F 6 IL SILAS FRIEND 5 M 5 IA LARE FRIEND 0 M 0 IA NONE 1030 122 125 ALEXANDER HARTMAN 36 M X 6 VA FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH HARTMAN 38 F X 6 VA MARY HARTMAN 8 F 6 VA MARTHA HARTMAN 2 F 2 IA NONE 1030 123 126 JOHNSTON DEAN 27 M X 12 VA LABORER X X MISSING MARY ANN DEAN 24 F X 12 VA ERASMUS DEAN 6 M 6 IA EMILY DEAN 4 F 4 IA ISAAC DEAN 1 M 1 IA NONE 1030 124 127 ELY WALKER 55 M X 17 VA FARMER X MISSING ANN WALKER 46 F X 17 VA ENOS WALKER 20 M 17 VA LABORER X MISSING ELIZABETH WALKER 30 F 17 VA MALINDA WALKER 15 F 15 IA PHEBE WALKER 13 F 13 IA JACOB WALKER 11 M 11 IA NONE 1030 125 128 RUBEN MCKEE 26 M X 3 OH LABORER X X MISSING SARYANN MCKEE 23 F X 20 IL SUSAN MCKEE 2 F 2 IA JACOB MCKEE 0 M 0 IA NONE 1032 ** ABRAHAM RIXZAAT 20 M 20 IA LABORER X ADALINE RIXZAAT 12 F 12 IA SILAS RIXZAAT 7 M 7 IA SAMANTHA RIXZAAT 5 F 5 IA ROSILLA RIXZAAT 4 F 4 IA GEORGE RIXZAAT 0 M 0 IA NONE 1032 126 129 CHARLES BOMANN 46 M 0 GERMANY CABINETT X MISSING CORLINE BOMANN 42 F 0 GERMANY WILLIAM BOMANN 17 M 0 GERMANY LABORER X DOLORIS BOMANN 14 F 0 GERMANY ELLISSA BOMANN 12 F 0 GERMANY MARGARETT BOMANN 9 F 0 GERMANY EMALINE BOMANN 6 F 0 GERMANY NONE 1032 127 129 FREDERICK BE*K 37 M X 0 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ANTONETT BE*K 20 F X 0 GERMANY CHARLOTTE BE*K 13 F 0 GERMANY NONE 1032 128 130 HENRY HANSMYRES 36 M X 3 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING ANATTE HANSMYRES 30 F X 3 GERMANY JOHN HANSMYRES 2 M 2 IA NONE 1032 129 131 WILLIAM RASTER 22 M X 16 ** FARMER X X MISSING LYDIA RASTER 20 F X 11 PA HENRY RASTER 0 M 0 IA NONE 1032 130 132 JOH RASTER 25 M X 16 ** FARMER X X MISSING CATHARINE RASTER 22 F X 12 PA MARY RASTER 1 F 1 IA NONE 1032 131 133 WILLIAM DICKSON 46 M X 0 VA FARMER X MISSING BULIAH DICKSON 43 F X 0 VA WILLIAM H. DICKSON 16 M 0 VA LABORER CHILON DICKSON 14 M 0 VA MALON DICKSON 12 M 0 VA ROSELLA DICKSON 7 F 0 VA JOHN DICKSON 5 M 0 VA NONE 1032 132 134 CHILAN FOSTER 39 M X 14 ** FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH FOSTER 36 F X 14 ** WILLIAM FOSTER 16 M 14 ** LABORER JOHN FOSTER 24 M 14 IA MARY FOSTER 10 F 10 IA GEORGE FOSTER 8 M 8 IA NONE 1034 SARAH FOSTER 3 F 3 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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