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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 Burlington Township Part 20 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 ====== ====== ====== ===== =========================== ======= === === === === ===== =============== ================ === === === === === === === === ======= =============================================== SOPHIA REITER 44 F X 14 PA ELIZABETH REITER 16 F 14 PA EPHRAIM REITER 26 M 14 PA FARMER X X MICHLE REITER 21 M 14 PA FARMER X X ALFRED REITER 14 M 14 PA DANIEL REITER 12 M 12 IA NONE 554 161 179 D. C. MCALL**TER 49 M X 15 PA FARMER X MISSING RABECCA MCALL**TER 32 F X 10 OH JOHN P. MCALL**TER 17 M 15 PA SAMUEL MCALL**TER 8 M 8 IA JAMES MCALL**TER 7 M 7 IA ELIZABETH MCALL**TER 4 F 4 IA GEORGE MCALL**TER 2 M 2 IA SARAH E. MCALL**TER 14 M 14 IA NONE 556 162 180 FRANCIS THOMPSON 51 M X 5 MD FARMER X MISSING MARY THOMPSON 40 F X 5 PA JOHN THOMPSON 24 M 5 PA FARMER X X SARAH THOMPSON 17 F 5 PA DAVID THOMPSON 14 M 5 PA JAMES THOMPSON 10 M 5 PA HIRAM THOMPSON 7 M 5 PA GEORGE THOMPSON 2 M 2 IA ELLEN THOMPSON 8 F 5 PA NONE 556 163 181 CRISTAIN RIES 42 M X 16 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING MARGARETT RIES 42 F X 16 GERMANY MARY RIES 20 F 16 GERMANY MARGARET RIES 19 F 16 VA CATHRINE RIES 17 F 16 VA CRISTIAN RIES 15 M 15 IA CHARLES RIES 14 M 14 IA HENRY RIES 13 M 13 IA ELIZABETH RIES 10 F 10 IA RABECCA RIES 7 F 7 IA LOESA RIES 4 F 4 IA FRED RIES 1 M 1 IA NONE 556 164 182 JOSEPH JOHNSON 56 M X 19 ENGLAND FARMER X MISSING RABECCA JOHNSON 45 F X 19 NC GEORGE JOHNSON 14 M 14 IA ELIZABETH JOHNSON 12 F 12 IA FRANCIS M. JOHNSON 10 M 10 IA LEWIS E. JOHNSON 7 M 7 IA NONE 556 165 183 EDWARD PICKUP 37 M 18 ENG FARMER X X MISSING JOSEPH PICKUP 50 M 18 ENG FARMER X RICHARD PICKUP 28 M 18 ENG FARMER X X NONE 556 166 184 FRANCIS HILL 39 M X 13 CANADA FARMER X X MISSING REMATHA HILL 19 F X 3 OH MARY E. HILL 15 F 13 OH GEORGE HILL 13 M 13 OH ALLIS *. HILL 5 F 5 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" CHARLES HILL 3 M 3 IA JOANNA HILL 1 F 1 IA JAMES LEWIS 31 M 1 OH LABORER X X NONE 558 167 185 JAMES WILLIAMS 50 M X 14 IRELAND FARMER X MISSING CATHRINE WILLIAMS 35 F X 20 IN RICHARD WILLIAMS 12 M 12 IA HARRIETT WILLIAMS 10 F 10 IA ELLEN WILLIAMS 8 F 8 IA NANCY WILLIAMS 6 F 6 IA GEORGE WILLIAMS 4 M 4 IA ALBERT WILLIAMS 1 M 1 IA NONE 558 168 186 SAMUEL COLLIER 48 M X 7 ENG FARMER X MISSING MARTHA E. COLLIER 23 F X 13 NC CHARLES COLLIER 3 M 3 IA NONE 558 169 187 JOHN WALKER 37 M X 6 OH FARMER X X MISSING MARY WALKER 29 F X 6 OH ELIZABETH WALKER 8 F 6 OH JOHN WALKER 6 M 6 OH GEORGE WALKER 4 M 4 IA MARTHA JANE WALKER 2 F 2 IA JAMES WALKER 1 M 1 IA NONE 558 170 188 JOHN HUNT 37 M X 12 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING ELLEN HUNT 37 F X 12 GERMANY MARY HUNT 14 F 12 MO JOHN HUNT 9 M 9 IA FREDRICK HUNT 7 M 7 IA CRISTEEN HUNT 3 F 3 IA NONE 558 171 189 BEN RASTER 49 M X 8 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING LUCARDA RASTER 48 F X 8 GERMANY WM KASTNER 17 M 8 GERMANY CHARLES KASTNER 15 M 8 GERMANY LEOPOLD KASTNER 12 M 8 GERMANY JOSEPH KASTNER 10 M 8 GERMANY NONE 558 172 190 DANIEL DESSELHOUSE 42 M X 7 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING MARY DESSELHOUSE 42 F X 7 GERMANY LOESA DESSELHOUSE 17 F 7 GERMANY RABECCA DESSELHOUSE 11 F 7 OCEAN MARY DESSELHOUSE 8 F 7 MO CAROLINE DESSELHOUSE 6 F 6 IA SARAH DESSELHOUSE 4 F 4 IA JOHN DESSELHOUSE 2 M 2 IA NONE 560 173 191 H. TRIMBOLL 35 M X 13 VA FARMER X X MISSING MARY TRIMBOLL 35 F X 13 VA GEORGE TRIMBOLL 7 M 7 IA ISABELL TRIMBOLL 4 F 4 IA MARY TRIMBOLL 1 F 1 IA NONE 560 174 192 T. MYERS 47 M X 9 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH MYERS 41 F X 9 GERMANY WM MYERS 20 M 9 GERMANY FARMER X NICHLAS MYERS 15 M 9 GERMANY JOSEPH MYERS 10 M 9 GERMANY NONE 560 175 193 HENRY LUDT 51 M X 16 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING AUGUSTA LUDT 48 F X 16 GERMANY FRITZ LUDT 5 M 5 IA LUCINA LUDT 5 F 5 IA MARGARET LUDT 80 F X 16 GERMANY MARTHA GRANTZ 16 F 2 GERMANY NONE 560 176 194 CRIST PRONGER 49 M X 12 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CRISTEEN PRONGER 51 F X 12 GERMANY MARY PRONGER 14 F 12 GERMANY SUSAN PRONGER 12 F 12 GERMANY NONE 560 177 195 ANN COONSE 62 F X 10 GERMANY MISSING COONROD COONSE 25 M 10 GERMANY FARMER X X CATHRINE COONSE 18 F 10 GERMANY NONE 560 178 196 JAMES ROSS 56 M X 2 OH FARMER X MISSING EDATH ROSS 53 F X 2 KY WM B. ROSS 22 M 2 IN FARMER X X JAMES H. ROSS 19 M 2 IN FARMER X GEORGE A. ROSS 17 M 2 IN MATHEW ROSS 10 M 2 IN NONE 560 197 LEONARD RENNER 32 M X 2 OH FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH RENNER 29 F X 2 IN THOMAS RENNER 9 M 2 IL GEORGE RENNER 4 M 2 IL JAMES RENNER 2 M 2 IA MARTIN RENNER 1 M 1 IA NONE 560 179 198 A. SANHAM 29 M X 10 VA LABORER X X MISSING SARAH JANE SANHAM 27 F X 12 PA ANDREW SANHAM 4 M 4 IA MARY E. SANHAM 2 F 2 IA NONE 562 GEO. W. SANHAM 1 M 1 IA D. Z. SANHAM 24 M 1 VA LABORER X X NONE 562 179 199 JOHN HARTZELMAN 33 M X 1 FRANCE FARMER X X MISSING MARGARET HARTZELMAN 27 F X 1 FRANCE JOSEPH HARTZELMAN 4 M 1 NJ ADLINE HARTZELMAN 2 F 1 NJ MARY HARTZELMAN 1 F 1 NJ NONE 562 180 200 WM DIST*LHRST 49 M X 3 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CRISTEEN DIST*LHRST 36 F X 3 GERMANY CRISTEEN DIST*LHRST 13 F 3 GERMANY FREDRICK DIST*LHRST 11 M 3 MO HENRY DIST*LHRST 9 M 3 MO MARIA DIST*LHRST 5 F 3 MO WM DIST*LHRST 1 M 1 IA NONE 562 181 201 FRED DIERCKS 60 M X 11 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING LIZZIE DIERCKS 63 F X 11 GERMANY HENRY DIERCKS 21 M 11 GERMANY FARMER X X LOESA NOWG** 13 F 11 GERMANY NONE 562 182 202 WM HUNTER 40 M X 16 IRELAND FARMER X X MISSING RABECCA HUNTER 35 F X 16 IRELAND MARTHA *. HUNTER 14 F 14 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" BETSEY ANN HUNTER 12 F 12 IA RABECCA HUNTER 10 F 10 IA WM *. HUNTER 8 M 8 IA ` * EITHER "J" OR "I" CATHRINE HUNTER 4 F 4 IA ANN JANE HUNTER 2 F 2 IA JANE HUNTER 70 F X 16 IRELAND NONE 562 183 203 MARION EATON 43 F X 3 OH MISSING JANE EATON 11 F 3 OH NONE 562 184 204 ROBT MCCOMB 51 M X 16 IRELAND FARMER X MISSING FLORELLA MCCOMB 45 F X 16 IRELAND JOHN RITTS 11 M 11 IA MARY RITTS 8 F 8 IA NONE 562 185 205 ISABELL MCCORMICK 56 F X 4 IRELAND MISSING WM MCCORMICK 21 M 4 OH FARMER X X CAROLINE A. MCCORMICK 18 F 4 OH MARTHA JONES 6 F 6 IA NONE 564 186 206 M. P. BARRETT 26 M X 1 PA FARMER X X MISSING E. H. BARRETT 22 F X 1 MA RODA A. BARRETT 2 F 1 PA NONE 564 207 AMOS CARR 26 M X 1 PA FARMER X X MISSING MALINDA CARR 22 F X 1 PA ALFRED CARR 1 M 1 PA ED E. BARRET 23 M 1 MA FARMER X X NONE 564 187 208 CHARLES STANCOVER 46 M X 6 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING HARRIETT STANCOVER 46 F X 6 GERMANY CHARLES STANCOVER 20 M 6 GERMANY FARMER X LOUISA STANCOVER 16 F 6 GERMANY WALTER STANCOVER 11 M 6 GERMANY WM STANCOVER 3 M 3 IA NONE 564 188 209 NICHLAS WIKERD 36 M X 19 VA FARMER X X MISSING CAROLINE WIKERD 24 F X 12 NC THOMAS B. WIKERD 7 M 7 IA MARTHA E. WIKERD 3 F 3 IA MARY JANE WIKERD 1 F 1 IA NONE 564 189 210 FREDRICK NEA**T 25 M X 2 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING CATHRINE NEA**T 25 F X 2 PA JOHN A. W. NEA**T 2 M 2 OH ALEX *. NEA**T 1 M 1 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 564 190 211 JOHN F. DIERCKS 28 M X 11 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING WILMENA DIERCKS 27 F X 3 GERMANY HENRY F. DIERCKS 1 M 1 IA MARY DISTLEHERST 9 F 5 MO NONE 564 191 212 MICHLE CHUBB 57 M X 21 PA FARMER X MISSING SAMUEL KING 28 M X 6 OH FARMER X X NANCY KING 25 F X 21 PA MARY KING 1 F 1 IA NONE 564 192 213 EPHRAIM STEENROD 51 M X 12 VA FARMER X MISSING MARY STEENROD 50 F X 12 VA ROBT STEENROD 21 M 12 VA FARMER X X JOHN STEENROD 15 M 12 VA SUSANNA STEENROD 6 F 6 IA NONE 564 193 214 ANDERSON HERRIL 33 M X 20 TN LABORER X X MISSING SHARLOTT HERRIL 24 F X 13 OH JOHN HERRIL 1 M 1 IA ROBT OSBURN 20 M 1 OH LABORER X NONE 566 194 215 DARRENA BENEDICT 36 M X 15 OH LABORER X X MISSING CATHERINE BENEDICT 31 F X 15 OH MARY A. BENEDICT 13 F 13 IA LAURA BENEDICT 11 F 11 IA JAMES BENEDICT 9 M 9 IA HARRIET BENEDICT 7 F 7 IA JOHN BENEDICT 5 M 5 IA LAWRENCE BENEDICT 1 M 1 IA NONE 566 195 216 ALEX DAVIS 52 M X 14 OH FARMER X MISSING SUSANNA DAVIS 44 F X 14 OH CAROLINE DAVIS 26 F 14 OH CLARRINDA DAVIS 22 F 14 OH CHARLES DAVIS 20 M 14 OH FARMER X EPHRAM DAVIS 15 M 14 OH EDWARD DAVIS 13 M 13 IA GEORGE DAVIS 7 M 7 IA JOHN DAVIS 4 M 4 IA NONE 566 196 217 ADAM SIMMONS 61 M X 18 KY FARMER X MISSING ANN SIMMONS 18 F 18 IA FRETCHER SIMMONS 15 M 15 IA JAMES SIMMONS 12 M 12 IA NONE 566 197 218 ADAM HARTMAN 37 M X 3 OH FARMER X X MISSING JANE HARTMAN 34 F X 3 OH MARY HARTMAN 5 F 3 OH *. H. HARTMAN 3 M 3 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" E. JANE HARTMAN 1 F 1 IA NONE 566 198 219 WHITE EDSON 27 M 1 KY LABORER X X MISSING DAVID MCGLOTHLIN 60 M 1 KY LABORER X ANN LITTLE MCGLOTHLIN 42 F X 6 MD CATHRIN MCGLOTHLIN 24 F 6 KY CRISTEENA MCGLOTHLIN 20 F 6 KY NANCY JANE MCGLOTHLIN 17 F 6 KY ISRAEL ANN MCGLOTHLIN 15 F 6 KY HARRIET A. MCGLOTHLIN 12 F 6 KY ZACHRY MCGLOTHLIN 10 M 6 KY SUSAN MCGLOTHLIN 7 F 6 KY PHEBE MCGLOTHLIN 18 F 6 IL SARAH MCGLOTHLIN 11 F 6 IL FRANCIS MCGLOTHLIN 6 F 6 KY NONE 568 220 ROLLAND LITTLE 3* M X 9 KY LABORER X X MISSING ELIZABETH LITTLE 31 F X 9 KY JOSEPH LITTLE 12 M 9 KY SARAH LITTLE 3 F 3 IA PATENA LITTLE 1 F 1 IA NONE 568 199 221 ELIZABETH MILLER 36 F X 1 KY MISSING MARY JANE MILLER 18 F 1 KY JOHN WM MILLER 16 M 1 KY THOMA B. MILLER 13 M 1 KY AMERICA *. MILLER 10 F 1 IN * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 568 200 222 G. W. CHAMBERS 23 M X 2 IL LABORER X X MISSING ANGELINE CHAMBERS 21 F X 2 IL NONE 568 223 JAMES BU**HARD 35 M X 6 OH LABORER X X MISSING MARGARET BU**HARD 20 F X 20 IA MARY BU**HARD 2 F 2 IA WM WHITE 8 M 8 IA GEORGE WHITE 4 M 4 IA EPHRAIM WHITE 1 M 1 IA NONE 568 201 224 GODFREY CHANFELT 47 M X 1 GERMANY LABORER X MISSING MARY CHANFELT 36 F 1 GERMANY ANSTON CHANFELT 12 F 1 GERMANY HUSTICE CHANFELT 7 F 1 GERMANY NONE 568 202 225 S. SHERFEY *7 M X 19 PA FARMER X MISSING CATHRINE SHERFEY 49 F X 19 VA CHARLES W. SHERFEY 27 M 19 MD LAWYER X X WM E SHERFEY 22 M 19 MD MARGARET SHERFEY 11 F 11 IA M***A OLST*N 28 F 1 DENMARK RAEMAS RASMASSON 37 M 1 DENMARK LABORER X HENRY NEAD 30 M 1 VT LABORER X X NONE 568 203 226 CRISTOPHER MYERS 49 M X 12 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING MARY MYERS 47 F X 12 GERMANY LOESA MYERS 14 F 12 PA MARGARET MYERS 10 F 10 IA MARY MYERS 6 F 6 IA SOPHIA DENA 78 F X 12 GERMANY NONE 570 227 JOHN MYRES 22 M X 12 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING DORATHA MYRES 26 F X 8 GERMANY MARY MYRES 5 F 5 IA SOPHIA MYRES 1 F 1 IA NONE 570 204 228 JOHN SL*NCE 34 M X 1 GERMANY LABORER X X MISSING SOPHIA SL*NCE 29 F X 1 GERMANY ANNA SL*NCE 7 F 1 GERMANY JOHN SL*NCE 5 M 1 GERMANY CAROLINE SL*NCE 2 F 1 GERMANY MARY SL*NCE 1 F 1 IA CHARLES ORD 33 M 1 GERMANY FARMER X X HENRY ORD 35 M 1 GERMANY FARMER X X NONE 570 205 229 JOHN GANTS 44 M X 3 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING FRANCIS GANTS 41 F X 3 GERMANY JOHN STOFF 70 M X 2 GERMANY FARMER X X FRED STOFF 28 M X 2 GERMANY FARMER X X MARY STOFF 25 F X 2 GERMANY NONE 570 206 230 SAMUEL STEEL 40 M X 1 OH FARMER X X MISSING RABECCA STEEL 41 F X 1 PA WM STEEL 15 M 1 OH FRANCIS STEEL 13 F 1 OH JACOB STEEL 11 M 1 OH ARMANDA STEEL 9 F 1 OH MARY E. STEEL 6 F 1 OH MARIA STEEL 4 F 1 OH NONE 570 207 231 PETER PILZARRO 51 M X 2 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING MARTHA PILZARRO 47 F X 2 GERMANY ELIZABETH PILZARRO 15 F 2 MO MARY PILZARRO 13 F 2 MO HENRY PILZARRO 11 M 2 MO NONE 570 208 232 ADAM ANDRICE 59 M X 4 GERMANY SHOEMAKER X MISSING PHILPINA ANDRICE 56 F X 4 GERMANY CATHRINE ANDRICE 14 F 4 GERMANY ALSO 21 PERSONS LIVING DOWN ON THE CO T - ( T OF STATEMENT MISSI . TIGHTLY BOUND ) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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