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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 Danville Township Part 04 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 ====== ====== ====== ===== =========================== ======= === === === === ===== =============== ================ === === === === === === === === ======= =============================================== S. G. IVES 22 F X 14 OH NONE 1136 189 194 DAVID CLOSIN 30 M X 4 PA FARMER X X MISSING MARY CLOSIN 25 F X 4 PA M. I. CLOSIN 4 M 4 IA JOHN CLOSIN 2 M 2 IA S. CLOSIN * M 0 IA * AGE 1/2 NONE 1136 190 195 J. RANKIN 46 M X 2 PA CARPENTER X MISSING JANE RANKIN 55 F X 2 PA ANDREW RANKIN 19 M 2 PA FARMER X JAMES RANKIN 16 M 2 PA FARMER X JOHN RANKIN 16 M 2 PA FARMER X WILLIAM RANKIN 12 M 2 PA R. A. HAIR 9 F 2 PA NONE 1136 191 196 WILLIAM NEEL 63 M X 13 NH FARMER X X MISSING E. D. NEEL 55 F X 13 ME L. A. NEEL 22 F 13 ME W. H. NEEL 19 M 13 ME FARMER X NONE 1136 192 197 ABNER HANNAH 33 M X 11 IN FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH HANNAH 30 F X 10 IN MARIAN HANNAH 10 F 10 IA AMOS HANNAH 8 M 8 IA WILLIAM HANNAH 7 M 7 IA T. C. HANNAH 3 M 3 IA NONE 1136 193 198 THOMIS HENDERSON 45 M X 2 VA FARMER X MISSING MARY HENDERSON 43 F X 2 VA JOHN HENDERSON 24 M 2 VA FARMER X X WILLIAM HENDERSON 20 M 2 VA FARMER X VIRGINIA HENDERSON 17 F 2 VA THOMIS HENDERSON 15 M 2 VA FARMER X NONE 1138 SARAH HENDERSON 13 F 2 VA NANCY HENDERSON 11 F 2 VA LUCY HENDERSON 5 F 2 VA MARY HENDERSON 2 F 2 VA NONE 1138 194 199 JAMES ROBISON 44 M X 0 OH FARMER X X M. R. ROBISON 36 F X 0 OH W. G. ROBISON 11 M 0 OH R. M. ROBISON 9 F 0 PA S. H. ROBISON 6 M 0 OH S. F. ROBISON 2 F 0 OH JOSEPH LOOMIS 24 M 0 OH FARMER X X THOMIS BOYED 24 M 0 OH FARMER X X NONE 1138 195 200 GEORGE MELINGER 35 M X 0 GERMANY FARMER X BARBRY MELINGER 35 F X 0 GERMANY BARBRY MELINGER 3 F 0 NY NONE 1138 196 201 WILLIAM MOORE 50 M X 20 MD FARMER X X JANE MOORE 33 F X 18 VA S. A. MOORE 18 F 18 IA ELIZABETH MOORE 11 F 11 IA R. C. MOORE 10 F 10 IA AMBROSE MOORE 8 M 8 IA W. D. MOORE 6 M 6 IA G. M. MOORE 4 M 4 IA HENRY MOORE 1 M 1 IA NONE 1138 197 202 JOHN GREGG 39 M X 20 VA FARMER X X EMILINE GREGG 39 F X 18 VA ALFORD GREGG 16 M 16 IA FARMER X HANSEN GREGG 11 M 16 IA MARTA GREGG 10 F 10 IA JUSTICE GREGG 9 M 9 IA MALINDA GREGG 7 F 7 IA ARAM GREGG 5 M 5 IA SOROUGH GREGG 3 F 3 IA JOHN GREGG 1 M 1 IA NONE 1138 198 203 E. CALKINS 56 M X 0 NY FARMER X MISSING SUMERFIELD CALKINS 20 M 0 NY SCHOOLTEACHER X MILLER CALKINS 24 M X 0 NY PEDLER E. C. CALKINS 15 M 0 NY NONE X NONE 1140 A. E. CALKINS 12 M 0 NY NONE 1140 199 204 VALENTINE BLAKEWAY M X 12 PA FARMER X X MARY BLAKEWAY 30 F X 12 PA LARIND BLAKEWAY 14 F 12 VA SAMANTHA BLAKEWAY 12 F 12 IA WILLIAM BLAKEWAY 9 M 9 IA JOHN BLAKEWAY 7 M 7 IA FRANKLIN BLAKEWAY 4 M 4 IA BENSON BLAKEWAY 2 M 2 IA NONE 1140 200 205 LEWIS HANNAH 34 M X 18 IN FARMER X X X ELIZABETH HANNAH 36 F X 18 VA R. *. HANNAH 9 F 9 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" F. A. HANNA 7 F 7 IA M. E. HANNA 5 F 5 IA *. C. HANNA 2 M 2 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" *. W. HANNA * M 0 IA * AGE 1/2-INIT.EITHER J OR I DAVID LOUGRITZ 30 M 0 PA FARMER X GEMIMY WAIN 23 F 0 PA NONE 1140 201 206 FRANCIS MOORE 68 M X 18 IERLAND FARMER X X ANAH MOORE 68 F X 18 VA JOHN MOORE 27 M 18 VA FARMER X X S. A. MOORE 20 F 18 VA M. M. MOORE 17 F 17 IA R**** ARNOLD 14 M 6 IA NONE 1140 202 207 JOSEPH MOORE 30 M X 18 VA FARMER X X MISSING MARY MOORE 27 F X 18 IN S. L. MOORE 6 M 6 IA CLARICY MOORE 5 F 5 IA J. E. MOORE 1 M 1 IA NONE 1140 203 208 WILLIAM BLAKEWAY 48 M X 15 PA FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH BLAKEWAY 52 F X 15 VA WILLIAM HIRD 17 M 17 IA FARMER X HILLAN ARNOLD 9 F 5 VA NONE 1140 204 209 CHRISTIAN LANDERS 58 M X 6 PA FARMER X MISSING ANNAH LANDERS 52 F X 6 PA JOSEPH LANDERS 20 M 6 PA FARMER X WILLIAM HAMELL 12 M 12 IA NONE 1140 205 210 WILLIAM DAYLEY 22 M X 0 PA FARMER X X MISSING ANNAH DAYLEY 18 F X 6 PA NONE 1142 206 211 W. C. HANNA 40 M X 19 IN FARMER X MISSING CEMINTEN HANNA 37 F X 18 VA RESILVA HANNA 15 F 15 IA A. M. HANNA 14 M 14 IA J. B.HANNA 12 M 12 IA IRBELLA HANNA 8 F 8 IA R**** HANNA 6 M 6 IA C. *. HANNA * M 0 IA * AGE 1/2 NONE 1142 207 212 JOHN EVEANS M X 19 VA FARMER X X MISSING ALLICE EVEANS 50 F X 19 VA S. *. EVEANS 15 F 15 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" WALTER EVEANS 14 M 14 IA *. *. EVEANS 13 M 13 IA M. M. EVEANS 8 F 8 IA NONE 1142 208 213 JOHN HEAD 36 M X 16 MD BLACKSMITH X X MISSING M. A. HEAD 31 F X 16 VA E. * HEAD 12 F 12 IA M. E. HEAD 11 F 11 IA *. E. HEAD 10 M 10 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" *. H. HEAD 10 M 10 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" R. A. HEAD 8 M 8 IA S. *. HEAD 6 F 6 IA *. L. HEAD 4 M 4 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" S. C. HEAD * F 0 IA * AGE 1/2 NONE 1142 209 214 ISACH STICERKINAST 25 M X 5 PA SHOEMAKER X X MISSING SOROUGH STICERKINAST 23 F X 5 PA A. F. STICERKINAST 1 M 1 IA NONE 1142 210 215 JAMES ROBERTS 21 M X 19 VA FARMER X X MISSING RACHAL ROBERTS 21 F X 19 VA MARIAH ROBERTS 56 F X 19 MD NONE 1142 211 216 S. *. BRYLEY 28 M X 1 OH FARMER X X MISSING S. *. BRYLEY 23 F X 1 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" N. E. BRYLEY 4 F 1 OH A. *. BRYLEY 2 F 1 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" M. E. BRYLEY * F 0 IA * AGE 1/2 WILLIAM HIATT 20 M 1 OH FARMER X NONE 1142 212 217 JOHN BAKER 37 M X 8 PA FARMER X MISSING LUIZY BAKER 25 F X 8 PA S. *. BAKER 2 F 2 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" DA NVILLE CENTER NONE 1144 213 218 DENICE MELCHIR 41 M X 12 GERMANY POTTER X MISSING MARY MELCHER 32 F X 12 GERMANY SUFIAH MELCHER 6 F 6 IA JOSEPH MELCHER 6 M 6 IA M. D. MELCHER 4 F 4 IA ELIZA MELCHER 2 F 2 IA DENICE SIDDLER 21 M 2 GERMANY POTTER X HENRY STRALINE 25 M 1 GERMANY FARMER X RENOTH SNIDER 22 M 3 GERMANY FARMER X HENRY R**SEMER 22 M 0 GERMANY FARMER X WILLIAM WAGNER 22 M 3 GERMANY FARMER X NONE 1144 214 219 EHOOD JOHNSON 25 M X 0 VA CARPENTER X X MISSING EDOTH JOHNSON 28 F X 0 VA JAMES JOHNSON 2 M 0 VA J. J. JOHNSON * M 0 VA * AGE 1/2 E. *. JOHNSON 25 M 0 VA FARMER X X * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 1144 215 220 LEONIA DAVIS 47 M X 0 VA CARPENTER X MISSING SUFIAH DAVIS 45 F X 0 VA E. J. DAVIS 22 F 0 VA E. C. DAVIS 20 M 0 VA FARMER X D. C. DAVIS 17 F 0 VA AMY DAVIS 15 F 0 VA A. M. DAVIS 13 M 0 VA T. B. DAVIS 11 M 0 VA M. F. DAVIS 10 F 0 VA S. *. DAVIS 8 F 0 VA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 1144 216 221 ALMY LEWIS ** M X 11 RI FARMER X MISSING LIDA LEWIS 40 F X 11 PA MLINDA LEWIS 21 F 11 PA ALFORD LEWIS 17 M 11 PA FARMER X EMILINE LEWIS 14 F 11 PA ELLON LEWIS 11 F 11 IA MARTHA LEWIS 8 F 8 IA JANE LEWIS 4 F 4 IA LORELEA LEWIS 2 F 2 IA A, *. LEWIS 2 F 2 IA NONE 1144 217 222 ABROM GAYLORD 57 M X 13 CT FARMER X MISSING SUSAN GAYLORD 47 F X 8 PA WILLIAM GAYLORD M 13 CT FARMER X NONE 1146 HARIET GAYLORD 5 F 5 IA NONE 1146 218 223 JERMIAH HOLL 48 M X 19 NH DOCTOR X MISSING HARIET HOLL 46 F X 19 CT E. C. HOLL 19 M 19 WI CLERK X ALLBERT HOLL 15 M 15 IA NONE E. B. HOLL 13 F 13 IA L. HOLL 11 F 11 IA JOSEPH HOLL * M 8 IA A. B. HOLL 6 M 6 IA MARY CORNING 60 F 19 KY NONE 1146 219 224 M. D. WILCOCKS 32 M X 1 RI FARMER X X MISSING REBECA WILCOCKS 32 F X 1 OH M. E. WILCOCKS 12 F 1 OH *. R. WILCOCKS 9 F 1 OH M. R. WILCOCKS 4 F 1 OH A. E. WILCOCKS 19 M 1 NY FARMER X RACHEAL WILCOCKS 62 F X 1 RI NONE 1146 220 225 SAVANA DOWLER 33 M X 14 OH CARPENTER X X MISSING INDIANIA DOWLER 34 F X 14 OH S. E. DOWLER 11 F 11 IA H. A. DOWLER 9 F 9 IA M. F. DOWLER 7 M 7 IA M. S. DOWLER 4 F 4 IA T. H. DOWLER 2 M 2 IA NONE 1146 221 226 T. C. HAMILTON 29 M X 4 VA PAINTER X X MISSING E. N. HAMILTON 27 F X 4 IN VIRGINIA HAMILTON 4 F 4 IA *. W. HAMILTON 2 M 2 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" ELIZABETH HAMILTON 64 F X 1 PA JACOB DAYLEY 30 M 3 OH PAINTER X X NONE 1146 222 227 PETER TURNEY 45 M X 4 PA BLACKSMITH X MISSING WILLIAM TURNEY 10 M 4 PA M. A. TURNEY 8 F 4 PA C. *. TURNEY 3 F 4 IA ROBBY BURD 65 M X 1 PA NONE X NONE 1146 223 228 STEVIN RECKORD 35 M X 1 NY FARMER X X MISSING P. P. RECKORD 27 F X 1 NY M. D. RECKORD 10 M 1 OH M. D. RECKORD 7 F 1 NY NONE 1148 *. D. RECKORD 5 M 1 NY * EITHER "J" OR "I" *. *. RECKORD 1 M 1 IA INITIALS EITHER "J" OR "I" HENRY GAKEWAY 21 M 3 OH FARMER X X MARGRET TAYLOR 23 F 4 OH NONE 1148 224 229 C. H. KIMBALL 25 M X 1 NH CARPENTER X X M. E. KIMBALL 23 F X 1 CT M. E. KIMBALL 1 F 12 NH D. F. GEANT 20 M 0 NY NONE X NONE 1148 225 230 W. N. GAKEWAY 25 M X 10 NY FARMER X MISSING SALLA GAKEWAY 42 F X 10 RI W. *. GAKEWAY 13 M 10 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 1148 226 231 O. B. JONES 25 M X 1 OH FARMER X X MISSING R. A. JONES 21 F X 1 OH *. C. JONES * F 0 IA * AGE 1/2 NONE 1148 227 232 SHUPERT HEBARD 40 M X 3 CT FARMER X MISSING M. L. HEBARD 35 F X 3 CT EDWARD HIBARD 14 M 3 CT J. P. HIBARD 11 M 3 CT M. E. HIBARD 8 F 3 CT E. HIBARD 5 F 3 CT S. M. HIBARD 2 F 2 IA NONE 1148 228 233 *. *. ZIGLER 31 M X 1 PA BLACKSMITH X X MISSING 1ST INITIAL EITHER "J" OR "I" E. ZIGLER 28 F X 1 PA W. A. ZIGLER 9 M 1 PA S. E. ZIGLER 8 F 1 PA ALBERT ZIGLER 6 M 1 PA E. ZIGLER 5 F 1 PA S. ZIGLER 3 F 1 PA JACOB ZIGLER * M 0 IA * AGE 1/2 NONE 1148 229 234 M. D. DUDLEY 42 M X 10 NH MERCHANT X MISSING S. P. DUDLEY 38 F X 10 MA T. *. DUDLEY 14 F 10 0H * EITHER "J" OR "I" A. *. DUDLEY 3 M 3 IA HENRY JAGGIR 30 M 13 NY CLERK X NONE 1148 230 235 JOHN BEARD 78 M X 1 PA FARMER X MISSING M. BEARD 25 F 1 PA LU*** BEARD 22 F 1 PA NONE 1148 231 236 C. *. SLINGLUFF 45 M X 2 MD BRICKLAYER X MISSING ELIZA SLINGLUFF 38 F X 1 VA NONE 1150 JOHN SLINGLUFF 14 M 1 IN HENRY SLINGLUFF 12 M 1 IN FESTER SLINGLUFF 10 M 1 IN CARLES SLINGLUFF 4 M 1 IN ELIZA SLINGLUFF 1 F 1 IA J. R. CANILTON 45 M X 1 VA NONE X B. CAMILTON 60 F X 1 VA NONE 1150 232 237 WILCOT SEYMOUR 42 M X 18 CT FARMER X MISSING A. H. SEYMOUR 37 F X 18 VA H. C. SEYMOUR 12 M 12 IA J. C. SEYMOUR 4 M 4 IA NONE 1150 233 238 JOHN NEAL 26 M X 15 ME WAGONMAKER X X MISSING ELIZABETH NEAL 20 F X 6 OH NONE 1150 234 239 S. W. PAIN 36 M X 6 NY MERCHANT X X MISSING M. PAIN 32 F X 6 NY M. A. PAIN 7 F 6 NY D. W. PAIN 6 M 6 NY ANN PAIN 3 F 3 IA E. J. PAIN * M 0 IA * AGE 1/2 M. A. HIATT 17 F 1 OH MIDDLETOWN, DES MOINES CO NONE 1150 235 240 D. F. MCCOY 38 M X 10 PA BLACKSMITH X MISSING ELIZABETH MCCOY 32 F X 10 PA HANNAH MCCOY 13 F 10 PA MARGRET MCCOY 10 F 10 IA *OREN MCCOY 7 M 7 IA DAVID *EISE 40 M 1 OH BLACKSMITH X X NONE 1150 236 241 C. ELLIOTT 33 M X 12 OH TEAMSTER X X MISSING *. ELLIOTT 31 F X 12 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" A. L. ELLIOTT 10 F 10 IA *. T. ELLIOTT 8 M 8 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" GEORGE ELLIOTT 6 M 6 IA M. E. ELLIOTT 4 F 4 IA A. C. ELLIOTT * M 0 IA NONE 1152 237 242 GODFREY BANDIL 34 M X 2 GERMANY SHOEMAKER X MISSING * AGE 1/2 DECOSEDOSA BANDIL 19 F X 2 GERMANY JOHN BUSMON 44 M 0 GERMANY SHOEMAKER X NONE 1152 238 243 *O*M WOODBURN 30 M X 0 PA ENJANEER X X MISSING MARGRET WOODBURN 28 F X 0 PA ROBERT WOODBURN 6 M 0 PA WILLIAM WOODBURN 4 M 0 PA *. A. WOODBURN 2 F 0 PA NONE 1152 239 244 JOHN B. CHAMBERS 40 M X 1 IERLAND MINISTER X MISSING MARTH CHAMBERS 51 F X 1 IERLAND MATILDAY CHAMBERS 15 F 1 IERLAND ANDEU CHAMBERS 12 M 1 IERLAND *. W. L*SHMAN 4 M 1 PA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 1152 240 245 *. M. CLARK 24 M X 4 OH MERCANT X X MISSING * EITHER "J" OR "I" R. H. CLARK 24 F X 4 MD W. W. CLARK 4 M 4 IA *. W. CLARK 2 M 2 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 1152 241 246 SAMUEL ELLIOTT 73 M X 18 NC FARMER X MISSING E. A. ELLIOTT 47 F X 6 VA NONE 1152 242 247 NANCY SMITH 45 F X 17 OH MISSING MILTON SMITH 20 M 17 OH FARMER X E. *. SMITH 16 F 16 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" M. M. SMITH 12 F 12 IA E. *. COMMONS 24 M 17 OH HORSE JOCKEY X X NONE 1152 243 248 ROBERT ROBISON 49 M X 10 PA TRADER X MISSING TANAH ROBISON 36 F X 10 KY HILY ROBISON 10 F 10 IA HENRY ROBISON 5 M 5 IA MOSES ROBISON 3 M 3 IA C. B. ROBISON 1 F 1 IA NONE 1152 244 249 ROBERT MCGREIGOR 40 M X 6 IERLAND MINISTER X X MISSING IZABELLA MCGREIGOR 32 F X 6 SCOTLAND *. A. MCGREIGOR 6 F 6 IA NONE 1152 245 250 A. N. COMMONS 43 M X 0 OH SADLER X X MISSING MARGRET COMMONS 37 F X 0 OH HESTER COMMONS 18 F 0 OH *. M. COMMONS 16 M 0 OH FARMER * EITHER "J" OR "I" W. W. COMMONS 14 M 0 OH NONE 1154 A. B. COMMONS 10 F 0 OH ADON COMMONS 8 M 0 OH D. E. COMMONS 3 M 0 OH IDA COMMONS 1 F 0 OH NONE 1154 246 251 G. W. SCANTLING 35 M X 2 PA PHYSIAN X X X M. S. SCANTLING 23 F X 2 OH NONE 1154 247 252 SAMUEL TOMLINSON 27 M X 0 OH FARMER X X M. A. TOMLINSON 22 F X 0 OH S. W. TOMLINSON 2 M 0 OH C. *. TOMLINSON 1 M 0 OH NONE 1154 248 253 JOHN JEFERSON 52 M X 2 VA FARMER X MARTHA JEFERSON 16 F 2 VA WILLIAM JEFERSON 21 M 2 VA FARMER X X LAVINA JEFERSON 14 F 2 VA NONE 1154 249 254 *. L. SERGINT 36 M X 12 PA FARMER X X X E. C. SERGINT 27 F X 7 OH HARISON GEADY 23 M 0 IN FARMER X X OLIVER GAMMAGE 22 M 0 ME FARMER X X SAROW ISLES 20 F 2 OH NONE 1154 250 255 JERIMIAH FOLKER 34 M X 1 MD FARMER X X E. FORKER 34 F X 1 VA M. E. FORKER 10 F 1 VA *. S. FORKER 10 M 1 VA * EITHER "J" OR "I" S. F. FORKER 9 M 1 VA AMIS FORKER 6 M 1 VA CARLINE FORKER 3 F 1 VA -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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