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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 Flint River Township Part 03 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 ====== ====== ====== ===== =========================== ======= === === === === ===== =============== ================ === === === === === === === === ======= =============================================== JOSIAH JONES 3 M 3 IA CAROLINE L. JONES 1 M 1 IA NONE 636 132 141 FRED TORLEY 50 M X 8 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CAROLINE TORLEY 50 F 8 GERMANY ALBERTINE TORLEY 16 F 8 GERMANY BERTA TORLEY 8 F 8 IA FRED TORLEY 18 M 8 GERMANY FARMER X JOSEPH TORLEY 15 M 8 GERMANY NONE 636 133 142 PETER *. FASBENDER 54 M X 8 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING WM FASBENDER 20 M 8 GERMANY FARMER X ********* FASBENDER 15 F 8 GERMANY NONE 638 134 143 GEORGE DAVIS 37 M X 10 VA FARMER X X MISSING BARBARA DAVIS 31 F 10 VA MARGARET A. DAVIS 12 F 10 VA G. C. DAVIS 8 M 8 IA JOHN C. DAVIS 6 M 6 IA CATHARINE *. DAVIS 5 F 5 IA NONE 638 135 144 FREDERICK BRIER 48 M X 11 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CAROLINE BRIER 40 F 11 GERMANY FRED JR. BRIER 18 M 11 GERMANY FARMER X LOUISA BRIER 16 F 11 GERMANY MARY BRIER 14 F 11 GERMANY JULIA A. BRIER 10 F 10 IA HENRY BRIER 8 M 8 IA WM *. BRIER 6 M 6 IA CHARLES BRIER 6 M 6 IA CAROLINE BRIER 3 F 3 IA CATHERINE BRIER 2 F 2 IA BRIER 1 F 1 IA NONE 638 136 145 FREDERICK RAWMILLER 42 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING MARY RAWMILLER 42 F 10 GERMANY FREDERICK RAWMILLER 12 M 10 GERMANY MARY RAWMILLER 8 F 8 IA CHRISTIAN RAWMILLER 4 M 4 IA LOUISA RAWMILLER 2 F 2 IA NONE 638 137 146 CHRISTIAN BESH 42 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING MARY BESH 50 F 10 GERMANY JOHN BESH 16 M 10 GERMANY MARY BESH 13 F 10 GERMANY CHARLES BESH 11 M 10 GERMANY NONE 638 138 147 DAVID SR. BOLICK M X 20 NC FARMER X MISSING CALEB BOLICK 30 M 20 NC FARMER X X DAVID JR. BOLICK 24 M 20 IN X X RACHEL BOLICK 20 F 20 IN LYDIA BOLICK 18 F 18 IA NONE 640 139 148 WM BECKMAN 37 M X 14 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING MARIA BECKMAN 19 F 3 GERMANY CARLINA BECKMAN 2 F 2 IA NONE 640 140 149 AMOS BOLICK 40 X 26 NC FARMER X X MISSING MARGARET BOLICK 26 F 5 GERMANY WESLEY BOLICK 2 M 2 IA JOSEPHUS BOLICK 1 M 1 IA CONRAD HITEMIRE 41 M X 1 GERMANY LABORER X NONE 640 141 150 JOHN S. MARTIN 53 M X 15 MD FARMER X MISSING CATHARINE MARTIN 52 F 14 NC WM DEHAVEN 20 M 14 IN NONE 640 142 151 HENRY SHRADER 39 M X 10 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING ISABEL SHRADER 36 F 10 GERMANY HENRY SHRADER 10 M 10 IA MARY SHRADER 8 F 8 IA WILLIAM SHRADER 6 M 6 IA SARAH SHRADER 3 F 3 IA MARGARET SHRADER 1 F 1 IA NONE 640 143 152 CHRISTIAN KREGER 40 M X 6 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING * EITHER "G" OR "Z" MARY KREGER 35 F 6 GERMANY * EITHER "G" OR "Z" CHRISTIAN KREGER 11 M 6 GERMANY * EITHER "G" OR "Z" HENRY KREGER 8 M 6 GERMANY * EITHER "G" OR "Z" FREDRICK KREGER 3 M 3 IA * EITHER "G" OR "Z" ALBERT KREGER 1 M 1 IA * EITHER "G" OR "Z" NONE 640 144 153 HARTIN SHAFER 46 M X 18 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING MARY SHAFER 40 F 18 GERMANY NICHOLAS SHAFER 18 M 18 IL FARMER X FRED SHAFER 15 M 15 IA CATHARINE SHAFER 10 F 10 IA CHARLES SHAFER 7 M 7 IA PHILIP SHAFER 4 M 4 IA NONE 642 145 154 SIMON WITTEY 50 M X 20 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING SOPHIA WITTEY 34 F GERMANY HENRY WITTEY 14 M 14 IA MARY WITTEY 11 F 11 IA WILHELM WITTEY 9 M 9 IA LOUISA WITTEY 6 F 6 IA FREDERICK WITTEY 3 M 3 IA ROSANNA WITTEY 1 F 1 IA NONE 642 146 155 HENRY BRANT 32 M X 7 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING MARY BRANT 25 F 3 GERMANY BRANT 1 F 1 IA CAROLINE ROTAMIRE 16 F 3 GERMANY NONE 642 147 156 HENRY VISHMIRE 50 M X 6 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CHRISTINA VISHMIRE 40 F 6 GERMANY HENRY VISHMIRE 18 M 6 GERMANY FARMER X CHRISTIAN VISHMIRE 15 M 6 GERMANY CHRISTINA VISHMIRE 12 F 6 GERMANY NONE 642 148 157 HENRY SHALE 35 M X 4 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ANN SHALE 35 F 4 GERMANY HENRY SHALE 8 M 4 GERMANY MARY SHALE 3 F 3 IA NONE 642 149 158 JAMES SCHMIEER 29 M X 3 GERMANY MINISTER X MISSING MARY SCHMIEER 19 F 10 IL MARGARET SCHMIEER 32 F 1 GERMANY NONE 642 159 JOSIAH RITTER 34 M X 1 GERMANY MINISTER X MISSING CHRISTENA RITTER 26 F 1 GERMANY EMILY RITTER 2 F 1 OH NONE 644 150 160 BOLITHA GRIFFITH 56 M X 19 DE FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH GRIFFITH 42 F 11 ENG WM GRIFFITH 23 M 19 IL FARMER X X BOLITHA JR GRIFFITH 17 M 17 IA JOHN BAIRD 14 M 11 ENG ELIZABETH BAIRD 11 F 11 IA ELIAS GRIFFITH 7 M 7 IA FRANCIS GRIFFITH 5 M 5 IA HARRY GRIFFITH 3 M 3 IA MARY GRIFFITH 1 F 1 IA NONE 644 151 161 DAVID LOVE 57 M X 17 VA FARMER X MISSING CATHARINE LOVE 52 F 17 VA MARY MC. LOVE 31 F 17 VA W. D. LOVE 24 M 17 VA FARMER X X JAS. A. LOVE 21 M 17 VA FARMER X X JOHN R. LOVE 19 M 17 VA FARMER X JOSHUA R. LOVE 17 M 17 IA FARMER RODNEY H. LOVE 14 M 14 IA D. W. LOVE 11 M 11 IA NONE 644 152 162 JOHN MOATS 27 M X 1 VA FARMER X X MISSING EUNIS A. MOATS 22 F 1 VA SOPHIA *. MOATS 5 F 1 VA * EITHER "J" OR "I" AMBROSE MOATS 2 M 1 VA WM VANDEVORT 19 M 1 VA FARMER X ELIZABETH VANDEVORT 15 F 1 VA J*S A. VANDEVORT 10 M 1 VA NONE 644 153 163 *. B. REED 29 M X 1 NY FARMER X X MISSING MARY S. REED 23 F 1 NY NONE 644 154 164 THOS GARSIDE 33 M X 7 ENG DAIRYMAN X X MISSING MARY GARSIDE 37 F 8 CT WM L. GARSIDE 4 M 4 IA MILLARD CALKINS 18 M 1 NY LABORER X NATHANIEL MCOY 18 M 1 IN LABORER X NONE 646 155 165 WM LEFFLER 56 M X 20 PA FARMER X MISSING MARY A. LEFFLER 54 F 20 VA ANN LEFFLER 15 F 15 IA NONE 646 156 166 S. *. GESFORD M X 16 KY MECHANIC X X MISSING * EITHER "J" OR "I" ANN GESFORD 44 F 16 KY WM H. GESFORD 26 M 16 IL FARMER X RICHARD GESFORD 17 M 16 IL MARTHA L. GESFORD 14 F 14 IA *. R. GESFORD 13 M 13 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 646 157 167 PATRICK QUINLIVIN 40 M X 2 IRELAND FARMER X X MISSING JANE QUINLIVIN 30 F 2 IRELAND JAMES QUINLIVIN 4 M 2 IN THOS QUINLIVIN M 2 IL MARY QUINLIVIN 1 F 1 IA NONE 646 158 168 JESSEE JOHNSON 53 M X 22 TN FARMER X MISSING MARY *. JOHNSON 31 F 5 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" SARAH HALL 13 F 5 OH MARY E. HALL 11 F 5 OH W. A. HALL 8 M 5 OH JANE HALL 4 F 4 IA JANE JOHNSON 17 F 17 IA G. W. JOHNSON 2 M 2 IA NONE 646 159 169 JOHN INGHRAM 49 M X 21 PA FARMER X MISSING SARAH A. INGHRAM 37 F 20 VA WM INGHRAM 16 M 16 IA CATHARINE INGHRAM 13 F 13 IA MARY D. INGHRAM 10 F 10 IA MARTHA M. INGHRAM 8 F 8 IA E. *. INGHRAM 5 F 5 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" AGNES A. INGHRAM 1 F 1 IA JOHN SIPES 36 M 1 GERMANY LABORER X NONE 648 160 170 *. T. KASTER 55 M X 17 OH FARMER X MISSING * EITHER "J" OR "I" CINTHIA KASTER 53 F 17 KY JAMES KASTER 18 M 17 IN FARMER X BENJAMINE KASTER 14 M 14 IA THOS KASTER 10 M 10 IA MELLISSA POOLES 19 F 10 OH CINTHIA COX 14 F 14 IA JOHN *IRT 21 M 1 ENG LABORER X NONE 648 161 171 HENRY FISHBURN 35 M X 2 PA FARMER X X MISSING SARAH FISHBURN 35 F 2 OH ELIZABETH FISHBURN 12 F 2 OH MARTHA FISHBURN 10 F 2 IL NOAH FISHBURN 8 M 2 OH DAVID FISHBURN 6 M 2 OH SAML. FISHBURN 4 M 2 OH NONE 648 162 172 RODNEY ARNOLD 55 M X 21 CT FARMER X MISSING STELLA ARNOLD 21 F 21 OH SARAH ARNOLD 19 F 19 IA CATHARINE ARNOLD 17 F 17 IA CAROLINE ARNOLD 17 F 17 IA RODNEY ARNOLD 15 M 15 IA PRICE ARNOLD 8 M 8 IA NONE 648 163 173 PETER MERTZ 33 M X 16 GERMANY FARMER X X MISSING ANN MERTZ 30 F 7 GERMANY CHARLES MERTZ 5 M 5 IA MICHAEL GETSFERT 30 M 2 GERMANY FARMER X NONE 648 164 174 KIMBALL CHASE 52 M X 19 VT FARMER X MISSING EMILY CHASE 48 F 19 NY ABIGAIL CHASE 29 F 19 NY HANET CHASE 16 F 16 IA JAMES H. CHASE 14 M 14 IA FRANCIS H. CHASE 12 F 12 IA NONE 650 165 175 HARVEY JOHNSON 63 M X 5 KY FARMER X MISSING MARY JOHNSON 52 F 5 KY HELLEN FULLERTON 20 F 5 IN ANDY JOHNSON 19 M 5 IN FARMER X ABIGAIL JOHNSON 17 F 5 IN SARAH JOHNSON 15 F 5 IN MARY E. JOHNSON 6 F 5 IN LINGLES 50 M 5 PA FARMER X NONE 650 166 176 REBBECCA MEDARA 40 F X 17 VA FARMER MISSING SAMUEL WILSON 25 M 17 VA FARMER X X SUSAN *. MEDERA 15 F 15 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" CHARLES E. MEDERA 13 M 13 IA SHEPHERD MEDERA 10 M 10 IA FRE** W. MEDERA 8 M 8 IA GEORGE *. MEDERA 6 M 6 IA NONE 650 167 177 JOHN BURKHOLDER 43 M X 19 PA FARMER X X MISSING CATHARINE BURKHOLDER 36 F 21 VA FRANK BURKHOLDER 4 M 4 IA AMANDA BURKHOLDER 2 F 2 IA MARY TAYLOR 35 F 20 VA JOHN TAYLOR 6 M 6 IA CATHARINE SIPHERS 12 F 12 IA NONE 650 168 178 PARIS AEMFIELD 37 M X 13 NC FARMER X X MISSING REBECCA AEMFIELD 37 F 13 NC REUBEN AEFIELD 14 M 13 IN CASWELL AEMFIELD 11 M 11 IA JOEL AEMFIELD 10 M 10 IA SARAH *. AEMFIELD 9 F 9 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" MARY AEMFIELD 7 F 7 IA JAMES DALIHIATT 104 M X 13 NC FARMER X NONE 650 169 179 W. W. DELASHMUTT 26 M X 21 VA FARMER X MISSING S. *. DELASHMUTT 23 F 18 VA * EITHER "J" OR "I" W. Z. COWLES 1 M 1 IA ELLEN SHAW 19 F 1 OH NONE 652 170 180 ISAAC LEONARD 37 M X 13 PA MINISTER X MISSING CHARLOTTE LEONARD 35 F 17 IN AARON CHAMBERLAIN 87 M X 17 MA X HANNAH CHAMBERLAIN 78 F 17 NY MARCUS CHAMBERLAIN 21 M 17 IN FARMER X X JARED CHAMBERLAIN 17 M 17 IN R. FORD 15 M 15 IA NONE 652 171 181 ABNER LEONARD 68 M X 15 PA FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH LEONARD 68 F 15 PA NONE 652 172 182 DAVID LEONARD 40 M X 15 PA FARMER X X MISSING MARY S. LEONARD 35 F 15 OH HOWARD *. LEONARD 14 M 14 IA ANN E. LEONARD 11 F 11 IA CHARLES *. LEONARD 1 M 1 IA NONE 652 183 ADAM YOUNG 31 M X 1 GERMANY LABORER CHRISTIAN LESLIE 31 M X 1 GERMANY LABORER HANNA LESLIE 24 F 1 GERMANY WM LESLIE 2 M 1 OH EMILY LESLIE 1 F 1 OH THOMAS JONES 50 M X 8 WALES CARPENTER X SARAH JONES 17 F 8 WALES NONE 652 173 184 JOSIAH SHIPLEY 48 M X 1 PA FARMER X MISSING MARY E. SHIPLEY 24 F 1 VA HENRY SHIPLEY 25 M 1 OH CARPENTER X X MOSES SHIPLEY 23 M 1 OH FARMER X X STEPHEN SHIPLEY 20 M 1 OH FARMER X MARTHA SHIPLEY 18 F 1 OH SUSAN SHIPLEY 16 F 1 OH ELIZABETH SHIPLEY 14 F 1 OH PARKER SHIPLEY 12 M 1 OH GEORGE SHIPLEY 10 M 1 OH LEANNE SHIPLEY 8 F 1 OH C. M. SHIPLEY 6 M 1 OH JOHN SHIPLEY 3 M 1 OH LYDIA *. SHIPLEY 1 F 1 IA WM SHIPLEY 36 M 1 OH FARMER X X NONE 654 174 185 JOHN B. HAYDEN M X 1 OH FARMER X X MISSING MARTHA A. HAYDEN 30 F 1 OH GEIZELLA A. HAYDEN 7 F 1 OH RO**T CARSON 20 M 3 IRELAND FARMER NONE 654 175 186 JOHN STORER 26 M X 5 PA MECHANIC X X MISSING ELIZABETH STORER 22 F 20 VA CLARA *. STORER 1 F 1 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 654 176 187 *. K. MCMEEN 44 M X 2 OH FARMER X MISSING * EITHER "J" OR "I" JANE MCMEEN 50 F 2 OH HENRY RIFE 13 M 13 IA NONE 654 177 188 THOS. SUTTON 41 M X 14 ENG MECHANIC X X MISSING MARTHA SUTTON 28 F 21 IL WM SUTTON 4 M 4 IA ELIZABETH SUTTON 1 F 1 IA NONE 654 178 189 GEORGE HILL 32 M X 1 OH BLACKSMITH X X MISSING JANE HILL 30 F 1 OH G. W. HILL 7 M 1 OH ELENORA HILL 6 F 1 OH ALBERT HILL 4 M 1 OH JOHN F. HILL 3 M 1 OH NONE 654 179 190 RICHARD STORER 57 M X 5 OH FARMER X MISSING MARY *. STORER 36 F 5 ** * EITHER "J" OR "I" NICHOLAS STORER 21 M 5 PA FARMER X X RICHARD JR. STORER 18 M 5 PA FARMER X CAROLINE STORER 16 F 5 PA N. A. STORER 11 F 5 PA FRAZIER STORER 10 M 5 PA OLIVER STORER 4 M 4 IA MILTON STORER 3 M 3 IA JAMES STORER 1 M 1 IA NONE 656 180 191 JOHN M. DAVIS 25 M X 1 ENG FARMER X X MISSING CLARISSA A. DAVIS 24 F 1 OH W. E. DAVIS 5 M 1 OH JOSEPH DAVIS 3 M 1 OH VIRGINIA DAVIS 1 F 1 OH CLEAVER COOPER 25 M 1 OH FARMER X X NONE 656 181 192 L. G. PITMAN 33 M X 20 KY FARMER X X MISSING MARTHA C. PITMAN 25 F 8 VA JOHN PITMAN 5 M 5 IA CARSON PITMAN 3 M 3 IA ARTHUR PITMAN 1 M 1 IA MARY GIBSON 13 F 13 IA NONE 656 182 193 *. *. ROBINSON 42 M X 18 OH FARMER X X MISSING MARTHA ROBINSON 34 F 15 OH HENRY ROBINSON 14 M 14 IA MARY *. ROBINSON 10 F 10 IA DANIEL NORMAN 50 M 16 PA FARMER X ADELBERT HILLHOUSE 17 M 5 OH GEORGE COTTENBOUGH 26 M 1 GERMANY FARMER X HENRY *. ROBINSON 13 M 1 OH CAROLINE BAKER 20 F 17 OH NONE 656 183 194 *. K. SCOTT 38 M X 16 OH FARMER X X MISSING * EITHER "J" OR "I" CLARINDA SCOTT 28 F 16 OH SCOTT 1 F 1 IA ADRAIN A. GREEN 3 M 3 IA JONATHAN MILLER 17 M 13 OH X MARY *. DAVALT 20 M 5 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" NONE 656 184 195 ROBERT STEELE 38 M X 9 OH MECHANIC X X MISSING ARMILDA *. STEELE 23 F 17 OH * EITHER "J" OR "I" KATE A. STEELE 4 F 4 IA ELLA STEELE 1 F 1 IA JOHN B. MEBREA 24 M 1 PA FARMER X X NONE 658 185 196 THOS. INGHRAM 42 M X 20 VA FARMER X X MISSING ELIZA INGHRAM 36 F 22 IL JONATHAN INGHRAM 16 M 16 IA SARAH INGHRAM 14 F 14 IA LUCY INGHRAM 13 F 13 IA ARTHUR INGHRAM 12 M 12 IA MAHALA INGHRAM 10 F 10 IA HENRY INGHRAM 8 M 8 IA DANIEL INGHRAM 6 M 6 IA JOHN INGHRAM 2 M 2 IA HUSTON INGHRAM 1 M 1 IA NONE 658 186 197 W. B. SEXSON 37 M X 27 TN FARMER X MISSING LUERELIA SEXSON 37 F 17 KY *. H. SEXSON 15 M 15 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" E. A. SEXSON 14 M 14 IA SUSAN F. SEXSON 13 F 13 IA *. T. SEXSON 11 M 11 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" MARY E. SEXSON 9 F 9 IA W. T. SEXSON 7 M 7 IA A. *. SEXSON 6 M 6 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" ANN E. SEXSON 4 F 4 IA *. A. SEXSON 2 M 2 IA * EITHER "J" OR "I" MARY SEXSON 77 F X 22 VA NONE 658 187 198 *. C. FURGASON 30 M X 10 OH BLACKSMITH X X MISSING MARGARET FURGASON 24 F 14 OH JOHN D. FURGASON 3 M 3 IA NONE 658 199 SAMUEL WARD 24 M X 16 OH FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH WARD 22 F 2 OH ELIZABETH WARD 2 F 2 IA WARD 1 F 1 MO -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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