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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 Plesant Grove 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 ====== ====== ====== ===== =========================== ======= === === === === ===== =============== ================ === === === === === === === === ======= =============================================== NONE 758 64 65 JAMES S*AFFORD 37 M X 16 IN FARMER X X MISSING SARAH C. S*AFFORD 27 F X 15 IL JOHN S*AFFORD 9 M IA MARGRETT S*AFFORD 7 F IA SERENA S*AFFORD 5 F IA W. H. S*AFFORD 3 M IA LYDIA M. S*AFFORD 1 F IA NONE 758 65 66 R. C. FLEENOR 26 M X 18 IN ******** X X MISSING LUCRETIA FLEENOR 22 F X 12 IN NONE 760 66 67 J. W. ROLLIFF 23 M X 20 IL FARMER X X MISSING AMANDA ROLLIFF 19 F X 18 IN NONE 760 67 68 ADAM FLEENOR 22 M X 17 IN X X MISSING SARAH A. FLEENOR 19 F X 14 IN NONE 760 68 69 MICHAEL FLEENOR 45 M X 17 VA FARMER X MISSING CATHARINE FLEENOR 48 F X 17 OH JOHN M. FLEENOR 19 M 17 IL FARMER GEORGE G. FLEENOR 15 M IA NONE 760 69 70 GARDNER HALE FLEENOR 60 M X 19 RI FARMER X MISSING JANE FLEENOR 49 F X 19 SC SAMUEL FLEENOR 27 M 19 IN X MARY ANN FLEENOR 26 F 19 IN JANIS M. FLEENOR 22 F 19 IN MARTHA FLEENOR 17 F IA GEORGE L. FLEENOR 11 M IA WM W. FLEENOR 7 M IA NONE 760 70 71 JAMES LINDER 39 M X 15 VA FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH LINDER 33 F X 15 VA ISAAC LINDER 14 M IA WM L. LINDER 12 M IA MARY H. LINDER 4 F IA NONE 760 71 72 GEORGE SCHLAPP 45 M X 5 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING ELIZA SCHLAPP 42 F X 5 GERMANY OTELLIA SCHLAPP 19 F 5 GERMANY GEORGE SCHLAPP 17 M 5 GERMANY HENRY SCHLAPP 15 M 5 GERMANY CAROLINE SCHLAPP 14 F 5 GERMANY CHARLES SCHLAPP 8 M 5 GERMANY HELLENA SCHALPP 4 F IA HARMON SCHLAPP 1 M IA WM JR. MILLER 45 M X 20 KY X X MISSING ELIZA A. MILLER 35 F X 18 IL JOHN L. MILLER 17 M IA HEZEKIAH MILLER 15 M IA MARION MILLER 13 M IA SARAH *. MILLER 10 F IA WILLIAM MILLER 1 M IA NONE 762 72 73 JUSTUS CLARK 36 M X 17 VT FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH CLARK 40 F X 19 KY IOWA CLARK 13 F IA ANDREW H. SMITH 14 M IA NONE 762 73 74 JOHN DESPAIN 63 M X 3 KY FARMER X MISSING MORIAH DESPAIN 37 F X 3 KY MILTON DESPAIN 14 M 3 KY MARY E. DESPAIN 12 F 3 KY BELLINDA DESPAIN 9 F 3 KY SILAS DESPAIN 7 M 3 KY NEWTON DESPAIN 5 M 3 KY NONE 762 75 RENSLER CHAMBERLAIN 22 M X 20 IN MINER X X MISSING PRISCILLA CHAMBERLAIN 39 F X 3 KY NONE 762 76 J. M. DESPAIN 23 M X 7 KY X X MISSING MARTH *. DESPAIN 20 F X 1 KY NONE 762 74 77 JAMES MCLELLEN 26 M X 0 IN FARMER X X MISSING ADALINE B. MCLELLEN 20 F X 0 OH WM L. MCLELLEN 1 M 0 OH SAMUEL MCLELLEN 18 M 0 IN NONE 762 75 78 FREDRIC STROTHMAN 44 M X 3 GERMANY STONE MASON X MISSING CATHARINE E. STROTHMAN 36 F X 3 GERMANY WM STROTHMAN 10 M 3 GERMANY SERENA STROTHMAN 1 F IA NONE 762 76 79 HENRY *EARMAN 35 M X 5 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING LOUISA *EARMAN 35 F X 5 GERMANY JOHN *EARMAN 3 M IA WILLIAM *EARMAN 1 M IA NONE 762 77 80 HENRY STROTHMAN 50 M X 6 PRUSIA FARMER X MISSING PERMELIA STROTHMAN 48 F X 6 PRUSIA ANN M. STROTHMAN 14 F 6 PRUSIA PETER RASMUS 34 M X 1 DENMARK CARPENTER X NONE 762 78 81 EDWIN CUSTER 41 M X 7 VA FARMER X X MISSING MARY F. CUSTER 22 F X 15 OH MARION CUSTER 14 M IL AILSY M. CUSTER 2 F IA JOHN E. CUSTER 0 M IA W. *. COLLIS 19 M VA NONE NONE 764 79 82 JAMES SEN. TRUE 68 M X 3 VA NONE X MISSING JAMES JR. TRUE 27 M KY NONE JANE TRUE 24 F IN NONE 764 80 83 W. H. SEN. SARGENT 56 M X 15 VA FARMER X MISSING MARY V. SARGENT 44 F X 15 VA MARGARETT E. SARGENT 18 F 15 OH CATHARINE ANN SARGENT 14 F IA WILLIAM H. JR. SARGENT 12 M IA EDWARD M. SARGENT 10 M IA NONE 764 84 MARTHA W. BROWN 22 F X 15 OH MISSING WILLIAM H. BROWN 3 M IA NONE 764 81 85 N. H. MAXON 41 M X 6 OH FARMER X X MISSING RISPIA C. MAXON 36 F X 6 KY WILLIAM MAXON 16 M 6 IN FARMER MARION MAXON 13 M 6 IN BENJ. MAXON 12 M 6 IN JOHN H. MAXON 10 M 6 IN LEWIS C. MAXON 8 M 6 IN ELLEN MAXON 6 F 6 IN ANN M. MAXON 4 F IA SARAH J. MAXON 2 F IA NONE 764 82 86 WM D. DODDS 43 M X 21 KY FARMER X X MISSING MARY DODDS 36 F X 21 MO WILLIAM *. DODDS 20 M IA FARMER JOHN H. DODDS 17 M IA FARMER JOSEPH R. DODDS 15 M IA CYRENA E. DODDS 13 F IA JAMES *. DODDS 11 M IA REBECCA DODDS 9 F IA SAMUEL *. DODDS 7 M IA OLOVER E. DODDS 5 M IA CHARLES W. DODDS 3 M IA MARTHA L. DODDS 2 F IA AILSY *. DODDS 0 F IA NONE 766 83 87 WM COAD 43 M X 6 PA FARMER X X MISSING MARY A. COAD 43 F X 6 PA WILLIAM COAD 18 M 6 PA FARMER X EDWARD COAD 16 M 6 PA FARMER MARY A. COAD 12 F 6 PA NONE 766 84 88 GEORGE MANES 64 M X 18 NJ FARMER X MISSING CATHARINE MANES 68 F X 18 PA ELIZABETH MANES 21 F 18 IN NONE 766 85 89 AUSTIN MALLEY 27 M X 0 IRELAND FARMER X MISSING MARGARETH MALLEY 25 F X 0 IRELAND JOHN MALLEY 4 M 0 IL PETER MALLEY 2 M 0 IL JAMES RUTLEDGE 45 M 0 IRELAND LABORER X NONE 766 86 90 WILLIAM KINEN 30 M X 4 PA FARMER X X MISSING SARAH KINEN 23 F X 4 PA REBECCA *. KINEN 4 F 4 OH JAMES M. KINEN 3 M IA ROSANNA KINEN 1 F IA FREDRIC C. KINEN 54 M X 6 PA FARMER X MARY N. KINEN 32 F 6 PA NONE 766 87 91 SAMUEL TUCKER 48 M X 16 OH FARMER X MISSING DEBBY TUCKER 41 F X 16 OH GEORGE TUCKER 19 M 16 IN LABORER X JOHN TUCKER 17 M 16 IN MARY *. TUCKER 15 F IA JAMES S. TUCKER 13 M IA SARAH C. TUCKER 11 F IA MASON P. TUCKER 9 M IA CHARITY E. TUCKER 6 F IA WILLIAM H. TUCKER 1 M IA TWIN PHILIP P. TUCKER 1 M IA TWIN NONE 766 88 92 HENRY JR. STROTHMAN 22 M X 5 ***SIA FARMER X MISSING CHRISTIANA STROTHMAN 18 F X 5 RUSIA WILLIAM S. STROTHMAN 0 M IA NONE 768 89 93 ANDREW SMITH 42 M X 0 IN FARMER X X MISSING SOFRONIA SMITH 40 F X 0 KY JOHN SMITH 19 M 0 ** FARMER X JAMES SMITH 17 M 0 ** FARMER MARTIN SMITH 16 M 0 ** ZEBEDEE SMITH 13 M 0 ** MARY J. SMITH 7 F 0 ** SARAH M. SMITH 5 F 0 ** SOFRONIA SMITH 2 F 0 ** NONE 768 90 94 ISAAC ANDERSON 29 M X 0 OH FARMER X X MISSING ANNA ANDERSON 24 F X 0 OH SARAH A. ANDERSON 3 F 0 OH CHARLES W. ANDERSON 1 M 0 OH SARAH ANDERSON 68 F 0 OH ANDREW SNYDER 53 M X 17 OH FARMER X SARAH SNYDER 48 F X 12 VA JAMES SNYDER 25 M 12 VA X X ELIZABETH SNYDER 22 F 12 VA MARY A. SNYDER 20 F 12 VA CARROLINE SNYDER 18 F 12 VA SARAH SNYDER 16 F 12 VA LOUISA SNYDER 12 F 12 VA THEODORE SNYDER 10 M IA WILBER SNYDER 6 M IA NONE 768 91 95 JOHN CREAGAN 43 M X 14 OH FARMER X X MISSING ABIGAIL CREAGAN 36 F X 14 OH WM H. CREAGAN 14 M 14 MO SARAH J. CREAGAN 12 F IA MARTHA A. CREAGAN 10 F IA JAMES CREAGAN 7 M IA TWIN JOHN CREAGAN 7 M IA TWIN MORIAH B. CREAGAN 2 F IA RHODA CREAGAN 1 F IA NONE 768 92 96 PETER GRACE 53 M X 16 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING CATHARINE GRACE 40 F X 5 RUSIA PETER GRACE 17 M 16 OH FARMER SOPHIA DISTERHOPE 8 F RUSIA HENRY GRACE 0 M IA NONE 770 93 97 HARMON BLASSY 36 M X 0 GERMANY FARMER X MISSING NONE 770 94 98 A. *. HANKS 42 M X 17 KY FARMER X X MISSING MELINDA HANKS 43 F X 17 KY ELIZABETH HANKS 16 F IA CHARLES A. HANKS 15 M IA FARMER MARY ANN HANKS 13 F IA MELINDA HANKS 10 F IA NANCY HANKS 7 F IA CELIA HANKS 6 F IA WILLIAM H. HANKS 3 M IA INFANT HANKS 0 M IA NONE 770 95 99 WM TUCKER 44 M X 16 OH FARMER X X MISSING MARY TUCKER 40 F X 16 OH DEBBY A. TUCKER 18 F IN CHARITY E. TUCKER 16 F IA CATHARINE TUCKER 15 F IA PHILIP M. TUCKER 10 M IA MARY E. TUCKER 7 F IA TWIN REBECCA TUCKER 7 F IA TWIN SARAH *. TUCKER 5 F IA CHARLES W. TUCKER 4 M IA WILLIAM M. TUCKER 0 M IA NONE 770 96 100 WADE J. COLLINS 44 M 1 CT FARMER X X MISSING RUTH A. COLLINS 38 F 1 CT NONE 770 97 101 J. *. CHURCH 28 M X 3 OH FARMER X X MISSING SARAH CHURCH 27 F X 3 OH CLERISA A. CHURCH 6 F OH LEONADUS BICKNELL 25 M 0 OH LABORER X X DEAN M. BICKNELL 17 M 0 OH LABORER NONE 770 98 102 J. *. MCGAHAN 32 M X 10 KY FARMER X X MISSING MANUS**A A. MCGAHAN 29 F X 16 MO MARTHA J. MCGAHAN 5 F IA JOHN W. MCGAHAN 3 M IA EASTER A. MCGAHAN 0 F IA NONE 770 99 103 RICHARD CLARK 26 M X 20 IN FARMER X X MISSING JULIA A. CLARK 22 F X 21 IL CHARLES W. CLARK 3 M IA INFANT CLARK 0 M IA NONE 772 100 104 THOMAS V. CHADWICK 34 M X 6 PA FARMER X X MISSING NANCY CHADWICK 35 F X 6 PA ELIZA CHADWICK 11 F 6 PA SARAH CHADWICK 8 F 6 PA ZACHARIAH T. CHADWICK 6 M PA ANDREW S. CHADWICK 5 M IA JOHN T. CHADWICK 2 M IA JAMES CHADWICK 0 M IA JONAS JOHNSON 52 M X 10 NC FARMER X NONE 772 101 105 BERNARD CARTER 24 M X VA FARMER X X MISSING AILSY CARTER 29 F X IL ROBERT CARTER 12 M IA AMANDA CARTER 10 F IA EDITHA CARTER 9 F IA LOUISA CARTER 7 F IA WILLIAM CARTER 5 M IA EMILY CARTER 3 F IA NONE 772 106 ABEL SNELSON 23 M X 21 IL FARMER X X MISSING CATHARINE SNELSON 19 F X 10 VA INFANT SNELSON 0 M IA NONE 772 102 107 SAMUEL PACKWOOD 37 M X 8 IN FARMER X X MISSING MELINDA PACKWOOD 29 F X 8 IN JOSEPH M. PACKWOOD 11 M 8 IN FLEMMING PACKWOOD 8 M IA MILTON PACKWOOD 5 M IA LORINDA GIPSON 10 F IN NONE 772 103 108 JEREMIAH PACKWOOD 34 M X 8 IN FARMER X X MISSING LOUISAANA PACKWOOD 36 F X 8 IN J. H. PACKWOOD 12 M 8 IN ROBERT D. O. PACKWOOD 8 M 8 IN INDIANIA E. PACKWOOD 5 F IA MELINDA J. PACKWOOD 1 F IA NONE 772 109 ERVIN DOOLITTLE 57 M X 9 CT FARMER X MISSING JESSE DOOLITTLE 26 M 9 OH LABORER X X OSGOOD DOOLITTLE 22 M 9 OH LABORER X X ADALINE DOOLITTLE 20 F 9 OH ADELIA DOOLITTLE 18 F 9 OH JONES DOOLITTLE 16 M 9 OH LABORER NONE 774 104 110 JOSE MATHIS 45 M X 22 KY FARMER X MISSING LUCINDA MATHIS 39 F X 22 KY LYDIA MATHIS 21 F IA TWIN HEPSY MATHIS 21 F IA TWIN NANCY MATHIS 18 F IA WILLIAM MATHIS 17 M IA JOHN MATHIS 15 M IA ELIZABETH MATHIS 13 F IA JEMMIMA MATHIS 11 F IA SIMPSON MATHIS 6 M IA LUCINDA MATHIS 3 F IA NONE 774 105 111 WM MANLY 56 M X 22 SC FARMER X MISSING HEPSY MANLY 43 F X 22 KY NONE 774 112 HENDERSON LEMON 23 M X 1 IL FARMER X X MISSING MARY A. LEMON 18 F X IA NONE 774 106 113 VALENTINE SHEARER 55 M X 10 OH FARMER X MISSING MARY SHEARER 54 F X 10 MD LUTHER SHEARER 23 M 10 OH FARMER SARAH SHEARER 20 F 10 OH VALENTINE SHEARER 10 M 10 OH NONE 774 107 114 CHARLES WRIGHT 44 M X 17 VT FARMER X MISSING MATILDA WRIGHT 38 F X 14 KY HANNAH WRIGHT 11 F IA ELISHA WRIGHT 9 M IA JAMES WRIGHT 7 M IA PRISCILLA WRIGHT 5 F IA CHARLES WRIGHT 2 M IA ORINDA WRIGHT 0 F IA ROBERT JOHNSON 17 M 1 OH LABORER NONE 774 108 115 THOMAS SATER 55 M X 9 MD FARMER X MISSING ELLENOR SATER 50 F X 9 OH ELIZABETH SATER 26 F 9 OH J. W. P. SATER 22 M 9 OH FARMER X X *. P. SATER 20 M 9 OH FARMER X X S. P. SATER 18 M 9 OH FARMER X *. R. SATER 12 M 9 OH MARGARETT B. SATER 10 F 9 OH WILLIAM H. SATER 6 M IA W. W. BLACK 7 M IA NONE 776 CLUMBOGS DOOLITTLE 14 M 9 OH SARAH DOOLITTLE 11 F 9 OH MARY DOOLITTLE 6 F IA NONE 776 109 116 JAMES P. STUART 35 M X 5 OH FARMER X X MISSING NANCY M. STUART 26 F X 13 PA ELIZA J. BYERS 21 F 13 PA EBENEEZER W. 19 M 13 PA LABORER X NONE 776 110 117 THOMAS H. ANTROBUS 45 M X 11 KY FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH ANTROBUS 44 F X 11 KY BOLOVER ANTROBUS 20 M 11 IN SCHOOL TEA. X X MERRIL ANTROBUS 18 M 11 IN FARMER X A. MOSEPORT ANTROBUS 16 M 11 IN FARMER LAFAYETTE ANTROBUS 14 M 11 IN THOMAS H. ANTROBUS 8 M IA JOHN C. ANTROBUS 12 M 11 IN ISABELLA ANTROBUS 10 F IA JAMES *. ANTROBUS 6 M IA JENNETTE ANTROBUS 3 F IA NONE 776 111 118 LEWIS A. LAUGHLIN 51 M X 18 SC FARMER X MISSING ELIZABETH LAUGHLIN 47 F X 18 KY WILLIAM LAUGHLIN 23 M 18 IL FARMER X X JOHN T. LAUGHLIN 19 M 18 IL FARMER X MARY ANN LAUGHLIN 17 F IA ELIZABETH LAUGHLIN 15 F IA JAMES L. LAUGHLIN 11 M IA NONE 776 112 119 WILLIAM BEAMES 49 M X 19 SC FARMER X MISSING MAHALA BEAMES 38 F X 19 KY JOHN BEAMES 14 M IA MARTHA A. BEAMES 12 F IA NANCY E. BEAMES 3 F IA NONE 776 113 120 JOHN RITCHEY 56 M X 17 KY FARMER X MISSING MARGARETT RITCHEY 51 F X 17 KY THOMAS J. RITCHEY 17 M IL FARMER MARTHA A.RITCHEY 15 F IA WILLAIM A. RITCHEY 10 M IA NONE 778 114 121 THOMAS DONNELL 39 M X 3 KY FARMER X X MISSING RUTH DONNELL 24 F X 3 IN JERUSH DONNELL 4 F 3 IN NONE 778 115 122 THOMPSON *WAST 31 M X 2 PA FARMER X X MISSING AG*ES *WAST 27 F X 2 PA WM N. *WAST 3 M 2 PA MATILDA J. *WAST 0 F IA NONE 778 116 123 JAMES SEATON 26 M X 2 PA FARMER X X MISSING ISABEL SEATON 22 F X 2 PA MARY E. SEATON 3 F 2 PA THOMAS P. SEATON 1 M IA NONE 778 117 124 DARD HUNTER 22 M X 4 OH FARMER X X MISSING MALISA HUNTER 18 F X 10 OH NONE 778 118 125 JOHN HUNTER 37 M X 4 OH FARMER X X MISSING SARAH A. HUNTER 21 F X 18 IN MARTHA J. HUNTER 17 F 4 OH WM HUNTER 14 M 4 OH MARY A. HUNTER 12 F 4 OH ALBERT HUNTER 10 M 4 OH ADALINE HUNTER 8 F 4 OH MARGARETT HUNTER 6 F 4 OH MORIAH HUNTER 4 F IA HARRIET HUNTER 2 F IA NONE 778 119 126 JOHN ALGSO 24 M 8 VA FARMER X X MISSING ANN ALGSO 51 F X 8 IRELAND EUGENIA ALGSO 16 F 8 VA RIDGELEY ALGSO 11 M 8 VA NONE 778 120 127 JOHN MCLELLEN 42 M X 12 PA FARMER X X MISSING HANNAH T. MCLELLEN 42 F X 12 NJ JUSTUS RANDOLPH 74 M X 1 NJ NONE X NONE 778 121 128 JOHN SEE 28 M X 20 IN FARMER X X MISSING ELIZABETH SEE 26 F X 18 IN SARAH SEE 8 F IA HANNAH SEE 6 F IA WM H. SEE 1 M IA NONE 780 122 129 JOHN BLEDSOE 54 M X 18 KY FARMER X MISSING WINEFRED BLEDSOE 55 F X 18 KY WINEFRED M. MORSHAL F 12 OH NONE 780 130 ELIZABETH BLEDSOE 23 F X 22 KY MISSING CAROLINE J. BLEDSOE 4 F IA NONE 780 123 131 CLABORN PERKINS 32 M X 5 KY FARMER X X MISSING NANCY PERKINS 25 F X 5 KY -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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