1856 State Census of Iowa, Polk County, Des Moines Township (PART 1 of 2) Transcribed by Desiree Lint for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/ Copyright (c) 2004 by Desiree Lint ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. (http://iagenweb.org/census/) Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== The transcriber has given permission to IAGenWeb to store and utilize the file permanently for free access on IAGenWeb state and county web sites. http://iagenweb.org. May 2004. ========================================================================== Formatted by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen David Williams All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census Year: 1856 Microfilm Number: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 State: Iowa County: Polk Township: Des Moines (PART 1 of 2) Town: Enumerator: James A. Moore Enumeration Date: 24 August 1856 Transcriber's Notes: No line numbers appear on the original census. The transcriber has assigned line numbers to indicate the enumeration order. Enumerator only noted that this census was for Des Moines township on the first page. Dwelling/Family numbers 244/258 (the Everett House) were assigned by the transcriber. ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 1 Jonathan Ramage 46 M X 4 United States Farmer X X 1 2 1 1 Elza Ramage 46 F X 4 United States 1 3 1 1 Harriet Eaton 24 F X 4 United States 1 4 1 1 Catherine Ramage 22 F 4 United States 1 5 1 1 Marion Ramage 20 M 4 United States X 1 6 1 1 Benjamin Ramage 18 M 4 United States 1 7 1 1 James Ramage 16 M 4 United States 1 8 1 1 Mary Ramage 14 F 4 United States 1 9 1 1 Jonathan Ramage 12 M 4 United States 1 10 1 1 Albert Ramage 7 M 4 1 11 1 1 Samuel Ramage 5 M 4 1 12 1 1 Catherine Eaton 1 3/12 F 1 13 1 1 David Thomas 25 M X 15 Carpenter X X X 1 14 1 1 Ann Thomas 21 F X 10 1 15 1 1 Charles Preston 28 M 1 Surveyor X X X 1 16 1 1 Jacob E Johnson 23 M 1 Shoemaker X X X 1 17 2 2 Truman S Seamaus 35 M X 9/10 Carpenter X 1 18 2 2 Elizabeth S Seamaus 32 F X 9/10 1 19 2 2 Oscar B Seamaus 12 M 9/10 1 20 2 2 Susan Seamaus 5 F 9/10 1 21 3 3 T. K. Brooks 45 M X 10 Farmer X X 1 22 3 3 Phebe Brooks 27 F X 10 1 23 3 3 James B Brooks 11 M 10 1 24 3 3 Lorenzo Las Cassas Brooks 6/12 M 1 25 3 3 William Tate 28 M 1 Scotland Stone Cutter X X X 1 26 3 3 Charles Hurl 35 M 1 Ireland Farmer X X X 1 27 3 3 Charles Burk 27 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 1 28 3 3 Caroline Nelson 17 F 3 Sweden Maid ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 1 4 4 Abraham Dean 34 M X 8 Farmer X X 2 2 4 4 Ann Dean 36 F X 8 2 3 4 4 James Harvey Dean 12 M 8 2 4 4 4 Anna Catherine Dean 11 F 8 2 5 4 4 John L Dean 9 M 8 2 6 4 4 Nancy Elizabeth Dean 7 F 7 2 7 4 4 David Philip Dean 4 M 4 2 8 4 4 John R Taylor 23 M 7 X X 2 9 5 5 John Dean 56 M X 9 Farmer X X 2 10 5 5 Mary E Dean 20 F 9 2 11 5 5 Nancy Ann Dean 15 F 9 2 12 5 5 Catherine E Dean 13 F 9 2 13 6 6 James H Finch 35 M X 8 PA Farmer X X X 2 14 6 6 Sarah J Finch 28 F X 8 PA 2 15 6 6 Martha R Finch 9 F 8 PA 2 16 6 6 Isaac L Dean 7 M 7 IA 2 17 6 6 Lucy M Dean 5 F 5 IA 2 18 6 6 John D Dean 3 M 3 IA 2 19 6 6 James H Dean 1 M 1 IA 2 20 7 7 Thomas Larison 52 M X 1 Farmer X X 2 21 7 7 Elizabeth Larison 47 F X 1 2 22 7 7 Allen Larison 20 M 1 2 23 7 7 Martha Matilda Larison 9 F 1 2 24 7 7 David Larison 6 M 1 2 25 7 7 John Larison 5 M 1 2 26 7 7 Lucinda Larison 4 F 1 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 3 1 8 8 George Overmire 43 M X 1 6/12 Carpenter X X X 3 2 8 8 Susannah Overmire 42 F X 1 6/12 3 3 8 8 Lewis Overmire 22 M 1 6/12 Farmer X X 3 4 8 8 Catherine Overmire 19 F 1 6/12 3 5 8 8 Amos Overmire 17 M 1 6/12 3 6 8 8 Sarah Overmire 15 F 1 6/12 3 7 8 8 Levi Overmire 13 M 1 6/12 3 8 8 8 Franklin Overmire 11 M 1 6/12 3 9 8 8 William Overmire 9 M 1 6/12 3 10 8 8 Mary Ellen Overmire 3 F 1 6/12 3 11 9 9 Margaret Turner 45 F 14 Farmer X 3 12 9 9 Parmenis Turner 20 M 14 Farmer 3 13 9 9 Robert Turner 16 M 14 Farmer 3 14 9 9 Shrephonia Turner 14 F 14 3 15 9 9 Emeline Turner 11 F 11 3 16 9 9 Thomas Turner 8 M 8 3 17 10 10 James R. Straight 28 M X 8 Farmer X X 3 18 10 10 Elizabeth Jane Straight 21 F X 12 3 19 10 10 Viretta Eveline Straight 3 F 3 3 20 10 10 Leonard Straight 1 M 1 3 21 10 10 John W. Goodfellow 21 M 8/12 Laborer X X 3 22 10 10 John Straight 32 M 2 Farmer X X 3 23 10 10 Ephruim Straight 55 M X 8 Farmer X X 3 24 11 11 Thomas H. Woodward 37 M X 10 Farmer X 3 25 11 11 Catherine Woodward 37 F X 10 3 26 11 11 William H. Woodward 15 M 10 3 27 11 11 Taylor Woodward 8 M 8 3 28 11 11 Mary Ann Woodward 6 F 6 3 29 11 11 Jane Woodward 4 F 4 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 4 1 12 12 David Peoples 55 M X 6/12 Carpenter X X 4 2 12 12 Lavina Peoples 50 F X 6/12 4 3 12 12 William Peoples 17 M 6/12 4 4 12 12 Henretta Peoples 15 F 6/12 4 5 12 12 Angelina Peoples 13 F 6/12 4 6 12 12 Sarah Elizabeth Peoples 10 F 6/12 4 7 12 12 Ann Eliza Peoples 8 F 6/12 4 8 12 12 Clarinda Peoples 4 F 6/12 4 9 12 12 Levi Colvin 25 M X 6/12 PA Farmer X X X 4 10 12 12 Mary Colvin 23 F X 6/12 4 11 13 13 William Journey 42 M X 7/12 IL Farmer X X 4 12 13 13 Emeline Journey 39 F X 7/12 OH 4 13 13 13 Charles Journey 19 M 7/12 IL Farmer 4 14 13 13 Caroline Journey 16 F 7/12 MO 4 15 13 13 Emily Journey 13 F 7/12 MO 4 16 13 13 John Journey 10 M 7/12 IL 4 17 13 13 Nancy Journey 7 F 7/12 IL 4 18 13 13 William Scott Journey 5 M 7/12 IL 4 19 13 13 Amanda Journey 1 F 7/12 IL 4 20 13 13 Mary Riley 13 F 3 TN 4 21 14 14 Thomas Peterson 30 M X 1 IN Farmer X X 4 22 14 14 Nancy Peterson 25 F X 1 IN 4 23 14 14 Margaret Ellen Peterson 7 F 1 IN 4 24 14 14 Walter Scott 3 M 1 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 5 1 1 1 David Morris 53 M X 11 MD Farmer X X 5 2 1 1 Cathrine Morris 43 F X 11 PA 5 3 2 2 Peter Myers 35 M X 10 PA Clerk X X 5 4 2 2 Sarah Myers 25 F X 5 IN 5 5 2 2 Mary Frances Myers 2 F 2 IA 5 6 2 2 Joseph Myers 1/12 M 1/12 IA 5 7 3 3 Town Hall 39 M X 16 OH City Marshal X X X 5 8 3 3 Sarah Ann Hall 24 F X 12 OH 5 9 3 3 William Hall 18 M 16 OH Teamster X 5 10 3 3 Nancy A. Hall 14 F 14 IA 5 11 3 3 John Hall 9 M 9 IA 5 12 3 3 George Hall 7 M 7 IA 5 13 3 3 Elizabeth Hall 4 F 4 IA 5 14 3 3 Lucinda Hall 1/12 F 1/12 IA 5 15 3 3 Sarah A. Hall 2 F 2 IA 5 16 4 4 Thomas H. Napier 46 M X 18 VA County Judge X X 5 17 4 4 Amy Napier 41 F X 12 OH 5 18 4 4 Louisa A. Napier 11 F 11 IA 5 19 4 4 Edward L. Napier 7 M 7 IA 5 20 4 4 Margaret E. Napier 5 F 5 IA 5 21 4 4 Andrew J. Sigler 17 M 17 IA Farmer 5 22 4 4 George W. Sigler 15 M 15 IA 5 23 4 4 Clarinda Blue 14 F 3 IL 5 24 5 5 Martilla Boyd 59 F X 5 KY 5 25 5 5 William Boyd 26 M 4 IN Saddler X X 5 26 5 5 John Boyd 20 M 5 IN Saddler 5 27 5 5 Thomas Boyd 30 M X 4 IN Carpenter X X 5 28 5 5 Nancy Boyd 27 F X 3 5 29 6 6 Johnson McClelland 47 M X 7 PA Carpenter X X 5 30 6 6 Julia McClelland 40 F X 7 VA 5 31 6 6 George Sullan 21 M 21 IA Gentleman X X 5 32 6 6 Ann Spicer 16 F 3 PA 5 33 6 6 Barlow Granger 39 M 7 NY Lawyer X X X 5 34 6 6 Marcellus Blanchard 19 M 3/12 OH Mechanic ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 6 1 7 7 George W. Dunkle 25 M X 1 OH Merchant X X 6 2 7 7 Mary G. Dunkle 21 F X 1 PA 6 3 7 7 Andrew J. Dunkle 24 M X 6/12 OH Merchant X X 6 4 7 7 Elizabeth Dunkle 20 F X 6/12 OH 6 5 8 8 William W. Moore 26 M X 7 IN Merchant X X X 6 6 8 8 Mary A. Moore 18 F X 5 OH 6 7 8 8 Mary C. Moore 2 F 10/12 IN 6 8 8 8 Mary C. Moore 1/12 F 1/12 IA 6 9 8 8 Julia Hogan 19 F 1 Ireland 6 10 9 9 Harrison Stephenson 26 M X 9 IN Merchant X X X 6 11 9 9 Violette Stephenson 19 F X 7 PA 6 12 9 9 Augustus W. Stephenson 2 M 2 IA 6 13 10 10 Reuben W. Sypher 37 M X 9 PA Merchant X X X 6 14 10 10 Jane Sypher 35 F X 9 PA 6 15 10 10 William L. Sypher 3 M 3 IA 6 16 10 10 Mary Sypher 1 F 1 IA 6 17 10 10 Michael Sypher 60 M X 6 PA Farmer X 6 18 10 10 Martha Armour 60 F X 1 PA 6 19 10 10 Sarah A. Maggs 24 F X 8 IN 6 20 10 10 Georgianna Maggs 5 F 5 IA 6 21 10 10 Lewis M. Whitledge 17 M 4 MO Clerk 6 22 11 11 John Tyler 35 M X 7 VA Clerk X X X 6 23 11 11 Catherine Tyler 32 F X 7 TN 6 24 11 11 Maria Tyler 16 F 7 IN 6 25 11 11 James Tyler 5 M 5 IA 6 26 12 12 Thomas Morgan 29 M 7 KY Barber X X X 6 27 12 12 Maria Morgan 21 F 8 PA 6 28 12 12 Emma Morgan 11/12 F 11/12 IA 6 29 12 12 Charles Bush 21 M 1/12 OH Farmer X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 7 1 13 13 Henry C. Grimmel 47 M X 5 Germany Physician X X 7 2 13 13 Mary A. Grimmel 47 F X 5 Germany 7 3 13 13 George Grimmel 20 M 5 VA 7 4 13 13 Mary Ellen Grimmel 9 F 5 OH X Most likly George Grimmel was in the militia not Mary Ellen Grimmel. 7 5 13 13 Ferdinand Rogler 21 M 6/12 Austria Druggist X X 7 6 14 14 Francis Grimmel 53 M X 10 Germany Physician X X 7 7 14 14 Maria Grimmel 47 F X 10 Germany 7 8 14 14 Lewis Grimmel 1 M 1 IA 7 9 14 14 George Sneer 21 M 10 MD Farmer X X X 7 10 14 14 Mary Zelle 49 F 1 Switzerland 7 11 15 15 Thomas A. Walker 48 M X 16 OH Farmer X X 7 12 15 15 Judith S. Walker 40 F X 16 OH 7 13 15 15 Joel M. Walker 20 M 16 OH Farmer X 7 14 15 15 Augustus Walker 13 M 13 IA 7 15 15 15 John L. Walker 10 M 10 IA 7 16 15 15 Sarah L. Walker 4 F 4 IA 7 17 15 15 Foresman Henn Walker 1 M 1 IA 7 18 16 16 Daniel O. Finch 26 M X 4 NY Lawyer X X X 7 19 16 16 Ellen M. Finch 25 F X 7 NY 7 20 16 16 William O. Finch 3 M 3 IA 7 21 16 16 Joseph C. Finch 1 M 1 IA 7 22 17 17 Phineas M. Casady 37 M X 9 IN Lawyer X X X 7 23 17 17 Augusta Casady 28 F X 9 Germany 7 24 17 17 Frank Casady 6 M 6 IA 7 25 17 17 Simon Casady 4 M 4 IA 7 26 17 17 Mary Robinson 18 F 4 OH 7 27 18 18 Benjamin Bryant 35 M X 13 KY Justice X X 7 28 18 18 Hannah Bryant 26 F X 5 OH 7 29 18 18 Clara Bryant 3/12 F 3/12 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 8 1 19 19 Benjamin K. James 31 M X 4 KY Laborer X X X 8 2 19 19 Lavina James 21 F X 4 IN 8 3 19 19 Mary M. James 5 F 4 IN 8 4 19 19 Ellen M. James 2 F IA 8 5 19 19 Sherrilia A. James 14 F 2 NY 8 6 20 20 Edward P. Barnum 24 M X 1 CT Merchant X X X 8 7 20 20 Ieeve E. Barnum 22 F X 1 MI 8 8 20 20 Charles W. Nash 25 M X 1 PA Lawyer X X X 8 9 20 20 F.M. B. Nash 23 F X 1 MI 8 10 20 20 Schuyler Reynolds 24 M X 1 NY Lawyer X X 8 11 20 20 Josephine Reynolds 22 F X 1 NY 8 12 20 20 John A. Grow 27 M X 1 NY Lawyer X X X 8 13 20 20 Rosetta E. Grow 20 F X 1 NY 8 14 21 21 John W. Harter 58 M X 2 MD Farmer X X 8 15 21 21 Cordelia Harter 50 F X 2 OH 8 16 21 21 Eben L. Harter 31 M 2 OH Farmer X X X 8 17 21 21 Mary A. Harter 23 F 2 OH 8 18 21 21 Elizabeth Harter 18 F 2 OH 8 19 22 22 John W. Williams 36 M X 2 PA Farmer X X X 8 20 22 22 Ann Williams 26 F X 1 OH 8 21 22 22 Wesley Williams 10 M 1 OH 8 22 22 22 Emily A. Williams 7 F 1 OH 8 23 22 22 Susan Jane Williams 5 F 1 OH 8 24 22 22 James M. Williams 3 M 1 OH 8 25 22 22 Milford Williams 2/12 M 2/12 IA 8 26 22 22 Ann Stanton 67 F X 1 PA 8 27 22 22 Edwin Stanley 25 M 2 NY Saddler X X X 8 28 23 23 John Fredrigill 31 M X 3 OH Laborer X X 8 29 23 23 Catherine Fredrigill 29 F X 3 PA 8 30 23 23 Wilson Fredrigill 4 M 3 IN 8 31 23 23 James Fredrigill 2 M 2 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 9 1 24 24 Hugh Finley 44 M X 1 NC Laborer X X 9 2 24 24 Lucinda Finley 45 F X 1 NC 9 3 24 24 Sarah Jane Strong 20 F X 1 IL 9 4 24 24 Susan Finley 16 F 1 IL 9 5 24 24 Lavina Finley 10 F 1 IL 9 6 24 24 Melissa Finley 8 F 1 IL 9 7 25 25 Thomas Johnston 40 M X 2 PA Carpenter X X 9 8 25 25 Mary Johnston 27 F X 14 IN 9 9 25 25 Debbe Johnston 9 F 2 IN 9 10 25 25 Robert M. Johnston 5 M 2 IN 9 11 26 26 Tyler C. Lord 33 M X 1 VT Millwright X X 9 12 26 26 Kate Lord 26 F X 1 NY 9 13 26 26 Ida May Lord 7/12 F 7/12 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 10 1 27 28 Francis Mechan 30 M X 4 Ireland Laborer X X 10 2 27 28 Sophia Mechan 27 F X 3 Ireland 10 3 27 28 Martin J. Mechan 1 6/12 M 1 6/12 IL 10 4 27 28 Owen Burn 30 M X 1 6/12 Ireland Laborer X X 10 5 27 28 Margaret Burn 27 F X 1 6/12 Ireland 10 6 27 28 Thomas Burn 3 M 1 6/12 MA 10 7 27 28 Michael Burn 1 M 1 IA 10 8 28 29 T.N. Burton 41 M X 6/12 IN Physician X X 10 9 28 29 Nancy Burton 36 F X 6/12 OH 10 10 28 29 Edmund Burton 16 M 6/12 IN 10 11 28 29 Byron Burton 5 M 6/12 IN 10 12 28 29 Charles Burton 3 M 6/12 IN 10 13 29 30 Joseph Hutton 30 M X 9 KY Lawyer X X 10 14 29 30 Martha Hutton 27 F X 12 PA 10 15 29 30 Henry Hutton 3 M 3 IA 10 16 29 30 Samuel Hutton 1 M 1 IA 10 17 29 30 David Govenour 19 M 12 PA Laborer X 10 18 30 31 H.H. Saylor 45 M X 17 IN Physician X X 10 19 30 31 Editha Saylor 30 F X 6 OH 10 20 30 31 Carilla Saylor 13 F 13 IA 10 21 30 31 Selah Smith 19 M 6 OH 10 22 31 32 Ephraim A. Snyder 31 M X 1 PA Carpenter X X X 10 23 31 32 Henrietta Snyder 31 F X 1 MD 10 24 31 32 Oscar Snyder 11 M 1 MD 10 25 31 32 Leslie Snyder 6 M 1 PA 10 26 31 32 Willie Snyder 5 M 1 PA 10 27 31 32 Ephraim Snyder 3 M 1 PA 10 28 31 32 Noah H. Snyder 56 M PA Teacher X 10 29 31 32 Ross C. Jones 25 M 2/12 OH Carpenter X X X 10 30 31 32 Rebecca Fredrigill 19 F 2 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 11 1 32 33 Levi Smith 30 M X 1/12 NJ Carpenter X X 11 2 32 33 Sarah Smith 26 F X 1/12 NJ 11 3 32 33 Harriet Smith 2 F 1/12 IN 11 4 33 34 Elijah McDougal 31 M X 2 NY Teamster X X 11 5 33 34 Mehitable McDougal 27 F X 2 MA 11 6 33 34 Jenette McDougal 3 F 2 MI 11 7 33 34 Eli McDougal 1 M 1 IA 11 8 33 34 Alfred Franklin 20 M 1 MA Teamster X X 11 9 34 35 D.G. Smith 30 M X 3 NY Wagon Maker X X 11 10 34 35 Mary Smith 28 F X 3 NY 11 11 34 35 Adelbert Smith 8 M 3 IL 11 12 34 35 Edgar Smith 3 M 3 IA 11 13 34 35 Burwell Smith 1 M 1 MO 11 14 34 35 Robert A. Harber 40 M X 1 KY Blacksmith X X 11 15 34 35 H.H. Swope 26 M 1 OH Blacksmith X X 11 16 35 36 Sarah Garrety 46 F X 1 Ireland 11 17 35 36 James Garrety 24 M X 1 OH X X X 11 18 35 36 Mary Garrety 22 F X 1 OH 11 19 35 36 Elizabeth Garrety 20 F 1 OH 11 20 35 36 Sarah Garrety 18 F 1 OH 11 21 35 36 Catherine Garrety 16 F 1 OH 11 22 35 36 Mary Garrety 24 F X 1 Ireland 11 23 35 36 Gieteon Olds 70 M X 6 VT Carpenter X X X 11 24 35 36 Lorin Olds 18 M 6 VT Carpenter X 11 25 36 37 James K. Holcraft 25 M X 3 OH Plasterer X X X 11 26 36 37 Sarah P. Holcraft 22 F X 3 OH 11 27 36 37 Adeline F. Holcraft 2 F 2 IA 11 28 36 37 Allen Holcraft 28 M 2 OH Plasterer X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 12 1 37 38 Thomas Border 37 M X 2 PA Carpenter X 12 2 37 38 Susan Border 35 F X 2 PA 12 3 37 38 Mary E. Border 14 F 2 PA 12 4 37 38 Rebecca Border 11 F 2 PA 12 5 37 38 Ruth C. Border 8 F 2 PA 12 6 37 38 Catherine A. Border 5 F 2 PA 12 7 37 38 Sarah E. Border 2 F 2 PA 12 8 38 39 Joseph Roberts 51 M X 16 PA Farmer X X 12 9 38 39 Ann Roberts 47 F X 16 OH 12 10 38 39 Elenor A. Roberts 14 F 14 IA 12 11 38 39 Abraham W. Roberts 12 M 12 IA 12 12 38 39 Lewis Cass Roberts 9 M 9 IA 12 13 38 39 Eliza J. Roberts 7 F 7 IA 12 14 38 39 George S. Roberts 5 M 5 IA 12 15 38 39 Abel Larison 45 M 16 OH Laborer 12 16 39 40 P.A. Leyner 33 M X 2 Basoria Farmer X X X Not sure what country this is maybe Bavaria. 12 17 39 40 Mary E. Leyner 23 F X 2 IN 12 18 39 40 Mary E. Leyner 4 F 2 IN 12 19 39 40 Leyner 2/12 F 2/12 IA 12 20 40 41 George W. Corner 50 M X 2 NC Farmer X X 12 21 40 41 Margaret Corner 45 F X 2 KY 12 22 40 41 Esther Corner 16 F 2 IN 12 23 40 41 Leray Corner 11 M 2 IN 12 24 40 41 Indiana Corner 9 F 2 IN 12 25 40 41 Arthelia Corner 7 F 2 IN 12 26 41 42 William Harris 33 M X 3 IN Farmer X X 12 27 41 42 Nancy Harris 26 F X 3 IN 12 28 41 42 Mary A. Harris 2 F 2 IA 12 29 41 42 Charlie Harris 3/12 M 3/12 IA 12 30 41 42 Joseph Seek 14 M 5 IN 12 31 41 42 Mary A. Seek 13 F 5 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 13 1 42 43 Patrick Judge 28 M X 2 Ireland Farmer X X 13 2 42 43 Ann Judge 28 F X 2 Ireland 13 3 42 43 John Judge 6 M 2 OH 13 4 42 43 Ann Judge 4 F 2 OH 13 5 42 43 Margaret Judge 2 F 2 IA 13 6 43 44 N.B. Cooley 35 M X 1 IN Carpenter X X X 13 7 43 44 Martha A. Cooley 27 F X 1 IN 13 8 43 44 William H. Cooley 9 M 1 OH 13 9 43 44 Josephine Cooley 7 F 1 OH 13 10 43 44 Jane Cooley 57 F X 1 NY 13 11 43 44 Harriet Brott 16 F 1 PA 13 12 43 44 Samuel Brott 23 M 1 NY Laborer X X 13 13 43 44 Levica Brott 50 F 1 NY 13 14 44 45 Benjamin Wheeler 47 M X 6 KY Laborer X X X 13 15 44 45 Elizabeth Wheeler 40 F X 6 NC 13 16 44 45 Elisha Wheeler 20 M 6 IN Laborer 13 17 44 45 Eliza J. Wheeler 14 F 6 IN 13 18 44 45 Amanda J. Wheeler 14 F 6 IN 13 19 44 45 Clara Wheeler 11 F 6 IN 13 20 44 45 Solomon Wheeler 8 M 6 IN 13 21 44 45 Benjamin Wheeler 6 M 6 IA 13 22 44 45 Emeline Wheeler 3 F 3 IA 13 23 44 45 John Wheeler 1 M 1 IA 13 24 44 45 Samuel Cary 23 M 1 IA 13 25 44 45 Powell Johnson 24 M 1 IA 13 26 44 45 William Johnson 22 M 1 IA 13 27 45 46 W. Burgett 30 M X 2 OH 13 28 45 46 Tabitha Burgett 25 F X 2 OH 13 29 45 46 Mary Alice Burgett 3 F 2 OH 13 30 45 46 John Quincy Prichard 11 M 4 OH 13 31 45 46 Harriet Prichard 23 F 1 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 14 1 46 47 James Griffiths 41 M X 4/12 England Miller X X 14 2 46 47 Elizabeth Griffiths 41 F X 4/12 NY 14 3 46 47 Ellen Griffiths 10 F 4/12 OH 14 4 46 47 Clara Griffiths 5 F 4/12 IN 14 5 47 48 Abraham Shidler 30 M X 1 OH C. Maker X X X No idea what C. Maker is 14 6 47 48 Nancy Shidler 24 F X 1 KY 14 7 47 48 Rachel Cooper 64 F X 1 MD 14 8 47 48 William E. Moore 2 M 2 IN 14 9 48 49 Jeremiah Flannery 24 M X 2 Ireland Teamster X X X 14 10 48 49 Mary Flannery 30 F X 2 Ireland 14 11 48 49 John Flannery 4 M 2 VT 14 12 48 49 Jeremiah Flannery 2 M 2 IA 14 13 49 50 John Flannery 48 M X 2 Ireland Laborer X X X 14 14 49 50 William Flannery 18 M 2 Ireland Laborer 14 15 50 51 Elias Burlin 40 M X 1 PA Gentleman X X 14 16 50 51 John Burlin 23 M 2 PA Brickmaker X X X 14 17 50 51 Sarah Burlin 20 F 1 PA 14 18 50 51 Julia Burlin 17 F 1 PA 14 19 50 51 William Burlin 15 M 1 PA 14 20 50 51 Eliza J. Burlin 12 F 1 PA 14 21 51 52 Anthony Whitman 30 M X 1 Germany Carpenter X X 14 22 51 52 Cathrine Whitman 27 F X 1 France 14 23 52 53 Michael L. Devin 33 M X 1 OH Merchant X X 14 24 52 53 Amanda J. Devin 28 F X 1 IL 14 25 52 53 George Devin 8 M 1 IL 14 26 52 53 David Devin 6 M 1 IL 14 27 52 53 Sarah Devin 4 F 1 IL 14 28 52 53 Norton Allison 18 M 1 OH Clerk X 14 29 52 53 Louisa Allison 15 F 1 IL ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 15 1 53 54 James A. Williamson 27 M X 11 KY Lawyer x x x 15 2 53 54 A.W. Williamson 21 F X 6 OH 15 3 53 54 Hayde Williamson 2 F 2 IA 15 4 53 54 Emma G. Gregory 13 F 6 OH 15 5 53 54 William Riddle 23 M 19 TN Carpenter X X X 15 6 54 55 Allen Spitzer 41 M X 1 VA Carpenter X X X 15 7 54 55 Martha Spitzer 33 F X 1 VA 15 8 54 55 Mary C. Spitzer 15 F 1 OH 15 9 54 55 Harvey Spitzer 14 M 1 OH 15 10 54 55 Joseph A. Spitzer 5 M 1 OH 15 11 54 55 Jenettee Spitzer 2 F 1 OH 15 12 54 55 J.H. Armstrong 27 M 1 PA Carpenter X X 15 13 54 55 George W. Chrisman 21 M 1 VA Carpenter X X 15 14 55 56 Bertley Chrisman 24 M X 1 VA Carpenter X X 15 15 55 56 Adelia Chrisman 23 F X 1 PA 15 16 55 56 John Bow 19 M 1 OH Carpenter X 15 17 56 57 D.B. Spaulding 37 M X 7 PA Sheriff X 15 18 56 57 Malvina F. Spaulding 36 F X 7 PA 15 19 56 57 Harriett Spaulding 9 F 7 NY 15 20 56 57 Sarah A. Spaulding 2 F 2 IA 15 21 57 58 William Lewis 35 M X 12 KY Blacksmith X X 15 22 57 58 Rebecca Lewis 35 F X 10 NC 15 23 57 58 Minerva A. Lewis 15 F 12 IN 15 24 57 58 Lelicia Lewis 13 F 12 IN 15 25 57 58 Marion Lewis 7 M 7 IA 15 26 57 58 Andrew Lewis 6 M 6 IA 15 27 57 58 Mary E. Lewis 2 F 2 IA 15 28 58 59 J.C. Strong 21 M X 1 IN Wagon Maker X X 15 29 58 59 Sarah Strong 20 F X 1 IL 15 30 58 59 A.J. Wilson 22 M 19 OH Chair Maker X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 16 1 59 60 Richard S. Crystal 39 M X 8 KY Clerk X X 16 2 59 60 Mary A. Crystal 22 F X 8 OH 16 3 59 60 Elizabeth A. Crystal 17 F 8 IN 16 4 59 60 James A. Crystal 15 M 8 IN 16 5 59 60 John H. Crystal 13 M 8 IN 16 6 59 60 George W. Crystal 10 M 8 IN 16 7 59 60 Mary J. Crystal 6/12 F 6/12 IA 16 8 59 60 Rachael Mitchell 20 F 4 IN 16 9 60 61 Daniel Christy 32 M X 8/12 NJ Carpenter X X X 16 10 60 61 Rebecca Christy 36 F X 8/12 PA 16 11 60 61 Anna Christy 1 F 8/12 NJ 16 12 60 61 Catherine Ebbert 11 F 8/12 Germany 16 13 61 62 N.D. Hascall 61 M X 5 MA Merchant X 16 14 61 62 Nancy Hascall 41 F X 5 MA 16 15 61 62 Harriet M. Hascall 15 F 5 MA 16 16 61 62 Joseph Hascall 13 M 5 MA 16 17 62 63 Elim J. Brown 35 M X 1 IN Merchant X X X 16 18 62 63 Sarah A. Brown 32 F X 1 IN 16 19 62 63 Charles Barnes 36 M X 1 CT Machinist X 16 20 62 63 Mary Barnes 30 F X 1/12 CT 16 21 62 63 Sidney L. Barnes 7 M 1/12 CT 16 22 62 63 Eli Clark 39 M X 1/12 CT Carpenter X X 16 23 62 63 Louisa Clark 32 F X 1/12 CT 16 24 63 64 David Gear 35 M X 6/12 CT Miller X 16 25 63 64 Harriet O. Gear 31 F X 6/12 CT 16 26 63 64 Malcome Gear 10 M 6/12 CT 16 27 63 64 Homer C. Potter 23 M 6/12 CT Physician X X 16 28 64 65 Eli Pickard 27 M X 5 IN Blacksmith X X 16 29 64 65 Charity Pickard 25 F X 5 NC 16 30 64 65 Margaret E. Pickard 4 F 4 IA 16 31 64 65 William H. Pickard 3 M 3 IA 16 32 65 66 Peter Kent 42 M X 1 England Shoemaker X 16 33 65 66 Elizabeth M. Kent 45 F X 1 Ireland 16 34 65 66 Elizabeth M. Kent 14 F 1 Ireland 16 35 65 66 John A. Kent 12 M 1 England 16 36 65 66 Rachael McMillin 26 F 1 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 17 1 66 67 Hannah Tesdall 40 M X 1/12 NY Carpenter X X 17 2 66 67 Ann S. Tesdall 33 F X 1/12 NY 17 3 66 67 Mary S. Tesdall 22 F 1/12 NY 17 4 66 67 Deloss Tesdall 10 M 1/12 NY Enumerator's note: 4 other persons in the above named family whose names could not be ascertained. 17 5 67 68 W.E. Moore 46 M X 6 NY Taxidermist X 17 6 67 68 Adelia Moore 26 F X 1 NY 17 7 67 68 Clarince B. Moore 5 F 5 IA 17 8 67 68 Aosreme Moore 3/12 M 3/12 IA 17 9 68 69 Edward Keasbey 28 M X 7/12 NJ Gentleman X X X 17 10 68 69 Mary A. Keasbey 28 F X 7/12 PA 17 11 68 69 Henry Keasbey 6 M 7/12 NJ 17 12 68 69 Mary P. Keasbey 2 F 7/12 NJ 17 13 68 69 Mary Brooks 26 F 7/12 Wales 17 14 68 69 Thomas Ross 23 M X 8/12 NJ Carpenter X X 17 15 68 69 Hettie Ross 26 F X 7/12 PA 17 16 68 69 Freeman Haviland 21 M 1/12 NJ Carpenter X X 17 17 69 70 H.H. Griffiths 30 M X 7 PA Gentleman X X X 17 18 69 70 Mary W. Griffiths 18 F X 3 NY 17 19 69 70 Ellen L. Griffiths 6/12 F 6/12 IA 17 20 69 70 Rebecca Nash 14 F 6/12 NY 17 21 69 70 Bridget Brinnin 22 F 9 Ireland 17 22 70 71 J.M. Griffiths 33 M X 6 PA Merchant X X X 17 23 70 71 S.J. Griffiths 30 F X 6 NJ 17 24 70 71 A.J. Griffiths 3 F 3 IA 17 25 70 71 Griffiths 1 F 1 IA 17 26 70 71 B.F. Little 25 M 1 NJ Merchant X X 17 27 71 72 Jervis Pike 44 M X 2 NY Carpenter X X Enumerator's note: 6 other persons in the family of Pike whose names could not be ascertained 17 28 71 72 Rachael Pike 42 F X 2 PA 17 29 71 72 Sarah J. Pike 17 F 2 IN 17 30 71 72 James F. Pike 15 M 2 IN 17 31 71 72 William J. Pike 6 M 2 IN 17 32 71 72 Anthony J. Pike 4 M 2 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 18 1 72 73 E.S. Griffiths 37 M X 1 PA Gentleman X X 18 2 72 73 Annie B. Griffiths 23 F X 1 MD 18 3 72 73 Allen Griffiths 3 M 1 MO 18 4 72 73 William L. Griffiths 2/12 M 2/12 IA 18 5 73 74 D.P.W. Day 35 M X 4 Canada Gentleman X X 18 6 73 74 Alice C. Day 25 F X 4 Canada 18 7 73 74 Milton P.W. Day 7 M 4 Canada 18 8 73 74 Emma E.A. Day 5 F 4 Canada 18 9 73 74 Day 1/12 F 1/12 IA 18 10 73 74 John Thompson 30 M 2 NY Laborer X X X 18 11 73 74 Mrs. Thompson 45 F X 2 NY 18 12 74 75 Henry Courtney 43 M X 3 KY Physician X X probable married 18 13 74 75 Sarah Jane Courtney 33 F X 3 PA probable married 18 14 74 75 Jane Isabella Courtney 15 F 4/12 KY 18 15 74 75 Mary Ellen Courtney 7 F 3 IN 18 16 74 75 Henry JR Courtney 2 M 2 IA 18 17 74 75 William Porter 23 M 12 OH Justice of Peace X X X 18 18 75 76 William P. Davis 44 M X 2 NJ Physician X X X probable married 18 19 75 76 Sarah P. Davis 37 F X 2 OH probable married 18 20 75 76 Mannie E. Davis 18 F 2 IN 18 21 75 76 Ephraim P. Davis 15 M 2 IN 18 22 75 76 John S. Davis 13 M 2 IN 18 23 75 76 Mary L. Davis 11 F 2 IN 18 24 75 76 Richard L. Davis 8 M 2 IN 18 25 75 76 James Gillespy 28 M X 4/12 Ireland X 18 26 75 76 Ann Gillespy 26 F X 4/12 Ireland 18 27 76 77 J.C. Savery 31 M X 2 MA Gentleman X X X 18 28 76 77 Anna Savery 25 F X 2 England 18 29 76 77 Mary Savery F England ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 19 1 77 78 Safford Savery 35 M X 1 NY Gentleman X X 19 2 77 78 Susan Savery 33 F X 1 NY 19 3 77 78 Kate Thurston 16 F 1 MI 19 4 77 78 Sarah Savery 56 F X 1 NY 19 5 77 78 Waldon Savery 14 M 1 NY 19 6 77 78 Vescar Blair 17 M 1 OH 19 7 77 78 Caleb Dallenback 30 M 1 NY Gentleman X X X 19 8 77 78 Robert Curran 25 M 3 Ireland Laborer X X 19 9 77 78 Carlile D. Holbrook 27 M 2/12 OH Laborer X X 19 10 78 79 Byron Rice 28 M X 7 NY Banker X X X 19 11 78 79 Cornelia Rice 19 F X 5 NY 19 12 78 79 Jupiter Rice 1 M 1 IA 19 13 78 79 Margaret Ryan 24 F 1 Ireland 19 14 79 80 Samuel Y. Keene 35 M X 7 KY Merchant X X X 19 15 79 80 Matilda Keene 29 F X 6 KY 19 16 79 80 Emlen Keene 9 M 6 KY 19 17 79 80 Ella F. Keene 7 F 6 KY 19 18 79 80 Charles W. Keene 5 M 5 IA 19 19 79 80 Elizabeth Turpin 17 F 3 IN 19 20 79 80 T.H. Sypherd 25 M X 6 VA Editor X X 19 21 79 80 Elizabeth Sypherd 21 F X 18 OH 19 22 79 80 Frances Ada Sypherd 1 F 1 IA 19 23 79 80 Joseph Sypherd 17 M 1 VA Printer Enumerator's note: 2 other persons in the above named family whose names could not be ascertained. 19 24 80 81 Augustus Newton 37 M X 3 MA Merchant X X X 19 25 80 81 Mary E. Newton 30 F X 3 PA 19 26 80 81 Augustus M. Newton 13 M 3 IN 19 27 80 81 Mary A. Newton 7 F 3 IN 19 28 80 81 Rebecca Mitchell 55 F X 2 PA 19 29 80 81 William B. Mitchell 11 M 2 IN 19 30 80 81 Margaret Higgins 40 F X 1 Ireland 19 31 81 82 Jacob B. Bausman 26 M X 1 PA Engineer X X X 19 32 81 82 Mercy P. Bausman 24 F X 1 PA 19 33 81 82 Frank Bausman 4 M 1 PA 19 34 81 82 Julian Bausman 3 M 1 PA 19 35 81 82 Julian Bausman 19 M 1 PA Surveyor X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 20 1 82 83 Wm Allen 50 M X 8 KY Physician X X 20 2 82 83 Esther Allen 35 F X 8 PA 20 3 82 83 Mary Levis 18 F 8 PA 20 4 82 83 Janie B. Allen 11 F 8 IL 20 5 82 83 Kate Allen 1 F 1 IA 20 6 82 83 Daniel O. Finch 24 M X 4 NY Lawyer X X X 20 7 82 83 Maria Finch 21 F X 4 NY 20 8 82 83 William O. Finch 4 M 4 IA 20 9 82 83 Colder Finch 2 M 2 IA 20 10 83 84 Daniel Bartriff 37 M X 1 Germany Cabinet Maker X X spelling maybe Bartruf 20 11 83 84 Susannah Bartruf 35 F X 1 Germany spelling maybe Bartriff 20 12 83 84 Catherine Bartruf 5 F 1 OH spelling maybe Bartriff 20 13 83 84 Frederick Bartruf 23 M 1 Germany Carpenter X spelling maybe Bartriff 20 14 84 85 Charles Woodward 29 M X 1 NY Physician X 20 15 84 85 S.L. Woodward 28 F X 1 NY 20 16 84 85 Wm Chas S. Woodward 3 M 1 NY 20 17 85 86 Abijah N. Marsh 30 M X 7 KY Gentleman X X X 20 18 85 86 Ellen Marsh 25 F X 7 KY 20 19 85 86 George S. Marsh 8 M 7 KY 20 20 85 86 Emily R. Marsh 6 F 6 IA 20 21 85 86 Mary F. Marsh 4 F 4 IA 20 22 85 86 America Marsh 4/12 F 4/12 IA 20 23 86 87 Edwin R. Clapp 29 M X 19 NY Gentleman X 20 24 86 87 Emily J. Clapp 28 F X 15 NY 20 25 86 87 Helen M. Clapp 5 F 5 IA 20 26 86 87 Ella Clapp 3 F 3 IA 20 27 86 87 Ida Clapp 1 F 1 IA 20 28 86 87 Wm C. Hanson 20 M 18 OH Laborer X 20 29 86 87 Julia Hobey 15 F 1 Germany 20 30 87 88 Granville Holland 40 M X 7 KY Mechanic X X X 20 31 87 88 Eveline Holland 35 F X 7 IN 20 32 87 88 Wallace Holland 17 M 7 IN 20 33 87 88 Catherine S. Holland 15 F 7 IN 20 34 87 88 Ellen Holland 13 F 7 IN 20 35 87 88 Maria Holland 11 F 7 IN 20 36 87 88 William Holland 9 M 7 IN 20 37 87 88 Ida Holland 1 F 1 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 21 1 88 89 Thomas H. Stringham 29 M X 1 NY Painter X X 21 2 88 89 A.J. Stringham 23 F X 1 NY 21 3 88 89 M.M. Clocker 26 M X 12 IN Lawyer X X X 21 4 88 89 Charlotte D. Clocker 21 F X 21 IA Enumerator's note: 2 other persons in the above named family whose names could not be ascertained. 21 5 89 90 John L. Smith 42 M X 2 NY Merchant X X 21 6 89 90 Mary A. Smith 39 F X 2 OH 21 7 89 90 Hiram Y. Smith 13 M 2 OH 21 8 89 90 Alwilda E. Smith 10 F 2 OH 21 9 89 90 Nevada M. Smith 4 F 2 IL 21 10 89 90 Edmund L. Smith 2 M 2 IL 21 11 89 90 Hannah J. Smith 1 F 2 IA 21 12 89 90 Mary Hughes 20 F 1 Ireland 21 13 90 91 J.E. Jewett 44 M X 8 VT Lawyer X X X 21 14 90 91 Hannah S. Jewett 37 F X 8 NH 21 15 90 91 Otho C. Jewett 4 M 4 IA 21 16 90 91 Margaret O. Flannigan 20 F 1 Ireland 21 17 91 92 George W. Cleveland 39 M X 1 VT Gentleman X X 21 18 91 92 Adelia Cleveland 34 F X 1 VT 21 19 91 92 Elizabeth W. Cleveland 10 F 1 Canada 21 20 91 92 Abi Cleveland 7 F 1 Canada 21 21 91 92 J.B. Laucot 25 M Europe Physician X 21 22 91 92 Sylvester Tisdale 25 M 1 NY Gentleman X X X 21 23 91 92 Cornelius Lyon 59 M X 1 VT Gentleman X 21 24 91 92 W.H. Bigelow 26 M 2 NY Gentleman X X X 21 25 91 92 H.F. Moore 35 M 1 Canada Gentleman X 21 26 92 93 J.H. Hatch 39 M X 1 VT Merchant X X X 21 27 92 93 Sarah Hatch 28 F X 1 VA 21 28 92 93 Emily J. Hatch 7 F 1 IL 21 29 92 93 George L. Hatch 5 M 1 IL 21 30 92 93 Sonora C. Hatch 4 M 1 IL 21 31 92 93 Hiram B. Hatch 33 M 1 VT Merchant ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 22 1 93 94 Samuel Noel 40 M X 4 IN Bricklayer X X 22 2 93 94 Harriet M. Noel 26 F X 8 PA 22 3 93 94 Scott Noel 18 M 4 IN 22 4 93 94 Lewis Noel 16 M 4 IN 22 5 93 94 Gideon P. Noel 14 M 4 IN 22 6 93 94 Frances O. Noel 12 F 4 IN 22 7 93 94 Eliza T. Noel 8 F 4 IN 22 8 93 94 Pautha Posegate 4 F 4 IA 22 9 93 94 Mary Posegate 2 F 2 IA 22 10 93 94 F.A. Grove 21 M 1 MD Laborer X X 22 11 94 95 John A. Woods 34 M X 6 PA Carpenter X X 22 12 94 95 Sarah S. Woods 34 F X 6 OH 22 13 94 95 Ellen E. Woods 10 F 6 OH 22 14 94 95 John R. Woods 8 M 6 OH 22 15 94 95 Selah A.C. Woods 6 F 6 IA 22 16 94 95 James W. Woods 3 M 3 IA 22 17 94 95 Daniel Fitger 17 M 1 OH 22 18 95 96 Jehiel S. Cook 43 M X 1 NY Gentleman X X X 22 19 95 96 Catherine A. Cook 38 F X 1 NY 22 20 95 96 Charles Cook 3 M 1 NY 22 21 95 96 Francis P. Cook 1 M 1 IA 22 22 96 97 Allen T. Taylor 26 M X 2 OH Plasterer X X 22 23 96 97 Mary J. Taylor 23 F X 2 IN 22 24 96 97 Sybell Taylor 1 F 1 IA 22 25 96 97 John Griffice 33 M 1 KY Farmer X X 22 26 97 98 William Baker 38 M X 5 KY Physician X X X 22 27 97 98 Ella B. Baker 27 F X 5 KY 22 28 97 98 Annie Baker 1 F X 1 IA Probable not married 22 29 98 99 Noah Devault 58 M X 4 KY Farmer X 22 30 98 99 Hannah Devault 48 F X 4 OH 22 31 98 99 Nancy J. Devault 12 F 4 OH 22 32 98 99 Margaret E. Devault 10 F 4 OH 22 33 98 99 Jacob C. Devault 7 M 4 OH 22 34 98 99 M.D. Lafayette Devault 5 M 4 OH 22 35 98 99 Benjamin F. Devault 1 M 1 IA 22 36 98 99 Thomas Roberson 17 M 4 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 23 1 99 100 Addison S. Vorse 35 M X 4 OH Gentleman X X X 23 2 99 100 Mary Vorse 29 F X 4 OH 23 3 99 100 Ella Vorse 3 F 3 IA 23 4 99 100 Ella Vorse 2/12 F 2/12 IA 23 5 99 100 Eliza Tillman 17 F 1 PA 23 6 99 100 George Courod 25 M 1 OH Laborer X 23 7 99 100 James Brinton 27 M X 1 Ky Laborer X 23 8 100 101 Richard Holcomb 49 M X 10 NJ Farmer X X 23 9 100 101 Elizabeth Holcomb 45 F X 10 OH 23 10 100 101 James Holcomb 22 M 10 OH Farmer 23 11 100 101 Asher Holcomb 17 M 10 OH 23 12 100 101 Jacob Holcomb 15 M 10 OH 23 13 100 101 Ezekiel Holcomb 13 M 10 OH 23 14 100 101 Maria C. Holcomb 6 F 6 IA 23 15 100 101 John Holcomb 4 M 4 IA 23 16 101 102 J.J. Harrod 31 M X 9 IN Carpenter X X X 23 17 101 102 Sarah H. Harrod 20 F X 10 OH 23 18 102 103 Jacob Fink 36 M X 2 PA Plaster X X X 23 19 102 103 Malinda Fink 32 F X 2 IN 23 20 102 103 Syvilia Fink 11 F 2 OH 23 21 102 103 Elizabeth Fink 7 F 2 KY 23 22 102 103 Frances Fink 5 F 2 KY 23 23 102 103 Alice Fink 3 F 2 IN 23 24 103 104 Thomas McMullin 37 M X 10 KY Trader 1 X X 23 25 103 104 Mahala J. McMullin 27 F X 8 OH 23 26 103 104 Lee McMullin 5/12 M 5/12 IA 23 27 103 104 Elizabeth McMullin 20 F 1 IN 23 28 103 104 Mary A. Longnecker 29 F 8 OH 23 29 104 105 Henry Summer 40 M X 1 Germany Taylor X X 23 30 104 105 Mag***na Summer 40 F X 1 Germany 23 31 104 105 John Soleather 70 M X 1 Germany X 23 32 104 105 Gertrude Soleather 70 F X 1 Germany 23 33 105 106 L.T. Filson 28 M X 7 Ky Carpenter X X X 23 34 105 106 Martha J. Filson 24 F X 10 OH 23 35 105 106 Mary E. Filson 4 F 4 IA 23 36 105 106 Amanda J. Filson 1 F 1 IA 23 37 105 106 Elias Busick 20 M 12 OH Carpenter X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 24 1 106 107 E.P. Kenyon 33 M X 1 NY Dealer X X 24 2 106 107 Josephine Kenyon 30 F X 1 PA 24 3 106 107 Isabella Kenyon 2 F 1 IL 24 4 106 107 Ephraim Bacon 74 M X 4/12 MA X 24 5 106 107 Charlotte Bacon 68 F X 4/12 PA 24 6 107 108 James Stanton 32 M X 6 IN Blacksmith X X 24 7 107 108 Nancy A. Stanton 20 F X 7 MO 24 8 107 108 Sarah J. Stanton 7 F 5 IN 24 9 107 108 Mary E. Stanton 1 F 1 IA 24 10 107 108 David Thailcall 12 M 7 MO 24 11 107 108 Ellen C. Thailcall 10 F 7 MO 24 12 107 108 Samuel M. Garrison 24 M X 1 NH Carpenter X X 24 13 107 108 Catherine Garrison 14 F X 7 MO 24 14 107 108 Joseph Thailkall 16 M 7 MO Carpenter 24 15 107 108 Samuel Noble M 24 16 107 108 Nicholas Swope M 24 17 107 108 Robert Morris M 24 18 107 108 Thomas Cross M 24 19 107 108 Jacob Lockman M 24 20 107 108 William M 24 21 107 108 Luther Marsh M 24 22 107 108 Jackson M not sure if Jackson is this person's first or last name. 24 23 107 108 Lawrence Kimbal M 24 24 107 108 Jane Toben 30 F X 1 OH 24 25 108 109 Allen Sparks 34 M X 1 KY Farmer X X 24 26 108 109 Martha A. Sparks 23 F X 1 KY 24 27 108 109 Winfield Sparks 5 M 1 IA 24 28 108 109 Josephus Sparks 2 M 1 IA 24 29 109 110 Amos Widner 34 M X 13 OH Carpenter X X 24 30 109 110 Louisa Widner 24 F X 16 IN 24 31 109 110 Widner 1 F 1 IA 24 32 109 110 DR Hadsell 50 M X 1 VT Physician First name is a title 24 33 109 110 Nathan Gibson 31 M X 1 VA Cabinet Maker X X 24 34 109 110 Lydia Gibson 21 F X 1 OH 24 35 109 110 Laura Gibson 3 F 1 IN 24 36 109 110 Talbot 23 M X 1 OH Merchant X X 24 37 109 110 Maria S. Talbot 22 F X 1 MD 24 38 109 110 Mary F. Talbot 2 F 1 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 25 1 111 112 Lucinda S. Rush 31 F X 7 IN 25 2 111 112 Oscar B. Rush 16 M 7 IN Printer 25 3 112 113 William Busick 63 M X 16 MD Farmer X X 25 4 112 113 William C. Busick 25 M 16 OH Farmer X X X 25 5 112 113 Thomas Sayton 30 M X 6 KY Carpenter X X X 25 6 112 113 Mary Sayton 30 F X 16 OH 25 7 113 115 C.B. Lathrop 42 M X 1 VT Gentleman X X X 25 8 113 115 Jane Lathrop 38 F X 1 VT 25 9 113 115 Dwight Lathrop 12 M 1 VT 25 10 113 115 Charity E. Lathrop 11 F 1 VT 25 11 113 115 Emily Grace Lathrop 9 F 1 VT 25 12 113 115 Eugene Lathrop 7 F 1 VT 25 13 113 115 Flora Jennie Lathrop 4 F 1 VT 25 14 113 115 James Yorston 33 M X 1 Scotland Manufacturer X 25 15 113 115 Salma Yorston 17 F X 6 Germany 25 16 114 116 Henry E. Pross 28 M X 1 NJ Cabinet Maker X X 25 17 114 116 Eliza Pross 20 F X 1 PA 25 18 114 116 George W. Pross 3 M 1 IN 25 19 114 116 Benj F. Pross 1 M 1 IA 25 20 114 116 George Pross 26 M X 5/12 PA Bricklayer X X 25 21 114 116 Mary Pross 20 F X 5/12 PA 25 22 114 116 William Pross 3 M 5/12 OH 25 23 114 116 Annie Pross 1 F 5/12 OH Enumerator's note: 3 others in this family whose names could not be ascertained. 25 24 115 117 Tabitha Summers 35 F X 1 KY 25 25 115 117 John W. Summers 23 M 1 OH Printer X X 25 26 115 117 Robert A. Summers 21 M 1 OH Land Shark X X X 25 27 115 117 Sarah E. Summers 17 F 1 OH 25 28 116 118 Barnabas Bates 40 M X 1 NY Brick Mason X X X 25 29 116 118 C.W. Parker 29 M 1 OH Gentleman X X X 25 30 116 118 James Chandler 29 M 1 England B.Layer X X X 25 31 116 118 John Baker 25 M 2 England Teamster X X 25 32 116 118 Patrick Kelly 30 M 6/12 Ireland B.Layer X 25 33 116 118 Channcy Root 35 M X 6/12 CT B.Layer X X 25 34 117 119 Abbot G. Shultz 38 M X 2 OH Carpenter X X X 25 35 117 119 Martha J. Shultz 27 F X 2 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 26 1 117 119 James C. Shultz 16 M 2 IN Farmer 26 2 117 119 Samuel P. Shultz 14 M 2 IN 26 3 117 119 George R. Shultz 7 M 2 IN 26 4 117 119 Susannah Shultz 5 F 2 IN 26 5 117 119 Robert Shultz 3 M 2 IN 26 6 118 120 James Crave 42 M X 2 NJ Merchant X X X 26 7 118 120 Elizabeth Crave 41 F X 2 PA 26 8 118 120 Marion Crave 16 M 2 KY 26 9 118 120 Richard Crave 8 M 2 IN 26 10 118 120 Emma Crave 10 F 2 MO 26 11 118 120 William Crave 5 M 2 IA 26 12 118 120 George Crave 3 M 2 IL 26 13 118 120 Allen M. Haulenbeck 15 M 1 NY Clerk 26 14 119 121 John Johns 51 M X 1 DE Merchant X X 26 15 119 121 Nancy A. Johns 42 F X 1 NJ 26 16 119 121 Mary A. Johns 19 F 1 OH 26 17 119 121 Theodore Johns 10 M 1 OH 26 18 119 121 Stacy Johns 25 M 1 NJ Merchant X X X 26 19 119 121 John H. Gray 24 M X 1 MD Lawyer X X 26 20 119 121 Maria F. Gray 23 F X 1 MA 26 21 120 122 A.J. Rice 36 M X 2 PA Buthcer X X 26 22 120 122 Elizabeth M. Rice 20 F X 2 PA 26 23 120 122 William Rice 3 M 2 IL 26 24 120 122 Joshua N.S.J. Rice M 1 IA 26 25 120 122 Mary A. Rice 16 F 1 OH 26 26 121 123 Henry Sifeard 49 M X 2 PA Laborer X 26 27 121 123 Mary A. Sifeard 43 F X 2 PA 26 28 121 123 Maria Sifeard 17 F 2 OH 26 29 121 123 Elizabeth Sifeard 12 F 2 OH 26 30 121 123 Mary Alice Sifeard 6 F 2 OH 26 31 121 123 Henry F. Sifeard 2 M 2 OH Enumerator's note: 8 other persons in this family whose names could not be ascertained. ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 27 1 122 124 A.B. Judd 28 M X 2 MA Lawyer X X X 27 2 122 124 Mary J. Judd 24 F X 2 CT 27 3 122 124 Wiley C. Burton 36 M X 4 IN Farmer X X X 27 4 122 124 Julia Burton 23 F X 10 NY 27 5 122 124 Joseph W. Burton 10 M 4 IN 27 6 122 124 Sarah E. Burton 9 F 4 IN 27 7 122 124 Lucretia C. Burton 5 F 4 IN 27 8 122 124 Ella C. Burton 1 F 1 IA 27 9 123 126 J.N. Newell 35 M X 2 MA Jeweller X X 27 10 123 126 P.G. Newell 19 F X 1 NY 27 11 123 126 Bridget Hughes 19 F 1 Ireland 27 12 123 126 Adolphus Eder 17 M 2 PA 27 13 123 126 P.W.H. Latshaw 30 M X 1 PA Merchant X X 27 14 123 126 Elizabeth Latshaw 24 F X 1 PA 27 15 123 126 Virginia Latshaw 6 F 1 PA 27 16 123 126 John A. Latshaw 4 M 1 PA 27 17 123 126 William Latshaw 1 M 1 PA 27 18 123 126 Jane Jenkins 20 F 1 PA 27 19 124 127 Henry Bunn 28 M X 4 OH Farmer X X X 27 20 124 127 Susan Bunn 23 F X 4 OH 27 21 124 127 Lucinda Bunn 6 F 4 IN 27 22 124 127 John Bunn 4 M 4 IA 27 23 124 127 Harriet Bunn 2 F 2 IA 27 24 124 127 Granville Bunn 23 M 4 OH Gentleman X X 27 25 124 127 Delay Campbell 21 M 12 OH Laborer 27 26 124 127 Fanny Piper 26 F 2 OH 27 27 124 127 Henry Piper 1 M 1 IA 27 28 125 129 Solomon McCain 45 M X 2/12 OH Gentleman X X 27 29 125 129 Margaret A. McCain 33 F X 2/12 D.C. 27 30 125 129 Mary F. McCain 13 F 2/12 IN 27 31 125 129 George A. McCain 9 M 2/12 IN 27 32 125 129 Walter M. McCain 5 M 2/12 IN 27 33 125 129 Flora B. McCain 2 F 2/12 IN 27 34 125 129 George Davis 64 M X 2/12 England Gentleman X X 27 35 125 129 Edward Farbell 33 M X 7 ME Merchant X X X probable married 27 36 125 129 R.H. Farbell 32 F X 7 ME probable married 27 37 125 129 Elld** Farbell 6 M 6 IA 27 38 125 129 Charlie Farbell 2 M 2 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 28 1 126 130 Francis C. JR Grimmel 27 M X 11 Germany Gentleman X X 28 2 126 130 Sarah A. Grimmel 27 F X 6 PA 28 3 126 130 Margaret McSherry 20 F 3 PA 28 4 127 132 R. Weiser 49 M X 1 PA Clergyman X X 28 5 127 132 Sarah B. Weiser 40 F X 1 PA 28 6 127 132 Laurauel Weiser 19 F 1 PA 28 7 127 132 Sarah M. Weiser 17 F 1 MD 28 8 127 132 Virginia C. Weiser 15 F 1 PA 28 9 127 132 R.B. Weiser 10 M 1 PA 28 10 127 132 James R. Lackey 26 M X 6/12 PA Mechanic X X 28 11 127 132 Flora Lackey 21 F X 6/12 VA 28 12 127 132 Charles A. Lackey 1 M 6/12 PA 28 13 127 132 Philip Smith 25 M 1 Germany Laborer X 28 14 127 132 A.H. Alexander 38 M X 1 NY Cabinet Maker X X 28 15 127 132 Eliza Alexander 30 F X 1 NY 28 16 127 132 Edward Alexander 8 M 1 IN 28 17 127 132 Kate Alexander 1 F 1 IA 28 18 127 132 Lydia Taylor 15 F 2 IL 28 19 128 133 Charles Whites 28 M X 1 Germany Carpenter X X 28 20 128 133 Lenah Whites 21 F X 1 Germany 28 21 128 133 William Holcomb 24 M X 10 OH Farmer X X 28 22 128 133 Abigail Holcomb 24 F X 2 OH 28 23 128 133 Maranda Holcomb 1 F 1 IA 28 24 129 134 Susan Sharman 41 F X 1 Ireland X 28 25 129 134 Joseph Sherman 17 M 1 Ireland Painter 28 26 129 134 Charles Henry Sherman 15 M 1 Ireland Carpenter 28 27 129 134 William G. Sherman 11 M 1 Ireland 28 28 130 135 Henry Scribner 34 M X 1 CT Miller X X 28 29 130 135 Abby Scribner 24 F X 1 NY 28 30 130 135 Nathaniel Farnham 34 M X 1 NY Miller X X 28 31 130 135 Melvina Farnham 25 F X 1 NY 28 32 130 135 Angil Pakinbrok 30 M X 1 Germany Laborer X X X 28 33 130 135 Amelia Pakinbrok 23 F X 1 Poland 28 34 130 135 Edward Pakinbrok 3 M 1 MI 28 35 130 135 Emma Pakinbrok 2 F 1 MI 28 36 131 136 Hannah Carwell 38 F X 6 OH 28 37 131 136 Elizabeth J. Carwell 19 F 6 IN 28 38 131 136 Amanda M. Carwell 13 F 6 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 29 1 131 136 William P. Carwell 11 M 6 IN 29 2 131 136 Amanda S. Carwell 8 F 6 IN 29 3 131 136 Alva C. Carwell 6 M 6 IA 29 4 131 136 Clarinda Carwell 2 F 2 IA 29 5 132 137 Thomas Elliott 51 M X 8 MD Farmer X X 29 6 132 137 Elizabeth Elliott 32 F X 8 OH 29 7 132 137 Jesse Elliott 19 M 8 IN 29 8 132 137 Silas Elliott 17 M 8 IN 29 9 132 137 Harrison Elliott 9 M 8 IN 29 10 132 137 Kilburn Elliott 7 M 8 IN 29 11 132 137 Rachael Elliott 5 F 5 IA 29 12 132 137 Mary Elliott 2 F 2 IA 29 13 132 137 John Elliott 23 M 8 IN Farmer X X X 29 14 133 138 James A. Moore 33 M X 1 PA Lawyer X X 29 15 133 138 Mary J. Moore 21 F X 1 PA 29 16 133 138 Margaret A. Moore 21 F 1 PA 29 17 133 138 Frances Moore 19 F 1 PA 29 18 134 139 Lafayett Moore 31 M X 1 PA 29 19 134 139 Elizabeth A. Moore 23 F X 1 PA 29 20 134 139 Annie M. Moore 1 F 1 IA 29 21 134 139 John H. Thode 37 M X 1 Germany Merchant X 29 22 134 139 Helena M. Thode 33 F X 1 Germany 29 23 134 139 John E. Thode 6 M 1 GA 29 24 134 139 Frederick W. Thode 4 M 1 GA 29 25 134 139 Helena M. Thode 2 F 1 GA 29 26 135 140 Lewis W. Larsh 37 M X 2/12 OH Farmer X X X 29 27 135 140 Mary I. Larsh 36 F X 2/12 OH 29 28 135 140 Mirenus F. Larsh 14 M 2/12 IN 29 29 135 140 Parthenia A. Larsh 13 F 2/12 IN 29 30 135 140 Areander L. Larsh 12 M 2/12 IN 29 31 135 140 Benj F. Larsh 10 M 2/12 IN 29 32 135 140 Miranda A. Larsh 9 F 2/12 IN 29 33 135 140 Lewis J. Larsh 8 M 2/12 IL 29 34 135 140 Charles C. Larsh 7 M 2/12 IL 29 35 135 140 John M. Larsh 5 M 2/12 IL 29 36 135 140 William L. Larsh 4 M 2/12 IL 29 37 136 141 Joseph Cackley 25 M X 4 VA Farmer X X 29 38 136 141 Julia Cackley 24 F X 2 VA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 30 1 137 143 Moses Vandenberg 38 M X 1 NY Mechanic X X 30 2 137 143 Ann Vandenberg 34 F X 1 NJ 30 3 137 143 Nathaniel Vandenberg 15 M 1 NY 30 4 137 143 Jesse Vandenberg 12 M 1 NY 30 5 137 143 Edward Vandenberg 11 M 1 NY 30 6 137 143 John Youngerman 28 M X 5 NY 30 7 137 143 Amanda Youngerman 18 F X 10 OH 30 8 137 143 John Youngerman 8 M 1 IN 30 9 137 143 Young Youngerman 6/12 M 6/12 IA 30 10 138 144 Robert L. Tidrick 31 M X 9 OH Lawyer X X X 30 11 138 144 Cornelia B. Tidrick 21 F X 10 OH 30 12 138 144 George Tidrick 1 M 1 IA 30 13 138 144 Jenelle Chillenden 12 F 7 IL 30 14 138 144 George Preston 20 M 6/12 IN 30 15 139 145 Wilson T. Smith 32 M X 3 OH Lawyer X X X 30 16 139 145 Mary T. Smith 25 F X 3 VT 30 17 139 145 Lillie May Smith 2 F 2 IA 30 18 140 146 James Davis 26 M X 6 OH Carpenter X X 30 19 140 146 Rhodah Davis 20 F X 7 IN 30 20 140 146 Lavina E. Davis 2 F 2 IA 30 21 141 147 Thomas Stringham 58 M X 1 NY Baker X X 30 22 141 147 Arsula Stringham 52 F X 1 NY 30 23 141 147 Eva Stringham 19 F 1 NY 30 24 141 147 Elizabeth Stringham 23 F 1 NY 30 25 141 147 Frank Rudge 26 M X 2 England Baker X 30 26 141 147 Kezia Rudge 32 F X 2 England 30 27 141 147 William Holmes 65 M X 3/12 NY Laborer X 30 28 141 147 Elias Burnett 30 M 3/12 England Chemist X 30 29 142 148 William A. Galbraith 29 M X 5 PA Merchant X X X 30 30 142 148 Mary Galbraith 25 F X 5 PA 30 31 142 148 Anna Galbraith 4 F 4 IA 30 32 142 148 William E. Galbraith 2 M 2 IA 30 33 142 148 Rose Casady 17 F 2 Ireland 30 34 143 149 William H. Leas 38 M X 3 PA Banker X X 30 35 143 149 Mary J. Leas 26 F X 3 PA 30 36 143 149 Louisa A. Leas 10 F 3 PA 30 37 143 149 W.A.G. Leas 3 M 3 PA 30 38 143 149 Ella D. Gustine 19 F 3 PA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 31 1 144 150 Samuel Harsh 30 M X 3 OH Banker X X X 31 2 144 150 Sarah J. Harsh 26 F X 3 OH 31 3 144 150 Cora L. Harsh 2 F 2 OH 31 4 145 151 A.C. Holmes 44 M X 6 NY Trader X X X 31 5 145 151 Rhoda Holmes 43 F X 6 OH 31 6 145 151 Simon Holmes 19 M 6 OH 31 7 145 151 Charles Holmes 11 M 6 OH 31 8 145 151 Sabert Holmes 9 M 6 OH 31 9 145 151 Adelia Hunter 30 F 5 OH 31 10 146 152 MRS E. Laird 62 F X 1 VA 31 11 146 152 John W. Laird 32 M 1 MI Merchant X X X 31 12 146 152 Franklin R. Laird 30 M 2 MI Trader X X 31 13 146 152 Jacob M. Laird 25 M 2 OH Surveyor X X 31 14 146 152 Madison L. Laird 22 M 2 OH Surveyor X X 31 15 146 152 Mary Devault 30 F 4 OH 31 16 146 152 Lucius C. Carr 24 M 1 OH Clerk X X X 31 17 147 153 Martin Winters 43 M X 3 OH Trader X X 31 18 147 153 Susan Winters 36 F X 3 OH 31 19 147 153 Rachael S. Winters 16 F 3 OH 31 20 147 153 David R. Winters 13 M 3 OH 31 21 147 153 Charles M. Winters 8 M 3 IN 31 22 147 153 Lewis J. Winters 6 M 3 IN 31 23 148 154 Benjamin H. Overholt 31 M X 7 OH Carpenter X X 31 24 148 154 Mary Overholt 29 F X 7 MD 31 25 148 154 William Wood 24 M 1 MD 31 26 148 154 Eliza Wood 32 F 1 MD 31 27 148 154 Wm. Henry Overholt 7 M 1 IA 31 28 149 155 A.G. Howland 31 M X 3 ME Butcher X X 31 29 149 155 Lucy Howland 23 F X 3 VA 31 30 149 155 William Howland 8 M 3 IL 31 31 149 155 John Howland 5 M 3 IL 31 32 149 155 Theodore Howland 1 M 1 IA 31 33 149 155 Thomas Chatman 27 M X 1 VA Miller X X 31 34 149 155 Mary A. Chatman 22 F X 1 VA 31 35 149 155 Dura M. Chatman 3 F 1 VA 31 36 150 156 F.R. Ross 26 M X 4 OH Clerk X X X 31 37 150 156 Matilda Ross 24 F X 4 OH 31 38 150 156 Mary A. Hughes 30 F X 5 OH 31 39 150 156 Charles Ross 21 M 1 OH Pedlar X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 32 1 151 157 D.S. Bates 29 M X 1 MA Cook X 32 2 151 157 Lydia Bates 22 F X 1 OH 32 3 151 157 George L. Bates 1 M 1 IA 32 4 151 157 Samuel Dille 52 M X 18 PA Clerk X 32 5 151 157 J.W.N. Young 26 M 1 NH Clerk X X 32 6 151 157 Patrick Cunningham 21 M 1 Ireland Laborer X 32 7 152 158 John H. Story 32 M X 7 KY Saddler X X 32 8 152 158 Mary J. Story 30 F X 7 KY 32 9 152 158 Julia Story 14 F 7 KY 32 10 152 158 James E. Story 12 M 7 KY 32 11 152 158 De*ilde J. Story 10 F 7 KY 32 12 152 158 Mary E. Story 8 F 7 KY 32 13 152 158 John H. JR Story 4 M 4 IA 32 14 153 159 C.D. Waddell 32 M X 3 OH Laborer X X 32 15 153 159 Mary Waddell 31 F X 3 OH 32 16 153 159 Mary E. Waddell 7 F 3 OH 32 17 153 159 Sarah J. Waddell 5 F 3 OH 32 18 153 159 John M. Waddell 3 6/12 M 3 OH 32 19 154 160 Calvin Cady 38 M X 5 NY Laborer X X 32 20 154 160 Elizabeth Cady 26 F X 9 PA 32 21 154 160 Mary D. Rathbun 21 F 9 PA 32 22 154 160 Olive A. Cady 3 F 3 IA 32 23 155 161 James Malay 28 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X 32 24 155 161 Ellen Malay 19 F X 1 OH 32 25 155 161 Mary A. Malay 1 F 1 IA 32 26 156 162 Mary S. Frost 48 F 3/12 NY Milliner 32 27 156 162 Rebecca M. Frost 29 F 3/12 NY Milliner 32 28 157 163 Pleasant Oliver 29 M X 2 KY Teamster X X 32 29 157 163 Martha Oliver 29 F X 2 KY 32 30 157 163 Sarah E. Oliver 9 F 2 KY 32 31 157 163 William H. Oliver 7 M 2 IN 32 32 157 163 Mary A. Oliver 4 F 2 IN 32 33 157 163 John Wright Oliver 1 M 1 IA 32 34 158 164 C.W. VanHorn 34 M X 2 IN Carpenter X X 32 35 158 164 Mary A. VanHorn 33 F X 2 OH 32 36 158 164 Martha A. VanHorn 11 F 2 IN 32 37 158 164 Florance VanHorn 1 F 1 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 33 1 159 165 Berry F. Allen 27 M X 8 IN Banker X X X 33 2 159 165 M.A. Allen 20 F X 3 NY 33 3 159 165 Kate Allen 2 F 2 IA 33 4 159 165 MRS Chambers 40 F X 2 33 5 159 165 MISS Chambers 19 F 2 33 6 159 165 William Hall 25 M 1 Ireland X 33 7 159 165 Warren Hussey 19 M 1 IN Clerk X X 33 8 160 166 Ananiah Hewitt 68 M X 10 CT Farmer X 33 9 160 166 Elizabeth Hewitt 59 F X 10 KY 33 10 160 166 James J. Brown 31 M 1 PA Shoemaker X X 33 11 160 166 J.F. Porter 30 M 1 OH Farmer X X 33 12 161 167 S. Chamberlain 32 M X 2 VT Merchant X X 33 13 161 167 Elmira Chamberlain 24 F X 1 NY 33 14 161 167 MISS Salome 35 F 1 Germany 33 15 161 167 G. Childs 26 M X 1 NY X X X 33 16 161 167 Susan Childs 22 F X 1 NY 33 17 162 168 Henry Mercer 60 M X 3 OH Farmer X X 33 18 162 168 Mary Mercer 50 F X 15 PA 33 19 162 168 Clinton Mercer 13 M 3 IN 33 20 162 168 Margaret C. Kellogg 17 F 15 PA 33 21 162 168 Sarah P. Kellogg 17 F 15 PA 33 22 163 169 J.M. Reichueker 36 M X 7 PA Dealer X X 33 23 163 169 Harriet C. Reichueker 29 F X 7 PA 33 24 163 169 William C. Reichueker 11 M 7 OH 33 25 163 169 George T. Reichueker 9 M 7 PA 33 26 163 169 Mary Lizzie Reichueker 5 F 5 IA 33 27 163 169 A. Judson Reichueker 3 M 3 IA 33 28 163 169 Mary F Enumerator's note: other name not known 33 29 163 169 Lawrence M Enumerator's note: other name not known 33 30 164 170 Elijah J. Eckard 37 M X 4 IN Laborer X X 33 31 164 170 Margaret M. Eckard 37 F X 4 KY 33 32 164 170 Margaret A. Killion 19 F 4 IN 33 33 164 170 Cornelius Eckard 9 M 4 IN 33 34 164 170 Jonas J. Eckard 6 M 4 IN 33 35 164 170 William J.A. Eckard 3 M 3 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 34 1 165 171 Moses A. Eckard 28 M X 1 IN Laborer X X 34 2 165 171 Miccakam Eckard 26 F X 1 IN 34 3 165 171 Samuel G. Eckard 6 M 1 IN 34 4 165 171 Hannah E. Eckard 4 F 1 IN 34 5 165 171 John W. Eckard 3 M 1 IN 34 6 165 171 William J. Eckard 6/12 M 6/12 IA 34 7 165 171 Harvey G. Eckard 24 M 1 IN Laborer X X 34 8 166 172 Joseph Rogg 41 M X 2/12 Germany Jeweller X 34 9 166 172 Susan Rogg 29 F X 2/12 PA 34 10 166 172 Charles W. Rogg 8 M 2/12 IN 34 11 166 172 Theodore S. Rogg 6 M 2/12 IN 34 12 166 172 Sarah C. Long 17 F 2/12 OH 34 13 167 173 J.D. Davis 40 M X 7 OH Carpenter X X 34 14 167 173 Elizabeth A. Davis 33 F X 7 NC 34 15 167 173 Henry C. Davis 12 M 7 IN 34 16 167 173 Theodore F. Davis 10 M 7 IN 34 17 167 173 J.W.S. Davis 8 M 7 IN 34 18 167 173 Wm. G. Davis 2 M 2 IA 34 19 168 174 A.F. Dicks 24 M X 7 NY Tinner X X 34 20 168 174 Elizabeth Dicks 24 F X 9 VA 34 21 168 174 Alvin E. Dicks 1 M 1 IA 34 22 168 174 Frank Nixon 20 M 1 MI Tinner X 34 23 169 175 James Sherman 40 M X 10 OH Merchant X X X 34 24 169 175 Sophia Sherman 31 F X 10 PA 34 25 169 175 Charles R. Sherman 14 M 10 OH 34 26 169 175 Frances Sherman 8 F 8 IA 34 27 169 175 Hoyt Sherman 5 M 5 IA 34 28 170 176 Wm. Deford 39 M X 10 OH Blacksmith X X X 34 29 170 176 Martha A. Deford 26 F X 9 OH 34 30 170 176 Franklin Deford 11 M 10 IL 34 31 170 176 Loiusa E. Cave 7 F 7 IA 34 32 170 176 Leonidas H. Deford 4 M 4 IA 34 33 170 176 Lafayette Deford 1 M 1 IA 34 34 170 176 Marion F. Hain 19 M 2 OH Blacksmith X 34 35 171 177 Reuben Davis 46 M X 6 OH Laborer X 34 36 171 177 Jane Davis 40 F X 6 OH 34 37 171 177 Mary J. Gray 19 F X 6 OH 34 38 171 177 John Gray 23 M X 8 OH Plasterer X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 35 1 171 177 William Davis 18 M 6 OH 35 2 171 177 Clem Davis 13 M 6 OH 35 3 171 177 Albert Davis 10 M 6 OH 35 4 171 177 Daniel Davis 7 M 6 OH 35 5 171 177 Franklin Davis 5 M 5 IA 35 6 171 177 Florance Davis 2 F 2 IA 35 7 172 178 Joel Cory 25 M X 2 OH Merchant X X X 35 8 172 178 Lydia F. Cory 23 F X 2 NJ 35 9 172 178 Annie G. Cory 1 F 1 IA 35 10 173 179 Edwin Sanford 34 M X 2 CT Merchant X X X 35 11 173 179 Sarah Sanford 25 F X 2 NY 35 12 173 179 Henry Sanford 7 M 2 PA 35 13 173 179 Mary Kem 14 F 3 OH 35 14 173 179 B. Karg 35 M X 1 Germany Plasterer X X 35 15 173 179 Magdalina Karg 27 F X 1 Germany 35 16 173 179 Mary Magdalina Karg 3 F 1 OH 35 17 174 180 Alexander Newman 33 M X 1 OH Tinner X X 35 18 174 180 Sarah Newman 34 F X 1 OH 35 19 174 180 Emma Newman 6 F 1 OH 35 20 174 180 Clifford Newman 3 M 1 OH 35 21 174 180 Clara B. Newman 6/12 F 6/12 IA 35 22 174 180 Nancy Newman 50 F X OH 35 23 175 181 William W. Williamson 35 M X 8 KY Lawyer X X X 35 24 175 181 Clarissa Williamson 32 F X 8 IN 35 25 175 181 William T. Williamson 5 M 5 IA 35 26 175 181 Charles E. Williamson 3 M 3 IA 35 27 175 181 Charlotte Ross 17 F 5 IN 35 28 176 182 Wm. H. McHenry 39 M X 8 OH Surveyor X X X 35 29 176 182 Mary McHenry 32 F X 8 OH 35 30 176 182 Sarah E. McHenry 6 F 6 IA 35 31 176 182 Olive McHenry 1 F 1 IA 35 32 176 182 Eli Gill 28 M 1 OH Carpenter X X 35 33 176 182 John Gardiner 22 M 1 OH Carpenter X X 35 34 177 183 Reuben Wilson 39 M X 6 PA Carpenter X X 35 35 177 183 Elizabeth Wilson 32 F X 6 MD 35 36 177 183 William J. Wilson 14 M 6 PA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 36 1 178 184 Thomas T. White 30 M X 2 OH Carpenter X X 36 2 178 184 Elizabeth A. White 24 F X 2 IN 36 3 178 184 Augustus B. White 5 M 2 IN 36 4 178 184 Charles White 2 M 2 IA 36 5 179 185 S.P. Crawford 34 M X 1 OH Clergyman X X 36 6 179 185 Ellen E. Crawford 29 F X 1 IN 36 7 179 185 H. Virginia Crawford 10 F 1 IN 36 8 179 185 Wm. Virgil Crawford 5 M 1 IN 36 9 179 185 Ida Bell Crawford 1 6/12 F 1 IN 36 10 179 185 Mel B. Hoxie 21 M 21 IA 36 11 180 186 Franklin Woodruff 36 M X 4/12 CT Physician X X X 36 12 180 186 Elizabeth Woodruff 36 F X 4/12 NY 36 13 180 186 Jane M. Cunningham 16 F 4/12 CT 36 14 181 187 A. Morris 50 M X 1 PA Landlord X X 36 15 181 187 Caroline Morris 19 F 1 PA 36 16 181 187 Emma Morris 14 F 1 PA 36 17 181 187 Mary Morris 11 F 1 PA 36 18 181 187 Henry T. Morris 9 M 1 PA 36 19 181 187 Ferdinand Scither 23 M 4/12 PA 36 20 181 187 Harriet Wonderly 19 F 1 OH 36 21 181 187 Barbara Churchman 15 F 2 OH 36 22 181 187 Catherine Cochran 22 F X 1 Ireland 36 23 181 187 B.D. Thomas 23 M 2 MD Banker X X X 36 24 181 187 Thomas Eagleson M Cook 36 25 181 187 J.T. Tubby 28 M 2 England Engineer X X X 36 26 181 187 John M Banker 36 27 181 187 George Ludington 22 M 1 NY Clerk X X 36 28 181 187 A.D. Foote 24 M 1 NY Ex Agent 36 29 181 187 H.B. Hall 22 M 1 NY X X 36 30 181 187 Wm. Phillips M 36 31 181 187 Young M 36 32 181 187 Owen Barnes 19 M 1 Ireland Steward X 36 33 181 187 August Pickler 24 M 1 Germany Steward X X 36 34 181 187 A. Harbach 28 M 1 Germany Cabinet Maker 36 35 181 187 John Gleeson 21 M 2 OH Laborer X X 36 36 181 187 Patrick Holyhan 26 M 2 Ireland X X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 37 1 181 187 Christie 30 M X 1 PA Butcher X X 37 2 181 187 George Marshall 26 M 2 OH Stage Agent X X 37 3 181 187 John Chatmers 30 M 1 Scotland Barber X 37 4 182 188 S.H. Carson 22 M X 2 OH Dealer X X 37 5 182 188 Ellen Carson 20 F X 6 OH 37 6 183 189 James Campbell 41 M X 15 OH Merchant X X 37 7 183 189 Calista Campbell 30 F X 18 OH 37 8 183 189 Millon Campbell 13 M 13 IA 37 9 183 189 Emeline Campbell 11 F 11 IA 37 10 183 189 Mary J. Campbell 9 F 9 IA 37 11 183 189 John Campbell 5 M 5 IA 37 12 183 189 Sarah Campbell 3 F 3 IA 37 13 183 189 Wm. A. Campbell 1 M 1 IA 37 14 183 189 Thomas West 24 M 5 England Laborer X X X 37 15 183 189 Barbara Kelse 16 F 1 OH 37 16 183 189 James Slaughter 14 M 1 TX 37 17 184 190 Andrew Reed 34 M X 5 OH Plasterer X X 37 18 184 190 Mira A. Reed 22 F X 5 TN 37 19 184 190 Charlotte Reed 6 F 5 IL 37 20 184 190 Fannie Moore Reed 3/12 F 3/12 IA 37 21 185 191 Nathaniel Campbell 40 M X 14 OH Farmer X X 37 22 185 191 Matilda Campbell 22 F X 2 IL 37 23 186 192 John Campbell 12 M 11 OH 37 24 186 192 Phebe Campbell 9 F 9 IA 37 25 186 192 Mary E. Campbell 7 F 7 IA 37 26 186 192 Harrison Campbell 5 M 5 IA 37 27 186 192 Elizabeth J. Campbell 3 F 3 IA 37 28 186 192 Wm. Campbell 4/12 M 4/12 IA 37 29 187 193 W.T. Campbell 29 M X 14 OH Merchant X X X 37 30 187 193 Jane Campbell 24 F X 4 OH 37 31 187 193 A.V. Campbell 2 M 2 IA 37 32 187 193 Wm. T. Campbell 5/12 M 5/12 IA 37 33 188 194 Hugh Murray 37 M X 1 Ireland Mason X X X 37 34 188 194 Mary Murray 26 F X 1 Ireland 37 35 188 194 Lawrence Eager 37 M ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 38 1 189 196 S.F. Spofford 47 M X 1 NH Landlord X 38 2 189 196 E.E. Spofford 42 F X 1 MA 38 3 189 196 C.T. Spofford 18 M 1 MI 38 4 189 196 C.G. Crego 44 M X 2/12 NY Landlord X X 38 5 189 196 Hannah L. Crego 44 F X 2/12 NY 38 6 189 196 Chas. D. Crego 13 M 2/12 MI 38 7 189 196 Wm. R. Wheeler 24 M X 3/12 MI Artist X X 38 8 189 196 Emily Wheeler 18 F X 3/12 MI 38 9 189 196 John W. Perry 22 M 1 NY Land Agent X X X 38 10 189 196 Patrick McClune 27 M X 2/12 Ireland Laborer X X 38 11 189 196 Catherine McClune 23 F X 2/12 Ireland 38 12 189 196 John O. Miller 24 M 4/12 VT Laborer X X 38 13 189 196 Benj. Franklin 20 M 2/12 NY Clerk 38 14 189 196 John Yost 28 M 2 NY Dealer X X X 38 15 189 196 W.S. Pritchard 23 M 2 NY Clerk X X 38 16 189 196 Casper Hibbard 26 M 1 NY Gentleman X X X 38 17 189 196 John F. Howes 26 M 4 NY Lawyer X X 38 18 189 196 Robert Wilson 28 M X X 4/12 VA Cook 38 19 189 196 Ann Wilson 28 F X X 4/12 VA 38 20 189 196 James White 28 M X X 4/12 NY Porter 38 21 189 196 Cornelia White 21 F X X 4/12 NY 38 22 189 196 Helen Cornice 18 F 2/12 Ireland 38 23 189 196 Susan Wheeler 24 F X 1 OH 38 24 189 196 Andrew Lynch 13 M 2 NY 38 25 189 196 Louisa Bissell 18 F 4/12 TX 38 26 189 196 Ann J. Hunter 16 F 16 IA 38 27 189 196 Mary Leonard 20 F 1 Ireland 38 28 189 196 Winneford Mack 18 F 2 Ireland 38 29 189 196 Jacob Brickley 24 M 4/12 NY Laborer X X 38 30 189 196 J.C. Warner 44 M X 2 NY Gentleman X X X 38 31 189 196 Caroline A. Warner 44 F X 2 MA 38 32 189 196 Lueius Warner 11 M 2 MI 38 33 189 196 Hattie N. Warner 4 F 2 MI 38 34 189 196 J.A. Warner 20 M 1 MI Clerk X 38 35 189 196 C. Nottingham 25 M 3/12 NY Agent X X 38 36 189 196 Robert Lusby 31 M 4 MD Merchant X X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 39 1 189 196 E. Brown 22 M 1 OH Lawyer X X 39 2 189 196 Will Tomlinson 32 M X 2 England Printer X X X 39 3 189 196 Eliza W. Tomlinson 34 F X 2 PA 39 4 189 196 William B. Tomlinson 10 M 2 OH 39 5 189 196 Sarah J. Tomlinson 4 F 2 OH 39 6 189 196 Edward Beal 32 M 1 MD Lawyer X X 39 7 189 196 Jno. Parker 44 M 1 NY Laborer X X 39 8 189 196 J.H. Marr 23 M 3 NY Merchant X X Not sure about first intial of last name. H/M/A 39 9 189 196 G.M. Todd 20 M 1 NY Lawyer X X 39 10 189 196 T. Hussey 23 M 1 IN Printer X X X 39 11 189 196 H.L. Whitman 41 M 9 CT Physician X X X 39 12 189 196 Wm. Lebo 28 M 2 PA Clerk X X 39 13 189 196 N. Jerolemen 24 M 2 NJ Merchant X X X 39 14 189 196 King 30 M 1 Russia Draftsman X 39 15 189 196 R. Bellin 23 M 1 NY Manufacturer X X 39 16 189 196 Wm. Hoover 19 M 1 VA Clerk X 39 17 189 196 Wm. Kuhn 25 M 1 Germany Merchant X X 39 18 189 196 H.C. Nash 22 M 1 NY Clerk X X 39 19 189 196 H.L. Robinson 21 M 1 OH Physician X X 39 20 189 196 J.B. Hewart 34 M 20 MO Lawyer X X X 39 21 189 196 C.W. Sanford 24 M 1 NY Painter X X X 39 22 189 196 L. Nelson 22 M 1 IN Painter X X 39 23 189 196 G.W. Mevens 29 M 1 NY Banker X X Not sure about first intial of last name looks the same as above note. H/M/A 39 24 189 196 Thos. Cavinaugh 30 M 3 Ireland Lawyer X X X 39 25 189 196 V. Andrews 30 M 1 NY Dentist X X 39 26 190 197 Samuel Dyer 41 M X 5 NC Farmer X X X 39 27 190 197 Mary E. Dyer 32 F X 5 Germany 39 28 190 197 John V.B. Dyer 13 M 5 IN 39 29 190 197 Ezekil B. Dyer 5 M 5 IN 39 30 190 197 Wm. F. Dyer 15 M 5 IN 39 31 190 197 Samuel Dyer 9 M 5 IN 39 32 190 197 Hiram J. Dyer 7 M 5 IN 39 33 190 197 Vinetta H. Dyer 4 F 4 IA 39 34 190 197 Oscar F. Dyer 2 M 2 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 40 1 191 198 David Harns 24 M X 1 Wales Plasterer X X 40 2 191 198 Ann Harns 24 F X 1 Wales 40 3 192 199 John Rutherford 56 M X 5 TN Tanner X 40 4 192 199 Marhta Rutherford 43 F X 5 40 5 192 199 John Rutherford 14 M 5 40 6 193 200 Richard White 34 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X X 40 7 193 200 Mary White 24 F X 1 Ireland 40 8 193 200 John Merrin 26 M 1 MD X X probable native voter 40 9 193 200 Alex Smith 26 M 2 OH Mason X X probable native voter 40 10 193 200 Mary S. Roush 30 F 3 OH 40 11 193 200 John Casady 60 M X 2 Ireland Laborer X 40 12 193 200 Owen Casady 28 M 2 Ireland Teamster X X 40 13 194 201 James Miller 42 M X 1 KY Merchant X X 40 14 194 201 Jane H. Miller 40 F X 1 IN 40 15 194 201 N.J. Miller 17 M 1 IN 40 16 194 201 Rebecca Green 47 F X 1 KY Enumerator's note: 8 persons belonging to the above family whose names cannot be ascertained. 40 17 195 202 John McNamara 56 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X 40 18 195 202 Mary McNamara 50 F X 1 Ireland 40 19 195 202 Matthew McNamara 21 M 1 Ireland Laborer X age may be 31 40 20 195 202 Margaret McNamara 18 F 1 Ireland 40 21 195 202 Mary McNamara 15 F 1 Ireland 40 22 195 202 Martin Darmundy 26 M 1 Ireland X 40 23 195 202 Patrick Ryan 26 M 3 Ireland Laborer X X X 40 24 195 202 James McCartel 27 M 1 Ireland Mason X X X 40 25 195 202 John Marklin 31 M 1 Ireland Mason X X X 40 26 195 202 John Graney 21 M 2 Ireland Laborer X X X 40 27 196 203 John Rogers 26 M X 3 Ireland Shoemaker X X X 40 28 196 203 Ellen Rogers 26 F X 3 OH 40 29 196 203 James W. Rogers 2 M 2 IA 40 30 197 205 George Stump 32 M X 1 Germany Wagon Maker X X 40 31 197 205 Mary Stump 22 F X 1 Germany 40 32 197 205 Catherine Stump 56 F X 1 Germany 40 33 197 205 Jacob Stump 26 M X 1 Germany Wagon Maker X 40 34 197 205 Margaret Stump 22 F X 1 Germany ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 41 1 198 206 James Marcy 31 M X 1 Ireland Carpenter X X X 41 2 198 206 Bridget Marcy 24 F X 1 Ireland 41 3 198 206 John Marcy 2 M 1 Canada 41 4 198 206 Mary Mack 60 F X 1 Ireland 41 5 198 206 Michael Mack 15 M 1 Ireland 41 6 198 206 Martha Mack 22 M 1 Ireland 41 7 199 208 Miles McCune 30 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X 41 8 199 208 Margaret McCune 24 F X 1 Ireland 41 9 199 208 William McCune 5 M 1 Ireland 41 10 199 208 Patrick McCune 3 M 1 Ireland 41 11 199 208 Ann McCune 2 F 1 Ireland 41 12 199 208 Patrick McCune 33 M X 1 Ireland 41 13 199 208 Ellen McCune 28 F X 1 Ireland 41 14 199 208 Ann McCune 5 F 1 CT 41 15 199 208 Catherine McCune 1 F 1 MI 41 16 199 208 Thomas McCune 25 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X X 41 17 199 208 Patrick Craig 23 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X X 41 18 200 209 Freak Michael 24 M X 1 Germany Blacksmith X X X 41 19 200 209 Catherine Michael 22 F X 1 Germany 41 20 200 209 Freak Michael 2 M 1 OH Enumerator's note: In the above named family there is 16 boarders whose names could not be ascertained 41 21 201 210 Daniel Courser 38 M X 4 OH Blacksmith X X This family is listed twice, on page 41 line 21-24, then again on page 42 line 1-4 41 22 201 210 Caroline Courser 21 F X 5 OH 41 23 201 210 Lucinda Courser 2 F 2 IA 41 24 201 210 Rachel Blew 19 F 3 OH 41 25 202 211 William Zuimby 22 M X 1 NJ Machinist X X X This family is listed twice, on page 41 line 25-35, then again on page 42 line 5-14 41 26 202 211 Martha Zuimby 22 F X 3 IN 41 27 202 211 James Collins 45 M X 1 OH B. Maker X X 41 28 202 211 John Collins 12 M 1 OH 41 29 202 211 Wm. Shaw 21 M 1 Germany Laborer X 41 30 202 211 Samuel Smith 40 M X 1 NY Jeweller X X 41 31 202 211 George Wheeler 50 M 1 NY Gunsmith 41 32 202 211 Cyrus N. Cady 23 M 3 CT Plasterer X X 41 33 202 211 Emma Hitchcock 14 F 1 Canada 41 34 202 211 Bridget Madagan 10 F 1 Ireland 41 35 202 211 Clarinda Buzzard 6 F on page 42 this child is listed in house 203 family 212 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 42 1 201 210 Daniel Courser 38 M X 4 OH Blacksmith X X 42 2 201 210 Caroline Courser 21 F X 5 MI 42 3 201 210 Lucinda Courser 2 F 2 IA 42 4 201 210 Rachel Blew 19 F 3 OH 42 5 202 211 William Zuimby 22 M X 1 NJ Machinist X X 42 6 202 211 Martha Zuimby 22 F X 3 IN 42 7 202 211 James Collins 45 M X 1 OH Brick Maker X X 42 8 202 211 John Collins 12 M 1 OH 42 9 202 211 William Shaw 21 M 1 Germany Laborer X 42 10 202 211 Samuel Smith 40 M X 1 NY Jeweller X X 42 11 202 211 Geroge Wheeler 50 M 1 NY Gunsmith X 42 12 202 211 Cyrus N. Cady 22 M 3 CT Plasterer X X 42 13 202 211 Emma Hitchcock 14 F 1 Canada 42 14 202 211 Bridget Madagan 10 F 1 Ireland 42 15 203 212 Mary Porter 33 F X 10 OH 42 16 203 212 George Porter 11 M 10 OH 42 17 203 212 Mary Porter 8 F 8 IA 42 18 203 212 John Porter 6 M 6 IA 42 19 203 212 Margaret Porter 3 F 3 IA 42 20 203 212 Edwin Porter 1 M 1 IA 42 21 203 212 David Buzzard 40 M X 3 PA Carpenter X X 42 22 203 212 Sarah Buzzard 27 F X 3 OH 42 23 203 212 Aneline Buzzard 11 F 3 OH 42 24 203 212 Clarinda Buzzard 6 F OH 42 25 204 213 Matthew Lynch 27 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X X X 42 26 204 213 Mary Lynch 22 F X 1 Ireland 42 27 204 213 John Hain 27 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 42 28 204 213 John Flannery 30 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 42 29 204 213 Michael Whalon 26 M 1 Ireland Laborer X 42 30 205 214 Samuel McGlumphy 26 M X 6 PA Mason X X 42 31 205 214 Lavina McGlumphy 18 F X 18 IA 42 32 205 214 Mary A. McGlumphy 1 F 1 IA 42 33 206 215 Thompson Thomas 30 M X 1 OH Carpenter X X 42 34 206 215 Olive Thomas 19 F X 1 OH 42 35 206 215 Jas. F. Thomas 2 M 1 OH ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 43 1 207 216 Joseph C. Bailey 30 M X 1 NY Shoemaker X X 43 2 207 216 Lura H. Bailey 45 F X 1 CT 43 3 207 216 Levi Bailey 60 M X 1 NY X 43 4 207 216 Nathan Bailey 7 M 1 CT 43 5 207 216 George Bailey 6 M 1 CT 43 6 207 216 Whitley Harper 28 M X 1 OH Farmer X X X 43 7 207 216 Mary Harper 25 F X 1 Germany 43 8 208 219 Naamon Hudson 32 M X 1 VA Laborer 43 9 208 219 Tuliette Hudson 19 F X 1 IN 43 10 208 219 Martha A. Hudson 13 F 1 IN 43 11 208 219 Sarah Hudson 8 F 1 IN 43 12 208 219 Laura Carney 4 F 1 IN 43 13 208 219 Anna Carney 3 F 1 IN 43 14 208 219 Dudley Hudson 21 M X 1 VA Carpenter X X 43 15 208 219 Matilda A. Hudson 17 F X 1 MI 43 16 208 219 Eli N. Hudson 1 M 1 IA 43 17 208 219 Eli S. Hudson 26 M 1 VA Laborer X X 43 18 209 221 John Thompson 23 M X 2 OH Merchant X X X 43 19 209 221 Patience C. Thompson 18 F X 2 OH 43 20 209 221 Eliza Thompson 1 F 1 IA 43 21 209 221 Merlo Ballenger 25 M X 1 IN Carpenter X X 43 22 209 221 Martha Ballenger 24 F X 1 IN 43 23 210 221 Otis Briggs 28 M X 4 NY Jeweller X X X 43 24 210 221 Eliza Briggs 19 F X 5 IL 43 25 210 221 William Briggs 1 M 1 IA 43 26 211 222 Joseph Mirely 48 M X 1 PA Tailor X X 43 27 211 222 Eliza Mirely 30 F X 1 GA 43 28 212 223 H.B. Lovejoy 34 M X 1 IN Merchant X X 43 29 212 223 Isabella Lovejoy 28 F X 1 VA 43 30 212 223 Mary I. Lovejoy 5 F 1 IN 43 31 212 223 Chalmers Lovejoy 2 M 1 IN 43 32 212 223 Hattie Shentz 1 F 1 IA 43 33 212 223 Margaret Ryan 19 F 1 Ireland 43 34 212 223 R.G. Drake 30 M 1 OH Clergyman 43 35 212 223 Jemina Lovejoy 59 F X 1 VA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 44 1 213 224 George Sinclair 30 M X 4 KY Laborer X X 44 2 213 224 Sarah G. Sinclair 30 F X 4 VA 44 3 213 224 Mary E. Sinclair 9 F 4 IL 44 4 213 224 Elvira A. Sinclair 7 F 4 IL 44 5 213 224 John N. Sinclair 3 M 3 IA 44 6 214 225 Thomas Hughes 34 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X X X 44 7 214 225 Mary Hughes 27 F X 1 Ireland 44 8 214 225 Thos. Hughes 10 M 1 Ireland 44 9 214 225 Eliza Hughes 7 F 1 NH 44 10 214 225 John Hughes 3 M 1 Canada 44 11 214 225 Willie Hughes 6/12 M 6/12 IA 44 12 215 226 Richard Vanhorn 26 M X 2 IN Carpenter X X X 44 13 215 226 Elisabeth Vanhorn 25 F X 2 NY 44 14 215 226 Julius R. Vanhorn 7 M 2 IN 44 15 215 226 Mary A. Vanhorn 4 F 2 IN 44 16 215 226 Chester Vanhorn 2 M 2 IN 44 17 215 226 John Vanhorn 1 M 1 IA 44 18 216 227 Joseph P. Case 22 M X 4 IN Laborer X X 44 19 216 227 Elisabeth Case 16 F X 1 IL 44 20 216 227 Susannah Simmons 43 F X 1 NC 44 21 216 227 Bailey R. Simmons 12 M 1 IL 44 22 216 227 Benjamin Case 25 M 10 IN Laborer X X 44 23 216 227 Geo. H. Stephenson 25 M X 6 IN 44 24 216 227 Sarah E. Stephenson 20 F X 4 IN 44 25 216 227 Winfield Stephenson 1 M 1 IA 44 26 216 227 Abraham Day 40 M X 2 MI Laborer X X 44 27 216 227 Beniah Case 21 M 8 IN Laborer X X 44 28 216 227 Franklin Moore 4 M 1 IN 44 29 217 228 Rolly Day 26 M X 1 IN 44 30 217 228 Mary E. Day 22 F X 1 NY 44 31 218 229 Greenup Scott 44 M X 2/12 KY Farmer X X X 44 32 218 229 Elisabeth Scott 36 F X 2/12 IN 44 33 218 229 Sarah J. Scott 14 F 2/12 IN 44 34 218 229 Polly Scott 9 F 2/12 IN 44 35 218 229 Jonathan Scott 6 M 2/12 IN 44 36 218 229 Jane Seawell 66 F X 2/12 VA 44 37 218 229 Wm. McDowell 22 M 2/12 IN Laborer X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 45 1 219 230 Michael McNamara 33 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X X X 45 2 219 230 Mary McNamara 25 F X 1 Ireland 45 3 219 230 John McNamara 1 M 1 IA 45 4 219 230 James Phalon 30 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 45 5 220 231 Daniel Feason 26 M X 1 Germany Cabinet Maker X 45 6 220 231 Ann Feason 26 F X 1 Germany 45 7 221 232 Mary A. Haines 48 F X 3/12 OH 45 8 221 232 Hannah C. Haines 20 F 3/12 IN 45 9 221 232 Albert Haines 18 M 3/12 IN 45 10 221 232 Job Haines 16 M 3/12 IN 45 11 222 233 Thomas Coutrer 34 M X 1 OH Trader X X 45 12 222 233 Mary A. Coutrer 33 F X 1 NH 45 13 222 233 Helen Coutrer 12 F 1 OH 45 14 222 233 Charles Coutrer 6 M 1 OH 45 15 222 233 Hillard Coutrer 4 M 1 OH 45 16 222 233 Lyda Coutrer 2 F 1 OH 45 17 223 234 Elisabeth McCauley 40 F X 5 45 18 223 234 Matilla McCauley 16 F 5 IL 45 19 223 234 James McCauley 11 M 5 IL 45 20 223 234 Alexander McCauley 10 M 5 IL 45 21 224 235 Abner Rathbun 71 M X 14 CT Farmer X X 45 22 224 235 Ezra Rathbun 45 M 20 CT 45 23 224 235 Thomas Rembury 23 M 3 England Laborer X X 45 24 225 236 John Reinig 62 M X 1 Germany Landlord X 45 25 225 236 Hannah Reinig 43 F X 1 Germany 45 26 225 236 Pauline Reinig 21 F 1 Germany 45 27 225 236 Ottilie Reinig 18 F 1 Germany 45 28 225 236 Charles Reinig 17 M 1 Germany 45 29 225 236 Albert Greeffe 32 M X 1 Germany Butcher X X 45 30 225 236 Lewis Reinig 15 M 1 Germany 45 31 225 236 Augustus Reinig 13 M 1 Germany 45 32 225 236 William Reinig 6 M 1 Germany 45 33 225 236 Thos. W. Margher 23 M 1 Ireland Carpenter X X 45 34 225 236 John H. Watson 22 M 1 OH B. Layer X X 45 35 225 236 Thomas Haley 26 M 1 Ireland Carpenter X X 45 36 225 236 J.A. Albert 25 M 1 PA Plasterer X X 45 37 225 236 P.G. Margher 25 M 1 Ireland Carpenter X X X 45 38 225 236 John Huston 22 M 3 Ireland Carpenter X X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 46 1 225 236 James Margher 24 M X 1 Ireland Carpenter X X X 46 2 225 236 H.N. Chal*int 23 M 1 PA Carpenter X X 46 3 225 236 Peter Watson 21 M 1 Scotland Carpenter X 46 4 225 236 Elisha Frush 22 M 1 VA Coach Maker X X X 46 5 225 236 Frederick Plank 22 M 3/12 Germany Tinner X X X 46 6 225 236 Samuel Reynolds 27 M 1 PA Farmer X X X 46 7 225 236 John Laughlin 22 M 0 NY Mason X X 46 8 225 236 John H. Miller 37 M 3 Ireland Engineer X X X 46 9 225 236 Horace S. Hall 22 M 1 NY Painter X X 46 10 225 236 George Harn 23 M 1 Germany Brewer X X 46 11 225 236 J.W. Mott 50 M X 1 NY Carpenter X 46 12 225 236 Nicholas Sear 21 M 1 Germany Shoemaker X X 46 13 225 236 John Staffer 23 M 1 Switzerland Shoemaker X X 46 14 225 236 John J. Smith 27 M 2/12 Bavaria Shoemaker X X 46 15 226 237 Henry Meyerhoff 36 M X 2 Germany Landlord X X X 46 16 226 237 Frederike Meyerhoff 29 F X 2 Germany 46 17 226 237 Harmon Meyerhoff 11 M 2 PA 46 18 226 237 Bertha Meyerhoff 9 F 2 PA 46 19 226 237 Robert Meyerhoff 7 M 2 PA 46 20 226 237 Emma Meyerhoff 5 F 2 PA 46 21 226 237 Henry Meyerhoff 4 M 2 PA 46 22 226 237 Edward Nutgent 35 M 2 Ireland Laborer X X 46 23 226 237 Isaih Maple 30 M 2 OH Blacksmith X X 46 24 226 237 Bertram Gulraith 25 M 2 PA Blacksmith X X X 46 25 226 237 N.E. Frankel 20 M 46 26 226 237 J.G. Hayes 26 M 1 OH Carpenter X X X 46 27 226 237 Fredik Kumph 25 M 46 28 226 237 Lewis Gutzleb 25 M 1 Germany Shoemaker X X 46 29 226 237 A. Schneifel 25 M 46 30 226 237 Jacob Grub 24 M 1 OH Laborer X X 46 31 226 237 Jeit 26 M 46 32 226 237 Henry Heers 26 M 1 Germany Carpenter 46 33 226 237 John Ahles 25 M 46 34 226 237 Jeremiah Brich 26 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 46 35 227 238 Mary Chenoweth 21 F X 14 IN 46 36 227 238 Benj. Chenoweth 14 M 14 IN 46 37 227 238 Geo. Chenoweth 10 M 10 IA 46 38 227 238 John Kesly 8 M 8 IA 46 39 227 238 Albert Rubin Chenoweth 2 M 2 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 47 1 227 238 Jefferson Bartlett 30 M X 1 IN Mason X X 47 2 227 238 Joseph Collins 21 M 47 3 227 238 Lorenzo 40 M X Not sure if this is Lorenzo is first or last name. 47 4 228 239 John Mumma 45 M X 1 PA Lawyer X X 47 5 228 239 Mary A. Mumma 36 F X 1 OH 47 6 228 239 Eliza Mumma 14 F 1 OH 47 7 228 239 Ambrose Mumma 12 M 1 OH 47 8 228 239 Chas. R. Mumma 11 M 1 OH 47 9 228 239 John R. Mumma 9 M 1 OH 47 10 228 239 Mary E. Mumma 7 F 1 OH 47 11 228 239 Adelia Mitchell 17 F 3 Ireland 47 12 229 240 Hannah Morris 62 F X 1 England 47 13 229 240 Tieling T. Kidwell 26 M X 1 OH Teaster X X 47 14 229 240 Sarah A. Kidwell 26 F X 1 England 47 15 229 240 John Morris 24 M 2 England Tailor X X 47 16 230 242 Fredk J. Kappes 30 M X 1 Germany Merchant X X 47 17 230 242 Anna M. Kappes 23 F X 1 OH 47 18 230 242 Charles Kappes 4 M 1 OH 47 19 230 242 Sulia Kappes 2 F 1 OH 47 20 230 242 Louisa Kappes 1 F 1 OH 47 21 230 242 Fredk Reinig 23 M X 1 Germany Baker X 47 22 230 242 Helina Reinig 20 F X 1 OH 47 23 230 242 Louisa Reinig 1 F 1 IA 47 24 230 242 Fredk Linn 19 M 1 Germany Merchant X 47 25 230 242 Lewis L*ute 20 M 1 Germany Baker X 47 26 231 243 Rumey Campbell 25 M X 15 OH Teamster X X 47 27 231 243 Ephemia Campbell 18 F X 7 IN 47 28 231 243 Frank Nelson 33 M X 1 NY Carpenter X X X 47 29 231 243 Emily Nelson 20 F X 1 NY 47 30 232 244 Burrell Campbell 34 M X 15 OH Merchant X X X 47 31 232 244 Elisabeth Campbell 24 F X 6 IN 47 32 232 244 Wm. Youngerman 6 M 6 IA 47 33 232 244 George Campbell 3 M 3 IA 47 34 232 244 Lis Campbell 1 F 1 IA 47 35 232 244 Elisabeth Campbell 16 F 1 IN ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 48 1 233 246 J.S. Dicks 55 M X 7 PA Gentleman X X 48 2 233 246 Electa Dicks 47 F X 7 NY 48 3 233 246 Victoria Dicks 17 F 7 IN 48 4 233 246 George R. Iroine 24 M X 1 PA Landlord X X 48 5 233 246 Rebecca Iroine 22 F X 1 PA 48 6 233 246 Mary Hogan 23 F 1 Ireland 48 7 233 246 J.A. Kuntz 24 M 1 PA Clerk X X X 48 8 233 246 J.T. Kemp 20 M 1 England Shoe Dealer X X X 48 9 233 246 C.I. Weaver 24 M 1 PA Druggist X X X 48 10 233 246 Patterson M 48 11 233 246 James G. Miller 19 M 1 Scotland Watchmaker X 48 12 233 246 Austin A. Andrews 19 M 1 NH Farmer X 48 13 234 247 Alen Shaw 40 M X 3 OH Druggist X X X 48 14 234 247 Haldah Shaw 34 F X 3 OH 48 15 234 247 Loretta J. Shaw 16 F 3 PA 48 16 234 247 James Shaw 13 M 3 PA 48 17 234 247 Lenora Shaw 11 F 3 PA 48 18 234 247 William Shaw 10 M 3 PA 48 19 234 247 Elisabeth Shaw 5 F 3 PA 48 20 234 247 G.W. Bailey 26 M 2 NY Druggist X X X 48 21 234 247 Catherine Lighton 16 F 1 Ireland 48 22 235 248 David Summers 47 M X 3 PA Gentleman X X 48 23 235 248 Mary Summers 39 F X 3 OH 48 24 235 248 Margatet M. Summers 17 F 3 OH 48 25 235 248 James W. Summers 14 M 3 OH 48 26 235 248 Francis M. Summers 1 M 1 IA 48 27 235 248 Isaac Giffin 27 M X 1 OH Blacksmith X X 48 28 235 248 Geo. Broom 30 M 1 GA Painter X X 48 29 236 249 Charles Sweatfager 38 M X 5 Germany Landlord X X X 48 30 236 249 Rachael Sweatfager 35 F X 5 OH 48 31 236 249 Sarah A. Brown 14 F 5 OH 48 32 236 249 Mary Sweatfager 7 F 5 OH 48 33 236 249 Annie Sweatfager 6 F 5 OH 48 34 236 249 Clara Sweatfager 4 F 4 OH 48 35 236 249 Lafayette Sweatfager 1 M 1 IA 48 36 236 249 Charles O'Connell 18 M 1 Ireland Baker 48 37 236 249 J.W. Bird 25 M 1 OH Tailor X X 48 38 236 249 John Harris 25 M 1 Canada Carpentor X X ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 49 1 236 249 Thomas Knowles 43 M X 1 England Farmer X X 49 2 236 249 Daniel Collins 37 M 1 Ireland Mason X X 49 3 236 249 James Roulter 35 M X 1 Ireland Mason X X 49 4 236 249 James Devault 26 M 4 OH Plasterer X X 49 5 236 249 Daniel Rowers 24 M 1 Ireland Mason X X 49 6 236 249 John Caffee 33 M X 1 Ireland Mason X X 49 7 236 249 Wm. Owings 21 M 1 PA Carpenter X X 49 8 236 249 Patrick Karrin 30 M X 1 Ireland Carpenter X 49 9 236 249 Henry Greenly 25 M 1 PA Brickmaker X X 49 10 236 249 Robert Miller 18 M 6 OH Brickmaker X 49 11 237 250 Daniel Castigan 30 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X X 49 12 237 250 Anna L. Catigan 30 F X 1 Ireland 49 13 238 251 Charles Stratton 26 M X 1 NY Engineer X X X 49 14 238 251 Sophia Stratton 26 F X 1 NY 49 15 238 251 Mary Gilbert 16 F 2 TN 49 16 238 251 Daniel Hall 22 M 1 IL Painter X X 49 17 238 251 Willard Giles 25 M 1 IL Painter X X 49 18 238 251 Miran Smith 19 M 1 NY Carpenter X 49 19 238 251 John Cochran 40 M X 1 Ireland Laborer X X 49 20 239 252 Eldridge Grren 45 M X 1 NY Farmer X 49 21 239 252 Desire Green 46 F X 1 NY 49 22 239 252 George Green 22 M X 1 NY Farmer X X 49 23 239 252 Harriet Green 7 F 1 IN 49 24 239 252 George Alvard 19 M 1 OH Laborer X 49 25 240 253 Henry Bouge 34 M X 4 CT Farmer X X 49 26 240 253 Mary A. Bouge 33 F X 4 KY 49 27 240 253 John C. Bouge 5 M 4 IN 49 28 240 253 Sarah H. Bouge 1 F 1 IA 49 29 240 253 Patrick Leyden 47 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 49 30 240 253 Thomas Leyden 35 M 1 Ireland Laborer X X 49 31 241 255 C. Stutzman 53 M X 10 PA Carpenter X X 49 32 241 255 Hannah Stutzman 53 F X 10 PA 49 33 241 255 Noah Stutzman 25 M 10 IN Carpenter X X 49 34 241 255 Daniel Stutzman 23 M 10 IN X X 49 35 241 255 Solomon Stutzman 17 M 10 IN 49 36 241 255 Charles Loher 31 M 1 Prussia Musician X X 49 37 241 255 Achillas Overman 30 M X 18 VA Merchant X X X 49 38 241 255 Mahala Overman 20 F X 10 IN 49 39 241 255 Frank Overman 1 M 1 IA ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Des Moines Township ENUMERATOR: James A. Moore ENUM DATE: 24 August 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NBR NBR YRS NATIVE NATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S PG LN DLS FAM FIRST-NAME/MI LAST-NAME AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN OCCUPATION VOTER VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND PAUPER REMARKS 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ===================================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 50 1 242 256 S.J. Cope 25 M X 1 IN Laborer X X 50 2 242 256 Sarah Cope 23 F X 1 OH 50 3 242 256 Homes D. Cope 2 M 1 IN 50 4 242 256 Jasper N. Cope 1 M 1 IN 50 5 242 256 B.W. Cope 18 M 1 IN Laborer X 50 6 243 257 Conrad Whitebread 28 M X 3 Germany Mason X X 50 7 243 257 Catherine Whitebread 23 F X 3 Germany 50 8 243 257 John Whitebread 2 M 2 IA 50 9 243 257 Wm. Whitebread 1 M 1 IA 50 10 244 258 John Gleeson 20 M 2 NC Laborer Enumerator's note: these are Boarders at the Everett House about which no very particular information has been obtained. 50 11 244 258 Daniel Sowash 18 M 2 PA This household had no DWL/FAM number. One was assigned by the transcriber. 50 12 244 258 Simon Redinger 25 M OH Tailor X X 50 13 244 258 Christian Nederhouses 22 M Germany Stage Driver 50 14 244 258 Wm. Dornell 22 M Stage Driver 50 15 244 258 Samuel Hemmer 41 M MD Stage Driver 50 16 244 258 James Heommet 23 M OH Stage Driver 50 17 244 258 John Chapple 18 M Stage Driver 50 18 244 258 Chas. Reed 40 M NY Stage Driver 50 19 244 258 John Swathen 25 M PA Stage Driver 50 20 244 258 Peter Hines 23 M PA Stage Driver 50 21 244 258 John M. Jones 18 M OH Stage Driver 50 22 244 258 Daniel McCarty 24 M Ireland Stage Driver 50 23 244 258 George Boddsworth 35 M MA Stage Driver 50 24 244 258 Abraham Ross 25 M OH Stage Driver 50 25 244 258 John Greensway 18 M IN Stage Driver 50 26 244 258 SamuelM. Keifson 23 M OH Blacksmith 50 27 244 258 Samuel McClelland 23 M PA Blacksmith