THE MICHIGAN STATE CENSUS OF 1845, Colon Township, St Joseph County, Michigan Copyright © 1997 by Denise Frederick. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. _____________________________________________________________________ THE MICHIGAN STATE CENSUS OF 1845 The following pages contain the abstracted State Census of 1845 for Saint Joseph County. To make proper use of it, one must understand that a 'State' census differs somewhat from the Federal Census which is taken every ten years, and always in years ending in zero. As you go through this census, please bear in mind, that the names were copied from the original census sheets on file in the Western Michigan University Archives. The handwriting is excellent, but it is spencerian, and the difference between captial L, J, I, and sometimes P is often not clear. When initials only were given, we had to make a "wild" guess. This is a list of all free white males over 21, listed by name. The spelling given is exactly as it appears, and not necessarily as you might think it should be read. It was not until 1850 that the Federal census started listing every one by name, before that only heads of households were listed by name. **************************************************** MICHIGAN STATE CENSUS 1845 ST JOSEPH COUNTY COLON TOWNSHIP Daniel Waggonner Jr. Arthur Waggoner Leonard Shellhouse Samuel Shadel Norman Ellis O. H. Atchinson Dewitt Taylor J. Blanchard Charles Doughty Masena P. Thurston W. Brooks William King Frederick Engle Michael Finch M. McMillan Ebenzer Bower I. E. G. Hathaway Myron Blackman Adam Bower L. C. Matthews M. Shellhouse David Liddle M. Marvin Lewis Shuert Joseph Farrand Harvey Dane Martin Lloyd David Barrows William Conant Daniel Booth Peter Waggoner David Hart Horatio Austin Harvey Harris Alvin Hoyt Elisha M. Mans W. Blanehard Charles B. Doughty Abel Betole Clark Rogers George King John Rohn J. Kipler Ithaiel McMillan G. A. Garrison Cyrus Shellhouse Henry Graver John Bower G. L. Shellhouse E. Shellhouse Julius F. Finch Osman Marvin J. Gordon Phineas Farrand Gardner Moonhouse Lewis A. Leland Benjmain Stebbins Sands Riley Leonard W. Travis Henry K. Farrand William Liphart Hiram Draper Charles R. Hills Clinton Mans Nelson Mattahison J. P. Schamerhorn Noah Shaw Gilliam Hopper Samuel King Benjamin Rogers John Rhinehart J. Kipler Jr. Milton McMilland Ira A. Garrison J. J. Engle Philip Kleppel John Schofield Edwin Shellhouse J. G. Liddle David H. Finch Asa Hutchinson Levi Gordon Loransic Shellhouse George Hethington William H. Benedict Florance M. Vaughn A. B. Mills Daniel Waggoner J. Smith Abel Finch Matthew Ellis Comfort Tyler Norman Bishop Ryal Chapy William J. Schamerhorn Charles Washburn Hugh McMillan David King George Engle L. Hyatt A. McMillan Isaac Bower W. Garrison John Carr James Barnes F. K. Matthews M. G. Shellhouse W. Dutcher G. Hutchinson Henry Garrison H. Finite Joel Dane Philo Forbes Horace Eggleson William Bowman Charles Bathrick Alvin Sloan Abraham Finch Asa W. Mott C. L. Miller Benjamin Adams S. Miles Benjamin E. Sparr James Palmer W. H. Castle John Blair William Jackson Frederick Knepf Ambrose French Richard Buyce Daniel Lepley Tobius Teller Orrin W. Ley Anson Marvin E. F. Mills J. T. Montross John Smith John Minard M. H. Palmer Barnard G. Everhard Seth Goodwin David Everhard A. Buyce Henry Buyce Isaac French Freeman Upham Jacob Powers James Teller Joel H. Ley Thomas Cutler Rockwell Hazen Henry T. Williams John Q. Adams Joseph H. Clues John Fisk Charles Rumsey Charles Goodwin Riar Bice Daniel Buyce Spencer Ames Isaac Everhard Isaac Waggoner Solomon Everhard William F. Teller Aaron Bradley Shedley J. Hosen Tobias Burn Daniel K. Adams W. Miles S. L. Stoddard Charles Palmer S. Salisbury Samuel Parker Ren Danbury James Buyce Charles Lyons John Putnam Wesley Emory Florance Macky ************************************* dz