1860 Minnesota Federal Census, LeSueur Co., MN (Partial) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Made available to The USGenWeb Archives by: Douglas J. Peterson LeSueur County, Minnesota 1860 Federal Census National Archives Microfilm Publications Microcopy No. 653 Roll 571 1967 Transcribed by Douglas J. Peterson Last Updated: 26 April 2000 Surnames Included ----------------- Ash Barrett Bassout Braman Briggs Chambers Cheadle Conway Couch Daniels Davis Dunn Everett Flowers Forsyth Fox Gish Hazzard Heylan[d?] Hill Huntly Kendall Kinsley Little Lloyd Merrigold Moler Pettis Randolph Reardon Rogers Savidge Soule Thayer Tumberling Van Orsdale Zimmerman Notes on Transcriptions ----------------------- - questionable spellings indicated by [?] or contained in [brackets with a ?] - _handwritten information on form portion is contained between underscores_ Census Entry Information ------------------------ 1. Dwelling-houses - numbered in the order of visitation. 2. Families numbered in the order of visitation. 3. The name of every person whose usual place of abode on the first day of June, 1860, was in this family DESCRIPTION. 4. Age 5. Sex 6. Color [tic marks used, indicated by W below] 7. Profession, Occupation, or Trade of each person, male or female, over 15 years of age. VALUE OF ESTATE OWNED. 8. Value of Real Estate. [(b) used to indicate blank below] 9. Value of Personal Estate. [(b) used to indicate blank below] 10. Place of Birth, Naming the State, Territory, or County. 11. Married with the year. [tic marks used, indicated by M below] 12. Attended School within they year. [tic marks used, indicated by S below] 13. Person over 20 y'rs of age who cannot read & write. [tic marks used, indicated by I below] 14. Whether deaf and dumb, blind, insane, idiotic, pauper, or convict. Cleveland Township ------------------ [microfilm page 332] Page No. _126_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Montgomery Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Sixteenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Shieldsville Rice Co._ _Cleveland Township in the County of Le Sueur State of Minnesota Post Office Cleveland_ 1173 1053 Peter Cheadle 43 M Sheriff 3000 700 Ohio Jane Cheadle 42 F " Milton Cheadle 19 M Farmer " S Solon S Cheadle 16 M " S George L Cheadle 10 M " DeEtte Cheadle 7 F " 1174 1054 Eli Chappell 40 M Farmer 400 200 Ill Matilda Chappell 28 F Ohio Julia Chappell 4 F Ill [microfilm page 333] Page No. _127_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Sixteenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1181 1061 Asa Cheadle 35 M Farmer 800 450 Ohio Jemima Cheadle 39 F " Sarah K Cheadle 13 F " Charles Cheadle 10 M " Angeline Cheadle 8 F " Adalaide Cheadle 7 F " Abigail Cheadle 2 F Min 1182 1062 J. W. Dunn 27 M Farmer (b) 150 Canada Ann E. Dunn 21 F Ill Amelia J. Dunn 1 F Min [microfilm page 334?] Page No. _128_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Seventeenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1187 1067 C. H. Savidge 36 M Farmer 800 450 N.J. Julia Savidge 33 F Ohio Samuel L Savidge 13 M " Sarah H Savidge 12 M " Charles Savidge 10 M " William Savidge 6 M " Camelia Savidge 4 F " Jacob Savidge 1 M Min 1192 1071 Archibald Savidge 24 M Farmer 150 40 Ohio M Betsey Savidge 18 F Saxony M 1193 1072 Jane Kinsley 49 F N.J. Morgan Kinsley 12 M Ohio Corrett Hill 24 M Farmer 40 300 " M Cinderilla Hill 17 F " M W. H. Hazzard 20 M Merchant (b) 800 Del [microfilm page 335] Page No. _129_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Seventeenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1198 1077 George A. Fox 49 M Farmer 600 160 Canada Charlotte Fox 38 F " Louisa Fox 4 F Min 1205 1082 William Forsyth 35 M Miller 1300 175 Scotland Mary Forsyth 39 F " Mary Forsyth 16 F " William Forsyth 13 M Canada Margaret Forsyth 5 F Min [microfilm page 336?] Page No. _130_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Seventeenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ Elizabeth Forsyth 3 F Min Ann Forsyth 1 F " 1209 1085 A. Merrigold 26 M Farmer 300 150 Canada Elizabeth J. Merrigold 24 F Md Ashley Merrigold 7/12 F Min Maria R. Forsyth 50 M Md [microfilm page 339] Page No. _133_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Eighteenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1245 1119 John Dickey 30 M Farmer 200 (b) Scotland Margaret Dickey 28 F " William Dickey 4 M " Peter Dickey 1 M Min [microfilm page 341] Page No. _135_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Nineteenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1257 1129 William Forsyth 60 M Farmer 300 225 Scotland Margaret Forsyth 57 F " 1262 1133 L. M. Huntly 60 M Farmer 800 (b) N. York Charlotte C Huntly 48 F Canada Louisa S. Huntly 23 F Ohio Angelina Huntly 16 F " Adelaide Huntly 11 F " George Forsyth 24 M Farmer Scotland Henry Zimmerman 27 M " 300 275 N. York [microfilm page 342?] Page No. _136_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Nineteenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1265 1136 B. G. Couch 35 M Sawyer 1500 300 N.C. Nancy J. Couch 33 F " Clara Couch 12 F " S Jabez L. Couch 9 M " S Milton Couch 7 M " S Cyntha Couch 4 F Min S Joseph A. Couch 1 M " John R. Little 25 M Laborer N.C. 1270 1141 O. C. Conway 38 M Farmer (b) (b) N. York Mary Conway 36 F " Orville Conway 3/12 M Min Almira Thayer 11 F Wis [microfilm page 343] Page No. _137_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Nineteenth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ William Thayer 7 M Wis Isabella Thayer 3 F Min 1275 1146 Willard Thayer 33 M Farmer 400 (b) N. York Rebecca Thayer 27 F Ohio Lucius D Thayer 9 M " Sally E Thayer 6 F " 1278 1148 John L. Bassout 39 M Farmer 700 (b) N. York William Bassout 26 M " " Carl Soule 19 M Laborer Hanover [microfilm page 344?] Page No. _138_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Twentieth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1281 1151 George S. Flowers 31 M Farmer 1800 350 Ohio Louisa B. Flowers 30 F " Margaret Flowers 5 F Ind Joseph Flowers 3 M Min Mary E. Flowers 1 F " Martha I. Flowers 1 F " George Flowers 28 M Farmer 1200 (b) Ohio 1282 1152 Henry Hill 53 M Farmer 1300 600 N. York Sophia Hill 52 F Conn Lawson Hill 27 M Farmer Ohio Dennison Hill 22 M " " Lorette Hill 20 F " Henry W. Hill 17 M " Orilla Hill 14 F Wis 1283 1153 Redden Everett 28 M Farmer 800 350 Ohio Mary A Everett 20 F " Martha E. Everett 2 F Min Margaret Everett 5/12 F " Wesley Chambers 22 M Farmer 240 (b) Ohio 1285 1155 Charles M. Flowers 55 M Farmer 300 275 Penn Margaret H Flowers 50 F N.J. Elizabeth Flowers 20 F Ohio Amanda Braman 8 F Indiana [microfilm page 345] Page No. _139_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cleveland Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Twentieth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cleveland_ 1291 1160 Owen Davis 40 M Farmer (b) (b) Wales Margaret Davis 38 F " Evan Davis 12 M Ohio Richard Davis 9 M " Gwinney Davis 5 M " Elizabeth Davis 1 F Min Cordova Township ---------------- [microfilm page 295] Page No. _89_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cordova Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Third_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cordova_ 834 740 Augustus Bassout 35 M Farmer 600 (b) N. York Paulina Bassout 23 F " Frederick Heylan[d?] 19 M Laborer Prussia Alpheus Barrett 23 M N. York Ella Ash 11 F " [microfilm page 297] Page No. _91_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Cordova Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Fifth _ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Cordova_ 851 757 Thomas Forsyth 3[3?] M Farmer 600 50 Scotland Amanda Forsyth 3[1?] F " Walter Forsyth 4 M Ohio George Forsyth 2 M Min Derrynane Township ------------------ [microfilm page 276?] Page No. _70_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Derrynan Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _27th_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Belle Plaine, Scott Co_ 680 5[76?] Cornelius Reardon 33 M Farmer 400 200 Ireland Elizabeth Reardon 33 F " Elysian Township ---------------- [microfilm page 247] Page No. _41_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Elysian Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Fourteenth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Elysian_ 379 345 Alfred Moler 43 M Farmer 700 275 Ohio Nancy Moler 35 F " George R. Moler 21 M Farmer " I Alfred J Moler 19 M " " Sarah J Moler 16 F " Hosea Moler 14 M " Roen[n/i/u?]a Moler 12 F " Rebecca A Moler 9 F " Mary J Moler 7 F Ind Wm W Moler 4 M Min Louisa C Moler 1 F " [microfilm page 251] Page No. _45_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Elysian Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Sixteenth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Elysian_ 420 382 Ephraim Davis 50 M Cooper (b) (b) N York Ellen Davis 42 F " Ellen Davis 18 F " Susan Van Orsdale 19 F Servant Ind Kasota Township --------------- [microfilm page 236?] Page No. _30_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Kasota Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Eleventh_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Kasota_ 277 256 H A Kendall 26 M Miller 1600 800 Maine Pyra B Kendall 26 F N. York 278 257 E. R. Davis 28 M Farmer 1800 460 Canada Louia J. Davis 21 F Ohio 280 259 S. W. Davis 34 M Farmer 3000 500 Canada Amanda M Davis 26 F Ill Lillian Davis 12 F " S Charles Davis 10 M " S Mary Davis 6 F " S Alice Davis 1 F Min [microfilm page 238?] Page No. _32_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Kasota Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Twelvth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Kasota_ 295 271 C. L. Rogers 33 M Farmer 1000 225 N. H. Mary A Rogers 26 F " Lilla Rogers 5 F Maine Ellen Rogers 1 F Min [microfilm page 241] Page No. _35_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Kasota Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Thirteenth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Kasota_ 316 289 Stephen Pettis 26 M Farmer 1000 300 Ill Matilda Pettis 22 F Wis George W Pettis 2 M Min [microfilm page 242?] Page No. _36_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Kasota Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Thirteenth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Kasota_ 331 301 David Kendall 48 M Farmer (b) (b) Maine John Kendall 22 M " " Elizabeth Kendall 20 F " David Kendall 18 M Farmer " Luellea Kendall 16 F " 336 206 Alexander Pettis 34 M Farmer 800 275 Vt Louize Pettis 24 F Canada Orange Pettis 8 M Ill Mary Pettis 5 F " Cornelia Pettis 3 F Min [microfilm page 243] Page No. _37_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Kasota Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Fourteenth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Kasota_ 339 309 Isaac Davis 25 M Farmer 1600 350 Canada Catherine Davis 25 F Ohio Orville Davis 4 M Min William Davis 3 M " Winslow Davis 1 M " Charles Davis 3/12 M " 340 310 Orange Davis 65 M Farmer 1600 300 Canada Adalade Davis 55 F " Thomas Davis 34 M " Born Idiot Henry Davis 16 M Laborer Ill S 344 314 Orange Davis Jr 30 M Farmer 2000 400 Canada Olive Davis 20 F Ill Albert Davis 3 M Min Effie Davis 2 F " Adalade Davis 6/12 F " 345 315 John L Pettis 24 M Farmer 1000 500 Canada M Harriet Pettis 17 F Ill M [microfilm page 244?] Page No. _38_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Kasota Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Fourteenth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Kasota_ 347 317 Sarah A Pettis 49 F 950 150 Conn Mellis[s?]a Pettis 18 F School Teacher Ill Emily Pettis 16 F " S Charles Pettis 14 M " S Henry Pettis 8 M " S 350 319 Timothy B. Davis 22 M Farmer (b) 150 Mass Elizabeth Davis 22 F Ohio Ada Davis 7/12 F Min Ottawa Township --------------- [microfilm page 232?] Page No. _26_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Ottawa Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Eighth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Ottawa_ 235 219 Wm A Flowers 28 M Farmer 875 375 Ohio Margaret J Flowers 19 F Wales Mary E Flowers 6/12 F Min Z. M. Flowers 25 M Farmer 875 360 Ohio Sharon Township --------------- [microfilm page 272?] Page No. _66_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Sharon Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Twenty Sixth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Le Sueur_ 621 560 James Randolph 52 M Farmer 800 300 Penn Nancy Randolph 60 F " Henry H. Randolph 20 M Farmer Ind Stephen A. Randolph 18 M " " Catherine Lloyd 16 F Servant Penn [microfilm page 273] Page No. _67_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Sharon Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Twenty Sixth_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Le Sueur_ 629 568 Nelson Thayer 38 M Farmer 1600 400 Ind Mary Thayer 29 F N. York William Thayer 12 M Iowa Martha Thayer 6 F " Eliza Thayer 5 F Min Edwin Thayer 2 M " 631 570 A. P. Briggs 26 M Farmer 1600 375 Ind Susan Briggs 22 F " Jane Briggs [7?] F Min [microfilm page 274] Page No. _68_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Sharon Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Twenty Seventh_ day of _June_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Le Sueur_ 638 576 Edwin R. Davis 33 M Farmer 2000 475 Ohio Sophia Davis 26 F " George W. Davis 4 M " Ellen Davis 2 F Min Washington Township ------------------- No surnames of interest found. Waterville Township ------------------- [microfilm page 309] Page No. _103_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Waterville Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Ninth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Waterville_ 965 861 J. W. Gish 53 M Farmer 200 175 Va Maria Gish 51 F " John Gish 31 M Farmer " George Gish 30 M " Ohio Mary Ann Gish 27 F " Andrew Gish 26 M Farmer " Henry Gish 22 M " " Wesley Gish 19 M " Catherine Gish 16 F Ind [microfilm page 310?] Page No. _104_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Waterville Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Ninth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Waterville_ Maria Gish 14 F " Chloe Gish 12 F " Jacob Gish 9 M " Thomas Tumberling 45 M Farmer N.H. [microfilm page 311] Page No. _105_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Waterville Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Ninth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Waterville_ 976 870 Samuel Reardon 60 M Farmer (b) 150 Ohio I Eliza Reardon 55 F Va I Jemima Reardon 19 F Ohio William Reardon 21 M Farmer Ind I 984 877 Heman Davis 49 M Farmer Maine Margaret Davis 50 F " [microfilm page 313] Page No. _107_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Waterville Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Ninth_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Waterville_ 984 877 David Davis 27 M Farmer 300 200 N. York Jeanette Davis 21 F Ind Henrietta Davis 1 F Min [microfilm page 320?] Page No. _114_ SCHEDULE 1.-Free Inhabitants in _Waterville Township_ in the County of _Le Sueur_ State of _Minnesota_ enumerated by me, on the _Eleventh_ day of _July_ 1860. _William Smith_ Ass't Marshal. Post Office _Anawauk_ 1058 944 James Gish 48 M Farmer 300 175 Va I Nancy Gish 45 F " I Freeman Gish 18 M Ohio David R. Gish 15 M " Forsyth S. Gish 13 M Ind Anna M. Gish 11 F " S. Daniels 28 M Farmer 300 100 Ohio END OF FILE