1860 FEDERAL CENSUS OF THE NEBRASKA TERRITORY; DECATUR, BURT COUNTY; PAGES 3 - 8 copyright © 1998 by Ted & Carole Miller As transcribed by the submitters from the microfilm of the Eighth Federal Census, National Archives film series M653 . Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska Archives, May, 1998, by Ted and Carole Miller (susieque@pacbell.net). USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. *************** PLEASE scroll to the right to see an entry in its entirety. 1860 Nebraska Territorial Census Free Inhabitants in Decatur in the County of Burt Post Office: Decatur. Enumerated by Geo E. Scott Dwl: Dwelling #    Fm: Family#     S: Sex    C: Color   Real: Real Property Value Prsnl: Personal Property Value       m: Married in the year    s: Attended School l: Cannot read & write    Affliction: eg. Deaf & Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic, Pauper or Convict. Page No. 3. Dated: 12 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 36 21 Kerns, Adam 28 m Machinist 2000 500 Ohio 37 22 Jones, Loretta 45 f 250 340 NY Jones, M. S. 19 f Teacher of Music 0 375 NY Jones, J. C. 17 m 0 0 NY ˆ Jones, S. B. 14 m 0 0 NY ˆ Jones, Lottie L. 11 f 0 0 NY ˆ 38 23 Blackstone, Saml 65 m Farmer 400 400 Maine Page No. 4. Dated: 12 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 38 23 Blackstone, M. I. 55 f 0 0 Maine Blackstone, Chas 26 m Farmer 0 0 Maine Blackstone, Nathan 28 m Farmer 0 0 Maine Blackstone, Edw'd 18 m 0 0 Maine Blackstone, Alex 2 m 0 0 Wis Blackstone, Athen 2 m 0 0 Wis Blackstone, Hannah 17 f 0 0 Maine 39 24 Blackstone, Joshua 22 m Farmer 400 150 Maine Blackstone, Dianthe 20 f 0 0 Canada W. 40 25 Prusia, John 23 m Farmer 0 40 Mich ˆ Prusia, E. V. 18 f 0 0 Ohio ˆ 41 26 Marsh, Henry 28 m Farmer 0 50 NY Marsh, Henrietta 26 f 0 0 Mich March, Annetta 3 f 0 0 Iowa 42 0 Unoccupied 43 27 Fuller, Almon 67 m Carpenter 300 100 Mass 44 0 Unoccupied 45 28 Fuller, A. B. 38 m Farmer 300 550 Penn Fuller, Mary A. 32 f 0 0 Penn Fuller, Gertrude 12 f 0 0 Penn ˆ Fuller, M. A. 9 f 0 0 Penn ˆ Fuller, Kate 2 f 0 0 Iowa 46 0 Unoccupied 47 0 Unoccupied 48 0 Unoccupied 49 29 Learning, S. F. 27 m Civil Engineer 1000 100 NY Laughlin, T. J. 38 m Master Carpenter 800 710 Ohio Dalrymple, John 25 m Farmer 150 50 NY Ramseyer, J. S. 30 m Carpenter 0 150 NY Stevens, Frank H. 25 m Merchant 450 50 Mass Welch, Frank 25 m Merchant 300 500 Mass Dunn, C. 24 m Machinist 600 200 Ireland Wilson, J. E. 24 M Land Agent 835 935 NY 50 0 Unoccupied 51 30 Whitaker, T. H. 38 m Physician 1500 375 Ohio Whitaker, C. E. 31 f 0 0 Ohio Whitaker, M. C. 9 f 0 0 Ohio ˆ Whitaker, Sarah J. 2 f 0 0 Neb Osborn, W. J. 23 m Stage Driver 2250 0 Ohio 52 0 Unoccupied Page No. 5. Dated: 12 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 53 0 Unoccupied 54 0 Unoccupied 55 0 Unoccupied 56 0 Unoccupied 57 0 Unoccupied 58 31 Hobbs, Lorenzo 31 m Master Carpenter 1650 250 Maine Hobbs, M. M. 27 f 100 0 Mass Hobbs, M. B. 9 f 0 0 Mass ˆ Hobbs, L. W. 7 m 0 0 Mass ˆ Hobbs, H. A. 3 m 0 0 Mass Hobbs, Rebecca 6/12 f 0 0 Nebraska 59 0 Unoccupied 60 32 Canfield, E. B. 33 m Carpenter 0 0 NY Canfield, A. R. 26 f 500 180 Ohio Canfield, Clara 5 f 0 0 Wis 61 33 Page, Robert 70 m Cong'l Clerg'n 0 60 Maine 62 34 Gaylord, H. B. 34 m Engineer 1250 100 Conn Gaylord, Harriet C. 32 f 0 0 Vt Gaylord, Mary F. 9 f 0 0 Iowa ˆ Gaylord, Emily 5 f 0 0 Iowa Gaylord, Alice 3 f 0 0 Neb Gaylord, Edwin B. 2/12 m 0 0 Neb 63 0 Unoccupied 64 0 Unoccupied 65 0 Unoccupied 66 0 Unoccupied 67 0 Unoccupied 68 0 Unoccupied 69 0 Unoccupied 70 0 Unoccupied 71 35 Porter, Chas F. 30 m Merchant 200 500 England Porter, E. E. E. 39 f 0 0 NJ Prall, Ella 13 f 0 0 NJ 72 36 Schneider, Jacob 37 m Farmer 500 105 Bohemia Schneider, Jacob 24 f 0 0 Bohemia Schneider, Mary 15 f 0 0 Bohemia Schneider, Jacob 14 m 0 0 Bohemia Schneider, Rosine 7 f 0 0 Ind Schneider, Geo. 2 m 0 0 Neb 73 37 Dawley, Jas E. 34 m Carpenter 760 76 Mass Page No. 6. Dated: 12 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 74 38 Decatur, Stephen 41 m Farmer 1000 580 NJ Decatur, M. A. 36 f 0 300 NY Decatur, J. W. 17 m 0 0 Mich Decatur, Abbie L. 18 f 0 0 Mich Decatur, Elis'h 8 f 0 0 Mich 75 39 Lambert, Clement 32 m Merchant 6000 1000 MO Lambert, Sarah A. 25 f 0 0 Canada W. Lambert, Elis'h 6 f 0 0 Iowa Lambert, Marietta 4 f 0 0 Neb Lambert, Jno C. 2 m 0 0 Iowa Bedstead, Wm 18 m 0 0 Ill ˆ 76 40 Foley, John 35 m Stone Mason 0 125 Ireland Foley, Mary 15 f 0 0 Ireland Foley, James 14 m 0 0 Ireland ˆ Foley, Jno 6 m 0 0 NY ˆ 77 0 Unoccupied 78 41 Ingleman, C. 47 m Clerk 600 650 Prussia Ingleman, Virginia C. 24 f 0 0 Ohio Ingleman, Cecilia 1 f 0 0 Neb Williams, Susan 18 f 0 0 MO Warren, J. R. 22 m Stage Driver 200 65 Ind Warren, John 24 m Stage Driver 0 0 Ky 79 42 Goodell, Chas 23 m Engineer 160 120 Mich Goodell, M. A. 24 f 0 0 Ireland Goodell, Amy A. 1 f 0 0 Neb Page No. 6. Dated: 13 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 80 43 Points, William 27 m Farmer 500 100 Ky Points, Kate 24 f 0 0 England Points, M. J. 5 f 0 0 Iowa 81 44 Barnum, Job. V. 72 m Hotel Keeper 0 1275 Vt Barnum, Marcia 60 f 0 0 Vt Barnum, Geo E. 10 m 0 0 Iowa Barnum, Helen 5 f 0 0 Iowa Scott, Julia 22 f Domestic 0 0 Ohio 82 0 Unoccupied 83 0 Unoccupied 84 0 Unoccupied 85 0 Unoccupied Page No. 7. Dated: 13 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 86 45 Calnon, Bridjet 35 f Farmer 250 170 Ireland Calnon, Timothy 17 m 0 0 New Brunswick ˆ Calnon, Mary 14 f 0 0 New Brunswick Calnon, John 12 m 0 0 Ill Calnon, James 10 m 0 0 Ill Calnon, William 8 m 0 0 Ill Calnon, Lewis 6 m 0 0 Ill CalnonThomas E. 4 m 0 0 Ill Calnon, Geo. M. 2 m 0 0 Neb 87 46 Emerson, Francis 30 m Farmer 230 85 Ireland Emerson, Bridjet A. 25 f 0 0 Ireland Emerson, Mary 3 f 0 0 Neb Emerson, Kate 2 f 0 0 Neb 88 47 Evans, Michael 25 m Carpenter 520 65 NY 89 48 Leonard, John 30 m Laborer 200 0 Ireland 90 49 Thompson, Thos 48 m Farmer 500 535 Norway Thompson, Thos 18 m 0 0 Norway ˆ Thompson, Betsey 15 f 0 0 Norway ˆ Thompson, Theo 13 m 0 0 Norway ˆ Thompson, Gunder 10 m 0 0 Ill ˆ Thompson, Martin 7 m 0 0 Ill ˆ 91 50 Young, S. D. 35 m Farmer 400 335 NY Young, C. M. 21 f 0 0 NY Young, Ellen A. 14 f 0 0 Wis 92 0 Unoccupied 93 0 Unoccupied 94 0 Unoccupied 95 51 Schlessinger, L. A. 53 m Farmer 800 720 Bohemia Schlessinger, T. S. 24 m Farmer 0 0 Bohemia ˆ Schlessinger, Mary 19 f 0 0 Bohemia ˆ Schlessinger, Julia 19 f 0 0 Bohemia Schlessinger, Ann 18 f 0 0 Bohemia Schlessinger, Seyboult 17 m 0 0 Bohemia 96 52 Banish, Joseph 28 m Farmer 260 50 Bohemia Woetsheik, Frank 21 m Laborer 0 0 Bohemia 97 53 Schlessinger, Mathilde 21 f 0 0 Bohemia Hennig, M. 30 m Farmer 200 100 Saxony Hennig, Caroline 29 f 0 0 Saxony Hennig, Anne 6 f 0 0 Saxony Hennig, Louisa 4 f 0 0 Mich Page No. 8. Dated: 13 Jun 1860 Dwl Fm Name Age S C Profession Real Prsnl Birth Place m s l Affliction 97 53 Hennig, Laura 2 f 0 0 Neb 98 0 Unoccupied 99 0 Unoccupied 100 54 Peterson, Geo 60 m Farmer 700 560 Norway Peterson, Jno 26 m Farm Laborer 0 0 Norway Peterson, Geo 21 m Farm Laborer 0 0 Norway ˆ Peterson, Chas 13 m 0 0 Ill ˆ Peterson, Ann 15 f 0 0 Ill ˆ 101 55 Long, Benj 22 m Farmer 425 0 England 102 56 Eklen, Peter 40 m Farmer 200 515 Sweden Eklen, Benta 38 f 0 0 Sweden Eklen, Anna 16 f 0 0 Sweden Eklen, John 8 m 0 0 Sweden Eklen, Mathilde 4 f 0 0 Ill Eklen, Fred O. 2 m 0 0 Ill 103 57 Peterson, Lewis 27 m Farmer 250 250 Norway Peterson, Elsie 22 f 0 0 Norway Peterson, A. J. 3 m 0 0 Neb Peterson, C. R. 1 m 0 0 Neb 104 58 Owens, H. 33 m Farmer 0 100 Ind Owens, A. J. 21 f 0 0 Va Owens, W. H. 4 m 0 0 Iowa Owens, M. E. 1 f 0 0 Neb Kellison, Saml 15 m 0 0 Va Johnson, M. 44 m Farmer 800 240 Sweden 105 0 Unoccupied 106 59 Lange, F. E. 29 m Farmer 325 200 Bohemia 107 60 Schreiner, Jacob 45 m Farmer 475 435 Baden Schreiner, Anne 35 f 0 0 Baden Schreiner, John 8 m 0 0 Baden Schreiner, Geo 6 m 0 0 Ind Schreiner, Mary 4 f 0 0 Ind Schreiner, Elijah 2 m 0 0 Neb © 1998 by Ted & Carole Miller