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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Pam Shelton-Anderson July 1999 ____________________________________________________________________________ NOTE: For more information on Decatur, Iowa Please visit the Decatur County, IAGenWeb page at http://iagenweb.org/decatur/ ____________________________________________________________________________ 1856 Iowa Census for Decatur County Transcribed by Pam Shelton-Anderson July 1999 High Point Township -- Part 1 KEY Dw ... Dwelling Number Fam... Family Number Sx ... sex Ma ... Married Di ... Divorced YIS... Years living in State of Iowa NLV... Naturalized Voter NVV... Native Voter Ali... Alien Mil... Military D/D... Deaf/Dumb Idi... Idiotic LO ... Land Owner Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 1 232 1 1 Samuel Seybold 31 M 1 2 IN Blacksmi 1 1 1 2 232 Elisabeth Seybold 25 F 1 2 IN 3 232 Rossana Seybold 6 F 2 IN 4 232 George Seybold 5 M 2 IN 5 232 William Seybold 1 M 1 IA 6 232 Elisabeth Bennet 70 F 2 No The letters NO are written in the state of birth column 7 232 2 2 C H Alexander 35 M 1 1 IN farmer 1 1 1 8 232 Sarrah Alexander 29 F 1 1 IN 9 232 Cuscis Alexander 8 M 1 IN 10 232 Cugne Alexander 6 M 1 IN 11 232 Morris Alexander 4 M 1 IN 12 232 Corra Alexander 1 F 1 IN 13 232 Salann Flinn 2 F 1 IN 14 232 Martha Shields 17 F 1 IN 15 232 George Shields 14 M 1 IN 16 232 3 3 Thomas Williams 52 M 1 2 VA farmer 1 Birthplace may also have been a Vr and not a Va 17 232 Hirram Williams 22 M 2 OH 1 1 1 18 232 John Williams 19 M 2 OH 19 232 Lisa Williams 16 F 2 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 232 Samuel Williams 13 M 2 IN 21 232 4 4 Lewis Clark 33 M 6 OH farmer 1 1 Land ownership column obscured by page fold 22 232 Lavina Clark 27 F 6 OH 23 232 Mary Clark 8 F 6 IN 24 232 Thomas Clark 5 M 6 IN 25 232 John Clark 3 M 3 IA 26 232 Sarry Clark 1 F 1 IA 27 232 Silvester Beazley 19 M 1 IN farmer 1 1 28 232 5 5 John Pryor 45 M 1 3 VA 1 Land ownership column obscured by page fold 29 232 Hannor Pryor 36 F 1 3 OH 30 232 Leroy Pryor 13 M 3 OH 31 232 Namoa Pryor 11 F 3 OH 32 232 Allen Pryor 9 M 3 OH 33 232 Lela Pryor 6 F 3 OH 34 232 Franklin Pryor 3 M 3 OH 35 232 Wayne Pryor 1 M 1 IA 36 232 6 6 John Mitchel 46 M 1 1 VA 37 232 C * Mitchel 34 F 1 1 PA 38 232 Thomas Williams 10 M 2 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 1 234 75 74 John B Wills 36 M 1 2 OH farmer 1 1 1 Dwelling and family numbers are as they appear on the census 2 234 Casinda Wills 29 F 1 2 VA 3 234 James Wills 6 M 2 IN 4 234 John Wills 4 M 2 IN 5 234 William Wills 1 M 1 IA 6 234 76 75 Thomas Tharp 69 M 1 MD 1 7 234 Elisabeth Tharp 58 F 1 PA 8 234 Zeno Tharp 29 M 1 1 OH farmer 1 1 1 9 234 Christeen Tharp 20 F 1 1 Germany 10 234 Catharine Tharp 2 F 1 IN 11 234 Morgan Tharp 1 M OH 12 234 Thomas Tharp 26 M 1 OH farmer 1 1 1 13 234 76 76 William Scott 35 M 1 7 IN farmer 1 1 1 14 234 Sarah Tharp 20 F OH 15 234 Walles Tharp 12 M OH 16 234 Martha Scott 21 F 1 TN 17 234 Marion Scott 2 M 2 IA 18 234 Christopher Scott 1 M 1 IA 19 234 77 77 Joseph Walters 26 M 1 2 IN 1 1 Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 20 234 Elisabeth Walters 23 F 1 2 IN 21 234 Alexander Walters 15 M 2 IN 22 234 John Walters 12 M 2 IN 23 234 Joseph Walters 10 M 2 IN 24 234 Aaron Walters 6 M 2 IN 25 234 Prissela Walters 3 F 2 IN 26 234 78 78 George Marriet 45 M 1 8 KY farmer 1 1 1 27 234 Elisabeth Marriet 41 F 1 8 TN 28 234 Samuel Marriet 17 M 8 IN 29 234 Sarrah Marriet 16 F 8 IN 30 234 Perry Marriet 13 M 8 MO 31 234 James Marriet 12 M 8 MO 32 234 Edward Marriet 10 M 8 MO 33 234 George Marriet 7 M 8 MO 34 234 Mary Marriet 3 F 3 IA 35 234 79 79 Perry Moss 29 M 1 8 ** farmer 1 1 Land ownership column obscured by page fold, birthplace look only li 36 234 Manerva Moss 23 F 1 8 IN 37 234 Mary Moss 4 F 4 IA 38 234 Cornelus Moss 2 M 2 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 39 234 Marget Lins 26 F 1 3 IN 1 236 80 80 Lewis Jonson 45 M 1 14 Germany farmer 1 1 1 2 236 Barbery Jonson 44 F 1 14 Germany 3 236 Henry Jonson 20 M 14 IL 4 236 Lewis Jonson 18 M 14 IL 5 236 Abraham Jonson 15 M 14 IL 6 236 Marget Jonson 14 F 14 IA 7 236 Fanny Jonson 9 F 9 IA 8 236 Barbery Jonson 6 F 6 IA 9 236 Mary Jonson 4 F 4 IA 10 236 Manda Jonson 1 F 1 IA 11 236 81 81 John Nowman 27 M 1 5 IN 1 1 12 236 Martha Nowman 21 F 1 8 IN 13 236 Ralph Bradney 25 M 1 5 IN 14 236 Elisabeth Bradney 23 F 1 6 OH 15 236 82 82 Eliga Fesler 42 M 1 1 PA farmer 1 1 1 16 236 Mary Fesler 35 F 1 1 England 17 236 Hariet Fesler 18 F 1 PA 18 236 Clarrah Fesler 17 F 1 PA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 19 236 Elisabeth Fesler 13 F 1 OH 20 236 William Fesler 11 M 1 OH 21 236 Andrew Fesler 8 M 1 OH 22 236 Mannerva Fesler 2 F 1 OH 23 236 Josfine Fesler 1 F 1 OH 24 236 89 89 Andrew King 27 M 1 10 VA farmer 1 1 1 Dwelling and family number are as they appear on the census 25 236 Molissa King 20 F 1 10 OH 26 236 Elias King 1 M 1 IA 27 236 Marget King 60 F 10 VA 28 236 ***as King 40 F 10 VA First name was heavily smudge and written over and could not be read 29 236 Elias King 26 M 11 VA 30 236 Mary King 20 F 11 VA 31 236 Sarah King 18 F 11 OH 32 236 Susanna King 11 F 11 OH 33 236 George King 7 M 7 IA 34 236 90 90 Andrew Bradney 55 M 1 6 VA 35 236 Amanda Bradney 50 F 1 6 PA 36 236 Absolam Bradney 21 M 6 OH 37 236 Jane Bradney 16 F 6 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 38 236 Emline Bradney 14 F 6 OH 1 238 Nancy Mitchel 13 F 1 OH 2 238 William Mitchel 10 M 1 OH 3 238 Silvester Mitchel 7 M 1 OH 4 238 Mary Mitchel 5 F 1 OH 5 238 Rosetta Mitchel 1 F 1 IA 6 238 7 7 Azeno Warrington 41 M 1 3 MD farmer 1 1 1 Dwelling and family number are as they appear on the census 7 238 Martha Warrington 34 F 1 3 MD Age was hard to read 8 238 John Warrington 17 M 3 MD 9 238 Mary Warrington 16 F 3 MD 10 238 Nathaniel Warrington 14 M 3 MD 11 238 Sarrah Warrington 12 F 3 MD 12 238 Joseph Warrington 10 M 3 MD 13 238 Jane Warrington 5 F 3 MD 14 238 Jula Warrington 3 F 3 MD First name is as it appears on the census 15 238 William Warrington 1 M 1 IA 16 238 8 8 Benjamin Wooley 37 M 1 3 NJ farmer 1 1 1 17 238 Mary Wooley 33 F 1 3 NJ 18 238 William Wooley 15 M 3 OH Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 19 238 John Wooley 13 M 3 MI 20 238 Abner Wooley 11 M 3 IN 21 238 Ann Wooley 9 F 3 IN 22 238 Elisabeth Wooley 7 F 3 IN 23 238 Liddy Wooley 5 F 3 IL 24 238 9 9 S H Shepard 38 M 1 2 VA farmer 1 1 1 25 238 Ann Shepard 28 F 1 2 NY 26 238 Fiate Shepard 5 F 2 OH First name is as it appears on the census 27 238 Lanny Shepard 1 F 1 IA 28 238 10 10 * C Brant 28 M 1 1 OH 1 1 1 First initials were erased and smudged and were unreadable 29 238 Mariah Brant 16 F 1 1 OH 30 238 11 11 William Beggs 23 M 1 7 OH farmer 1 1 1 31 238 Ellen Beggs 23 F 1 14 OH 32 238 Marget Forbes 20 F 14 OH 33 238 James Beggs 2 M 2 IA 34 238 Elisabeth Beggs 1 F 1 IA 35 238 12 12 Roland Hankins 36 M 1 8 OH farmer 1 1 36 238 Mary Hankins F 1 8 OH Age was smudged and crossed out and the second digit not readable 37 238 Malinda Hankins 6 F 6 IA Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 38 238 James Hankins 3 M 3 IA 39 238 Hariet Hankins 2 F 2 IA 1 240 Elisabeth Hankins 55 F 1 1 VA 2 240 Barbery Davison 25 F 1 OH 3 240 Richard Hankins 19 M 1 IN 1 4 240 Elisabeth Hankins 15 F 1 IN 5 240 Francis Hankins 13 F 1 IN 6 240 Joseph Hankins 11 M 1 IN 7 240 13 13 James Reatherford 44 M 1 7 TN farmer 1 1 1 8 240 Emla Reatherford 38 F 1 7 KY 9 240 Elisabeth Reatherford 11 F 7 IN 10 240 Marget Reatherford 9 F 7 IN 11 240 James Reatherford 7 M 7 IA 12 240 Mary Reatherford 5 F 5 IA 13 240 John Griffith 12 M 7 Nor 14 240 Liddy Hackings 20 F 7 Nor 15 240 14 14 Robert Holland 29 M 3 OH farmer 1 1 1 16 240 Catherin Holland 30 F 3 VA 17 240 15 15 Thomas Chamberlian 39 M 1 1 PA 1 1 1 Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 18 240 Elisabeth Chamberlin 32 F 1 1 NY Spelling of the surname differs from her husband 19 240 William Chamberlin 10 M 1 OH 20 240 John Chamberlin 9 M 1 OH 21 240 Marret Chamberlin 7 M 1 OH 22 240 Harriet Chamberlin 5 F 1 OH 23 240 Jane Chamberlin 3 F 1 OH 24 240 16 16 Davison Macy 30 M 1 2 NJ farmer 1 1 1 25 240 Sarrah Macy 28 F 1 2 NJ 26 240 William Macy 6 M 2 IN 27 240 Joseph Macy 5 M 2 IN 28 240 Ann Macy 3 F 2 IN 29 240 William Macy 16 M 2 IN 30 240 17 17 Daniel Hankins 52 M 1 9 VA farmer 1 1 31 240 Ann Hankins 50 F 1 9 OH 32 240 Alexander Hankins 20 M 9 IN 33 240 James Hankins 17 M 9 IN 34 240 Lusinda Hankins 15 F 9 IN 35 240 Amos Hankins 11 M 9 IN 36 240 Enoch Hankins 11 M 9 IN Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS 37 240 Mary Hankins 9 F 9 IA 38 240 Artimka Hankins 17 F 1 IN 1 242 18 18 Samuel Baker 36 M 1 5 NY farmer 1 1 1 2 242 Carline Baker 25 F 1 5 NY END Kermit L. 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