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1850 US Census
Poweshiek County, Iowa

The 1850 US Census for Poweshiek County was conducted in the period 7-14 Sep 1850. The census enumerated 615 individuals in 102 families.  An explanation of the columns can be found below the table. Note: Ia was the abbreviation of Indiana, not Iowa. 

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P Fam Surname Given Name Age Birth G Birthplace Occupation Value E
1 1 Holmes Joseph 40 1810 M Ky farmer
I
1 1 Holmes Sarah 22 1828 F Ill

I
1 1 Holmes William 12 1838 M 〃      
1 1 Holmes John 9 1841 M 〃      
1 1 Holmes Susan 4 1846 F 〃      
1 1 Holmes Frances 12 1838 F Iowa      
1 2 Bird Garnet 42 1808 M Pa farmer    
1 2 Bird Rebecca 28 1822 F Oh      
1 2 Bird Elizabeth 19 1831 F 〃      
1 2 Bird Rebecca 17 1833 F Ia (Indiana)      
1 2 Bird Rachel 14 1836 F 〃      
1 2 Bird Joseph 8 1842 M 〃      
1 2 Bird Deborah 6 1844 F Iowa      
1 2 Bird William 4 1846 M 〃      
1 2 Bird Clara 1 1849 F 〃      
1 2 Marshall Appleton 21 1829 M Oh farmer    
1 3 Snow Benjamin 32 1818 M Md? farmer    
1 3 Snow Sarah 22 1828 F Pa      
1 3 Snow David 2 1848 M Oh      
1 4 English William 44 1806 M Pa farmer 1000  
1 4 English Ann 42 1808 F 〃      
1 4 English Jerome 16 1834 M Oh farmer    
1 4 English John 14 1836 M 〃      
1 4 English Nancy 11 1839 F 〃      
1 4 English Jane 9 1841 F 〃      
1 4 English Freelove 9 1841
〃      
1 5 Sweeny Corrad 45 1805 M Va farmer 200  
1 5 Sweeny Sarah 40 1810 F Pa

I
1 5 Sweeny Martha 1 1849 F Iowa      
1 6 McDowell John 39 1811 M Pa farmer 800  
1 6 McDowell Lucinda 38 1812 F Oh      
1 6 McDowell Levi 10 1840 M 〃      
1 6 McDowell Francis 8 1842 M 〃      
1 6 McDowell Elizabeth 7 1843 F 〃      
1 6 McDowell Thomas 5 1845 M 〃      
1 6 McDowell Margaret 3 1847 F 〃      
1 6 McDowell Luke 1 1849 M Iowa      
1 7 Gosnell John 50 1800 M Va farmer    
1 7 Gosnell Phebe 41 1809 F Oh      
1 7 Gosnell Mary 12 1838 F Ia (Indiana)      
1 7 Gosnell Arthur 3 1847 M Iowa      
1 7 Peckover Wm 25 1825 M Ia (Indiana) farmer    
2 7 Peckover Dulcena 25 1825 F Ky

I
2 7 Peckover John 3 1847 M Iowa      
2 7 Peckover Jane 9 1841 F Ia (Indiana)      
2 7 Peckover Mary 1 1849 F Iowa      
2 8 Gosme Joseph 55 1795 M Va farmer    
2 8 Gosme Marth 48 1802 F Ky

I
2 8 Gosme Editha 22 1828 F Ia (Indiana)

I
2 8 Gosme Jesse 19 1831 M 〃 farmer    
2 8 Gosme Mary 16 1834 F 〃      
2 8 Gosme Jane 11 1839 F 〃      
2 8 Gosme Benjamin 8 1842 M 〃      
2 8 Gosme Hiram 6 1844 M 〃      
2 9 Orcutt Daniel 34 1816 M Ny? farmer 400  
2 9 Orcutt Pamelia 30 1820 F Ky

I
2 9 Orcutt Alvina 9 1841 F Ia (Indiana)      
2 9 Orcutt Francis 7 1843 M 〃      
2 9 Orcutt Mary 5 1845 F 〃      
2 9 Orcutt Hezekiah 2 1848 M Iowa      
2 9 Orcutt Darwin? 0 1650 M 〃      
2 10 McDowell James 55 1795 M Pa carpenter 1000  
2 10 McDowell Ruth 46 1804 F 〃      
2 10 McDowell Erasmus 24 1826 M 〃 carpenter    
2 10 McDowell John 16 1834 M Oh farmer    
2 10 McDowell Jasper 7 1843 M 〃      
2 10 McDowell Lavina 19 1831 F 〃      
2 10 McDowell Carty 13 1837 F 〃      
2 11 Darony Robert 29 1821 M Oh farmer    
2 11 Darony Ursula 23 1827 F C

I
2 11 Darony Alexander 6 1844 M Ill      
2 11 Darony Elijah 0 1850 M Iowa      
2 11 Darony Sabetha 2 1848 F Ill      
2 12 Robinson Joseph 28 1822 M Tenn farmer 1200  
2 12 Robinson Eliza 23 1827 F Oh      
2 12 Robinson Stephen 2 1848 M Ia (Indiana)      
2 12 Robinson Jane 0 1850 F Iowa      
2 13 Moore N 30 1820 M Oh farmer    
2 13 Moore Sarah 62 1788 F Pa      
2 13 Moore Sarah 29 1821 F Ill      
2 13 Moore Stephen 22 1828 M Ill farmer 320  
2 13 Carr Sarah 18 1832 F Ill      
2 13 Carr Nicholas 14 1836 M Ill      
2 13 Carr John 11 1839 M Ill      
3 14 Satchel Daniel 44 1806 M Md farmer 1000  
3 14 Satchel Altha 34 1816 F Oh      
3 14 Satchel George 19 1831 M 〃 farmer    
3 14 Satchel James 17 1833 M 〃 farmer    
3 14 Satchel Mary 12 1838 F 〃

S
3 14 Satchel Nicholas 8 1842 M Ill

S
3 14 Satchel Joseph 7 1843 M Iowa

S
3 14 Satchel Sarah 4 1846 F 〃      
3 14 Satchel Daniel 0 1850 M Iowa      
3 15 Lyons William 29 1821 M Oh farmer 1000  
3 15 Lyons Rachel 19 1831 F Michigan      
3 15 Lyons John 1 1849 M Iowa      
3 16 Shelly Samuel 22 1828 M Oh farmer
I
3 16 Shelly John 48 1802 M Va farmer 100  
3 16 Shelly Elizabeth 45 1805 F Oh

I
3 16 Shelly Matilda 11 1839 F 〃      
3 16 Shelly Alonza 9 1841 M 〃      
3 16 Shelly Phebe 5 1845 F 〃      
3 17 Shelly John 26 1824 M Oh farmer    
3 17 Shelly Mary 22 1828 F Va      
3 17 Shelly Sarah 3 1847 F Oh      
3 17 Shelly John 1 1849 M 〃      
3 18 Shelly Beaverly 36 1814 M 〃      
3 18 Shelly Charlotte 29 1821 F 〃      
3 18 Shelly William 10 1840 M 〃      
3 18 Shelly Granville 7 1843 M 〃      
3 18 Shelly Mary 3 1847 F 〃      
3 18 Shelly Lisbon 3 1847 M 〃      
3 18 Shelly Moses 0 1850 M Iowa      
3 19 Harret Jesse 48 1802 M Va farmer    
3 19 Harret Alvina 43 1807 F 〃      
3 19 Harret Lewis 23 1827 M Ia (Indiana) farmer    
3 19 Harret Lydia 15 1835 F 〃      
3 20 Stout Hannah 48 1802 F Va      
3 20 Stout John 22 1828 M Ill farmer    
3 20 Stout Ann 18 1832 F 〃      
3 20 Stout Stephen 14 1836 M 〃      
3 20 Stout Sarah 12 1838 F IL      
3 20 Stout Hester 10 1840 F 〃      
3 20 Stout William 8 1842 M 〃      
3 21 Smith Samuel 44 1806 M Md farmer 720  
3 21 Smith Sarah 44 1806 F Va      
4 21 Smith Joshua 18 1832 M Md farmer    
4 21 Smith Isaac 16 1834 M Oh farmer    
4 21 Smith Jane 14 1836 F 〃      
4 21 Smith Lavina 12 1838 F 〃      
4 21 Smith Lucinda 10 1840 F 〃      
4 21 Smith Samuel 8 1842 M 〃      
4 21 Smith Susan 6 1844 F 〃      
4 21 Smith George 4 1846 M 〃      
4 22 Hall John 30 1820
RI farmer 1000  
4 22 Hall Eliza 25 1825 F Oh      
4 22 Hall Sarah 7 1843 F Ill      
4 22 Hall William 3 1847 M Iowa      
4 22 Hall Mary 0 1850 F 〃      
4 23 McNay John 31 1819 M Pa farmer 500  
4 23 McNay Abigail 27 1823 F C

I
4 23 McNay Mary 1 1849 F Iowa      
4 24 Morgan Peter 48 1802 M NJ farmer 100  
4 24 Morgan Hannah 37 1813 F 〃      
4 24 Morgan Thomas 12 1838 M 〃      
4 24 Morgan Abigail 10 1840 F Ill      
4 24 Morgan Jacob 8 1842 M Ill      
4 24 Morgan William 6 1844 M Iowa      
4 24 Morgan Jessup 0 1850 M 〃      
4 25 Satchel Joseph 31 1819 M Oh farmer 200  
4 25 Satchel Nancy 32 1818 F 〃      
4 25 Satchel William 7 1843 M Ill      
4 25 Satchel Stephen 5 1845 M Iowa      
4 25 Satchel Sarah 3 1847 F 〃      
4 25 Carr Catharine 16 1834 F Ill      
4 26 Moore John 24 1826 M 〃 farmer 160  
4 26 Moore Amelia 22 1828 F Oh      
4 26 Moore Nicholas 0 1850 M Iowa      
4 27 Barns William 35 1815 M Oh farmer 500  
4 27 Barns Mary 31 1819 F Ky      
4 27 Barns Flavius 13 1837 M Ill      
4 27 Barns Alfred 10 1840 M 〃      
4 27 Barns Richard 5 1845 M Iowa      
4 27 Barns Cyrus 8 1842 M Ill      
4 27 Barns Henry 1 1849 M Iowa      
4 28 Right Christopher 56 1794 M NY carpenter    
4 28 Right Mary 26 1824 F Ia (Indiana)      
4 28 Morgan Richard 4 1846 M Iowa      

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An explanation for some of the columns:

P - page number, from 1 to 15

Fam - family number.

Age - at the time of the census.

Birth - estimated birth date, based on age. This is not part of the census, but Bill include it because people find it useful.

Birthplace  

E - this column combines 3 columns in the census record, which were left blank for most individuals. An I (28) indicates illiterate, M (4) means married within the past year, and S (9) means attended school within the past year.

~ Transcribed by William Haloupek on 6 Jun 2014.

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