CENSUS:  1856 State Census;  Grand River Twp., Decatur County, Iowa
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               1856 Iowa Census for Decatur County
               Transcribed by Pam Shelton-Anderson  July 1999

               Grand River Township


                      KEY
               Dw ... Dwelling Number                  NVV... Native Voter
               Fam... Family Number                    Ali... Alien
               Sx ... sex                              Mil... Military
               Ma ... Married                          D/D... Deaf/Dumb
               Di ... Divorced                         Idi... Idiotic
               YIS... Years living in State of Iowa    LO ... Land Owner
               NLV... Naturalized Voter



Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

   1  108   1   1 *** S            Byrd          50 M  1           VA       Caryyn         1                       1     Years in state not marked. First initial could be L or F
   2  108         Rachel           Byrd          39 F  1        14 OH
   3  108         Joseph           Dixon         16 M           14 IN
   4  108         Catharine        Byrd          12 F           14 IN                                                    Years in state is marked as 14 for her
   5  108         Lydia            Byrd           9 F              IA
   6  108         Lucinda          Byrd           8 F              IA
   7  108         Martin           Byrd           4                IA                                                    Sex is not marked in census
   8  108         Margret          Byrd           0 M              IA                                                    Sex is marked as M in census
   9  108         John             Bonebrake     66       1     14 PA                      1                       1
  11  108   2   2 Henderson        Cook          36 M  1           VA       farmer         1           1           1
  12  108         Phebe            Cook          37 F  1           OH
  13  108         Nathan           Cook          16 M              OH
  14  108         Mollherson       Cook          14 M              OH
  15  108         Eleaner          Cook           7 F              OH
  16  108         Catharine        Cook           5 F              OH
  17  108         Alexander        Cook           3 M              OH
  18  108         Phebe            Cook           1 F              IA
  19  108         Eleaner          Cook          63 F     1        MD
  20  108         Locky            Stump         43 F              VA

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  21  108         Eleaner          Cook          18 F              OH
  22  108   3   3 John             Bidle         40 M  1        15 TN       farmer         1           1           1     Last name is spelled Bidle on census
  23  108         Mary             Biddle        34 F  1        15 VA
  24  108         *ion             Biddle        18 M           15 IN                                  1                 First letter of first name may be a Z
  25  108         High             Biddle        16 M           15 IN
  26  108         William          Biddle        13 M              IA
  27  108         Elisabeth        Biddle        10 F              IA
  28  108         Mary             Biddle         5 F              IA
  29  108         Sarah            Biddle         2 F              IA
  30  108   4   4 R H              Best          27 M  1         1 OH       farmer         1           1           1
  31  108         Diey             Best          25 F  1         1 IN
  32  108         Laura            Best           3 F            1 IN
  33  108         James            Best           1 M            1 IA
  34  108   5   5 Samuel           Long          50 M  1         0 MD       Carpente       1
  35  108         Hanah            Long          53 F  1         0 MD
  36  108         Lidy             Long          18 F            0 MD                      6           4           5     The column totals appear in her row
  37  108         Lucindy          Long          16 F              OH
  38  108         Thommas          Long          13 M              OH                                                    First name is as it appears on the census
   2  110   6   6 Jermey           Robinnet      31 M  1         1 MD       farmer         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

   3  110         Margrt           Robinnet      21 F  1         1 MD
   4  110         Jacb             Robinnet       3 M            1 OH
   6  110   7   7 Gideon           Teter         26 M  1         2 OH       farmer         1           1           1
   7  110         Emily            Teter         26 F  1         2 OH
   8  110         Samuel           Teter          5 M              OH
   9  110         John             Teter          4 M              OH
  10  110         Sarah            Teter          2 F              OH
  11  110   8   8 Reson            Tippie        39 M  1         2 OH       farmer         1           1           1
  12  110         Sophia           Tippie        40 F  1         2 OH
  13  110         John             Tippie        14 M            2 OH
  14  110         Lewis            Tippie        12 M            2 IN
  15  110         Rhoda            Tippie         8 F            2 IN
  16  110         Michael          Tippie         6 M            2 IN
  17  110         Newton           Tippie         4 M            2 IN
  18  110         Sarah            Tippie         2 F            2 IA
  19  110         F C              Simpson       40 M            2 OH       None           1           1           1
  21  110   9   9 William          Hoffman       21 M  1        14 OH       farmer         1           1           1
  22  110         Emaline          Hoffman       17 F            2 OH
  23  110         Catharine        Grubaugh      63 F     1      2 PA

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  24  110  10  10 Leuis            Hoffman       44 M  1        14 OH       farmer         1           1           1
  25  110         Sarah            Hoffman       44 F  1        14 OH
  26  110         Eisabeth         Hoffman       19 F           14 OH
  27  110         Martha           Hoffman       15 F           14 OH
  28  110         Jane             Hoffman       13 F              IA
  29  110         Samuel           Hoffman        7 M              IA
  30  110         Catharine        Hoffman        5 F              IA
  31  110  11  11 Adam             Ader          23 M  1         1 IN       farmer         1           1           1
  32  110         Margrt           Ader          23 F  1         1 IN
  33  110         Lou*sha          Ader           2 F              IN
  34  110         Nameless         Ader           1 M              IA                                                    First name is listed as Nameless in census
   2  112  12  12 Danniel          Ball          29 M  1         1 IN       farmer         1           1           1
   3  112         Margret          Ball          27 F  1         1 VA
   4  112         Prythena         Ball           0 F            0 IA
   5  112         James            Raines        70 M  1         1 VA       Blacksmi       1
   6  112         Margret          Raines        67 F  1         1 VA
   7  112         Wiliam           Smith         24 M            2 IN       None           1           1
   8  112  13  13 James            Riley         64 M  1         2 Ireland  farmer             1       1           1
   9  112         Grace            Riley         64 F  1         2 England  farmer             1       1           1     The voter/militia/land columns were marked for her

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  10  112         James            Riley         27 M            1 Ireland  farmer             1       1           1
  11  112         William          Riley         23 M            2 Ireland  farmer
  12  112         Roseann          McCalister    28 F     1      2 Ireland
  15  112  14  14 Martha           Beck          44 F     1      1 PA
  16  112         Haston           Beck          28 M            1 PA       Taler          1           1
  17  112         Thaeus           Beck          27 M            1 PA       farmer         1           1           1
  18  112         Westley          Beck          23 M            1 PA                      1           1
  19  112         Marylen          Beck          16 F            1 OH
  20  112         Clark            Beck          14 M            1 OH
  21  112         David            Beck          12 M            1 OH
  22  112         Lipton           Beck          10 M              OH
  24  112  15  15 John             Eaves         48 M  1         4          Blacksmi       1                       1     Could not decipher birthplace
  25  112         Mary             Eaves         41 F  1         4 TN
  26  112         Nelson           Eaves         12 M            4 IN
  27  112         George           Eaves         10 M            4 IN
  28  112         Sarah            Eaves          5 F            4 KY
  29  112         Analisa          Eaves          2 F              IA
  30  112  16  16 Jacob            Martin        58 M  1         2 OH       Millrite       1                       1
  31  112         Abagal           Martin        57 F  1         2 OH

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  32  112         Manda            Martin        18 F            2 OH
  33  112         Emiley           Martin        16 F            2 OH
  34  112         Jacob            Martin        13 M            2 OH
  36  112  17  17 Edward           Martin        29 M  1         2 OH       Carpente       1           1
  37  112         Martha           Martin        20 F  1         2 OH
  38  112         Emley            Martin         1 F            2 OH
   2  114  18  18 Dellia           Smith         51 F     1      6 ??                                              1     Birthplace says Kan in the census (poss Canada since Kansas wasn't a
   3  114         Chistena         Smith         28 F            6 ??
   4  114         Francis          Smith         23 M            6 IN       farmer         1           1
   5  114         John             Smith         20 M            6 IN
   6  114         James            Smith         17 M            6 IN
   7  114         Dellia           Smith         13 F            6 IN
   8  114         Susan            Smith         10 F            6 IN
   9  114  19  19 Peter            Hawins        38 M  1         5 PA       farmer         1           1           1
  10  114         Emley            Hawins        28 F  1         4 IN
  11  114         Dannel           Hawins         4 M              IA
  12  114         John             Hawins         2 M              IA
  13  114         Joseph           Hawins         0 M              IA
  14  114  20  20 Olover           Clark         25 M  1        16 TN       farmer         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

  15  114         Dolley           Clark         23 F            6 Germany
  16  114         Barbrey          Clark          2 F              IA
  17  114  21  21 Josep            Crees         40 M  1        12 PA       farmer         1           1           1     First name is as it appears on census
  18  114         Catharin         Crees         43 F  1        12 PA
  19  114         Mic*le           Crees         19 M           12 PA
  20  114         Robecka          Crees         18 F           12 PA
  21  114         John             Crees         16 M              OH
  22  114         Maria            Crees         14 F              PA
  23  114         Catharine        Crees          7 F              IA
  24  114         Sarah            Crees          5 F              IA
  25  114  22  22 Henry            Brendmin      50 M            2 PA       farmer         1
  26  114         Easter           Brendmin      43 F            2 PA
  27  114         Peter            Brendmin      14 M            2 PA
  28  114         Sarah            Brendmin      13 F            2 PA
  29  114         Mary             Brendmin       8 F            2 PA
  30  114         Blair            Brendmin       5 M              PA
  31  114         Rolin            Brendmin       0 M              IA
  33  114  23  23 Richard          McCarty       32 M            4 PA       farmer         1           1           1
  34  114         John             McCarty       27 M  1         4 PA       farmer         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

  35  114         Sophia           McCarty       21 F  1         2 PA
  36  114         Lewis            McCarty        0 M            0 IA
  37  114         Polley           McCarty       65 F     1      4 PA
  38  114         Willim           McCarty       24 M            4 PA                      1           1
  39  114         Henry            McCarty       15 M            4 PA
   2  116  24  24 Jaes L           Davison       43 M  1         1 VA       farmer         1           1                 First name is as it appears on census
   3  116         Ann              Davison       48 F  1         1 PA
   4  116         John             Davison       21 M            1 VA                      1           1
   5  116         George           Davison       18 M            1 VA                                  1
   6  116         Rober            Davison       15 M            1 VA                                                    First name is as it appears on census
   7  116         Mariah           Davison       14 F            1 IN
   8  116         James            Davison       11 M            1 IN
   9  116         Samuel           Davison        9 M            1 IN
  11  116  25  25 Dannel           Otto          36 M  1         4 PA       Carpente       1           1           1
  12  116         Nancy            Otto          33 F  1         4 PA
  13  116         Salvester        Otto          11 M            4 PA
  14  116         Fi***            Otto           9 M              PA
  15  116         William          Otto           7 M              PA
  16  116         Isah             Otto           3 M              IA

Line Page  Dw Fam Given Name       Surname      Age Sx Ma Di   YIS Born     Occupation     NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO  COMMENTS

  17  116         Adaline          Otto           0 F              IA
  18  116         John             Otto          70 M  1         4 PA                      1
  19  116         Elizabeth        Otto          62 F  1         4 PA
  21  116  26  26 France           Gubler        32 M  1         2 Bavaria  Shoemaker              1
  22  116         Mary             Gubler        22 F  1         2 Bavaria
  23  116         John             Gubler         5 M            2 NY
  24  116         France           Gubler         3 M            2 NY
  25  116         George           Gubler         1 M              IA
  27  116  27  27 David            Hasin         46 M  1         7 MA
  28  116         Marinda          Hasin         44 F  1         7 VT
  29  116         Joseph           Hasin         16 M            7 VT
  31  116  28  28 Lenard           Funk          42 M  1         9 PA       None           1           1           1
  32  116         Sophia           Funk          41 F  1         9 PA
  33  116         George           Funk          15 M            9 PA
  34  116         Jane             Funk          13 M              PA                                                    Sex is marked as M on census
  35  116         Debra            Funk          12 F              PA
  36  116         Frances          Funk           9 F              PA
  37  116         Rudolph          Funk           3 M              IA
  38  116         Mikle            Mcguire       21 M              PA                      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

   2  118  29  29 Esrey            Loule         29 M  1         2 OH       Millrite       1           1           1
   3  118         Margrt           Loule         23 F  1         8 PA
   4  118         Frank            Daniel         4 M            4 PA
   6  118  30  30 Charles          Allin         29 M  1        10 NY       None           1           1           1
   7  118         Calaforna        Allin         28 F  1         4 KY
   8  118         Theadore         Allin          5 M            4 MO
   9  118         Mary             Allin          1 F              IA
  11  118  31  31 John             Holmes        29 M  1         0 OH       Cabet          1           1
  12  118         Elizabeth        Holmes        26 F  1         0 PA
  13  118         Ann              Holmes         1 F            0 OH
  14  118  32  32 Arvi             Thomis        35 M  1         5 VA       farmer         1           1
  15  118         Luisa            Thomis        35 F  1         5 IN
  16  118         Alonzo           Thomis        10 M            5                                                       No birthplace marked
  17  118         Elliner          Thomis         8 F              IA
  18  118         Redaple          Thomis         1 M              IA
  20  118  33  33 Robrt            Campell       40 M  1         0 ??                                                    Birthplace is kan (since kansas not a state, could it be Canada?)
  21  118         Rabhel           Campell       40 F  1         0 ??                                                    Birthplace is kan (since kansas not a state, could it be Canada?)
  22  118         Joseph           Campell       18 M              IN
  23  118         Martha           Campell       16 F              IN
  24  118         Robecka          Campell       14 F              IN
  25  118         Manda            Campell       12 F              IN
  26  118         Sarah            Campell        8 F              IN
  27  118         John             Campell        4 M              IN

End of Grand River Township


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