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

               Hamilton 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  370   1   1 William          Loveing       50 M  1         1 NC       Farmer         1                       1
   2  370         Elizabeth        Loveing       40 F  1         1 NC       Domestic
   3  370   2   2 Isaac            Mancleare     28 M  1         0 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
   4  370         Katharine B      Mancleare     30 F  1         0 KY       Schoolteacher
   5  370   3   3 Wm A             Evans         28 M  1         3 IN       Farmer         1           1
   6  370         Sarah A          Evans         23 F  1         7 IN       Dom
   7  370         James P          Evans          0 M            0 IA
   8  370       4 Katharine        Burns         23 F     1      2 OH       Domestic                               1
   9  370         Amanda           Burns          3 F            2 MO
  10  370   4   5 Thomas           Denton        64 M  1         0 TN       Farmer         1                       1
  11  370         Statira          Denton        40 F  1         0 NY       Tailoress
  12  370         Polly            Denton        20 F            0 IN       Schoolteacher
  13  370         Fanna            Denton        18 F            0 IN       None
  14  370         Mary A           Denton        17 F            0 IN       None
  15  370         Surrepta         Denton        16 F            0 IN       None
  16  370         Joseph W         Denton        13 M            0 MO
  17  370         Joshua           Clark         17 M            0 OH       Laborer
  18  370         Isella O         Clark         14 F            0 IN
  19  370         Orlando          Clark         11 M            0 IN       Invalid                                      The word "Invalid" was written across the militia etc columns

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

  20  370         Irena A          Clark          9 F            0 IN
  21  370   5   6 Wm               Ely           49 M  1        14 VA       Merchant                               1
  22  370         Rebecca          Ely           44 F  1        18 DE       Dom
  23  370         Mary E           Ely           12 F           12 IA
  24  370         James            Ely            9 M            9 IA
  25  370         Sarah K          Ely            5 F            5 IA
  26  370         John             Ely            1 M            1 IA
  27  370   6   7 Burnan C         Whiten        68 M  1         0 ME       Waggonma       1
  28  370         Nancy            Whiten        45 F  1         0 OH       Dom
  29  370         Suanne           Whiten        17 F            0 IL       None
  30  370         Osker            Whiten        16 M            0 IL                                                    The age was hard to read, it could also be 11
  31  370   7   8 James W          Alfrey        24 M  1        22 MO       Merchant       1           1           1
  32  370         Mary             Alfrey        18 F  1         3 IL       Domestic
  33  370   8   9 N B              Bishop        29 M  1         1 IN       Carpente       1           1           1     Land Owner col. very faint.  May have attempted to erase it
  34  370         Mary E           Bishop        25 F  1         1 IN       Dom
  35  370         Milton           Bishop         5 M            1 IN
  36  370         Melvina          Bishop         3 F            1 MO
  37  370         Loretta          Bishop         1 F            1 MO
   1  372   9  10 Noah             Percel        29 M  1         2 IL       Merchant       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

   2  372         Martha E         Percell       29 F  1         2 IL       Domestic                                     Surname was spelled differently than the head of household
   3  372         Mary E           Percell        7 F            2 IL
   4  372  10  11 N R              Boon          30 M  1         4 OH       Blacksmi       1           1           1
   5  372         Marilla          Boon          22 F  1         4 OH       Dom
   6  372         Lewis Cass       Boon           3 M            3 MO
   7  372         Emma             Boon           1 F            1 IA
   8  372      12 Stephen *        Thurman       25 M  1         1 IL       None           1           1           1     Middle initial is an M or an H
   9  372         Margaret I       Thurman       22 F  1         1 OH       Dom
  10  372         Levi L           Thurman        1 M            1 IL
  11  372  11  13 G M              Hinkle        55 M  1         4 KY       Farmer         1                       1
  12  372         Mary             Hinkle        47 F  1         4 PA       Dom
  13  372         Elizabeth        Hartman       20 F            4 PA       None
  14  372         Wm               Hartman       14 M            4 PA
  15  372         J Thomas         Hinkle        12 M            4 IA
  16  372         Micale L         Hinkle        10 M            4 IL
  17  372         Samuel J         Hinkle         8 M            4 IL
  18  372         Charles          Hinkle         4 M            4 IA
  19  372  12  14 Peter            Hamilton      20 M  1         9 TN       Farmer         1           1           1
  20  372         Nancy            Hamilton      19 F  1         2 TN       Domestic

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

  21  372         William          Hamilton       1 M            1 IA
  22  372  13  15 David            Macy          27 M  1         0 NC       Phisicia       1           1           1
  23  372         Sarah E          Macy          23 F  1         0 IN       Domestic
  24  372         Elbert C         Macy          10 M            0 MO
  25  372         Naoma            Macy           9 F            0 MO
  26  372         Syntha S         Macy           6 F            0 MO
  27  372         George           Lee           24 M     1      0 IN       Blacksmi       1           1
  28  372      16 Elijah           Glendening    24 M  1         1 IN       Phisicia       1                       1
  29  372         Lucinda          Glendening    24 F  1         0 MO       Dom
  30  372  14  17 Simeon M         Willson       32 M  1         1 KY       Merchant       1           1           1
  31  372         Mary             Willson       30 F  1         1 OH       Domestic
  32  372         Nancy E          Willson       10 F            1 IL
  33  372         Joseph W         Willson        5 M            1 IL
  34  372  15  18 Theophilius      Strong        33 M  1         6 OH       Carpente       1           1           1
  35  372         Anna M           Strong        23 F  1        11 IL       Domestic
  36  372         Stephen W        Strong         2 M            2 IA
  37  372         Marth E          Strong         0 F            0 IA                                                    First name is spelled as it appears on the census
   1  398  16  19 Aaron            Terpin        44 M  1        12 KY       Farmer         1           1           1     From this point Hamilton and Buda twps were in mixed order
   2  398         Lucinda          Terpin        40 F  1        12 OH       Dom

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

   3  398         Franklin         Terpin        21 M           12 IN       Laborer        1           1
   4  398         Brisirs          Terpin        19 M           12 IN       None                       1                 First name was hard to read
   5  398         Sarah M          Terpin           F           12 IN                                                    No age was written for her
   6  398         Anains           Terpin        18 F           12 IN       None                                         First name was very hard to read but appeared to be Anains
   7  398         Rachael          Terpin        12 F           12 IA
   8  398         Lucinda          Terpin         9 F            9 IA
   9  398         Moses            Terpin         6 F            6 IA
  10  398         Martin           Terpin         3 M            3 IA
  11  398         Edward           Terpin         0 M            0 IA
  12  398  17  20 Wm               Snook         48 M  1         3 OH       Farmer         1                       1
  13  398         Rosena           Snook         44 F  1         3 PA       Dom
  14  398         John             Snook         17 M            3 IL       None
  15  398         David            Snook         13 M            3 IL
  16  398         Almira           Snook         11 F            3 IL
  17  398         William W        Snook          9 M            3 IL
  18  398         Rosena           Snook          4 F            3 IL
  19  398         W. S.            Warnock       24 M            1 OH       Lawyer         1           1
  20  398  18  21 John D           Mills         45 M  1         2 NY       Blacksmi       1                       1
  21  398         Matilda          Mills         46 F  1         2 NY       Dom                                    1     Owner of land is 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

  22  398         Charles          Mills         20 M            2 NY       None
  23  398         Lewis            Mills         15 M            2 IL       None
  24  398         Henry            Mills         13 M            2 IL
  25  398         Mary A           Mills         12 F            2 IL
  26  398         Clarissa         Hinkle        17 F  1         2 IL       None                                         Married is checked for her
  27  398  19  22 Ira              Stewart       32 M  1        20 TN       Carpente       1           1           1
  28  398         Delila           Stewart       21 F  1         3 OH       Dom
  29  398         Wm S             Stewart        1 M            1 IA
  30  398         Pleasant W       Crawford      35 M  1         2 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
  31  398         Eliza J          Crawford      34 F  1         2 KY       Dom
  32  398         Polly J          Crawford      14 F            2 IN
  33  398         Wm D             Crawford      13 M            2 IN
  34  398         John W           Crawford      11 M            2 MO
  35  398         James F          Crawford       8 M            2 MO
  36  398         Jasper N         Crawford       7 M            2 MO
  37  398         Martha A         Crawford       5 F            2 MO
  38  398         Simpson T        Crawford       3 M            2 MO
  39  398         Sarah A          Crawford       0 F            0 IA
   1  400  20  23 Willson          Stone         33 M  1         1 IN       Farming        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

   2  400         Eliza            Stone         29 F  1         1 IN       Dom
   3  400         Emeline          Stone          6 F            1 IN
   4  400         Adaline          Stone          1 F            1 IN
   5  400         Infant           Stone          0 F            0 IA
   6  400         Nancy            Stone         56 F            1 NY       None
   7  400  21  24 William          Stone         39 M  1         0 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   8  400         Nancy M          Stone         34 F  1         0 IN       Dom
   9  400         John M           Stone         14 M            0 IL
  10  400         Sarra E          Stone         11 F            0 IN
  11  400         Lorenzo D        Stone          9 M            0 IN
  12  400         Jacob H          Stone          7 M            0 IN
  13  400         Hiram L          Stone          5 M            0 IN
  14  400         Melissa J        Stone          3 F            0 IN
  15  400         Lucinda          Stone          0 F            0 IA
  16  400  22  25 G P              Walker        46 M  1         7 NY       Attorney       1                       1     Married has a 1 and widowed has an X
  17  400  23  26 Susanna          Hamilton      55 F  1         9 TN       Farming                                1     Married has a 1 and widowed has an X
  18  400         Avesta A         Hamilton      20 F            9 TN       None
  19  400         Samuel           Hamilton      18 M            9 TN       None                       1
  20  400         Alison           Hamilton      16 M            9 TN       None

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

  21  400         Francis          Hamilton      10 M            9 MO
  22  400         Martha           Willis        78 F            0 TN       Laborer                                      Her occupation is listed as laborer on the census.
  23  400  24  27 Wm               Ecton         38 M  1         9 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
  24  400         Josephine        Ecton         32 F  1         9 MO       Weaver
  25  400         Elizabeth        Ecton         16 F            9 MO       None
  26  400         Francis          Ecton         12 F            9 MO
  27  400         Thomas           Ecton          9 M            9 MO
  28  400         James H          Ecton          7 M            7 IA
  29  400         Polly A          Ecton          3 F            3 IA
  30  400         Sarah A          Ecton          1 F            1 IA
  31  400  25  28 Elias            Haney         38 M  1         5 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
  32  400         Rebecca          Haney         28 F  1         5 MO       Dom
  33  400         Wm F             Haney         10 M            5 MO
  34  400         Andrew J         Haney          7 M            5 MO
  35  400         Elvira           Haney          5 F            5 IA
  36  400         Margaret A       Haney          1 F            1 IA
  37  400         Charles H        Haney          0 M            0 IA
   1  402  26  29 Allen            Scott         45 M  1        16 KY       Farmer         1                       1
   2  402         Rachel           Scott         35 F  1        16 IN       Dom

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

   3  402         Brison           Scott         19 M           16 IL       None                       1
   4  402         John R           Scott         17 M           16 MO       None
   5  402         Susan            Scott         14 F           14 IA
   6  402         Allen Jr         Scott          9 M            9 IA
   7  402         Mary             Scott          7 F            7 IA
   8  402         Francis          Scott          5 M            5 IA                                                    In the sex field, f was written first and overwritten with M
   9  402         Bennett          Scott          3 M            3 IA
  10  402         Calvin S         Scott          0 M            0 IA
  11  402         George W         McDaniel      37 M            3 VA       Farmer
  12  402         Bennett          Banton        34 M           10 VA       Laborer        1           1
  13  402         Andrew J         Scott         21 M           14 IN       None
  14  402  27  30 Allred           Cummings      33 M  1         0 VA       Farmer         1           1
  15  402         Bersheba         Cummings      29 F  1         0 IN       None
  16  402         Sarah E          Cumings        6 F            0 IN                                                    Her surname is spelled differently than the parents
  17  402         Thomas E         Cumings        3 M            0 IN
  18  402         Wm G             Cumings        1 M            0 IN
  19  402  28  31 Permelia         Collier       46 F  1        13 KY       Dom
  20  402         Elizabeth        Collier       18 F           13 IN       None
  21  402         Emeline          Collier       13 F           13 IA

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

  22  402         Sarah            Collier        6 F            6 IA
  23  402  29  32 Jacob            Simmerman     56 M  1         1 MD       Farmer         1                       1
  24  402         Katharine        Simmerman     40 F  1         1 VA       Dom
  25  402         Samuel           Simmerman     20 M            1 OH                                                    The pauper field is checked for him
  26  402         John             Simmerman     19 M            1 OH       None                       1
  27  402         George           Simmerman     13 M            1 OH
  28  402         Jacob            Simmerman      6 M            1 OH
  29  402         Eliza            Simmerman      2 F            1 IN
  30  402  30  33 Orrin            Brown         48 M  1         0 Canada   Farmer             1                   1
  31  402         Mary A           Brown         40 F  1         0 CT       Dom
  32  402         Berrel           Brown         11 M            0 WI
  33  402         Caroline         Brown         10 F            0 WI
  34  402         Bird             Brown          8 M            0 WI
  35  402  31  34 Wm               Berrel        28 M  1        13 IN       Farmer         1           1
  36  402         Burthan A        Berrel        19 F  1         6 IN
  37  402         Allen            Berrel         4 M            4 IA
  38  402         George W         Berrel         1 M            1 IA
   1  404  32  35 James            Powel         49 M  1         3 NC       Farmer         1                       1
   2  404         Mira A           Powel         41 F  1         3 NC       Weaver

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

   3  404         Sarah J          Powel         20 F            3 MO       Weaver
   4  404         Mary M           Powel         19 F            3 MO       Weaver
   5  404         Nancy *          Powel         17 F            3 MO       Carder                                       There is a blot over the middle initial-only the top loop is visible
   6  404         Desmany          Powel         15 M            3 MO       None
   7  404         Elizabeth A      Powel         13 F            3 MO
   8  404         Josephine E      Powel         12 F            3 MO
   9  404         Mahulda J        Powel         10 F            3 MO
  10  404         Eliza E          Powel                                                                                 No age, sex, years in state or place of birth listed for her
  11  404         Francis M        Powel          8 M            3 MO
  12  404         Lydia A          Powel          5 F            3 MO
  13  404         Eliza E          Powel          3 F            3 MO                                                    This is the second Eliza E listed in this family
  14  404         James N          Powel          2 M            2 IA
  15  404         Almira           Powel          1 F            1 IA
  16  404         Hosea            Purdun        21 M            4 OH       Farmer         1           1
  18  404  33  36 David            Purdun        63 M  1         5 NJ       Farmer         1                       1
  19  404         Hannah           Purdun        58 F  1         5 PA       Dom                                          Her age could also be 55
  20  404         Amanda           Purdun        16 F            5 OH       None
  21  404  34  37 Willis           Utterback     27 M  1         3 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
  22  404         Mary J           Utterback     17 F  1        10 IN       Dom
  23  404         Brison           Utterback      0 M            0 IA
  24  404         Peter P          Patton        20 M            3 MO       None
  25  404  35  38 Thomas           Saard         64 M  1         0 KY       Farmer         1
  26  404         Permelia         Saard         57 F  1         0 VA       Dom

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

  27  404         James            Saard         22 M            0 KY       Farming        1           1
  28  404  36  39 John             Read          30 M  1         5 NY       Farmer         1           1           1
  29  404         Elizabeth        Read          26 F  1         5 KY       Dom
  30  404         Thomas           Reed           7 M            5 IL
  31  404         David            Reed           6 M            5 IL
  32  404         Jerre            Reed           5 M            5 IA
  33  404         Martha           Reed           1 F            1 IA
  34  404         John             Reed           0 M            0 IA
  35  404  37  40 Adenson          Cornett       28 M  1         1 KY       Farming        1           1           1
  36  404         Martha A         Cornett       20 F  1         1 IN       Dom
  37  404         Nathaniel        Cornett        4 M            1 IN
  38  404         Moses            Cornett        1 M            1 IA
   1  406  38  41 Wyllis           Dickerson      5 M           16 CT       Farmer         1                       1     His age is listed as 5 on the census
   2  406  39  42 John             Henderson     42 M  1         1 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
   3  406         Delila           Henderson     47 F  1         1 KY       Dom
   4  406         Giney            Henderson     16 F            1 IN       None
   5  406         Tira             Henderson     14 M            1 IN
   6  406         Elizabeth        Henderson     12 F            1 IN
   7  406         James K          Henderson     10 M            1 IN

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

   8  406         Aaron            Henderson      8 M            1 IN
   9  406  40  43 Jeremiah         Henderson     19 M  1         1 IN       Farming                    1           1
  10  406         Margaret         Henderson     19 F  1         1 IN       Dom
  11  406         John             Henderson      1 M            1 IA
  12  406  41  44 Moses            Henderson     21 M  1         0 IN       Farmer         1           1
  13  406         Winney           Henderson     16 F  1         0 IN       Dom
  14  406         Jeremiah         Henderson      0 M            0 IA
  15  406  42  45 James            Dunlavy       43 M  1        12 Ireland  Farmer             1       1           1
  16  406         Lucinda          Dunlavy       42 F  1        12 DE       Dom
  17  406         Rufus P          Dunlavy       16 M           12 PA       None
  18  406         Wm H             Dunlavy       14 M           12 PA
  19  406         John B           Dunlavy       12 M           12 OH
  20  406         Catharine        Dunlavy       10 F           10 IA
  21  406         Christopher S    Dunlavy        5 M            5 IA
  22  406  43  46 C C              Newcaner      37 M  1         0 PA       Farming        1           1           1
  23  406         Matilda T        Newcaner      28 F  1         0 IN       Dom
  24  406         Zeedri* T        Newcaner       9 M            0 IN                                                    Last letter of first name is probably an L or and H
  25  406         Elizabeth        Newcaner       7 F            0 IN
  26  406         Dillard          Newcaner       2 M            0 IN

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

  27  406         Rebecca          Hartman       17 F            0 IN       Laborer
  28  406  44  47 Merideth         Still         50 M  1         6 TN       Farmer         1                       1
  29  406         Elizabeth        Still         41 F  1         6 KY       Tailoress
  30  406         Jesse            Still         16 M            6 MO       None
  31  406         Samuel           Still         15 M            6 MO       None
  32  406         Nancy J          Still         14 F            6 MO
  33  406         Christopher      Still         11 M            6 MO
  34  406         James W          Still          7 M            7 MO
  35  406         Marion B         Still          6 M            6 IA
  36  406         Amilla           Still          5 F            5 IA
  37  406         Josiah M         Still          2 M            2 IA
  38  406         Alexander        Still          0 M            0 IA
   1  408  45  48 Alexander        Hines         38 M  1         1 PA       Farmer         1           1           1
   2  408         Rebecca          Hines         35 F  1         1 PA       Dom
   3  408         Sarah            Hines         18 F            1 PA       None
   4  408         G W              Hines         10 M            1 PA
   5  408         Thomas J         Hines          8 M            1 PA
   6  408         Cary E           Hines          6 F            1 PA
   7  408         Richard          Hines          4 M            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

   8  408         Jasper N         Hines          2 M            1 PA
   9  408  46  49 Benjamin F       Bard          33 M  1         4 OH       Moulder        1           1           1
  10  408         Margaret         Bard          25 F  1         4 PA       Dom
  11  408         Chritena         Bard           5 F            4 PA                                                    First name is spelled as it appears on the census
  12  408         Mary A           Bard           2 F            2 IA
  13  408         Amelia           Bard           0 F            0 IA
  14  408         Christina        Mccormack     48 F     1      4 PA       None
  15  408  47  50 Abraham          Miller        47 M  1         9 NJ       Farmer         1                       1
  16  408         Safrona          Miller        37 F  1         9 VT       Dom
  17  408         Wm H             Miller        20 M            9 PA       None                       1
  18  408         Abia             Miller        17 M            9 MO       None                                         First name is spelled as it appears on the census
  19  408         Safrona J        Miller        15 F            9 IL       None
  20  408         Fernando         Miller        12 M            9 IL
  21  408         Clarinda A       Miller         5 F            5 IA
  22  408         George A         Miller         2 M            2 IA
  23  408  48  51 George           Stakes        23 M  1         2 OH       Shoemake       1
  24  408         Elizabeth        Stakes        20 F  1        12 PA       Dom
  25  408  49  52 Henry            Fields        44 M  1        15 NY       Shoemake       1           1
  26  408         Mary             Fields        28 F  1         9 VA       Domestic

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

  27  408         Lydia            Fields        11 F           11 IA
  28  408         Tartina          Fields         0 F            0 IA
  29  408  50  53 George           Morey         54 M  1         4 NY       Farmer         1                       1
  30  408         Sylvia           Morey         49 F  1         3 NY       Dom
  31  408         Mellen           Morey         17 F            3 IL
  32  408         Eunice           Morey         11 F            3 IL
  33  408      54 David            Morey         25 M  1         4 IN       Farmer
  34  408         Deborah          Morey         15 F  1         1 CT       Dom            1           1           1     Voter, militia and Land owner columns are checked in her row
  35  408  51  55 Henry            Truman        37 M  1         2 NY       Carpente       1           1                 Age could be 39 or 34 too
  36  408         Martha A         Truman        23 F  1         2 IL       Dom
  37  408         George A         Truman         5 M            2 IL
  38  408         Wm A             Truman         3 M            2 MO
   1  410  52  56 Moses            Terpin        42 M  1         3 KY       Farmer         1           1           1
   2  410         Frankey          Terpin        38 F  1         3 KY       Dom
   3  410         Elijah           Terpin        20 M            3 IN       Fidler                     1
   4  410         Jane             Terpin        18 F            3 IN       None
   5  410         Elizabeth        Terpin        16 F            3 IN       None
   6  410         James            Terpin        14 M            3 IN
   7  410         William          Terpin        12 M            3 IN

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

   8  410         Harriet          Terpin         9 F            3 IN
   9  410         Jesse            Terpin         6 M            3 IN
  10  410         Uretta           Terpin         2 F            2 IA
  11  410  53  57 Alfred H         Moffet        31 M  1         3 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  12  410         Lydia A          Moffet        29 F  1         3 NY       Dom
  13  410         Aseneth          Moffet         8 F            3 IL
  14  410         Areen            Moffet         6 F            3 IL
  15  410         Wm Z             Moffet         5 M            3 IL
  16  410         Mary E           Moffet         3 F            3 IA
  17  410         Soprona          Moffet         1 F            1 IA
  18  410         Henry C          Snook         11 M            0 IL                                              1     Owner of land column is checked for him
  19  410  54  58 Amassa           Bonney        49 M  1         1 NY       None           1                       1
  20  410         Adaline          Bonney        47 F  1         1 NY       Dom
  21  410         Charles          Bonney        23 M            1 NY       None                               1         Both idiotic and pauper were checked for him
  22  410         Marion           Work          12 F            1 IL       Orphan
  23  410      59 Ebinezer         Robertson     41 M  1         1 NY       Printer        1           1           1
  24  410         Angeline         Robertson     43 F  1         1 NY       None
  25  410         Grace            Robertson      7 F            1 PA
  26  410  55  60 James J          Atkins        37 M  1         1 OH       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

  27  410         Susanna          Atkins        39 F  1         1 VA       Dom
  28  410         Sarah E          Atkins        15 F            1 IL       None
  29  410         Anna             Atkins        11 F            1 IL
  30  410         Lewis            Atkins         9 M            1 IL
  31  410         Hanas            Atkins         7 M            1 IL
  32  410         Josephus         Atkins         5 M            1 IL
  33  410         Josephine        Atkins         5 F            1 IL       Twins
  34  410  56  61 Austin           Cowles        64 M  1         2 VT       Farmer         1                       1
  35  410         Irena            Cowles        48 F  1         2 MA       Hatter
  36  410         Henry            Cowles        14 M            2 IL
  37  410         Martha M         Cowles        11 F            2 IL
   1  412      62 Francis S        Vandel        44 M  1         0 VA       Farmer         1           1
   2  412         Sarah M          Vandel        39 F  1         0 OH       Dom
   3  412         Charles W        Vandel        16 M            0 IL       None
   4  412         Joseph B         Vandel        14 M            0 IL
   5  412         Elizabeth J      Vandel        12 F            0 IL
   7  412         Abram W          Vandel         9 M            0 IL
   8  412         Angeline         Vandel         7 F            0 IL
   9  412         Eliza A          Vandel         4 F            0 IL

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

  10  412         Polly G          Vandel         0 F            0 IL
  11  412  57  63 Wm               Wright        56 M  1         1 NY       Farmer         1
  12  412         Magdalena        Wright        55 F  1         1 NY       Dom
  13  412         Jane             Wright        24 F            1 NY       None
  14  412         Adeniram         Wright        16 F            1 NY       None
  15  412         Jane             Wright        18 F            1 NY       Farmer                                       There were 2 Jane Wrights listed in this household
  16  412  58  64 Michael          Wooley        56 M  1         1 NC       Farmer         1                       1
  17  412         Martha           Wooley        49 F  1         1 NC       Dom
  18  412         Wm               Woolley       12 M            1 TN                                                    Surname was spelled differently than parents
  19  412         Christopher      Wooley         9 M            1 TN
  20  412         Michael Jr       Wooley         7 M            1 MO
  21  412  59  65 Greenleaf        Morrel        24 M  1         0 OH       Farming        1           1
  22  412         Susan            Morell        20 F  1         0 IL       Dom                                          Her surname is spelled differently from the head of household
  23  412         Mary E           Morell         3 F            0 IL
  24  412  60  66 Robert T         Hamilton      49 M  1         4 TN       Farmer         1                       1
  25  412         Elizabeth        Hamilton      48 F  1         4 TN       Dom
  26  412         Jacob P          Hamilton      18 M            4 TN       Laborer                    1
  27  412         Mary M           Hamilton      15 F            4 MO       None
  28  412         Susanna          Hamilton      13 F            4 MO

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

  29  412         Alexander        Hamilton      13 M            4 MO
  30  412         Lavina           Hamilton       7 F            4 MO
  31  412         Stephen          Hamilton       6 M            4 MO
  32  412  61  67 John             Snodgrass     53 M  1         1 VA       Farmer         1                       1
  33  412         Sally            Snodgrass     46 F  1         1 VA       Dom
  34  412         Robert           Snodgrass     20 M            1 OH       Blacksmith                 1
  35  412         Nancy            Snodgrass     18 F            1 OH       None
  36  412         William          Snodgrass     15 M            1 OH       None
  37  412         Clarinda         Snodgrass     12 F            1 IL
  38  412         Martha           Snodgrass      7 F            1 IL
  39  412         John Jr          Snodgrass      2 M            1 IL
   1  414  62  68 Wm               Grindstaff    45 M  1         6 KY       Farmer         1                       1
   2  414         Polly            Grindstaff    37 F  1         6 KY       Dom
   3  414         Oskar            Grindstaff    16 M            6 MO       None
   4  414         Susan            Grindstaff    15 F            6 MO       None
   5  414         Mary             Grindstaff    13 F            6 MO
   6  414         Nancy C          Grindstaff    10 M            6 MO
   7  414         John             Grindstaff     8 M            6 MO
   8  414         Thomas           Grindstaff     6 M            6 MO

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

   9  414         Sally            Grindstaff     4 F            4 IA
  10  414         William          Grindstaff     1 M            1 IA
  11  414  63  69 Colman           Seymore       38 M  1         1 TN       Farmer         1           1           1
  12  414         Louisa           Seymore       38 F  1         1 TN       Dom
  13  414         Josiah           Seymore       20 M            1 TN       Laborer                    1
  14  414         Avesta A         Seymore       18 F            1 TN       None
  15  414         Wm A             Seymore       16 M            1 TN       None
  16  414         James B          Seymore       13 M            1 MO
  17  414         John A           Seymore       11 M            1 MO
  18  414         Williard P       Seymore        9 M            1 MO
  19  414         Nancy E          Seymore        5 F            1 MO
  20  414         Caloway          Seymore        3 M            1 MO
  21  414         Mary R           Seymore        0 F            1 IA
  22  414  64  70 John E           Hedrick       49 M  1         2 TN       Farmer         1                       1
  23  414         Ruth             Hedrick       45 F  1         2 TN       Dom
  24  414         John D           Hedrick       23 M            1 IL       Farmer         1           1           1     Years in state was marked as 1 for him
  25  414         Thomas B         Hedrick       19 M            1 IL       Laborer                    1                 Years in state was marked as 1 for him
  26  414         Calvin           Hedrick       18 M            2 IL       None                       1
  27  414         George W         Hedrick       15 M            2 IL       None
  28  414         Margaret         Hedrick       10 F            2 IL
  29  414         Salina           Hedrick        7 F            2 IL
  30  414         William          Hedrick        5 M            2 IL
  31  414         Melissa          Hedrick        2 F            2 IA
  32  414  65  71 Elijah H         Crawford      54 M  1         1 KY       Farmer         1                       1
  33  414         Sarah B          Crawford      45 F  1         1 KY       Dom
  34  414         Mary A           Crawford      15 F            1 IN       None
  35  414         Thomas           Crawford      13 M            1 IN
  36  414         Thomas B S       Thralekill     8 M            1 IA
  37  414         Syrus A          Crawford       3 M            1 IA

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

   1  416  66  72 James            Gammill       43 M  1         5 PA       Mason          1           1           1
   2  416         Anna             Gammill       35 F  1         5 OH       Dom
   3  416         John             Gammill       14 M            5 OH
   4  416         James Jr         Gammill       12 M            5 OH
   5  416         Elizabeth        Gammill       10 F            5 OH
   6  416         William          Gammill        8 M            5 OH
   7  416         Ira              Gammill        6 F            5 OH                                                    Sex is marked as female for this person
   8  416         Samuel F         Gammill        4 M            4 IA
   9  416         Mathew S         Gammill        0 M            0 IA
  10  416  67  73 Elizabeth        Swaim         34 F     1      0 PA       Farming
  11  416         John M           Swaim          5 M            0 IN
  12  416         Christopher C    Swaim          4 M            0 IN
  13  416         Moses            Swaim          0 M            0 IN
  14  416         Benjamin F       Swaim          0 M            0 IN
  15  416      74 Elizabeth        Newman        64 F     1      0 PA       None
  16  416         Jacob            Newman        33 M            0 PA       None           1           1
  17  416         Joseph           Newman        26 M            0 IN       None           1           1
  18  416         Isaac            Newman        23 M            0 IN       None
  19  416  68  75 Wesley           Cowls         26 M  1         1 NY       Blacksmi       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

  20  416         Elizabeth        Cowls         25 F  1         1 NY       Dom
  21  416         Coridon          Cowls          6 M            1 IA
  22  416         Orrin            Cowles         4 M            1 IL
  23  416         Ahubia           Cowles         0 F            0 IA                                                    First name is spelled as it appears on the census
  24  416      76 Orrin            Mckown        28 M  1         1 NY       Waggon m       1           1
  25  416         Laureign         Mckown        22 F  1         1 Canada   Dom
  26  416  69  77 Elizabeth        Laney         55 F     1      2 PA       Dom                                    1     Owner of land is marked for her
  27  416         Joseph           Laney         35 M            2 OH       Carder
  28  416         George           Laney         20 M            2 OH       Laborer                    1
  29  416         Edward           Laney         16 M            2 OH       Laborer                                1     Owner of land is marked in his row
  30  416  70  78 Justin           Dunham        51 M  1         7 PA       Carpente       1
  31  416         Mary             Dunham        34 F  1         7 PA       Dom
  32  416         Eunice           Dunham        21 F            7 PA       None
  33  416         James            Dunham        10 M            7 PA
  34  416         Clark            Dunham         8 M            8 IA
  35  416         Robert           Dunham         0 M            0 IA
  36  416  71  79 Hiram M          Still         24 M  1         7 MO       Laborer        1           1
  37  416         Gemima           Still         20 F  1         7 PA       Dom
  38  416         John H           Still          1 M            1 IA

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

   1  418  73  80 Robert           Booth         46 M  1         2 NY       Farmer         1                       1
   2  418         Phebe            Booth         46 F  1         2 NY       Dom
   3  418         John             Booth         18 M            2 IL       Laborer                    1
   4  418         Almeda           Booth         15 F            2 IL       None
   5  418         Robert Jr        Booth         13 M            2 IL
   6  418         Olive            Booth         11 F            2 IL
   7  418         Horace           Booth          9 M            2 IL
   8  418         Lavina           Booth          7 F            2 IL
   9  418  73  81 Andrew           Keysucker     24 M  1         3 PA       Carpente       1           1
  10  418         Rhoda J          Keysucker     16 F  1         3 PA       Dom
  11  418  74  82 Wm S             Carpenter     37 M  1         0 OH       Farmer         1           1
  12  418         Nancy            Carpenter     35 F  1         0 NC       Domestic
  13  418         Jacob            Hiette        12 M            0 IN
  14  418         Mary S           Armstrong      9 F            0 IN
  15  418  75  83 Charles          Carter        48 M  1        17 VA       Farmer         1                       1
  16  418         Elizabeth J      Carter        40 F  1        17 VA       Dom
  17  418         John B           Carter        20 M           17 OH       None                       1
  18  418         Sarah A          Carter        16 F           16 IA
  19  418         Margaret         Carter        14 F           14 IA

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

  20  418         George           Carter        11 M           11 IA
  21  418         Alvira           Carter         9 F            9 IA
  22  418         Caroline         Carter         7 F            7 IA
  23  418         Franklin         Carter         3 M            3 IA
  24  418         Robert           Carter         0 M            0 IA
  25  418  76  84 Peter            Whitright     71 M  1         1 PA       Farmer         1                       1
  26  418         Deborah          Whitright     55 F  1         1 PA       Domestic
  27  418         Amos             Whitright     22 M            1 OH       Carpente       1           1           1
  28  418         George           Whitright     17 M            1 OH       None
  29  418         Lydia            Whitright     15 F            1 OH       None
  30  418         Franklin         Whitright     11 M            1 OH
  31  418  77  85 Joseph A         Bales         31 M  1         1 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  32  418         Nancy A          Bales         26 F  1         1 OH       Dom
  33  418         John W           Bales          8 M            1 IN
  34  418         Wm S             Bales          7 M            1 IN
  35  418         Phebe J          Bales          5 F            1 IN
  36  418         Martha E         Bales          3 F            1 IN
  37  418         Curtis J         Bales          1 M            1 IA
   1  420  78  86 Jackson          Smith         26 M  1         1 OH       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

   2  420         Juliett          Smith         20 F  1         1 OH       Dom
   3  420         George           Smith          5 M            1 OH
   4  420  79  87 Isaac M          Blakesley     25 M  1         8 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
   5  420         Abigail          Blakesley     24 F  1        10 OH       Dom
   6  420         Cartland H       Blakesley      4 M            4 IA
   7  420         John M           Blakesley      2 M            2 IA
   8  420  80  88 James M          Dale          35 M     1      0 IN       Farmer         1           1           1
   9  420         Wm J             Dale           7 M            0 IN
  10  420         Albert C         Dale           6 M            0 IN
  11  420         Mary E           Dale           4 F            0 IN
  12  420         John A           Dale           3 M            0 IN
  13  420         Samuel           Dale           2 M            0 IN
  14  420         James            Dale           0 M            0 IN
  15  420  81  89 Moses W          Swaim         35 M  1         0 NC       Farmer         1           1
  16  420         Lavina           Swaim         26 F  1         0 NC       Dom
  17  420         Nancy D          Swaim          7 M            0 NC
  18  420         Wm M             Swaim          5 M            0 IN
  19  420         Charlotte        Swaim          3 F            0 IN
  20  420  82  90 Samuel           Mcdowel       43 M  1         6 KY       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

  21  420         Perlina          Mcdowel       33 F  1         6 KY       Domestic
  22  420         Sarah J          Mcdowel       12 F            6 IN
  23  420         John             Mcdowel        9 M            6 IN
  24  420         George           Mcdowel        6 M            6 IA
  25  420         Mary E           Mcdowel        4 F            4 IA
  26  420         Samuel           Mcdowel        0 M            0 IA
  27  420  83  91 Rufus            Gleason       26 M  1         2 OH       Farmer         1           1           1
  28  420         Mary             Gleason       25 F  1         2 KY       Dom
  29  420         Hulda J          Gleason        4 F            2 OH
  30  420         Permelia         Gleason        2 F            2 OH
  31  420  84  92 Abner H          Ballard       37 M  1        13 OH       Farmer         1           1
  32  420         Mary A           Ballard       24 F  1         4 PA       Dom
  33  420         Rachael          Ballard       15 F           13 WI       None
  34  420         John H           Ballard       13 M           13 WI
  35  420         Byram            Ballard        9 M            9 IA       Deaf and dumb                  1
  36  420         Emma             Ballard        2 F            2 IA
  37  420         Wm               Ballard        0 M            0 IA
  38  420         Thomas           Ballard       15 M           11 MO       None
   1  422  85  93 Wm D             Willson       25 M  1        10 IN       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

   2  422         Sarah M          Willson       29 F  1         4 VA       Dom
   3  422         George B         Kelly         10 M            4 IL
   4  422         Kirk E           Kelly          8 M            4 IL
   5  422  86  94 John             May           47 M  1         1 VA       Blacksmi       1
   6  422         Clarissa         May           39 F  1         1 VA       Dom
   7  422         George W         May           17 M            1 VA       Laborer
   8  422         John E           May           15 M            1 VA       None
   9  422         James S          May           13 M            1 VA
  10  422         Mary S           May           10 F            1 IN
  11  422         Newtun H         May            8 M            1 IN
  12  422         Alfred B         May            6 M            1 IN
  13  422         Lucy M           May            4 F            1 IN
  14  422  87  95 Wm               Alden         32 M  1         0 NY       Pedler         1           1
  15  422         Leah             Alden         29 F  1         0 PA       Dom
  16  422         Sarah S          Alden          7 F            0 PA
  17  422         Alma M           Alden          6 M            0 PA
  18  422         Jabin R          Alden          3 M            0 PA

End of Hamilton Township


Kermit L. Kittleson

Added to Decatur County IAGenWeb, March 2021.

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