1856 State Census of Iowa, Adair County, Summerset Township

Transcribed by Polly Eckles
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Census Year:       1856
Microfilm Number:  HQ# 221-7, FHL# 1021290
State:             Iowa
County:            Adair
Township:          Summerset
Town:              
Enumerator:        Abraham Rutt
Enumeration Date:  [no date given]

Transcriber's Notes:
  No line numbers appear on the original census. Line numbers have
  been assigned by the transcriber to indicate the enumeration order.


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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Adair    DIVISION: Summerset Township    ENUMERATOR: Abraham Rutt    ENUM DATE: [no date given]    MICROFILM: HQ# 221-7, FHL# 1021290
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      NBR NBR                                                 YRS                           NATIVE NATUR            DEAF/                      OWNER        TRANSCRIBER'S
PG LN DLS FAM  FIRST-NAME/MI  LAST-NAME   AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN           OCCUPATION VOTER  VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB  BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND  PAUPER REMARKS
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77  1   1   1  Azarah         Root        68  M   .   X   .   2   Massachusetts  Farmer     X      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       X     .
77  2   1   1  Myra           Root        61  F   .   X   .   2   Vermont        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77  3   1   1  Homer          Root        27  M   .   .   .   2   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
77  4   1   1  Ellen          Root        17  F   .   .   .   2   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77  5   1   1  Almira         Root        14  F   .   .   .   2   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77  6   1   1  John           Frant       16  M   .   .   .   2   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77  7   1   1  Hiram          Rutt        24  M   .   .   .   1   PA             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77  8   1   1  Abram          Lee         21  M   .   .   .   .   England        Farmer     .      .     X      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77  9   1   1  Noah           Beans       20  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           Painter    .      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77 10   1   1  Samuel A       Drake       21  M   .   .   .   2   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77 11   2   2  John           Cears       35  M   .   X   .   5   PA             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77 12   2   2  Phebe          Cears       28  F   .   X   .   5   VA             .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 13   2   2  Fredrick H     Cears       9   M   .   .   .   5   VA             .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 14   2   2  Annetta        Cears       7   F   .   .   .   5   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 15   2   2  John H         Cears       3   M   .   .   .   3   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 16   2   2  Mary           Tucker      35  F   .   .   .   5   VA             .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 17   2   2  Henry          Cleaveland  28  M   .   .   .   1   Conn           Cooper     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 18   2   2  John           Watson      15  M   .   .   .   .   Maryland       .          .      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 19   3   3  Alfred         Jones       54  M   .   X   .   10  Georgia        Farmer     X      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       X     .
77 20   3   3  Nancy          Jones       51  F   .   X   .   10  VA             .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 21   3   3  Alfred         Jones       16  M   .   .   .   10  Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 22   3   3  Benjamin       Jones       14  M   .   .   .   10  Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 23   3   3  Joshua         Jones       12  M   .   .   .   10  Arkansas       Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 24   3   3  Stephen        Jones       10  M   .   .   .   10  Iowa           Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 25   3   3  Polly          Jones       7   F   .   .   .   7   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 26   3   3  Sinthey        Jones       5   F   .   .   .   5   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 27   4   4  Minotor        Jones       27  M   .   .   .   10  KY             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .      marriage not listed
77 28   4   4  Karlee         Jones       18  F   .   .   .   .   Tenn           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .      marriage not listed
77 29   4   4  Nancy          Jones       1   F   .   .   .   .   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 30   5   5  James P        Kinney      27  M   .   X   .   4   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77 31   5   5  Margaret       Kinney      22  F   .   X   .   4   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 32   5   5  Catharine      Kinney      3   F   .   .   .   3   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 33   5   5  George W       Kinney      1   M   .   .   .   1   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
77 34   5   5  Alfred         Kinney      35  M   .   .   .   3   VA             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
77 35   5   5  James          Kinney      12  M   .   .   .   4   Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .


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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Adair    DIVISION: Summerset Township    ENUMERATOR: Abraham Rutt    ENUM DATE: [no date given]    MICROFILM: HQ# 221-7, FHL# 1021290
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PG LN DLS FAM  FIRST-NAME/MI  LAST-NAME   AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN           OCCUPATION VOTER  VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB  BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND  PAUPER REMARKS
        1   2  3              3           4   5   6   7   8   9   10             11         12     13    14     15  16    17    18     19      20    21
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78  1   6   6  John           Evans       23  M   .   X   .   8   PA             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
78  2   6   6  Mary           Evans       18  F   .   X   .   6   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78  3   6   6  John           McCanley    24  M   .   .   .   6   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
78  4   7   7  James S        Ewing       28  M   .   X   .   1   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
78  5   7   7  Margaret       Ewing       24  F   .   X   .   1   Wales          .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78  6   7   7  Sarah M        Ewing       1   F   .   .   .   .   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78  7   8   9  Thomas M       Ewing       25  M   .   X   .   1   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .      fam # error begins
78  8   8   9  Elizabeth      Ewing       18  F   .   X   .   1   Wales          .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78  9   8   9  Herbert        Ewing       1   M   .   .   .   1   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 10   8   9  Robert E       Ewing       14  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 11   9  10  Milton         Chapman     39  M   .   X   .   9   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
78 12   9  10  Elizabeth      Chapman     36  F   .   X   .   9   Germany        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 13   9  10  Mary E         Chapman     15  F   .   .   .   9   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 14   9  10  David          Chapman     10  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 15   9  10  Eliza          Chapman     7   F   .   .   .   7   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 16   9  10  Sarah E        Chapman     4   F   .   .   .   4   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 17   9  10  Jane           Chapman     1   F   .   .   .   1   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 18   9  11  Joshua E       Chapman     28  M   .   X   .   7   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
78 19   9  11  Martha         Chapman     22  F   .   X   .   10  Vermont        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 20   9  11  Emeline        Chapman     2   F   .   .   .   2   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 21   9  11  Henry C        Chapman     1   M   .   .   .   1   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 22  10  12  Thomas         McClure     38  M   .   X   .   .   KY             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .      fam has no yrs residence
78 23  10  12  Mary           McClure     36  F   .   X   .   .   KY             .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 24  10  12  Nancy Jane     McClure     16  F   .   .   .   .   Indiana        Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 25  10  12  Samuel M       McClure     13  M   .   .   .   .   Indiana        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 26  10  12  Martha         McClure     11  M   .   .   .   .   Indiana        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 27  10  12  Burgess        McClure     9   M   .   .   .   .   Indiana        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 28  10  12  Ataline        McClure     7   F   .   .   .   .   Indiana        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 29  10  12  Caroline       McClure     5   F   .   .   .   .   Indiana        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 30  10  12  Elizabeth      McClure     3   F   .   .   .   .   Indiana        .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 31  10  12  David          Lanks       17  M   .   .   .   .   Indiana        Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 32  12  13  Charles M      Adams       27  M   .   X   .   1   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
78 33  12  13  Selia          Adams       24  F   .   X   .   1   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 34  12  13  Waldo          Adams       5   M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 35  12  13  Edger W        Adams       2   M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
78 36  12  13  Ernest         Adams       .   M   .   .   .   .   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .


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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Adair    DIVISION: Summerset Township    ENUMERATOR: Abraham Rutt    ENUM DATE: [no date given]    MICROFILM: HQ# 221-7, FHL# 1021290
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PG LN DLS FAM  FIRST-NAME/MI  LAST-NAME   AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN           OCCUPATION VOTER  VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB  BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND  PAUPER REMARKS
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79  1  13  14  Samuel M       Valentine   26  M   .   X   .   2   Ohio           Surveyer   X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
79  2  13  14  Martha         Valentine   20  F   .   X   .   2   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  3  13  14  Adelbent       Valentine   .   M   .   .   .   .   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  4  14  15  John           Lookheart   29  M   .   X   .   2   PA             Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  5  14  15  Eliza          Lookheart   30  F   .   X   .   2   Tenn           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  6  14  15  Lindley        Lookheart   7   M   .   .   .   .   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  7  14  15  Ursilda        Lookheart   5   F   .   .   .   .   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  8  14  15  Mellisa        Lookheart   3   F   .   .   .   .   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79  9  15  17  James C        Gibbs       33  M   .   X   .   1   N.Y.           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
79 10  15  17  Phebe L        Gibbs       28  F   .   X   .   .   N.Y.           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 11  15  17  Josephine      Gibbs       8   F   .   .   .   .   N.Y.           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 12  15  17  Alansin        Gibbs       5   M   .   .   .   .   N.Y.           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 13  15  17  Justes A       Gibbs       1   M   .   .   .   .   N.Y.           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 14  15  17  Goretin N      Bennet      24  M   .   .   .   1   N.Y.           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 15  15  17  Ozias          Gibbs       78  M   .   X   .   .   Conn           Farmer     X      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 16  15  17  Sarah          Gibbs       77  F   .   X   .   .   Conn           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 17  16  18  B.N.           Viers       65  M   .   .   .   1   PA             Tanner     X      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 18  16  18  James P        Viers       30  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 19  17  20  Theodore       Smith       33  M   .   X   .   .   Conn           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
79 20  17  20  Sarah W        Smith       28  F   .   X   .   .   N. Jersey      .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 21  17  20  Theodore V     Smith       3   M   .   .   .   .   N. Jersey      .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 22  17  20  Augusta        Smith       .   F   .   .   .   .   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 23  17  21  James          Walker      36  M   .   X   .   .   N.Y.           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .      fam has no yrs residence
79 24  17  21  Catharine      Walker      27  F   .   X   .   .   N. Jersey      .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 25  17  21  Mary Jane      Walker      4   F   .   .   .   .   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 26  17  21  Herbert E      Walker      3   M   .   .   .   .   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 27  17  21  John N         Walker      .   M   .   .   .   .   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 28  17  21  Martha         Campbell    28  F   .   .   .   .   N. Jersey      .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 29  18  22  John W         Martin      58  M   .   X   .   .   MD             Farmer     X      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .      fam has no yrs residence
79 30  18  22  Amanda         Martin      33  F   .   X   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 31  18  22  Bovia          Martin      19  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 32  18  22  Mathille       Martin      7   M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 33  18  22  Miner          Martin      6   M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 34  18  22  Maranda        Martin      6   F   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 35  18  22  Marilda        Martin      2   F   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
79 36  18  22  Franklin       Stone       52  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .


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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Adair    DIVISION: Summerset Township    ENUMERATOR: Abraham Rutt    ENUM DATE: [no date given]    MICROFILM: HQ# 221-7, FHL# 1021290
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PG LN DLS FAM  FIRST-NAME/MI  LAST-NAME   AGE SEX CLR MRD WID RES BORN           OCCUPATION VOTER  VOTER ALIENS MIL DUMB  BLIND INSANE IDIOTIC LAND  PAUPER REMARKS
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80  1  19  23  Jacob          Eby         24  M   .   X   .   3   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
80  2  19  23  Patheney       Eby         22  F   .   X   .   3   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  3  19  23  Joseph         Eby         3   M   .   .   .   3   Ohio           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  4  19  23  Eliza          Eby         1   F   .   .   .   1   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  5  19  23  William        Lot         23  M   .   .   .   .   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  6  19  23  Thomas         Eby         19  M   .   .   .   3   Ohio           Farmer     .      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  7  20  24  John           Hillen      50  M   .   X   .   3   PA             Cooper     X      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  8  20  24  Sarah          Hillen      38  F   .   X   .   3   PA             .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80  9  20  24  Margaret       Hillen      10  F   .   .   .   3   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 10  20  24  James          Hillen      9   M   .   .   .   3   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 11  20  24  Mark           Hillen      7   M   .   .   .   3   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 12  20  24  Mary           Hillen      5   F   .   .   .   3   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 13  20  24  Levi           Hillen      3   M   .   .   .   2   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 14  20  24  Richard        Hillen      1   M   .   .   .   1   Iowa           .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 15  20  24  Hyram          Schoonover  25  M   .   X   .   1   Ohio           Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 16  20  24  Susan          Schoonover  17  F   .   X   .   3   Ill            .          .      .     .      .   .     .     .      .       .     .
80 17  21  25  Stephen        Crist       30  M   .   X   .   2   Indiana        Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .
80 18  21  25  Francis M      Powers      25  M   .   .   .   .   Indiana        Farmer     X      .     .      X   .     .     .      .       X     .