1856 State Census of Iowa, Calhoun County, Calhoun Township
Transcribed by Cindie Haskell Meincke
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
Copyright (c) 2005 by Cindie Haskell Meincke
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Census Year: 1856
Microfilm Number: HQ# V221-9, FHL# 1021292
State: Iowa
County: Calhoun
Township: Calhoun
Town:
Enumerator: S. W. Davis
Enumeration Date: July 1856
Transcriber's Notes:
No line numbers appear on the original census. Line numbers have been assigned to
indicate the enumeration order.
Note at the end reads as follows:
I do solemnly swear that the foregoing census schedule
is a correct census of this township and county of Calhoun
in the state of Iowa subscribed and sworn to before me
this day of July AD 1856 S. W. Davis Sec Assessor
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Calhoun DIVISION: Calhoun Township ENUMERATOR: S. W. Davis ENUM DATE: July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-9, FHL# 1021292
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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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4 1 15 17 Abner Tharp 65 M X 1 Virginia Farmer X X
4 2 15 17 Sarah Tharp 65 F X 1 Northwest Territory near the fort
4 3 15 18 Oliver Carwin 8 M 1 Illinois
4 4 15 18 Emmory Tharp 24 M X 1 Michigan Farmer X X
4 5 15 18 Rhuihamma Tharp 18 F X 9 Ohio
4 6 16 19 Alford White 41 M X 1 New York Farmer X X X
4 7 16 19 Phebe White 31 F X 1 New York
4 8 16 19 Almira White 10 F 1 Michigan
4 9 16 19 Flora White 3 F 1 Michigan
4 10 16 19 David White 1 M 1 Iowa
4 11 16 19 Orson Butrick 19 M 0 New York Joiner X X
4 12 16 19 A. W. Davis 37 M X 0 Ohio Laborer X X
4 13 16 19 Robert Ellison 23 M 0 Ohio Laborer
4 14 16 19 John Luther 34 M X X X
4 15 16 19 David Scott 19 M 1 Michigan Laborer X
4 16 16 19 Johnathon Colins 21 M 1 Michigan Laborer X X
4 17 17 20 Allen McCoy 32 M X 2 Virginia Farmer X X X
4 18 17 20 July A. McCoy 30 F X 2 Virginia
4 19 17 20 Gorge W. McCoy 12 M 2 Virginia
4 20 17 20 Almyrtha McCoy 10 M 2 Michigan
4 21 17 20 Janis A. McCoy 9 M 2 Michigan
4 22 17 20 Sarah E. McCoy 8 F 2 Michigan
4 23 17 20 Giles M. McCoy 7 M 2 Michigan
4 24 17 20 Cynthia A. McCoy 5 F 2 Michigan
4 25 17 20 Lutrcia McCoy 3 F 2 Michigan
4 26 17 20 Harvy M. McCoy 1 M 1 Iowa
4 27 18 21 Peter Smith 30 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
4 28 18 21 Sarah A. Smith 31 F X 1 Ohio
4 29 18 21 Cyrus Smith 9 M 1 Michigan
4 30 18 21 Marcus S. Smith 7 M 1 Michigan
4 31 18 21 Clark M. Smith 5 M 1 Michigan
4 32 18 21 James O. Smith 4 M 1 Michigan
4 33 19 22 Christian Smith 31 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
4 34 19 22 Pherabe Smith 39 F X 1 Ohio
4 35 19 22 George W. Smith 11 M 1 Michigan
4 36 19 22 S. Marel** Smith 3 F 1 Michigan
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Calhoun DIVISION: Calhoun Township ENUMERATOR: S. W. Davis ENUM DATE: July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-9, FHL# 1021292
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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
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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6 1 1 1 William Okisenford 21 M 1 England Farmer X X X
6 2 2 2 Hamilton Brady 21 M X 1 Michigan Farmer X X X
6 3 2 2 Nancy Brady 19 F X 1 New York
6 4 2 2 John Brady 18 M 0 Michigan Laborer X
6 5 3 3 Gorge W. Clark 23 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
6 6 3 3 Susan Clark 19 M X 1 Ohio
6 7 3 3 Edwin Clark 1 M 1 Iowa
6 8 4 4 Benjamin Bonders 28 M X 3 Ohio Farmer X X X
6 9 4 4 James Bonders 20 F 3 Michigan
6 10 4 4 Martha Bonders 3 F 3 Iowa
6 11 4 4 Joel Bonders 2 M 2 Iowa
6 12 4 4 Asa Bonders M Iowa
6 13 5 5 Nathan McCay 55 M X 0 Virginia Farmer X
6 14 5 5 Catherine McCay 56 F X O
6 15 5 5 Nancy McCay 15 F 0 Michigan
6 16 5 5 Martha A. McCay 9 F 0 Michigan
6 17 5 5 William Bush 6 M 0 Michigan
6 18 5 5 Isace Shoult 34 M 3 Penn Laborer X X
6 19 6 6 John McCay 31 M X 0 Penn Farmer X X
6 20 6 6 Catherine McCay 24 f X 1 Ohio
6 21 6 6 Jay V. McCay 3 M 0 Iowa
6 22 6 6 Frank McCay M 0 Iowa
6 23 7 7 Herry Smith 38 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
6 24 7 7 Sabrina Smith 37 F X 1 Virginia
6 25 7 7 Eli Vanhorn 25 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
6 26 7 7 Elizabeth Vanhorn 22 M X 1 Ohio
6 27 7 7 Ellen M Vanhorn 2 F 1 Ohio
6 28 7 7 John Pollock 28 M 0 Ohio Farmer X X X
6 29 7 7 Frederick H*ke 25 M 1 Prusia Farmer X X X
6 30 7 7 Joseph Smith 21 M 0 Ohio Laborer X X
6 31 7 7 Benjamin Rets 28 M 1 Penn Capenter X X
6 32 7 7 Elias Harris 21 M 1 Ohio Blacksmith X X X
6 33 8 8 Richard Buntry 27 M X 1 New York Farmer X X X
6 34 8 8 Lois Buntry 30 F X 1 New York
6 35 8 8 Franklin Baker 5 M 1 Michigan
6 36 8 8 Julia Baker 3 F 1 Michigan
6 37 8 8 Bejamin Gill 63 M X Mass
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Calhoun DIVISION: Calhoun Township ENUMERATOR: S. W. Davis ENUM DATE: July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-9, FHL# 1021292
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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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8 1 8 8 Andrew J Gill 21 M 1 New York X X
8 2 9 9 Jonathon Manlowe 32 M 0 Ohio Farmer X X X
8 3 9 9 Milton Bebee 29 M 3 Ohio Laborer X X
8 4 10 10 Levi Tharp 36 M X 3 Ohio Farmer X X X
8 5 10 10 Mary A. Tharp 26 F X 3 Ohio
8 6 10 10 Sarah E. Tharp 4 F 3 Michigan
8 7 11 11 James Reams 27 M X 2 Ohio Farmer X X X
8 8 11 11 Mary A. Reams 24 F X 2 Ohio
8 9 11 11 Charles H. Reams 1 M 1 Iowa
8 10 12 12 John C. M. Smith 23 M X 1 Miss Farmer X X X
8 11 12 12 Mary Smith 22 F X 1 Indiana
8 12 12 12 Martha J. Smith 3 F 1 Missouri
8 13 12 12 Geo F. Smith 1 M 1 Iowa
8 14 13 13 Pleasant Hull 25 M X 0 Ohio Farmer X X X
8 15 13 13 Amy Hull 23 F X 0 Ohio
8 16 13 13 Isace Hull 3 M o Michigan
8 17 14 14 Joel Golden 39 M X 2 Virginia Farmer X X X
8 18 14 14 Elizabeth Golden 39 F 2 Ohio
8 19 14 14 William H. Golden 16 M 2 Ohio
8 20 14 14 David Golden 14 M 2 Ohio
8 21 14 14 Mary J. Golden 11 F 2 Ohio
8 22 14 14 Eliza Golden 10 F 2 Michigan
8 23 14 14 Phebe Golden 8 F 2 Michigan
8 24 14 14 James Golden 7 M 2 Michigan
8 25 14 14 Martha Golden 5 F 2 Michigan
8 26 14 14 Susan Golden 2 F 2 Iowa
8 27 14 15 Jesse Williams 41 M X 0 Indiana Farmer X X X
8 28 14 15 Marilla Williams 33 F X 0 Indiana
8 29 14 15 William Williams 19 M 0 Michigan
8 30 14 15 Eliza Williams 16 F 0 Michigan
8 31 14 15 Oscar G. Williams 15 M 0 Michigan
8 32 14 15 Nathan Williams 6 M 0 Michigan
8 33 14 15 Mary Williams 4 F 0 Michigan
8 34 14 15 Edwin Williams 1 M 0 Michigan
8 35 14 15 Larken Williams 4 M 0 Michigan
8 36 14 16 Larken Williams 31 M X 0 Indiana Farmer X X X
8 37 14 16 Sarah Williams 28 F X 0 Indiana
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Calhoun DIVISION: Calhoun Township ENUMERATOR: S. W. Davis ENUM DATE: July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-9, FHL# 1021292
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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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10 1 19 22 Sarah M. Smith 1 F 1 Iowa
10 2 19 22 Walles Griffin 14 M 1 New York Laborer
10 3 19 22 Charles Amy 40 M x Vermont Surveyor X X X
10 4 20 23 Jesse Marmon 24 M X 3 Michigan Farmer X X X
10 5 20 23 Priscella Marmon 21 F X 3
10 6 20 23 Lydia * Marmon 3 F 3 Michigan
10 7 21 24 Sylvestor McGeorge 30 M X 0 Ohio Farmer X X
10 8 21 24 Sydna McGeorge 25 F X 0 Ohio
10 9 21 24 Perry McGeorge 2 M 0 Michigan
