CENSUS: 1856 State Census; Bloomington Twp., Decatur County, Iowa
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1856 Iowa Census for Decatur County
Transcribed by Pam Shelton-Anderson July 1999
Bloomington 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
1 358 1 1 Jonathan Tipton 20 M 1 2 NC Farmer 1 1
2 358 Mary Ann Tipton 22 F 1 2 IN
3 358 Harriett Tipton 2 F 2 IA
4 358 2 2 James Tipton 50 M 1 1 NC Farmer 1 1
5 358 Oline Tipton 51 F 1 1 NC
6 358 Charles Tipton 23 M 2 TN Laborer 1 1
7 358 Susan Tipton 20 F 1 TN
8 358 David Tipton 18 M 1 VA Laborer 1
9 358 Sarah Tipton 13 F 1 OH
10 358 Harriett Tipton 8 F 1 OH
11 358 James Tipton 7 M 1 OH
12 358 3 3 Samuel Lynd 37 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1
13 358 Elisabeth Lynd 31 F 1 1 NC
14 358 Mary Ann Lynd 13 F 1 OH
15 358 Manda Lynd 11 F 1 OH
16 358 Charles Lynd 9 M 1 OH
17 358 Frederic Lynd 7 M 1 OH
18 358 Rebecca Lynd 6 F 1 OH
19 358 Elisabeth Lynd 3 F 1 OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
20 358 Samuel Lynd 0 M 0 IA
21 358 4 4 A J Green 41 M 1 11 ME Carpente 1 1 1 Place of birth is listed as Main
22 358 Lucy A Green 38 F 1 8 MA
23 358 Elnora A Green 6 F 6 IA
24 358 Emily F Green 4 F 4 IA
25 358 Abby E Green 1 F 1 IA
26 358 5 5 James A Mercer 29 M 1 8 IN Farmer 1 1 1
27 358 Eliza G Mercer 27 F 1 18 TN
28 358 Sarah E Mercer 6 F 6 IA
29 358 J. A. N. Mercer 3 M 3 IA
30 358 Eliza J Mercer 0 F 0 IA
31 358 6 6 John Balard 25 M 18 KY Farmer 1 1 1
32 358 7 7 Wm Wilson 67 M 1 0 NY Farmer 1
33 358 Jane Wilson 66 F 1 0 KY
34 358 Sarah M Masters 22 F 1 0 OH
35 358 Sarah E Derr 13 F 0 OH
1 360 8 8 T * Friend 29 M 1 4 MD Farmer 1 1 1 Middle initial is very messy and faint. Could be F, T, G or J
2 360 R J Friend 26 F 1 4 PA
3 360 John Friend 8 M 4 MD
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
4 360 Dennis Friend 5 M 4 MD
5 360 M C Friend 3 F 3 IA
6 360 Joseph Friend 1 M 1 IA
7 360 9 9 Wm McDonald 28 M 1 5 OH Farmer 1 1 1
8 360 N J McDonald 25 F 1 12 OH
9 360 T A McDonald 3 M 2 IA
10 360 G C McDonald 15 F 2 OH
11 360 10 10 Thomas Wilson 27 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1
12 360 M E Wilson 25 F 1 0 OH
13 360 H G Wilson 5 F 0 IL
14 360 S E Wilson 3 F 0 IL
15 360 Wm E Wilson 0 M 0 IA
16 360 11 11 Edward Jackson 61 M 1 1 PA Farmer 1 1
18 360 Nancy Jackson 45 F 1 1 KY
19 360 Ann Jackson 32 F 1 IN
20 360 Wm S Jackson 18 M 1 IN 1
21 360 L M Jackson 16 M 1 IN
22 360 E M Jackson 8 F 1 IN
23 360 Marcus Cooper 27 M 10 PA 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
24 360 12 12 Wm P Piercy 28 M 1 0 KY Farmer 1 1 1
25 360 Martha Piercy 27 F 1 0 IL
26 360 12 13 Jeduthna Dabney 25 M 1 0 KY Farmer 1 1 1
27 360 M P Dabney 17 F 1 0 IL
28 360 13 14 Jacob Osborn 32 M 1 3 PA Farmer 1 1 1
29 360 Barbary Osborn 32 F 1 3 PA
30 360 J W Osborn 6 M 3 PA
31 360 R C Osborn 4 M 3 PA
32 360 Franklin Osborn 0 M 0 IA
34 360 14 15 Wm G Long 29 M 1 2 OH Farmer 1 1 1
35 360 R A Long 24 F 1 2 VA
36 360 A B Long 5 M 2 IN
37 360 Wm S Long 3 M 2 IN
38 360 J W Long 0 M 0 IA
1 362 15 16 Abner J Buck 27 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1
2 362 Elisabeth Buck 25 F 1 0 OH
3 362 A J Buck 5 F 0 IN
4 362 N E Buck 3 F 0 IN
5 362 Wm O Buck 0 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
6 362 Wm F Buck 34 M 0 OH Farmer 1 1
7 362 16 17 Clement Cronling 30 M 1 2 PA Farmer 1 1 1
8 362 Eliza Cronling 32 F 1 2 PA
9 362 Alexander Cronling 6 M 2 PA
10 362 Theodore Cronling 4 M 2 PA
11 362 17 18 Martha Scott 52 F 1 1 TN 1
12 362 F M Scott 27 M 1 KY Farmer 1 1 1
13 362 James Scott 18 M 1 IL Farmer 1
14 362 M E Scott 16 F 1 IL
15 362 G E Scott 13 F 1 IL
16 362 M E Scott 11 F 1 IL
17 362 S F Ray 7 F 0 IL
18 362 C N Ray 1 M 0 IL
19 362 18 19 Mathew McClain 32 M 1 2 KY Farmer 1 1 1
20 362 Harriett McClain 25 F 1 2 OH
21 362 Sarah * McClain 5 F 2 IN Middle initial could be a J, F or P
22 362 John McClain 4 M 2 IN
23 362 M M McClain 1 F 1 IA
24 362 19 20 John Mercer 35 M 1 8 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
25 362 Margaret Mercer 33 F 1 8 TN
26 362 R E Mercer 10 F 8 IN
27 362 J T Mercer 6 M 6 IA
28 362 G J Mercer 3 F 3 IA
29 362 20 21 J H Tapscott 32 M 1 3 VA Farmer 1 1 1
30 362 Malind Tapscott 27 F 1 3 KY
31 362 Wm H Tapscott 3 M 3 IA
32 362 M E Tapscott 1 F 1 IA
33 362 21 22 J M Conrad 30 M 1 0 NY Farmer 1 1
34 362 M M Conrad 18 F 1 0 IN
35 362 M S Conrad 0 M 0 IA
36 362 22 23 M F Perry 24 M 1 1 NY Farmer 1 1 1
37 362 M A Perry 18 F 1 1 NY
38 362 S A Perry 1 F 1 NY
1 364 23 24 B O Springer 51 M 1 0 NY Clergyma 1 1
2 364 M A Springer 45 F 1 0 Ireland
3 364 Oliver Springer 22 M 1 NY Farmer 1 1 1
4 364 J C Springer 20 M 0 VT Farmer 1 1
5 364 M E Springer 16 F 0 OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
6 364 Henrietta Springer 12 F 0 OH
7 364 S E Springer 7 M 0 OH
8 364 E J Springer 3 F 0 OH
9 364 24 25 Lue Furcash 30 M 5 Hungary Farmer 1 1
10 364 24 26 Hugh C Stephens 25 M 2 IN Farmer 1 1 1
11 364 25 27 James M Ryan 22 M 1 16 OH Farmer 1 1 1
12 364 N C Ryan 23 F 1 10 TN
13 364 J J Ryan 0 M 0 IA
14 364 25 28 Wm Porter 20 M 1 10 OH Laborer 1 1
15 364 M * Porter 17 F 1 10 IL Middle initial could be a P or J
16 364 J. E. B. Porter 0 M 0 IA
17 364 26 29 J B Ryan 45 M 1 16 NJ Clergyma 1 1 1
18 364 Catharine Ryan 44 F 1 16 PA
19 364 M P Ryan 19 M 16 OH Farmer 1
20 364 M A Ryan 17 F 16 OH
21 364 J J Ryan 14 M 14 IA
22 364 T G Ryan 12 M 12 IA
23 364 L C Ryan 9 F 9 IA
24 364 S M Ryan 5 F 5 IA
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
25 364 J O Ryan 0 M 0 IA
26 364 27 30 Catharine McLaughlin 50 F 1 1 PA
27 364 M P McLaughlin 27 F 1 OH 1 Possibility the age is 29 and not 27; the idiotic col. is marked for
28 364 Amos McLaughlin 24 M 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1
29 364 J W M McLaughlin 16 M 1 OH
30 364 Benjamin Dunbar 27 M 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1
31 364 28 31 Aaron Myers 40 M 1 6 PA Farmer 1 1 1
32 364 Rhoda A Myers 27 F 1 6 OH
33 364 S C Myers 7 F 6 MI
34 364 Cordelia Myers 4 F 4 IA
35 364 Louziana Myers 2 F 2 IA
36 364 Indiana Myers 2 F 2 IA
37 364 Wm J Myers 0 M 0 IA
1 366 29 32 Robert Smith 51 M 1 0 PA Farmer 1
2 366 Nancy Smith 49 F 1 0 PA
3 366 Wm Smith 21 M 0 PA Laborer 1 1
4 366 Margaret Smith 16 F 0 PA
5 366 Robert B Smith 11 M 0 PA
6 366 M A Smith 8 F 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
7 366 30 33 J E Pointer 32 M 1 1 PA Farmer 1 1 1
8 366 Mary Pointer 28 F 1 1 OH
9 366 John N Pointer 7 M 0 KY
10 366 Samuel Pointer 4 M 0 OH
11 366 Fillmore Pointer 0 M 0 IA
12 366 31 34 David Wion 27 M 1 2 OH Farmer 1 1 1
13 366 M A Wion 28 F 1 2 IN
14 366 32 35 John Wion 51 M 1 2 OH Farmer 1 1
15 366 Nancy Wion 50 F 1 2 VA
16 366 Jacob Wion 23 M 2 OH Farmer 1 1
17 366 Elisabeth Wion 20 F 2 OH
18 366 Fredric Wion 18 M 2 OH Laborer 1
19 366 Catharine Wion 16 F 2 OH
20 366 Ene Wion 14 F 2 OH
21 366 Henry Wion 12 M 2 OH
22 366 J Wm Wion 6 M 2 IN
23 366 33 36 M McDonald 33 M 1 5 OH Farmer 1 1 1
24 366 M McDonald 31 F 1 5 OH
25 366 M A McDonald 12 F 5 OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
26 366 George McDonald 10 M 5 OH
27 366 E W McDonald 7 M 5 OH
28 366 34 37 Wm T Black 24 M 1 3 OH Farmer 1 1 1
29 366 Ithonra Black 20 F 1 18 KY
End of Bloomington Township
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