CENSUS: 1856 State Census; Morgan Twp., Decatur County, Iowa
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1856 Iowa Census for Decatur County
Transcribed by Pam Shelton-Anderson July 1999
Morgan 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
3 434 54 55 Thomas Westfall 22 M 1 0 IL Labor 1 1
4 434 Louisa Westfall 21 IL
5 434 Rodolfus Robertson 4 M IL
6 434 Marietta Robertson 2 IL
7 434 55 56 John Clark 43 M 1 Scotland Miller 1 1
8 434 Margaret Clark 45 VA
9 434 Elisabeth Clark 20 OH
10 434 Precilla Clark 18 OH
11 434 James Clark 15 M OH
12 434 William Clark 14 M OH
13 434 Caroline Clark 12 OH
14 434 James Bolen 19 M OH
15 434 Marten Crick 16 O OH
16 434 Andrew Walker 9 M IA
1 436 46 47 John T Fisher 24 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1
2 436 Nancy E Fisher 22 F VA
3 436 Andrew G Fisher 4 M OH
4 436 Elias D Fisher 0 M IA
5 436 47 48 Samuel Cuppy 39 M 1 10 OH 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
6 436 Susan Cuppy 31 F OH
7 436 Frances M Cuppy 17 M IN
8 436 Samuel B Cuppy 9 M IL
9 436 David N Cuppy 7 M IA
10 436 Elias Cuppy 5 M IA
11 436 Bettsy Cuppy 1 F MO
12 436 48 49 Thomas Mars 32 M 1 0 VA Farmer 1 1
13 436 Milli Ann Mars 35 F VA
14 436 Causby A Mars 10 M VA
15 436 Rufus K Mars 8 M VA
16 436 John W Mars 5 M VA
17 436 William H B Mars 1 M MO
18 436 49 50 Joshua McMurtrey 46 M IL Farmer 1 1
19 436 50 51 Andrew Collyer 35 M 1 9 KY Farmer 1 1 1
20 436 Mary Jane Collyer 29 F OH
21 436 Harriet S Collyer 9 F MO
22 436 Mary H Collyer 5 F IA
23 436 Luciann Collyer 3 F IA
24 436 Wesley M Collyer 1 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
25 436 51 52 William Collyer 65 M 1 PA Farmer 1
26 436 Agnes Cuppy 45 F 1 VA Her surname is written as Cuppy and not Collyer, Married is marked f
27 436 Ambros Collyer 23 M IN 1 1
28 436 Elisha Collyer 21 M IN 1 1
29 436 Plesant Collyer 19 M IN 1
30 436 Martha J Cuppy 13 F IN
31 436 Eliza Ann Cuppy 11 F IA
32 436 James Collyer 7 M MO
33 436 52 53 William H Moore 29 M MO Farmer 1 1 1
34 436 Eliza A Moore 30 M 11 NC
35 436 Ann A Moore 10 F IA
36 436 Levi D Moore 9 M IA
37 436 Luttiajane Moore 7 F IA
38 436 Mary E Moore 4 F IA
39 436 Miles Moore 6 M IA
40 436 Charlotta Moore 3 F IA
41 436 Ruth R Moore 1 F IA
1 440 40 41 Joseph F Juett 34 M 1 3 OH Carpente 1 1 1
2 440 Nancy L Juett 28 F OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
3 440 Elisabeth M Juett 5 F IL
4 440 David Pearce Juett 3 M IL
5 440 Lidda E Juett 0 F IA
6 440 Mariah Juett 12 F OH
7 440 41 42 Joseph D Wasson 36 M 1 2 NC Farmer 1 1 1 Widowed is marked for him
8 440 Eliza Jane Wasson 10 F IL
9 440 William B Wasson 8 M IL
10 440 Abert M Wasson 6 M IL First name is spelled as it appears on the census
11 440 Sarah Wasson 60 F 1 NC
12 440 Lucinda K Wasson 20 F IL
13 440 Absalom M Milton 22 M OH 1 1
14 440 Christopher Serber 20 M IN 1
15 440 42 43 William Logan 56 M 1 9 KY Blacksmi 1 1 Widowed was marked, scratched out. Married is marked
16 440 Sarah Logan 20 F KY
17 440 John Logan 19 M KY
18 440 Sarah June Logan 10 F IL
19 440 Mary Ann Logan 8 F IA
20 440 Luis D Logan 1 M IA
21 440 Urel E Logan 0 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
22 440 43 44 Zachariah Poland 50 M 1 0 PA Farmer 1 1
23 440 Nancy Poland 50 F PA
24 440 Joseph Poland 15 M IL
25 440 Susan E Poland 13 F IL
26 440 44 45 David Stuart 60 M 1 6 NC Farmer 1 1
27 440 Susan Stuart 58 F NC
28 440 Eliza Stuart 28 F TN
29 440 William A Stuart 25 M TN 1 1
30 440 Harvey C Stuart 23 M TN 1 1
31 440 Margeret P Stuart 20 F TN
32 440 Joseph D Stuart 19 M TN 1
33 440 45 46 John E Logan 46 M 1 12 KY Farmer 1 1
34 440 Eliza Logan 47 F TN
35 440 William E Logan 14 M KY
36 440 Margeret * Logan 12 F MO Middle initial could be a Y or Z and less likely a J or G
1 442 33 34 James Gilbert 68 M 1 11 MD Cooper 1 Birthplace was spelled Mereland
2 442 Samuel H Gilbert 23 M PA 1 1
3 442 William Gilbert 21 M OH 1 1
4 442 34 35 Thomas J Moor 42 M 1 6 MO 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
5 442 Louisa Moor 38 F VA
6 442 Claburn Moor 20 M MO 1
7 442 Emela Moor 17 F MO
8 442 Manerva Moor 15 F MO
9 442 Yancy J Moor 8 M MO
10 442 Brunetta Moor 6 F IA
11 442 John P Moor 16 M MO
12 442 35 36 John B Cornes 36 M 1 1 DE Farmer 1 1 1
13 442 Sarah Ann Cornes 26 F IL
14 442 Martha E Cornes 6 F IL
15 442 Clara A Cornes 4 F IL
16 442 Albert L Cornes 2 M IL
17 442 36 37 William Cornes 68 M 1 0 PA Farmer 1 1
18 442 Ester S Cornes 69 F NY
19 442 Charles N Cornes 34 M OH 1 1
20 442 Dewiit C Cornes 20 M PA 1
21 442 37 38 John McMurtrey 40 M 1 4 IL Farmer 1 1 1
22 442 Evaline McMurtrey 37 F IL
23 442 James McMurtrey 14 M IL
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
24 442 Sarah E McMurtrey 11 F IL
25 442 Abigal McMurtrey 9 F IL First name is spelled as it appears on the census
26 442 Laurie Ann McMurtrey 5 F IL
27 442 38 39 George Stutville 26 M 1 1 IL Farmer 1 1 1
28 442 Mary E Stutville 16 F IL
29 442 39 40 Charles H Gatliff 48 M 1 3 KY Farmer 1 1
30 442 Mary Gatliff 44 F KY
31 442 Juliann Gatliff 23 F KY
33 442 Cornelius Gatliff 19 M KY 1
34 442 Frances M Gatliff 15 M KY
35 442 John B Gatliff 12 M KY
36 442 Randolphe Gatliff 10 M KY
37 442 Alison H Gatliff 8 M KY Sex is marked as M on the census for this person
38 442 Charles H Gatliff 3 M KY
1 444 26 27 Alford Melton 32 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1
2 444 Alvena Melton 27 F PA
3 444 Mary F Melton 8 F OH
4 444 James W Melton 7 M OH
5 444 George M Melton 5 M OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
6 444 Robert N Melton 3 M OH
7 444 Charles Melton 0 M IA
8 444 27 28 John S Hashman 26 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1
9 444 Rebeca J Hashman 23 F PA
10 444 28 29 Joseph H Evans 39 M 1 6 TN Farmer 1 1 1
11 444 Elisabeth Evans 43 F TN
12 444 William * Evans 15 M TN Middle initial is probably a D or a T D or an H
13 444 Sarah M Evans 11 F TN
14 444 James H Evans 6 M TN
15 444 Narcissa Jane Evans 0 F IA
16 444 29 30 William Evans 68 M 1 6 VA Farmer 1 1 There is a chance his age may be 63, not 68
17 444 Nancy Evans 61 F NC
18 444 30 31 John Piper 27 M 1 2 PA Carpente 1 1 1
19 444 Sarah Piper 23 F PA
20 444 Matildie Piper 1 F IA
21 444 31 32 John Melton 51 M 1 2 VA Carpente 1 1
22 444 Bellinda Melton 53 F KY
23 444 Ures Melton 18 M OH
24 444 Mary Melton 16 F OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
25 444 32 33 Jesse B Fugit 56 M 1 3 VA Farmer 1 1
26 444 Nancy Fugit 57 F KY
27 444 Polley Fugit 30 F IN
28 444 Sarah Fugit 26 F IN
29 444 Mahala Fugit 25 F IN
30 444 Jane Fugit 23 F IN
31 444 Nancy Fugit 22 F IN
32 444 Martha Fugit 21 F IN
33 444 Rachel Fugit 18 F IN
34 444 Amanda Fugit 14 F IN
35 444 Isaac P Fugit 12 M IN
36 444 Ellen Fugit 10 F IN
37 444 Eliza Fugit 6 F MO
1 446 20 20 Alin Cozad 47 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1
2 446 Emeline Cozad 35 F OH
3 446 Jacob A Cozad 14 M IN
4 446 John S Cozad 13 M IN
5 446 Aaron A Cozad 12 M IN
6 446 James H Cozad 9 M IN
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
7 446 William C Cozad 6 M IN
8 446 Sarah Rosanah Cozad 4 F IN
9 446 Lucinda Jane Cozad 2 F IN
10 446 21 21 Moses Hubbard 55 M 1 1 KY Farmer 1 1
11 446 Sophia Hubbard 42 F VA
12 446 John A Tindell 10 M IN
13 446 21 22 George W Owens 25 M 1 1 IN Farmer 1 1
14 446 Lucind Owens 28 F IN First name is spelled as it appears on the census
15 446 Amanda Orlenia Owens 4 F IN
16 446 Sarah H Owens 2 F IN
17 446 Mary m Owens 0 F IN
18 446 22 23 Marcus L Hubbard 30 M 1 1 KY Farmer 1 1 1
19 446 Maranda A Hubbard 22 F IN
20 446 Sophia E Hubbard 6 F IN
21 446 Sarah Jane Hubbard 4 F IN
22 446 Rosann Hubbard 1 F IN
23 446 23 24 William Crockett 48 M 3 KY Farmer 1 1
24 446 Susannah Crockett 54 F KY
25 446 Nancy Crockett 31 F IN
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
26 446 24 25 William Dillon 34 M 1 1 OH Farmer 1 1 1
27 446 Elisabeth Dillon 36 F VA
28 446 Abraham Dillon 12 M OH
29 446 Henery Dillon 10 M OH
30 446 John Dillon 8 M OH
31 446 25 26 John Hartsook 34 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1
32 446 Mary Hartsook 33 F VA
33 446 Laura Hartsook 9 F OH
34 446 Marion Hartsook 6 M OH
35 446 John Hartsook 3 M IL
36 446 William Hartsook 2 M IL
37 446 Silvester Hartsook 0 M IA
1 448 15 15 James M Frasure 34 M 1 4 TN Farmer 1 1 1
2 448 Mary Y Frasure 36 F TN
3 448 John F Frasure 10 M TN
4 448 Harriett A Frasure 7 F TN
5 448 Eugenia E Frasure 5 F TN
6 448 Nancy M Frasure 1 F IA
7 448 16 16 Jacob Bright 35 M 1 3 VA Farmer 1 1 1
8 448 Mariah Bright 34 F VA
9 448 Henery C Bright 14 M OH
10 448 Leander M Bright 11 M OH
11 448 Emeline Bright 9 F OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
12 448 Alonzo Bright 7 M OH
13 448 William W Bright 7 M OH
14 448 Nancy Bright 5 F OH
15 448 17 17 James Bright 35 M 1 1 VA Farmer 1 1 1
16 448 Mary Jane Bright 36 F VA
17 448 Lucretia Bright 14 F OH
18 448 Lavina A Bright 13 F OH
19 448 Philip A Bright 16 M OH Age looks more like 16 than 10
20 448 Henery A Bright 7 M OH
21 448 Vincent W Bright 1 M IN
22 448 James M Bright 2 M IN
24 448 18 18 John Bright 38 M 1 1 VA Farmer 1 1 1
25 448 Louisa Bright 27 F OH
26 448 Mary Jane Bright 17 F VA
27 448 William H Bright 16 M OH
28 448 Margeret A Bright 14 F OH
29 448 Pheaba Ellen Bright 12 F OH
30 448 Samuel J Bright 10 M OH
31 448 Lousetta Bright 3 F OH
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
32 448 Alphard N Bright 1 M IA
33 448 19 19 Miles A Wasson 27 M 1 4 NC Farmer 1 1 1
34 448 Rachel Wasson 20 F MO
35 448 Sandy Fulton Wasson 2 M IA
36 448 Howard F Wasson 1 M IA
37 448 John Vanderpool 19 M MO
38 448 Lusetta Melton 23 F OH
1 450 9 9 Levi Lose 35 M 1 12 PA Farmer 1 1
2 450 Susan Lose 34 F PA
3 450 Wesley Lose 12 M IA
4 450 Sarah Ann Lose 9 F IA
5 450 Emma E Lose 6 F IA
6 450 Mary Jane Lose 4 F IA
7 450 Lavina A Lose 0 F IA
8 450 10 10 Martain Gammell 26 M 1 0 OH Farmer 1 1 1 First name is spelled as it appears on the census
9 450 Lucinda Gammell 20 F OH
10 450 Fredric Gammell 1 M OH
11 450 11 11 James Dorman 38 M 1 14 MO Farmer 1 1 1
12 450 Mary A Dorman 31 F MO Her age could also be 39
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
13 450 Thomas P Dorman 8 M IA
14 450 Conell J Dorman 6 F IA
15 450 William H Dorman 3 M IA
16 450 James M Dorman 0 M IA
17 450 12 12 Hezakeah Lee 38 M 1 11 OH Farmer 1 1 1
18 450 Hester Ann Lee 26 F IN
19 450 Joseph C Lee 4 M IA
20 450 Rachel M Lee 2 F IA
21 450 John T Lee 0 M IA
22 450 13 13 Thomas Peterson 42 M 1 1 NJ Laborer 1
23 450 Polly Peterson 32 F NY State of birth is definitely NY not NJ (Husbands was listed as New J
24 450 Frances M Peterson 10 M IL
25 450 William H Peterson 7 M IA
26 450 Thomas J Peterson 5 M IL
27 450 Admarel R Peterson 3 M IL
28 450 Carance P Peterson 1 M IA First name is spelled as it appears on the census
29 450 14 14 Eli M Lowrance 28 M 1 4 TN Farmer 1 1 1
30 450 Martha Lowrance 26 F TN
31 450 John H Lowrance 7 M TN
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
32 450 Thomas J Lowrance 6 M TN
33 450 Sarah A Lowrance 5 F TN
34 450 Mary Jane Lowrance 2 F IA
35 450 Martha E Lowrance 0 F IA
1 452 1 1 John Wainscott 37 M 1 3 KY Farmer 1 1 1
2 452 Sarah Wainscott 31 F MO
3 452 Ann Wainscott 13 F MO
4 452 Lina Wainscott 11 F MO
5 452 Isaac Wainscott 10 M MO
6 452 John Wainscott 7 M MO
7 452 Hyman Wainscott 4 M MO
8 452 David Wainscott 1 M IA
9 452 2 2 Henery Tucknies 28 M 1 3 TN Farmer 1 1 1
10 452 Elvina Tucknies 28 F TN
11 452 Robert F Tucknies 5 M MO
12 452 John B Tucknies 1 M IA
13 452 Maranda Wainscott 19 F MO
14 452 3 3 Benjamin Jaques 26 M 1 0 NY Laborer 1 1
15 452 Margeret A Jaques 18 F IL
Line Page Dw Fam Given Name Surname Age Sx Ma Di YIS Born Occupation NLV NVV Ali Mil D/D Idi LO COMMENTS
16 452 James H Jaques 0 M IA
17 452 Martha J Jaques 2 F IL
18 452 Dianna Robertson 10 F IL
19 452 4 4 Fredrick * Gammell 23 M 1 0 OH Laborer 1 1 Middle initial is a W or an H
20 452 Mary M Gammell 19 F OH
21 452 5 5 Martain J Snyder 26 M 1 0 KY Farmer 1 1 1
22 452 Sarah Ann Snyder 24 F KY
23 452 Hannah N Snyder 2 F MO
24 452 6 6 John W Orey 33 M 1 4 OH Cabinett 1 1 1
25 452 Elisabeth Orey 27 F VA
26 452 Vincent Orey 6 M OH
27 452 Jonah Orey 4 M OH
28 452 George W Orey 1 M IA
29 452 7 7 Gorge Farence 67 M 1 4 VA Farmer 1 1 First name is spelled as it appears on the census
30 452 Sarah Farence 56 F VA
31 452 8 8 James Farence 36 M 1 4 VA Farmer 1 1 1
32 452 Tempy Farence 41 F VA First name is spelled as it appears on the census
33 452 William Farence 14 M OH
34 452 Mary Farence 12 F OH
35 452 James Farence 10 M OH
36 452 Augustes Farence 8 M OH
37 452 Jennett Farence 6 F OH
38 452 John Farence 3 M IA
End of Morgan Township
Kermit L. Kittleson kermit-k@juno.com