1838 Wisconsin Territorial Census - Iowa, Johnson County (Keokuk County included)
Transcribed by Stephen D. Williams
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
Copyright (c) 2006 by Stephen D. Williams
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Census Year: 1838
Source: Newspaper images of census pages: Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City,
Johnson County, Iowa; Date: 1939 July 01; page Twelve-A (pg 28 of 61)
Microfilm Number:
State: Iowa
County: Johnson & Keokuk (no inhabitants in Keokuk)
Enumerator: Samuel C. Trowbridge, Deputy Sheriff of Johnson Co.
Enumeration Date: 7 May (1st Monday in May) - 2 June 1838
Transcriber's Notes:
Line numbers have been assigned by the transcriber to indicate the listed order.
See asterisk (*) remarks below. The news article accompanying the census pages
indicated these were the correct names.
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CENSUS YEAR: 1838 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Johnson ENUMERATOR: Samuel C. Trowbridge ENUM DATE: May 1838
PAGE: 1 of 2 SOURCE: Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; 1939 July 01, pg 12-A
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Ln Names of Master, Mistress, Johnson Keokuk Heads White White Free Free Total Remarks
Steward, Overseer, or County County of Males Females Males Females Amount Males
Other Principle Person Familes of Color of Color over 21
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1 Millins F. Shattuck X 0 2 5 0 0 0 5 5
2 Nathaniel Thellows X 0 2 3 4 0 0 7 3 *Fellows
3 Allen Baxter X 0 2 4 2 0 0 6 1
4 Benjamin Miller X 0 2 6 3 0 0 9 1
5 Wm. C. Massey X 0 2 4 1 0 0 5 3
6 Yale Hamilton X 0 2 6 2 0 0 8 2
7 Jacob Witter X 0 2 4 5 0 0 9 3
8 Willaim Ward X 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 1
9 Jonathan Harris X 0 2 4 1 0 0 5 2
10 Salim Taylor X 0 2 2 1 0 0 3 2
11 Pleasant Harris X 0 2 13 4 0 0 17 5
12 John Gardner X 0 2 4 4 0 0 8 1
13 James W. Massey X 0 2 2 3 0 0 5 1
14 Jacob Earhart X 0 2 5 2 0 0 7 3
15 Samuel P. Hamilton X 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
16 John J. Royal X 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 1
17 Elias Secord X 0 2 4 2 0 0 6 1 *Cecord
18 Elijah Parson X 0 2 4 2 0 0 6 1
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CENSUS YEAR: 1838 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Johnson ENUMERATOR: Samuel C. Trowbridge ENUM DATE: May 1838
PAGE: 2 of 2 SOURCE: Iowa City Press-Citizen, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa; 1939 July 01, pg 12-A
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Ln Names of Master, Mistress, Johnson Keokuk Heads White White Free Free Total Remarks
Steward, Overseer, or County County of Males Females Males Females Amount Males
Other Principle Person Familes of Color of Color over 21
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1 Joseph Weaver X 0 2 1 2 0 0 3 1 Heads could be 3
2 Joseph Stover X 0 2 6 3 0 0 9 3
3 Elizabeth Ralston X 0 1 1 3 0 0 4 0
4 John Smith X 0 2 5 2 0 0 7 2
5 John A. Cane X 0 2 5 4 0 0 9 3 *Cain; Males over 21 could be 5
6 Samule Walker X 0 1 4 0 0 0 4 3
7 George W. Hawkins X 0 2 3 2 0 0 5 1
8 William Sturgis X 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
9 William Kelso X 0 2 3 2 0 0 5 2
10 David Sweet X 0 2 3 3 0 0 6 1 *Sweat
11 John M. Lucas X 0 2 6 4 0 0 10 2
12 Philip Clark X 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 2
13 John Gilbert X 0 1 6 0 0 0 6 6
14 John A. Street X 0 2 5 2 0 0 7 3
15 Green Hill X 0 2 6 2 0 0 8 1
16 Henry Felkner X 0 2 5 0 0 0 5 5 E. Myers is shown on same line and is part of this household
16 & E. Myers *Eli Myers
17 Henry G. Reddout X 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 Combination mark indicates both Reddout's in same household
18 Nathaniel W. Reddout X 0 0 0
19 Isaac N. Lesh X 0 2 4 1 0 0 5 2
20 Silas W. Lesh X 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 1
21 Michael Ritter X 0 2 3 3 0 0 6 2
22 Wheaten Chase X 0 2 5 1 0 0 6 3
23 John Morford X 0 2 5 7 0 0 12 2
TOTALS 73 157 80 237 84
