1856 State Census of Iowa, Madison County
Transcribed by Kent G. Transier (ktransie AT yahoo.com)
Copyright (c) 2003 by Kent G. Transier
Proofread by Judy Wight Branson (jlwight AT northlink.com)
Formatted by Stephen David Williams
April 2003
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Census Year: 1856
Microfilm Number: H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
State: Iowa
County: Madison
Township: Webster
Town:
Enumerator: Alvah Drake
Enumeration Date: July 1856
Transciber's Notes:
No line numbers appear on the original census. The transcriber has assigned
line numbers to indicate the enumeration order.
Clarification of Names: As an aid to the users, the transcriber has
clarified some of the names in the "Transcriber's Remarks" column. Where
spelling of the last name is clarified, the source is generally Madison
County cemetery records. Where first names have been added to clarify
initials, the sources, in order of preference are; Federal census data,
Madison county records including cemetery, marriage and birth records, Roots
WorldConnect, and LDS data. Names are not clarified without a high degree of
confidence in their accuracy.
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Madison DIVISION: Webster Township ENUMERATOR: Alvah Drake MICROFILM: H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
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NBR NBR YRS NATIVENATUR DEAF/ OWNER TRANSCRIBER'S
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280 1 1 1 John Miller 25 M X 7 Ills Farmer X X
280 2 1 1 Phebe Ann Miller 23 F X 16 Ills
280 3 1 1 Newton Miller 6 M 6 Iowa
280 4 1 1 Mary E Miller 4 F 4 Iowa
280 5 1 1 Charles Miller 2 M 2 Iowa
280 6 2 2 Otho Davis 38 M X 15 Pa Farmer X X X
280 7 2 2 Jane Davis 31 F X 13 Ireland
280 8 2 2 Sarah A Davis 12 F 12 Iowa
280 9 2 2 Henry Davis 10 M 10 Iowa
280 10 2 2 Lidia Davis 8 F 8 Iowa
280 11 2 2 George Davis 4 M 4 Iowa
280 12 2 2 John T Davis 1 M 1 Iowa
280 13 3 3 Mike Bunce 29 M X 7 N Y Farmer X X X
280 14 3 3 Elizabeth Bunce 20 F X 1 Pa
280 15 4 4 F G Mason 25 M X 9 N J Sawyer X X X
280 16 4 4 Mary Mason 20 F X 18 Ills
280 17 4 4 Allice Mason 1 F 1 Iowa
280 18 4 4 Benjamin McAfferty 22 M 18 Ills Sawyer X X X
280 19 4 5 Letitia McAfferty 44 F X 18 Va X
280 20 4 5 William McAfferty 18 M 18 Iowa Farmer X
280 21 4 5 Marion McAfferty 15 M 15 Iowa Farmer
280 22 5 6 Elizabeth C Darnall 43 F X 1 Ky X
280 23 5 6 Caleb E Darnall 22 M 1 Ills Farmer X X
280 24 5 6 James L Darnall 20 M 1 Ills Farmer X
280 25 5 6 William * Darnall 18 M 1 Ills Farmer X
280 26 5 6 George A Darnall 15 M 1 Ills Farmer
280 27 5 6 Thomas C Darnall 13 M 1 Iowa
280 28 5 6 Benjamin F Darnall 10 M 1 Iowa
280 29 6 7 Enos Edmons 25 M X Ohio Farmer X X X
280 30 6 7 Lucinda Edmons 27 F X Ohio
280 31 7 8 Thomas A Morrow 27 M X N J Farmer X X X
280 32 7 8 Dorcas A Morrow 26 F X Pa
280 33 7 8 Clara F Morrow 1 F Pa
280 34 8 9 James L Kinyoun 21 M X Pa Farmer X X
280 35 8 9 Caroline Kinyoun 18 F X Pa
280 36 8 9 Mary L Kinyoun 0 F Iowa
280 37 9 10 Lemuel Kinyoun 46 M X N C Farmer X X
280 38 9 10 Zilpha Kinyoun 47 F X N C
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Madison DIVISION: Webster Township ENUMERATOR: Alvah Drake MICROFILM: H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
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282 1 9 10 Joel Kinyoun 23 M 1 Pa X
282 2 9 10 Alexander Kinyoun 16 M 1 Pa
282 3 9 10 Elizabeth Kinyoun 22 F 1 Pa
282 4 9 10 John Kinyoun 14 M 1 Pa X
282 5 9 10 David Kinyoun 10 M 1 Pa
282 6 10 11 Solomon Garrett 27 M X 1 Pa
282 7 10 11 Sarah J Garrett 27 F X 1 Pa Farmer X X X
282 8 11 12 John Myers 26 M X 1 Pa
282 9 11 12 Martha J Myers 28 F X 1 N J Farmer X X
282 10 11 12 Alvah J Myers 2 M 1 Pa
282 11 11 12 Emma B Myers 0 F 0 Iowa
282 12 12 13 George Hart 48 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
282 13 12 13 Mahala Hart 40 F X 1 Ohio
282 14 12 13 Andrew M Hart 22 M 1 Ohio Farmer X X
282 15 12 13 Miles Hart 18 M 1 Ohio Farmer X X
282 16 12 13 Mahala Hart 15 F 1 Ohio
282 17 12 13 Nancy A Hart 12 F 1 Ohio
282 18 12 13 Margaret E Hart 10 F 1 Ohio
282 19 12 13 Eliza Jackson 8 F 1 Ohio
282 20 12 13 George W Hart 6 M 1 Ohio
282 21 12 13 Thomas B Hart 1 M 1 Pa
282 22 13 14 John Baugh 34 M X 6 Ky Farmer X X X
282 23 13 14 Emily J Baugh 28 F X 6 Ky
282 24 13 14 William C Baugh 9 M 6 Pa
282 25 13 14 John W Baugh 5 M 5 Iowa
282 26 13 14 Susan E Baugh 2 F 2 Iowa
282 27 13 14 David F Baugh 0 M 0 Iowa
282 28 14 15 Martin Moore 33 M X 6 Ky Farmer X X X
282 29 14 15 Rebecca Moore 22 F X 6 Ky
282 30 14 15 Lafayette Moore 2 M 2 Iowa
282 31 14 15 Jeremiah Moore 1 M 1 Iowa
282 32 15 16 John Welty 33 M X 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
282 33 15 16 Susanna Welty 26 F X 1 Ohio
282 34 15 16 Sarah A Welty 4 F 1 Ia
282 35 15 16 Barbara A Welty 2 F 1 Ills
282 36 15 16 Mary E Welty 1 F 1 Iowa
282 37 15 16 Joseph Wallace 10 M 1 Ohio
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Madison DIVISION: Webster Township ENUMERATOR: Alvah Drake MICROFILM: H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
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278 1 16 17 Anne Denning 65 F X 1 Maryland
278 2 16 17 Paul Denning 26 M 1 Ohio Carpenter X X
278 3 16 17 William * Denning 21 M 0 Ohio Carpenter X X
278 4 16 17 McCelvey Hockenberry 26 M 1 Ohio Mill wright X X
278 5 16 18 William Peterson 33 M X 0 Pa Carpenter X X
278 6 16 18 Ann Peterson 30 F X 0 Pa
278 7 16 18 Mary Peterson 11 F 0 Ohio
278 8 16 18 Sarah A Peterson 9 F 0 Ohio
278 9 16 18 Elizabeth Peterson 7 F 0 Ohio
278 10 16 18 Nancy J Peterson 2 F 0 Ohio
278 11 17 19 John Schnellbacher 35 M X 0 Germany Clergyman X X X
278 12 17 19 Frederika Schnellbacher 28 F X 0 Germany
278 13 17 19 Caroline Schnellbacher 11 F 0 Ohio
278 14 17 19 Mary Schnellbacher 8 F 0 Ohio
278 15 17 19 Christina Schnellbacher 7 F 0 Ohio
278 16 17 19 Mary Schnellbacher 5 F 0 Ohio
278 17 17 19 John Schnellbacher 3 M 0 Ohio
278 18 17 19 Theodore Schnellbacher 0 M 0 Ohio
278 19 18 20 Peter Welty 36 M X 0 Ohio Farmer X X
278 20 18 20 Mary M Welty 28 F X 0 Germany
278 21 18 20 Caroline Welty 10 F 0 Ohio
278 22 18 20 Manuel Welty 8 M 0 Ohio
278 23 18 20 Martha Welty 5 F 0 Ia
278 24 19 21 Miron Bunce 26 M X 5 N J Farmer X X X
278 25 19 21 Elizabeth Bunce 24 F X 17 Ohio
278 26 20 22 Theodore Wight 38 M X 1 Ky Farmer X X X
278 27 20 22 Elizabeth Wight 37 F X 1 In
278 28 20 22 James M Wight 16 M 1 In Farmer
278 29 20 22 Elacif Wight 14 F 1 In
278 30 20 22 George Wight 8 M 1 Ills
278 31 20 22 Theodore Wight 3 M 1 Ills
278 32 20 22 William Osborn 23 M 0 In Farmer X X
278 33 21 23 David Richmond 34 M X 0 In Farmer X X X
278 34 21 23 Harriet Richmond 30 F X 0 Ohio
278 35 21 23 Fernandes Richmond 10 M 0 In
278 36 21 23 Florrence * Richmond 8 F 0 In
278 37 21 23 Olive A Richmond 7 F 0 In
278 38 21 23 Helen M Richmond 5 F 0 In
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Madison DIVISION: Webster Township ENUMERATOR: Alvah Drake MICROFILM: H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
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284 1 21 23 Emma A Richmond 3 F 0 In
284 2 21 23 Ruth J Richmond 1 F 0 Ill
284 3 22 24 Frederick M Walker 26 M X 0 In Gunsmith X X X
284 4 22 24 Elizabeth Walker 24 F 0 In
284 5 22 24 Alta A Walker 5 F 0 In
284 6 22 24 Rollen Walker 4 M 0 In
284 7 22 24 Harriet Walker 1 F 0 In
284 8 22 25 Richard Havens 60 M 0 N Y Farmer X
284 9 22 25 Alvira Havens 49 F 0 N Y
284 10 22 25 William Edwards 15 M 0 In Farmer X
284 11 23 26 Horrace Howard 27 M X U Va Farmer X X X
284 12 23 26 Elizabeth A Howard 23 F X 6 Ohio
284 13 23 26 Sarah Howard 0 F 0 Penn
284 14 24 27 Susan Hoggard 46 F X 6 Va
284 15 24 27 John Hoggard 15 M 6 Ohio Farmer X X
284 16 24 27 George M Decker 6 M 6 Iowa
284 17 24 27 Margaret A Decker 4 F 4 Iowa
284 18 25 28 Richard Lee 37 M X 0 England Farmer X X X
284 19 25 28 Debrah Lee 24 F X 0 N Y Tailoress
284 20 25 28 Edgar Weeks 5 M 0 N Y
284 21 25 28 Mary E Lee 1 F 0 N Y X
284 22 26 29 Philinda Howard 50 F X 5 State unknown
284 23 26 29 Alonzo Howard 20 M 5 N Y Farmer X
284 24 26 29 Harriet Howard 18 F 5 N Y
284 25 27 30 Denster Howard 30 M X 5 N Y Farmer X X X First name S/B Dexter.
284 26 27 30 Elizabeth Howard 23 F X 5 Va
284 27 27 30 Tempest L Howard 1 F 1 Iowa
284 28 28 31 Albert Howard 20 M X 1 N Y Farmer X X
284 29 28 31 Jane Howard 19 F X 12 Ohio
284 30 28 31 Joseph Collins 12 M 12 Unreadable
284 31 29 32 John Drake 23 M X 2 N J Farmer X X X
284 32 29 32 Amanda Drake 26 F X 0 Pa
284 33 30 33 Owen Jones 28 M X 1 Wales Laborer X
284 34 30 33 Gwen Jones 25 F X 1 Wales
284 35 30 33 William Jones 2 M 1 N Y
284 36 30 33 Catharine Jones 0 F 0 Iowa
284 37 30 33 William Ford 22 M X 0 Va Farmer X X X
284 38 30 33 Diannah Ford 22 F X 0 Ohio
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Madison DIVISION: Webster Township ENUMERATOR: Alvah Drake MICROFILM: H.Q.# V221-24 (FHL # 1021307)
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276 1 30 33 Sylvenus Ford 0 F 0 Iowa
276 2 32 36 Daniel Henderson 27 M X 2 Ohio Farmer X X X
276 3 32 36 Nancy Henderson 26 F X 2 In
276 4 32 36 Eli Henderson 5 M 2 In
276 5 32 36 Francis M Henderson 2 M 2 Iowa
276 6 33 37 Jameson T Ford 25 M X 0 Va Farmer X X
276 7 33 37 Lucretia Ford 24 F X 0 N Y
276 8 33 37 Basellas Ford 6 M 0 Wisconsin
276 9 33 37 Marion Ford 3 M 0 Wisconsin
276 10 34 38 John B Huffman 32 M X 5 Ohio Farmer X X X
276 11 34 38 Amanda Huffman 23 F X 5 Ills
276 12 34 38 Mary E Huffman 4 F 4 Iowa
276 13 34 38 George W Huffman 2 M 2 Iowa
276 14 34 38 Lewis Huffman 0 M 1 Iowa
276 15 35 39 Mary Drake 56 F X 1 N J
276 16 35 39 Alvah Drake 31 M 2 N J Farmer X X X
276 17 35 39 Alexander Drake 28 M 1 Ohio Farmer X X X
276 18 35 39 Anne M Drake 18 F 1 Pa
276 19 35 39 Sarah Ulery 4 F 1 Pa
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