1856 State Census of Iowa, Polk County, Allen Township Transcribed by Desiree Lint for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/ Copyright (c) 2004 by Desiree Lint ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. (http://iagenweb.org/census/) Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================== The transcriber has given permission to IAGenWeb to store and utilize the file permanently for free access on IAGenWeb state and county web sites. http://iagenweb.org. September 2004. ========================================================================== Formatted by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen David Williams All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================== Census Year: 1856 Microfilm Number: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 State: Iowa County: Polk Township: Allen Town: Enumerator: David Manbeck Enumeration Date: 18 July 1856 Transcriber's Notes: - No line numbers appear on the original census. The transcriber has assigned line numbers to indicate the enumeration order. - Enumerator did not give dates in months. - Enumerator's A's & O's were hard to distinguish for each other. - Enumerator's I's & J's were hard to distinguish for each other. - Enumerator's T's & F's are hard to distinguish from each other. ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 1 1 1 1 T.B. Chapman 40 M X 9 CT Wagon Maker X X X 1 2 1 1 Naomi Chapman 35 F X 9 KY 1 3 1 1 Ephrim F. Chapman 18 M 9 IN X 1 4 1 1 Elias F. Chapman 14 M 9 IN 1 5 1 1 Henry Chapman 5 M 5 IA 1 6 1 1 John Chapman 3 M 3 IA 1 7 2 2 Calvin Overton 27 M X 6 KY Farmer X X X 1 8 2 2 Isabelle Overton 31 F X 6 KY 1 9 2 2 James H. Overton 8 M 6 IN 1 10 2 2 Aley J. Overton 2 F 2 IA 1 11 3 3 Richard Brady 34 M X 0 NC 1 12 3 3 Margaret Brady 34 F X 0 KY 1 13 3 3 Mary E. Brady 12 F 0 IN 1 14 3 3 Leucetia E. Brady 8 F 0 IN 1 15 3 3 Jesse Brady 7 M 0 IN 1 16 3 3 John Brady 5 M 0 IN 1 17 3 3 Shollette Brady 4 F 0 IN 1 18 3 3 Elisatina Brady 2 F 0 IA 1 19 4 4 John Gooldsbery 48 M X 1 OH Farmer X X 1 20 4 4 Sarah Gooldsbery 47 F X 1 OH 1 21 4 4 Samuel Gooldsbery 19 M 1 IN X 1 22 4 4 Mary Gooldsbery 17 F 1 IN 1 23 4 4 Peter Gooldsbery 16 M 1 IN 1 24 4 4 Andrew J. Gooldsbery 14 M 1 IN 1 25 4 4 Manda Gooldsbery 12 F 1 IN 1 26 4 4 Elijah Gooldsbery 7 M 1 IN 1 27 4 4 Martha Gooldsbery 3 F 1 IN 1 28 5 5 Seth Mercer 42 M X 6 IN Farmer X X 1 29 5 5 Rachel A. Mercer 18 F 6 IN 1 30 5 5 William E. Mercer 17 M 6 IN 1 31 5 5 Emily M. Mercer 8 F 6 IA 1 32 5 5 Persilla J. Mercer 4 F 4 IA 1 33 5 5 George L. Mercer 2 M 2 IA ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 2 1 6 6 Jerome E. Russell 35 M X 1 OH Farmer X X X 2 2 6 6 Rhoda Ann Russell 20 F X 1 OH 2 3 6 6 John E. Russell 13 M 1 IL 2 4 6 6 William F. Russell 11 M 1 IL 2 5 6 6 Leander Russell 9 M 1 IL 2 6 6 6 Dolphan Russell 6 M 1 IL 2 7 6 6 Francies Russell 4 M 1 IL 2 8 6 6 Asa Russell 3 M 1 IL 2 9 6 6 Herret Ann Russell 0 F 0 MA 2 10 6 6 Polly Ann Ward 34 F 1 Canada 2 11 7 8 Jermiah Curch 60 M 10 NY Laing Town Out X X 2 12 7 8 Daniel Petre Curch 37 M X 10 TN Carpenter X X 2 13 7 8 Mary Curch 26 F X 10 IL 2 14 7 8 Amanda I. Curch 5 F 5 IA Enumerator used ditto marks for years resident of state. 2 15 7 8 William W. Curch 2 M 2 IA Enumerator used ditto marks for years resident of state. 2 16 7 8 Richard D. Curch 0 M 0 IA Enumerator used ditto marks for years resident of state. 2 17 8 9 Thomas Mackey 47 M X 1 KY Farmer X 2 18 8 9 Sally Ann Mackey 34 F X 1 KY 2 19 8 9 Mary Mackey 13 F 1 KY 2 20 8 9 Francies L. Mackey 11 M 1 KY 2 21 8 9 John C. Mackey 9 M 1 KY 2 22 8 9 Aoble B.G. Mackey 8 M 1 KY 2 23 8 9 Nancy C. Mackey 5 F 1 IN 2 24 8 9 William S. Mackey 1 M 1 IA 2 25 8 9 Thomas J. Mackey 24 M 0 KY Hireling X X 2 26 9 10 I.D. Gillaspee 50 M X 12 VA Farmer X X 2 27 9 10 Deli Gillaspee 43 F X 8 KY 2 28 9 10 Alexander Gillaspee 23 M 12 VA Farmer X X X 2 29 9 10 Mary E. Gillaspee 6 F 6 IA 2 30 9 10 John D. Gillaspee 4 M 4 IA 2 31 9 10 James A. Gillaspee 2 M 2 IA 2 32 10 11 Joseph Dawson 24 M X 1 IN Farmer X X 2 33 10 11 Martha E. Dawson 20 F X 1 IN 2 34 10 11 George Dawson 17 M 1 OH Hireling ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 3 1 11 12 William Deaton 20 M X 7 IN Farmer X X 3 2 11 12 Adaline Deaton 16 F X 2 TN 3 3 12 13 A.J. Deaton 33 M X 7 VA Farmer X X X 3 4 12 13 Sarah Deaton 33 F X 7 KY 3 5 12 13 Agnes Deaton 9 F 7 IN 3 6 12 13 Samuel G. Deaton 7 M 7 IA 3 7 12 13 Malinda Deaton 5 F 5 IA 3 8 12 13 Mancy J. Deaton 1 F 1 IA 3 9 13 14 Joseph Hess 26 M X 1 PA Plasterer X X 3 10 13 14 Rachael Hess 24 F X 1 OH 3 11 13 14 Aonias Hess 5 M 1 OH 3 12 13 14 Sarah J. Hess 1 F 1 IL 3 13 14 15 Henry Enfields 33 M X PA Farmer X X 3 14 14 15 Lucy Ann Enfields 29 F X PA 3 15 14 15 Samuel Enfields 13 M OH 3 16 14 15 Jacob Enfields 10 M OH 3 17 14 15 Sarah Enfields 6 F OH 3 18 14 15 Benjamin Enfields 3 M OH 3 19 14 15 Polly Ann Enfields 1 F IL 3 20 15 16 H.H. Hilton 36 M X 2 KY Farmer X X 3 21 15 16 Nancy Hilton 35 F X 2 KY 3 22 15 16 Sarah F. Hilton 13 F 2 KY 3 23 15 16 Anna M. Hilton 11 F 2 KY 3 24 15 16 Joseph A. Hilton 6 M 2 IN 3 25 16 17 John Geosmichle 38 M X 2 PA Farmer X X 3 26 16 17 Magdalena Geosmichle 38 F X 2 PA 3 27 16 17 Jonathan Geosmichle 9 M 2 OH 3 28 16 17 Francis Geosmichle 7 M 2 OH 3 29 16 17 Matilda Geosmichle 6 F 2 IN 3 30 17 18 John D. McGlothlin 45 M X 9 IN Farmer X X 3 31 17 18 Charity M. McGlothlin 43 F X 9 NC ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 4 1 17 18 Loisa M. McGlothlin 20 F 9 IN 4 2 17 18 James F. McGlothlin 18 M 9 IN 4 3 17 18 Jackson D. McGlothlin 16 M 9 IN 4 4 17 18 Mary E. McGlothlin 8 F 8 IA 4 5 17 18 Nancy M. McGlothlin 5 F 5 IA 4 6 17 18 William T. McGlothlin 3 M 3 IA 4 7 17 18 Robert C. Todd 23 M 1 OH School Teacher X X X 4 8 17 18 Peter Over**ir 40 M X 1 OH Farmer X X X Enumerator repeated the dwelling/family number. 4 9 17 18 Elenor Over**ir 37 F X 1 OH 4 10 17 18 Wilson Over**ir 16 M 1 OH 4 11 17 18 Jacob Over**ir 14 M 1 OH 4 12 17 18 William Over**ir 12 M 1 OH 4 13 17 18 Mary E. Over**ir 10 F 1 OH 4 14 17 18 Thomas J. Over**ir 9 M 1 OH 4 15 17 18 John L. Over**ir 7 M 1 OH 4 16 17 18 Joseph S. Over**ir 6 M 1 OH 4 17 17 18 George W. Over**ir 2 M 1 IL 4 18 17 18 Mary Co*tis 61 F X 1 PA 4 19 18 19 Aninas Rice 33 M X 4 PA Farmer X X X 4 20 18 19 Catharine Rice 28 F X 4 OH 4 21 18 19 William F. Rice 6 M 4 IN 4 22 18 19 Sarah Rice 4 F 4 OH 4 23 18 19 Josaphine Rice 2 F 2 IA Enumerator used ditto marks for years resident of state. 4 24 18 19 Ohio K. Rice 0 M 0 IA 4 25 18 19 Mary A.M. Rice 17 F 0 OH 4 26 18 19 William Rice 9 M 0 OH 4 27 19 20 John B. Rice 31 M X 2 PA Farmer X X Enumerator probably meant to mark militia instead of alien. 4 28 19 20 Sarah J. Rice 29 F X 2 PA 4 29 19 20 Owen M. Rice 5 M 2 IN 4 30 19 20 Orahotio Rice 3 M 2 IN 4 31 19 20 Rachel Rice 1 F 1 IA 4 32 19 20 John Maskel 15 M 1 TN ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 5 1 20 21 James P. Deaton 36 M X 12 KY Farmer X X X 5 2 20 21 Elizabeth Deaton 33 F X 12 IN 5 3 20 21 Louisa Deaton 12 F 12 IN 5 4 20 21 Noah Deaton 9 M 9 IA 5 5 20 21 Clayton Deaton 6 M 6 IA 5 6 20 21 Thomas Deaton 4 M 4 IA 5 7 20 21 Newton Deaton 1 M 1 IA 5 8 21 22 James S. Mills 44 M X 5 KY Farmer X X X 5 9 21 22 Elizabeth Mills 40 F X 5 IN 5 10 21 22 John E. Mills 18 M 5 IN 5 11 21 22 Sarah J. Mills 17 F 5 IN 5 12 21 22 James W. Mills 15 M 5 IN 5 13 21 22 Mary E. Mills 11 F 5 IN 5 14 22 23 Earl Engle 41 M X 0 KY Farmer X 5 15 22 23 Nancy Engle 39 F X 0 KY 5 16 22 23 *alton Engle 14 M 0 IN 5 17 22 23 James R. Engle 12 M 0 IN 5 18 22 23 Jasper Engle 10 M 0 IN 5 19 22 23 Earl Engle 9 M 0 IN 5 20 22 23 Sarah E. Engle 7 F 0 IN 5 21 22 23 William Engle 6 M 0 IN 5 22 22 23 Lucretia Engle 5 F 0 IN 5 23 22 23 Lucinda Engle 3 F 0 IN 5 24 22 23 Nancy J. Engle 1 F 0 IN 5 25 22 23 Roda Engle 0 F 0 IA 5 26 23 24 Thomas Bishop 55 M X 2 PA Farmer X 5 27 23 24 Susana Bishop 44 F X 2 OH 5 28 24 25 Jacob Krysher 62 M X 2 PA Farmer X X 5 29 24 25 Elizabeth Krysher 53 F X 2 PA 5 30 25 26 Levi Krysher 26 M X 3 PA Farmer X X X 5 31 25 26 Margaret Krysher 22 F X 7 PA 5 32 25 26 Amanda Krysher 2 F 2 IA 5 33 25 26 John Krysher 0 M 0 IA ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 6 1 26 27 Stephen Shelton 31 M X 8 KY Farmer X X 6 2 26 27 Barbary Shelton 21 F X 8 IN 6 3 27 28 John K. Harrison 28 M X 1 OH Farmer X X X 6 4 27 28 Abagail Harrison 32 F X 1 NC 6 5 27 28 Franklin P. Harrison 5 M 1 IN 6 6 27 28 Robert H. Harrison M IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 6 7 27 28 Margaret Vancl*ve 24 F X NC Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 8 27 28 Martha F. Vancl*ve 2 F IN Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 9 27 28 Joshua W. Mason 22 M 1 NC Farmer X X X 6 10 27 28 Isaih Mason 17 M 1 NC 6 11 28 29 Benjamin Ogden 29 M X IL Farmer X X X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 12 28 29 Susanna Ogden 25 F X IN Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 13 28 29 Mary E. Ogden F IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 6 14 28 29 Paul Fisher 21 M IN Farmer X X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 15 29 30 John A. Seid 32 M X Germany Carpenter X X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 16 29 30 Catharine Seid 22 F X MD Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 17 29 30 William F. Seid 5 M MD Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 18 29 30 Mary J. Seid 3 F MD Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 19 29 30 John J. Seid 1 M MD Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 20 29 30 William D. Broch 22 M IN Carpenter X X X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 6 21 30 31 Thomas Harris 47 M X 1 KY Farmer X 6 22 30 31 Anna Harris 43 F X 1 VA 6 23 30 31 John Harris 20 M 1 KY 6 24 30 31 Ma**a Harris 19 F 1 KY 6 25 30 31 Tenalo** Harris 18 F 1 KY 6 26 30 31 Drueilah Harris 16 F 1 KY 6 27 30 31 Sabrah Harris 15 F 1 KY 6 28 30 31 Anna Harris 13 F 1 KY 6 29 30 31 Isaiah Harris 10 M 1 IN 6 30 30 31 Mary J. Harris 7 F 1 IL 6 31 30 31 Jane W. Harris 5 F 1 IL 6 32 30 31 Claria Harris 2 F 1 IL 6 33 30 31 Francis F. Harris 1 M 1 IA ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 7 1 31 32 Samuel McCoy 36 M X 7 IN Farmer X X 7 2 31 32 Nancy A. McCoy 33 F X 7 IN 7 3 31 32 Mary A. McCoy 15 F 7 IN 7 4 31 32 Phebe J. McCoy 13 F 7 IN 7 5 31 32 Jonathan H. McCoy 13 M 7 IN 7 6 31 32 Julia Ann McCoy 10 F 7 IN 7 7 31 32 William T. McCoy 6 M 7 IN 7 8 32 33 Charles King 49 M X 10 IN Farmer X X 7 9 32 33 Mary King 45 F X 10 NC 7 10 32 33 Durhum F. King 19 M 10 IN X 7 11 32 33 Mary P. King 17 F 10 IN 7 12 32 33 James F. King 15 M 10 IN 7 13 32 33 John King 13 M 10 IN 7 14 32 33 Martha J. King 10 F 10 IN 7 15 32 33 Esther E. King 9 F 9 IA 7 16 32 33 Charles King 7 M 7 IA 7 17 32 33 Melissa King 5 F 5 IA 7 18 32 33 John Morea 18 M OH X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 7 19 32 33 Edmund Carter 18 M VA X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 7 20 33 34 William Albertson 25 M X 1 NC Carpenter 7 21 33 34 Lucy M. Albertson 20 F X 1 NC 7 22 34 35 Jonathan King 45 M X 7 IN Merchant X 7 23 34 35 Matilda C. King 41 F X 7 TN 7 24 34 35 Elisabeth A. King 21 F 7 IN 7 25 34 35 Jonathan T. King 19 M 7 IL X 7 26 34 35 Mary J. King 18 F 7 IL 7 27 34 35 Joseph M. King 15 M 7 IL 7 28 34 35 William P. King 13 M 7 IL 7 29 34 35 Samuel P. King 12 M 7 IL 7 30 34 35 Sarah E. King 8 F 7 IL 7 31 34 35 Martha E. King 6 F 6 IA 7 32 34 35 Franklin C. King 2 M 2 IA 7 33 34 35 Rocilla King F IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 7 34 34 35 John M. Donnold 36 M 1 PA Doctor X X ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 8 1 35 36 William T. Baird 24 M X 3 OH Engineer X X 8 2 35 36 Sarah Baird 18 F X 14 IN 8 3 35 36 Veva Baird 1 F 1 IA 8 4 35 36 Ran*el Carter 24 M 7 VA Lawyer X X 8 5 36 37 Hudson Harison 67 M X 1 NC Farmer X X 8 6 36 37 Martha W. Harison 57 F X 1 NC 8 7 37 38 John Watts 51 M X 7 KY Farmer X X 8 8 37 38 Ruth Watts 52 F X 7 KY 8 9 37 38 Jackson Watts 15 M 7 IN 8 10 37 38 John Watts 13 M 7 IN 8 11 37 38 Ruth Watts 9 F 7 IN 8 12 37 39 Caleb Crandall 27 M X 22 OH Farmer X X 8 13 38 40 James Fleming 53 M X 9 KY Farmer X X 8 14 38 40 Catharine Fleming 53 F X 9 KY 8 15 38 40 Ar*an*ia Fleming 19 F 9 IN 8 16 38 40 Susana Fleming 14 F 9 IN 8 17 39 41 Alanson Harrison 39 M X 6 OH Farmer X X X 8 18 39 41 Elisabeth Harrison 40 F X 6 IN 8 19 39 41 Thomason W. Harrison 19 M 6 IN X 8 20 39 41 Abagail Harrison 14 F 6 IN 8 21 39 41 Hudson Harrison 12 M 6 IN 8 22 39 41 Jane H. Harrison 10 F 6 IN 8 23 39 41 Matilda Harrison 8 F 6 IN 8 24 39 41 Jonathan Harrison 6 M 6 IA 8 25 39 41 John Harrison 3 M 3 IA 8 26 40 42 John O. Ker*y 22 M X 1 IN Farmer X X X 8 27 40 42 Melissa J. Ker*y 20 F X 8 IN 8 28 40 42 Mary E. Ker*y 3 F 3 IA 8 29 40 42 Elvira E. Ker*y F IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 8 30 40 42 Jonathan F. Edwards 7 M 7 IN ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 9 1 41 43 Thomas J. Gooch 23 M X 8 IN Brick Layer X X X 9 2 41 43 Nancy P. Gooch 21 F X 10 IN 9 3 41 43 George W. Gooch M IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 9 4 41 43 Nancy M. Edwards 8 F 7 IN 9 5 42 44 John Watson 37 M X 14 PA Blacksmith X X X 9 6 42 44 Elisabeth Watson 26 F X 14 OH 9 7 42 44 Elisabeth Watson 8 F 8 IA 9 8 42 44 James Watson 4 M 4 IA 9 9 42 44 Curtis D. Watson 1 M 1 IA 9 10 43 45 John Hess 43 M X PA Farmer X X Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 9 11 43 45 Mary Hess 47 F X PA Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 9 12 43 45 Henry Hess 17 M OH Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 9 13 43 45 Samuel Williamson 13 M PA Enumerator left years resident in the state blank. 9 14 44 46 Rebecka Warnoch 55 F X 3 OH X 9 15 44 46 Jane Warnoch 26 F 3 OH 9 16 44 46 Austin Warnoch 24 M 3 OH Farmer X X 9 17 44 46 Mary Warnoch 21 F 3 OH 9 18 44 46 Newton Warnoch 20 M 3 OH X 9 19 44 46 Joseph R. Warnoch 18 M 3 OH 9 20 44 46 Nancy M. Warnoch 13 F 3 OH 9 21 45 47 Lewis D. Bowel 28 M X 7 KY Farmer X X X 9 22 45 47 Elisabeth Bowel 28 F X 7 KY 9 23 45 47 Eprahim O. Bowel 8 M 7 IN 9 24 45 47 Elisabeth F. Bowel 4 F 4 IA 9 25 45 47 John H. Bowel 2 M 2 IA 9 26 45 47 Tilitha Bowel F IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 9 27 46 48 James Lang 50 F X 3 KY Farmer X X Enumerator probable meant male gender 9 28 46 48 Elisabeth Lang 38 F X 3 KY 9 29 46 48 Daniel R. Lang 16 M 3 IN 9 30 46 48 Louis D. Lang 13 M 3 IN 9 31 46 48 Alfred G. Lang 11 M 3 IN 9 32 46 48 William Lang 8 M 3 IN ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 10 1 46 48 Emily Lang 4 F 3 IN 10 2 46 48 A**and Lang 2 F 2 IA Not sure if name is Annand or Amand. 10 3 46 49 John C. Lang 19 M X 3 IN 10 4 46 49 Elisabeth Ann Lang 14 F X 3 TN 10 5 47 50 America Whitstone 29 F X 3 OH X 10 6 47 50 Benjamin T. Whitstone 7 M 3 IN 10 7 47 50 Priscilla Whitstone 5 F 3 IN 10 8 47 50 Mary Whitstone 1 F 1 IA 10 9 47 50 Andrew I. Dawson 22 M 1 IN X X 10 10 47 50 David Whitstone 22 M 2 PA X X 10 11 48 51 Cyrus Deaton 34 M X 8 KY Farmer X X X 10 12 48 51 Jane Deaton 31 F X 8 KY 10 13 48 51 James L. Deaton 11 M 8 IN 10 14 48 51 Emily J. Deaton 9 F 8 IN 10 15 48 51 Melvina Deaton 4 F 4 IA 10 16 48 51 A*amantha Deaton 1 F 1 IA 10 17 49 52 Abagail Smith 55 F X 1 ME 10 18 49 52 Susanna Smith 22 F 1 IN 10 19 49 52 Sarah Smith 22 F 1 IN School Teacher 10 20 49 52 Hiram Smith 18 M 1 IN X 10 21 49 52 Harrette Smith 17 F 1 IN 10 22 49 52 Anna Smith 15 F 1 IN 10 23 49 52 Andrew Walker 22 M 1 England X 10 24 50 53 Thomas Baker 48 M X 1 KY Farmer X X 10 25 50 53 Elisabeth Baker 45 F X 1 KY 10 26 50 53 John T. Baker 18 M 1 IN 10 27 50 53 Susanna E. Baker 16 F 1 IN 10 28 50 53 William J. Baker 13 M 1 IN 10 29 51 54 George Lane 42 M X 1 OH Carpenter X X X 10 30 51 54 Martha Lane 43 F X 1 PA 10 31 51 54 William W. Lane 15 M 1 IL 10 32 51 54 Margarett E. Lane 13 F 1 IL ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 11 1 52 55 James Riley 23 M X 4 OH Farmer X X X 11 2 52 55 Sarah E. Riley 27 F X 4 OH 11 3 52 55 Mary Riley 10 F 4 IN 11 4 52 55 Martha Riley 8 F 4 IN 11 5 52 55 Elisabeth Riley 5 F 4 IN 11 6 52 55 Jane Riley 3 F 3 IA 11 7 52 55 Marion Riley M IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 11 8 53 56 John M. Mason 30 M X 1 NC Farmer X X X 11 9 53 56 Emily Mason 25 F X 1 KY 11 10 53 56 Joseph D. Mason M IA Enumerator left age and years resident in the state blank. 11 11 53 56 Joshua Mason 2 M 1 IN 11 12 54 57 William R. Butler 37 M X 13 IN Farmer X X X 11 13 54 57 Adaline Butler 26 F X 9 IN 11 14 55 58 James Mason 26 M X 1 NC Farmer X X X 11 15 55 58 Sophia Ann Mason 22 F X 1 IN 11 16 55 58 John T. Mason 2 M 1 IN 11 17 56 59 Elijah Jones 37 M X 2 KY Farmer X X X 11 18 56 59 Eliza Ann Jones 26 F X 2 KY 11 19 57 60 George Myers 30 M X 7 OH Farmer X X X 11 20 57 60 Mary Myers 26 F X 7 PA 11 21 57 60 Elisabeth J. Myers 6 F 6 IA 11 22 57 60 David M. Myers 21 M OH X X Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. 11 23 58 61 Burgess Baber 24 M X 1 IN Farmer X X X 11 24 58 61 Avey J. Baber 20 F X 1 NC 11 25 58 61 George Case 18 M 1 IL X 11 26 59 62 George M. Bent*y 42 M X KY Farmer X X Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. 11 27 59 62 Jane E. Bent*y 31 F X IN Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. 11 28 59 62 Susanna E. Bent*y 16 F IN Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. 11 29 59 62 Martha M. Bent*y 8 F IN Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. 11 30 59 62 Mary J. Bent*y 4 F IN Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 12 1 60 63 James McB*a*** 43 M X 14 KY Farmer X X Last name is very hard to read 12 2 60 63 Catharine McB*a*** 37 F X 14 OH Last name is very hard to read 12 3 60 63 John McB*a*** 18 M 14 IN X Last name is very hard to read 12 4 60 63 Mary E. McB*a*** 16 F 14 IN Last name is very hard to read 12 5 60 63 Prudence Ann McB*a*** 14 F 14 IA Last name is very hard to read 12 6 60 63 Margaret E. McB*a*** 11 F 11 IA Last name is very hard to read 12 7 60 63 James F. McB*a*** 8 M 8 IA Last name is very hard to read 12 8 60 63 Sarah E. McB*a*** 5 F 5 IA Last name is very hard to read 12 9 60 63 Matilda C. McB*a*** 2 F 2 IA Last name is very hard to read 12 10 60 63 Oliver L. McB*a*** 1 M 1 IA Last name is very hard to read 12 11 61 64 Benjamin Manbeck 50 M X 2 PA Farmer X X 12 12 61 64 Sarah Manbeck 46 F X 2 OH 12 13 61 64 Bailey Ann Manbeck 22 F 2 OH 12 14 61 64 Jacob Manbeck 20 M 2 OH 12 15 61 64 Susanna Manbeck 18 F 2 OH 12 16 61 64 Elijah Manbeck 12 M 2 OH 12 17 61 64 Thomas Manbeck 10 M 2 OH 12 18 61 64 Isaac Manbeck 15 M 2 OH 12 19 61 64 William D. Manbeck 1 M 1 IA 12 20 61 64 Henry Manbeck 26 M 2 OH Farmer X X X 12 21 62 65 Levi Gutsta*ol 33 M X 1 OH Farmer X X 12 22 62 65 Catharine Gutsta*ol 34 F X 1 OH 12 23 62 65 Sarah E. Gutsta*ol 6 F 1 OH 12 24 62 65 Henry W. Gutsta*ol 1 M 1 IA 12 25 62 65 Thomas Gutsta*ol 2 M 1 OH 12 26 62 65 Robert Trien 11 M 1 OH 12 27 63 66 Thomas F. Case 55 M X 1 MA Farmer X X 12 28 63 66 Sarah A. Case 52 F X 1 NY 12 29 63 66 Isaac Case 19 M 1 OH X 12 30 63 66 Mary Hinton 14 F 1 OH 12 31 63 66 Faro* Case 25 M OH Farmer X X X Enumerator left years residnet in the state blank. ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 13 1 64 67 Jacob Byers 33 M X 8 OH Farmer X X X 13 2 64 67 Mary Byers 30 F X 8 IN 13 3 64 67 William F. Byers 10 M 8 IN 13 4 64 67 Francis A. Byers 8 M 8 IA 13 5 64 67 James F. Byers 5 M 5 IA 13 6 64 67 Diodonna Byers 3 F 3 IA 13 7 64 67 Mary Ann Revies F 5 X Enumerator left age and place of birth blank. 13 8 55 68 David Manbeck 34 M X 3 OH Farmer X X X Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 9 55 68 Saphiah Ann Manbeck 30 F X 3 IN Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 10 55 68 Benjamin F. Manbeck 11 M 3 IN Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 11 55 68 Isabelle C. Manbeck 9 F 3 IN Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 12 55 68 John J.M. Manbeck 5 M 3 IN Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 13 55 68 Marcus H. Manbeck 3 M 3 IN Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 14 55 68 Elisabeth E. Manbeck 1 F 1 IA Enumerator mislabeled dwelling name as 55 instead of 65. 13 15 66 69 George Krysher 31 M X 10 PA X X X Occupation is hard read. Looks like it might be Smither. 13 16 66 69 Elisabeth Krysher 23 F X 9 IN 13 17 66 69 Sarah E. Edwards 12 F 7 IN 13 18 67 70 William St*mbo 33 M X 13 OH Farmer X X X 13 19 67 70 Nancy St*mbo 23 F X 8 IN 13 20 67 70 Emeline St*mbo 4 F 4 IA 13 21 67 70 Eliza Ann St*mbo 1 F 1 IA 13 22 68 71 Eli Overton 50 M X 2 TN Farmer X X 13 23 68 71 Elsa Overton 48 F X 2 TN 13 24 68 71 William Overton 23 M 2 IN 13 25 68 71 David Overton 18 M 2 IN 13 26 68 71 Robert Overton 16 M 2 IN 13 27 68 71 Milley Overton 10 F 2 IN 13 28 68 71 Frances Ann Overton 2 F 2 IA ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1856 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Polk DIVISION: Allen Township ENUMERATOR: David Manbeck ENUM DATE: 18 July 1856 MICROFILM: HQ# V221-28, FHL# 1021311 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ====================================================================================================================================================================================================================== 14 1 69 72 F. N. Chills 26 M X 9 VA Farmer X X X 14 2 69 72 Martha J. Chills 24 F X 10 IN 14 3 69 72 Mary J. Chills 5 F 5 IA 14 4 69 72 John F. Chills 1 M 1 IA