It occurred to me that there were people who were only in Clarke County briefly or who may be hard to track because they didn't own land. I will list guests at hotels and lodgers at boarding houses which I find in the census records. I will not include everything found in the census record. I will usually list the owner of the hotel/ boarding house and the boarders but not the owner's family. If you find similar lists please send them to me.
Thomas Carnes - farmer & hotel, 55, born Scotland
Thomas Cross- day laborer, 67, born England
Martin Lowell - day laborer, 45, born New York
Thomas Webb - day laborer, 77, born Pennsylvania
Source: 1870 census Clarke Co., Iowa, (M593 roll 382, p. 3, Doyle twp.)John M. Ball - hotel keeper, age 32, born Ohio
Thomas Honer (?) - clerk in hotel, 25, born Maine
Rhoda B. Homer - hotel cook, 44, Maine
Frank M. Shearer - fire insurance agent, 25, born Ohio
James M. Suttin - telegraph operator, 17, born Missouri
Maggie Beid - chambermaid, 21, born Arkansas
Hattie Edwards - diniing room girl, 15, born Illinois
Source: 1870 Clarke Co, Iowa, census (M593, roll 382, p. 88, Osceola twp.)John Brown - hotel keeper, 54, born Virginia
George M. Clapp - Queenmore clerk, 25, born Iowa
Thomas Wilson- ominus (omnibus?) driver, 24, born Iowa
Wm. Oxley- hostler, 25, born England
Mary Elliot - cook, 23, born Missouri
Dora A. Elliot - age 4, born Iowa
Loretties Elliot - 2, born Iowa
Source: 1870 Clarke Co., Iowa, census (M593, roll 382, p. 88, Osceola twp.)
George L. Waugh - farmer & keeping hotel, 30, born Illinois
George M. Sefrit - improving a farm, 35, born Indiana
Elizabeth Sefrit- cook in hotel, 35, born Indiana
William Price - blacksmith, 26, born New York
David E. Noble (?) - day laborer, 21, born Tennessee
James Burton- improving a farm, 20, born Illinois
Edward (?) Burton - improving a farm, 25, born Illinois
Albert Harris - carpenter, 25, born Ohio
Rebecca A. Harris - boarding, 28, born Ohio
Edward Harris - in school, 9, born Ohio
Emma Harris- in school, 6, born Iowa
not named (female) Harris- aged 2, born Iowa
Edward Lenyblade (?) - day laborer, 23, born Sweden
Timothy Mordenhall - degareau artist, 17, born Indiana
Charles H. Harry- works on rail road, 19, born Kentucky
George Duchuin- operator and R.R. agent, 26, born New York
Emma Duchuin- boarding, 24, born Illinois
Source: 1870 Clarke Co, Iowa, census (M593, roll 382, p. 101, Troy twp.)Thomas B. Thompsen - farmer, 51, born England
Joseph McNevin - telegraph operator, 30, Ireland
Frances McNevin - keeping house, 59, Ireland
John McNevin - station agent, 65, Canada
James McNevin - telegraph opeator, 17, Canada
Source: 1880 Clarke Co., Iowa census (T9-0332, p. 167 a, city of Osceola)James Howe - works on R.R., 39, born Ohio
Thomas Hamilton - works on R.R., 30, born Ohio
James Breen - works on R.R., 24, born Ohio
Charles Stolz - works on R.R., 23, born Ohio
William Aherrin - works on R.R., 23, born New York
John Anderson - works on R.R., 24, born New York
John Shelby - works on R.R., 21, born New York
Kpjm Strauberry - works on R.R., 25, born Massachusetts
Peter Dolstrand - works on R.R., 23, born Massachusetts
Andy Fallin - works on R.R., 43, born Massachusetts
James Jordan - works on R.R., 45, born Pennsylvania
Joseph O'Neal - works on R.R., 25, born Pennsylvania
James Kelley - works on R. R., 35, born Pennsylvania
Source: 1880 Clarke Co., Iowa, census (T9-0332, p. 170b, city of Woodburn)John Houston - RR/boss, 39, born Vermont
George Hermin - works on R.R., 19, born Prussia
Michael Layhe - works on R.R., 39, born Ireland
William Dunn - works on R.R., 19, born New York
Frank McCollum - works on R.R., 20, born New York
William Patt - works on R.R., 22, born Rhode Island
Nels Nelson - works on R.R., 40, born Sweden
John Johnson - works on R.R., 30, born Sweden
John Carlson - works on R.R., 24, born Sweden
Hening Gren - works on R.R., 25, born Sweden
Noah Hennix - works on R.R. , 22, born Sweden
Gus Larsonb - works on R.R., 30, born Sweden
John Fahl - works on R.R., 26, born Sweden
John Jesse - works on R.R., 45, born England
Moses Phillips - works on R.R., 35, born Kentucky
Andy Anderson - works on R.R., 30, born Sweden
Charles Johnson - works on R.R., 29, born Sweden
Martin Larson - works on R.R., 31, born Sweden
Lucius Handle - works on R.R., 24, born Pennsylvania
George Dougherty - works on R.R., 31, born Pennsylvania
John King - works onR.R., 24, born Scotland
Michael Wallace - works on R.R., 26, born New York
Peter Dolstrand - works on R.R., 24, born Sweden
Oto Heninx - 24, born Sweden
Source: 1880 Clarke Co, Iowa, census (T9-0332, p. 170b, city of Woodburn)David Mercer - hotel keeper, 35, born Ohio
Moses McNoon - works on R.R., 40, born Mississippi
William Busk - works on R.R., 36, born Mississippi
Mike Dickson - works on R.R., 28, born Mississippi
Patrick McMannus - works on R.R., 37. born Mississippi
Frank Hupp - works on R.R., 42, born Mississippi
Frank Colbay - works on R.R., 24, born Mississippi
Joseph ONeal - works on R.R., 36, born Mississippi
John Sullivan- works on R.R., 28, born Mississippi
John Hays - works on R.R., 33, born New York
John Kerns - works on R.R., 36, born New York
Thoma Glibeu - works on R.R., 34, born Mississippi
John O'Brien - works on R.R.26, born New York
Charles Nelson - works on R.R., 19, born New York
Thomas Conner - works on R.R., 44, born New York
John Moor- works on R.R., 39, born New York
Edward Gilroyb - works on R.R., 29, born New York
Charles Redcliffb - works on R.R., 34, born New York
Joseph Kent - works on R.R., 37, born New York
James Canuron - works on R.R., 42, born New York
Charles Swanson - works on R.R., 40, born New York
Oscar Sandbaw - works on R.R., 29, born New York
:Levi Anderson - works on R.R., 34, born Pennsylvania
Charles Funkfst - works on R.R., 42, born Pennsylvania
Alfred Olson - works on R.R., 32, born Pennsylvania
John Johnson - works on R.R., 21, born Pennsylvania
Richard Canal - works on R.R., 19, born Pennsylvania
Martin O'Neal - works on R.R., 19, born Pennsylvania
John Kelley - works on R.R., 23, born Pennsylvania
Charles Launars - works on R.R., 25, born Pennsylvania
Abe Walker - works on R.R., 28, born Pennsylvania
John Malke - works on R.R., 31, born Ohio
Nish Farris - works on R.R., 46, born Ohio
Charles Gray - works on R.R., 29, born Ohio
Phyl McCulley - works on R.R., 52, born Ohio
Tom Gilmartin - works on R.R., 48, born Ohio
John Marner - works on R.R., 45, born Ohio
John McWright - works on R.R., 49, born Ohio
William Wiggins - works on R.R., 35, born Ohio
Peter Cumins - works on R.R., 42, born Ohio
Andy Anderson - works on R.R., 56, born Iowa
Andy Felon - works on R.R., 48, born Iowa
Mike Rea - works on R.R., 44, born Iowa
John Cameron - works on R.R., 45, born Iowa
William McPherson - works on R.R., 44, born Iowa
John McGee - works on R.R., 40, born Iowa
James Felon - works on R.R., 39, born Iowa
James Sullivan - works on R.R., 28, born Iowa
Henry Tallman - telegraph operator, 29, born Iowa
Annie Tallman - keeping house, 22, born Iowa
Eddie Tallman - age 2, born Iowa
Source: 1880 Clarke Co, Iowa, census (T9-0332, p. 171d, city of Woodburn)George Mikesell, day laborer, 33, born Indiana
Thomas Gilmatheu - day laborer, 58, born Ireland
Thomas Welch - works on R.R., 60, born Ireland
William Agen - works on R.R., 60, born Ireland
John Larson - works on R.R., 20, born Sweden
Source: 1880 Clarke Co, Iowa, census (T9-0332, p. 172B, city of Woodburn)William D. Short - overseer Poor Farm, 51, born Virginia
Joseph Pace - 74, born Virginia
Mary Bullins - 88, born North Carolina
Net. Mendinghall - 50, born Ohio
Bet. Uling - 16, born Iowa
Frank Uling - 9, born Iowa
Source: 1880 Clarke Co, Iowa, census (T9-0332, 163B, city of Osceola)Return to Business