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


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