Clayton County, Iowa 1850 Federal Census - Mendon Township This Census was transcribed by Mike Petersen and proofread by Bob Hoy for the USGenWeb Census Project, http://www.usgenweb.org/census. Copyright (c) 1998 by Mike Petersen ************************************************************************ USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************************************************ Thanks to S-K Publications for providing the census page photocopies from which this transcription was made. The complete original, handwritten census of this county is available in book form (including a typed index) from S-K Publications, PO Box 8173, Wichita KS 67208 (www.skpub.com/genie/census.html). ************************************************************************ Census_Year 1850 Microfilm # M432-182 State IA County Clayton ---------------------Begin Actual Transcription---------------------------------- CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon REEL NO: M432-182 PAGE NO: 173 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 16 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 607 607 Warner Horatio 43 M Farmer * 2 607 607 Warner Mary J. 38 F NY 3 607 607 Warner Morriona A. 16 F O 4 607 607 Warner William 14 M O 5 607 607 Warner Clorrisa L. 12 F O 6 607 607 Warner Mary A. 1 F Iowa 7 608 608 McAndrews John 41 M Shoemaker 1,200 Scot 8 608 608 McAndrews Mary 36 F Scot 9 608 608 McAndrews Mary 10 F Scot 10 608 608 McAndrews John 8 M Scot 11 608 608 McAndrews William 6 M Scot 12 608 608 McAndrews Peter 5 M Scot 13 608 608 McAndrews George 3 M Scot 14 608 608 McAndrews James 8/12 M Ms 15 608 608 Davy Elizabeth 12 F Scot 16 608 608 Davy John 40 M Farmer Scot 17 608 608 Davy Lucy 50 F Scot 18 608 608 Gardner James 21 M Laborer Scot 19 608 608 Robinson Jesse 69 M Shoemaker NH 20 609 609 Biglow Lafayette 28 M Farmer 800 NY 21 609 609 Biglow Lucinda 21 F NY 22 609 609 Oley Julia 13 F Norway 23 610 610 Tapper James 40 M Farmer 2,000 ENG 24 610 610 Tapper Elen 3* F * 25 610 610 Tapper Mary J. 9 F Iowa 26 610 610 Tapper William J. 8 M Iowa 27 610 610 Tapper James E. 6 M Iowa 28 610 610 Tapper John H. 4 M Iowa 29 610 610 Tapper George W. 3 M Iowa 30 610 610 Tapper Margaret * 1 F Iowa 31 610 610 Book Henry 15 M Laborer * 32 611 611 Newcomb Marshall * 35 M Carpenter 1,200 Mass 33 611 611 Newcomb Hannah W. 37 F Mass 34 611 611 Newcomb Harriet O. 5 F * 35 611 611 Newcomb Elzina 2 F * 36 611 611 Violl * 38 M Laborer * 37 612 612 Collins Lemual G. 40 M Farmer 300 Mass 38 612 612 Collins Prudence 37 F * 39 612 612 Collins Moriah 17 F Mass 40 612 612 Collins Verona 6 F * 41 612 612 Andress Alonzo 19 M Laborer ILL 42 612 612 Burns George 2 M Wis CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 173B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 16 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 613 613 Campbell John 21 M Farmer Scot 2 613 613 Campbell Elizabeth 17 F Scot 3 614 614 Jack John 26 M Farmer Scot 4 614 614 Jack Jane 25 F Eng 5 615 615 Drummond David 29 M Farmer Scot 6 615 615 Drummond Margaret 20 F Scot 7 615 615 Drummond David 1 M Scot 8 616 616 Anderson Andrew 29 M Farmer 200 Scot 9 616 616 Anderson Catherine 28 F Scot 10 616 616 Anderson Andrew 11/12 M Wis 11 617 617 Craig John 65 M Geoligist Scot 12 617 617 Craig John 16 M Scot 13 617 617 Craig Isabella 11 F Scot 14 618 618 Lore James 34 M Farmer Scot 15 618 618 Shant James 29 M Farmer Scot 16 618 618 Sinclare Robinson 23 M Farmer Scot 17 618 618 Stevens Jesse 21 F Scot 18 619 619 Cottle Ira 30 M Farmer 344 Mo 19 619 619 Cottle Mary A. 20 F Indi 20 619 619 Cottle William A. 1/12 M Iowa 21 619 619 Baker William H. 30 M Farmer Indi 22 620 620 Irvin William 38 M Farmer 600 * 23 620 620 Irvin Catherine 38 F * 24 620 620 Irvin Elen J. 11 F * 25 620 620 Irvin Margaret 9 F NC 26 620 620 Irvin Betsey 8 F NC 27 620 620 Irvin Catherine 6 F NC 28 620 620 Irvin Mary A. 3 F NJ 29 620 620 Irvin James 2 M Iowa 30 621 621 McMullen James 37 M Farmer 2,000 * 31 621 621 McMullen Rebecca 34 F * 32 621 621 McMullen Francis 7 M Iowa 33 621 621 McMullen Elizabeth A. 5 F Iowa 34 621 621 McMullen Margaret 2 F Iowa 35 621 621 McMullen Rebecca 9/12 F Iowa 36 622 622 Graham Hugh 37 M Farmer 800 * 37 622 622 Graham Hellen 35 F Scot 38 622 622 Graham David 10 M NY 39 622 622 Graham Isabella 6 F Iowa 40 622 622 Graham John 3 M Iowa 41 623 623 Goss Samuel A. 35 M Farmer 2,000 * 42 623 623 Bickel Leonard 32 M Farmer 300 Ger CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 174 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 17 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 624 624 Clement William 57 M Farmer 2,000 Scot 2 624 624 Clement Isabella 53 F Scot 3 624 624 Clement Isabella 24 F Scot 4 625 625 Dulond Jepetha 24 M Farmer 300 Ky 5 625 625 Dulond Elizabeth 25 F Indi 6 625 625 Dulond James M. 3 M Indi 7 625 625 Dulond William * 5/12 M Iowa 8 625 625 Woolard Johnathan 15 M Laborer Indi 9 626 626 Wallace Lester 41 M Farmer 300 LC 10 626 626 Wallace Cynthia 43 F LC 11 626 626 Wallace Denoloney 15 F NY 12 626 626 Wallace Laura L. 13 F NY 13 626 626 Wallace Polly L. 10 F NY 14 626 626 Wallace Hiram 7 M NY 15 626 626 Wallace Minerva J. 3 F NY 16 627 627 Frellick Henry 37 M Farmer 800 Ger 17 627 627 Frellick Catherine 21 F Ger 18 627 627 Frellick John 1 M Iowa 19 627 627 Gootel John 60 M Farmer Ger 20 627 627 Gootel Margaret 50 F Ger 21 627 627 Gootel John 12 M Ger 22 627 627 Gootel * 10 F Ger 23 627 627 Gootel mary 8 F Ger 24 628 628 Snider Harmen 38 M Farmer 2,500 Ger 25 628 628 Snider Margaret 33 F O 26 628 628 Snider Mary 5 F Iowa 27 628 628 Snider Martha 1 F Iowa 28 628 628 Brunson Ida 5 F Wis 29 628 628 Williamson George 24 M Laborer Norway 30 628 628 Helmick Conrad 28 M Laborer Ger 31 629 629 Snider Henry 41 M Farmer 1,500 Ger 32 629 629 Snider Catherine 33 F Ger 33 629 629 Snider Conrad 14 M Ger 34 629 629 Snider Adam 12 M Ger 35 629 629 Snider Henry 10 M Ger 36 629 629 Snider Harmon 7 M Ger 37 629 629 Snider Mary 4 F Ger 38 629 629 Snider Charles 1 M Iowa 39 629 629 Snider Conrad 66 M Farmer Ger 40 629 629 Long Adam 24 M Laborer Ger 41 630 630 Hamilton John 32 M Farmer 1,000 * 42 630 630 Hamilton Aurilla 20 F NY CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 174B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 18 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 631 631 Hess Charles 38 M Farmer 450 Ger 2 631 631 Hess Mary 32 F Ger 3 631 631 Hess Maria 12 F Ger 4 631 631 Hess Henry 10 M Ger 5 631 631 Hess Catherine 4 F Ger 6 631 631 Hess Elizabeth 2 F Iowa 7 632 632 Hartwick Conrad 38 M Farmer 300 Ger 8 632 632 Hartwick Eliza 34 F Ger 9 632 632 Hartwick John 10 M Ger 10 632 632 Rudsill George 30 M Laborer NY 11 633 633 Mann John 40 M Clergyman 500 Ger 12 633 633 Mann Elizabeth 45 F Ger 13 633 633 Mann Mary 14 F O 14 633 633 Mann Elizabeth 11 F O 15 633 633 Mann Lary 3 M Iowa 16 634 634 Bickel Daniel 23 M Farmer 80 Ger 17 634 634 Bickel Elizabeth 28 F Ger 18 634 634 Bickel John 5 M Ger 19 634 634 Bickel Catherine 3 F Iowa 20 634 634 Birch Adam 25 M Farmer 300 Ger 21 635 635 Hamilton Thomas 30 M Farmer 500 * 22 635 635 Hamilton Jane 29 F * 23 635 635 Hamilton Mary 9 F * 24 635 635 Hamilton Eliza J. 7 F * 25 635 635 Hamilton Joyce 6 F * 26 635 635 Hamilton Cynthia 5 F * 27 635 635 Hamilton John 2 M Iowa 28 635 635 Hamilton Charles W. 6/12 M Iowa 29 636 636 Teets Andrew 29 M Ferryman 15 Pa 30 636 636 Teets Olive 18 F NY 31 636 636 Teets Emeline 6/12 F Iowa 32 636 636 Collins Margaret 19 F Ill 33 636 636 Calvert Johnathan 25 M Blacksmith Eng 34 636 636 Calvert Thomas 20 M Laborer Eng 35 636 636 Calvert Jackson 18 M Machinist Eng 36 637 637 Jones Andrew J. 31 M Merchant 1,000 Ill 37 637 637 Jones Elizabeth 26 F Mass 38 637 637 Jones Thadeous O. 10 M Wis 39 637 637 Jones George 6 M Wis 40 637 637 Jones Albert 4 M Wis 41 637 637 Oleyson * 17 F Ger 42 637 637 Oleyson * 19 F Norway CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 175 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 19 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 638 638 Eastman Peter 49 M Farmer * 2 638 638 Eastman Polly 50 F NY 3 638 638 Eastman Louisa 13 F O 4 638 638 Cameron Emma 27 F O 5 639 639 Eastman George 29 M Farmer O 6 639 639 Eastman Marinda 19 F NY 7 639 639 Eastman Peter 1/12 M Iowa 8 640 640 Cornish John G. 30 M Farmer NY 9 640 640 Cornish Anna M. 17 F O 10 641 641 Kerza Harmon H. 40 M Farmer Ger 11 641 641 Kerza Catherine E. 40 F Ger 12 641 641 Kerza George 7 M Ger 13 641 641 Kerza Herman H. 4 M Ger 14 641 641 Kerza John * 7/12 M Iowa 15 641 641 Kerza Cristina M. 80 F Ger 16 642 642 More Jeremiah 67 M Farmer Pa 17 642 642 More Mary 60 F Pa 18 642 642 More John W. 37 M Farmer 500 Ky 19 642 642 More Martin 28 M Farmer 100 Ky 20 642 642 More Rebeca 18 F Ky 21 642 642 More Jeremiah 25 M Farmer 200 kY 22 642 642 More Philip 22 M Farmer 200 kY 23 642 642 More Martha A. 19 F Ky 24 643 643 Collins John 44 M Farmer 1,000 NC 25 643 643 Collins Minivera J. 37 F Ky 26 643 643 Collins William 20 M Laborer Indi 27 643 643 Collins Sally J. 12 F Indi 28 643 643 Collins Abigal 8 F Indi 29 643 643 Collins Nancy 4 F Indi 30 643 643 Collins Martha 2 F Indi 31 643 643 Collins Olive 6/12 F Iowa 32 643 643 Parks Abigal 63 F Va 33 644 644 Ross Robert 26 M Farmer 300 Va 34 644 644 Ross Catherine E. 17 F 300 Ky 35 645 645 Briggs Ira B. 30 M Shoemaker O 36 645 645 Briggs Anna 19 F Indi 37 645 645 Briggs Lestena M. 2 F Iowa 38 645 645 Briggs Emily M. 9/12 F Iowa 39 645 645 Stacks Sarah 12 F O 40 646 646 Bergen * 27 M Farmer 200 Va 41 646 646 Bergen Elizabeth M. 23 F Ky 42 646 646 Bergen John W. * M Indi CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 175B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 20 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 647 647 Lee Henry D. 35 M Farmer 1,100 NY 2 647 647 Lee Caroline 32 F PA 3 647 647 Lee Stephen 8 M Iowa 4 647 647 Lee Richard 6 M Iowa 5 647 647 Lee Elan F. 4 M Iowa 6 647 647 Lee * J. 2 F Iowa 7 648 648 Dickens Edward 37 M Farmer Tenn 8 648 648 Dickens Druzilla 27 F Indi 9 648 648 Dickens William M. 12 M Iowa 10 648 648 Dickens Lucius 10 M Iowa 11 648 648 Dickens John W. 8 M Iowa 12 648 648 Dickens Edward 7 M Iowa 13 648 648 Dickens Sophania 5 F Iowa 14 648 648 Dickens Charles * 1 M Iowa 15 649 649 Fairbanks Thomas 32 M Farmer NY 16 649 649 Fairbanks Catherine 26 F * 17 649 649 Fairbanks Thomas R. 6 M ILL 18 649 649 Fairbanks Betsy A. 5 F ILL 19 649 649 Fairbanks Robert 4 M ILL 20 649 649 Fairbanks Palofornia 2 F ILL 21 649 649 Fairbanks Annis 1/12 F Iowa 22 650 650 Maginnis William 40 M Farmer O 23 650 650 Maginnis Sarah 42 F O 24 650 650 Stacks Margaret 16 F Indi 25 650 650 Stacks Nancy 11 F Indi 26 650 650 Stacks John T. 7 M Indi 27 650 650 Maginnis Mary A. 5 F O 28 650 650 Maginnis Elisa 2 F O 29 650 650 Maginnis Missouri E. 1 F Iowa 30 651 651 Fay John 66 M Tailor 500 * 31 651 651 Fay Nancy 50 F Va 32 652 652 Allison William A. 33 M Farmer 200 Ky 33 652 652 Allison Maholy 33 F Tenn 34 652 652 Allison Serrina 10 F Indi 35 652 652 Allison Lucinda 8 F Mo 36 652 652 Allison John B. 6 M Mo 37 652 652 Allison Sarah 4 F Mo 38 652 652 Allison Elizabeth 2 F Ky 39 652 652 Allison William H. 9/12 M Iowa 40 653 653 Randel William C. 24 M Farmer 200 Indi 41 653 653 Randel Elizabeth A. 20 F O 42 653 653 Randel Samuel 9/12 M Iowa CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 176 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 21 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 654 654 Reems Nicholas 40 M Farmer O 2 654 654 Reems Elizabeth 39 F O 3 654 654 Reems Martin 20 M O 4 654 654 Reems Susan 15 F O 5 654 654 Reems Mary M. 13 F O 6 654 654 Reems Nancy 10 F ILL 7 654 654 Reems Sarah 8 F ILL 8 654 654 Reems Althea 4 F Wis 9 654 654 Reems George 1 M Wis 10 654 654 Hullert Catherine 17 F O 11 654 654 Huchason Henry 30 M Laborer Pa 12 654 654 Reems Margaret 90 F Pa 13 655 655 Fairbanks Johnathon 59 M Farmer 200 Mass 14 655 655 Fairbanks * 58 F Con 15 655 655 Fairbanks William 28 M Farmer NY 16 655 655 Fairbanks Abel W. 24 M Farmer NY 17 655 655 Fairbanks * 21 M Farmer NY 18 656 656 House John 71 M Farmer NY 19 656 656 House Samuel 21 M Farmer NY 20 656 656 House Nathaniel 24 M Farmer NY 21 656 656 House Sarah E. 3 F Iowa 22 656 656 House Mary A. 19 F NY 23 656 656 House Harriet 1/12 F Iowa 24 657 657 McPherson Donald 38 M Tavern Keeper Scot 25 657 657 McPherson Margaret 40 F Scot 26 657 657 McPherson Agness 3 F Scot 27 657 657 Evens Henry D. 28 M Merchant 4,000 NY 28 657 657 Evens Delia 20 F NY 29 657 657 Scott Joseph 26 M Carpenter 200 NY 30 657 657 Scott Albert 19 M Clerk NY 31 657 657 Savage James 25 M Merchant 25 Va 32 657 657 Bumgardner * 20 M Carpenter * 33 657 657 Garler Hannah 21 F * 34 657 657 Buchannon James 28 M Carpenter Va 35 657 657 Henderson Henry 30 M Carpenter 200 Indi 36 657 657 Czar Nicholas 40 M Carpenter Russia 37 657 657 Yoman William 43 M Laborer Scot 38 657 657 White Charles 40 M Carpenter Scot 39 658 658 Hagerty Jeremiah 36 M Farmer 500 * 40 658 658 Hagerty John 17 M Farmer * 41 658 658 Hagerty Johannah 11 F * 42 658 658 Hagerty Jerrylane 22 M Farmer * CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 176B REFERENCE: Enumerated on 22 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 659 659 Sparks James 50 M Farmer 1,200 KY 2 659 659 Sparks Elizabeth 45 F PA 3 659 659 Sparks Allen 27 M Farmer 400 Ky 4 659 659 Sparks Barton 26 M Farmer 200 Ky 5 659 659 Sparks James 24 M Farmer 300 Ky 6 659 659 Sparks Harriet 22 F Ky 7 659 659 Sparks Cyrus 21 M Farmer Ky 8 659 659 Sparks Joseph 19 M Laborer Ky 9 659 659 Sparks Rebecca 16 F Ky 10 659 659 Sparks Henry 14 M Ky 11 659 659 Sparks Mary 12 F Ky 12 659 659 Sparks Elizabeth 9 F Ky 13 659 659 Sparks John 5 M Indi 14 660 660 Shaw Herrod 41 M Farmer 300 Mass 15 660 660 Shaw Sarah 41 F * 16 660 660 Shaw Nancy 18 F NC 17 660 660 Shaw Abraham 15 M Laborer NC 18 660 660 Shaw Simeon 12 M NC 19 660 660 Shaw John 9 M NC 20 660 660 Shaw Amey 8 F NC 21 660 660 Shaw Sarah 6 F NC 22 661 661 Rudsdill Ansel 30 M Farmer 1,200 NY 23 661 661 Rudsdill Harriet 20 F Wis 24 661 661 Rudsdill Pauline 5 F Iowa 25 661 661 Rudsdill John 3 M Iowa 26 661 661 Rudsdill Fayette 1 M Iowa 27 661 661 Rudsdill Elen 75 F NY 28 662 662 Fay Alexander 45 M Farmer Pa 29 662 662 Fay Urilla 18 F Pa 30 662 662 Fay Joseph 15 M Laborer Pa 31 662 662 Fay Oliver 14 M Pa 32 662 662 Fay George 12 M Va 33 662 662 Fay Susan 9 F Va 34 662 662 Fay James 6 M Pa 35 662 662 Fay Alexander 2 M Pa 36 663 663 McGregor Alexander 45 M Ferryman 1,200 NY 37 663 663 McGregor Ann G 40 F NY 38 663 663 McGregor Gregor 4 M Wis 39 663 663 McGregor Gardner 2 M Iowa 40 663 663 Dodson Elizabeth 16 F Scot 41 663 663 Droper Phebe A. 15 F NY 42 663 663 Towson Oley 27 M Labourer Norway CENSUS YR: 1850 STATE or TERRITORY: IA COUNTY: COUNTY: Clayton DIVISION: Mendon PAGE NO: 177 REFERENCE: Enumerated on 22 August, 1850 by Elipholet Price ========================================================================================================================= LN HN FN LAST NAME FIRST NAME AGE SEX RACE OCCUP. VAL. BIRTHPLACE MRD. SCH. R/W DDB ========================================================================================================================= 1 664 664 Bass George L. 26 M Merchant 1,000 NY 2 664 664 Bass Ann 22 F Indi 3 664 664 Bass George H. 8/12 M NY 4 664 664 Bass John G. 22 M Tinner NY 5 664 664 Bass Ann M. 18 F NY 6 665 665 Scroggins John 62 M Farmer Del 7 665 665 Scroggins Margaret 49 F SC 8 665 665 Scroggins Julyann 17 F KY 9 665 665 Scroggins John 14 M Indi 10 665 665 Scroggins Francis M. 12 M Indi 11 665 665 Earlywine John 18 M Labourer O 12 666 666 Henderson Jeptha 29 M Farmer * KY 13 666 666 Henderson Matilda 22 F KY 14 666 666 Henderson Mary E. 7 F Indi 15 666 666 Henderson Elias S. 2 M Indi 16 666 666 Henderson John E. 1/12 M Iowa 17 667 667 Blaizdell Nathanial 26 M Farmer 200 * 18 667 667 Blaizdell Jane 18 F KY 19 667 667 Blaizdell John H. 1 M Iowa