1836 Wisconsin Territorial Census, Des Moines County
       (Des Moines and Dubuque Counties encompassed all of what become the state of Iowa)

Transcribed by Eleanor B. McCleary.  Copyright (c) 2009 by Eleanor B. McCleary
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/

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Census Year:                 1836
State:                       Iowa
County:                      Des Moines
Divisions:                   Western part of Des Moines County, Burlington & unknown
Enumerators:                 S. Perkins, Daniel G. Cartwright, David R. Chane,
                             H Bateman Dpt Shff, Zadok C. Ingham, J. & J. Inghman
Enumerator Dates mentioned:  9 Aug 1836, 15 Aug 1836

Transcriber's Notes:  See accompanying source and transcription notes.

************** Extracted below is portion of Des Moines County now Van Buren County ************
***For transcription of entire Des Moines County, Territory of Wisconsin, see http://iagenweb.org/census/1836/index.htm***

DIVISION IN COUNTY: Western part of Des Moines County  [the portion now Van Buren County]
        Page 17 (at top): "Census of the Western part of Desmoines County Wiscons Ter. As taken by H Bateman Dpt Shff"
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1836    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Des Moines [the portion now Van Buren County]

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                                                                      Total in
      Names of Heads of             Males    Males   Females  Females  house-
Pg Ln Families & Age                under 21 over 21 under 21 over 21   hold   Remarks
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17 1  Jonas         Daney               4       2        3       1       10
17 2  Widow         Lowry               3                2       1        6
17 3  Ezekiel       McCarty             2       1        2       1        6
17 4  James         Alfrey              6       2        4       1       13
17 5  William       Brattan (2)         1       3        2                6
17 6  Jacob         Crow                2       1        2                5
17 7  Lewis         Crow                3       2        1       1        7
17 8  Lewis D.      Kent                1       1        1                3
17 9  John          Crow                4       1        2       1        8
17 10 Joseph A.     Swasey              1       2                1        4
17 11 Wm.           Brattan (sen)       1       4        2       1        8
17 12 Charles       Davis               5       1        3       1       10
17 13 Crittenton    Terquin             2       1        3       1        7
17 14 Richard W.    Jones               1       1                1        3
17 15 Robert        Littleton                   1        2       1        4
17 16 Wm.           Jordan              1       1        1       1        4
17 17 Wm.           Williams                    1        2       1        4
17 18 Tilford       Reed                2       1        1       1        5
17 19 John          Maxwell             3       1                1        5
17 20 Abraham       Goodwin             2       1        3       1        7
17 21 Abel          Galland             2       2        1       1        6
17 22 Henry         Bateman             1       3        3       1        8
17 23 Edward Y.     Williams            1       1        2                4
17 24 Abington      Johnson             3       1        2       1        9
17 25 John          Webb                        1                1        2
17 26 James         Smith                       1        1       1        3
17 27 Edward        Cochram             3       1        1       1        6
17 28 John          Moore                       1                1        2
17 29 Nathaniel     Drews               3       1        1       1        6    "(under 21 two blacks)"
17 30 Henry         Lile                2       1        3       1        7
17 31 Isaac I.      Howell              7       1        3       1       12
17 32 Saml. C.      Reed Esq            5       2        2       1       10
17 33 William       Newell              2       1        2       1        6


DIVISION IN COUNTY: Western part of Des Moines County
        Page 17 (at top): "Census of the Western part of Desmoines County Wiscons Ter. As taken by H Bateman Dpt Shff"
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1836    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Des Moines [the portion now Van Buren County]
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                                                                      Total in
      Names of Heads of             Males    Males   Females  Females  house-
Pg Ln Families & Age                under 21 over 21 under 21 over 21   hold   Remarks
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18 1  Charles       Price               2       1        2       1        6
18 2  William       Bogart              3       1                1        5
18 3  Thomas        Goodall             3       2        2       1        8
18 4  H.G.          Turney              1           1            1        3
18 5  William       Phelps              2       5        1       1        9
18 6  Wharton       McPherson                   3        1                4
18 7  John          Patchett            3       2        4       1       10
18 8  Ashbel        Van Sihock                  3                         3
18 9  John          Tolman              1       4                1        6
18 10 Andrew        Spivy               2       1        2       1        6
18 11 James         Baker               2       2        7       1       12
18 12 Henry         Green               5       1        3       1       10
18 13 Ishem         Keeth               3       3        5       3       14
18 14 James         Sturdyvan           2       1                1        4
18 15 James Wm.     Baker               2       1        4       1        8
18 16 Min           Williams            2       1        3       1        7
18 17 Robert        Moffit              2       1        1       1        5
18 18 John          Risk                        3                         3
18 19 John          Welch                       2                         2
18 20 John          Moffit              1       1                1        3
18 21 Isaac         Reed                4       1                2        7
18 22 C.P.          Sandford                    1        1       1        3    "(female one black)"
18 23 Jiles O.      Sullivan            2       1        3       1        7
18 24 Ralph         Parsons             1       2        2       1        6
18 25 S.P.          Ross                1       1        2       1        5
18 26 James         Smart               3       1        1       1        6
18 27 Andrew        Carter              2       2        3       1        8
18 28 Charles       Huddleston                  1        1       1        3
18 29 Wm.           Matthews            4       1        3       1        9
18 30 James         Lamb                        1        2       1        4
18 31 Samuel        Claton                      1                         1
18 32 Peter S.      Wood                1       3        2       2        8
18 33 John          Goodwin                     1        1                2
18 34 Elijah        Purdam              2       7        6       4       19
18 35 David         Ely                 2       1        1       1        5
18 36 William       Brooks              1       1        1       1        3


DIVISION IN COUNTY: Western part of Des Moines County
        Page 17 (at top): "Census of the Western part of Desmoines County Wiscons Ter. As taken by H Bateman Dpt Shff"
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1836    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Des Moines  [the portion now Van Buren County]
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      Names of Heads of             Males    Males   Females  Females
Pg Ln Families                      under 21 over 21 under 21 over 21  Total   Remarks
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19 1  Peter         Gillis              1       1        2                4
19 2  Frances       Anson                       3                         3
19 3  Henry         Anson               4       5        2       2       13
19 4  Isaac W.      McCarty             1       1                1        3
19 5  Edward        Powell              2       2        2       1        7
19 6  Thomas        Blankenship         4       2        1       1        8
19 7  Hiram         Brown               2       1        1       1        5
19 8  Jesse         Carl                2       1                         3
19 9  Woodson       Blankenship         1       1        3       1        6
19 10 John          Neal                1       2                1        4
19 11 Urial         Neal                        1        1                2
19 12 James         Sanders             2       1        1       1        5
19 13 Obadiah       Cook                        1        1       1        3
19 14 Irvin         Wilson              6       1        3       2       12
19 15 Joseph        Maxwell                     1        2       3        6
19 16 P.K.          Rice                2       2        2       1        7
19 17 George        Jackson             1       1        2       1        5
19 18 Wm. M.        Jacks               4       1                1        6
19 19 James J.      Jordan                      3                         3
19 20 Joseph        Rhodes              2       2        1       1        6
19 21 John          Moss                2       2        1       2        7
19 22 John          Newport             3       1        1       1        6
19 23 Francies      Martin                      1                         1
19 24 Wm. F.        Nelson              1       1                1        3
19 25 Samuel T.     Maxwell             2       1        3       1        7
19 26 George        Whitall             2       1        1                4
19 27 John          Richards            2       1        1       1        5



END of Wisconsin Territorial Census, Des Moines County, Current Van Buren County District