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/ ========================================================================================= IAGENWEB 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. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================================= Formatted June 2009 by IAGenWeb Census Project Coordinator, Stephen Williams. All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. ========================================================================================= 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" ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1836 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Des Moines [the portion now Van Buren County] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ===================================================================================================================== 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" ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1836 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Des Moines [the portion now Van Buren County] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 ===================================================================================================================== 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" ===================================================================================================================== CENSUS-YEAR: 1836 STATE: Iowa COUNTY: Des Moines [the portion now Van Buren County] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Names of Heads of Males Males Females Females Pg Ln Families under 21 over 21 under 21 over 21 Total Remarks ===================================================================================================================== 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