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THE NEBRASKA AND MIDWEST
GENEALOGICAL RECORD
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Vol. XVI
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, JANUARY, 1938
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No. 1
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Edited by RAYMOND E.
DALE
Nebraska Historical Library, Lincoln, Nebraska
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEBRASKA CENSUS, 1856,
RICHARDSON COUNTY
Two different enumerators were used in taking the
Richardson County Census. No oath was found in the manuscript, but
the enumerators were sworn August 1 and 2, and returns were dated
August 29 and 31. This area was taken by William P. Loan, and
included all of the county except the three western townships,
Townships 1, 2 and 3 North, Range 13 East.
ARCHER
[p. 1] Charles
Robinson(a) (b), b. in
Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Davids Robinson(a), b. in Tenn., farmer;
3 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.
Joseph Boyd, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 f. 16
up.; 6 f. und. 16.
Joshua Boyd, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f und. 16.
William Level(c), b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.: 8 f. und. 16.
Frank Purket(a)(d), b. In Mo., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
John Strumbo, b. in Va., farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 m.
16 up.; 1 m. und. 16.
George Mayfleld(e), b. in Del., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
James Miller(c), b. in Va., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1f. 16 up.
David Boyd(c)(f), b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
(a) Listed in the
Richardson County Census, 1854, but not in the 1855 Census.
(b) He moved away that fall. In November
1856, his wife's brother, Cirus Lones, and her father, on their
way from Mound City, Mo., died from exposure near the present site
of Falls City. - Edwards, Lewis C., History of Richardson
County, p. 627.
(c) Listed in the Richardson County
Census, 1854 and 1855.
(d) He took a claim in Richardson Co.,
Mar. 28, 1854, and that fall was defeated for the legislature by
one vote. His wife died from exposure, probably in the winter of
1856-7. - Edwards, pp. 123, 247, 663, 669.
(e) He did much of the carpenter work in
building the defunct town of Winnebago. Ibid, p. 578.
(f) Jurors, Richardson Co., Nov. 1857. - Ibid,
p. 462.
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William Boyd(g)(h), b. in N. C.,
farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. and. 16.
John J. Mullins (c), b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Hamilton Greenlee(c), b. in Va., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 3 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
[p. 3] John P. Welty, b. in 0., merchant; 1
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Lewis Mispiais(c), b. in Ill., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
William Morriss, b. in Va., carpenter; 1 m. 21
up.
Joseph Yount(i), b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John Hoyt(j), b. in N. Y., surveyor; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
James Buchanan(f), b. in Va., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.
Ambrose Shelly(h)(i), b. in N. Y.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
[p. 4] Harrison Shumway, b. in Pa., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.
Stephen Bowen, b. in Pa., school teacher; 1 m. 21
up.
John Lashi, b. in Va., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
Mary McElroy(k), b. in Pa.; 1 m. 21 up.;
3 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Amos Frank, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16
up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Wingate King(l), b. in Va., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John F. Chamberlain, b. in Pa., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.
William M. Wightman, b. in Vt., carpenter; 1 m. 21
up.
Henry Peters, b. in Vt., blacksmith; 1 m. 21 up.
George W. Jewett, b. in Mass., shoemaker; 1 m. 21
up.
John W. Johnston, b. in 0., miller; 1 m. 21 up.
John Herkendorff (a) (f) (m), b. in Germany,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16;
1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Samuel Howard(n), b. in Tenn., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16.
Josiah Hoppis(f), b. in Ind., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Elisha Hoppis, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Joseph Elliott, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
[p. 5] Eli G. McMullen(a), b. in
0., sheriff of Richardson County; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
William Mann, b. in Ky., merchant; 1 m. 21 up.
J. C. Millis, b. in S. C., farmer; 3 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16
up.; 3 m. und. 16; 3 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Frank Goldsberry (o), b. in Ky., merchant; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
(g) Win. and Abner Boyd were
indicted for selling liquor to the Indians, but Wm. Boyd died
before Court met, Nov. 4, 1857, and the case was dismissed. -
Edwards, p. 462.
(h) Listed in the Richardson County Census,
1855, not in the 1854 Census.
(i) Archer was founded by J. L. Sharp, Ambrose
Shelley, Joe Yount and H. Nuckolls. - Ibid, p. 578.
(j) He and his wife narrowly escaped freezing to
death in the winter of 1856-7. Ibid, p. 627.
(k) This family was living in Guernsey Co., 0.,
in 1839, moved to Putnam Co., Ind., about 1840, and to Edgar Co.,
Ill., in 1853, where the father died. The mother moved with the
family to Richardson Co. in the spring of 1856 and to Doniphan
Co., Kans. in 1863. - Andreas, A. T., History of Nebraska,
p. 1332.
(l) A Methodist minister and member of the
Fourth Territorial Legislature. - Morton-Watkins, History of
Nebraska, Vol. I, pp. 313, 343, also Andreas, p. 1311.
(m) J. F. Harkendorff, b. Mecklenburg Schwerin,
Germany, Feb. 18, 1810, in. Miss Mary Kephandt, Oct. 3, 1833. He
was a wagon maker, came to America in 1852, and to Richardson Co.,
Nebr., Nov. 1854. - Andreas, p. 1334.
(n) Narrowly escaped freezing to death inthe
winter of 1856-7. - Edwards, p. 626.
(o) Francis L. Goldsberry, b. 1833, Mason Co.,
Ky., came to Nebr. in 1855. He was a partner of A. D. Kirk at
Archer, but soon moved to Rulo. - Ibid, pp. 672-3.
Abel D. Kirk(p), b. in Ky.,
merchant; 1 m. 21 up.
John Kirk, b. in Ky., carpenter; 1 m. 21 up.
J. A. Franklin, b. in Ky., carpenter; 1 m. 21
up.
Luke Yagin, b. in Ireland, farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
Frederich Oberli, b. in Germany, farmer; 1 m. 21
up.
James I. Anderson, b. in Mo., rope maker; 1 m. 21
up.
William Horner, b. in Pa., mill wright; 1 m. 21 up.;
1 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 3 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
John Gleason, b. in Ireland, farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
Edward J. Butler, b. in England, farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
N. J. Sharp(q), b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Ewing Sharp (q), b. in Ill., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.
James B. Robison, b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
f. 16 up.
John McFarland, b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f.
16 up.
Joseph Forney(r), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
William Rychardt, b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.;
1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 4 f. und. 16.
Elbert Dickerson, b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
f. 16 up.; 1 free colored male.
Martin V. Palmer, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
[p. 6] Joseph Powell, b. in Ky., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Jesse Crook(h)(s), b. in Tenn., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Isaac Crook(f) (s),
b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 4 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 1 f.
und. 16.
Marcellus Housner, b. in Canada, carpenter; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Jacob Wagoner(a)(t), b. in Tenn., farmer;
2 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Thomas C. Billeps, b. in Va., carpenter; 1 m. 21
up.
Isaac N. Westerfield, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
John Strong, farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f.
und. 16.
Benj. F. Leachman(c), b. in Ky., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Alfred Overden, farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
Wilson M. Mattox, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
James F. Catron(h), b. in Ky., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
William M. McDonald(h), b. in Ky.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Thomas Brown(a)(u)(v), b. in Mo., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.
(p) Abel Downing Kirk, son of
Thomas, Jr., and Rebecca (Downing) Kirk, was born Mar. 23, 1826,
in Bracken Co., Ky. He was a school teacher, attorney and
merchant. Mr. Kirk settled at Archer 1855 and established the
first store and later edited the first Richardson County
newspaper, Rulo Western Guide, established 1858. In 1862 he
removed to Missouri. He married three times. - Ibid, pp.
404-407.
(q) Listed in the Cass County Census, 1854.
(r) Joseph Forney, b. May 19, 1824, Harrison
Co., 0., was brought up in Wayne Co., 0., where he married, 1st,
Miss Mary Breninger. He settled in Richardson Co., 1855, and was a
carpenter. - Andreas, p. 1314.
(s) See Biographical and Genealogical History
of Southeastern Nebraska, pub. by Lewis Pub. Co.,
Chicago, pp. 474-7.
(t) Jacob Waggoner, b. Mar. 22, 1823, near
Nashville, Tenn., was the son of John Waggoner. He married
Elizabeth Yount and settled in Holt Co., Mo. He moved to Nebraska
three different times, returned to Missouri in 1860. - Edwards, p.
896.
(u) Came to Richardson Co., June 1854, from
Caloway Co., Mo. - Ibid, p. 721-3.
(v) Listed in the Pawnee County Census,
1855.
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William Goolesby(w), b. in
Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 5 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16
up.;
5 f. und. 16.
William Trammel(h), b. in Tenn., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. 16 up.
James Trammel, 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1
f. 16 up.
LIVING ON HALF BREED LANDS
[p. 7] Stephen Story(c), b. in
Canada, married to half breed Iowa, farmer; 2 m. 21 up.
William R. Cain(x), b. in Mo., farmer; 3
m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 4 m. und. 16; 3 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und.
16.
Washington L. Morris(c), b. in N. Y.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Aurey Ballard, b. in N. Y., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
f. 16 up.
Frank Cerringer, b. in Canada, married to half breed
Sioux; 1 m. 21 up.
Filenus Bondivon, b. in Canada, married to half
breed Iowa; 1 m. 21 up.
Peter Dupee, b. in Canada, married to half breed
Iowa; 1 m. 21 up.
Francoiss Dedada, b. in Canada, married to half
breed Sioux; 1 m. 21 up.
SALEM
[p. 1] Samuel Keifer(c), b. in
Va., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und.
16.
Abner Boyd (g) (h), b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Elijah Spencer(f)(h), b. in Ky., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
West Ogden(f)(h), b. in Va., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Joseph E. Hare(h), b. in Pa., farmer; 3
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
George W. Strange, b. in Ky., millwright; 1 m. 21
up.
James Oliver, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
John Lancer, b. in Germany, blacksmith; 1 m. 21
up.
Arnet Robertson, b. in Ky., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
f. 16 up.
[p. 2] Samuel H. Robertson, b. in Mo.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
James W. Robertson, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.;
1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John A. Singleton(c)(f), b. in Pa.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Davis Gollaher(c), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 4 f. 16 up.
John Brinager, b. in Ky., farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 f.
16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
[p. 3] Henry Hoppis(f), b. in N.
C., farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und.
16.
Josiah Hoppis(f)(h), b. in 0., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John C. Lakin(f)(h), b. in 0., farmer; 2
m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Jefferson Campbell, b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.
[p. 4] Deidrich Helling, b. in Prussia,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
Henry Bourdon, b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up
Jacob Kaufman(f), b. in Tenn., farmer; 2
m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John Cornell(f)(y), b. in Md., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und.
16.
(w) William G. Goolsby took a
claim in Richardson Co. in 1855, but did not move his family onto
the claim until March 1856. He was a well known hunter. - Ibid,
pp. 726-8.
(x) William R. Cain came first to the site of
St. Stephens, in 1855. - Ibid, pp. 245-6, 601.
(y) John Cornell, b. Dec. 1808, in Maryland,
married 1837 Levina Wilhite who was born in Maryland 1814. He
settled in Indiana where he taught school and farmed. The family
came to Richardson Co. in 1856 - Southeastern Nebraska (Lewis),
pp. 256-260.
Thomas Clifford, b. in N. Y., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
[p. 7] Charles Cornell, b. in England,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Bethel Allen, b. in N. C.; 1 m. 21 up.
ABRAMS
[p. 2] William Withero(v)(z), b. in 0.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.;
1 f. und. 16.
James Davis(a)(v), b. in N. C., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16.
Jacob Sping(v)(z), b. in Switzerland,
farmer; 3 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Samuel Bright(v)(aa), b. in Switzerland,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
John Thornton(f)(v), b. in Ind., farmer;
1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 3 m. und 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und.
16.
John Hedrick(h), b. in Tenn., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
John D. Divers (h), b. in Va., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16. (1 deaf and
dumb)
John Vanvickle, b. in Ill., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
John Hiat, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
James Russell, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
John Crook (h), b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Patsy Goolesby, b. in N. C., farmer; 2 m. 16 up.; 2
m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Pharagus Pollard (h), b. in Tenn.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Wade H. Whitney, b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2
m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
August H. Shoemaker, b. in Germany, farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Frederick Honnon(v), b. in Germany,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
[p. 3] Thomas F. Whitney, b. in Tenn.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 slaves.
John McMahan (h), b. in Pa., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 f. 16 up.
Daniel Head(f), b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m.
21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Aaron McMahan (h), b. in Ind., farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.
Jackson Vanvickle (h), b. In Ind.,
farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Reason McMahan, b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f.
16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
William Riley, b. in N. J., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
f. 16 up.
John Rodenberger (h), b. in Germany,
farmer; 3 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 4 f. und. 16.
William Daugherty, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1
f. 16 up.
Henry Honnon(v), b. in Germany, farmer; 1
m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Lucinda Scott, b. in Ind., farmer; 1 m. 16 up.; 1 f.
16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
This part of Salem Precinct, Townships 1, 2 and 3
North, Range 13 East, now Speicer, Humboldt and Franklin
precincts, was taken by N. J. Sharp, who also made the enumeration
for Pawnee County.
SALEM
[p. 8] Robert Oliver, b. in Pa.,
farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 3 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und.
16.
Walridge Ritter, b. in Switzerland., farmer;
3 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Peter Lookingbill(v), b. in Switzerland,
farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
(z) Settled in Richardson Co. 1854. - Edwards,
715-6.
(aa) Died of exposure in a storm, Dec. 1856. -
Ibid, p. 717.
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Fred. Overly, b. in Switzerland, farmer 1 m. 21
up.
Jacob Fry(v), b. in Switzerland, farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Robert Morrison, b. in Mo., farmer; 4 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16
up.; 2 m. und. 16; 3 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
John Doese, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1
f. und. 16.
John Robertson, b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16
up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
John Leeman(f), b. in Switzerland, blacksmith; 1
m. 21 up.
John Rob[e]rtson, b. in Mo., farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 2
m. 16 up.; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Henry Withrow, b. in Mo., tailor; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.;
2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
John Lookingbill(v), b. in Switzerland, farmer;
2 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
David Oury, b. in Switzerland, farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Henry Abrams(v), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.;
2 m. 16 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
J. W. Markinson(f), b. In Pa., "Dr"; 7 m. 21
up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
William Shafer, b. in S. C., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und.
16; 1 f. 16 up.
Jerome Shellhorn(v), b. in Mo., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.
Christopher Overly, b. in Switzerland, farmer; 4 m. 21 up.;
1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Fredrik Rekas, b. in Switzerland, farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.
Thomas Thompson, b. in Tenn., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.
NEBRASKA CENSUS, 1856,
PAWNEE COUNTY
This enumeration was taken by N. J. Sharp,
"Dept. U. S. Marshall." The day and month are not given.
BOBST or PLEASANT VALLEY
[p. 1] W. S. Lore, b. in 0., farmer; 3 m. 21
up.; 1 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.
Mrs. Ann Maria Shellhorn(a), b. in Pa., farmer;
1 m. 16 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John Shellhorn(b), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21
up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Robert Turner(b), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.;
1 m. 16 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Christian Bobst (b), b. in Md., farmer; 3 m. 21
up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
James 0 Laughlin(a), b. in 0., farmer; 2 m. 21
up.; 1 f. 16 up.
A. F. Cromwell, b. in Va., "Dr"; 2 m. 21 up.; 2 m. 16 up.;
2 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Joseph Fries (b), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.;
1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Martin Fisher, b. in Ill., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16
up.; 3 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Pleasant M. Rogers(c), b. in Tenn., farmer,
minister M. E. Church; 3 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16;
3 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
John Peavey, b. in Me., farmer; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 1
f. und. 16.
Rufes Abbott(c), b. in 0., farmer; 1 m. 21 up.;
1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Abnar Jordan, b. in Me., farmer; 3 m. 21 up.
Charles McDonald(a), b. in Tenn.; 1 m. 21
up.
(a) Listed in the Census
of Pawnee
Co., 1855.
(b) Listed in the Census
of Pawnee
Co., 1854 and
1-855.
(c) Listed
in the Richardson
Co. Census,
1855.
TABLE ROCK
All are listed as farmers.
[p. 2] James M. Hinton, b. in Tenn.; 4 m. 21
up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 4 f. und. 16.
Jacob Rice, b. in "Farderlund"; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16;
3 f. und. 16.
John Tarble, b. in N. Y.; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.; 3 f.
und. 16.
Herbert Jenkins, b. in N. Y.; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 f. 16 up.
Wade Hagan, b. in Tenn.; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16
up.; 1 f. und. 16.
James Carter, b. in Tenn.; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1 f.
16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
George McMahan, b. in Tenn.; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1
f. 16 up.; 6 f. und. 16.
Samuel McMahan, b. in S. C.; 1 m. 21 up.; 2 m. und. 16; 1
f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Artest Armstrong, b. in S. C.; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1
f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
Hiram Billings, b. in 0.; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. und. 16; 1 f.
16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
John Parker, b. in N. Y.; 2 m. 21 up.
William Andrseen (sic), b. in Ia.; 2 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16
up.; 4 m. und. 16; 2 f. 16 up.; 4 f. und. 16.
John Brock, b. in Ia.; 1 m. 21 up.; 3 m. und. 16; 1 f. 16
up.; 3 f. und. 16.
Samuel Taylor, b. in 0.; 1 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
John Ingram, b. in Ia.; 3 m. 21 up.; 2 m. 16 up.; 2 m. und.
16; 3 f. 16 up.; 2 f. und. 16.
Thomas Calwell, b. in 0.; 4 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. und. 16.
Richard Irvin, b. in 0.; 5 m. 21 up.; 1 m. 16 up.; 2 m.
und. 16; 1 f. 16 up.; 1 f. und. 16.
AMY WHITE FAMILY BIBLE
Contributed by H. A. White, Ph. D., Lincoln,
Nebr.
"This Taken from my mothers Bible C. R.
White"
Inscription: Amy White Bible Presented By
James Haight Casenovia, Feb 4th 1833
In
memory of James Haights Family
James Haight Born Dec 19th 1776 Died July 7th 1839
Rebeckah Haight(a) Jan 4 1774 Died September 8
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Seth Haight(b) Dec 19th 1797 Died August 29 1874
Sarah Haight Jan 31st 1800 Died April 15th 1801
David B Haight Feb 15th 1802
Amy Haight April 16th 1804 Died June 6th 1873
Wm. H. Haight(c) August 8th 1807
Silvester Haight Oct 6th 1809 Died
Amana Haight March 6th 1812 Died January 25 1852
Ann Mariah Haight May 29th 1814 Died July 18 1855
Andrew Amon Haight July 29 1816
James Haight Jr Nov 18th 1822 Died Nov 6th 1832
(a) Rebecca Haight, widow of the
late James Haight, died in the town of Cazenovia, Sept. 8th, 1859,
aged 86 years." She came to the town with her husband from
Westchester Co., nearly 60 years before. They were Methodists. -
Obituary clipping from Advocate, evidently a Methodist
publication.
Thomas Neal and James Haight
of Mt. Pleasant, Westchester Co., bought of John Lincklean and
Helen his wife of Cazenovia a tract of land in New Petersburgh,
May 13, 1803. - Deed.
James Haight of Cazenovia
bought of Thomas Neal and Jane his wife of same place a tract of
land, Dec. 18, 1805; witnessed by William Haight and Reuben
Haight. - Deed.
(b) Lived at Cazenovia - Obituary clipping from
Advocate.
(c) Born at Cazenovia; died there Sept. 29,
1885. - Obituary clipping from Advocate.
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