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1856
Iowa State Census
Hardin County
Created 1851 from Black Hawk County


Pleasant Township - Page 602

Mossman, George

Head

51

Farmer

VA
(Brown), Hannah

Wife

51

--

VA
Mossman, Henry

Son

18

--

IN
Mossman, Mary

Dau

16

--

IL
Mossman, Samuel

Son

15

--

IL
Mossman, Archibald

Son

12

--

IL
Mossman, Andrew J.

Son

09

--

IL
The Mossman family is listed as having been in the state of Iowa for one year.


Pleasant Township - Page 612

Mossman, Eli

37

Blacksmith

VA
Mossman, Louisa

21

--

IN
Indicates they had lived in the county for two years


Pleasant Township - Page 612

Hough, Jacob

Head

40

PA
Hough, Eliza L. (Cravens)

Wife

35

PA
Hough, William F.

Son

14

PA
Hough, Christian F.

Son

11

PA
Hough, Margaret
(Later married Samuel Mossman)

Dau

09

PA
Hough, Edward R. Son

06

PA
Hough, George W.

Son

01

OH
The Hough family came to Hardin county in the spring of 1856.


Pleasant Township - Page 616

Sheldon, Thomas Jefferson

Head

27

OH
Sheldon, Henrietta (Majors)

Wife 

24

OH
Married in Knox Co., OH in 1855, they came to Hardin County shortly thereafter. Thomas and Henrietta are the parents of Evan Hayden Sheldon who was born in 1862 and later married Hannah Isabelle Mossman.


Pleasant Township - Page 616

Sheldon, George

M

21

Farmer

OH
Sheldon, Cevilla (Lohr)

F

21

-- 

OH
Sheldon, Melissa 

F

00

-- 

OH
Married in Holmes Co., OH in 1855, George and Aleva Savilla (Lohr) appear to have come to Hardin Co., Iowa this same year and had nine other children after Melissa.


Hardin Township - Page 568

Hough, John 

M

54

Farmer

NC
Hough, Kesiah

F

42

-- 

PA
Hough, T.C.

M

04

-- 

IA
Hough, Jacob

M

02

-- 

IA


Eldora Township - Page 458

Conklin, Erastus

M

41

Farmer

NY
Conklin, Mary Ann

F

41

--

NY
Conklin, William H.

M

21

Farmer

MI
Indicates they had lived in the county three years.


Eldora Township - Page 496

Johnson, Archibald

Head

50

Farmer VA
Johnson, Catharine (Sheldon)

Wife

44

--

OH
Johnson, Washington

Son

21

Farmer

OH
Johnson, Israel

Son

18

--

OL
Johnson, Hulda C.

Dau

16

--

IL
Johnson, Louis A.

Son

14

--

IL
Johnson, Archibald

Son

11

--

IA
Johnson, William

Son

07

--

IA
Johnson, Thomas

Son

05

--

IA
Johnson, Bartin

Father?

75

--

VA
Archibald, wife Catherine and first four children came to Iowa in about the year 1843; Bartin is listed as having lived here five years.


Eldora Township - Page 496

Smith, Christopher

Head

45

Farmer

OH
Smith, Harriett (Sheldon)

Wife

44

--

OH
Smith, Margaret

Dau

16

--

OH
Smith, John

Son

14

--

OH
Smith, Thomas

Son

12

--

OH
Smith, Cloham?

Dau

10

--

OH
Smith, Patience

Dau

08

--

OH
Smith, Hester J.

Dau

06

--

OH
Smith, George W.

Son

04

--

OH
Smith, Sarah C.

Dau

-01

--

IA
No age is listed for Sarah, so apparently she is under one year of age, and family appears to have just recently come to Hardin Co., Iowa.


Ellis Township - Page 586

Conklin, Joseph A.

M

31

Farmer

NY?
Conklin, Christiann

F

20

--

WI?
Conklin, Galiad A.

M

01

--

WI?
Conklin, Etta A.

F

?

--

NY?
Conklin, Roina M.

F

?

--

NY?
 
 
 
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