January 25, 2022
Pages 506
Whole Number 31
PERSONS NAMED SPARKS LIVING IN IOWA IN 1850
| Number | Person | Age | M/F | Born | Occupation | Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Dist. No. 16, enumerated September 5, 1850, by Cary D. Shelledy. | ||||||
| (P. 761) | Sparks, Truelove | 39 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1000 |
| 182-182 | " Sarah | 40 | (F) | " | ||
| " Stephen | 15 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " John | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " William | 13 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " Jeremiah | 11 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " Mary | 8 | (F) | Iowa | |||
| " Angeline | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " George | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Eliza | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| " Margaret | 5/12 | (F) | " | |||
| (p. 764) | Sparks, John | 43 | (M) | Tennessee | Farmer | $3000 |
| 193-193 | " Elizabeth | 43 | (F) | Kentucky | ||
| " Jeremiah | 21 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " Matthew | 18 | (M) | " | |||
| " Panina | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " William | 10 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " John | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Samuel | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| Matthews, Mary | 77 | (F) | PA | |||
| Smith, Samuel | 18 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | ||
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Whole Number 46
PERSONS NAMED SPARKS LIVING IN IOWA IN 1850
Copied from the 1850 Census by Carrie Grant Heppen
The area that became the state of Iowa on December 28, 1846, had been a part of the vast tract called Louisiana sold by Napoleon to the United States in 1803. Except for an occasional explorer or trapper, however, Iowa was rarely visited by white men until ca. 1830, when settlers began to infiltrate. As the Indians gradually gave up their rights to the land, white men came in ever greater numbers. In 1836, the white population numbered 10,531; it more than doubled during the next two years, and by 1840 had reached 43,112. When the census of 1850 was taken, Iowa had a population of 192,212. These settlers bad come generally from the eastern and southern states and were largely of British ancestry.
From 1812 until 1821, Iowa was a part of Missouri Territory; from 1824 until 1834, it was unorganized; it was then attached to Michigan Territory, but in 1836 it was made a part of Wisconsin Territory. In 1838 it became a territory in its own name, and in 1846 was admitted to statehood.
In 1850, Iowa consisted of 49 counties; some of these counties were subdivided in later years and today there are 99. The 49 counties in 1850 were: Allamakee, Appanoose, Benton, Black Hawk, Boone, Buchanan, Cedar, Clarke, Clayton, Clinton, Dallas, Davis, Decatur, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Frernont, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Madison, Mahaska, Marion, Marshall, Monroe, Muscatine, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Taylor, Van Buren, Wapello, Warren, Washington, Wayne, and Winneshiek.
Persons named Sparks lived in only the following Iowa counties in 1850: Appanoose, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Dubuque, Jasper, Jefferson, and Lee. Of the 192,212 persons living in Iowa in 1850, only 76 were named Sparks.
The reader is reminded that on the 1850 census, each family group represented a household and that besides the parents and children, a household might include relatives and hired hands. In each instance where a person named Sparks appears on the census, the entire household of which he was a member is given. In the following list, the page number refers to the page in the volume containing the particular county named. The two numbers given below the page number are those supplied by the census taker. The first was the house number, the second was the family number. These two numbers are often the same, but when two families lived in the same house, the sequences would thereafter be different. These numbers are useful to the genealogist because one can frequently judge how near one family lived to andther by comparing the numbers. For example, in Clinton County we know that the family of Joel Sparks and that of Edward B. Sparks appear to have lived side-by-side, since Joel Sparks is numbered 473-482 and Edward B. Sparks is numbered 474-483.
| Number | Person | Age | M/F | Born | Occupation | Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appanoose County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Independence Township (Vol. 1, p. 24) Census taken on November 13, 1850, by Samuel L. Caldwell. |
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| 13-13 | Sparks, Daniel P. | 34 | (M) | (born) Pennsylvania | Farmer | $1,000 |
| " Mary A. | 22 | (F) | Delaware | |||
| " Daniel P. | 2 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| Rochester Township (Vol. 1, p. 34) Census taken on November 16, 1850, by Samuel L. Caldwell |
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| 15-15 | Waples, Leah | 45 | (F) | Delaware | . | . |
| " Margaret | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| " Edward | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " William | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, William | 29 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $100 | |
| Cedar County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Rochester Township. (Vol. 1, p. 187) Census taken on September 4, 1850, by J. H. Robinson. |
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| 185-185 | Sparks, David T. | 28 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $600 |
| " Susan E. | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " Albert T. | 3 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " Aquilla J. | 1/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Rochester Township (Vol. 1, p. 187) Census taken on September 4, 1850, by J. H. Robinson. |
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| 194-194 | Sparks, William | 23 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $100 |
| " Lucinda | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Clayton County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Mendon Township. | ||||||
| (Vol. 1, p. 352) Census taken August 22, 1850, by Etepolet Price. | ||||||
| 659-659 | Sparks, James | 50 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1,200 |
| " Elizabeth | 45 | (F) | " | |||
| " Allen | 27 | (M) | " | Farmer | $400 | |
| " Barton | 26) | (M | " | Farmer | $200 | |
| " James | 24 | (M) | " | Farmer | $300 | |
| " Harriet | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " Cyrus | 21 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " Joseph | 19 | (M) | " | Laborer | ||
| " Rebecca | 16 | (F) | " | |||
| " Henry | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| " John | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| Clinton County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Bloomfield Township (Vol. 1, p. 430) Census Taken October 5, 1850, by J. D. Bourne. |
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| 473-482 | Sparks, Joel | 56 | (M) | New York | Farmer | . |
| " Lydia | 56 | (F) | " " | |||
| " John M. | 20 | (M) | " " | |||
| " William | 25 | (M) | " " | |||
| 474-483 | Sparks, Edward E. | 27 | (M) | New York | Farmer | $1,000 |
| " Mary | 26 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| " George | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Jasper County, Iowa, 1850 Census, continued: | ||||||
| District No. 16. | ||||||
| (Vol. 2, p. 764) Census taken September 6, 1950, by Cary D. Shelledy. | ||||||
| 193-193 | Sparks, John | 43 | (M) | Tennessee | Farmer | $3000 |
| " Elizabeth | 43 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| " Jeremiah | 21 | (M) | Illinois | Farmer | ||
| " Matthew | 18 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " Panina | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " William | 10 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " John | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Samuel | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| Matthews, Mary | 77 | (F) | Pennsylvania | |||
| Smith, Samuel | 18 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | ||
| Fairfield Township. | ||||||
| (Vol. 3, p. 119) Census taken October 15, 1850, by R. W. Steele | ||||||
| 40-41 | Sparks, A. R. | 29 | (M) | Virginia | Druggist | $400 |
| " Sarah Ann | 25 | (F) | Pennsylvania | |||
| Markle, Elizabeth | 15 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Bighorn, D. S. | 26 | (M) | North Carolina | Speculator | ||
| " Hannah M. | 21 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| Lee County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| 28th Division. | ||||||
| (Vol. 3, p. 600) Census taken September 5, 1850, by Thos. Cherry. | ||||||
| 313-313 | Sparks, Thomas | 36 | (M) | Iowa (? see note below) | Farmer | |
| " Sarah | 36 | (F) | Iowa | |||
| " Elizabeth | 16 | (F) | " | |||
| " Martha | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " Mary | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Sarah | 7 | (F) | " | |||
| " Harriet | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Louisa | 4 | (F) | " | |||
| " Marion | 3/12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Ann (Arena?) | 3/12 | (M) | " | |||
| [Note: Iowa was given as the birth place for all members of this family, but since there were almost no white settlers in Iowa at the time Thomas and Sarah were born, ca. 1814, the census taker probably intended Indiana as the birth place of at least the older members of this family.) | ||||||
| 29th Division. (Vol. 3, p. 880) Census taken September 13, 1850, by John M. Newcomb. |
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| 797-803 | Barber, Luther, Sr. | 58 | (M) | Connecticut | Farmer | $500 |
| " Levia | 50 | (F) | " | |||
| Darrow, Willard | 25 | (M) | New York | Farmer | ||
| " Margaret | 17 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Sparks, William F. | 8 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| Anston, Genette | 10 | (F) | Ohio | |||
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Whole Number 128
PERSONS NAMED SPARKS LIVING IN IOWA IN 1850
In the Quarterly of June 1964, Whole No. 46, pages 812-815, we published what we thought then to be a complete record of persons named Sparks appearing on the Federal census for Iowa taken in 1850. Since then, however, a number of other Sparkses have been found who should have been included. Rather than simply listing these additions, we have thought it best to re-publish the entire record.
What follows is, we believe, a complete listing of all persons named Sparks that were recorded as living in Iowa in 1850. Census takers then, as now, make mistakes, of course, so we cannot claim that no one was missed. We suggest that individuals and libraries that are maintaining a complete file of the Quarterly note on the issue for June 1964 that this revised and corrected list appears in the December 1984 issue.
[Note: The recommended note for the June 1964 issue has been inserted.]
The area that became the state of Iowa on December 28, 1846, had been a part of the vast tract called Louisiana that had been sold to the United States by Napoleon in 1803. Except for an occasional explorer or trapper, however, the area that would become Iowa was rarely visited by white men until about 1830, when settlers began to infiltrate. As the Indians gradually gave up their rights to the land, white settlers came in ever greater numbers. In 1836, the white population numbered 10,531; it was more than doubled during the next two years, and by 1840 had reached 43,112. When the census of 1850 was taken, Iowa had a population of 192,212. These settlers had come generally from the eastern and southern states and were largely of British ancestry.
From 1812 until 1821, Iowa was a part of the Missouri Territory; from 1824 until 1834, it was unorganized; it was then attached to Michigan Territory; but in 1836 it was made a part of Wisconsin Territory. In 1838 it became a territory in its own name, and in 1846 was admitted to statehood.
by 1850, Iowa had been divided into 49 counties. Many of these counties were subdivided in later years and today there are 99. Persons named Sparks lived in only the following Iowa counties in 1850: Appanoose, Cedar, Clayton, Clinton, Davis, Dubuque, Henry, Jasper, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, and Muscatine. Of the 192,212 persons living in Iowa in 1850, only 88 had the name Sparks.
The reader is reminded that on the 1850 census, each family group represented a household and that, besides the parents and children, a household might include relatives and hired hands. In each instance where a person named Sparks appears on this census, we have copied the entire household of which he was a member.
The page number refers to the page in the volume containing the particular county named. The two numbers given below the page number are those supplied by the census taker. The first was the number that he assigned to the house or building while the second was supposed to represent the family. These two numbers often start out the same, but when two families lived in the same house, the sequence of numbers was, thereafter, different. These numbers are useful to the genealogist because one can frequently judge how near one family lived to another by comparing the numbers. For example, in Clinton County we know that the family of Joel Sparks and that of Edward E. Sparks appear to have have lived side-byside, since Joel's household is numbered 473-482 and Edward's is numbered 474-483.
| Number | Person | Age | M/F | Born | Occupation | Net Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appanoose County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Independence Township (Vol. 1, p. 24) Census taken on November 13, 1850, by Samuel L. Caldwell. |
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| 13-13 | Sparks, Daniel P. | 34 | (M) | Pennsylvania | Farmer | $1,000 |
| " Mary A. | 22 | (F) | Delaware | |||
| " Daniel P. | 2 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| Center Township. (Vol. 1, p. 34) Census taken on November 16, 1850, by Samuel L. Caldwell |
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| 15-15 | Waples, Leah | 45 | (F) | Delaware | ||
| " Margaret | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| " Edward | 10 | (M) | " | |||
| " William | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| Sparks, William | 29 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | $100 | |
| Cedar County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Rochester Township Page 94. Census taken September 4, 1850, by J. J. Robinson. |
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| 184-184 | Sparks, James | 26 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $1,000 |
| " Elizabeth | 20 | (F) | " | |||
| " Mahala | 2 | (F) | Iowa | |||
| Rochester Township. (Vol. 1, p. 187) Census taken on September 4, 1850, by J. H. Robinson. |
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| 185-185 | Sparks, David T. | 28 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $600 |
| " Susan E. | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " Albert T. | 3 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " Aquilla J. | 1/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Rochester Township (Vol. 1, p. 187) Census taken on September 4, 1850, by J. H. Robinson. |
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| 194-194 | Sparks, William | 23 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | $100 |
| " Lucinda | 17 | (F) | " | |||
| Clayton County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Mendon Township. (Vol. 1, p. 352) Census taken August 22, 1850, by Etepolet Price. |
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| 659-659 | Sparks, James | 50 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1,200 |
| " Elizabeth | 45 | (F) | " | |||
| " Allen | 27 | (M) | " | Farmer | $400 | |
| " Barton | 26) | (M | " | Farmer | $200 | |
| " James | 24 | (M) | " | Farmer | $300 | |
| " Harriet | 22 | (F) | " | |||
| " Cyrus | 21 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " Joseph | 19 | (M) | " | Laborer | ||
| " Rebecca | 16 | (F) | " | |||
| " Henry | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " Mary | 12 | (F) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| " John | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| Clinton County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District 5. Page 194. Census taken September 21, 1850. |
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| 170-179 | Sparks, Levi | 25 | (M) | Maryland | Joiner | $30 |
| (Living in a boarding house) | ||||||
| Bloomfield Township (Vol. 1, p. 430) Census Taken October 5, 1850, by J. D. Bourne. |
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| 473-482 | Sparks, Joel | 56 | (M) | New York | Farmer | |
| " Lydia | 56 | (F) | " " | |||
| " John M. | 20 | (M) | " " | |||
| " William | 25 | (M) | " " | |||
| 474-483 | Sparks, Edward E. | 27 | (M) | New York | Farmer | $1,000 |
| " Mary | 26 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| " George | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Davis County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Soap Creek Township. Page 535. Census taken September 14, 1850, by Samuel T. Caldwell. |
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| 54-55 | Sparks, Stephen | 29 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | |
| " Mary | 29 | (F) | " | |||
| " John W. | 6 | (M) | Missouri | |||
| " Elizabeth | 5 | (F) | " | |||
| " William W. | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Jacob Z. | 4/12 | (M) | " | |||
| Bloomfield Township Page 319. Census taken October 23, 1850. |
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| Fitzpatrick, William H. | 29 | (M) | Tennessee | Farmer | $300 | |
| " Rebecca | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||
| " Jacob J. | 7/12 | (M) | " | |||
| Sparks, Zachariah | 23 | (M) | " | Laborer | ||
| Dubuque County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District 7. Page 52. Census taken on September 12, 1830, by Jesse M. Harrison. |
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| 360-363 | Sparks, Levi (1.2.5.5.3.3) | 52 | (M) | Pennsylvania | Farmer | $500 |
| " Zulena C. | 50 | (F) | Virginia | |||
| " Edwin (1.2.5.5.3.3.1) | 20 | (M) | Ohio | Stone mason | ||
| " Levi | 18 | (M) | " | |||
| " Zulima | 10 | (F) | " | |||
| " Catherine | 9 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 233. Census taken on December 6, 1850, by Jesse M. Harrison | ||||||
| 1732-1784 | Haislet, Zilla | 43 | (M) | Ohio | ||
| " James | 29 | (M) | Michigan | |||
| " McManus | 18 | (M) | " | |||
| " George | 15 | (M) | " | |||
| " Lemuel | 13 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " Louisa | 11 | (F) | " | |||
| " Franklin | 5 | (M) | " | |||
| Spurgeon, Priscilla | 18 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Sparks, Edwin | 20 | (M) | " | Bricklayer | ||
| Bonhand, Thomas W. | 44 | (M) | Virginia | Miner | ||
| Straw, Peter | 24 | (M) | Germany | Miner | ||
| " John | 26 | (M) | " | MIner | ||
| Stipp, John | 22 | (M) | Ohio | Miner | ||
| Henry County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Jackson Township. Page 256. Census taken November 13, 1850. |
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| 1357-1357 | Chambers, Joseph | 33 | (M) | Virginia | Farmer | $1300 |
| " Mary | 33 | (F) | Pennsylvania | |||
| " Thomas P. | 6 | (M) | " | |||
| " Sarah A. | 4 | (F) | Iowa | |||
| " Asa S. | 2 | (M) | " | |||
| Sparks, Jonathan | 20 | (M) | Pennsylvania | |||
| Patterson, Eliza J. | 30 | (F) | " | |||
| Jasper County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District No. 16. Page 761. Census taken September 5, 1850, by Cary D. Shelledy. |
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| 182-182 | Sparks, Truelove | 39 | (M) | Kentucky | Farmer | $1000 |
| " Sarah | 40 | (F) | " | |||
| " Stephen | 15 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " John | 14 | (M) | " | |||
| " William | 13 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " Jeremiah | 11 | (M) | Illinois | |||
| " Mary | 8 | (F) | Iowa | |||
| " Angeline | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " George | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| " Eliza | 2 | (F) | " | |||
| " Margaret | 5/12 | (F) | " | |||
| Page 764. Census taken September 6, 1850, by Cary D. Shelledy. | ||||||
| 193-193 | Sparks, John | 43 | (M) | Tennessee | Farmer | $3000 |
| " Elizabeth | 43 | (F) | Kentucky | |||
| " Jeremiah | 21 | (M) | Illinois | Farmer | ||
| " Matthew | 18 | (M) | " | Farmer | ||
| " Panina | 14 | (F) | " | |||
| " William | 10 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " John | 8 | (M) | " | |||
| " Elizabeth | 6 | (F) | " | |||
| " Samuel | 3 | (M) | " | |||
| Matthews, Mary | 77 | (F) | Pennsylvania | |||
| Smith, Samuel | 18 | (M) | Ohio | Farmer | ||
| Jefferson County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Fairfield Township. (Vol. 3, p. 119) Census taken October 15, 1850, by R. W. Steele |
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| 40-41 | Sparks, A. R. | 29 | (M) | Virginia | Druggist | $400 |
| " Sarah Ann | 25 | (F) | Pennsylvania | |||
| Markle, Elizabeth | 15 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Bighorn, D. S. | 26 | (M) | North Carolina | Speculator | ||
| " Hannah M. | 21 | (F) | Massachusetts | |||
| Keokuk County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| District 26. Page 275. Census taken October 26, 1850. |
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| 773-773 | Sparks, Elizabeth | 51 | (F) | Tennessee | ||
| " Rebecca | 15 | (F) | Indiana | |||
| Lee County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| 28th Division. (Vol. 3, p. 600) Census taken September 5, 1850, by Thos. Cherry. |
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| 313-313 | Sparks, Thomas | 36 | (M) | Indiana | Farmer | |
| " Sarah | 36 | (F) | ||||
| " Elizabeth | 16 | (F) | ||||
| " Martha | 14 | (F) | ||||
| " Mary | 12 | (F) | ||||
| " Sarah | 7 | (F) | ||||
| " Harriet | 6 | (F) | ||||
| " Louisa | 4 | (F) | ||||
| " Marion | 3/12 | (F) | ||||
| " Ann (Arena?) | 3/12 | (M) | ||||
| [Editor's Note: No indication of the place of birth was given by the census taker for anyone in this family except for Thomas.) | ||||||
| 29th Division. (Vol. 3, p. 880) Census taken September 13, 1850, by John M. Newcomb. |
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| 797-803 | Barber, Luther, Sr. | 58 | (M) | Connecticut | Farmer | $500 |
| " Levia | 50 | (F) | " | |||
| Darrow, Willard | 25 | (M) | New York | Farmer | ||
| " Margaret | 17 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Sparks, William F. | 8 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| Anston, Genette | 10 | (F) | Ohio | |||
| Muscatine County, Iowa - 1850 Census | ||||||
| Sweetland Township. Page 391. Census taken November 1, 1850. |
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| 80-80 | Sparks, John | 27 | (M) | Kentucky | Potter | $800 |
| " Sarah H. | 25 | (F) | Indiana | |||
| " Elihu E. | 4 | (M) | Iowa | |||
| " Mary J. | 2 | (F) | " | |||