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Jackson Township
The 1854 census included columns for "Colored Males" and "Colored Females," but none were listed for any of the townships.

JACKSON FACTS: This township is east of Fairview and west of Madison. The surface is, largely, rolling prairie land; in parts it is somewhat broken. The Wapsipinicon River enters from the west, near the center, and running southwest, leaves the township a mile west of the southeast corner. Along the river, there is good timber-land, and there is considerable timber in the northeast corner. The village of Newport is in the south part, on the Wapsipinicon, and consists, at the present time, of only a small collection of dwellings and a grist-mill. There is an excellent water-power at this point, and this village was once the county seat. One of the finest bridges spans the Wapsipinicon at this place that there is in the county. It is an iron structure, and rests upon good, solid, stone abutments.


NAME OF HEADS OF FAMILIES, &C

NO. OF
MALES

NO. OF
FEMALES

NO. OF
VOTERS

NO. OF
MILITIA

NO. OF
ALIENS

TOTAL

NOTES
Jackson Houstman 1     1   1  
Walter R. Johnson 1   1 1   1  
Alvin Robinson 1 1 1 1   2  
Charles Beam 3 4 1 1   7  
Adam Overacker 3 4 1 1   7  
Deby Ren 5 1       6  
Samuel Spear 5 4 1 1   9  
N. H. Houstman 2 1 1 1   3  
B. Ann Beam 5 2       1  
Joseph Steenbarger 3 2 1 1   5  
James M. Steenbarger 1 1 1 1   2  
Bailey Meeks 4 1 1 1   5  
Tarply Taylor 6 4 1 1   10  
Barbary Pugh 1 1 1 1   2  
Edward Pugh 1 2 1 1   3  
John Vaughn 6 6 1 1   12  
Thomas Byrse 3 3 1 1   6  
John Byerly 1   1 1   1  
Francis Byerly 1 1 1 1   2  
Wm. Byerly 1 1 1     1  
Adam Byerly 1   1 1   1  
William Benadom 5 4 1 2   9  
David Myeres 6 3 1 1   9  
D. H. Tallman 4 3 1     7  
Andrew Byerly 1   1 1   1  
Benj. Tallman 5 3 1 1   8  
William Jeffries 4 1 1     5  
Edward Stephenson 6 1 1     7  
James McFarland 2 3 1 1   5  
David W. Graft 3 2 1 1   5  
Samuel W. Todd 1 1 1 1   2  
John Marcellus 1 1 1 1   2  
{Page 1 Totals} 93 60 29 28   153  

NAME OF HEADS OF FAMILIES, &C

NO. OF
MALES

NO. OF
FEMALES

NO. OF
VOTERS

NO. OF
MILITIA

NO. OF
ALIENS

TOTAL

NOTES
Michael Byerly 4 3 1 1   7  
Isaac Hay 5 1 1 1   6  
Ruben Hay 4 2 1 1   6  
Albert Chaplin 1 2 1 1   3  
Jedidah Raymond 4 2 1 1   6  
Han--- B. Houstman 1   1 1   1  
James J. Sherman 2 6 1 1   8  
John Tewilliger 2 2 1 1   4  
Jacob Mowry 5 3 1 1   8  
Barnhart Wagner 5 5 1     10  
Thomas Porter 2 1 1 1   3  
Allison Jeffries 1 2 1 1   3  
Wilson M. Robinson 1   1     1  
David Robinson 1 1 1     2  
John McClusky 3 3       6  
John S. Weaver 4 3 1 1   7  
Jacob Byerly 1 1 1 1   2  
Joseph Porter 6 5 1     11  
Totals for Jackson Township 145 102 46 41   247  
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