1850 Census Benton County

German name corrections

 



Index A - D
Index E - I
Index J - P
Index R- Z
Notes
Page 0273a
Page 0284a
Page 0295a
Page 0306a
Page 0317a
Slave Schedule 41
Slave Schedule 44
Slave Schedule 45
Slave Schedule 48
Slave Schedule 49
Slave Schedule 50
Slave Schedule Notes



The enumerator must have had a communication problem with the German families of the 
Cole Camp area and listed them as they sounded. Poor handwriting also made them 
difficult to transcibe. 

Fortunately the correct spellings of many of these names are known and are listed below.
Information provided by Homer R. Ficken 
                        descendant of the Peter Ficken family, census page 275b

PAGE#    LISTED          ACTUAL
=======================================     
275a     Myers           Meyer
275b     Bakemon         Beckman
275b     Hasterberg      Heisterberg
277a,b   Bishop          Bischoff
277b     Crisdale        Kreisel
277b     Stelleys        Stelljes
304b     Hollcin         Holtzen
304b     Ulrice          Oelrichs
305a     Bamb**          Bammen
305a     Barshin         Boeschen
305a     Custer          Koester
305a     Has*s**d*       Heimsoth
305a     Ephot           Eifert
305a     Gets            Goetz
305a     Olrok           Ohlroge
305b     Winl***         Windler
306a     Balkin          Balke
306a/7a  Grotier         Grother
306b/7a  Mouken          Mahnken
306b     Snobble         Schnabel
307a     Bakeman         Brockman
307a     Blidese*        Bleidesel
307a     Cordus          Cordes
307a     Mouzier         Monsees
307a     Miers           Meier
322a     Akoff           Eckhoff
322a     Ha**s           Harms
322a     Hasterbear      Heisterberg
322b     Bokl***         Bockelman
322b     Bombaugh        Grabau
322b     Gosman          Gestman
322b     Yangers         Jagels
322b     Groman          Gruben
322b/3a  Miller          Mueller
323a     *i*tba*k        Viebrock
323a     Feltman         Feldmann
323a     Garken          Gerken
324a     Gerkin          Gerken
324a     Myers           Meyer
324a     Martins         Martens
325a,b   Balken          Balke
325a     Bruners         Bruenjes
325a     Elerling        Ebeling
325a     Miller          Mueller
325b     Holson          Holtzen
325b     Mouken          Mahnken
325b     Myers           Meyer
325b     Schnockenberg   Schnackenberg


Families enumerated twice:

The Claus and John "Mouken" (Mahnken) families on pages 306b and 307a of Williams Township 
are the same as the Claus and John on pages 324a and 325b of White Township. 
Their farms were in Williams Township, but near the dividing line. 
The ages listed in White Township are the closest; those in Williams appear to have been estimates.






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