transcribed by Francine Thompson
The first wave of African Americans in Mt. Pleasant, located in Henry County Iowa, appear to have come mainly from a migration from Ohio in the late 1850s and were only a few isolated families. In the mid 1860s, a white man named Lee purchased lots in a section of town and helped a subtantial number of Blacks relocate from Missouri. This area became known as Leetown -- although it was never incorporated.Mt. Pleasant was very near the town of Salem, which was an UGRR stop. This is a partial list of the AA names that I have extracted from the 1870 census. It includes the city of Mt. Pleasant in Center Township where the majority of African Americans lived in Henry County. The list is through Wayne Township. Take a quick look. Many black folks made a stop in Iowa on their way to other places.
THOMAS George 35 VA THOMAS Fannie 26 MO THOMAS Jannie 9 MO THOMAS Willie 7 MO KEITH Harry J. 34 MO KEITH Mary A. 19 AK KEITH Louella 6/12 IA Dec KEITH Mary Bell 2 IA BROWN Phil Robert 24 VA GREEN Joseph 21 AK GREEN Ruby 21 MO GREEN Samuel H. 2 IA GREEN Dora 4/12 IA Feb PAGE William 33 MO janitor PAGE Harriet (nee Moseley) 33 MO PAGE Victoria 16 MO PAGE Charley 10 MO PAGE David 9 MO PAGE Linnus 7 MO FINLEY Clarence 2 IL FINLEY Iona 10/12 Aug IA FINLEY Elias 35 KY hotel cook MARSHALL Thomas 40 TN preacher MARSHALL Emma 26 KY MARSHALL James 6 IA MARSHALL Adell 4 IA MARSHALL John 1 IA BIRD, Amos 36 MO charter member St. John AME BIRD Caroline 30 MO BIRD Josephine 8 MO BIRD Flora 6 IA BIRD Stephan 2 IA BIRD John 2/12 IA Apr JONES ELizabeth 50 VA RILEY William 34 MO PATRICK Bartlett 45 MO PATRICK Lucinda 47 KY PATRICK Asa 19 KY PATRICK Bartlett 11 KY PATRICK Merril 10 MO PATRICK Martha 9 MO PATRICK George 7 MO RIDEOUT Richard 47 VA RIDEOUT Martha 30 GA BEDFORD Sanford 18 VA farm hand FISHER Philip 59 VA FISHER Sarah 36 MD FISHER William 17 ? FISHER George 16 KY FISHER Eliza 2 IA FISHER Ulysses 1/12 IA PATE WIlliam 39 MO PATE Rene 29 MN PATE Mary 5 IA PATE Lizzie 3 IA PATE William 1 IA BROOKS C???N 70 VA BROOKS Eliza 60 MO BROOKS Rison 9 MO BROOKS Ida 6 IA BROOKS Mary 4 IA BROOKS Sarah 19 IA KELLY George 37 TN KELLY Rachel 33 TN KELLY Stephen 13 MO KELLY Alcy Cora 7 Mo KELLY Clara 4 MO KELLY Mary 1 IA BATES Edward 24 ? farmhand POOLE Eli 56 KY POOLE Selah 50 VA POOLE Richard 16 MO POOLE Georgia 18 MO GRANT Elza 59 KY GRANT Annie 35 DE GRANT John 35 MO GRANT Elza 24 MO GRANT Clara 6 IA BOSTON, James 51 MO farmhand ANDERSON, Bartlett 15 MO farmhand BROOKS, Charles 13 MO farmhand CHANEY ? 50 VA CHANEY Hattie 50 MO CHANEY Sarah 10 MO CHANEY Mary 12 MO CHANEY Lulu 7 MO CAGDELL George 18 NC farmhand ROSS Henry Clay 37 KY ROSS Elizabeth 39 VA ROSS Lorena 13 MO ROSS Louisa 11 MO ROSS Susanna 8 MO ROSS Mary J. 6 IA ROSS William H. 4 IA ROSS Sarah A. 2 IA WATTSON Edward 30 AK WATTSON Jane 35 KY WATTSON James 3/12 IA May LOGAN Henry 54 KY LOGAN Permelia 54 KY LOGAN Green 19 MO LOGAN America 8 MO RESIN William 49 VA RESIN Amanda 34 MO RESIN Forench S. 17 MO RESIN Mary 15 MO RESIN Benjamen 5 IA HARRIS or MASON Frederick 26 MO barber HARRIS Sarah 27 MO RISK Henry 27 KY barber FORD William 41 MO FORD Louisa 35 KY FORD Elizabeth 11 MO FORD Eliza 6 MO FORD Fanny 5 MO FORD William 4 MO CONNER James 62 VA CONNER Jane 46 VA CONNER Ashbury 15 OH CONNER Malvina 11 OH CONNER Charles 7 OH CONNER Lincoln 5 IA PITTS John 54 KY PITTS Frankie 60 KY LEWIS Robert 42 KY LEWIS Frances J. 18 IA LEWIS Alex 2 IA LEWIS Paulina 11/12 IA July TURNER Matt 35 AK TURNER Sarah 3? MO BROWN Henry 50 MO BROWN Frank 14 Mo BROWN Scott 21 unknown HEDGE John W. 24 AK HEDGE Rilda 22 IL HEDGE Elias 50 AK HEDGE Eliza 41 AK TEGG Lotta 4 IA TEGG Stephen L. 3 IA BYSHER John 22 MO BYSHER Mary 25 MO BYSHER Lutisha 2 IA WATSON Thomas 45 TN WATSON Adaline 40 TN WATSON Mary 10 WATSON Nettie 8 WATSON Sally 5 HOLMES Jerimiah 44 AL HOLMES Elizabeth 33 VA HOLMES Albert A. 14 IA HOLMES Mary A. 12 IA HOLMES Everet B. 9 IA HOLMES Anna B. 8 IA HOLMES Milly K. 7 IA HOLMES Clara 4 IA HOLMES James W. 7 IA MCDANIEL Charles 11 IA ROY Warren 36 MD ROY Juda 34 VA ROY Nancy 12 MO ROY matilda 10 MO ROY Hannah 11 MO ROY Warren 8 MO ROY Elizabeth 5 IA ROY William 4 MO ROY Charley 1 WATSON Thomas 45 TN WATSON Adaline 40 TN WATSON Mary 10 TN WATSON Nettie 8 TN WATSON Sally 5 TN JEFFERSON John M. 38 VA JEFFERSON Mary 15 MO WARD Robert 50 VA WARD Nancy J. 40 KY GRAHAM George 27 KY GRAHAM caroline 20 LA GRAHAM MArtha J. 3 IA GRAHAM Louisa Bell 1 IA BEECHEN John 23 KY BEECHEN Mary MO BUCKNER Harry 30 KY BUCKNER Ruth 30 KY BUCKNER Sarah E. 12 MO BUCKNER William 4 IA SMART George 50 KY SMART Mary 45 MO SMART William 19 SMART Andrew 17 SMART Thomas 15 SMART Ella 13 SMART Emma 8 SMART Minerva 5 IA SMART James A. 2 IA SMART Mary E. 5/12 IA REED or REEL, Charlotte 18 VA domestic REED Edwin 2 IA WASHINGTON Geo 30 VA WASHINGTON Jane 25 MO WASHINGTON Lewis 1 IA WASHINGTON W. Page 1 IA WASHINGTON Samuel 1/12 IA May CLAY Wm. B. 44 VA CLAY Lydia A. 38 KY CLAY Delila 20 MO CLAY Wilson 18 MO CLAY Levi 11 Mo CLAY William 3 IA MILLER Harriet 66 VA BURNAUGH Samuel 49 VA BURNAUGH Clianna 50 VA BURNAUGH Thomas 19 MO BURNAUGH Martha 18 MO BURNAUGH Samuel 14 MO St. CLAIR Charles 50 KY drayman ST. CLAIR Fanny 38 VA ST. CLAIR Calvin 21 MO ST. CLAIR Sarah 7 MO GARRETT, Edward 50 KY COULSON Maria 60 VA COULSON Alfred 21 VA DAVIS Matilda 23 MO DAVIS Alice 2 IA DAVIS Francis A. IA COULSON Mary 15 MO VALENTINE, Delpha 30 MO housekeeper COULSON George 36 VA COULSON Martha 25 MO COULSON Frances E. 8 MO COULSON Maria A. 6 IA COULSON George W. 3 IA COULSON Charles F. 1 IA BEDFORD Lewis 50 VA BEDFORD Mary A. 25 KY WICKS George 58 VA WICKS Ellen 40 MO WICKS bertha 3 IA WICKS Mary E. 1 IA SMITH Cynthia A. 12 MO SMITH Jephthah 7 MO SMITH Martha J. 5 MO MCCRACKEN Samuel 28 TN barber married Sept MCCRACKEN Parthena 20 IN SCOTT George 16 MO MOSLEY Moses 40 KY drayman MOSLEY Maria 41 MO MOSLEY Dudley 15 MO MOSLEY James Mitchell 11 MO MOSLEY Susan A. 8 MO MOSLEY William 3 IA MOSLEY Agnes 54 VA MOSLEY Edward 26 MO carpenter NUNLEY Maggie 12 MO NORTHCUTT Sanford 33 MO NORTHCUTT Sarah 26 KY NORTHCUTT Ella 1 IA VALENTINE Jane 8 IA HAYS John 20 NC RICHMOND Elmer 18 SC BRADWELL Rueben 17 MO LEONARD James 68 KY LEONARD Lydia 60 KY PAGE John 30 MO WOODS Randall 32 MO white WOODS Sarah 26 KY Black WOODS Robert 5 IA WOODS Eliza 3 IA WOODS James 1 IA MASTERSON Jane 65 VA housekeeping ROP Lauvenia 13 MO farm help CLEMMONS S. 45 MD CLEMMONS Mary 31 MD CLEMMONS Maria E. 15 MO CLEMMONS Mary Jane 12 MO CLEMMONS James L. 9 MO CLEMMONS William 6 MO CLEMMONS Maurgarite A. 3 IA CLEMMONS Vandalia 1 IA WILSON, H.H. 47 GA teacher MASON Alfred MASON Angeline (nee Moseley) MASON Mary Ellen MASON Ida MASON Agnes MASON Louisa A. MASON William E. MASON Wilkinson 53 VA MASON Catherine 30 PN MASON Della 7 IA MASON Jesse 10/12 Aug IA DAVIS Charles H. 51 OH barber DAVIS Mary 48 VA DAVIS Mary E. 17 OH DAVIS Charles W. 25 OH barber DAVIS Hattie 20 PN POSTON James 34 MO POSTON Harriet 38 VA JACKSON Nichols 33 MO TEEMS Robert 23 KY TEEMS Esther J. 22 MO TEEMS James W. 2 IA TEEMS Edward 1/12 IA MAY FORD George 27 NC FORD Isabella 28 SC FORD Samuel R. 3 IA FORD Catherine 1 IA ARMS Adam 58 VA ARMS Perlina 38 MO ARMS Lucy 11 MO ARMS Mary Ella 3 IA ARMS Minerva 1 IA ALEXANDER Benj 36 TN stone mason ALEXNADER Agnes 22 MO ALEXANDER Charlie W. 2 IA ALEXANDER Horace 4/12 IA Feb MCCALLISTER Henry 49 TN plasterer MCCALLISTER Christiana 51 TN seamtress MCCALLISTER John 19 MO MCCALLISTER Wm Henry 17 IL MCCALLISTER Christina 14 IL WALKER Frances 60 KY JOHNSON Geo 8 MO JOHNSON Jackson 7 IA BERRY Elias 30 VA BERRY Louisa 25 MO BERRY Isabel 3 IA BERRY Olive 7/12 IA Nov WATTS William 50 KY stone mason chrter member St. John's AME WATTS Ellen 28 OH WATTS Julia 15 MO WATTS William 12 MO WATTS Mary Jane 4 IA THOMAS Mary 38 KY SCOTT, Taylor 25 MO SCOTT Melvina 24 MO BROWN Shelby 18 MO HARRIS ? 26 MO barber TAYLOR Daniel 35 TN TAYLOR Mary Jane 32 KY TAYLOR Grant 4 IA TAYLOR Augustus 2 IA TAYLOR Jefferson 6 TN THORNTON Joseph 26 MO THORNTON Maria 16 KY BURNAUGH Ira 56 VA BURNAUGH Delilah 60 NC BURNAUGH Mary 27 MO BURNAUGH George 18 MO BURNAUGH Henry 23 MO BURNAUGH, Eliza 25 MO BURNAUGH William 3 IA BURNAUGH Della 1 IA WASHINGTON, Geo 30 VA WASHINGTON Jane 25 MO WASHINGTON Lewis 1 IA WASHINGTON W. Page 1 IA WASHINGTON Samuel 1/12 IA MAy FIDDLER Edward 40 OH barber FIDDLER Melvina 35 OH FIDDLER Mary 18 FIDDLER Cornelia FIDDLER Edward 15 FIDDLER Frank 11 FIDDLER David 8 FIDDLER Joseph 7 FIDDLER Ida 5 OH FIDDLER Charles 3 IA PHILLIPS Joseph 48 VA drayman PHILLIPS Juda A. 49 MO PHILLIPS Nathaniel 17 MO PHILLIPS Amanda 13 MO MOSELEY Henry 35 MO barber HUTSON Henry 24 KY works in tanyard HUTSON Sary J. 24 FL DIOENS Byron 22 MO JOHNSON Henry 41 KY JOHNSON Annis 28 MO JAMES Henry 12 MO JAMES Georgie A. 5 IA JAMES Caltha 3 IA JAMES William H. 1 IA THOMAS Cornelius 30 MS THOMAS Anna 25 MO THOMAS Lula B. 5 IA THOMAS Brittain T. 3 IA THOMAS Cora G. 9/12 Sept JONES Emerson 25 TN JONES Francis 22 TN WARD Jane 40 AL JACKSON WIllie 3 IA JACKSON Joseph 5 MO CORNELIUS, Mary 46 KY CORNELIUS Charley 3 IA SCOTT Verden 13 MO SMITH John 26 KY ALEXANDER Milford 31 MO Railroad ALEXANDER Rachel 25 MO ALEXANDER Joseph E. 10 MO ALEXANDER Sarah A. 6 IA ALEXANDER Stephen 3 IA THOMAS John 48 VA basket maker THOMAS Charlotte 50 VA BAUGH John 32 MO BAUGH Patsy 32 MO BAUGH Charley 16 MO THOMAS Lucy 47 VA THOMAS Lewis R. 15 MO THOMAS Mary M. 12 MO THOMAS Martha A. 9 MO THOMAS Ida May 4 IA BROWN Philip 19 MO BROWN Aaron 17 MO WASHINGTON James 42 KY WASHINGTON Mary 34 VA WASHINGTON Levi 16 MO WASHINGTON Amanda 15 MO WASHINGTON John W. 13 MO WASHINGTON Addie 10 MO WASHINGTON Richard 8 MO WASHINGTON Elmer 7 MO WASHINGTON Lincoln 4 IA WASHINGTON Ulyssus G. 2 IA WASHINGTON Thomas 4/12 IA Feb MCNEAL Elias 30 SC MCNEAL Maggie 29 VA MCNEAL Jane E. 4 IA MCNEAL Sarah A. 2 IA MCNEAL Douglas 9 MO ALEXANDER Felix 55 KY stone mason ALEXANDER Sarah A. 38 GA MARTIN Robert 26 MO MARTIN Harriet 28 VA MARTIN Laura A. 1 MO SIYLES John B. 7 MO BEDFORD Jerry 30 MO lumberyard BEDFORD Mary A. 22 AK BEDFORD Estella 6/12 IA Dec HOWARD WIlliam 18 KY barber JACKSON, Nathan 57 VA JACKSON Adaline 37 VA JACKSON Lucinda 2 IA JACKSON Elias 1 IA Return to top
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