Never published but written in September, 2016.
This is the post about census data. Sometimes census data frustrates me because it is just the bare bones of a person, but in this case I have other information to fill in the gaps. As of right now I have four federal censuses that include Jehial (1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880) and two state censuses (IA 1895 and 1905). This post is about the Federal Censuses (it’s a lot of info for one post)
Lets start with the 1850 Federal Census:


- Taken in November 1850 in Whiteside, Illinois
- Name (looks like) Jehial Stanton
- 27 years old, probably born 1823
- Occupation: Laborer
- Born in NY
- Wife Rebecca, age 31, probably born 1819 in NY
- Daughter Lydia E., age 4, probably born 1846 in NY
- Daughter Sarah J., age 2, probably born 1848 in NY
- In the same family Dwelling there is also the family of William D. Mecker, age 42, born 1808, a farmer who owns $600 worth of land.
- Perhaps the Stantons were staying with the Mecker family
Next is the 1860 census:

- Taken July 3rd in the 2nd Ward of Rock Island, Illinois
- Name appears Jehial Stanton
- Age 36, if his birthday is July 4th then he was born in 1823
- Occupation: White Washer
- No real estate
- At the end under the “Condition” column it reads (this is the best I can figure) “Help (as or at) Poor Person”
- Wife is Rebecca Stanton age 42 (b. 1818) born before Nov. in NY
- Step-Daughter, Henrietta McBride, age 17 (b. 1843) in NY, says “By 1st Husband”
- Step-Son, Wilson McBride, age 16 (b. 1844) in NY, says “By 1st Husband”
- Daughter Lydia E. Stanton, age 14 (b. 1846) in NY
- Daughter Sarah Jane Stanton, age 12 (b. 1848) in NY
- Daughter Caroline E. Stanton, age 10 (b. 1850) in NY (possibly born on the way to Iowa)
- Son Francis A. Stanton, age 5 (b. 1855) in IL
- Daughter Lucinda A. Stanton, age 2 (b. 1858) in IL
- Son James M. Stanton, age 8 mo. (b. 1859) in IL
Then the 1870 census:

- Taken the 10th of August in Olive Township, Iowa
- Name appears Jehial Stanton
- Age 46 (b. 1823) in NY
- Occupation is farmer, owns $200 dollars of real estate
- Blind
- Wife Rebecca Staton, age 52 (b. 1818) in NY, father or foreign birth
- Daughter Sarah Stanton, age 22, (b. 1848) in NY, domestic servant
- Daughter Carrie Stanton, age 20, (b. 1850) in NY
- Son Franklin Stanton, age 15, (b. 1855) in IL, farm laborer
- Daughter Lucinda Stanton, age 12, (b. 1858) in IL, at school
- Unknown Charles Blair, age 2, (b. 1868) in IL, at home
Lastly the 1880 Census:

- Take 12th of June in Olive, Iowa
- Name appears Jehial Stanton
- Age 55 (b. 1825?) in NY
- Blind
- Father and mother are born in NY
- Wife Rebecca Stanton, age 61, (b. 1818) in NY, Father from Ireland, Mother from Massachusetts, keeping house
That is all of the federal census data that I have for Jehial. Most of the 1890 census was was lost in a fire and I haven’t found Jehial in other the 1900 census, that will be in another post.