[WED]emigration

[Mary Jackes]

I was searching around for some info for a Dyers' colony descendant, and
came across another focus of Somerset settlement in the 1850 census for Iowa.

This is not from Dubuque county, but from Delaware County.  This must be
the other Dyer Somerset colony of Manchester.

born in England and living in Iowa for the 1850 census 
first the house and family number then name age occupation and wealth
24 26
Robert Whiting 30 farmer $100
Hannah 32
Mary A 8
Sarah 5
Phebe 3
Frank 1
25 27
John Ham 23 Farmer he has no personal wealth recorded
Harriet 19
26 28
George B. Gibbs 26 farmer $500
Robert Millard 10
John Ham 23 labourer
27 30 (but should be 29)
David O'Connor 35 farmer $700 born in Ireland
in same house but given a different family number 30
Edwin Evens (sic) 25 born in England
Sarah 28
James 5
Wm Ham 22 labourer $100

these people are surrounded by American born people - but along the way a
little are
33 36
George Hatch 26 shoemaker $100
Hannah Hatch 22

in the other direction everyone was born in Germany.

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Mary Jackes
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 0N8, Canada.