This straight-forward publication contains the 1855 DeKalb County Census index. Each entry contains the name of Head of Household and Township of residence.

Examples of Entries

BABBIT, John, Genoa Township, 45-5
RHODES, George W., Pierce Township, 101-28

Surnames Included in this Publication

* After the surname indicates over 5 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.
** After the surname indicates over 10 DIFFERENT first names are listed under the surname.

Abbott, Ables, Aborn, Acker, Ackly, Acow, Adams, Adee, Agans, Ainsworth, Albee, Alden, Alexander, Alford, Alger, Allen**, Ament, Ames, Andrews, Anner, Applebee, Appleton, Arbuckle, Aright, Armer, Armstrong, Arnold, Artlip, Arttipp, Arttiss, Ashcraft, Asken, Asell, Atel, Atkins, Atkinson, Atwood, Ault, Aurner, Austin, Averill, Ayer, Ayers

Babbit, Baccus, Bacon, Badger, Bailey, Baily, Baker, Balcomb, Baldray, Baldwin, Baler, Ball, Ballard, Banard, Banfield, Banks, Bannister, Barber, Bardwell, Barber, Baringer, Barnes, Bartholomew, Bartlet*, Barton, Baschon, Baston, Bates, Bathric, Bathrick, Bavret, Bayes, Baylan, Bean, Beard, Beavens, Beawton, Becker, Beckwith, Beckworth, Beecham, Beecher, Belles, Bemans, Bemas, Bemis, Benedict, Bennet, Benson, Bent, Bentley, Benway, Bergen, Betters, Beverage, Bewers, Biddle, Bigalow, Billings, Birchfield, Birk, Bizer, Black, Blackman, Blair, Blake, Blanchfield, Bletch, Blugden, Boga, Boil, Bond, Bookins, Boon, Bordman, Bork, Borton, Boston, Bouk, Bouker, Bounty, Bovee, Bowen, Bowers, Bowman, Boyd, Boyling, Boynton, Braddok, Bradley, Bradly, Brainard, Branch, Brando, Brassington, Braton, Braynard, Breeds, Breese, Brennan, Brennen, Brewer, Bridge, Briggs, Brigham, Briny, Brisben, Bristoe, Brock, Bronwell, Brookins, Brook, Brooks, Brothers, Brown**, Brurer, Bryan, Bryant, Buck, Buckingham, Buel, Bulkhart, Bull, Bullock, Bulter, Buly, Bumgartner, Bumpry, Bundy, Bunton, Burbanks, Burdick, Burdicke, Burditt, Burdsall, Burdsly, Burghart, Burgin, Burke, Burnham, Burpee, Burr, Burrows, Bussell, Butler, Butterfield*, Buttes, Buttson, Buzzell, Byers

Caddam, Calkins, Call, Calvin, Cameron, Camp, Campbell*, Carr, Canady, Canway, Card, Carey, Carhoright, Carleton, Carlisle, Carney, Carol, Carpenter, Carr, Carson, Carter, Cartwright, Casa, Case, Casler, Cass, Casten, Castnor, Ceber, Chalange, Chalfield, Challand, Champlin, Chandler, Chapin, Chapman, Chase, Cheasbro*, Ching, Chisler, Christman, Church, Churchill*, Chuvens, Claghorn, Clapp, Clapsaddle, Clark**, Claxton, Cline, Close, Cloud, Coats, Cobb, Coffin, Cole, Coleman, Coles, Colier, Collon, Colson, Colyer, Comfoots, Como, Conant, Condon, Cone, Conger, Conifer, Conley, Connell, Conner, Conrad, Conse, Consol, Conus, Converse, Conway, Coolage, Cook, Cooper, Copeland, Corey, Cory, Coster, Cotrill, Cotton, Cotts, Courier, Courses, Cowen, Cowles Cox, Craig, Crandall, Crawrofd, Cress, Crippin, Criss, Crocker, Croff, Croft, Crole, Cromwell, Cronkhite, Cropet, Crosby, Crosset, Crossett, Culver, Cumins, Cummins, Cumston, Cuningham, Curtis, Curtiss, Custard, Cutter

Daily, Dale, Dalton, Daly, Daniels, Darlen, Dart, Davis*, Day, Dayton, Dean, Debutts, Decker, Dee, Deily, Delavergn, Dennis*, Densmore, Depu, Derrig, Devenport, Dewolf, Dewy, Deyoe, Dias, Dibble, Dicker, Dickerman, Dickson, Diecon, Dillon, Dilt, Dilts, Dimick, Dimon, Dismas, Divim, Divine, Dixon, Dobe, Dole, Dolittle, Dodd, Doty, Douglass, Dove, Dow, Dowd, Downs, Drake, Driskel, Duffey, Dugan, Dunn, Dunton, Dunbar, Dunham, Durham, Dutchman, Dutton

Earl, Earley, Earnst, Eaton, Eayres, Eberly, Eddy, Edmunds, Edson, Edwards, Egler, Eiklor, Eldridge, Eliott, Elliot, Elliott, Ellis, Ellsworth, Ellwood, Elmer, Endicott, English, Erkenbreck, Erwins, Estabrooks Ettithorp, Evans, Everets

Fair, Fairbanks, Faircle, Famden, Fannan, Farley, Farmer, Farnam, Farr, Farrel, Farwell, Fasset, Fay, Faylor, Fediment, Feeland, Ferguson, Ferman, Ferno, Ferick, Ferry, Fessen, Fetida, Field, Fields, Filkins, Finley, Finnan, Firkins, Fish, Fisher, Flanders, Fleming Fletcher, Flick, Flinn, Flint, Flynn, Folgor, Folk, Follensbee, Foot, Foots, Forbs, Fordham, Forgiss, Fornsworth, Forster, Fortner, Foss, Fostal, Foster*, Fowler, Fox, Franklin, Fraser, Frasier, Frazyer, Freer, Frency*, Frick, Frits, Frost, Fuller*, Furman, Furness, Fury

Gage, Gale, Galemo, Galleno, Gallerns, Gambol, Gandy, Gannon, Gardner, Garlock, Garvin, Gates, Gathercole, Gibbons, Gibbs, Gibson, Gifford, Gilbert, Gilbreath, Gilchrist, Gilkerson, Gillet, Gillis, Giltrap, Glidden, Glitty, Glysop, Goble, Gody, Goff, Gommon, Gooale, Good, Goodell, Goodman, Goodrich, Goodyear, Goodyer, Gooell, Gordon, Gore, Gormanly, Gorton, Gould, Graeo, Graham, Granger, Graves, Gray, Grayham, Greely, Green*, Greenfield, Greenhow, Greenwood, Gregory, Gremley, Grey, Griffin, Griffith, Griggs, Grooves, Grout, Groover, Groves, Gryham, Gummerson, Gustin, Guy

Haish, Hait, Haleran, Hall*, Hallon, Hamilton, Hamlin, Hammond, Hampton, Hanrrend, Hanson, Hapwort, Hardey, Harington, Harison, Harmon, Harnard, Harper*, Harris, Harrison, Harsh, Hartman, Harvey, Haskill, Haskins, Haskiss, Hasslet, Hastings, Hatch, Hatches, Hatfield, hathaway, Haven, Hawkins, Hawley, Hay, Hayden, Hayes, Haymond, Hays, Heath, Hedges, Helmes, Heminway, Henderson, Hendricks, Hendry, Henigan, Henry, Hesse, Hibbard, Hickman, Hicks, Hide, Highland, Hileran, Hill*, Hillderbrant, Hills, Himbaugh, Himebough, Hind, Hines, Hinkston, Hinsdale, Hiss, Hitt, Hix, Hoag, Hogan, Hogebone, Hoggebonn, Hoggeboonv, Hogudorn, Holady, Holcomb, Holdness, Holdnness, Holdinip, Holdridge, Holenback, Holenbuck, Holester, Hollenbuck, Holman, Holmes, Holroyd, Holt, Homan, Homes, Hommedien, Hopkins, Horan, Horn, Horton, Hosmer, Hotchkiss, Hoton, Hough, Houstin, How, Hout, Hubbard, Hubbel, Hudson, Huff, Hugaboon, Hughes, Hulet, Hull, Humerel, Humerston, Humiston, Hummel, Humphrey, Hune, Hunt, Hunter, Huntly, Huphrey, Hurley, Hurst, Hustiss, Hyslop

Ide, Iles, Ingham, Inman, Isman, Ismon

Jackman, Jackson, James, Janes, Jay, Jaycocks, Jenep, Jewel, Jewell, Jewet, Johnson*, Joiner, Jokes, Jomans, Jones*, Jordan, Jordon, Joslyn*, Jucket, Judd

Kammeres, Kane, Keagan, Keegan, Kellogg*, Kellsey, Kelly, Kelsey, Kemp, Kendall, Kenney, Kennicut, Kenyon, Kerney, Kerns, Kesler, Ketcham, Keyes, Keys, Kidder, Killburn, Killerby, Kimball, Kinan, Kinbrack, King*, Kingsbury, Kignsly, Kinslow, Kinyon, Kirk, Kirkaldie, Kirkpatrick, Kirt, Kittle, Kelm, Knapp, Knight, Kunzler, Kuter

Labrad, Laclara, Lafitte, Lagrange, Lake, Lalloway, Lamb, Lamoin, Lamoine, Lampson, Langden, Langdon, Lankton, Laport, Latham, Latimore, Latten, Lawnna, Lewrence, Lawton, Lay, Leaf, Leaman, Lee, Leeper, Lenon, Lesher, Lewis, Leyson, Limons, Linderman, Lindsay, Lindslay, Lindsley, Linsey, Lintnre, Linton, Lithman, Little, Livingston, Lollard, London, Loomis, Loose, Loper, Lord, Lorin, Lose, Losey, Lott, Love, Lovel, Lovell, Low, Lowrey, Lowry, Luce, Lunay, Lyon, Lyons

Mabit, Mace, Mack, Mackey, Mackintire, Madden, Madison, Mallows, Maltby, Marcey, Marks, Marsh*, Martin, Maryman, Mason, Matheson, Matice, Matteson, Maunessa, Maurer, Maxfield, May, Maye, Mead, Medcolf, Meeker*, Mentor, Merit, Merrit, Merwin, Micdram, Michael, Michel, Middleton, Mighell, Miles, Miller*, Mills, Milnamow, Minerhim, Minhan, Missmore, Mitchel, Mitchell, Monolley, Monson, Montagne, Montanye, Moon, Mooney, Moore, Morrey, More, Morehouse, Morey, Morgan, Morrell, Morrill, Morris, Morse, Morts, Mosher, Mowers, Moys, Muker, Mulford, Mullen, Mumford, Munson, Muray, Myers, Mygey

Mcackey, McAllister, McAlpin, McBride, McCarty, McCauly, McCay, McClagan, McClary, McClelland, McClery, McClury, McComb, McCormic, McCoy, McCuen, McCullom, McDonald, McDowel, McDuffe, McElhany, McEuen, McFarlane, McFarlen, McFarlin, McGar, McGermet, McGlimr, McInrey, McIntere, McJorry, McKnee, McLaites, McLousland, McMahan, McMullen, McNish, McNorton, McQuary, McRae

Nash, Natcott, Needham, Nelson, Newel, Newell, Newet, Newman, Newton*, Nichols*, Nicholson, Nicker, Nickerson, Nickler, Nickson, Night, Nisbet, Noble, Nobles, Norris, Norton

Oakley, Oaks, Obrien, Oconner, Olin, Ollinsworth, Olmstead, Olney, Omer, Orchood, Oregon, Orn, Orput, Orr, Orvis, Osborne, Ostin, Ottman, Overauker, Overton

Paddock, Page*, Palm, Palmer, Parcey, Pardun, Park, Parker*, Patrick, Patridge, Patten*, Patter, Patterson, Payne, Pearl, Peck, Peecher, Pendergrass, Penurll, Perkins, Perry, Persel, Persomus, Persons, Peters, Petrie, Pevee, Phelps, Philbrick, Philips, Philpet, Phipps, Pierce*, Pike, Pipes, Pitcher, Place, Plank, Plapp, Plunket, Pond, Poplin, Porter, Posee, Potter*, Powell, Powers, Pratt, Prescott, Preston, Price, Prichard, Prittle, Putnam

Quilhart, Quint

Ramsay, Rand, Randall, Rane, Rankin, Ransom, Rapple, Rathbone, Raymer, Raymerd, Raymond, Raynols, Read, Reading, Reed, Remington, Renwick, Reynolds, Rhodes, Rice, Richard, Richards, Richardson, Richmond, Rickard, Rickart, Ricker, Riddle, Riley, Robb, Roberts, Robinson*, Robiston, Rodolph, Rogers, Roke, Rolph, Root, Rosburg, Rose*, Rosebrook, Rosett, Rosie, Ross, Rouche, Roush, Rowe, Rowen, Rowin, Rowley, Ruard, Ruby, Rudick, Ruell, Rush, Russel, Russell, Ryan, Ryon

Sackville, Safford, Sahl, Samn, Samson, Sandborn, Sanders, Sanderson, Sands, Sargent, Satefield, Saverty, Savery, Savry, Sawyer, Scamyhorn, Schase, Schoomaker, Schoonover, Scott*, Scoville, Scribner, Scriver, Seaman, Seamore, Seargent, Sears, Seary, Secor, Secoy, Seeley, Seely, Seglin, Sellmoin, Selts, Sepher, Serright, Severy, Sevey, Seward, Shaley, Shannon, Sharp, Shaw*, Sheely, Sheffield, Sheldon, Shephedson, Shepherd, Sherburn, Sherman, Sherwood, Shicklton, Shirtliff, Shoubs(Shoules), Shoup, Shoupe, Shutts, Sickles, Sidam, Sieveright, Sigler, Silburn, Simmons, Simons, Simpson, Sipp, Siveright, Sixbury, Skinner, Slater, Slocom, Slocomb, Sly, Smarts, Smith**, Snook, Snow, Snyar, Snyder, Solon, Southworth, Sowers, Spaningberg, Spears, Spencer, Spring, Squires, Stafford, Stahl, Stark, Stearns, Steavens, Stebbins, Stenner, Stephens, Stebens, Stevenson, Stewart, Striker, Stiles, Stivison, Stockham, Stoddard, Stone, Storkey, Story, Stout, Stow, Stratton, Streley, Strawn, Streeter, Strong*, Sturtivant, Subra, Sumner, Suter, Sutton, Swartwood, Sweatland, Sweeny, Sweet, Swift, Switzer

Taft, Talbot, Talmage, Tappan, Tappin, Tarbell, Tarperring, Taylor*, Teeter, Telford, Terry, Tettedy, Thayer, Thibits, Thom, Thomas, Thompson*, Thrall, Thurston, Tibbets, Tifft, Tift, Tiles, Till, Tindall, Tinker, Tittle, Tobey, Todd, Toil, Tower, Town, Townsend*, Tray, Travis, Trude, Tubbs, Tuber, Tuck, Tucker, Turner, Tuperring, Tuttle, Twembly

Ulvirson

Valentine, Vanamburg, Vanbliet, VanDeberg, VanDeBurg, Vandervere, Vanduzer, Vandzer, Vaness, VanFleet, Vanhorn, VanOlenda, VanVelzer, Van Wagoner, Vanwert, Varnum, Varty, Vaughan, Venderman, Viner, Voris

Wager, Wait, Walduff, Walf, Walker, Walkup, Wallize, Walrad*, Walrath, Ward*, Warner, Washburn, Waterman*, Waters, Watson, Watts, Webster, Weddle, Weeden, Welch, Weld, Wellmorth, Wells, Welmith, Wend, Werner, Wesson, West, Westbrook, Westfall, Weston, Wetmore, Wharry, Wheeler, Whetmore, Whilford, White*, Whitehead, Whiteman, Whiteside, Whitford, Whitiker, Whitman, Whitmore, Whitney, Whittemore, Whuter, Wigden, Wilber, Wilcock, Wilcox, Wilken, Wilkey, Wilkie, Wilkinson, Willard, Willcox, Williams*, Willis, Wilmarth, Wilson, Winchester, Wing, Winings, Winslow, Witter, Wittir, Wittse, Wood*, Wooderd, Woodley, Woodruff, Woods, Woodward, Woodword, Woodworth, Woolsey, Worcester, Worden, Wormwood, Wovcott, Wright*, Wroit, Wylery, Wyman, Wyrick

Yagan, Yakle, Yison, Yorat, Young*, Youngren

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