FIRST CENSUS OF BARTON COUNTY 1872
Pages 30-35
The names included in this list are those of people who resided in this county in the spring of 1872. The work of securing this information was done by D. N. Heizer who now resides at Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was compulsory to get these names before the county could be organized. The following gives the name, age, and a description of the land owned by each individual settler. Some of the names in this list are of people who have long since left this part of the county, but will be remembered by those who were here when the county was organized:
| NAME | AGE | DESCRIPTION OF LAND OWNED BY EACH INDIVIDUAL SETTLER |
| John Hartley | 38 | |
| Henry Cogle | 20 | |
| John W. Meltor | 27 | |
| Myron S. vanPelt | 25 | |
| David E. Benedict | 23 | |
| Elvin R. Benedict | 22 | |
| Arsula M. Benedict | 1 | |
| Jul. P. Bissel | 24 | sec. 10, se qr 19-13w |
| Ella M. Bissel | 24 | |
| Minnie Bissel | 4 | |
| Anna Bissel | 2 | |
| Cora Bissel | 1 | |
| David A. Greever | 23 | sec 34, nw qr 19 sr, 12w |
| Samuel Davis | 21 | |
| E. J. Dodge | 50 | sec. 10, w. hfsw qr 19, sr 15w |
| Elizabeth Dodge | 43 | |
| W. Dodge | 24 | se qr s 4 |
| Don Dodge | 22 | sec 10, e hf sw qr w hf se qr |
| Jennie Dodge | 17 | |
| Lizzie Dodge | 15 | |
| John Dodge | 13 | |
| Maggie Dodge | 8 | |
| Mary Dodge | 2 | |
| Dave Dobson | 22 | |
| Charles E. Dodge | 26 | sec. 9, s qr |
| T. Scherzmyer | 22 | |
| Ira Lake | 47 | |
| A. C. Moses | 45 | sec. 10 nw qr 19, sr 13 w. |
| Naomi A. Moses | 32 | sec. 9, ne. qr 19 sr. 13 w. |
| Arthur Moses | 21 | sec. 10, ne qr 19, sr. 13 w. |
| Clayton L. Moses | 19 | sec. 9, nw qr 19 sr. 13 w. |
| Edward W. Moses | 16 | |
| William A. Moses | 14 | |
| Lincoln E. Moses | 11 | |
| Cassius M. Moses | 7 | |
| Seward E. Moses | 4 | |
| Edward W. Dewey | 22 | sec. 4, sw qr |
| Hattie A. Dewey | 20 | |
| Frank H. Dewey | 2 | |
| William Dewey | 74 | |
| Evan Thornburg | 44 | sec. 4, 20-14 w. |
| Julia A. Thornburg | 32 | |
| John S. Thornburg | 10 | |
| William Thornburg | 1 | |
| John McMullen | 35 | |
| Lizzie McMullen | 32 | |
| John McMullen, Jr. | 13 | |
| James McMullen | 4 | |
| Benjamin McMullen | 3 | |
| U. S. Hutchinson | 23 | |
| H. C. Fox | 55 | sec. 26, nw qr 20-15 |
| U. C. Bryant | 27 | |
| J. F. Carter | 33 | sec 26, sw qr 20-15 |
| Sandy Brown | 21 | |
| Thomas Sublett | 22 | |
| Lester Horn | 29 | |
| J. D. Carpenter | 39 | sec 26, ne qr 20-15 |
| John W. Smith | 30 | sec. 26, se qr 20-15 |
| F. C. Polk | 26 | |
| L. M. Carter | 28 | |
| A. C. Hunter | 22 | |
| R. C. Graves, Jr. | 21 | |
| E. W. Hoch | 23 | (afterwards became governor of the State of Kansas) |
| C. H. Milton | 24 | |
| C. H. Bates | 22 | |
| J. A. Arnold | 21 | |
| W. F. Hoch | 27 | |
| Geo. M Jackson | 31 | |
| Bland Searce | 21 | |
| Henry Lytle | 25 | |
| Wm. M. Smith | 32 | |
| M. L. Burks | 22 | |
| Robert Heckle | 23 | |
| Wm. Bahler | 24 | sec 14, ne qr 19-14 |
| John Reinecke | 30 | sec 10 se qr 19-14 |
| Mary Reinecke | 28 | |
| Anna Reinecke | 4 | |
| Louisa Reinecke | 2 | |
| Mary Reinecke | 1 | |
| Henry Schultz | 30 | sec 10 ne qr 19-14 |
| Wilhelmina Schultz | 28 | |
| Louisa Schultz | 3 | |
| Levi H. Lusk | 39 | sec 3 sw qr and ne qr sec |
| Orson Howard | 43 | sec 6 nw qr 19-13 |
| B. F. Putnam | 40 | sec 4, sw qr all of sec |
| O. Buckner | 35 | sec. Se 14 |
| M. Falkner | 30 | sec 9, nw qr r 14 |
| thomas McCoughan | 22 | |
| James Holland | 35 | |
| Sarah Holland | 26 | |
| Wm. H. Odell | 39 | sec. 30, ne qr 10-3 |
| Melda Odell | 37 | |
| George H. Odell | 17 | |
| Charles S. Ordell | 15 | |
| Edward Odell | 11 | |
| Thomas Mitchell | 14 | |
| Ida A. Mitchell | ||
| Mary B. Mitchell | 14 | |
| Jessie Odell | 4 | |
| John Typer | 40 | |
| L. C. Zollairs | 22 | |
| Charlotte Zollairs | 22 | |
| Ellsworth Zollairs | 10 | |
| J. H. Taylor | 35 | |
| S. H. Hedrick | 24 | sec 6, ne qr 19-14 |
| Lucy A. Hedrick | 22 | |
| Wm. L. Hedrick | 1 | |
| James Hart | 23 | |
| Charles Roudebush | 22 | sec 28, se qr 18-15 |
| George Reynolds | 25 | |
| M. Brining | 21 | sec 30, se qr 18-15 |
| Charles B. Worden | 28 | sec. 34, n hf nw qr s hf sw qr sec 27 |
| C. F. Brining | 48 | sec 30, ne qr 18-15 |
| Christina Brining | 44 | |
| Fred Brining | 8 | |
| Henry Brining | 5 | |
| Rosa Brining | 11 | |
| Christina Brining | 14 | |
| Wm. W. Graham | 22 | sec 26 s hf, sw qr and n hf nw qr sec 35 |
| Mary J. graham | 18 | |
| Marsene Graves | 35 | sec 28, n hf sw qr and s hf nw qr |
| Julia Graves | 34 | |
| Louisa Graves | 6 | |
| Aster Graves | 2 | |
| Henry Cyr | 22 | |
| Andrew Albright | 46 | sec 29 nw qr 18-15 |
| Wilhelmina Albright | 51 | |
| Champ Mayfield | ||
| James Smith | ||
| Sol. Basham | ||
| Prudence Eller | 33 | |
| Alex Keller | 33 | |
| Margurite Keller | 12 | |
| Catherine Keller | 8 | |
| Charles H. Keller | 2 | |
| James S. Hill | 35 | |
| George Brandagee | 26 | |
| Henry Thatcher | 23 | |
| W. Stotts | 23 | |
| E. C. Campbell | 33 | |
| P. Q. Myers | 35 | |
| George Lane | 22 | |
| Hiram Collan | 25 | |
| Henry Collan | 35 | |
| A. L. Choat | 36 | |
| L. T. Hedrick | 22 | |
| W. G. Allen | 32 | |
| Richard Sutton | 23 | |
| Andrew Proctor | 22 | |
| Nathan Field | 24 | sec 31, se qr 8-14 |
| George H. Barry | 24 | sec 33 sw 14 |
| Thomas Gibson | 22 | sec 5 ne qr 19-14 |
| Henry Myers | 35 | sec 4 nw qr 19-14 |
| William Yontz | 30 | sec 4 ne qr 19-14 |
| F. Warring | sec 34 s hf sw qr 18-14 | |
| Ed Mecklem | 22 | sec 3 nw qr 19-14 |
| George F. Mecklem | 45 | sec 3 ne qr 19-14 |
| Antone Wilke | 25 | sec 3 se qr |
| A. H. Annis | 49 | sec 3 sw 19-14 |
| Sylvia A. Annis | 48 | |
| E. N. Swan | 23 | sec 11, s hf sw qr 19-14 |
| Ellen Swan | 19 | |
| J. Moffat | 34 | sec 2 nw qr 19-14 |
| R. Moffat | 37 | sec 2 ne qr 1914 |
| Jessie Swan | 1 | |
| N. Douglass | 49 | sec 14 s hf sw qr and s hf of e qr |
| William L. Cotton | 27 | sec 14 n hf sw qr and n hf se qr 19-14 |
| Mary A. Gibson | 47 | |
| Joseph Gibson | 12 | |
| James Gibson | 8 | |
| Charles F. Kinney | 30 | sec 12 nw qr 19-14 w |
| Marguerite J. Kinney | 18 | |
| Charles N. Kinney | 1 | |
| Nate McKown | 35 | sec 12 sw qr |
| Martha McKown | 3 | |
| Nancy McKown | 3 | |
| Hiram McKown | 1 | |
| James McRoberts | 23 | sec. 12, e. hf of ne qr. |
| Samantha McRoberts | 20 | |
| Florence McRoberts | 1 | |
| John Gruber | 33 | sec. 12, se. qr 19-14 |
| Catherine Gruber | 32 | |
| Antone Gruber | 12 | |
| Mar Gruber | 4 | |
| Julius Both | 26 | sec. 20, n. hf sw, qr and s hf nw qr 19-15 w |
| Anna Both | 24 | |
| Matilda Both | 2 | |
| Henry Glen | 45 | sec 8, nw. qr 19-13 |
| Elizabeth Glen | 40 | |
| Harry Glen | 12 | |
| Lizzie Glen | 9 | |
| John Glen | 5 | |
| Laura Glen | 18 | |
| August Myers | 24 | sec 12, w hf ne qr 19-14 |
| Fred Strohmyer | 30 | sec 4 ne qr e hf |
| Frank Shyher | 27 | sec 4 nw qr e hf |
| Nick Raefler | 24 | sec 4 ne qr w hf |
| John Cook | 33 | sec 8 e hf nw qr w hf ne qr |
| Louisa Cook | 26 | |
| John Cook | 5 | |
| George Cook | 4 | |
| William Cook | 3 | |
| Henry Cook | 1 | |
| Jewel Lusher | 29 | sec 4 w hf nw qr |
| James Moreland | 30 | sec 7 se qr |
| William Gilpin | 30 | sec 6 e hf se qr |
| John Gilpin | 28 | sec 6 w hf se qr and e hf sw qr |
| John Dennis | 36 | sec 5 se qr 19-13 |
| Nancy Dennis | 33 | |
| Zura Cunningham | 11 | |
| James Cunningham | 10 | |
| Andrew Godsien | 33 | |
| Clayton Zunzalos | 37 | |
| John. W. Light | 24 | |
| Zack Light | 19 | |
| James Edwards | 19 | |
| Clem Jones | 33 | |
| Isaac Barry | 25 | sec 32 ne qr 19-12 |
| Nettie Buckbee | 20 | |
| Titus Buckbee | 24 | |
| michael Stanto | 27 | sec 26 s hf se qr sec 35 n hf ne qr 18-15 w |
| A. W. Strong | 51 | sec 28 se qr 19-12 |
| Sarah C. Strong | 48 | |
| Anna C. Strong | 17 | |
| Wilkins A. Strong | 10 | |
| R. A. Avery | 57 | |
| Henry Beal | 28 | sec 14 sw qr 19-15 |
| Sydney Sterling | 22 | colored |
| Charles Williams | 30 | colored |
| Frank Day | 26 | sec 34 ne qr 19-13 w |
| Percy Preston | 23 | |
| John Roberts | 28 | |
| Harland B. Truesdell | 23 | sec 28 sw qr 19-13 |
| J. P. Brady | 26 | |
| H. Davis | 27 | |
| Trueman Foster | 30 | |
| Phillip Matthews | 35 | |
| John Morris | 24 | |
| John Proctor | 25 | sec 34 n hf sw qr and n hf se qr 19-12 |
| John Williams | 23 | |
| James Mulligan | 38 | |
| E. Shaffer | 23 | |
| James Mc Williams | 40 | |
| S. G. Cram | 23 | sec 26 nw qr 19-12 |
| Cain Davis | 22 | |
| J. T. Walker | 22 | sec 24 ne qr 19-12 |
| Dave Grever | 23 | sec 32 nw qr 19-12 |
| M. S. Strew | 33 | |
| Sudan Strew | 23 | |
| James Howard | 28 | sec 34 s hf and n hf 19-12 |
| Thomas Towers | 21 | sec 20 |
| Edward Reynolds | 36 | sec 14 |
| Mary Reynolds | 5 | |
| Francis Reynolds | 24 | |
| J. L. Reynolds | 41 | sec 23 w hf |
| Lydia M. Reynolds | 28 | |
| Ada B. Reynolds | 12 | |
| J. W. Mahan | 22 | |
| James Cornwall | 57 | |
| Jessie Morgan | 37 | |
| John Riley | 24 | sec 24 se qr 19-12 |
| A. J. Jamison | 36 | |
| John L. Roberts | 34 | sec 24 sw 19-12 |
| J. A. Moore | 24 | sec 24 nw qr 19-12 |
| Ed Martz | 37 | |
| J. P. Farrow | ||
| E. Waring | 32 | sec 34 sw ffr 18-14 w |
| Frank Phillips | 22 | sec 26 ne qr 19-14 |
| Dave T. Spines | 27 | sec 26 sw qr 19-14 |
| John A. Harbour | 22 | sc 6 ne qr 19-13 |
| S. S. Dennis | 46 | sec 22 se qr 19-13 |
| Bettie dennis | 38 | |
| Belle Dennis | 17 | |
| Allen Dennis | 13 | |
| Susan Dennis | 15 | |
| McClellan Dennis | 9 | |
| Prudence Dennis | 8 | |
| Bettie Dennis | 7 | |
| Emma Dennis | 6 | |
| Nathaniel Dennis | 5 | nw qr sec 20-19-14 |
| Nancy J. Dennis | 4 | |
| Sheridan Dennis | 3 | |
| Logan Dennis | 2 | |
| James A. McClellan | 29 | sec 20, ne qr 19-13 |
| Lue A. McClellan | 27 | |
| Edgar A. McClellan | 1 | |
| Alfred Bellfield | 55 | |
| Mrs. Bellfield | 50 | |
| Laura Bellfield | 12 | |
| Edward Bellfield | 10 | |
| John Bellfield | 7 | |
| Robert Bellfield | 1 | |
| Charles Bellfield | 14 | |
| James R. Bickerdyke | 22 | sec 18 se qr 19-13 |
| Hiram Bickerdyke | sec 32 sw qr | |
| George Moses | 27 | sec 32 nw qr |
| John Tilton | 28 | sec 32 ne qr |
| Warren Peck | 24 | sec 20 nw qr |
| Nicholas Hauser | 25 | sec 20 se qr |
| Mrs. Addie Haouser | 23 | |
| George Hauser | 1 | |
| Nelson Carpenter | 35 | |
| Mary E. Carpenter | 28 | |
| Merrill Carpenter | 3 | |
| John W. Pascoe | 38 | sec 18 nw qr 19-13 |
| Grace Pascoe | ||
| Rebekah Pascoe | 18 | |
| Paul J. Pascoe | 11 | |
| Libby Pascoe | 9 | |
| Worth J. Pascoe | 5 | |
| Maria L. Pascoe | 3 | |
| Clara Pascoe | 1 | |
| E. L. Morphy | 31 | sec 30 nw qr 19-13 |
| A. B. Robinson | 28 | sec 2 sw qr 20-14 |
| Albert Sloan | 31 | sec 26 se qr 19-14 |
| R. Taylor | 25 | (the first lumberman in the country) |
| C. A. Houston | 31 | |
| S. S. Heath | 42 | |
| William Dilts | 24 | |
| George Yorksall | 22 | sec 18 ne qr 19-13 |
| Alva Stanton | 23 | |
| John Shepard | 23 | |
| John Shepard | 22 | |
| Simon Rilter | 42 | |
| Erastus Propper | 22 | |
| Caroline Rilter | 26 | |
| Dona Rilter | 11 | |
| Allie Propper | 22 | |
| Limon Wilsey | 20 | |
| Frank Emery | 24 | |
| Thomas Decker | 26 | |
| Flora Propper | 5 | |
| John D. Glenn | 45 | sec 20 sw qr 19-13 |
| Clara M. Glenn | 45 | |
| Mack B. Glenn | 18 | |
| Mary E. Glenn | 15 | |
| Leliah Glenn | 13 | |
| Wm. T. Glenn | 11 | |
| Byron O. Glenn | 8 | |
| Kittie Glenn | 5 | |
| Wm. J. Morgan | ||
| John M. Williams | ||
| Ivan Jones | ||
| Wm. James | ||
| Elias Davis | ||
| Eleanor Burnsides | 21 | |
| Wm. Bell | ||
| Richard E. Jones | ||
| Daniel Gammon |
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