Residents of the Settlement of Bigler's Grove, Harrison County, Iowa
Residents
Luke Johnson most likely enumerated Bigler's Grove on November 19th, 1850. There is probably an overlap among the settlements of Shirts' Camp, later called Smith's Camp and then finally Tennessee Hollow and the Buoyo settlement. Many of the early settlers were from the South.1850 U. S. Census
Dwelling #1186John Runnels (age 25) (North Carolina) (John Houston Reynolds) (born 1821)
Martha Runnels (age 29) (South Carolina) (Martha M. Smith Reynolds) (born 1821) (wife)
Jane Runnels (age 10) (Tennessee) (Elizabeth Jane Reynolds) (born 1838)
Sarah Runnels (age 8) (Tennessee) (Sarah Ann Reynolds) (born 1842)
Joseph Runnels (age 5) (Tennessee) (Joseph S. Reynolds) (born 1845)
Brigham Runnels (age 2) (Iowa) (Brigham R. Reynolds) (born 1849)
Other family members not listed
Thomas Reynolds (born 1848)
The family moved to Boyer, Harrison County and then to Woodbine, Harrison County.
Dwelling #1187
Wm. Smith (age 50) (William Francis Smith) (born 1781)
Elizabeth Smith (age 50) (Kentucky) (Elizabeth Smith Smith) (born 1781) (wife)
Sarah Smith (age 24) (Kentucky) (Sarah Jane Smith) (born 1818)
Leer Smith (age 22) (Kentucky) (Leah Smith) (born 1823)
Melindia Smith (age 20) (Alabama) (Melinda Smith) (born 1830)
Ann Smith (age 18) (Alabama) (Disa Ann Smith) (born 1833)
Most of the family stayed in Iowa.
Dwelling #1188
Chas. Smith (age 30) (Alabama) (Charles Washington Smith) (born 1820)
Robt. Smith (age 7) (Tennessee) (William Robert Smith (born 1843)
Jackson Smith (age 6) (Tennessee) (James Jackson A. Smith) (born 1844)
Other family members not listed
Mary Canady (born 1821) (died 1850) (wife)
The family stayed in Iowa.
Dwelling #1189
Adam Steaphens (age 45) (Tennessee) (Adam Smith Stephens) (born 1806)
Polly Steaphens (age 39) (Tennessee) (Mary "Polly" Reynolds Stephens) (born 1810) (wife)
Peggy Steaphens (age 23) (Alabama) (Margaret Ann Stephens) (born 1826)
Jane Steaphens (age 23) (Alabama) (Jane Stephens) (born 1826)
Hezzedkiah Steaphens (age 22) (Tennessee) (Hezekiah Moses Stephens) (born 1828)
Wm. Steaphens (age 20) (Tennessee) (William Cornelius Stephens) (born 1831)
John Steaphens (age 18) (Tennessee) (John Paul Stephens) (born 1833)
Catherine Steaphens (age 16) (Tennessee) (Catherine S. Stephens) (born 1835)
George Steaphens (age 13) (Tennessee) (George Washington Stephens) (born 1838)
Fanny Steaphens (age 9) (Tennessee) (Fanny L. Stephens) (born 1840)
Lucinda Steaphens (age 7) (Tennessee) (Lucinda Stephens) (born 1842)
Rachel Steaphens (age 5) (Tennessee) (Rachel Stephens) (born 1846)
Caroline Steaphens (age 2) (Iowa) (Caroline Stephens) (born 1849)
Other family members not listed
Floy Stephens (born 1844)
Adam and Polly both died in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Dwelling #1190
John Mangum (age 32) (Alabama) (born 1817)
Mary Mangum (age 26) (Alabama) (Mary Ann Adair Mangum) (born 1822) (wife)
Frances Mangum (age 7) (Iowa) (Rebecca Frances Mangum) (born 1843)
Martha Mangum (age 2) (Iowa) (Marinda Elizabeth Mangum) (born 1848)
Other family members not listed
William Perry Mangum (born 1841) (died 1849)
Laney Ann Mangum (born 1846) (died 1846)
Joseph Eslem Mangum (born 1850)
Came west with the William West Lane Company in 1852.
Dwelling #1191
Emaline Mangum (age 24) (Alabama) (Arta Emaline Hanna Mangum) (born 1825)
Almira Mangum (age 2) (Mississippi) (Elmina Drucilla Mangum) (born 1848)
Family members not listed
Joseph Eastland Mangum (born 1822) (husband)
Seely Franklin Mangum (born 1844) (died 1847)
At some point they went west to Wyoming.
Dwelling #1192
John Davis (age 33) (Indiana) (John Meeks Davis) (born 1825)
Elizabeth Davis (age 25) (Indiana) (Elizabeth J. Abshire Davis) (born 1825) (wife)
Martha Davis (age 4) (Iowa) (Martha Jane Davis) (born 1847)
Enoch Davis (age 23) (Indiana) (born 1823) (brother of John Meeks Davis)
Came west with the David Wood Company in 1852.
Dwelling #1193
Orvile Allen (age 45) (Missouri) (Orvel Morgan Allen) (born 1805)
Elizabeth Allen (age 25) (Missouri) (Elizabeth Ann Burkett Allen) (born 1825) (wife)
Cathern Allen (age 22) (Missouri) (Elizabeth Catherine Allen) (born 1828) (daughter of Orvel Morgan Allen and Jane Wilson)
Antant Allen (age 12) (Missouri) (Antoinette Morgan Allen) (born 1839) (daughter of Orvel Morgan Allen and Jane Wilson)
Alma Allen (age 10) (Missouri) (Alma Hyrum Allen) (born 1841) (son of Orvel Morgan Allen and Jane Wilson)
Chandler Allen (age 8) (Missouri) (James Chandler Allen) (born 1844) (son of Orvel Morgan Allen and Jane Wilson)
Josephene Allen (age 4) (Missouri) (Laura Josephine Allen) (born 1846) (daughter of Orvel Morgan Allen and Jane Wilson)
William Allen (age 4) (Missouri) (George William Washington Williams) (born 1845) (son of William Washington Williams and Elizabeth Ann Burkett)
John Allen (age 1) (Iowa) (John Matthew Johnson) (son of Orvel Morgan Allen and Elizabeth Ann Burkett)
Josephia Allen (age 1) (Iowa) (Mary Josephine Allen) (daughter of Orvel Morgan Allen and Susanna Ward)
Other family members not listed
Jane Wilson Allen (born 1810) (wife)
Susanna Ward (born 1818) (wife)
Came west with the David Wood Company in 1852.
Dwelling #1194
Henry Cleavland (age 50) (Massachusetts) (Henry Alanson Cleveland) (born 1809)
Ann Cleavland (age 51) (Massachusetts) (Ann Slade Cleveland) (born 1803)
Polly Slade (age 60) (Massachusetts) (born 1808) (sister of Ann Slade Cleveland)
Traveled west with the Robert Wimmer Company in 1852.
Autencia Hartwell (age 23) (Massachusetts) (Hortense Rogers Hartwell) (born 1827)
Henry Hartwell (age 15) (Massachusetts)
William Hartwell (age 12) (Massachusetts)
Antinet Hartwell (age 6) (Massachusetts)
Hellelia Hartwell (age 4) (Massachusetts) (Helena Geraldine Hartwell) (born 1846) (daughter of Elliott Hartwell and Hortense Rogers)
Jeneavia Hartwell (age 1) (Massachusetts) (Geneva Ann Hartwell) (born 1849) (daughter of Elliott Hartwell and Hortense Rogers)
Other family members not listed
Elliott Hartwell (born 1819) (husband)
Traveled west with the Robert Wimmer Company in 1852.
Dwelling #1195
Ezra Vinson (age 41) (James Ezra Vincent) (born 1808)
Catherine Vinson (age 37) (Catherine Elizabeth Colborn Vincent) (born 1812) (wife)
Hyrum Vinson (age 8) (Hiram Gardner Vincent) (born 1840)
Ezra Vinson (age 5) (Illinois) (James Ezra Vincent) (born 1843)
Julia Ann Vinson (age 2) (Iowa) (Julia Ann Catherine Vincent) (born 1848)
Almelia Vinson (age 8/12) (Iowa) (Almina Vincent) (born 1850)
Caroline Hough (age 11) (Illinois)
Stayed in Harrison County, Iowa.
1860 U. S. Census
Dwelling #725John Jeffrey (age 40) (Scotland) (born 1818)
Agnes Jeffrey (age 50) (Scotland) (born 1808) (wife)
Andrew B. Jeffrey (age 13) (Scotland) (born 1837)
Isabella Jeffrey (age 10) (Iowa) (born 1840)
Other family members not listed
Mary Sharp Jeffrey (born 1822) (died 1852)
John Jeffrey, Jr. (born 1852) (died 1852)
Dwelling #726
Thomas Thompson (age 34) (Scotland) (born 1823)
Agnes Thompson (age 30) (Scotland) (Agnes Sharp Thompson) (born 1828) (wife)
Isabella Thompson (age 7) (Iowa) (born 1852)
Agnes Thompson (age 5) (Iowa) (born 1855)
Janette Thompson (age 3) (Iowa) (Jeanette Thompson) (born 1856)
Thomas Thompson (age 7/12) (Iowa) (born 1859)
Ann Sharp (age 25) (Scotland)
Other family members not listed
Robert T. Thompson (born 1851) (died 1852)
Wallace E. Thompson (born 1858) (died 1858)
William A. Thompson (born 1861)
Stayed at Bigler's Grove, Harrison County, Iowa.
Possible Births
| Name | Father | Mother | Birth Date |
| Hulda Jane Smith | Charles Washington Smith | Margaret Ann Stephens | 16 Jun 1851 |
| John Jeffrey, Jr. | John Jeffrey | Agnes Sharp | 1852 |
| Isabelle Jeffrey | John Jeffrey | Agnes Sharp | 13 Apr 1852 |
| Charles Washington Smith, Jr. | Charles Washington Smith | Margaret Ann Stephens | 15 Oct 1854 |
| Agnes Jeffrey | John Jeffrey | Agnes Sharp | 16 Mar 1855 |
| Jeanette Jeffrey | John Jeffrey | Agnes Sharp | 2 Sep 1856 |
| Wallace E. Jeffrey | John Jeffrey | Agnes Sharp | 28 Sep 1858 |
Possible Marriages
| Groom | Bride | Marriage Date |
| Charles Washington Smith | Margaret Ann Stephens | 21 Nov 1850 |
| John McLaws | Joanna Ross | 26 Nov 1850 |
John McLaws (born 1827) (Scotland)
Joanna Ross McLaws (born 1830) (Scotland)
Came to Utah with the Holladay and Warner Freight Train in 1851.