Residents
Shirts' Branch Record
Those listed on the original document are printed in italics and bold type (1).
James A. Smith(gone to the valley)(James Agee Smith) (born 1787) (High Priest)
Other family members not listed
Margaret Ann Love Smith (born 1790) (wife)
Leah Holland Smith (born 1810)
Rachel Smith (born 1813) (wife of Thomas Ross) (see under Seventies)
Thomas Washington Smith (born 1816) (see under Seventies)
William W. Smith (born 1819) (see under Seventies)
Robert Love Smith (born 1819)
Samuel Houston Smith (born 1828)
William Francis Smith (born 1830)
Robyn Smith (born about 1831) (died 1832)
Came west with the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company in 1849.
William Niswanger(William Henry Niswanger) (born 1796) (see Dwelling #1243) (High Priest)
Mary Niswanger(Mary Martin Niswanger) (born 1811) (wife)
Ellen Niswanger(Ellen Niswanger) (born 1830)
Cathrin Niswanger(Catherine Elizabeth Niswanger) (born 1831)
Emma Niswanger(Emma Allen Niswanger) (born 1838)
William Niswanger(William M. Niswanger) (born 1846)
Other family members not listed
Sarah Ann Niswanger (born 1834) (died 1842)
Aaron Niswanger (born 1835)
Amanda Niswanger (born 1837)
Shadrack Niswanger (born 1841)
Mary Jane Niswanger (born 1843) (died 1843)
Joshua Niswanger (born 1844)
Christian Niswanger (born 1849)
Some of the children came west.
William Batson(born 1791) (High Priest)
Barbara Batson(Barbara Scott Batson) (born 1822) (wife)
Catharine Ann Batson(born 1846)
Other family members not listed
Joseph Batson (born 1849)
William served in the Joseph Smith Presidential Campaign in 1844. The family was listed in the Harrison Precinct of Pottawattamie County in the 1852 Iowa State Census. His death is unknown but his son, Owen, came west with the Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Company in 1853.
Thomas W. Smith(Thomas Washington Smith) (born 1815) (see Dwelling #1241) (Seventy)
Sarah Ann Smith(Sarah Ann Boren Smith) (born 1825) (wife)
Mary Ann Smith(born 1844)
Margaret Jane Smith(born 1846)
Susannah Smith(Susan Reynolds Smith (born 1813) (wife)
Sarah Elizabeth Smith(born 1849)
Martha Ann Smith(born 1849)
Other family members not listed
Mary Ann Ross (born 1818) (died 1838) (wife)
The families came west with an unknown company in 1851.
Peter Shirts (gone to the valley)(born 1808) (Seventy)
Margret Shirts(Margaret Cameron Shirts) (born 1808) (wife)
George Shirts(George Washington Shirts) (born 1832)
Derias Shirts(King Darius Shirts) (born 1833)
Don C. Shirts(Don Carlos Shirts) (born 1836)
Sariah Shirts(Sariah Jane Shirts) (born 1838)
Other family members not listed
Moroni Shirts (born 1834)
Bassi Shirts (born 1841) (born 1842)
Sarah Ann Shirts (born 1843) (died 1844)
Margaret Shirts (born 1848) (died 1848)
Elizabeth Ann Shirts (born 1849)
Came west with the Benjamin Hawkins Company in 1850. Margaret Cameron Shirts died on the journey leaving a one-year-old to be taken care of by her 11-year-old sister.
W. W. Smith (gone to the valley)(William W. Smith) (born 1819) (Seventy)
Eliza Smith(Eliza Mathis Smith) (born 1822) (wife)
Margret E. Smith(Margaret Elizabeth Smith) (born 1844)
Robert Smith(William Robert Smith) (born 1846)
Other family members not listed
Emily Smith (born 1848)
Came west with the Samuel Gully/Orson Spencer Company in 1849.
Thoomas Ross(Thomas Ross) (born 1814) (Seventy)
Rachiel Ross(Rachel Smith Ross) (born 1813) (daughter of James Agee Smith and Margaret Ann Love) (wife)
James A. Ross(James Andrew Ross) (born 1836)
Margaret Ann Ross(born 1839)
Other family members not listed
Leah Lucinda Ross (born 1842)
Mary Elizabeth Ross (born 1845)
Nancy Jane Ross (born 1848)
Came west with the Aaron Johnson Company in 1850.
Garrett W. Mikesel (moved off)(Garrett Walls Mikesell) (born 1810) (see Dwelling #671) (Seventy)
Ruth Mikesel(Ruth Cunningham Mikesell) (born 1811) (wife)
Other family members not listed
Louisa Catherine Mikesell (born 1831)
George Washington Mikesell (born 1832)
Delilah Mikesell (born 1835) (died 1839)
John Cunningham Mikesell (born 1837)
Independence Mikesell (born 1839)
Cynthia Ann Mikesell (born 1841)
James Miles Mikesell (born 1843)
Frances Moranda Mikesell (born 1845)
Garrett Walls Mikesell (born 1847)
Brigham Young Mikesell (born 1849)
Heber C. Mikesell (born 1851)
Willard Richards Mikesell (born 1853)
Came west with the Alvus Houston Patterson Company in 1863.
James H. Heath(James Harvey Heath) (born 1814) (see Dwelling #1341) (Seventy)
George Heath(George Fluker Heath) (born 1838) (son of James Harvey Heath and Teressa Jane Rigsdell Heath)
Hulda Heath(Hulda Mariah Holden Heath) (wife of James Harvey Heath)
Other family members not listed
Teressa Jane Rigsdell Heath (born 1816) (died 1843) (wife)
Jefferson Smith Heath (born 1837) (died 1843)
Sarah Ann Heath (born 1839) (died 1843)
Mary Jane Heath (born 1841) (died 1843)
Male Heath (born 1843) (died 1843)
Jacob Heath (born 1846) (son of James Harvey Heath and Hulda Mariah Holden)
William Riley Heath (born 1848) (son of James Harvey Heath and Hulda Mariah Holden)
Traveled west with the James W. Cummings Company in 1851.
John Radford(John Whitlock Radford) (born 1814) (Seventy)
Lear Smith(Rachael Leah Smith Ross Radford) (born 1822) (daughter of Richard Smith and Diana Braswell) (wife)
James Richard Ross(born 1838) (son of Andrew Jackson Ross and Rachael Leah Smith)
Melvin Ross(born 1842) (son of Andrew Jackson Ross and Rachael Leah Seith)
Nancy Jane Radford(born 1847) (daughter of John Whitlock Radford and Rachael Leah Smith Ross "Leer" Radford)
Katharine Emaline Radford (Mt. Pisgah)(Catherine Elizabeth Radford) (born 1848) (daughter of John Whitlock Radford and Rachael Leah Smith Ross "Leer" Radford)
Came west with the Benjamin Hawkins Company in 1850.
Willis Boren(William Willis Boren) (born 1796) (see Dwelling #1240) (Bishop)
Mary Boren(Mary A. Sampson Boren) (born 1795) (wife)
Sarah Ann Smith(Sarah Ann Boren Smith) (daughter of Willis Boren and Mary Boren Young Boren) (wife of Thomas Washington Smith)
Mary Boren(Mary Boren Young Boren) (born 1784) (died 1848) (wife)
Came west with the Daniel A. Miller/John W. Cooley Company in 1853.
John Price(John Buren Price) (born 1815) (see Dwelling #1165) (Elder)
Eliza Price(Eliza Jane Adair Price) (born 1810) (wife)
Rebecca Ann Price(born 1845)
George Thomas Price(born 1847)
John Wesley Price(born 1849)
Came west with an unknown company in 1851.
James Wilkins(James Wilson Wilkins) (born 1820) (see Dwelling #1239) (Elder)
Adelia Wilkins(Adelia Sophia Atkins Wilkins) (born 1827) (wife)
Other family members not listed
James Ormond Wilkins (born 1851)
Cames west with the Robert Wimmer Company in 1852.
Male Members not Listed Above
William Smith(born 1792)
Dysee Smith(Laodice Dicey Parrish Smith) (born 1792) (wife)
Other family members not listed
Dicey Smith
Leah Smith
Malinda Smith
There is no evidence that they went west.
John Reynolds(John Houston Reynolds) (born 1821) (see Dwelling #1186)
Marry Reynolds(Martha M. Smith Reynolds) (born 1821) (wife)
Jane Reynolds(Elizabeth Jane Reynolds) (born 1838)
Sary E. Reynolds(Sarah Ann Reynolds) (born 1842)
Thomas Reynolds(born 1848)
Brigham Reynolds(Brigham R. Reynolds) (born 1849)
Other family members not listed
Joseph S. Reynolds (born 1845)
The family moved to Boyer, Harrison County and then to Woodbine, Harrison County.
Charles W. Smith(Charles Washington Smith) (born 1820) (see Dwelling #1188)
Smith, Robert (age 7)(William Robert Smith (born 1843)
Smith, Jackson (age 6)(James Jackson A. Smith) (born 1844)
Other family members not listed
Mary Canady (born 1821) (died 1850)
Charles married Margaret Ann Stephens in 1850, and they stayed in Harrison County, Iowa.
Valentine Carson(born 1831)
Valentine was the son of Samuel Carson, deceased, and Eliza Jane Adair Carson Pearson Price. He came west with theLivingston and Kinkead Freight Train in 1851.
Uriah Nickerson(see Dwelling #1238)
Sarah F. Nickerson(Sarah L. Fanning Nixon) (wife)
Members of the family not listed
Clarrissa Nickson (born 1850)
George Birch(George Wallace Birch) (born 1815) (see Dwelling #1183)
Francis T Birch(Frances L. Wright Birch) (born 1800) (wife)
William Birch(William Augustus Birch) (born 1836)
Jane E. Birch(Jane Elizabeth Birch) (born 1839)
Came west with the John G. Smith Company in 1851.
Samuel Thornton(Samuel Stratton Thornton) (born 1817)
Other family members not listed
Harriet Jane Hickenlooper (born 1830) (wife)
Came west in an unknown company in the 1870's.
Joseph Thornton
No further information
William Mangum(born 1811) (see Dwelling #1166)
Sarah Mangum(Sarah Ada Adair Mangum) (born 1816) (wife)
Caroline Mangum(Armelia Caroline Mangum) (born 1834)
Siras Mangum(Cyrus Mangum) (born 1840)
Other family members not listed
Thomas Jefferson Mangum (born 1835) (died 1839)
Came west with the William West Lane Company in 1852.
John Mangum(born 1817) (see Dwelling #1190)
Mary Ann Mangum(Mary Ann Adair Mangum) (born 1822) (wife)
Rebecca F. Mangum(Rebecca Frances Mangum) (born 1843)
Other family members not listed
William Perry Mangum (born 1841) (died 1849)
Laney Ann Mangum (born 1846) (died 1846)
Marinda Elizabeth Mangum (born 1848) (Listed as Martha on the census)
Joseph Eslem Mangum (born 1850)
John Wesley Mangum (born 1852)
Came west with the William West Lane Company in 1852.
Females in the Branch (if part of the families of the males listed above, they are printed in red)
Ann Gifford(Anna Nash Gifford) (wife of Alpheus Gifford) (born 1800)
Other family members not listed
Alpheus Gifford (born 1793) (died 1841) (husband)
Mary Elizabeth Gifford (born 1818)
Ichabod Bowerman Gifford (born 1819)
Samuel Kendall Gifford (born 1821)
William Pitts Gifford (born 1823) (died 1843)
Henry Dill Gifford (born 1825)
Rhoda Gifford (born 1827)
Rachel Gifford (born 1829) (died 1846)
Moses Gifford (born 1833)
Enos Curtis Gifford (born 1837) (died 1837)
Heber Chase Kimball Gifford (born 1839) (died 1843)
Came west with the Benjamin Hawkins Company in 1850.
Mary Boren(Mary A. Sampson Boren) (wife of William Willis Boren)
Sarah Ann Smith(Sarah Ann Boren Smith) (wife of Thomas Washington Smith)
Susannah Smith(Susan Reynolds Smith) (wife of Thomas Washington Smith)
Marry Reynolds(Martha M. Smith Reynolds) (wife of John Houston Reynolds)
Barbey Batson(Barbara Scott Batson) (wife of William Batson)
Hulda Heath(Hulda Mariah Holden Heath) (wife of James Harvey Heath)
Margret Shirts(Margaret Cameron Shirts) (wife of Peter Shirts)
Eliza Smith(Eliza Mathis Smith) (wife of William W. Smith)
Rachiel Ross(Rachel Smith Ross) (wife of Thomas Ross)
Mary Niswanger(Mary Martin Niswanger) (wife of William Henry Niswanger)
Ellen Niswanger(Ellen Niswanger) (daughter of William Henry Niswanger and Mary Martin)
Cathrin Niswanger(Catherine Elizabeth Niswanger) (daughter of William Henry Niswanger and Mary Martin)
Ruth Mikesel(Ruth Cunningham Mikesell) (wife of Garrett Walls Mikesell)
Carline Cutler(Caroline Sophia Freeman Cutler) (born 1812) (wife of Parley Cutler, Jr.)
Parley Cutler(Parley Pratt Cutler) (born 1846)
Other family members not listed
Parley Cutler, Jr. (born 1798) (died 1846)
Hannah Janette Cutler (born 1829)
Sheldon Bela Cutler (born 1831)
Orsen Cutler (born 1833) (died 1833)
Claracy Cutler (born 1836) (died 1836)
Helen Mar Cutler (born 1838)
Ethan Freeman Cutler (born 1844) (died 1846)
Caroline brought her family west in an unknown company in 1850.
Dysee Smith(Laodice Dicey Parrish Smith) (born 1792) (wife of William Smith)
Malinda Smith(daughter of William Smith and Ladocie Dicey Parrish)
Sary Smith(daughter of William Smith and Ladocie Dicey Parrish)
Lear Smith(Rachael Leah Smith Ross Radford) (wife of John Whitlock Radford)
Tear Radford(Rachael Leah Smith Ross Radford) (wife of John Whitlock Radford)
Anna Reynold
No further information.
Mary Stephens(Mary "Polly" Reynolds) (wife of Adam Smith Stephens) (see Dwelling #1189)
Margret Stephens(Margaret Ann Stephens) (daughter of Adam Smith Stephens and Mary Reynolds) (married Charles Washington Smith)
Jane Stephens(daughter of Adam Smith Stephens and Mary Reynolds)
Katharine Stephens(Catherine S. Stephens) (daughter of Adam Smith Stephens and Mary Reynolds)
Fanny Stephens(Fanny L. Stephens) (daughter of Adam Smith Stephens and Mary Reynolds)
Elizabeth Smith
No further information.
Eliza Price(Eliza Jane Adair Price) (wife of John Buren Price)
Elizabeth Carson(daughter of Samuel Carson and Eliza Jane Adair)
Margret J. Person(Margaret Jane Pearson) (born 1839) (daughter of Moses Pearson and Eliza Jane Adair)
Adelia Wilkins(Adelia Sophia Atkins Wilkins) (born 1827) (wife of James Wilson Wilkins)
Sarah F. Nickerson(Sarah L. Fanning Nixon) (wife of Uriah Nixon) (see Dwelling #1238)
Francis T Birch(Frances L. Wright Birch) (born 1800) (wife of George Wallace Birch)
Jane E. Birch(Jane Elizabeth Birch) (born 1839) (daughter of George Wallace Birch and Frances L. Wright)
Susanah Thornton(Susan Katherine Paine Thornton) (married George Wallace Birch in 1848)
Mary Ann Mangum(Mary Ann Adair Mangum) (wife of John Mangum)
Emaline Mangum(Arta Emaline Hanna Mangum) (wife of Joseph Eastland Mangum) (born 1825)
Elmina D. J. Mangum(Elmina Drucilla Mangum) (daughter of Joseph Eastland Mangum and Arta Emaline Hanna Mangum)
Other family members not listed
Joseph Eastland Mangum (born 1822) (died 1848)
Seely Franklin Mangum (born 1844) (died 1847)
Emaline married Mitchel Monroe Stephens in 1851.
Mitchel Monroe Stephens (born 1852)
Came west in about 1853.
Sarah Mangum(Sarah Ada Adair Mangum) (wife of William Mangum)
Caroline Mangum(Armelia Caroline Mangum) (daughter of William Mangum and Sarah Ada Adair Mangum)
Children Over 8 Years Old
George Shirts(George Washington Shirts) (born 1832) (son of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Derias Shirts(King Darius Shirts) (born 1833) (son of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Don C. Shirts(Don Carlos Shirts) (born 1836) (son of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Sariah Shirts(Sariah Jane Shirts) (born 1838) (daughter of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Robert A. Smith(William Robert Smith) (born 1843) (son of Charles Washington Smith and Mary Canady)
John W. Smith(John Van Wagoner Smith) (born 1840) (son of James Henry Smith and Hannah Van Wagoner)
James A. Ross(James Andrew Ross) (born 1836) (son of James Agee Smith and Margaret Ann Love)
Margret Ann Ross(Margaret Ann Ross)(born 1839) (daughter of James Agee Smith and Margaret Ann Love)
Aaron Niswanger(son of William Henry Niswanger and Mary Martin)
Emma Niswanger(daughter of William Henry Niswanger and Mary Martin)
George Stephens(George Washington Stephens) (born 1839) (son of Adam Smith Stephens and Mary Reynolds)
Polly Ann Reynolds
No further information
Jane Reynolds(Elizabeth Jane Reynolds) (born 1839) (daughter of John Houston Reynolds and Martha M. Smith)
George Heath(George Fluker Heath) (born 1838) (son of James Harvey Heath and Teressa Jane Rigsdell Heath)
James Richard Ross(baptized 26 Aug 1849)(born 1838) (son of Andrew Jackson Ross and Rachael Leah Seith)
Melvin Ross(baptized 26 Aug 1849)(born 1842) (son of Andrew Jackson Ross and Rachael Leah Seith)
Siras Mangum(Cyrus Mangum) (born 1840) (son of William Mangum and Sarah Ada Adair Mangum)
Baptisms
August 26, 1849
Sary E. Reynolds(Sarah Ann Reynolds) (born 1842) (daughter of John Houston Reynolds and Martha M. Smith)
William R. Smith(William Robert Smith) (born 1843)(son of Charles Washington Smith)
James Andrew Smith(James Jackson Andrew Smith) (born 1844) (son of Charles Washington Smith)
Tear S. Ross(Rachael Leah Smith Ross Radford) (born 1822) (daughter of Richard Smith and Diana Braswell) (married John Whitlock Radford)
July 2, 1848
Willis Boren(William Willis Boren) (born 1796)
Mary Boren(Mary A. Sampson Boren) (born 1784) (wife of William Willis Boren)
Saryan Shirts(Sariah Jane Shirts) (born 1838) (daughter of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Darius Shirts(King Darius Shirts) (born 1833) (son of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Children Blessed
September 2, 1848
Catharine Ann Batson(born 1846) (daughter of William Batson and Barbara Scott)
October 1, 1848
Joseph W. Smith(Joseph Van Wagoner Smith) (born 1848) (son of James Henry Smith and Hannah Van Wagoner)
Thomas Reynolds(born 1848) (son of Thomas Houston Reynolds and Martha M. Smith)
Brigham Reynolds(Brigham R. Reynolds) (born 1849) (son of Thomas Houston Reynolds and Martha M. Smith)
Mary Ann Smith(born 1844) (daughter of Thomas Washington Smith and Sarah Ann Boren)
Margaret Jane Smith(born 1846) (daughter of Thomas Washington Smith and Sarah Ann Boren)
William Niswanger(William M. Niswanger) (born 1846) (son of William Henry Niswanger and Mary Martin)
Parley Cutler(son of Parley Cutler and Caroline Sophia Freeman)
October 8, 1848
Margret E. Smith(Margaret Elizabeth Smith) (born 1844) (daughter of William W. Smith and Eliza Mathis)
Robert Smith(William Robert Smith) (born 1843) (son of Charles Washington Smith and Mary Canady)
December 26, 1848
John Wesley Price(born 1849) (son of John Buren Price and Eliza Jane Adair Carson Pearson Price)
March 25, 1849
Sarah Elizabeth Smith(born 1849) (daughter of Thomas Washington Smith and Susan Reynolds)
Martha Ann Smith(born 1849) (daughter of Thomas Washington Smith and Susan Reynolds)
Nancy Jane Ross(born 1848) (daughter of Thomas Ross and Rachel Smith)
Emma Smith(born 1848) (daughter of William W. Smith and Eliza Mathis) (also listed as Emily Smith)
Nancy Jane Radford(born 1847) (daughter of John Whitlock Radford and Rachael Leah Smith Ross "Leer" Radford)
Edwin Whiting(Mt. Pisgah)(Edwin Lucius Whiting) (born 1845) (son of Edwin Whiting and Elizabeth Partridge Tillotson)
Katharine Emaline Radford(Mt. Pisgah)(Catherine Elizabeth Radford) (born 1848) (daughter of John Whitlock Radford and Rachael Leah Smith Ross "Leer" Radford)
September 2, 1849
Caroline Stephens(born 1849) (daughter of Adam Smith Stephens and Mary "Polly" Reynolds)
Rebecca F. Mangum(born1843) (Rebecca Frances Mangum) (daughter of John Mangum and Mary Ann Adair Mangum)
Murthey L. Mangum(born 1848) (Marinda Elizabath Mangum) (daughter of John Mangum and Mary Ann Adair Mangum)
January 13, 1850
Rebecca Ann Price(born 1845) (daughter of John Buren Price and Eliza Jane Adair Carson Pearson Price)
George Thomas Price(born 1847) (son of John Buren Price and Eliza Jane Adair Carson Pearson Price)
Deaths
October 5, 1848
Margaret Jane Smith(born 1846) (daughter of Thomas Washington Smith and Sarah Ann Boren)
January 9, 1850
John Willey Price(John Wesley Price)(born 1849) (son of John Buren Price and Eliza Jane Adair Carson Pearson Price)
J Runnel(Joseph Reynolds) (born 1845) (son of John Houston Reynolds and Martha M. Smith Reynolds)
Kanesville Post Office Petition
In 1848, several residents of Shirts' Branch signed the Kanesville Post Office Petition: Parley Cutler (blessed 1 Oct 1848), George F. Heath(George Fluker Heath), James H. Heath(James Harvey Heath), Darius Shirts(King Darius Shirts), Don C. Shirts(Don Carlos Shirts), George Shirts(George Washington Shirts) (son of Peter Shirts and Margaret Cameron)
Peter Shirts, Thomas W. Smith(Thomas Washington Smith), and Samuel S. Thornton(Samuel Stratton Thornton)(2).
Possible Births
| Name | Father | Mother | Birth Date |
| Garrett Walls Mikesell, Jr. | Garrett Walls Mikesell | Ruth Cunningham | 3 Apr 1847 |
| Sarah Ann Shirts | Peter Shirts | Margaret Cameron | 15 Feb 1848 |
| William Riley Heath | James Harvey Heath | Hulda Mariah Holden | 25 Mar 1848 |
| Emily Smith | William W. Smith | Eliza Mathis | 27 Mar 1848 |
| Martha Ann Smith | Thomas Washington Smith | Susan Reynolds | 26 Dec 1849 |
| Sarah Elizabeth Smith | Thomas Washington Smith | Susan Reynolds | 26 Dec 1849 |
| Martha Elizabeth Heath | James Harvey Heath | Hulda Mariah Holden | 7 Apr 1850 |
| Hyrum Wiley Price | John Buren Price | Eliza Jane Adair | 5 Apr 1851 |
| Mitchel Monroe Stephens | Mitchel Monroe Stephens | Arta Emaline Hanna Mangum Stephens | 11 Mar 1852 |
1850 U. S. Census, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Dwelling #671
Garret Mikesell (age 40) (none)
Ruth Mikesell (age 40)
Louisa Mikesell (age 19)
George Mikesell (age 18)
John Mikesell (age 13)
Independence Mikesell (age 11)
Synthia Mikesell (age 8)
James Mikesell (age 6)
Frances Mikesell (age 4)
Gerret Mikesell (age 3)
Brigham Mikesell (age 1)
Dwelling #1165
John Price (age 34) (none)
Eliza Price (age 40)
Valuntine Price (age 18)(Valentine Carson) (born 1831) (son of Samuel Carson and Eliza Jane Adair)
Elizabeth Price (age 16)(Elizabeth Carson) (born 1833) (daughter of Samuel Carson and Eliza Jane Adair)
Margaret Price (age 11)(Margaret Jane Pearson) (born 1839) (daughter of Moses Pearson and Eliza Jane Adair)
Rebecca Price (age 5)
George Price (age 2)
Dwelling #1166
William Mangum (age 39)
Sarah Mangum (age 33)
Caroline Mangum (age 15)
Sarah Mangum (age 12)
Cyrus Mangum (age 10)
Dwelling #1183
George Berch (age 37) (farmer)(George Wallace Birch) (born 1815)
Fanny Berch (age 30)(Frances L. Wright Birch) (born 1800) (wife)
William Berch (age 14)(William Augustus Birch) (born 1836)
Jane Berch (age 11)(Jane Elizabeth Birch) (born 1839)
Dwelling #1185
Wm. Badson (age 60) (labourer)(William Batson)(born 1791)
Barbara Badson (age 29)(Barbara Scott Batson) (born 1822)
Cathern Badson (age 4)(Catharine Ann Batson) (born 1846)
Joseph Badson (age 3/12)(Joseph Batson) (born 1850)
Dwelling #1186
John Runnels (age 25) (none)(John Houston Reynolds) (born 1821)
Martha Runnels (age 29)(Martha M. Smith Reynolds) (born 1821) (wife)
Jane Runnels (age 10)(Elizabeth Jane Reynolds) (born 1838)
Sarah Runnels (age 8)(Sarah Ann Reynolds) (born 1842)
Joseph Runnels (age 5)(Joseph Reynolds) (born 1845)
Brigham Runnels (age 2)(Brigham R. Reynolds) (born 1849)
Dwelling #1187
Wm. Smith (age 50)(William Francis Smith) (born 1781)
Elizabeth Smith (age 50)(Elizabeth Smith Smith) (born 1781)
Sarah Smith (age 24)(Sarah Jane Smith) (born1818)
Leer Smith (age 22)(Leah Smith) (born 1823)
Melindia Smith (age 20)(Melinda Smith) (born 1830)
Ann Smith (age 18)(Disa Ann Smith) (born 1833)
Dwelling #1188
Chas. Smith (age 30)(Charles Washington Smith) (born 1820)
Robt. Smith (age 7)(William Robert Smith (born 1843)
Jackson Smith (age 6)(James Jackson A. Smith) (born 1844)
Dwelling #1189
Adam Steaphens (age 45)(Adam Smith Stephens)
Polly Steaphens (age 39)(Mary "Polly" Reynolds Stephens)
Peggy Steaphens (age 23)(Margaret Ann Stephens)
Jane Steaphens (age 23)(Jane Stephens)
Hezzedkiah Steaphens(Hezekiah Moses Stephens)
Wm. Steaphens(William Cornelius Stephens)
John Steaphens(John Paul Stephens)
Catherine Steaphens(Catherine S. Stephens)
Geo. Steaphens(George Washington Stephens)
Fanny Steaphens(Fanny L. Stephens)
Lucinda Steaphens(Lucinda Stephens)
Rachel Steaphens(Rachel Stephens)
Caroline Steaphens(Caroline Stephens)
Adam and Polly both died in Pottawattamie County, Iowa.
Dwelling #1190
John Mangum (age 32)
Mary Mangum (age 26)
Frances Mangum (age 7)
Martha Mangum (age 2)
Dwelling #1191
Emaline Mangum (age 24)
Almira Mangum (age 2)
Dwelling #1238
Uriah Nickson (age 30)
Sarah Nickson (age 29)
Clarrissa Nickson (age 6/12)
Dwelling #1239
Jas. Wilkins (age 30)
Adelia Wilkins (age 26)
Dwelling #1240
Wilis Borne (age 55)
Mary Borne (age 55)
Dwelling #1241
Thos. Smith (age 35)
Sarah Smith (age 25)
Mary Smith (age 8)
Joseph Smith (age 2)
Dwelling #1243
William Niswonger (age 21) (farmer)
Mary Niswonger (age 39)
Catherine Niswonger (age 19)
Aaron Niswonger (age 14)
Emanda Niswonger (age 13)
Shadrick Niswonger (age 11)
Joshua Niswonger (age 8)
Wm. Niswonger (age 3)
Christian Niswonger (age 1)
Dwelling #1341
Jas. Heath (age 35) (waggon maker)
Maria Heath (age 28)
Geo. Heath (age 14)
Jacob Heath (age 4)
Wm. Heath (age 3)
Elizabeth Heath (age 1)
Bibliography
- Shirts Branch (Iowa). Shirts Branch record, https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/bd8edd04-e472-4b76-b727-c04d860c1489/0?view=browse&lang=eng (accessed: January 9, 2025)
- Ward, Maurine C. and Fred E. Woods, "The Tabernacle Post Office Petition for the Saints of Kanesville, Iowa." Mormon Historical Studies 5 No. 1, 2004, 149-193.