This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Rector Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1836 Message Board Post: During her retirement, Mabel Bridges (4/6/1891 - 4/18/1976), using a card file, gathered notes on the earliest Fremont county pioneers. I'm copying the following from Mabel's notes. 1.--1847: Jason Rector came to Iowa in 1847; was a member of the M.E. church and class leader for more than 12 years.--1881 Hist. of Fremont county, page 749 2.--1850: Federal Census, Fremont county, Iowa Jason Rector.....24.....b. Ind Elizabeth...........21........Ohio 3.--1852: Fremont county Census, "Franklin township" J. Rector.....1m.....1f 4.--1853: Land Entries at Council Bluffs: (a). July 20, 1853.--South half of the northwest quarter of section 30 township 69 range 42. (b). July 26, 1853.--Southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 31 township 69 range 42. (c). Sept. 5, 1853.--East half of the northwest quarter of section 7 township 68 range 42 (d). Sept. 12, 1853.--East half of the northwest quarter of section 30 township 69 range 42 5.--1854: Fremont county Census, "Sidney township" Jason Rector....1m....3f....1 voter....1 militia...no aliens. 6.--1856: Iowa State Census, FRemont county, "Sidney township" Jason Rector.......36.....b. Ind.....9 years in the State Elizabeth.............27........Ohio...6 Wm. A. Hinchm...11.... ...Ohio...3