Cathie, Did you look in histories of Iowa County? Several Brown families came to IA sometime around 1845-1850 to Cono Twp (Iowa Co) and some of them moved on to Benton Co during that time. Sarah Catherine Brown d/o Joseph Brown and Mary Cruson (of PA>OH>IA) married 1853 in Marengo, Johnson Co to James Washington Athey s/o Judson Wm. Athey and Susannah Justus of VA>IN>IA. Judson came to Cono Twp in Iowa in 1846. Check the 1856 IA state census for Browns there. James Washington Athey was one of the earliest settlers in Leroy Twp (Blairstown), Benton Co. Hope that helps. Heritage Quest has a history of IA County (sorry, I am out the door to a meeting and don't have time to look it up, but it mentions early pioneers to that part of IA. Penny Athey > [Original Message] > From: Cathie Nelson <[email protected]> > To: IOWA-L <[email protected]> > Date: 2/9/2007 6:00:50 PM > Subject: [IOWA] 1856 State Census > > The John Brown (and family) that appears in the 1856, Taylor Township, Benton County census, page is either a fancy 111 or 444 where the connecting dash - on the four is so faint that you can't see it. Is there someone on this list who is able to tell me the volume of that census enumeration in order for us to prove that John Brown was a pioneer to the Benton County area? > > > Cathie Nelson > [email protected] > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > _____________________________________________ > > For additional information concerning how the list > works, how to sub and unsub and list rules, visit > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~richard/ialist/ > _____________________________________________ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message