Pat - I would try both states. I have relatives who actually moved from Montgomery Co., IN to Polk Co., IA during that time as MANY families did. If you have access to ancestry's census images try a search of both counties for soundex matches on the family's father for any of the years possible. There is also a good site to find early IN marriages but misspellings are common there as well. Good luck. (Gee, I wish I was in WA instead of here in AR...) Jan > -----Original Message----- > From: Patcoolnet@aol.com [mailto:Patcoolnet@aol.com] > Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 2:06 PM > To: MOJASPER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [MOJASPER] What state does Ia signify in the 1850 census? > > > Hi everyone, > > My 2 great grandfather and his siblings are listed in the 1850 Jasper Co. > census as having been born in Ia. I have always assumed this meant > Indiana--a friend disagrees and says it means Iowa as in todays IA > designation. They were born in Montgomery Co--I found out there > is also one > in Iowa, though it was formed in the 1850's. I have a couple of > biographical > snippets about their father that say he was in Indiana after his > marriage, no > mention of Iowa. Ideas anyone? > > Parents: Samuel Means and Margaret RUSK COOL(L)EY, both of whom > died in the > mid 1840's. > > Children: > > Julia Ann born 20 Feb 1826 > Mary Means born 18 Nov 1927 > Margaret born Nov 1829 (died as an infant) > Thomas Jefferson born 23 Oct 1831 (my direct line) > William Carl born 31 Jan 1836 > Sarah E. born 1838 > Nancy Jane born 1840 > John W. born 1842 > Paradine Amanda born 4 May 1845 > > Any ideas or help would be much appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Pat in WA State > >