... found a new resource... huge, thick books with just the Index of some Census reports!! Here's the 1850 Census Index .....IOWA only...WEST surname only... First Name County Abre. Page No. Township AARON DES 427 DANVILLE CHARLES LINN 021 NO TWP L CHARLOTTE LINN 056 NO TWP L EDWARD DUBU 026 DISTRICT EDWARD DUBU 040 DISTRICT EDWARD CLIN 185 DE WITT ELIJAH DES 397 HURON TW ELZABETH VAN 373 DES MOIN FLETCHER DAVI 247 UNION TW FURY E. LUCA 132 DISTRICT GEORGE LEE 330 FORT MAD GEORGE R. DUBU 110 DISTRICT ISABELLA WAPE 457 DISTRICT JAMES LEE 398 MONT ROS JAMES JOHN 135 WASHINGT JAMES H.V. APPA 018 CENTRE T JESSE B. JEFF 101 DES MOIN JESSE H. DUBU 011 DISTRICT JOHN JOHN 180 BIG GROV JOSEPH BOON 070 NO TWP L JOSEPH MARI 234 DISTRICT LOREY MAHA 159 OSKALOOS MARY LEE 398 MONT ROS NATHAN POTT 150 DISTRICT NOATHAN JEFF 090 DESMOIN PHEBE DUBU 020 DISTRICT RUFUS VAN 339 LICK CRE SAMUEL POTT 114 DISTRICT SAMUEL H. CLIN 209 LIBERTY SARAH LINN 056 NO TWP L SHELDEN WAPE 492 DISTRICT SYLVANIS WAPE 499 DISTRICT THOMAS WAPE 492 DISTRICT THOMAS POTT 079 DISTRICT THOMPSON DELA 338 DISTRICT WILLIAM POTT 067 DISTRICT WILLIAM LEE 410 KEOKIRK WILLIAM WAPE 498 DISTRICT WILLIAM LINN 015 NO TWP L ...hope this reaffirms that this list is here to help with West Surname research...whether we are newbies or old pros...we have alot to offer each other...Sandy in Sacramento