Munsee Census of 1859
This list was adapted for the web from a photocopy of a two-page typed document provided by the family of Clio Caleb Church. Since it has no official heading or signature, the document seems to be someone’s transcription of an original report to the Office of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. It appears to be a census of the Munsee who were moving from Leavenworth County to the new reservation in Franklin County, coinciding with the Treaty of 1859. It is not an enrollment list — it includes non-Indian spouses and there are no enrollment or allotment numbers. The document lists the person’s name, sex, and age, grouped by family unit. On this page, the last column gives the person’s name as it appears in my Genealogy Database.
“Census embracing the names, sex, and ages of the individual members of the band of Munsee or Christian Indians of Kansas Territory as taken by David Crawford, Special Agent of the Department, September 1, 1859.”
| Name | Sex | Age | Genealogy Database |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naoma Kilbuck Moses Kilbuck Jeremiah Kilbuck Joseph Kilbuck |
Female Male Male Male |
43 18 13 7 |
Mathias, Naomah Kilbuck, Moses Kilbuck, Jeremiah Kilbuck, Joseph |
| Yawell Samuel Olivia Samuel Joab Samuel |
Female Female Male |
50 10 6 mos |
Samuel, Jahel Samuel, Olivia Samuel, Joab |
| Frederica Caleb Ignatius Caleb |
Female Male |
64 22 |
Caleb, Frederica Caleb, Ignatius |
| Sabilla Nathan James Elliott Nathan Josephine Nathan Palmira Nathan |
Female Male Female Female |
40 11 8 3 mos |
Caleb, Sabilla Elliott, James Wilcoxon, Josephine Nathan, Palmyra |
| Anderson Wilson Kitty Ann Wilson Louisa Wilson Elizabeth Wilson |
Male Female Female Female |
30 22 3 2 |
Wilson, Anderson Nathan, Katy Ann Wilson, Louisa Wilson, Elizabeth |
| Henry Donahoe Polly Donahoe Mary Ann Donahoe |
Male Female Female |
36 20 3 |
Donohoe, Henry W. Kilbuck, Polly Donohoe, Mary Ann |
| John Williams Abigail Williams |
Male Female |
26 25 |
Williams, John C. Kilbuck, Abigail |
| Christian Kerl Lydia Kerl George Veix |
Male Female Male |
28 21 3 |
Kerl, Christian Wilson, Lydia Veix, George |
| Christian Snake Catharine Snake |
Male Female |
22 20 |
Snake, Christian Caleb, Catharine |
| Rachel Kilbuck Julius Kilbuck Rosanna Kilbuck John Thomas Kilbuck |
Female Male Female Male |
35 18 14 5 |
Kilbuck, Rachel Kilbuck, Julius Kilbuck, Rosanna Thomas, John |
| Julian Davis | Female | 21 | Caleb, Julia Ann |
| Jane Caleb | Female | 19 | Caleb, Jane |
| Claudia Mechum | Female | 22 | Hendrick, Claudia |
| Moses Charles | Male | 18 | Charles, Moses |
| Wesley Snake | Male | 18 | Snake, Wesley |
| Thomas Lewis | Male | 14 | Lewis, Thomas |
| Lucy Young | Female | 10 | Young, Lucy |
| Abraham Israel | Male | 16 | Israel, Abraham |
2 Comments »
Brenda Caleb said :
February 20, 2008 at 6:04 pm
I am working on some information for my husbands family. His great grandfather was William Caleb. The information that has stopped me is Jane Caleb. On the Chippewa-Munsee Genealogy they say she is possibly the daughter of Daniel or William. The that she married Henry Donohoe. But on this census it appears she is married into the Caleb”s. Can you clear any of this up for me. Thanks so much. I have so enjoyed all I have read. Thank you for all your hard work, what a blessing it is for all the families!!
Kelly Smythe said :
June 23, 2008 at 8:18 am
Idescend from Marum Munsey she did not have an english name according to a Guion Miller Roll application by my ggrandfather John Barbour Richardson . I know she was a Minisink Munsee Indian Woman , This information came from my Mothers Half Brother in 1999. Thank you so much for the hard work you have done on this report . Kelly Smythe
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