Iowa Census Records

1850 Wapello County

District No. 13 Enumerated 4 Nov 1850, Page 471

1009/1009  James Souder   33  M  Farmer  350  Iowa ?
           Mary           32  F               Ills
           Rebecca J "    13  "                "
           Jacob     "    11  M                "
           Anna      "     8  F               Mo
           Cyntha A  "     6  "                "
           Julia A   "     3  "               Iowa
           Shepherd  "  7/12  M


1860 Iowa County

Marengo Township

1276/1334  Hesekiah Souders  39               Indiana
           Martha      "     39               Ohio
           Nancy E     "     10               Indiana
           Thomas J    "      5               Iowa
           Adeline     "      2               Iowa
Marengo Township Enumerated 14 Aug 1860, Page 688
1337/1396  Margret Sowders  35  F                200  Indiana
           Polly     "      15  F                       "
           John      "      11  M                       "
           Jacob W   "       8  M                     Iowa
           Margret   "       4  F                       "
           Hannah    "       2  F                       "
I have a reference for Jonethan Sowders in Marengo Twp, Iowa Co, page 003, 1852.  This could be a Iowa state census.  Jonathan S. SOWDER married Margaret RATLIFF, 23 Mar 1844 in Jackson Co IN.  He was in the 1850 Jackson Co IN census.  Jonathan must have died between 1852 and 1860.  Notice that in 1870 Jane Sowder was living with a Ratcliff family and was 14 years old.  Could Margret who was 4 in 1860 have been named Margret Jane?

Honeycreek Township, Enumerated 27 Jul 1860, Page 614

863/903    Richard Shuck    49  M  Farm Laborer  300  Kentucky
           Elizabeth  "     37  F                     Pennslyvania
           Emily J.   "      3  F                     Iowa
           Jane              1  F                      "
           Wesley Sowders   20  M  Farm Laborer       Indiana
This Wesley may have been Jonathan Sowders' half brother William W.  This is just a guess, because I don't know where William W. Sowder went to after he appeared in the 1850 Jackson Co Indiana census with his parents and was 11 years old.  I suspect that William W. Sowders' father, Jacob, died prior to 1860 so Wesley may have decided to move along with his half brother.

1870 Iowa County

Marengo Township, Enumerated 7 Jun 1870, Page 279

55/60      Ratcliff John M  32  M  Hotel Keeper     4000 1000  Indiana
                    Mary A  29  F  Keeping House               Indiana
                    Lillie   4  F  At Home                     Iowa
  /61      Ratcliff Joseph  83  M  w/o occupation              England
                    Polly R 76  F  w/o occupation              Connecticutt
                    Emma A  11/12 F  At home                   Iowa
           Sowder Jane      14  F  Attending School            Iowa
           Tifepau James    17  M  Farm Laborer                Iowa
           Griffin Scott    22  M  Laborer                     Indiana
           Martin Lucas     49  M  Carpenter        1000       Pennsylvania
           Bevens Patrick   33  M  RailRoad Laborer            Ireland
                  Jane      22  F  w/o occupation              Ohio
Marengo Township, Enumerated 13 Jun 1870, Page 280
74/81    Shaw James L        45  M  Hotel Keeper               Pennsylvania
         There's a number of people listed here
         Souder Ella         19  F  Hotel Waiter               Indiana
Marengo Township, Enumerated 17 Jun 1870, Page 284
130/143  Souders Jacob       20  M  Farm Laborer     ---- 100  Iowa
                 Candas      20  F  Keeping House    ---- 300  Iowa
Jacob Wesley Sowders married Candance Givens, Nov 11, 1869.  Jacob was son of Jonathan Sowders and Margret Ratliff/Ratcliff.

Marengo Township, Enumerated 20 Jun 1870, Page 288

178/196  Rush Zebedee        57  M  w/o occupation   1000 7000 North Carolina
              Amanda         43  F  Keeping House              Ohio
         Souders Hannah      12  F  Attending School           Iowa
         Rush Ida             7  F  Attending School           Iowa
This Hannah Souders should be the daughter of Jonathan Sowder and Margret Ratliff/Ratcliff.
180/198  Hastings William W  43  M  Day Laborer      800 ----  Pennsylvania
                  Maria      43  F  Keeping House              Indiana
                  William W   9  M  Attending School           Iowa
         Souders  John M     20  M  Farm Laborer               Indiana
This John Souders should be the son of Jonathan Sowders and Margret Ratliff/Ratcliff.

Marengo Township Enumerated 22 June 1870, Page 291

236/257  Souders Hesekiah A  57  M  Day Laborer      300 ----  Indiana
                 Martha J    40  F  Keeping House              Indiana
                 Ellen*      19  F  Hotel Waiter               Indiana
                 Thomas J    15  M  Attends School             Iowa
                 Adaline     12  F  Attends School             Iowa
                 Joseph       9  M  Attends School             Iowa
                 James B      4  M  At home                    Iowa
* Believe her name was Nancy Ellen.