This census anchors Rachel in Indiana before the Woods family’s documented move to Polk County, Iowa.
Source file
1850 U.S. Census - James Woods Household, Benton Township, Elkhart County, Indiana
1850 census entry placing Rachel Woods in the James and Anna Woods household in Elkhart County, Indiana.
People in this story
- rachel-woods-simpson-1833-1920
Source Citation
1850 U.S. census, Elkhart County, Indiana, Benton Township, population schedule, dwelling 1923, family 1976, James Woods household, including Rachel Woods, age 17; digital image, FamilySearch, "Fayette, Indiana, United States records" (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6LKQ-GCH?view=explore : accessed 29 May 2026), image 297 of 605; citing National Archives microfilm publication M432, roll 144.