This state census connects the Indiana Woods household to the later Polk County, Iowa family cluster.
Source file
1856 Iowa State Census - James A. Woods Household, Elkhart Township, Polk County, Iowa
1856 Iowa state census entry for James A. Woods's household, including Rachel Woods, in Polk County.
People in this story
- rachel-woods-simpson-1833-1920
Source Citation
1856 Iowa state census, Polk County, Iowa, Elkhart Township, James A. Woods household, including Rachel Woods, age 22; digital image, Ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., State Census Collection, 1836-1925 (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1084/images/IA_64-0215 : accessed 29 May 2026), image no. IA_64-0215; citing State Historical Society of Iowa, microfilm of Iowa state censuses obtained via HeritageQuest.