Immigration history of Noelle's ancestors » Sources » Census 1854 Pella, Iowa, ancestry.com

This is a census only a few years after Pella was flooded by the Dutch following Rev. Scholte. It contains 5 of the direct ancestors, and a lot of people with the same last name as ancestors of the proband.

Town of Pella, (340 males, 320 females, 125 voters, 157 militia, 58 aliens, 660 total)
Census of 1854 Laike Prairie (489 males, 425 females, 151 voters, 205 militia, 69 aliens, 914 total)

A.B. van Zante (Aart Benthum) (5 males, 4 females, 2 militia, 1 alien)
J de Haan (Jacob) (2 males, 1 female, 1 militia, 1 alien)
J.A. Toom (Jan Arise) (2 males, 1 female, 1 militia, 1 alien)
J. Rietveld (Jan) (5 males, 4 female, 3 voters, 2 militia)
G. van Houwelingen (Gijsbert) (4 males, 3 female, 1 voters, 2 militia)


No direct ancestors, but similar last names
G van Zee (5 males, 4 females, 2 militia, 1 alien)
D. de Haan (Dingeman?) (4 males, 3 females, 1 militie, 1 alien)
J. Walrave (Jan?, but he moved in 1869!!) (4 males, 2 females, 1 militie, 1 alien)
A. van Houwelingen (5 males, 4 females, 1 voters)
Jan T?oom (2 males, 2 females, 1 militia, 1 aliens)
G. Blom (2 males, 2 females, 1 militia, 1 aliens)
S. van Zee (Stephanus) (2 males, 4 female, 1 militia, 1 alien)
P. van Zee (Pieter) (2 males, 1 females, 2 militia, 2 aliens)
D. de Kok (2 males, 1 females, 1 militia, 1 aliens)
G. van Santen (5 males, 1 females, 3 militia, 3 aliens)
S Kock (Stephanus?) (2 males, 2 militia, 2 aliens)
J. Sterrenburg/berg (3 males, 1 females, 1 militia, 1 aliens)