Family:Allen Moore and Ada Van Cleave (1)

Moore, Allen , farmer, Sec. 35; P.O. Redfield; born in Indiana in 1825; came to this county in 1852; owns 226 acres of land; he married Miss Ada Van Cleave in 1847; she was born in Indiana; have three children living: Elizabeth A., Melinda J. and Wm. Allen ; lost five: Samuel G., James, Matilda, Augusta and Mary A.
found on iagenweb.org for Dallas county, Linn township

1860 Iowa census Dallas county Linn township
Allen Moore age 35 male farmer $1700/284 b. IN
Ada A. Moore age 33 female b. IN
Elizabeth A. Moore age 11 female b. IN
Matilda Moore age 7 female b. IA
Malinda J. Moore age 4 female b. IA
William A. Moore age 6 mos male b. IA
Edward Thomas age 12 male b. IN

1870 Iowa census Dallas county Linn township
Moore, Allan age 45 male white farmer $4050/1961 b. IN
Moore, Ada age 42 female white keeping house b. IN
Moore, Malinda age 14 female white at home b. IA attended school
Moore, William age 11 male white at home b. IA attended school
Moore, Mary age 9 female white at home b. IA
Moore, James age 4 male white at home b. IA

1880 Iowa census Dallas county Linn township dist 50
Moore, Allen white male age 55 married farmer can't r/w b. IN fa&mo b. ?
Moore, Ada A. white female age 52 wife married keeping house can't write b. IN fa b. KY mo b. VA
Moore, William A. white male age 21 son single at home b. IA
living next door is John and Malinda Elliott.