Related Site: Nelson Daily, by John Highland, on RootsWeb WorldConnect.

1814 Birth:2909 Birth year of 1814 estimated based on age of 35 years in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of New York taken from same source.

1850 U.S. Census:
Knox County, Ohio (Miller Township)
Enumerated 28 August 1850
Nelson Dailey2909 •• 35, male, farmer, born in New York
Waity •• 30, female, born in Ohio << daughter of Arthur & Mary Briggs
Mary S. •• 6, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Prudence •• 3, female, born in Ohio
Eliza •• 9 months, female, born in Ohio
. . . (Two intervening households)
Arthur Briggs2416 •• 57, male, farmer, real estate value $700, born in Massachusetts
Mary •• 52, female, born in Vermont
Harrison •• 23, male, farmer, born in Ohio << actually age 28
Asa •• 22, male, farmer, born in Ohio
William P. •• 19, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Naoma •• 13, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
William Paul •• 59, male, farmer, real estate value $3,000, born in Pennsylvania
Jane •• 59, female, born in Virginia
William Paul2940 •• 24, male, farmer, born in Virginia
Samantha •• 23, female, born in Ohio << daughter of Arthur & Mary Briggs
Waity •• 2, female, born in Ohio

1860 U.S. Census (Extended Briggs family):
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township, Frank Pierce Post Office)
Enumerated 29 June 1860
Nelson Dalby2906 •• 41, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Wattie •• 38, female, born in Ohio
Mary •• 15, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Prudence •• 13, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Eliza •• 12, female, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Eldridge •• 6, male, born in Iowa
Arthur Briggs2907 •• 61, male, farmer, born in Massachusetts
Polly •• 62, female, born in Vermont
Asa Briggs2908 •• 33, male, farmer, born in Ohio
Margaret •• 28, female, born in Ohio
Gilbert •• 9, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Julius •• 5, male, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Mary •• 3, female, born in Iowa
Elizabeth •• 1 female, born in Iowa
William P. Briggs, son of Arthur and brother to Nattie Daily and Asa Briggs, was enumerated six dwellings after the extended Briggs family.

1870 U.S. Census:2910
Johnson County, Iowa (Washington Township, Frank Pierce Post Office)
Enumerated 6 July 1870
Nelson Dailey •• 50, male, white, farm renter, born in New York, male citizen over the age of 21
Wattie •• 50, female, white, keeping house, Massachusetts [!]
Mary •• 25, female, white, born in Ohio
Eliza •• 18, female, white, born in Ohio
Eldridge •• 13, male, white, born in Iowa, attended school within the year
Owen Hiland •• 25, male, white, carpenter, personal property value $300, born in Ohio, male citizen over the age of 21
Prudence •• 22, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio
Mary E. •• 3, female, white, born in Iowa
Mariah •• 11 months, female, white, born in Iowa in July

1880 U.S. Census:2911
Dallas County, Iowa (Grant Township)
No enumeration date given
Nelson Daily •• white, male, 67, married, farmer, born in New York, father born in New York, mother born in New York
Waitie •• white, female, 60, wife, married, keeping house, cannot write, born in Ohio, father born in Massachusetts, mother born in Vermont
Mary •• female, 33, daughter, single, house keeper, cannot write, born in Ohio, father born in New York, mother born in Ohio