I would like to contact anyone with information on the following related families.

From adjoining entries in the 1860 Union twp. Floyd County IA census, page 357

Dwelling 310

John H. Downer 63 farmer 1200 240 NY
Roxy Downer 60 Canada w
(Roxy, maiden name Ripley)
George C. Downer 19 farmer Ohio

Dwelling 311

John H. C. Carter 30 farmer 200 Ohio
(John Henry Clay Carter)
Sarah A. Carter 33 Ohio (Sarah's maiden name Downer)
John L. Carter 11 attended school Ohio
Roxy J. Carter 9 attended school Ohio
Mary M. Carter 5 Iowa Lydia F.Carter 3 Iowa
The Carter family moved on to Colorado by 1870.

Dwelling 313

David Ripley 63 farmer 4000 640 NY
Esther Ripley 58 CT
Julia Ripley 22 OH Phebe A. Ripley 17 OH
Ada S. Ripley 16 OH
Francis Ripley (m) 23 farmer 800 200 OH Phibi (f) Ripley 20 OH


Also in Floyd county, Joseph Ripley, 52 b. NY, Laura Ripley 50, seven children b.OH & IA.
I do not know if these Ripleys are connected.