Census: 1885 Ellington Township: Palo Alto County, Iowa Contributed by Cathy Labath The submitter has granted permission to the IAGenWeb Project to utilize the files permanently for free access on IAGenWeb state or county pages. A Page B Line 1 Dwelling 2 Family 3A Surname 3B Given Name T Township R Range S Section 4 Street 5 Age 6 Sex 8 Single, Married, Widowed, Divorced 9 Occupation 10 Born: County 11 Born: State 12 Born: Country 17 Alien: Filed Papers 18 Alien: Not Filed Papers 19 Can't Read or Write 20 Can Read or Write 21 Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane or Idiotic Comments A B 1 2 3A 3B 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 20 21 Alien: Alien: Can't Deaf, dumb 8 1 5 5 Hahn Fredrick 94 32 28 NE SE 8 M S Farmer Palo Alto See page ten for Dwelling/Family 1-5! 8 2 5 5 Hahn Kate 94 32 28 NE SE 6 F S Palo Alto 8 3 5 5 Hahn Sarah 94 32 28 NE SE 3 F S Palo AltNew York 8 4 5 5 Cobbsy Marvin Ochalawah Ogl32 M S Farmer New York 8 5 6 6 Hughes Joseph A 94 32 30 NE SE 28 M M Farmer lab Wisconsin 8 6 6 6 Hughes Jane W 94 32 30 NE SE 29 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 8 7 6 6 Hughes Charles H 94 32 30 NE SE 5 M S Wisconsin 8 8 6 6 Hughes Mabel R 94 32 30 NE SE 4 F S Wisconsin 8 9 6 6 Hughes Joseph A 94 32 30 NE SE 2 M S Wisconsin 8 10 6 6 Sands Charles H 94 32 30 NE SE 68 M S Wisconsin 8 11 6 6 Sands William 94 32 30 NE SE 16 M S Wisconsin 8 12 7 7 Schap Otto 94 32 26 NW NE 36 M M Michigan 8 13 7 7 Schap Mary 94 32 26 NW NE 35 F M Keeping house Germany 8 14 7 7 Schap Nell 94 32 26 NW NE 13 F S Michigan 8 15 7 7 Schap John 94 32 26 NW NE 12 M S Michigan 8 16 7 7 Schap Albert L 94 32 26 NW NE 10 M S Wisconsin 8 17 7 7 Schap Minne 94 32 26 NW NE 7 F S Palo Alto 8 18 8 8 Enser John E 94 32 6 SE NE 35 M M Farmer Germany X 8 19 8 8 Enser Anna 94 32 6 SE NE 27 F M Keeping house Germany 8 20 8 8 Enser John 94 32 6 SE NE 7 M S Germany 8 21 8 8 Enser Leane 94 32 6 SE NE 5 M S Germany 8 22 9 9 Stafford Charles 94 32 16 SW SE 31 M M Farmer Dubuque 8 23 9 9 Stafford Rosa 94 32 16 SW SE 28 F M Keeping house Ohio 8 24 9 9 Stafford Anna 94 32 16 SW SE 5 F S Palo Alto 8 25 9 9 Stafford Baby 94 32 16 SW SE 0 M S Palo Alto 8 26 10 10 Heidemann Frank 94 32 22 NW NE 37 M M Germany 8 27 10 10 Heidemann Sophia 94 32 22 NW NE 39 F M Germany 8 28 10 10 Heidemann John H 94 32 22 NW NE 15 M S Wisconsin 8 29 10 10 Heidemann Barbbra 94 32 22 NW NE 13 F S Wisconsin 8 30 10 10 Heidemann Mary 94 32 22 NW NE 9 F S Wisconsin 8 31 10 10 Heidemann Anna S 94 32 22 NW NE 6 F S Wisconsin 9 1 11 11 Wagner John 94 32 28 NW NW 50 M M Farmer Germany More of dwelling/family 11 on pg 15 9 2 11 11 Wagner Mary E 94 32 28 NW NW 26 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 9 3 11 11 Wagner Peter 94 32 28 NW NW 17 M S Michigan 9 4 11 11 Wagner Rachael 94 32 28 NW NW 13 F S Palo Alto 9 5 11 11 Conly Frank H 94 32 28 NW NW 7 M S Wisconsin 9 6 11 11 Wagner Mary 94 32 28 NW NW 4 F S Palo Alto 9 7 11 11 Wagner Anna 94 32 28 NW NW 2 F S Palo Alto 9 8 12 12 Duncan Charles 94 32 10 NE NW 46 M M Farmer Canada 9 9 12 12 Duncan Kate 94 32 10 NE NW 44 F M Keeping house New York 9 10 12 12 Duncan Virga 94 32 10 NE NW 20 F S Wisconsin 9 11 12 12 Duncan William W 94 32 10 NE NW 17 M S Wisconsin 9 12 12 12 Duncan Jella M 94 32 10 NE NW 14 F S Wisconsin 9 13 12 12 Duncan May J 94 32 10 NE NW 12 F S Palo Alto 9 14 12 12 Duncan Charles R 94 32 10 NE NW 10 M S Palo Alto 9 15 12 12 Duncan James L 94 32 10 NE NW 3 M S Palo Alto 9 16 12 12 Duncan Mary 94 32 10 NE NW 72 F W Canada 9 17 13 13 Kunz August A 94 32 8 NE NE 38 M M Farmer Germany X 9 18 13 13 Kunz Louisa 94 32 8 NE NE 25 F M Keeping hoDubuque 9 19 13 13 Kunz Leonard A 94 32 8 NE NE 5 M S Palo Alto 9 20 13 13 Kunz Charles H 94 32 8 NE NE 3 M S Palo Alto 9 21 13 13 Kunz Bertha 94 32 8 NE NE 1 F S Palo Alto 9 22 14 14 Ansinger Frank 94 32 10 NE NE 49 M M Farmer Germany 9 23 14 14 Ansinger Sopia 94 32 10 NE NE 45 F M Keeping house Germany 9 24 14 14 Rund Amealia 94 32 10 NE NE 17 F S Missoura 9 25 14 14 Rund George E 94 32 10 NE NE 15 M S Missoura 9 26 14 14 Rund Lena C 94 32 10 NE NE 9 F S Dubuque 9 27 15 15 Zech Julius J 94 32 22 SW NW 40 M M Farmer Germany 9 28 15 15 Zech Wilhelmina 94 32 22 SW NW 37 F M Keeping house Germany 9 29 15 15 Zech Herman J 94 32 22 SW NW 14 M S Canada 9 30 15 15 Zech Wilhelmina M 94 32 22 SW NW 10 F S Illinois 9 31 15 15 Zech Charles P 94 32 22 SW NW 8 M S Illinois 10 1 1 1 Wening John M 94 32 12 SE SW 40 50 M M Farmer Germany 10 2 1 1 Wening Loritia 94 32 12 SE SW 40 46 F M Keeping Germany 10 3 1 1 Wening George B 94 32 12 SE SW 40 25 M S Farm laborDubuque 10 4 1 1 Wening Minnie 94 32 12 SE SW 40 19 F S Dubuque 10 5 2 2 Swessinger August M 94 32 10 SE SW 30 M M Farmer Germany 10 6 2 2 Swessinger Lousia A 94 32 10 SE SW 24 F M Keeping house Illlinois 10 7 2 2 Swessinger Paul G 94 32 10 SE SW 5 M S Palo Alto 10 8 2 2 Swessinger Henry M 94 32 10 SE SW 1 M S Palo Alto 10 9 3 3 Eichle Michael 94 32 10 NW NW 65 M M Farmer Germany 10 10 3 3 Eichle Mary 94 32 10 NW NW 64 F M Keeping house Germany 10 11 4 4 Stiel Nichelos 94 32 22 SW NW 58 M M Farmer Germany 10 12 4 4 Stiel Ragena 94 32 22 SW NW 4* F M Keeping Germany 10 13 4 4 Stiel Joseph 94 32 22 SW NW 20 M S Wisconsin 10 14 4 4 Stiel John 94 32 22 SW NW 18 M S Wisconsin 10 15 4 4 Stiel Elizebeth 94 32 22 SW NW 16 F S Wisconsin 10 16 4 4 Stiel Mike 94 32 22 SW NW 14 M S Wisconsin 10 17 4 4 Stiel Mathew 94 32 22 SW NW 12 M S Palo Alto 10 18 4 4 Stiel Nicholes 94 32 22 SW NW 10 M S Palo Alto 10 19 4 4 Stiel Henry A 94 32 22 SW NW 7 M S Palo Alto 10 20 4 4 Stiel Mary B 94 32 22 SW NW 4 F S Palo Alto 10 21 4 4 Stiel Barbara R 94 32 22 SW NW 2 F S Palo Alto 10 22 5 5 Hahn J B 94 32 28 NE SE 50 M M Farmer Germany 10 23 5 5 Hahn Kate 94 32 28 NE SE 45 F M Keeping house Germany 10 24 5 5 Hahn Jacob 94 32 28 NE SE 22 M S Germany 10 25 5 5 Hahn Charles 94 32 28 NE SE 21 M S Germany 10 26 5 5 Hahn Lawrance 94 32 28 NE SE 17 M S Germany 10 27 5 5 Hahn Caroline 94 32 28 NE SE 16 FF S Wisconsin 10 28 5 5 Hahn Rosa 94 32 28 NE SE 14 M S Wisconsin 10 29 5 5 Hahn John 94 32 28 NE SE 13 M S Wisconsin 10 30 5 5 Hahn Henry 94 32 28 NE SE 11 M S Palo Alto 10 31 5 5 Hahn William 94 32 28 NE SE 5 M S Palo Alto 14 1 16 16 Hough William 94 32 28 SE SW 36 M M Farmer Ohio 14 2 16 16 Hough Mary 94 32 28 SE SW 30 F M Keeping house New York 14 3 16 16 Hough Rosa E 94 32 28 SE SW 13 F S Illinois 14 4 16 16 Hough William E 94 32 28 SE SW 11 M S Illinois 14 5 16 16 Hough Lillian M 94 32 28 SE SW 8 F S Illinois 14 6 16 16 Hough Charles E 94 32 28 SE SW 6 M S Palo Alto 14 7 16 16 Hough Joseph S 94 32 28 SE SW 3 M S Palo Alto 14 8 16 16 Hough Mary 94 32 28 SE SW 1 F S Palo Alto 14 9 17 17 Kress Edward 94 32 16 SW NE 38 M M Farmer Dubuque X 14 10 17 17 Kress Elizebeth 94 32 16 SW NE 2* F M Keeping house Wisconsin 14 11 17 17 Kress Mary E 94 32 16 SW NE 4 F S Palo Alto 14 12 17 17 Kress Charles E 94 32 16 SW NE 2 M S * 14 13 18 18 Leold J W 94 32 36 NW NE 37 M M Farmer Illinois Surname may be Teold, Lold, Told 14 14 18 18 Leold Emma 94 32 36 NW NE 36 F M Keeping house Nebraska 14 15 18 18 Leold Jenna 94 32 36 NW NE 7 F S Illinois 14 16 18 18 Leold Henry 94 32 36 NW NE 6 M S Illinois 14 17 18 18 Leold Olive 94 32 36 NW NE 0 F S Illinois 14 18 19 19 Krieg John 94 32 6 SE SE 34 M M Farmer Switzerland 14 19 19 19 Krieg Cora 94 32 6 SE SE 21 F M Keeping house New York 14 20 19 19 Krieg Lena 94 32 6 SE SE 2 F S Palo Alto 14 21 19 19 Tamme Susan 94 32 6 SE SE 28 F M Germany 14 22 19 19 Krieg Baby 94 32 6 SE SE 0 M S Palo Alto 14 23 20 20 Fuller Abram 94 32 30 SW SE 51 M M Farmer Canada 14 24 20 20 Fuller Mary H 94 32 30 SW SE 45 F M Keeping house Michigan 14 25 20 20 Fuller John O 94 32 30 SW SE 17 M S Illinois 14 26 20 20 Fuller Frank 94 32 30 SW SE 14 M S Illinois 14 27 20 20 Fuller Ernest O 94 32 30 SW SE 12 M S Illinois 14 28 20 20 Fuller Matilde 94 32 30 SW SE 8 F S Illinois 14 29 20 20 Fuller Bertha M 94 32 30 SW SE 6 F S Illinois 14 30 21 21 Grethen Peter 94 32 28 SE NE 44 M M Farmer Germany 14 31 21 21 Grethen Mary 94 32 28 SE NE 32 F M Keeping house Germany 15 1 21 21 Grethen Casper 94 32 28 SE NE 13 M S Farmer Palo Alto Baby for this dwelling/family further down page 15 2 21 21 Grethen Anna 94 32 28 SE NE 12 F S Palo Alto 15 3 21 21 Grethen John N 94 32 28 SE NE 10 M S Palo Alto 15 4 21 21 Grethen Edward 94 32 28 SE NE 8 M S Palo Alto 15 5 21 21 Grethen William 94 32 28 SE NE 6 M S Palo Alto 15 6 21 21 Grethen Charles 94 32 28 SE NE 4 M S Palo Alto 15 7 21 21 Grethen James J 94 32 28 SE NE 3 M S Palo Alto 15 8 22 22 Smith John 94 32 22 SE SE 62 M M Farmer New Jersey 15 9 22 22 Smith Christina 94 32 22 SE SE 62 F M Keeping house Penn 15 10 22 22 Smith Daniel 94 32 22 SE SE 29 M S Farm laborer Michigan 15 11 23 23 Smith Samuel 94 32 26 NW NW 35 M M Farm laborer Penn 15 12 23 23 Smith Reta A 94 32 26 NW NW 32 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 15 13 23 23 Smith Emery 94 32 26 NW NW 8 M S Palo Alto 15 14 23 23 Smith Charles H 94 32 26 NW NW 5 M S Palo Alto 15 15 23 23 Smith Stephen E 94 32 26 NW NW 3 M S Palo Alto 15 16 24 24 Zech Anna 94 32 22 SW NW 6 F S Farmer Illinois Age definitely listed as 6 15 17 24 24 Zech Albert 94 32 22 SW NW 4 M S Illinois 15 18 24 24 Zech Emma 94 32 22 SW NW 2 F S Illinois 15 19 21 21 Grethen Baby 94 32 28 SE NE 0 F S Palo Alto 15 20 11 11 Wagner Baby 94 32 28 NW NE 0 M S Palo Alto 15 21 11 11 Wagner John Jr 94 32 16 SE NE 23 M S Wisconsin 20 1 24 24 Lener John 94 32 18 SW NE 47 M M Farmer Germany 20 2 24 24 Lener Mary 94 32 18 SW NE 36 F M Keeping house Wisconsin X 20 3 24 24 Lener John 94 32 18 SW NE 17 M S Dubuque 20 4 24 24 Lener Joseph J 94 32 18 SW NE 15 M S Wisconsin 20 5 24 24 Lener Anna 94 32 18 SW NE 12 F S Buena Vista 20 6 24 24 Lener Mary C 94 32 18 SW NE 8 F S Palo Alto 20 7 24 24 Lener Peter J 94 32 18 SW NE 5 M S Palo Alto 20 8 24 24 Lener Nora S 94 32 18 SW NE 1 F S Palo Alto 20 9 25 25 Ruppert John 94 32 20 SW NE 4* M M Farmer Germany 20 10 25 25 Ruppert Barbara 94 32 20 SW NE 38 F M Keeping house Germany 20 11 25 25 Ruppert John 94 32 20 SW NE 12 M S Palo Alto 20 12 25 25 Ruppert Anna 94 32 20 SW NE 11 F S Palo Alto 20 13 25 25 Ruppert Casper 94 32 20 SW NE 10 M S Palo Alto 20 14 25 25 Ruppert Kate F 94 32 20 SW NE 4 F S Palo Alto 20 15 25 25 Ruppert Susa Barbara 94 32 20 SW NE 0 F S Palo Alto 20 16 26 26 Randall Asa E 94 32 14 NW SW 34 M M Farmer Wisconsin 20 17 26 26 Randall Josephine 94 32 14 NW SW 32 F M Keeping house New York 20 18 26 26 Randall Martha 94 32 14 NW SW 8 F S * Adams 20 19 26 26 Randall Eray 94 32 14 NW SW 6 F S Wisconsin 20 20 26 26 Randall Hattie 94 32 14 NW SW 4 F S Palo Alto 20 21 26 26 Randall Robert 94 32 14 NW SW 2 M S Humboldt 20 22 26 26 Upwood William 94 32 1 SE NE 69 M W Farm laborer England 20 23 26 26 Upwood James 94 32 1 SE NE 22 M S Farm laborer Michigan 20 24 26 26 Upwood Lewis G 94 32 1 SE NE 13 M S Palo Alto 20 25 27 27 Howland Hariana S 94 32 1 SE NE 26 M M Farm Wisconsin 20 26 27 27 Howland Lucinda M 94 32 1 SE NE 24 F M Keeping house Wisconsin 20 27 27 27 Howland Clarence M 94 32 1 SE NE 1 M S Palo Alto 20 28 27 27 Howland Baby 94 32 1 SE NE 0 M S Palo Alto 20 29 28 28 Miller James M 94 32 32 SW NW 23 M M Farmer Penn 20 30 28 28 Miller Susa A 94 32 32 SW NW 20 F M Keeping house Illinois 20 31 28 28 Miller Jesse M 94 32 32 SW NW 4 M S Ohio 20 32 28 28 Miller John W 94 32 32 SW NW 1 M S Illinois 21 1 29 29 Smith Sylvester 94 32 25 NW SW 27 M M Farmer Michigan 21 2 29 29 Smith Augusta L 94 32 25 NW SW 37 F M Keeping house Michigan 21 3 29 29 Smith Perle C 94 32 25 NW SW 4 F S Palo Alto 21 4 30 30 Comer Thomas 94 32 36 NW NW 54 M M Farmer England X 21 5 30 30 Comer Harrett 94 32 36 NW NW 43 F M Keeping house England 21 6 30 30 Comer Edmont 94 32 36 NW NW 24 M S Farm laborer England 21 7 30 30 Comer Walter 94 32 36 NW NW 21 M S Farm laborer England 21 8 30 30 Comer Fredrich 94 32 36 NW NW 18 M S Farm laborer England X 21 9 30 30 Comer Maranda J 94 32 36 NW NW 16 F S * 21 10 30 30 Comer John 94 32 36 NW NW 13 M S * 21 11 30 30 Comer Ethron 94 32 36 NW NW 12 M S * 21 12 30 30 Comer Sahra A 94 32 36 NW NW 9 F S * 21 13 30 30 Comer Thomas P 94 32 36 NW NW 6 M S * 21 14 31 31 Truog John 94 32 6 SW SW 48 M M Farm laborer OC 21 15 31 31 Truog Kate 94 32 6 SW SW 39 F M Keeping house OC 21 16 31 31 Truog John 94 32 6 SW SW 14 M S Palo Alto 21 17 31 31 Truog Thomas C 94 32 6 SW SW 11 M S Palo Alto 21 18 31 31 Truog Anna C 94 32 6 SW SW 10 F S Palo Alto 21 19 31 31 Truog John W 94 32 6 SW SW 8 M S Palo Alto 21 20 31 31 Truog Mary 94 32 6 SW SW 5 F S Palo Alto 21 21 31 31 Truog William 94 32 6 SW SW 2 M S Palo Alto 21 22 32 32 Buchacher John Y 94 32 18 NW NE 51 M M Farmer Germany Surname may be Brichacher 21 23 32 32 Buchacher Elizabeth 94 32 18 NW NE 41 F M Keeping house Ohio 21 24 32 32 Buchacher John H 94 32 18 NW NE 16 M S Wisconsin 21 25 32 32 Buchacher George E 94 32 18 NW NE 13 M S Palo Alto 21 26 32 32 Buchacher Mary C 94 32 18 NW NE 11 F S Palo Alto 21 27 32 32 Buchacher William 94 32 18 NW NE 9 M S Palo Alto 21 28 32 32 Buchacher Kate L 94 32 18 NW NE 5 F S Palo Alto 21 29 32 32 Buchacher George D 94 32 18 NW NE 0 M S Palo Alto 21 29 33 33 Austin Thadore 94 32 32 SW NW 75 M M Farmer New York 21 30 33 33 Austin Mary M 94 32 32 SW NW 77 F M Keeping house New Jersey 22 1 33 33 Randall Milton L 94 32 14 NW NW 36 M M Farmer Wisconsin 22 2 33 33 Randall Malinada J 94 32 14 NW NW 28 F M Keeping house Canada 22 3 33 33 Randall Addae L 94 32 14 NW NW 6 F S Palo Alto 22 4 33 33 Randall Bertha A 94 32 14 NW NW 4 F S Palo Alto 22 5 33 33 Randall Saphronia L 94 32 14 NW NW 2 F S Palo Alto 22 6 34 34 Nicholas Alfred 94 32 14 SE NW 40 M M Farmer Ohio 22 7 34 34 Nicholas Elnora 94 32 14 SE NW 33 F M Keeping house Penn 22 8 34 34 Nicholas Lesla A 94 32 14 SE NW 14 M S *in 22 9 34 34 Nicholas Jenna B 94 32 14 SE NW 12 F S Palo Alto 22 10 34 34 Nicholas Wilmer W 94 32 14 SE NW 9 M S Palo Alto 22 11 34 34 Nicholas Addia 94 32 14 SE NW 7 F S Palo Alto 22 12 34 34 Nicholas Emery E 94 32 14 SE NW 5 M S Humbolt 22 13 34 34 Nicholas Stella C 94 32 14 SE NW 2 F S Humbolt 22 14 34 34 Nicholas A D 94 32 14 SE NW * F S Palo Alto 22 15 35 35 Randall L A 94 32 14 NW NW 31 F W Keeping hoDubuque 22 16 35 35 Randall Wilber D 94 32 14 NW NW 12 M S Palo Alto 22 17 35 35 Randall Wilfred E 94 32 14 NW NW 12 M S Palo Alto 22 18 35 35 Randall Sibyl A 94 32 14 NW NW 6 F S California 22 19 36 36 Randall David L 94 32 14 SE NW 44 M M Farmer Ohio 22 20 36 36 Randall Mary S 94 32 14 SE NW 35 F M Keeping house New York 22 21 36 36 Randall Eva D 94 32 14 SE NW 14 F S Palo Alto 22 22 36 36 Randall Inis V 94 32 14 SE NW 13 F S Palo Alto 22 23 36 36 Randall Norman L 94 32 14 SE NW 10 M S Palo Alto 22 24 36 36 Randall Henry B 94 32 14 SE NW 4 M S Palo Alto 22 25 36 36 Croaher Henry 94 32 14 SE NW 14 M S New Jersey Surname may be Croaker 22 26 37 37 Randall Ezekiel 94 32 14 SW NW 73 M M Farmer New York 22 27 37 37 Randall Maria M 94 32 14 SW NW 68 F M Keeping house Vermont 22 28 37 37 Randall Albert H 94 32 14 SW NW 32 M S Farmer Wisconsin 22 29 37 37 Randall Atheliah L 94 32 14 SW NW 22 F S Keeping house Canada 22 29 37 37 Randall Ettie L 94 32 14 SW NW 5 F S Palo Alto 22 30 37 37 Randall Roxy A 94 32 14 SW NW 1 F S Palo Alto