1885 State Census of Iowa, Montgomery County, Town of Coburg

Transcribed by Sarah Thompson
for the IAGenWeb State Census Project http://iagenweb.org/census/
Copyright (c) 2009 by Sarah Thompson

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Census Year:       1885, Schedule 1
Media Source:      Ancestry.com images
Microfilm Number:  FHL# 1021500, HQ# V221-99
State:             Iowa
County:            Montgomery
Township:
Town:              Coburg
Enumerator:        [Unknown]
Enumerator Date:   [Unknown]

Transcriber's Notes:

 The book was tightly bound causing the information under the "County of Birth" column
 to be unreadable.

 Stamped pages 220,221,222 were omitted by the enumerator, but the Dwelling#'s/Family#'s
 flow consecutively, no information seems to be missing.


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CENSUS-YEAR: 1885    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Montgomery    DIVISION: Town of Coburg    ENUMERATOR: [unknown]    ENUM DATE: [unknown]    MICROFILM: FHL# 1021500, HQ# V221-99
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       NBR NBR                                 RESIDENCE                             S/M                  PLACE OF BIRTH                             PARENTAGE          ALIEN         CANNOT CAN RD DF/DMB/BLND   TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN DLS FAM SURNAME       GIVEN NAME        TWP RNG SECT STREET & NO  AGE SEX CLR W/D OCCUPATION       COUNTY           STATE           COUNTRY   FTHR MTHR MIL VOTE FILED NOT FLD RD/WR  NOT WR INSN/IDIOTC   REMARKS
       1   2   3A            3B                4                         5   6   7   8   9                10               11              12        13   14   15  16   17    18      19     20     21
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217 1  1   1   Davis         Robert H          71  38  30   Coburg       84  M       M   Laborer                           Ohio                      N    N    X   X                                              State originally had "Facon**O" it was crossed out and Ohio was written above it.
217 2  1   1   Davis         Mary A                         Coburg       83  F       M                    ?omot                                      N    N                                                       The first part of the name was not visible since the book is tightly bound.
217 3  1   1   Davis         Amos E                         Coburg       12  M                            Montgomery                                 N    N
217 4  1   1   Davis         Mrytle R                       Coburg       9   F                            Montgomery                                 N    N
217 5  1   1   Davis         Louis L                        Coburg       5   M                            Montgomery                                 N    N
217 6  2   2   Petty         Thomas A                       Coburg       49  M       M   Farmer                            KY                        N    N        X                                              "Anderson Co Ky" was crossed out and replaced with Ky
217 7  2   2   Petty         Marinda                        Coburg       46  F       M                                     Ohio                      N    N
217 8  2   2   Petty         Charles A                      Coburg       16  M       S                    Montgomery                                 N    N
217 9  2   2   Petty         Thomas E                       Coburg       *   M                            Montgomery                                 N    N                                                       Age could be 18
217 10 2   2   Petty         Caroline A                     Coburg       10  F                            Montgomery                                 N    N
217 11 2   2   Petty         Julia A                        Coburg       7   F                            Montgomery                                 N    N
217 12 3   3   Kretchmer     E                              Coburg       39  M       M   Farmer                                            OC        F    F    X                                                  "Atlantic Ocean" was crossed out in place of birth state column
217 13 3   3   Kretchmer     Cary L                         Coburg       23  F       M                                     Ill                       N    N
217 14 3   3   Kretchmer     Viola                          Coburg       14  F                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 15 3   3   Kretchmer     Berhardt                       Coburg       13  M                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 16 3   3   Kretchmer     Raymond                        Coburg       7   M                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 17 3   3   Kretchmer     Valancia                       Coburg       4   F                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 18 3   3   Gilmore       William E                      Coburg       45  M       S   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N        X
217 19 3   3   Smith         Thomas                         Coburg       35  M       S   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N    X   X
217 20 3   3   Kretchmer     Elearona                       Coburg       84  F       W                                                     Ger       F    F                                                       Country of birth "Prussia" was listed but crossed out and replaced by "Ger"
217 21 3   3   Smith         Fred                           Coburg       19  M       S   Farmer                            Illinois                  N    N                                                       Place of birth looks like "Henderson Co" was originally written, but was scribbled over with Illinois.
217 22 3   3   Croft         Sarah                          Coburg       20  F           Farmer                                                      F    F
217 23 4   4   Herner        Adolph                         Coburg       35  M       M   Farmer                                            Germany   F    F    X   X
217 24 4   4   Herner        Lizzie                         Coburg       32  F       M                    Iowa                                       N    N
217 25 4   4   Herner        Henry                          Coburg       12  M                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 26 4   4   Herner        John                           Coburg       10  M                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 27 4   4   Herner        Lillie                         Coburg       8   F                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 28 4   4   Herner        Charly                         Coburg       6   M                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 29 4   4   Herner        Ida                            Coburg       4   F                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 30 4   4   Herner        Flora                          Coburg       0   F                            Montgomery                                 F    N
217 31                                                                                                                                                                                                            Blank line

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CENSUS-YEAR: 1885    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Montgomery    DIVISION: Town of Coburg    ENUMERATOR: [unknown]    ENUM DATE: [unknown]    MICROFILM: FHL# 1021500, HQ# V221-99
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       NBR NBR                                 RESIDENCE                             S/M                  PLACE OF BIRTH                             PARENTAGE          ALIEN         CANNOT CAN RD DF/DMB/BLND   TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN DLS FAM SURNAME       GIVEN NAME        TWP RNG SECT STREET & NO  AGE SEX CLR W/D OCCUPATION       COUNTY           STATE           COUNTRY   FTHR MTHR MIL VOTE FILED NOT FLD RD/WR  NOT WR INSN/IDIOTC   REMARKS
       1   2   3A            3B                4                         5   6   7   8   9                10               11              12        13   14   15  16   17    18      19     20     21
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218 1  5   5   Skinner       Cooper                         Coburg       40  M       M   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N    X   X
218 2  5   5   Skinner       Malinda E                      Coburg       38  F       M                                     Ohio
218 3  5   5   Skinner       Charley C                      Coburg       15  M       S   Farmer                            Indiana
218 4  5   5   Skinner       Daniel F                       Coburg       12  M                                             Illinois
218 5  5   5   Skinner       Edna L                         Coburg       10  F                                             Illinois
218 6  5   5   Skinner       Viola C                        Coburg       8   F                                             Illinois                                                                               First Name could be Vida
218 7  5   5   Skinner       Ora May                        Coburg       7   F                                             Illinois
218 8  5   5   Skinner       Alexandre E                    Coburg       5   M                                             Illinois
218 9  6   6   Dilley        Henry R                        Coburg       37  M       M   Farmer                            West Virginia             N    N    X   X
218 10 6   6   Dilley        Nancy J                        Coburg       27  F       M                    Montgomery
218 11 6   6   Dilley        Isaac L                        Coburg       9   M                            Page
218 12 6   6   Dilley        Myrtie F                       Coburg       3   F                            Page
218 13 6   6   Dilley        Birtie L                       Coburg       3   M                            Page
218 14 6   6   Dilley        S Mc                           Coburg       20  M       S   Farmer           Page                                       N    N    X   X
218 15 7   7   Davis         Robert                         Coburg       76  M       M   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N        X
218 16 7   7   Davis         Sarah A                        Coburg       63  F       M                                     Ohio
218 17 7   7   Raff          Dora                           Coburg       22  M       S   Farmer           Iowa                                       N    N    X   X
218 18 7   7   Harmon        Matilda O                      Coburg       24  F       S   keeping house                     Missouri
218 19 7   7   Babb          Joshua M                       Coburg       21  M       S   Farmer           Iowa                                       N    N    X   X
218 20 8   8   Gilmore       Joanna                         Coburg       73  F       W   keeping house                     Pennsylvania              N    N
218 21 8   8   Gilmore       Fred W                         Coburg       40  M       W   Farmer                            Pennsylvania              N    N    X   X
218 22 9   9   Gilmore       Robert E                       Coburg       30  M       M   Farmer                            Indiana                   N    N    X   X
218 23 9   9   Gilmore       Sarah M                        Coburg       30  F       M                                     Ohio
218 24 9   9   Gilmore       Jessie E                       Coburg       0   F                            Montgomery
218 25 10  10  Gilmore       Louis R                        Coburg       28  M       M   Farmer                            Indiana                             X   X
218 26 10  10  Gilmore       Ida I                          Coburg       23  F       M                                     New York
218 27 10  10  Gilmore       Nettie E                       Coburg       0   F                            Montgomery
218 28 11  11  Thompson      Frank B                        Coburg       21  M       M   Farmer                            New York                  N    N    X   X
218 29 11  11  Thompson      Ruth                           Coburg       19  F       M                                     Illinois
218 30 12  12  Gilmore       George W                       Coburg       44  M       S                                     Pennsylvania                            X
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CENSUS-YEAR: 1885    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Montgomery    DIVISION: Town of Coburg    ENUMERATOR: [unknown]    ENUM DATE: [unknown]    MICROFILM: FHL# 1021500, HQ# V221-99
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       NBR NBR                                 RESIDENCE                             S/M                  PLACE OF BIRTH                             PARENTAGE          ALIEN         CANNOT CAN RD DF/DMB/BLND   TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN DLS FAM SURNAME       GIVEN NAME        TWP RNG SECT STREET & NO  AGE SEX CLR W/D OCCUPATION       COUNTY           STATE           COUNTRY   FTHR MTHR MIL VOTE FILED NOT FLD RD/WR  NOT WR INSN/IDIOTC   REMARKS
       1   2   3A            3B                4                         5   6   7   8   9                10               11              12        13   14   15  16   17    18      19     20     21
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219 1  13  13  Heflin        Louis L                        Coburg       58  M       M   Farmer                            Indiana                   N    N        X
219 2  13  13  Heflin        Sarah A                        Coburg       58  F       M                                     Ohio                      N    N
219 3  13  13  Heflin        Sumner                         Coburg       25  M       S   Farmer                            Illinois                            X   X
219 4  13  13  Heflin        Elsworth                       Coburg       17  M       S   Farmer                            Illinois
219 5  13  13  Heflin        Myra                           Coburg       12  F                                             Illinois
219 6  14  14  Robinson      Luther C                       Coburg       30  M       M   Farmer
219 7  14  14  Robinson      Helen R                        Coburg       24  F       M                                     New Hampshire
219 8  15  15  Brooks        James H                        Coburg       44  M       M   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N    X   X
219 9  15  15  Brooks        Julia A                        Coburg       40  F       M                                     Ohio
219 10 15  15  Brooks        Mattie F                       Coburg       15  F                                             Kansas
219 11 16  16  Brooks        William C                      Coburg       21  M       M   Farmer                            Ohio                                X   X
219 12 16  16  Brooks        Emma                           Coburg       18  F       M                    Muscatine
219 13 16  16  Docker        Thomas                         Coburg       24  M       S
219 14 17  17  Burr          Joseph A                       Coburg       61  M       M   Farmer                            Conneticut                N    N        X
219 15 17  17  Burr          W C                            Coburg       56  F       M                                     New York
219 16 17  17  Burr          Alvin E                        Coburg       25  M       M   Farmer                            Indiana
219 17 17  17  Burr          Albert                         Coburg       22  M       S   Farmer           Montgomery                                           X   X
219 18 17  17  Burr          Earnest L                      Coburg       20  M       S   Farmer           Montgomery                                               X
219 19 17  17  Burr          Ettie                          Coburg       12  F                            Missouri
219 20 18  18  Babb          S M                            Coburg       45  M       M   Farmer
219 21 18  18  Babb          Julia A                        Coburg       45  F       M
219 22 18  18  Babb          Edward                         Coburg       20  M       *                    Monroe                                                                                                  Can't distinguish M or S marital status
219 23 18  18  Babb          Allie                          Coburg       15  F       S                    Montgomery
219 24 18  18  Babb          Jennie B                       Coburg       4   F                            Montgomery
219 25 19  19  Beeson        Junius                         Coburg       33  M       M   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N    X   X
219 26 19  19  Beeson        Sybell                         Coburg       30  F       M                                     Illinois
219 27 19  19  Beeson        Ida                            Coburg       5   F                            Montgomery
219 28 19  19  Beeson        Nannie                         Coburg       3   F                            Montgomery
219 29 19  19  Beeson        Edward                         Coburg       0   M                            Montgomery
219 30 19  19  Wright        Duglas                         Coburg       15  M       S                    *utler
219 31 19  19  Beeson        Louis                          Coburg       27  M       S   Farmer                            Ohio                      N    N    X   X

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CENSUS-YEAR: 1885    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Montgomery    DIVISION: Town of Coburg    ENUMERATOR: [unknown]    ENUM DATE: [unknown]    MICROFILM: FHL# 1021500, HQ# V221-99
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       NBR NBR                                 RESIDENCE                             S/M                  PLACE OF BIRTH                             PARENTAGE          ALIEN         CANNOT CAN RD DF/DMB/BLND   TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN DLS FAM SURNAME       GIVEN NAME        TWP RNG SECT STREET & NO  AGE SEX CLR W/D OCCUPATION       COUNTY           STATE           COUNTRY   FTHR MTHR MIL VOTE FILED NOT FLD RD/WR  NOT WR INSN/IDIOTC   REMARKS
       1   2   3A            3B                4                         5   6   7   8   9                10               11              12        13   14   15  16   17    18      19     20     21
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223 1  20  20  Shannahan     Thomas                         Coburg       65  M       M   Section Boss                                      Ireland   F    F        X
223 2  20  20  Shannahan     Hannah                         Coburg       39  F       M                                                     Ireland   F    F
223 3  20  20  Craft         James                          Coburg       32  M           Opperrator                                        Ireland   F    F    X   X
223 4  20  20  Shay          Daniel                         Coburg       50  M       S   Railroader                                        Ireland   F    F        X
223 5  20  20  Shannahan     Kate                           Coburg       16  F       S                    Montgomery
223 6  20  20  Shannahan     Thomas                         Coburg       13  M                            Montgomery
223 7  20  20  Shannahan     John                           Coburg       8   M                            Montgomery
223 8  21  21  Gaus          William                        Coburg       32  M       M   Farmer                            Illinois                  N    N    X   X
223 9  21  21  Gaus          Ida M                          Coburg       38  F       M                                     Ohio
223 10 21  21  Gaus          Mary Elizabeth                 Coburg       3   F                            Montgomery
223 11 21  21  Gaus          William                        Coburg       0   M                            Montgomery
223 12 22  22  Chamberlain   A J                            Coburg       34  M       M   Physician                         New York                  N    N    X   X
223 13 22  22  Chamberlain   Mary                           Coburg       30  F       M                                     New York
223 14 22  22  Chamberlain   Edgar M                        Coburg       3   M                            Pottawattamie
223 15 23  23  *                                                                                                                                                                                                  "Not Occupied"
223 16 24  24  Medivitte     Allen                          Coburg       34  M       M   Laborer                           Ohio                      N    N    X   X
223 17 24  24  Medivitte     Ida                            Coburg       25  F       M                                     Illinois
223 18 24  24  Medivitte     Oscar                          Coburg       6   M                                             Illinois
223 19 24  24  Medivitte     Nellie                         Coburg       2   F                            Montgomery
223 20 25  25  Stebbins      George W                       Coburg       29  M       M   Grain Buyer                       Ohio                      N    N    X   X
223 21 25  25  Stebbins      Alis                           Coburg       29  F       M                                     Illinois
223 22 25  25  Stebbins      Walter                         Coburg       2   M                            Montgomery
223 23 25  25  Stebbins      Sada                           Coburg       0   F                            Montgomery
223 24 26  26  Corwin        T H                            Coburg       34  M       M   Black Smith                       Illinois                  N    N    X   X
223 25 26  26  Corwin        Hattie                         Coburg       30  F       M                                     Illinois
223 26 26  26  Corwin        Clyde                          Coburg       2   M                            Montgomery
223 27 26  26  Corwin        Daisy                          Coburg       0   F                            Montgomery
223 28 27  27  Temple        Roswell                        Coburg       67  M       M   Rail Roder                        Massachusetts             N    N        X
223 29 27  27  Temple        Sabra                          Coburg       56  F       M                                     Pennsylvania
223 30 28  28  Lull          Albert M                       Coburg       44  M       M   Merchant                          Michigan                  N    N    X   X
223 31 28  28  Lull          Mary E                         Coburg       48  F       M                                     Illinois

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CENSUS-YEAR: 1885    STATE: Iowa    COUNTY: Montgomery    DIVISION: Town of Coburg    ENUMERATOR: [unknown]    ENUM DATE: [unknown]    MICROFILM: FHL# 1021500, HQ# V221-99
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       NBR NBR                                 RESIDENCE                             S/M                  PLACE OF BIRTH                             PARENTAGE          ALIEN         CANNOT CAN RD DF/DMB/BLND   TRANSCRIBER'S
PG  LN DLS FAM SURNAME       GIVEN NAME        TWP RNG SECT STREET & NO  AGE SEX CLR W/D OCCUPATION       COUNTY           STATE           COUNTRY   FTHR MTHR MIL VOTE FILED NOT FLD RD/WR  NOT WR INSN/IDIOTC   REMARKS
       1   2   3A            3B                4                         5   6   7   8   9                10               11              12        13   14   15  16   17    18      19     20     21
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224 1  28  28  Lull          Mary M                                      6   F                            Montgomery                                 N    N
224 2  29  29  Stifle        W O                                         32  M       M   Railroader                        Illinois                  N    N    X   X
224 3  29  29  Stifle        Caroline                                    32  F       M                                     Ohio
224 4  29  29  Stifle        Alis                                        8   F                                             Illinois
224 5  29  29  Stifle        James A                                     4   M                                             Illinois
224 6  29  29  Stifle        Baby                                        0   F                                             Illinois
224 7  29  29  Stifle        Steve T                                     20  M       S   Laborer                           Illinois                            X
224 8  29  29  Hooker        P R                                         47  M       M   Merchant                          New York                  N    N        X
224 9  29  29  Hooker        S A                                         36  F       M                                     Michigan
224 10 29  29  Hooker        Inda                                        9   F                            Page
224 11 31  31  Gillen        John                                        50  M       S   Laborer                                           Sweden    F    F        X
224 12 32  32  Weston        B S                                         60  M       M   Farmer                            New York                  N    N        X
224 13 32  32  Weston        Mary R                                      55  F       M                                     Vermont
224 14 32  32  Weston        Frank                                       19  M       S   Farmer                            Illinois
224 15 32  32  Weston        Fred B                                      16  M       S   Farmer                            Illinois
224 16 32  32  Weston        Salome                                      87  F       W                                     Vermont
224 17 33  33  Olden         Elizabeth                                   40  F       W   Keeping House                     Ohio                      N    N
224 18 33  33  Olden         Flora                                       9   F                                             Illinois
224 19 34  34  Ferguson      R W                                         43  M       M   Farmer                            Pennsylvania              N    N    X   X
224 20 34  34  Ferguson      Ellen                                       25  F       M                                     Wisconsin
224 21 34  34  Ferguson      John                                        0   M                            Montgomery
224 22 34  34  Ferguson      W M                                         52  M       S   Farmer                            Pennsylvania                            X
224 23 35  35  Burris        Arthur M                                    42  M       M   Farmer                            Indiana                   N    N    X   X
224 24 35  35  Burris        Samantha E                                  37  F       M                                     Indiana
224 25 35  35  Burris        Malinnie E                                  16  F       S                                     Indiana
224 26 35  35  Burris        Moda                                        10  F                            Montgomery
224 27 35  35  Burris        Mattie F                                    8   F                            Montgomery
224 28 35  35  Burris        Orville                                     5   M                            Montgomery
224 29 35  35  Burris        Gold                                        8   F                            Montgomery
224 30 35  35  Burris        Edgar                                       0   M                            Montgomery
224 31                                                                                                                                                                                                            Written in "36,37,38,39  Not occupied by families" - End of Town of Coburg