Transcribed 28 July 2004 by Stacey McDowell Dietiker

This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.  NO CHANGES will be made to this transcription.  It has been transcribed to the best of the transcriber’s ability exactly as it is on the census record.  A transcription is an exact copy of the original record.  Therefore spellings of names and ages, etc. will not be changed.

1885 Iowa State Census

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F#

NAME

Twp

Rng

Sec

Descrip

Age

Bday

1884

Sex

C

Marital

Occupation

Place of

Birth

County If

Iowa

Place of

Birth

Other

State

Place of

Birth

Other

Country

Father

Foreign

Or Native

Mother

Foreign

Or Native

Subject

To

Military

Duty

Entitled

To Vote

Alien

Taken

First

Papers

Alien

Not

Taken

First

Papers

Cannot

Read/

Write

Over

10

Can

Read

Not

Write

Over 10

Deaf

Dumb

Blind

Insane

Idiotic

1

138

154

Cartwright, William

68

26

23

SWNW

49

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Cartwright, Matilda

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keep House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Carry

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Gracie

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

139

155

Williams, Thomas

 

 

7

NESW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ky

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Williams, Mellissa

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keep House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

James M.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

 

 

Jones

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Edgar

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

15

 

 

Franklin

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

17

 

 

Daniel

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Milton

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

140

156

Odell, Malinda

 

 

20

SENE

45

F

 

W

Keep House

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

22

 

 

Rilda

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

House Keeper

 

MO

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

McGaughey, George

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

|

 

25

141

157

Odell, Nathan

 

 

28

NWNW

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Odell, Amelia

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keep House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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