Transcribed 21 August 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

Center Township Page 1

 

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D#

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

1

1

William J. Field

69

25

10

NENE

26

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

2

Daniel R. Gillinger

 

 

13

SWNW

62

M

 

M

Farming

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Agness

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Leroy

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

3

3

Thomas Morgan

 

 

2

SWSE

51

M

 

M

Farming

 

W. Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Rebeca A.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Misouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Misouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Peter C.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Misouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Lillis M.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

 

Misouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Dixon

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

 

Misouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Wayne

Misouri (both are noted)

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

4

4

Cordelia A. Norton

 

 

2

SESE

53

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

William H.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Walter S.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Winnie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

5

5

Emily L. Higbee

 

 

12

NENE

61

F

 

S

 

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Am?

 

 

 

 

62

F

 

S

 

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

6

6

John D. Brown

 

 

1

SESW

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Clara C.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Elmer J.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Edna

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

7

7

Charles Case

 

 

1

SWSW

24

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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