Transcribed 5 April 2005 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 10

 

L#

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

54

55

George H. Baker

19

25

2

NESE

67

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indian

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

George H.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

James E.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

55

56

Benjamin F. Gardner

 

 

17

SESE

54

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

F

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mattie J.

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

56

57

Samuel H. Gates

 

 

16

NWSW

60

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Charlott

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John N.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Lawyer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Katie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

Teaching

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Sarah M.

 

 

 

 

36 or 56

F

 

W

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Edwin L.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Willard H.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Lewis M.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Elizabeth Piercy

 

 

 

 

81

F

 

W

 

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Richard H. Wimingham

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

57

58

Phillipp S. Helnick

 

 

17

NWNW

32?

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Olie E.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Van?

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Nina

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

58

59

William R. Smith

 

 

18

NWSE

42

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eliza E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping House

Monroe

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Charles A.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Sherman

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Thomas A.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Benjamin F.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Williard P.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

John T. Smith

 

 

20

SENW

31

M

 

M

Garming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Sarah N.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Fredric

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Rosa A.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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