Transcribed 6 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 11

 

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

60

61

John? N. Gardner

69

25

20

NESW

52

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Annie M.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

S

Teaching

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Grocery Clerk

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Frank Thompson

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

61

62

Sylvester E. Gardner

 

 

20

NENW

33

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Albert

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Blanche

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ethel

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

62

63

John M. Gardner

 

 

29

NWNE

56

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Hellen

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Morris

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

87

F

 

W

 

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

63

64

Eugene T. Richards

 

 

21

SWSE

44

M

 

M

Farming

 

?

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Louisa J.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Margret J.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Warren?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Warren?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Warren?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

George E.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Warren?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

64

65

John G. F. Givens

 

 

22

SWSW

56

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

65

66

Peter C. Stewart

 

 

27

NWNW

65

M

 

M

Farming

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Harriett E.

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

N.C.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

James F.

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Harvey L.

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Clara D.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Nora E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Erwin

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Martha McVay or McVoy

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Carl

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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