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 12

 

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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

66

67

John Archey

69

25

22

SWSE

41

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

2

 

 

Maggie A.

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Benjamin Talbert

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

4

67

68

Benjamin B. Kunb?

 

 

23

NWSW

3?

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

5

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Albert

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Neb.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

 

Neb.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

 

Neb.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Lewis

 

 

 

 

50?

M

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

68

69

Daniel G. Sears

 

 

23

NENW

50

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Angie?

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

George W.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Samuel W.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

69

70

John N. Whiteaker

 

 

18

NESE

29

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mary L.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

70

71

Thomas S. Gilbert

 

 

12

SESE

22

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

71

72

Joseph Smith

 

 

18?

SESE

20

M

 

M

Farming

Apanoose?

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

72

72

Herman F.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

73

73

Samuel Gaskill

 

 

18

SESE

79

M

 

M

Farming

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Nancy

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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