Transcribed 7 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 13

 

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

74

74

Richard F. Barr or Dorr

69

25

13

SWSE

35

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Eliza A.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ora B.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

William E.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Nellie E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Richard F.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

75

75

John Butts

 

 

24

NWNW

38

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Martha E.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Charles E.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Leroy

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Ellen E.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

76

76

Samuel A. Garber

 

 

24

NWSW

53

M

 

M

G.B. Minister

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Nancy A.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Frank S.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

Teaching

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Michael P.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Fanny S.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mattie H. or A.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

77

77

Harvey Rambo

 

 

24

NWSE

49

M

 

M

Farming

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Martha J.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

 

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Leven?

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Maud

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

78

78

Lewis D. Garber

 

 

23

NWSE

26

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Bessie ?

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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