Transcribed 13 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 15

 

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

84

84

William Jenkins

69

25

34

NWSW

45

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Susan C.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

William E.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Frank J.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mertie C.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Nenna? E.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Larry S.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

85

85

Lucious Chastine

 

 

34

NESE

47?

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

William B.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Lucy E.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Benjamin F.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Cora N.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

?ola

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

86

86

Lindsly Osburn

 

 

33

NWSE

32

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Emily

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Albert

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Harvey

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

87

87

William Fletcher

 

 

27

SWSE

61

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Dumma?

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

88

88

James E. Vaughn

 

 

27

NWSE

46

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

89

89

Jared Couden?

 

 

29

SENE

41

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Abagal

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Edwin A.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Jackson

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Sadie H.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Jones

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

William H.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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