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 16

 

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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

89

89

John B. Cauden or Lauden

69

25

29

SENE

11

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Jared F.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Alonzo B.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

90

90

James A. Wilson

 

 

26

SWSE

46

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Eliza A.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Joseph O.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Ava C.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

91

92

William W. Bowen

 

 

36

SENW

46

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Catharine A.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping House

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Alexander M.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Apanoose

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

James M.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Johnathen

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary H.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

91

92

Riley McCoy

 

 

26

SENW

23

M

 

M

Farming

Wapello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Nora E.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

M

Keeping House

Apanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Ira

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

92

93

John M. Muse

 

 

36

NESW

43

M

 

M

Farming

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Rebecca J.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Ella F.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Etta

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Freddie

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

93

94

William C. Garrett

 

 

25

SESW

61

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Rachel S.

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Robert O.

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Clyde W.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Eva A.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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