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 17

 

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

94

95

Edward B. Parker

69

25

36

NENW?

36

M

 

M

Farming

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Catherine

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Elbert

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Peter O.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

John W. Stewart

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

95

96

Mary H. McCready

 

 

25

SESE

71

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Thomas B.

 

 

 

 

32

M

 

M

Clergyman

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

96

97

John F. Gunter

 

 

25

NWSW

46

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Nancy A.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Annie J.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Laura O.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Gertrude M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Cora M.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

97

98

Calvin J. White

 

 

25

NWNW

27

M

 

M

Farming

Johnson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Alice M.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping House

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Calvin C.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Benton

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Maria B.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Benton

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

98

99

Thomas J. Postin

 

 

18

NENW

32

M

 

M

Farming

Scott

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Phebe W.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

William C.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Scott

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Nellie A.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Scott

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Stella L.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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