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 18

 

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

99

100

Nelson F. Wilson

69

25

29

NWSW

57

M

 

M

Brick layer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lillie M.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Alo? G.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

100

101

Joseph Ackerman

 

 

30

NESE

66

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Annie A.

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

101

102

William M. Gardner

 

 

19

SESE

30

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Minerva J.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping House

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

102

103

Joseph Whisler

 

 

30

NWSE

43

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Emeline

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Bertha E.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Olive B.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Arthur D.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Esly? W.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Carl O.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Emerson Smith

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

103

104

Sharmon B. Booth

 

 

30

NESW

29

M

 

M

Farming

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Laura B.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Millie F.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Olive ?

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Minnie E.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Ella B.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

104

105

Robert Presler

 

 

30

SESW

47

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Emily

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Robert A.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Martha J.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

105

106

James Stewart

 

 

30

SESW

52

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

John M.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

George S.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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