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 19

 

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

106

107

? A. McCarson?

69

25

31

SWNW

45

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping House

Washington

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Charles A.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

William B.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Losson C.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

107

108

Samuel N. Lundygren

 

 

31

SWSW

52

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Sweden

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Elena

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

 

Sweden

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Aleni

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Utah Ter

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Victora E.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

 

 

 

Denmark

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Rachel A.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Utah Ter.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

108

109

Angeline Marsten

 

 

31

SESW

30

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

NJ

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

John E.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Sherman A.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Rosa E.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

109

110

John B. Yost

 

 

31

NWSE

30

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Worly?

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Della

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

110

111

Elija H. Lewis

 

 

32

NWNW

44

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Etta B.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

John F.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ida J.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

111

112

Oscar A. Bram

 

 

32

NWNW

27

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Alice E.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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