Transcribed 21 August 2004 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.

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1885 Iowa State Census

Center Township Page 2

 

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

8

8

Augustus E?lins

49

25

1

SENE

45

M

 

M

Mechanic

 

 

Russia

(something written over it)

F

F

 

|

|

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping House

Lee

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

?

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

9

9

Stephen ?. Scott

 

 

1

SENE

23

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

|

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Lenora B.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Roy

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

9

10

Peter Scott

 

 

1

SENE

63

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

|

|

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

10

11

Merwin Hoadly

 

 

2

NENE

76

M

 

M

Resind? Blacksmith

 

Conn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Addine

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

11

12

John Delk

 

 

4

NWNE

49?

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

44?

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Fernandez? O.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

S

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

12

13

Hiram K. Gardner?

 

 

5

NENW

29

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Elen O.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

?

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

13

14

Bart A. Davis

 

 

6

NENE

28

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Lillie M.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping House

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Ora N.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

? E.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Clarance A.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

14

15

Alexander Kentner?

 

 

5

SENE

51

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Rebecca E.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

William W.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Nancy A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

15

16

John ?. Ryan?

 

 

?

NWNW

52

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Adeline

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

John ?

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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