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 20

 

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

111

113

James A. Wakefield

69

25

32

NENW

54

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

2

 

 

Wada

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

NC

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

3

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Susan D.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Ulysis G.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

111

114

John Easton

 

 

32

NENW

24

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

112

115

Henry McCearn

 

 

31

SWSW

30

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Margret

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping House

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Olie

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ora

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

113

116

Charles Chastine

 

 

30

NWNW

27

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Bell

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Earnest

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

114

117

Jacob Hilcher

 

 

30

NWSW

56

M

 

M

Farming

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Delila

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Cassie

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Maudie

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

115

118

George W. Booth

 

 

30

SWNW

70

M

 

M

Farming

 

W. Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

62

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

116

119

Thomas Lindsley

 

 

19

SWSW

49

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

23

 

 

Alice C.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Wesley E.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Carie F.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Minie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Thomas A.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Newton E.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Harrison C.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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