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 21

 

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

117

120

Martha A. Bennett

69

25

19

SWSE

57

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Michigan

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

James F.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Harry A.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

John K.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Howard H.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

118

121

William A. Gardner

 

 

19

SESE

62

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Ellen M.

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

James R.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Frances E.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

119

122

St. Clair M. Mowatt

 

 

29

NENE

46

M

 

M

Teaching

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Agnes B.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

John C.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Marion A.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Byron G.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Jasper

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lulu J.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Jasper

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

120

123

John T. Funk

 

 

9

NWSE

44

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Victoria F.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Fredrie Paes.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

121

124

John A. McCartney

 

 

9

NWSE

52

M

 

M

Laborer

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Anise

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

William E.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

F

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Robert G.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Benjamin B.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Grace E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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