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 22

 

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

122

125

David A. Cole

69

25

33

NENW

39

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

|

 

2

 

 

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Otis

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Ladocia

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Noney

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

123

126

Charles Rumley

 

 

18

NESW

69

M

 

M

Farming

 

N.C.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

7

 

 

Nancy A.

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Clemont R.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John P.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ellen J.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Nancy M.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Cora E.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Charles H.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Oda

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

124

127

John M. Long

 

 

14

SWSW

23

M

 

M

Farming

Wapello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Ellen E.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Lorne L.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

125

128

John M. Caster

 

 

32

SWNW NE

27

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Sarah M.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Anna M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Winfield M.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Nellie A.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

126

129

David E. Morgan

 

 

28

NWNE

27

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Nellie E.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Alta L.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

127

130

Samuel A. Miller

 

 

29

NESW

68

M

 

M

Farming

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

128

131

Boone F. Long

 

 

15

SESE

28

 M

 

S

Farming

Wapello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

129

132

Calvin W. Hoffman

 

 

21

SWSW

30

M

 

M

Lawyer

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

Keeping House

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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