Transcribed 23 March 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 4

 

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

23

25

William A. Hoffman

29

25

8

NWNW

34

M

 

M

Farming

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sallie A.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping House

Jones

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Arlan F.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

John C. Coover

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

5

24

26

John W. Harrow

 

 

8

SWNW

65

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Sarah P.

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Loyd Bolyard?

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Samuel Gibson

 

 

 

 

77

M

 

W

 

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

25

27

William J. Chandler

 

 

9

SESW

43

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Hannah

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Miller?

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Laura E.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Elmer E.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Niles S.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Blanche

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Charles A. Hawkins

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

27

28

Mary A. Buell

 

 

3

SWSW

48

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Delmont A.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Odessa W?

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Milliard F.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

28

29

Christian P. Lewis

 

 

9

SWNE

59

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Elizabeth J.

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Herman C.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

 

I..

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

29

30

Madison Chick

 

 

10

SESW

26

M

 

M

Farming

?

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

W

 

 

 

Ireland

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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