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 7

 

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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

38

39

George M. Farner

69

25

17

SENW

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Jennie M.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

George M.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

39

40

Jacob Caster

 

 

16

SWNW

48

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Catharine

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lawrence

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

John T.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mattie E.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Nora E.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Eveline

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

40

41

Jacob S. Arney

 

 

4

SWNW

45

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Lucinda C.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping House

Jones

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Olive B.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Joseph A.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Ira B.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Israel O.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Walter D.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Alva

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

41

42

Ira B. Ryan

 

 

5

SESW

75

M

 

M

U.B. Clergyman

 

New Jersey

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Catharine

 

 

 

 

74

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Thomas G.

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

S

Farming

Jones

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ira O.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

Apanoose

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

42

43

William F. G. Cox

 

 

5

NWSW

44

M

 

M

Farming

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Eva J.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

 

Ms.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Amanda E.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Ardilla M.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

William T.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary B.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Owen

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Harrison B.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Synthia

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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