Transcribed 2 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 9

 

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

47

48

John W. Moore

 

 

9

NESW

22

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Lydia L.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Edgar O.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Edna F.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Eliner E. Dixon

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

48

49

Lewis M. Kob

 

 

1

NWNW

50

M

 

M

G.B.Clergyman

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Jemima

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John R.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

49

50

James A. Scott

 

 

1

NENW

23

S

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Martha L.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

50

51

Susan C. Blair

 

 

15

SESW

68

F

 

W

 

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Augustus H. Sears

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Edith B. Sears

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

Keeping House

 

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

James W. Carter

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

51

52

Frank J. Book

 

 

22

NWNW

39

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Germany

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Emma E.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Katie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

52

53

Alma Jackson

 

 

22

SWNW

43

M

 

M

Farming

Lee

 

 

N

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Eliza J.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Annie J.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

Teaching

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Lillie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Truman A.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Thomas Robits?

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Wis.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

John Bridger

 

 

 

 

80

M

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

53

54

Melvin P. Meek

 

 

21

SENE

23

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Isola L.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Lanie L.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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