Transcribed 31 August 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

Decatur City Page 3

 

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

 

 

Onby James

69

26

27

Decatur City

39

M

 

M

Painter

 

Virg

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

13

13

Onby Sarah

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Bessa

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

14

14

Haywood Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

66

F

 

W

Housekeeping

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

15

15

Ownby Aley

 

 

 

 

69

F

 

W

 

 

Virg.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

16

16

Fisher Mary

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

W

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Charley

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Marry

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mirtie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Shelton Jane

 

 

 

 

63

F

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Shelton Leroy

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Teamster

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

17

17

Gardner William

 

 

 

 

52

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Teresa

 

 

 

 

47

F

 

M

Housekeeping

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Alla

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Berta

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

18

18

Chamberlin S.

 

 

 

 

42

M

 

W

Butcher

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

John S.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Estella

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

74

F

 

W

Housekeeping

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

19

19

Gill Aaron

 

 

 

 

73

M

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

F

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

M

 

 

Virg

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

20

20

Laney William

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

Doctor

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Hanna?

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Flora

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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