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 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

21

21

Campbell John

69

26

27

Decatur City

35

M

 

M

Liveryman

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Carl, Alonzo

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Campbell Dora

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sedy

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Robert

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Eldon

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Everett

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

 

Nebraska

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Willie

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

22

22

Jones Labon

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

housekeeping

Louiza

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Jones Ruba

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

23

23

Gomor Johnathan

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

D

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

24

24

Myers Thornton

 

 

 

 

65

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Geo.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Farmer

 

 

Noraway

F

F

 

|

 

|

|

 

 

22

25

25

Woodard Marion

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Lawyer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Jesse

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Minne

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

26

26

Fisher William

 

 

 

 

59

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

housekeeping

 

Pensylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Willie

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

 

Pensylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

27

27

Puckett Joseph

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

D

Wagonmaker

 

Pensylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Puckett Asa

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

28

28

Springster David

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Doctor

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

housekeeper

 

Louiza

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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