Transcribed 1 September 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 5

 

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

29

29

Miller James

69

26

27

Decatur City

75

M

 

M

 

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ann

 

 

 

 

77

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Young, James

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

30

30

Walker Rachel

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

W

housekeeping

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Bertha

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mollie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

M

Painter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Marry

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

M

housekeeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Page

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

31

31

Horner Mary

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

W

Miller

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Sam

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Leuttie

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

33

33

Toney Monroe

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

34

34

Rancy Oliver

 

 

 

 

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mariah

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

housekeeping

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Thaddius

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Sella

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Fletcher Mary

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

36

36

Moore Wm

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

W

housekeeping

 

Virg.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Catherine

 

 

 

 

56

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

housekeeping

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Arthur

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Eugene

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Katie

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Patterson Charles

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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