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 6

 

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

37

37

Wells Henry

69

26

27

Decatur City

39

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

housekeeping

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Chester

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Nella

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Clide

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Lillie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Abraham

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

38

38

Black Lucinda

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

W

housekeeping

 

N Car.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

39

39

Gray Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

78

F

 

W

housekeeping

 

Wy.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

40

40

Heath Worcester

 

 

 

 

74

M

 

M

Shoemaker

 

Penn

 

N

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Lydia

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

41

41

Hall Edward

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

LumberMan

 

Ky

 

N

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

 

Clark

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Chas

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

42

42

Peck Henry

 

 

 

 

53

M

 

M

County Sur

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

School Teach

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Edwin

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Bertie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

M

 

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

43

43

Parrish Henry

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Druggist

Mahaskia

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

44

44

Koger James

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

M

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

45

45

Maloney Mary

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Kattie

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Union

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Charley

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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