Transcribed 15 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 Township Page 13

 

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

14

14

Keller Daniel

 

 

1

SWSE

78

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

2

 

 

Nornit?

 

 

 

 

72

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

3

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

S

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Marko

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

20

20

Kendall William H.

 

 

22

NWSW

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Thaela

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Edith M.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Carry

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

25

25

Koger Benjamine F.

 

 

6

NWSW

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Catharine

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mikail A.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Leroy

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

30

30

Kelley Richard

 

 

7

SESE

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Verginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Ella B.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

 

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

 

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Charles W.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Albert G.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

William E.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Jessie G.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Arlington

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Gusie?

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

79

80

Kohlman Charles

 

 

23

NESW

65

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Sophiah

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Wapalow

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Otto

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Linin?

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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