Transcribed 20 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 14

 

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

41

41

Kier Samuel M.

69

26

17

SESE

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Martha M.

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Henry A.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Nelly M.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Clauda M

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Anna C.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Susie F.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Andrew J.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Verner

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Martha C.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Jana? E.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Dan

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

56

56

Koger Jordan

69

26

17

SWNE

64

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Elizabeth A.

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Susan F.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Ermina

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Smith Emanuel

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

62

62

Littl Henry M.

69

26

15

SWNW

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Feby J.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Samuel H.

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

122

122

Lany James W.

69

26

10

SWSE

46

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mary C.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Emma M.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Ada S.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Lany Charley N.

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

115

115

Lee Richard W.

69

26

31

NESE

?

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Parthenia

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Brunson Laurie E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

House Keeper

Demoine

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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