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 15

 

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

47

47

Monroe Jane

69

26

20

NWSE

30

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

2

 

 

Fanny

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Desmoine

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lovey

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

Decatur

 

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Woodard Guss

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Farmer

Desmoine

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

48

48

Mullen Theadore

 

 

20

SWSW

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

James L.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Clara A.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Taylor

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

66

67

Matier John L.

 

 

13

SWSW

31

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

73

74

Myeres Joseph L.

 

 

23

NESE

67

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Marquis W.

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Carry O.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

75

76

Marvin James

 

 

25

NWNW

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Jurusha

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

James M.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Harrison E.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Leroy

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mattie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

79

79

McCrosky Samuel

 

 

22

NWNE

46

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Martha A.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ida M

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

Teaching School

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Solon L.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Charley C.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Clida P.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

81

82

Miller Samuel

 

 

14

SWSE

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Sallie

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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