Transcribed 25 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 16

 

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

97

98

Moore Charley

69

26

27

NENW

30

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Clarry R.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Mandy

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Lillard, Orry

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

100

101

McLaughlin John W.

 

 

30

NWSW

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Etta G.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Anna L.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

James W.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ruby

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

101

102

McLaughlin Catherine

 

 

30

NWSW

79

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

12

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

13

103

104

Millsap, William H.

 

 

31

SENW

52

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Robert M.

 

 

 

 

43

M

 

S

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

S

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Hulda

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Rebecca C.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Pheby H.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

David E.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Aurilens R.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Cornelius C.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

72

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

107

108

Millsap Samuel

 

 

31

NENW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Sada D.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

114

115

Mccalla William H.

 

 

11

NESW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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