Transcribed 26 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 18

 

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

7

7

Robbins William S.

69

26

2

NWSE

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New jersey

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Caroline

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lizzie

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sharman H.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Margot A.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Hamilton

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Emma?

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

16

16

Rumley Louis J.

 

 

12

NWNW

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Matilda

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

David P.

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Sirns S.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Aaron E.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary R.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

42

42

Rumley Rango?

 

 

17

NWSE

48?

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Rachel M.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

29

29

Robbert Alonzo R.

 

 

7

SESE

54

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Elvira

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Jo

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Etta

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Vie?

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Cooby Clarence

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Preston

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

27

48

48

Riddle Francis M.

 

 

16

SESE

31

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Franky H.

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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