Transcribed 30 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 21

 

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

1

1

Springer, B O

69

26

22

NENW

30

M

 

M

Tree Agent

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ina

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

34

34

Springer Sarah

 

 

17

SESE

42

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

James F.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

42

42

Scritchfield? James G.

 

 

20

NWNE

25

M

 

M

Farmer

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping house

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Melvin

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ida M.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Louisa

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

W

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

51

51

Shepherd Philo

 

 

23

NENE

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Elvira A.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Bertha F.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

60

60

Scott Samuel J.

 

 

22

NENW

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Louis

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

27

27

Stanley J.

 

 

23

NENW

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

America

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Alta

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

81

81

Stanley John

 

 

27

NESE

56

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Eliza J.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Ruben H.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Martha D.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Chancy

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Walter

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

114

114

Stone Emaline

 

 

11

NWSE

72

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

35

M

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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