Transcribed 31 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 25

 

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

58

58

Watson Henry C.

69

26

29

NESW

36

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Evaly

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Minisoto

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Pimfile?

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

88

88

Waller Thomas W.

 

 

36

NESW

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Wanda

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Clarence

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Roy

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Lorna

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

91

91

Whisler Silas

 

 

25

SESE

31

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Amanda

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Hellen

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

103

103

Woodmansee James

 

 

30

NWNE

68

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Lida

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Verginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Boyle, William

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Woodmansee James

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Burle James

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

117

117

Wilantt, John W.

 

 

3

SWNE

43

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

New jersey

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Daniel A.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Nora E.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Olive G.?

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Melvin E.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Meda E.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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