Transcribed 5 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 3

 

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

 

 

 

Bleed Through This Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

37

39

Brenaman A?

69

26

6

SWSW

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiania

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Nancy J.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

MO

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Alferd

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Lefler Dovey

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Brenaman William S.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

68

Belomy Josuua B.

 

 

24

NWNE

61

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

8

68

68

Etna L.

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Francis

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Abraham

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

70

71

Belomy Bejamine

 

 

26

NWSW

35

M

 

M

Farmer

Muskatine

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Helen B.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Hattie L.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

74

75

Ball William J.

 

 

26

NENE

64

M

 

M

Farmer

 

S Carolina

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Lily A.

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

Keep H

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

15

16

Brown Joseph

 

 

15

SWNE

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mimys? B.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Cora L.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Charls

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Edwin

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Mccalla Henry K.

 

 

 

 

77

M

 

W

Retired Farmer

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

117

118

Bare Garrison

 

 

21

SESE

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indania

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Louisa

 

 

21

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Charly A.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

 

Newbraska

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

 

Newbraska

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Effie A.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

 

Newbraska

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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