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 5

 

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

83

84

Cochran James E.

69

26

26

SENW

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Permelia

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Perry E.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Zetta

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Nornna

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

91

92

Cochran John

 

 

25

SESW

47

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Marr? E.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ginny? F.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Blanch

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

109

110

Campbell J. M.

 

 

30

NESE

38

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Charlie

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Gracie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Bessie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Aurther

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

119

120

Cochran James W.

 

 

26

SWNW

72

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Delila

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

22

 

 

Johnson Hayden

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Farmer

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

65

65

Clark Issac?

 

 

12?

NENE

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

|

 

24

 

 

Amanda

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Charles W.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Wapalow

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

William S.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Wapalow

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Wapalow

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Wapalow

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mattie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

129

129

Covington Isaac?

 

 

34

NESW

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Mary L.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

Butler

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Fancy

 

 

 

 

 

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grover C.

 

 

 

 

 

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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