Transcribed 7 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 6

 

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

15

15

Crevelling William

69

25

1

NENE

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

18

18

Campbell Samuel

 

 

20

SESW

37

M

 

M

Saw Milling

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

NewYork

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Henry M.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Charles F.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Ruben E.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Samuel M.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Cook Wilkison L.

 

 

6

NENW

43

M

 

M

Saw milling

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

23

23

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Albert B.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary P.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Walley O.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Joulia L. J.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Burthie E. E.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

George H.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

24

24

Crease John F.

 

 

6

SWNW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Margaret E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keep house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Cyrus

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Joseph J.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Sedotha

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Etta

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

125

126

Covington Samuel

 

 

34

NESW

31

M

 

M

Farmer

Marion

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Netta

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Ester N.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Lucie? J.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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