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 7

 

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

13

13

Dobson Gaines B.

69

26

1

NENW

34

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Nancy

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Eldora

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

William B.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

38

38

Day John S.

 

 

27

SWNE

50

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Rachel

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keep house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Lois

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Haold

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Robert N?

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

54

54

Day Daniel

 

 

28

NWSE

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

F

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

William B.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Cate L.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary ?

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Dasy M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Daniel W.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

63

63

Dunn Allen

69

26

14

SENW

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Lusetta

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

George W.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Lidda A.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Pr? A.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Emaline

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Etta M.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

John L.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

93

94

Daniels Thomas

 

 

26

NWSE

50

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Mary L.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

120

123

Daniels Charly W.

 

 

22

SESW

23

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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