Transcribed 28 September 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

Eden Twp. Page 19

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

122

123

Niece George

68

25

4

 

71

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Pensylvania

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Niece Verlinda

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Verginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Niece Fred

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Civil Engineer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Niece Lewis T.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Painter

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

123

124

Martin I. P.

 

 

3

 

54

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Martin Lucy E.

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Martin Mary

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Martin Sally

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

124

125

Gibson Margaret E.

 

 

3

 

57

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Gibson Joseph P.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

125

126

Whisler Catharine

 

 

3

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

Louisa

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Whisler Jacob

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

|

 

13

 

 

Whisler Wiliam D.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Whisler Minnie M.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Whisler David C.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Taylor

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

126

127

Keeler J. W.

 

 

4

 

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Keeler R. L.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Keeler Rilla

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Keeler W. A.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Keeler Juddie

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Keeler Ned

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Keeler Minnie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Keeler Lulu

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Keeler West

 

 

 

 

79

M

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Hickman Henry

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

127

128

Leeper Wiliam A.

 

 

32

 

61

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Leeper Susan

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Leeper Abslam J.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Leeper Isaac T.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Leeper Gimmie

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Henry

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

128

129

Gravatt R. M.

 

 

31

 

52

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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