Transcribed 2 October 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 25

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

157

158

Blackburn Ephraim

68

25

16

 

77

M

 

M

Farmer retired

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Blackburn Nancy

 

 

 

 

75

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

Idiotic

3

 

 

Blackburn Sile

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Blackburn Emma

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

158

159

Hamilton A.

 

 

28

 

49

M

 

M

M. Dr.?

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Hamilton Hannah

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Hamilton Ella

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Hamilton Frank

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Bormon Alfred

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

159

160

Newman Amos

 

 

21

 

65

M

 

W

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Newman William

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

160

161

Thorn Winfield

 

 

16

 

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Maine

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Thorn Martha W.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Thorn William H.

 

 

 

 

10

 M

 

S

 

?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Thorn Nancy R.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

161

162

Hullinger M. S.

 

 

22

 

25

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Hullinger Olive A.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Hullinger Robert E.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Hullinger Julia A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Hullinger Lottie M.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

162

163

Mitchell Levi

 

 

21

 

62

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mitchell Dicy

 

 

 

 

62

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

23

 

 

Mitchell William

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Mitchell Mary

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

163

164

Hamilton William

 

 

28

 

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Hamilton Delaney

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Hamilton Inez

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Hamilton Archabel

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

164

165

Hatfield Hiram

 

 

28

 

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

|

 

30

 

 

Hatfield Ella

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Hatfield William

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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