Transcribed 10 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

Fayette Twp. Page 1

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

1

 

Allen Hopkins

67

27

12

Dist – 1

24

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Cal

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeing House

Chickasaw

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

 

Chas Bemus

 

 

14

Dist – 6

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

5

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

K House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Constantine

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

 

Cal

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

 

Cal

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

 

Cal

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

3

 

James Bucy

 

 

13

 

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

10

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

K House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Ellen Devoir

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

4

 

Barney Nelson

 

 

11

Dis 1

34

M

 

S

Farmer

 

 

Norway

F

F

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

14

 

 

Viola

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

K House

 

 

Norway

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

5

 

Theo Bernizer

 

 

25

D. 6

38

M

 

M

Doctor

 

Pen

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

K House

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Lionel

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Lora

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Loyd

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

6

 

Lucinda Dunbar

 

 

25

D 6

49

F

 

D

K House

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

George Riggs

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Farmer

Union?

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Sammy

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Union?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Rhoda

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

7

 

John Vanderflugt

 

 

13

D 6

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Holland

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

K House

 

 

Holland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Hebe

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

 

 

Holland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Geelke

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

 

 

Holland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Sjoukje

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Haltie

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Jasper

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Polk

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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