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 2

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

 

 

Hessel

67

27

13

Dist – 6

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

8

 

Pete Mickleson

 

 

24

 

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Denmark

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

K House

 

Mo

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Walter

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

9

 

Deror Summers

 

 

24

 

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

K House

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Asa

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Susan Tunks

 

 

 

 

77?

F

 

D

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

10

 

Martin Madison

 

 

23

 

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

K House

 

 

Norway

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Philo

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Forest

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

11

 

Edwin Stafford

 

 

22

Dist – 5

58

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Prudence

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

M

K House

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Alvin

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Edwin

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

12

 

James Chapman

 

 

23

Dist 6

32

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

K House

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Luella

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Avery

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Daisy

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

13

 

Henry Hart

 

 

23

 

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

K House

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Uniz

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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