Transcribed 20 November 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 22

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

135

 

Peter Harris

67

27

2

Walnut St.

47

M

 

M

Black Smith

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Elmira

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

K House

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

 

Wis

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

 

Wis

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Alma

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

 

Wis

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

136

 

Joseph Rodger

 

 

10

Main St.

22

M

 

M

Black Smith

 

Cal

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

K House

 

Mich

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

137

 

Samuel Shaffer

 

 

11

Chestnut St

27

M

 

M

R. R. Carpenter

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Della

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

K House

Dellaware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Lois

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Walter

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

138

 

Samuel Spence

 

 

2

Linden St.

34

M

 

M

Painter

 

Vir.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

K House

Crawford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Ina

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Crawford

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Jessie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

139

 

Fletcher Thompson

 

 

11

Linden St.

20

M

 

 

Clerk

Muscatine

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

John Hanson

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

M. Doctor

 

 

Denmark

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ann

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

K House

 

Kansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Zenoria

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Audentia

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Horlen?

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

140

 

George Sheets

 

 

2

Main St.

25

M

 

S

Clerk

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

141

 

Robert Hogue

 

 

11

Linden

58

M

 

M

Tinner

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Abby

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Dress Maker

 

N.Y.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

142

 

John Ireland

 

 

 

Chestnut St

27

M

 

M

Painter

Monroe

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

K House

Ringold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Wilber

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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