Transcribed 22 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 26

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

167

 

Wm Nichols

67

27

11

Walnut St.

33

M

 

S

Carpenter

 

 

Canada

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

S

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Hannah

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

S

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

168

 

Eugene Dancer

 

 

11

Main St

26

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

K House

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

169

 

Charles Creese

 

 

2

 

37

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Pen

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Elmira

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

K House

 

Ill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Phillup

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Daisy

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

170

 

David Dancer

 

 

10

Second St.

58

M

 

M

 

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Rosalia

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Walter

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

60

F

 

S

 

 

N.Y.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Kate

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

W

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Alberta

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

171

 

Ann Thorpe

 

 

10

Main St.

56

F

 

W

Weaver

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

W Harp

 

 

 

Second

34

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ken

 

 

 

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

K House

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Wm

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

 

Ind

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

172

 

David Walker

 

 

 

Main S

19

M

 

S

 

 

Utah

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Alexander

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

 

Idaho

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

173

 

Daniel Lambert

 

 

3

Main S

34

M

 

M

Short Hand reporter

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

K House

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Lena

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Woodbury

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

174

 

Henry Forbes

 

 

2

Chestnut

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Nancy

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

K House

 

Indiana

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Rosalle

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Angnes

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Flora

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Ill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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