Transcribed 25 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 3

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

 

 

Sarah

67

27

23

Dist – 6

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

14

 

Frank Hopkins

 

 

12

Dist 1

30

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Cal

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ada

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

K House

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Floyd

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

15

 

Wm Hart

 

 

14

1

37

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Dora

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Dressmaker

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Myrrel

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

16

 

Wm Hopkins

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

Farmer

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

M

K House

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Alex

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Cal

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Ada Allen

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Wells Palmer

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Laborer

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

17

 

Thos Teal

 

 

3

2

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Edith

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

K House

 

Pen

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Erastus

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Ora

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

18

 

George Blair

 

 

12

Dist – 1

27

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Nettie

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

K House

 

Ill

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Walace

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mable

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

19

 

Wm Dunbar

 

 

24

6

50

M

 

D

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Wesly

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

K House

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

20

 

Oliver Bernizer

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Pen

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mahulda

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

K House

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Oscar

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Clarence

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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