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 4

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

 

 

Marion

67

27

24

Dist 6

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Melvin

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ocie

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

21

 

James Martin

 

 

26

Dist 6

30

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

K House

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Wm

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

22

 

Levi Atkinson

 

 

 

 

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Susanna

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

K House

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Susie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

 

Kansas

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

 

Nevada

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

23

 

Isiah Rabidou

 

 

27

Dist 5

66

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Barbara

 

 

 

 

63

F

 

M

K House

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

39

M

 

 

 

 

Kentucky

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idiot

16

 

 

Andrew

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

 

 

Clinton?

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

 

 

Clinton?

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

24

 

Noah Riggs

 

 

15

 

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Cathrine

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

K House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

 

 

Keokuk?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Edith

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Clarence

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

25

 

Webe? Vanderflugt

 

 

19

Dist 6

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Netherlands

Crossed out

All Other Country

F

F

 

 

 

|

 

 

 

28

 

 

Sitiki

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

K House

 

 

Same

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

 

 

 

 

Same

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Katie

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

 

 

Same

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Webe?

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

 

 

Same but crossed out

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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