Transcribed 27 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 8

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

45

 

James Elliott

67

27

6

District 3

77

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Nina

 

 

 

 

67

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Fedelia

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Arrilla

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

46

 

Wm. Elliott

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

W

Farmer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Zelma

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Bertha

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Myrrel

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Rosanna Quigle

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

47

 

John Burnette

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

M

Farmer

Washington

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

K House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Alma

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

48

 

Wm Black

 

 

 

 

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Ithena

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

K House

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Melvina

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Irena

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

49

 

Wm Wadley

 

 

7

 

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Prudence

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

K House

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Dora

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ira

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Wm

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Harman

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lena

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

50

 

Eaphraim Ferguson

 

 

2

District 1

60

M

 

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Hariet

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

K House

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Herbert

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Wm Graham

 

 

8

District 3

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

K House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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