Transcribed 21 December 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

Franklin Twp. Page 1

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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

1

1

Machlan, Wm. A.

70

25

17

SE NE

29

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ella S?

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Perry L.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Lula? G.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Laura E.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Geo. W.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

2

2

Mather Cyrus

 

 

17

SE SW

35

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Laura E.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Virgil E.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

D. B.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

E. E.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

3

3

Thompson Uriah

 

 

18

SE SE

52

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

M.

 

 

 

 

53

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Va.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

J. Brough

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

D. C.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

4

4

Wills A. O.

70

25

31

NE NW

26

M

 

S

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Hines Wm.

 

 

 

 

46

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

19

 

 

M.A.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

20

 

 

J.  or G. F.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

A. B.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

E. A.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

5

5

Thompson Henry A.

 

 

30

SW SW

30

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

E. J.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

T. L.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

W. ?.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

B. E.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

6

6

Blair E. J.

 

 

18

SE SW

31

M

 

M

Farming

 

Pa

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

M.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

H. J.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

W. P.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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