Transcribed 2 January 2006 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 10

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

 

 

Meyers M P

70

25

 

Weldon Lot 1 blk 16

14

F

 

S

 

Page

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

W. A.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

C. A.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Guthrie

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

J. V.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Page

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

I.? R.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Page

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

61

62

Everett J. M.

 

 

 

Lot 3 blok 16

27

M

 

M

Druggists Clerk

Marion

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Emily

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping house

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

62

63

Foxworthy O. W.

 

 

 

Lot 1 blk 21

29

M

 

M

Doctor

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Lizzie

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

63

64

Terry J. L.

 

 

 

Lot 7 blk 7

34

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

NY

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Polly

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

C. W.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Rosella

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

H. L.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

64

65

Landis R.. M.

 

 

1

NENE

30

M

 

M

Farming

 

Pa

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

S.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

H. R.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Flora B.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Maxwell D. H.

 

 

 

Weldon Lot 13 blk 22?

42

M

 

M

Hotel Keeper

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

S. E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Land lady

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

O. M.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

A. G.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

F. E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

H. D.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Bertha

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

66

67

Critchfield R. J.

 

 

 

Lot 8 blk 11

43

M

 

M

Teacher

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

M. A.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

N. A.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

C. K. W.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

67

68

Jenison M.C.

 

 

 

Lot 4 blk 7

59

M

 

S

Carpenter

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

68

69

Chase E. L.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Bank Cashier

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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