Transcribed 5 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 12

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

76

77

Terry A. F.

70

25

 

Weldon Lot 1 blk 21

28

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

M. A.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Hedrick W. H.

 

 

 

Lot 7 blk 22

26

M

 

M

Laborer

Clarke

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Lavica

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Paul

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

77

78

Eubank John

 

 

 

Lot 7 blk 32

36

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

O.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Sam

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Bertie

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

78

79

Shomers? L. L.

 

 

 

Lot 7 blk 5

35

M

 

M

Mechanic

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

May

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Martin

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Chester

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

79

 

Mathers W. R.

 

 

 

Lot 17 blk 23

40

M

 

S

Merchant

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

80

80

Barnard J. D.

 

 

 

Lot 6 blk 12

46

M

 

M

Blacksmithing

 

NY

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

C. E.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

NY

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Wm

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Meda

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

J. C.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Earnest

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

81

81

Boyington W. S.

 

 

 

Lot 2 blk 32

53

M

 

M

Farming

 

N H

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

A. L.

 

 

 

 

52

F

 

M

Land lady

 

VT

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

W. F.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

E. S.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

W. K.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

82

82

Reed W. H.

 

 

12

NW1/4  NW1/4

40

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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