Transcribed 10 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 15

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

93

94

James Violetty

70

25

 

Weldon lot 6 blk 10

21

F

 

M

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

D. E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

M. G.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

94

95

Greenlee L. T.

 

 

 

Lot 7 & 8 blk 45

43

M

 

M

Druggist & physician

 

Va

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

S. M.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

C. O.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

M. H.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

E. M.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

95

96

Trisler Dorman

 

 

12

NWSW

32

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

M. A.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Alta M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Flora H.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Lula

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

96

97

Trisler Lem

 

 

14

NESW

62

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Cyntha

 

 

 

 

61

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

C. A.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

97

98

Mitchell Enos

 

 

 

Weldon lot 4 blk 11

31

M

 

M

Physician

Lee?

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

E. H.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Clairmont K. or H.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

98

99

Johnson Mary

 

 

 

Lot 14 blk 24

28

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

G. B.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

B. Z.?

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

C. F.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

99

100

Galagher James

 

 

 

Lot 7 blk 27

52

M

 

W

Laborer

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

L. A.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

House Keeper

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

W. F.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Telegrapher

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mary B.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

100

101

Lee Wm

 

 

23

NWNW

44

M

 

M

Farming

 

Miss

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Henrietta

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

N. C.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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