Transcribed 28 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 19

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

116

118

Fittro John

70

26

34

NWNW

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Cox C. W.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

117

119

Johnson Calvin

 

 

34

SENW

62

M

 

M

Farming

 

TN

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

118

120

Baker J. M.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

M

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

J. W.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

119

121

Hensley, W. R. Jr.

 

 

 

NWNE

36

M

 

M

Farming

 

KY

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Frances C.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Fay

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Blanche

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

120

122

Butt M. B.

 

 

34

NESE

17

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Louisa

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

J. P.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

121

123

Scott J. P.

 

 

36

SWSW

31

M

 

M

Farming

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

M. B.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

S. F.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

122

124

Carpenter E. A.

 

 

36

SENE

36

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

K. E.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

M. M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

 

Kan

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

C. S.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

 

Kan

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

S. M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

J. E.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

B. J.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

123

125

Miller H. S.

 

 

25

SESE

41

M

 

M

Farming

Wapello

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

S. J.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Cora V.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Marta M.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Frank

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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