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 2

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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

7

7

Elhson J. P.

70

25

18

NW NW

46

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

E.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

M.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

A.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

E. L.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

G.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

C. E.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

8

8

Corbett L. S.

 

 

15

SE NE

69

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Chiron

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

S

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

9

9

Devore Thos. L.

 

 

20

SW NW

24

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Annie E.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

10

10

Roberts Jesse

 

 

20

NW SW

61

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Isophrenea

               

 

 

 

60

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Pa

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Emma J.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

S

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

L.F.?

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

11

Roberts W. T.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

S. J.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Col?

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

M. O.

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

12

12

Howell James

 

 

30

SW SE

32

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

M. F.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Della B.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

M. L.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Bertha A.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

13

13

Ironside James

 

 

31

SW SW

37

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

|

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

S

Stone cutter

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Alexander

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Farming

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

|

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Dawson Wm.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

S

Farming

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

|

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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