Transcribed 31 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 21

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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

128

131

Hensley, W. R.

70

25

13

SENE

69

M

 

M

Farming

 

Va

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

E.

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Va

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

A. E.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Arthur

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

NC

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

W. L.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

129

132

Flint S. E.

 

 

12

SESE

50

M

 

W

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

130

133

Potter Wm. A.

 

 

12

SENE

28

M

 

S

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

131

134

Boyer Wm.

 

 

1

SWNW

57?

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

27 or 37

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

J. T.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Geo. D.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

May E.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

F. E.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

C. J.

 

 

 

 

?

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

J. A. G.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Ida D.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

132

135

Cole E. D.

 

 

2

SWSE

20

M

 

S

Laborer

 

NJ

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Hamilton Jas. W.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ill

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Wood C. C.

 

 

 

 

44

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Canada

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

S. E.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

G. N.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

C. E.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

F. P.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

133

136

Stephens H. E.

 

 

1

SWSE

23

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

V. F.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

S. or L. E.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mechem Charles

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

134

137

Nish John

 

 

1

NWSW

30

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

J. H.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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