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 22

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

134

137

Nish Eugene D.

70

25

1

NWSW

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

McDowall A. E.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Hamilton Thos.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

135

138

Hines Wm.

 

 

11

NENE

23

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Belle

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

M. C.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

136

 

Vacant

 

 

11

SENE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

137

139

Quay C. Thomas

 

 

12

SESW

44

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

 

 

England

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Wm.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Chas.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Walter

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Clyde

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

138

 

Vacant house

 

 

12

NWNE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

139

 

Vacant house

 

 

11

SENE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

140

140

Trisler G. C.

 

 

11

SESW

31

M

 

M

Farming

Davis

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

S. E.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Arebeaugh So. M.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

141

141

Monroe Joseph

 

 

12

SWNW

36

M

 

S

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

S.

 

 

 

 

62

F

 

W

Keeping house

 

?

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

J. A.

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Farming

 

Mich

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

W. W.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Farming

 

Mich

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

L. L.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

A. M.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Farming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

142

142

Phillips Joseph

 

 

23

SWNE

27

M

 

S

Farming

 

 

England

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

143

143

Jamison F. M.

 

 

 

Weldon Lot 1 Block 10

34

M

 

M

Merchant

Monroe

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

B. A.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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