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 23

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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

144

144

Prowell?, S. M.

70

25

 

Weldon lot 3 block 12

49

M

 

M

Plasterer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

L. J.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Pa

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Winter

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

 

Wis

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Scott

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Pottawatomie

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

145

145

Hughs M.

 

 

 

Lot 1 block 27

46

M

 

M

Merchant

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Theressa

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping house

Johnson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

A. E.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Johnson

 

 

F

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

W. S.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Johnson

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Carry A.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

C. B.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

146

146

Lillard F. D. C.

 

 

 

Lot 1 blk 12

30

M

 

M

?man

 

Wis

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

M. J.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Clyde

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Elsie

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

147

147

Johnson M.

 

 

 

Lot 1 blk 9

74

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

M. A.

 

 

 

 

68

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

148

148

Willent A. C.

 

 

 

Lot 5 blk 21

35

M

 

M

Trader

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

L. E.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Claude

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

149

149

Moyer O.

 

 

 

Lot 14 blk 13

38

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

M.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Mary G.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Marshall

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Josephine

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

150

150

Freeman O

 

 

 

Lot 21 blk 17

66

M

 

M

Laborer

 

NY

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Josephine R.

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

E.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Eddie

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Freddie

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Hassan John G.

 

 

 

 

83

M

 

W

Retired Merchant

 

Md

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Freeman Minnie

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Perditta

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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