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 3

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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

14

14

John Elias

70

25

31

SE1/4  SW1/4

4

M

 

M

Farming

 

Va

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

S. Josephine

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

M. Ella

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

P. E.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

A. B.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

15

15

Lantz G. H.

 

 

30

NW ¼ SW

24

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

N.A.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

A. L.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

S. H.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

S

 

 

N.C.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

16

16

Hursey Thos.

 

 

30

SE SE

53

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

M.

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping house

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

W. H.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur?

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

R. A.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

17

17

John Ed

 

 

32

M

45

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

N. M.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

F. F.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

U. S. G.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

18

18

Stearns Jonathan

 

 

8

SW SW

31

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

S. C.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Va

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

A. Edith

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

E. O.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

19

19

Samson Seth

 

 

18

NE SE

59

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Margaret J.

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Carrie J.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

Teaching School

Wapello

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Charlie M.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Gallop Fred

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

20

20

Bullard Albert

 

 

17

SW NW

58

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Rosa B.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Daniel

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

 

Dakota

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Roby Tessa M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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