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 4

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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

21

21

Easter Jacob

70

25

20

SW NW

37

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Adelia A.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Dallas

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

22

22

Smith James

 

 

7

SW SW

50

M

 

M

Farming

 

 

England

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keepinig house

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Elmer

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Des Moines

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Della

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Des Moines

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Des Moines

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

23

23

Bates Leander

 

 

6

SE NW

65

M

 

M

Farming

 

Mass

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Maria L.

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

VA

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Wm. L.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

24

24

Landis  Jerry

 

 

 

SE SW

33

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Pa

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

F. M.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

G. B.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

S

 

Clarke

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

J. E.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

25

25

Pierce Gilreath

 

 

7

NW NW

55

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

E. A.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

26

Nulling? J. S.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

M

Laborer

Webster

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

S. E.

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

R. L.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

26

27

Campbell S. O.

 

 

7

NW SW

44

M

 

M

R R Agent

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

M. Xavier

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

M. J.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

A. C.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

R. E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

27

28

Walker J. O.

 

 

18

NW NW

27

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

E. J.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Stan? C. S.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Laborer

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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