Transcribed 28 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 7

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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

41

42

Norton S. T.

70

25

5

NWSW

36

M

 

M

Farming

Lee

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping house

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Oran

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

42

43

Easter B. J.

 

 

7

SENE

70

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

C. F.

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

B. J.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farming

Van Buren

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Albert

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Estella

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

43

44

Gribble Henry

 

 

20

SWNE

57

M

 

S

Farming

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

|

 

 

 

12

44

45

Fisher Wm

 

 

20

NENE

30

M

 

M

Farming

 

Pa

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Anna E.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Pearle

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Ringgold

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Elmer F.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

45

46

Worden E. T.

 

 

5

NWSW

39

M

 

M

Farming

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Nelly

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Myrtle

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Lewis

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Earl

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

46

47

Standish T. J.

 

 

5

NESE

29

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

47

48

Wright J. H.

 

 

5

SWNW

23

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Bessie

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

S. F.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

48

49

Boyce T. P.

 

 

5

NENE

33

M

 

M

Farming

 

N.Y.

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

M. L.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping house

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

F. G.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

H. M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

E. L.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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