Transcribed 30 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 8

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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

50

50

Davis, A. J.

70

25

15

NWNE

58

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

C.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

M. E.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

S

Dressmaking

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

Schoolteaching

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Kitty

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Wm. H.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Wood James H.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

51

51

Eals C. S.

 

 

10

SWSW

24

M

 

M

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

H. A.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

N.J.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

52

Hoagland W. B.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

M

Laborer

 

N.J.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

J. E.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Katie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

 

N.J.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

52

53

Eals T. J.

 

 

5

NWNW

59

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

58

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

53

54

Bond W. P.

 

 

8

SENE

41

M

 

M

Farming

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Emeline

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping house

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Charlie

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Clarke

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Lee

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Willie

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

54

55

Trisler Jacob

 

 

 

Weldon Lot 5 blk 17

58

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Louisa

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Stephen

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Emma B.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

55

56

Kline J. P.

 

 

 

Blk 4

47

M

 

M

Farming

 

N.J.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Mo

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Anna

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Carl

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Gerda

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Neva

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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