Transcribed 2 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 9

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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

56

57

Davis J. F.

70

25

33

SWSW

48

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Davis

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

57

58

Leadford J H

 

 

32

SWSE

58

M

 

M

Farming

 

NC

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Catharine

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

L. Harvey

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Carrie E.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Olly M.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Seth H.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

O. A.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

58

59

Overholtzer Sam

 

 

32

NWNE

46

M

 

M

Farming

 

Pa

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Harriet

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

John C.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Sam J.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Louis G.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Jennie M.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Cora E.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ina

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eaton J. O.

 

 

31

NENW

23

M

 

S

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

59

60

Breneman Wm. H.

 

 

12

NENE

47

M

 

M

Farming

 

Pa

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Rosa

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Irwin E.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Iva C.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

60

61

Myer W. H.

 

 

 

Weldon lot 1 blk 18

38

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

S. A.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping house

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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