Transcribed 10 March 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

Hamilton Twp. Page 1

L#

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

Acton James H.

67

25

7

SW SE SW

35

M

W

M

Farmer

Decatur

N

N

|

|

|

2

Acton Martha M.

34

F

W

M

Missouri

N

N

3

Acton Junietta

16

F

W

S

Decatur

N

N

4

Acton Alphretta

13

F

W

S

Decatur

N

N

5

Acton Wm. V.

3

M

W

S

Missouri

N

N

6

Anderson William J.

17

SW NE

23

M

W

M

Farmer

Missouri

F

F

|

|

7

Anderson Clara F.

25

F

W

M

Illinois

N

N

8

Acton George Macy

16

NW SW

27

M

W

M

Farmer

Decatur

N

N

|

|

9

Acton Hannah

20

F

W

M

Missouri

N

N

10

Allen Elizabeth

21

SWSW

51

F

W

W

Housekeeper

England

F

F

11

Anderson James

67

25

21

NW NE

50

M

W

M

Farmer

Scotland

F

F

|

12

Anderson Joan

44

F

W

M

Scotland

F

F

13

Anderson Dougal

21

M

W

S

Farmer

Missouri

F

F

|

|

14

Anderson Annabel

19

F

W

S

Missouri

F

F

15

Anderson Joseph S.

15

M

W

S

Farmer

Missouri

F

F

16

Anderson James Jun.

11

M

W

S

Farmer

Missouri

F

F

17

Anderson Joan Jun.

8

F

W

S

Decatur

F

F

18

Anderson Edward Y.

4

M

W

S

Decatur

F

F

19

Anderson Charles

1

M

W

S

Decatur

F

F

20

Alden William

67

25

23

SE SW

62

M

W

M

Farmer

New York

N

N

|

21

Alden Leah

57

F

W

M

Pennsylvania

N

N

22

Alden Sarah L.

37

F

W

S

Teacher

Pennsylvania

N

N

23

Alden Jabin

32

M

W

S

Farmer

Pennsylvania

N

N

|

24

Alden Katie

28

F

W

S

Decatur

N

N

25

Alden Henry B.

25

M

W

S

Teacher

Decatur

N

N

|

|

26

Alden Mollie

19

F

W

S

Decatur

N

N

27

Alden William P.

18

M

W

S

Postal Clerk Ch?

Decatur

N

N

|

28

Alden Virgil C.

16

M

W

S

Farmer

Decatur

N

N

29

Anderson Albert Y.

67

25

15

NE SE

17

M

W

S

Farmer

Missouri

N

N

30

31

32

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