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 2

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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

 

 

Anderson William

67

25

21

Harding

44

M

W

M

Farmer

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Anderson Christy Bell

 

 

 

 

42

F

W

M

 

 

 

England

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Anderson Elias K.

 

 

 

 

16

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Missouri

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Anderson Charlotte

 

 

 

 

12

F

W

S

 

 

Missouri

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Anderson Christy Bell

 

 

 

 

8

F

W

S

 

 

Missouri

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Acton William H.

67

25

21

Harding

38

M

W

M

Day Laborer

 

Missouri

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Acton Selithy Janice?

 

 

 

 

39

F

W

M

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Acton Sarah Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

16

F

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Acton Allie

 

 

 

 

11

F

W

S

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Acton George Fred

 

 

 

 

6

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Baker Frances M.

 

 

 

 

21

F

W

S

 

 

Arkansas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Brown Joseph M.

67

25

4

SE SE

41

M

W

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Brown Caroline A.

 

 

 

 

37

F

W

M

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Brown Horace E.

 

 

 

 

18

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Brown John M.

 

 

 

 

16

M

W

S

Farmer

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Brown Cecilia M.

 

 

 

 

13

F

W

S

 

Kossuth

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Brown Joseph E.

 

 

 

 

10

M

W

S

Farmer

Kossuth

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Brown Cora A.

 

 

 

 

8

F

W

S

 

Kossuth

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Brown Justus Allen

 

 

 

 

4

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Brown Ruth E

 

 

 

 

2

F

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Brown John F.

67

25

9

NE SE

47

M

W

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Brown Rebecca

 

 

 

 

37

F

W

M

 

 

Pennsylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Brown William S.

 

 

 

 

17

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Brown Mary Alice

 

 

 

 

15

F

W

S

 

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Brown John H.

 

 

 

 

12

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Brown David A.

 

 

 

 

10

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Brown Joseph F.

 

 

 

 

8

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Brown Albert I?

 

 

 

 

4

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Bailey George H

67

25

7

SW NW

47

M

W

W

Farmer

 

Michigan

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Bailey Elbert Edmond

 

 

 

 

19

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Michigan

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Bailey George

 

 

 

 

13

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Michigan

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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