Transcribed 13 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 7

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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

 

 

Cowles Henry A.

67

25

14

SW NE

43

M

W

M

Farmer

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Cowles Rosa

 

 

 

 

45

F

W

M

 

 

Missouri

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Cowles Laura E.

 

 

 

 

17

F

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Cowles Nellie J.

 

 

 

 

15

F

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Cowles Henry Austin

 

 

 

 

13

M

W

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Cowles Emmet C.?

 

 

 

 

11

M

W

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Cowles John Edwin

 

 

 

 

9

M

W

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Cowles David Otis

 

 

 

 

4

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Dereemer A. L.

67

25

6

NW SE

57

F

W

W

HouseKeeper

 

New York

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Dickinson Wylys

67

25

8

NW SW

85

M

W

S

Farmer

 

Connecticutt

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Davis George W.

67

25

9

NW NE

37

M

W

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

12

 

 

Davis Sarah

 

 

 

 

33

F

W

M

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Davis William J.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Davis Maryan L.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Davis Cora May

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Davis Austin Milo

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Davis Seth E.

67

25

9

NE NE

32

M

W

M

Farmer

 

New York

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Davis Emeline

 

 

 

 

27

F

W

M

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Davis Hurd Ben

 

 

 

 

5

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Davis Charles A.

 

 

 

 

1

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Dunlavy James

67

25

13

NW NW

72

M

W

M

Blacksmith

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Dunlavy Lucinda M.

 

 

 

 

72

F

W

M

 

 

Delaware

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Dunlavy John P.

67

25

13

NW NW

40

M

W

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Dunlavy Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

32

F

W

M

 

 

Wisconsin

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Dunlavy Ida

 

 

 

 

9

F

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Dale Abigail

67

25

12

NE NW

55

F

W

W

House Keeper

 

Pennsyl

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Dale Samuel A.

67

25

11

SW SW

30

M

W

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Dale Julia Ann

 

 

 

 

22

F

W

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Dale Samuel E.

 

 

 

 

5

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Dale John Evert

 

 

 

 

4

M

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Dale Alto Mel

 

 

 

 

1

F

W

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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