Transcribed 7 April 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

High Point Township Page 1

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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

1

1

Skinner Marshal

69

25

26

SW ¼ SW ¼

25

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ala D.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

2

2

Morris Tallyrand

 

 

 

NW NE

42

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Housek.

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Bertha

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Hugh

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

3

3

Stout Daniel

 

 

25

NW NW

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

House K

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Estella

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Leonard

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Helen

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

4

4

Konklin Thos

 

 

25

NE SE

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Germany

F

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Maranda

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Clarance

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Phebe

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Delila

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

5

5

Kendall Jas.

 

 

26

Se SW

60

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Kentucky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Olive

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

Teacher

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Edwin

 

 

 

 

19

M

S

 

Decatur

 

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Kendall Lafayette

 

 

35

NE SW

35

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Cecelia

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Harle

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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