Transcribed 19 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 11

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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

 

 

Paris Eliza

6924

30

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

65

68

Daykin John

 

 

 

 

56

M

 

M

housekeeper

 

 

Scotland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Jenet

 

 

 

 

57

F

 

M

 

 

New York

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Mich

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Benjamine

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Larane

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Wallace

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mahoney Denis

 

 

32

NW NW

70

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

housek

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Dan

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

 

 

 

New York

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

 

 

 

New York

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Elen

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

 

Teacher

Wappalo

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Sullivan Dan

 

 

 

NE NW

38

M

 

M

Rail Roader

 

 

Ireland

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Houskeeper

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

Wappalo

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Michael

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Patric

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Julia

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Catharine

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Alice

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Lochenour David

 

 

 

NW ¼

66

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Virgina

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

61

M

 

M

housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Adam

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

35

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Christena

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Viola

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

M

 

Jefferson

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Spaith George

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

Farmer

 

 

France

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

49

M

 

 

housekeeper

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Alfred

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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