Transcribed 3 May 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 13

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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

 

77

Knight Wm

69

24

5

SW NW

32

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Housekeeper

Wappalo

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Albert

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Minnie

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

S

 

Lucus

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Brocket George

 

 

6

NW NE

32

M

 

M

Farmer

Louisa

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Louisa

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

DesMoines

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Poland Daniel

 

 

 

NW NW

38

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Virg

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

13

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

 

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Carey

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Sidney

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Laura

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Slena

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Susie

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Gilbert Herman

 

 

7

NW SW

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Emily

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

22

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Herman

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Ira

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Daniel

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Adams Nancy

 

 

18

NW NE

57

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Alfred

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

House K

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Hattie

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Vaught L

 

 

21

SW NE

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Matilda

 

 

 

 

29

M

 

M

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Florence

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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