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 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

7

7

Kendall Wm

69

24

25

SE ¼ SW ¼

23

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary M.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Carl W.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Walker James

 

 

 

SE SW

66

M

 

M

Cooper

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

63

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Marion

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Swan Thos.

 

 

 

SE SE

27

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Luella

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Swope Andrew

 

 

27

SW SE

66

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

60

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Calvin

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Sabina

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

Teacher

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Hallie

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Dellia

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Walker Charles

 

 

35

SE SW

22

M

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Belle

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

 

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Dodd Chas

 

 

26

NW SE

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Appanoose

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Felecia

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Cora

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Evert

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Hinebaugh Johna

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Penn

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Bennett Hiram

 

 

26

NW SW

39

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Alda

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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