------ 1885 Iowa State Census

Transcribed 13 November 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 23

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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

 

 

Briley Sarah

69

24

47

S1/2 SE

54

F

 

W

Housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Lavina

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Harve

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Thomas Joseph

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Parago Mary

 

 

 

 

78

F

 

W

 

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Scott Winfield

 

 

16

SW SW

47

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Matilda

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Warren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Bell

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Warren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Warren

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Baldwin Ben

 

 

16

NW SW

32

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Selina

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Hannah

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Louis

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Fremont

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Ona

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Pryor Hannah

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

W

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

McCleary Martin

 

 

 

 

41

M

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mellssa

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Earnest

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Floyd

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Isaac

 

 

 

 

46

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lenna

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Fred

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Ben

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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