Transcribed 8 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 3

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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

12

13

Mendinghall John

69

24

27

SE SW

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lena

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Layton John

 

 

28

SW SW

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Phebe

 

 

 

 

53

M

 

M

Housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lonesa

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Macy

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 |

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Warington Wesley

 

 

28

NE SE

29

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Indiana

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Cassie

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

housekeeper

 

 

Germany

F

F

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

10

 

 

Sinfer George

 

 

 

 

23?

M

 

M

Farmer

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Warren Garland

 

 

34

SW SW

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Ethen

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Bledsoe John

 

 

33

SE NW

35

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ky

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Dicy

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

19

 

Bethards J

 

 

 

 

44

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Lucinda

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Angeline

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Edna

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Carpenter Wm.

 

 

33

SW NE

53

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Richards

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Wm. H.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

 

S. Car.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

20

21

Bennett Jacou?

 

 

26

NW ¼

72

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Liva?

 

 

 

 

69

M

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Hitchcock James

 

 

27

NE NW

72

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Hartes

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Ada

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Addie

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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