Transcribed 10 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 5

L#

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

28

29

Beavers Edward

69

24

36

NW NW

24

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Louisa

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Glenny

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Nora

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Boxy

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Preist Willie

 

 

35

SE NE

40

M

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Margaret

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Walker Joseph

 

 

34

NE SE

28

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Frances

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Stewart Jacob

 

 

34

NE SE

37

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

|

 

 

12

 

 

Jane

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Rebecca

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Maurice

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Grace

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Day Joseph

 

 

 

 

32

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

31

33

Stout John A.

 

 

33

NW SW

32

M

 

 

Farmer

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Edith

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

James H.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Cathran

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Randal Elizabe

 

 

22

SE NE

48

F

 

S

housekeeper

 

Mich.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

33

35

Macy Edward

 

 

 

SW SE

33

M

 

M

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Bert M.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Edith

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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