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 6

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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

34

36

Lovender John

69

24

15

SW SW

25

M

 

M

Blacksmith

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Christina

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

housekeeping

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ira

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Kesler James

 

 

23

SE NE

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

N. Y.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Maria

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

 

 

Minn

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Kittie

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Alexander Ed

 

 

24

SE NW

23

M

 

M

Farmer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Borford?

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Clark Lauria

 

 

23

NE SE

66

F

 

W

housekeeper

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Henry

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Smith Joseph

 

 

23

Lot 5 Town Parish

50

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Lydia

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

 

 

Ind

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Elv?

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Mayor

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Norman

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Snider John

 

 

30

 

26

M

 

M

Farmer

Wayne

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Benjamin

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

38

41

King George

 

 

 

Block 5

24

M

 

M

Merchant

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

housekeeper

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

McKibbin Frank

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Merchant

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Drury Aaron

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Merchant

 

Indiana

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Elsie

 

 

 

NE ¼

38

F

 

M

 

Jefferson

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Inez

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Caroline

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Christian

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Florence

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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