Transcribed 20 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

Long Creek Township Page 1

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Van Wert

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

1

Todd William H.

70

26

 

S ½ Lot 4 Blk 8

43

M

 

M

Physician

 

Indianna

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Indianna

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Lottie M.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

 

 

Jasper

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

|

 

 

4

 

 

Annie S.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Ella R.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Dallas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lulu M.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

May R.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

2

2

Irving James

 

 

 

Lot 7 Blk 1

79

M

 

W

Retired Farmer

 

New Jersey

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

James F.

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Farming

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Charles V.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

3

3

Stone Elsey J.

 

 

 

Irvings Ad Lot 3 Blk 1

54

M

 

M

General Merchant

 

Indianna

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Mary C.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

North Carolina

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

13

 

 

Ira E.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

4

4

Stone William E.

 

 

 

Irvings Ad Lot 4 Blk 1

30

M

 

M

General Marchant

Wayne

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

Lucas

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

America G.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Wayne

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

5

5

Wright Annie

 

 

 

Vanwert Lot 4 Blk 1

81

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Pennsylvania

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

S

Keeping House

 

Pennsylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

6

6

Fallman John C.

 

 

 

Vanwert Lot 3 Blk 2

41

M

 

M

General Merchant

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Rhoda A.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Pennsylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Francis C.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ella E.

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Hester A.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Rhoda M.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

 

Nebraska

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Thomas C.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Clark

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

7

7

Hall Pearl K.

 

 

 

Vanwert Lot 4 Blk 8

42

M

 

M

Notary Public & Insurance

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Elizabeth M.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Benjamin A.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Charlie P.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Fredrick A.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

Martin A.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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