Transcribed 19 December 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 8

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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

53

50

Blair Oliver H.

70

26

23

NW NW

33

M

 

S

Farming

 

Pennsylvania

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Walker William H.

 

 

13

NE SW

34

M

 

M

Farming

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Ralph G.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

William C.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

54

51

Thompson F. M.

70

26

13

NE SW

54

M

 

M

Farming

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Nancy L.

 

 

 

 

49

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

William D.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

 

 

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

|

 

9

55

52

Gough Sarah

70

26

13

SE NW

39

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

 

Ireland

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Dennis

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

 

 

 

Missouri

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

|

 

11

 

 

James A.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

56

53

Strong Solomon P.

70

26

13

SW SE

42

M

 

M

Farming

 

Illinois

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Olive E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Illinois

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Floyd A.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

57

54

Traupel Jerome

70

26

24

SE SW

30

M

 

M

Farming

 

Indianna

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

M

Keeping House

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Harry D.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Blanch

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

58

55

Price Thompson

70

26

24

SW SE

45

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

39

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Joanna

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Thompson A.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

 

 

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Maggie

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Marion

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

59

56

Cole Mike

 

 

24

SW SE

25

M

 

M

Farming

 

Tennesee

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lucinda J.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

60

57

Longacre Octovy

70

26

24

NW SE

68

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Pennsylvania

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

61

58

Roby Francis A.

70

26

2

SW SW

42

M

 

M

Farming

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Whetzel Edgar E.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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