1885 State Census, Jackson County Poor Farm
1885 Iowa State Census Headings
A. Dwelling numbered in order of visitation (These were all 21)
B. Families numbered in order of visitation (These were all 21)
C. Name of Each Person (Write full first name)
Residence:
Township (all 83)
Range (all 3)
Section (all 4)
D. Street and number, or other accurate designation, if in town plat. Smallest legal subdivision, if in country. (all NE NE SW)
E. Age at birthday in 1884
F. Sex
G. Color (Not marked for any person)
H. Married (M), Single (S), Widowed (W) or Divorced (D)
I. Profession, Employment or Occupation
Place of Birth
J. If in Iowa, what county
K. If in United States, name of state or territory
L. If abroad, what country
Parentage (N, Native; F, Foreign)
M. Father
N. Mother
O. Subject to military duty
P. Entitled to vote (Only the Warden was marked)
Q. Alien who has taken out first papers (Only the two laborers, Wilms & Ehlers were marked)
R. Alien who has not taken out first papers
S. Cannot read or write, over 10 years old (Put in Remarks)
T. Can read but not write, over 10 years old
U. Deaf and dumb, blind, insane or idiotic
V. Remarks
C | E | F | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | U | Remarks |
John M. Fitzgerald | 53 | M | M | Warden | Penna | N | N | | |||
Sarrah C. Fitzgerald | 49 | F | M | Matron | Penna | N | N | | |||
Gearhard Wilms | 33 | M | S | Laborer | Germany | F | F | | |||
Henry Ehlers | 20 | M | S | Laborer | Germany | F | F | | |||
Julia Cornelius | 26 | F | D | Domestic | Georgia | N | N | | |||
Lidia Loess | 16 | F | S | Domestic | Germany | F | F | | |||
Mary A. Ahren | 57 | F | M | Insane | Ireland | F | F | Insane | | ||
Amanda Buell | 55 | F | S | Insane | Canada | F | F | Insane | | ||
Malissa Chace | 12 | F | S | Insane | Jackson | N | N | Insane | Age was written over and is my best guess | ||
Katharine Weigers | 40 | F | M | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
Pheba Groat | 36 | F | M | Insane | Penna | N | N | Insane | | ||
Margaret Woodruff | 42 | F | M | Insane | Canada | F | F | Insane | | ||
Elizabeth Wise | 45 | F | M | Insane | England | F | F | Insane | | ||
Emelia Wagnor | 24 | F | S | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
Isaac C. Northop | 55 | M | D | Insane | Canada | F | F | Insane | | ||
Stevan Neiball | 28 | M | S | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
John McKenna | 60 | M | M | Insane | Ireland | F | F | Insane | | ||
John Wiser | 50 | M | S | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
Charles Erickson | 50 | M | M | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
Henry Buzard | 45 | M | S | Insane | Wisconsin | N | N | Insane | | ||
Cyrus Falsom | 48 | M | S | Insane | Maine | F | F | Insane | | ||
John Runnells | 57 | M | S | Insane | Penna | N | N | Insane | | ||
William Malone | 42 | M | S | Insane | Ireland | F | F | Insane | | ||
William L. Fowler | 53 | M | M | Insane | Virginia | N | N | Insane | | ||
Frank Wells | 29 | M | S | Insane | Ohio | N | N | Insane | | ||
G. H. Smith | 20 | M | S | Insane | N Y | F | F | Insane | | ||
Parick Dowting | 45 | M | S | Insane | Ireland | F | F | Insane | | ||
John Bash | 56 | M | S | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
John Hanafin | 46 | M | S | Insane | Ireland | F | F | Insane | | ||
Seth Ryan | 41 | M | S | Insane | Canada | F | F | Insane | | ||
Margaret Lincon | 60 | F | M | Insane | Ohio | N | N | Insane | | ||
Henryetta Fry | 32 | F | S | Insane | Germany | F | F | Insane | | ||
Mary Tollman | 60 | F | M | Pauper | Canada | F | F | Cannot read or write | |||
Nancy Neal | 30 | F | S | Pauper | Penna | N | N | Idiotic | Cannot read or write | ||
Rachel Mandigo | 33 | F | S | Pauper | Jackson | N | N | Idiotic | Cannot read or write | ||
Almyra Cooper | 40 | F | M | Pauper | Ohio | N | N | Devilish | | ||
Fanny Cooper | 11 | F | S | Pauper | Ohio | N | N | | |||
Agness Cooper | 9 | F | S | Pauper | Virginia | N | N | | |||
Mary Prope | 40 | F | M | Pauper | Virginia | N | N | Cannot read or write | |||
Henry Springsteen | 76 | M | M | Pauper | York State | N | N | | |||
Townley Haight | 30 | M | S | Pauper | Ohio | N | N | Idiotic | Cannot read or write | ||
Charles Mann | 40 | M | S | Pauper | Ohio | N | N | Blind | | ||
William Dowden | 18 | M | M | Pauper | Indiana | N | N | Age was written over and is my best guess | |||
William Collwell | 60 | M | M | Pauper | Penna | N | N | Blind | | ||
William Damon | 12 | M | S | Pauper | Penna | N | N | Cannot read or write | |||
Joseph Damon | 6 | M | S | Pauper | Jackson | N | N | | |||
Clifton McCoy | 9 | M | S | Pauper | Jackson | N | N | | |||
Frank Cooper | 14 | M | S | Pauper | Ohio | N | N | | |||
Patrick McBride | 75 | M | S | Pauper | Ireland | F | F | Cannot read or write | |||
John Hoffman | 79 | M | S | Pauper | Germany | F | F | | |||
Barthaamew Sowers | 65 | M | M | Pauper | Germany | F | F | Cannot read or write | |||
John McCabe | 70 | M | S | Pauper | Ireland | F | F | Idiotic | Cannot read or write | ||
John Drum | 25 | M | S | Pauper | Illinois | F | F | Blind | | ||
Cornelius Drum | 27 | M | S | Pauper | Illinois | N | N | Dwarf | Cannot read or write | ||
Frank Neal | 26 | M | S | Pauper | Jackson | N | N | Idiotic | Cannot read or write | ||
Josep Sheidecker | 28 | M | S | Pauper | Germany | F | F | Blind | | ||
Michael Slattery | 76 | M | M | Pauper | Ireland | F | F | Cannot read or write | |||
Patrick Wogan | 65 | M | S | Pauper | Ireland | F | F | Parelized | Cannot read or write | ||
Michael Amon | 45 | M | S | Pauper | Germany | F | F | | |||
William Prope | 6 | M | S | Pauper | Jackson | N | N | | |||
Adam Rich | 50 | M | S | Pauper | Germany | F | F | Insane | Cannot read or write |