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1885 Iowa State Census

Nishnabotany Township, Crawford County, Iowa

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Key to some abbreviations at bottom of this page
  NBR/DLSNBR/FAM   RESIDENCE     PLACE OF BIRTH PARENTAGE   ALIEN     
PGLN  SURNAMEGIVEN NAMETWPRNGSECT STREET & NO AGESEXCLRS/M/W/DOCCUPATIONCOUNTYSTATE COUNTRYFTHRMTHRMILVOTEFILEDNOT FLDCANNOT
RD/WR
CAN RD
NOT WR
DF/DMB/BLND
INSN/IDIOTC
TRANSCRIBER'S REMARKS
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372 1 82 79 Haskins Bertha 82 38 32 School Dist 6 17 F W M House Keeping   Iowa   N N                
372 2 83 80 Dyson H J     35 School Dist 1 43 M W M Farmer   Illinois   N N X X            
372 3     Dyson Rachel         43 F W M Keeping House   Indiana   N N                
372 4     Dyson Minnie         15 F W S     Illinois   N N                
372 5     Dyson Clinton         7 M W S     Illinois   N N                
372 6     Dyson John         4 M W S     Illinois   N N                
372 7     Dyson Fletcher         25 M W S     Illinois   N N                
372 8 84 81 Saunders Edgar     26   25 M W M Farmer   Wisconsin   F F X X            
372 9     Saunders Mary         18 F W M Keeping House   Wisconsin   N N                
372 10     Jones George         20 M W S Laborer   Wisconsin   N N                
372 11     Saunders Frederick         20 M W S Laborer   Wisconsin   N N X             The N's in the parentage columns are mistakes for F.
372 12 85 82 Brokaw G D     26   ?6 M W M Farmer   Ohio   N N               First digit of age unclear, may be 3.
372 13     Brokaw Alestia         33 F W M Keeping House   Ohio   N N                
372 14     Brokaw Ethel         10 F W S     Ohio   N N                
372 15     Brokaw Maud         8 F W S     Ohio   N N                
372 16     Brokaw Gertrude         3 F W S   Crawford     N N                
372 17     McCracken William         27 M W S Laborer   Ohio   N N X X            
372 18 86 83 Conrad Charles     24 School Dist 4 23 M W M Farmer   Iowa   N N X X            
372 19     Conrad Nettie ?         24 F W M Keeping House   Iowa   N N               Given name might be Nellie
372 20     Conrad Harry         0 M W S   Crawford     N N                
372 21 87 84 Wenzel Charles         35 M W M Farmer     Germany F F X X            
372 22     Wenzel Wilhelmina         32 F W M Keeping House Crawford?     F F               Ditto mark in column 10; but since her children list their mother as foreign born, should the ditto mark be in column 12?
372 23     Wenzel Maria         10 F W S   Crawford     F F                
372 24     Wenzel Matilda         9 F W S   Crawford     F F                
372 25     Wenzel Martha         7 F W S   Crawford     F F                
372 26     Wenzel Emma         5 F W S   Crawford     F F                
372 27     Wenzel Seagfread         3 M W S   Crawford     F F                
372 28     Wenzel Rinehard     36?   1 M W S   Crawford     F F               Should section number be in line 29?
372 29 88 85 Graham Thomas       School Dist 1 46 M W M Farmer     Prince Edward Island F N   X            
372 30     Graham Sarah         43 F W M Keeping House     Prince Edward Island F N                
372 31     Graham Alva         17 F W S     Minnesota   F F                
373 1 88 85 Graham Willie     36 School Dist 1 15 M W S     Wisconsin   F F                
373 2     Graham Aggie         13 F W S   Crawford     F F                
373 3     Graham Lena         8 F W S   Crawford     F F                
373 4     Graham Sadie         6 F W S   Crawford     F F                
373 5     Graham Delbert         4 M W S   Crawford     F F                
373 6 89 86 Ashmore Margaret     38   46 F W W Keeping House   Tennessee   N N                
373 7     Ashmore Mary         17 F W S     Iowa   N N                
373 8     Ashmore Erving         12 M W S     Iowa   N N                
373 9 90 87 Slagg Henry     36   36 M W M       England F F X X           No occupation given for Henry or Nancy Slagg
373 10     Slagg Nancy         28 F W M     Illinois   F F                
373 11     Slagg Harriet         5 F W S   Crawford     F F                
373 12     Slagg Cora         3 F W S   Crawford     F F                
373 13     Slagg Clarence         1 M W S   Crawford     F F                
373 14 91 88 Powers David         35 M W M Farmer     Prince Edward Island F F X X            
373 15     Powers Gertrude         26 F W M Keeping House   Wisconsin   N N                
373 16     Powers Harvey E         3 M W S     Wisconsin   F N                
373 17 92 89 Slagg Joseph         45 M W M Farmer     England F F   X            
373 18     Slagg Sophia         29 F W blank Keeping House   Wisconsin   F F               Column 8 blank here and on several subsequent lines.
373 19     Slagg William         8 M W blank   Crawford     F N                
373 20     Slagg Earnest         4 M W blank   Crawford     F N                
373 21     Slagg Ines         2 F W blank   Crawford     F N                
373 22 93 90 Stickelberg Charles     22 School Dist 4 35 M W blank Farmer     Germany F F X X            
373 23     Stickelberg Margaret         29 F W blank Keeping House     Germany F F                
373 24     Stickelberg Emma         6 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
373 25     Stickelberg Ida         2 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
373 26     Stickelberg Minnie         1 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
373 27     Stickelberg Tilda         4 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
373 28     Nehls Frank         27 M W S Laborer     Germany F F     X          
373 29 94 91 Flint George     14   29 M W M Farmer   Wisconsin   F F X X            
373 30     Flint Tilda         24 F W blank Keeping House     Norway F F               Age might be 27.
373 31     Flint Zella         3 F W blank   Crawford     N F                
374 1 94 91 Flint Effie L     14 School Dist 4 1 F W blank   Crawford     N F                
374 2 96 92 Farver Gassaway         32 M W S Farmer   Indiana   N N X X            
374 3     Farver Ella         25 F W S Keeping House   Wisconsin   N N                
374 4 97 93 Huffman John H     22   45 M W M Farmer   Virginia   N N   X            
374 5     Huffman Eliza       School Dist 7 44 F W M Keeping House     Canada F F                
374 6     Huffman May         14 F W S     Iowa   N N                
374 7     Huffman Ida         13 F W S     Iowa   N N                
374 8     Huffman Cora         8 F W S     Iowa   N N                
374 9     Huffman Ira         4 M W S   Crawford     N N                
374 10     Huffman Lula         2 F W S   Crawford     N N                
374 11 98 94 Stickelberg Henry     23 School Dist 4 ?8 M W S? Farmer     Germany F F   X           First digit of age unclear. --- Ditto mark in column 8 error for M?
374 12     Stickelberg Sophia         ?5 F W M Keeping House Crawford?     F F               First digit of age unclear. --- Ditto mark in column 10; but since her children list their mother as foreign born, should the ditto mark be in column 12?
374 13     Stickelberg Frank         25 M W M? Laborer   Iowa   F F X X           Ditto mark in column 8 error for S?
374 14     Stickelberg John         19 M W S     Iowa   F F                
374 15     Stickelberg Max         17 M W S     Iowa   F F X              
374 16     Stickelberg Fritz         15 M W S   Pocahontas     F F                
374 17     Stickelberg Minnie         13 F W S   Pocahontas     F F                
374 18     Stickelberg Anna         12 F W S   Crawford     F F                
374 19 99 95 Walker Henry         59 M W blank Farmer     England F F   X            
374 20     Walker Anna         57 F W M Keeping House     England F F                
374 21     Walker John H         32 M W M? Farmer     England F F X X           Ditto mark in column 8 error for S?
374 22     Walker Abram C         25 M W S Farmer   Wisconsin   F F X X            
374 23 100 96 Buffington Benjamin       Astor 35 M W S? Livery man   New York   N N X X           Ditto mark in column 8 error for M?
374 24     Buffington Ann         30 F W M Keeping House     England F F                
374 25     Buffington Lemual         11 M W M?   Crawford     N F               Ditto mark in column 8 must be error for S.
374 26     Buffington Charles         8 M W blank   Crawford     N F                
374 27     Buffington Mattie         1 F W blank   Crawford     N F                
374 28 101 97 Ames T? P         24 M W M Agent   Wisconsin   N N X X           First initial unclear.
374 29     Ames Carrie         20 F W M Keeping House   Wisconsin   N N                
374 30 102 98 Crakes C H         24 M W M Farmer   Michigan   F N X X            
374 31     Crakes Luella         19 F W M Keeping House   Wisconsin   F F                
375 1 102 98 Crakes Grace       Astor 0 F W blank   Crawford     N N                
375 2 103 99 Hannon Charles     36 School Dist 1 28 M W M Farmer   Illinois   N N X X            
375 3     Hannon Belle         26 F W M Keeping House   Ohio   N N                
375 4     Hannon Leora         4 F W blank   Crawford     N N                
375 5     Hannon John W         3 M W blank   Crawford     N N                
375 6 104 100 Hanne E     33 Astor 38 M W M Merchant     Germany F F X X            
375 7     Hanne Dora         40 F W M Keeping House     Germany F F                
375 8     Gleiser Charles C         34 M W S Merchant     Germany F F X X            
375 9     Gleiser John         34 M W S Laborer     Germany F F X X            
375 10 105 101 Colamore Jr J W         24 M W M Clock Tinker   Iowa ` N N X X            
375 11     Colamore Laura         18 F W M Keeping House   Iowa   N N                
375 12 106 102 Colamore J W         59 M W M Merchant   Iowa   N N   X            
375 13     Colamore Sarah M         52 F W M Keeping House   Iowa   N N                
375 14 107 103 Paup W Leslie     26 School Dist 1 33 M W M Farmer   Iowa   N N X X            
375 15     Paup Sarah         32 F W M Keeping House   Iowa   N N                
375 16     Paup Myrtle         5 F W M?   Crawford     N N               Ditto mark in column 8 must be error for S.
375 17     Stewart Eli         38 M W S Laborer Crawford     N N X X            
375 18 108 104 Paup John         39 M W M Speculator     England F F X X            
375 19     Bayles Anna         34 F W M Keeping House     England F F                
375 20     Bayles John W         12 M W blank   Crawford     F F                
375 21     Bayles Annie M         11 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
375 22     Bayles Mary         8 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
375 23     Bayles Hattie M         2 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
375 24     Bayles Anna M         0 F W blank   Crawford     F F                
375 25     Bayles Ann         70 F W W       England F F                
375 26     Marr Lizzie         20 F W S House Keeping     England F F                
375 27 109 105 Inman Andrew     35   36 M W M Farmer   Rhode Island   N N X X            
375 28     Inman Anna         46 F W M Keeping House   New York   N N                
375 29     Inman Emma         6 F W blank     Dakota   N N                
375 30 110 106 Niemeyer John     25   50 M W M Farmer     Germany F F       X        
375 31     Niemeyer Margaret         48 F W M Keeping House     Germany F F                

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Transcribed by Randall Saunders
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ColumnAbbreviation Description
 PGPage Number
 LNLine Number
1NBR/DLSDwelling Number in order of visitation
2NBR/FAMFamily Number in order of visitation
4TWP, RNG, SECTTownship, Range, Section if no street address
7CLRColor
8S/M/W/DSingle/Married/Widowed/Divorced
13FTHRFather Native born or Foreign born
14MTHRMother Native born or Foreign born
15MILSubject to Military Duty?
16VOTEEntitled to Vote?
17FILEDAlien who has taken out first papers
18FILEDAlien who has not taken out first papers
19RD/WRCannot read or write, over 10 years old
20CAN RD/NOT WRCan read but not write, over 10 years old
21DF/DMB/BLND/INSN/IDIOTCDeaf/Dumb/Blind/Insane/Idiotic

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