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1885 Iowa State Census

Logan Township, Calhoun County, Pg. 11

STATISTICS OF POPULATION, January 1, 1885.

	Dwellings numbered in order of visitation	Families numbered in or- der of visitation	NAME OF EACH PERSON (Write full first name)	RESIDENCE				Age at birthday in 1884	Sex	Color	Married (M), single (S), wid- owed (W), or divorced (D)	PROFESSION, EMPLOYMENT, OR OCCUPATION	PLACE OF BIRTH			PARENTAGE (N, Native, F, Foreign)		Subject to military duty	Entitled to vote	Alien who has taken out first papers	Alien who has not taken out first papers	Cannot read or write, over 10 years old	Can read but not write, over 10 years old	Deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiodic	REMARKS
	Dwellings numbered in order of visitation	Families numbered in or- der of visitation	NAME OF EACH PERSON (Write full first name)	Township	Range	Section	Street and number, or other ac- curate designation, if in town plat Smallest legal subdivision, if in country	Age at birthday in 1884	Sex	Color	Married (M), single (S), wid- owed (W), or divorced (D)	PROFESSION, EMPLOYMENT, OR OCCUPATION	If in Iowa, what county	If in United States, name of state or territory	If abroad, what country	Father	Mother	Subject to military duty	Entitled to vote	Alien who has taken out first papers	Alien who has not taken out first papers	Cannot read or write, over 10 years old	Can read but not write, over 10 years old	Deaf and dumb, blind, insane, or idiodic	REMARKS
	A	B	C				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V
1	55	55	William Sturges	87	32	17	NW⁴ NW⁴	34	M		M	Farming			England	F	F	✓	✓							1
2			Mina Sturges					29	F		M	Keeping House		Minnesota		N	N									2
3			Ella Sturges					12	F		S			Minnesota		F	N									3
4			Laura Sturges					10	F					Nebraska		F	N									4
5			Nellie Sturges					8	F				Calhoun			F	N									5
6			Ida Sturges					5	F				Calhoun			F	N									6
7			Thomas Howard					79	M		M			Vermont		N	N		✓				✓		Paupers	7
8			John Erickson					70	M		M				Norway	F	F		✓			N			Paupers	8
9			Eliza Amy					50	F					Ohio		N	N						✓	Insane	Paupers	9
10			Adelade Marple					40	F					Pennsylvania		N	N						✓	Insane	Paupers	10
11	56	56	August Kamerer	87	32	18	SE⁴ NW⁴	37	M		M	Farming			Germany	F	F	✓	✓			Gr				11
12			Fany Kamerer					26	F		M	Keeping House		Illinois		N	N					✓				12
13			George Kamerer					8	M		S			Illinois		F	N									13
14			Lenie Kamerer					4	F				Calhoun			F	N									14
15			Kattie Kamerer					3	F				Calhoun			F	N									15
16			Emma Kamerer					1	F				Calhoun			F	N									16
17			George Ketner					69	M		M				Germany	F	F		✓			Gr				17
18			Anna Ketner					61	F		M				Germany	F	F					Gr				18
19	57	57	Sep Wolpert	87	32	18	SE⁴ NW⁴	32	M		M	Farm Hand			Germany	F	F	✓	✓							19
20			Mary Wolpert					35	F		M	Keeping House			Germany	F	F					Gr				20
21			Lenie Wolpert					11	F		S			Illinois		F	F									21
22			Maggie Wolpert					9	F					Illinois		F	F									22
23			Adolph Wolpert					7	M					Illinois		F	F									23
24			Annie Wolpert					4	F					Illinois		F	F									24
25			Sopie Wolpert					2	F					Illinois		F	F									25
26			Mary Wolpert					0	F				Calhoun			F	F									26
27	58	58	August Bloss	87	32	15	SW⁴ SE⁴	28	M		M	Stone Mason			Germany	F	F				✓	Gr				27
28			Mary Bloss					25	F		M	Keeping House			Germany	F	F	✓				Gr				28
29			August Bloss					0	M		S		Jones			F	F									29
30			Elizabeth Takes					28	F		S	Housekeeper		Illinois		N	N									30
31			Nicolas Takes					26	M		S	Farm Hand		Illinois		N	N	✓	✓							31
32																										32
33								31										4	7		3	1	3			33
	A	B	C				D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N	O	P	Q	R	S	T	U	V

Notes for this census transcription:

Birth locations are listed according to the full name of the location when obvious (e.g. N.York = New York).
Quoted text (usually last names or occupations) is written out in full.
The letters under "Cannot read or write" appear to stand for the languages those people can read, G for German and Sw for Swedish.