1885 Madison County Census

Column Key

 

 Column

Definition

Pg Page number
Ln Line number
Dw Dwelling number
Fm Family number
Last Name Last name of each individual
First Name First name of each individual
Twp Township number by surveyor data. Column not used or shown in towns showing street names.
Rng Range number by surveyor data. Column not used or shown in towns showing street names.
Sec Section number by surveyor data. Column not used or shown in towns showing street names.
Loc For rural areas only - location within the Section
St & H# Name of street and house number for dwelling. Column not shown for rural areas that have no street names
Age Age at last birthday in 1884
Sx Sex
Cl Color
S/M/W/D Single/Married/Widowed/Divorced 
Occupation Profession, occupation, or trade.
POB IC If born in Iowa, list county
POB S If born in the U.S. but not Iowa, list state
POB C Country of birth if not U.S.
P F Parentage - Father's POB, N for native, F for foreign
P M Parentage - Mother's POB, N for native, F for foreign
Mil Subject to military duty
Vt Eligible to vote
AF Alien - Filed for citizenship
ANF Alien - Not Filed for citizenship
NRW Cannot Read or Write
CRW Can Read But cannot Write (over 10 years old)
Df/Dm/Bl/In/Id Deaf, Dumb, Blind, Insane, Idiotic
Remarks Transcriber's remarks.

 

 

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