1885 Iowa State Census, Sioux County, Center Township 1-4

1885 Iowa State Census, Sioux County, Center Township pg1

Dwelling numbered in order of visitation Families numbered in order of visitation Last Name First Name Age Gender Marital Status Occupation If Born in Iowa, what county If born in US, what state If born abroad, what country Father-Native or Foreign Mother-Native or 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

1

1
Maffett Carmelans c
28
Male Married Farmer Ohio N N x x

1

1
Maffett Mary I.
22
Female Married Keeping House Illinois N N

1

1
Maffett Daren W.
14
Male Single Tama N N

1

1
Maffett Lester E.
12
Male Single Tama N N

1

1
Maffett Mary J.
6
Female Single Sac N N

1

1
Maffett Gertie V.
4
Female Single Sac N N x

1

1
Fahand Harriet
35
Female Widowed House Keeper Illinois N N

2

2
Yates Thomas
36
Male Married Farmer England F F x x

2

2
Yates Catharine
35
Female Married Keeping House England F F

2

2
Yates William R.
12
Male Single Tama F F

2

2
Yates Charles F.
11
Male Single Tama F F

2

2
Yates Mary E.
9
Female Single Tama F F

2

2
Yates James S.
7
Male Single Tama F F

2

2
Yates Elizabeth H.
6
Female Single Tama F F

2

2
Yates Earnest
4
Male Single Carrol F F

2

2
Yates Sarah
2
Female Single Carrol F F

3

3
Knowlton Thomas J.
42
Male Married Farmer Missouri N N x x

3

3
Knowlton Mary J.
41
Female Married Keeping House Wisconsin F N

3

3
Knowlton George Henry
16
Male Single Wisconsin N N

3

3
Knowlton Myra
14
Female Single Wisconsin N N

3

3
Knowlton Jefferson F.
12
Male Single Plymouth N N

3

3
Knowlton Luke Elmer
8
Male Single Sioux N N

3

3
Knowlton Delila
0
Female Single Sioux N N

4

4
Dunstumers Albert
24
Male Married Farmer Holland F F x x

4

4
Dunstumers Trientje
22
Female Married Keeping House Holland F F

4

4
Dunstumers Williams
0
Male Single Sioux F F

4

4
Jelgertines John
19
Male Single Laborer Holland F F

4

4
Dykstra Darkate r
63
Male Married Farmer Holland F F

4

4
Dykstra Bena B.
43
Female Married Keeping House Holland F F

4

4
Dykstra Rena D.
22
Female Single Holland F F

4

4
Dykstra Sarah D.
21
Female Single Holland F F

Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Snow, January 2008

1885 Iowa State Census, Sioux County, Center Township- pg2

Dwelling numbered in order of visitation Families numbered in order of visitation Last Name First Name Age Gender Marital Status Occupation If Born in Iowa, what county If born in US, what state If born abroad, what country Father-Native or Foreign Mother-Native or 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

5

5
Dykstra Ring D.
17
Male Single Holland F F x

5

5
Dykstra Sieman D.
14
Male Single Holland F F x

5

5
Dykstra Broer D.
12
Male Single Holland F F x

5

5
Dykstra Dora D.
10
Female Single Holland F F x

5

5
Dykstra Effie D.
6
Female Single Holland F F x x

5

5
Raasda Hessel S.
26
Male Single Holland F F x

6

6
Dunstermoes William
23
Male Married Farmer Holland F F x x

6

6
Dunstermoes Frintze
24
Female Married Keeping House Holland F F

7

7
Siemons William H.
35
Male Married Farmer Germany F F x x

7

7
Siemons Eliza
34
Female Married Keeping House Germany F F

7

7
Siemons Lucinda
11
Female Single Illinois F F

7

7
Siemons Henry
9
Male Single Illinois F F

7

7
Siemons Fred
7
Male Single Illinois F F

7

7
Siemons Albert
5
Male Single Illinois F F

7

7
Siemons George
3
Male Single Illinois F F

7

7
Siemons Edward
0
Male Single Sioux F F

7

7
Saunders Allen
23
Male Single Teacher State N N x x

8

8
Muller Henry
35
Male Married Farmer Germany F F x x

8

8
Muller Mary
33
Female Married Keeping House Ohio F F

9

9
Billings Martin Z.
57
Male Married Farmer New York State N N x

9

9
Billings Naoma
40
Female Married Keeping House New York State N N

9

9
Billings Willie G.
17
Male Single Delaware N N

9

9
Billings Eugene
11
Male Single Delaware N N

10

10
Buffington Samuel
48
Male Married Farmer Virginia N N x

10

10
Buffington Mary
44
Female Married Keeping House Jefferson N N

10

10
Buffington Andrew
19
Male Single Marion N N x

10

10
Buffington Samuel
11
Male Single Marion N N

10

10
Buffington Siemon
9
Male Single Marion N N

10

10
Buffington Ida
6
Female Single Marion N N x

10

10
Buffington Nettie
2
Female Single Crawford N N x

10

10
Buffington Etta
0
Female Single Sioux N N x

Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Snow, January 2008

1885 Iowa State Census, Sioux County, Center Township pg 3

Dwelling numbered in order of visitation Families numbered in order of visitation Last Name First Name Age Gender Marital Status Occupation If Born in Iowa, what county If born in US, what state If born abroad, what country Father-Native or Foreign Mother-Native or 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

10

10
Buffington Rachel
23
Female Single Marion N N

10

11
Van Dallen John
25
Male Married Farmer Holland F F x x

10

11
Van Dallen Nancy
21
Female Married Keeping House Marion N N

10

11
Van Dallen Henry
2
Male Single Marion F N

11

12
Weyenburg Henry
27
Male Married Farmer Holland F F x x

11

12
Weyenburg Rena
25
Female Married Keeping House Michigan F F

11

12
Weyenburg Fairns
2
Female Single Sioux F N

11

12
Weyenburg Garrett
0
Male Single Sioux F N

11

12
Hillson William
19
Male Single Laborer Holland F F x

12

13
Chenerye John
50
Male Married Farmer England F F x

12

13
Chenery Martha
46
Female Married Keeping House Pennsylvania F N

Chenery Danel A.
15
Male Single Black Hawk F N

Chenery Mary
12
Female Single Black Hawk F N

Chenery Ester S.
10
Female Single Black Hawk F N

Chenery Nancy E.
8
Female Single Black Hawk F N

Chenrey Minerva J.
6
Female Single Black Hawk F N

Chenrey Elizabeth E.
3
Female Single Black Hawk F N

13

14
McCullough Kenneth
36
Male Married Farmer Scotland F F x

13

14
McCullough Emma J.
32
Female Married Keeping House Canada F F

13

14
McCullough Thomas
4
Male Single Scotland F F x

14

15
Nieland Henry
27
Male Married Farmer Clinton F F x x

Nieland Cielia
26
Female Married Keeping House Germany F F

Nieland George
5
Male Single Benton N F

Nieland Hannah
3
Female Single Carrol N F

Nieland Robert
0
Male Single Sioux N F

Anderson Charles G.
27
Male Single Sweden F F x x

15

16
Daffer William
27
Male Married Farmer Poweshiek N N x x

Daffer Jessie
24
Female Married Keeping House Benton N N

Daffer James S.
1
Male Single Sioux N N

16

17
Frerichs George
21
Male Married Farmer Illinois F F x x

Frerichs Martha
25
Female Married Keeping House Illinois F F

Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Snow, January 2008

1885 Iowa State Census, Sioux County, Center Township pg4

Dwelling numbered in order of visitation Families numbered in order of visitation Last Name First Name Age Gender Marital Status Occupation If Born in Iowa, what county If born in US, what state If born abroad, what country Father-Native or Foreign Mother-Native or 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

16

17
Frerichs Gertrude
2
Female Single Plymouth N N

Zemmerman Kate
67
Female Widowed Retired Germany F F

17

18
Swift Lovell
25
Male Married Farms Illinois N N x x

Swift Mamie
20
Female Married Keeping House Illinois N N

Swift Anson
23
Male Single Farms Illinois N N x x

18

19
Webert Fredrick
25
Male Married Farms Germany F F x x

18

19
Webert Caroline
29
Female Married Keeping House Pennsylvania F F

18

19
Webert Nettie
5
Female Single Benton F N

18

19
Webert Charles
3
Male Single Benton F N

Webert Frederick
1
Male Single Benton F N

19

20
Smith James F.
21
Male Single Wales F F x x

Smith Mary
23
Female Single House Keeper New York F F

Baller Charles
21
Male Single Laborer Illinois F F x x

20

21
Vander Lower Stephen
29
Male Married Farms Holland F F x x

Vander Lower Alice
24
Female Married Keeping House Holland F F

Vander Lower Susan
6
Female Single Illinois F F

Vander Lower Aaron
3
Male Single Illinois F F

Vander Lower Jacob
0
Male Single Illinois F F

21

22
Hinzenga Garrett
36
Male Married Farms Holland F F x x

Hinzenga Kate
36
Female Married Keeping House Holland F F

Hinzenga Claus
11
Male Single Illinois F F

Hinzenga Stephen
10
Male Single Illinois F F

22

23
Parks Samuel
53
Male Married Farms Illinois N N x

Parks Rachel
50
Female Married Keeping House Illinois N N

Parks Charles W.
24
Male Single Farms Illinois N N x x

Parks Sidney F.
22
Male Single Farms Illinois N N x x

Parks Robert M.
18
Male Single Illinois N N x

Frank Lizzie
17
Female Single New York F F

23

24
McQuirk Thomas
25
Male Married Farms New York F F x x

McQuirk Catharine
37
Married Keeping House Clayton F F

McQuirk Mary
12
Female Single Delaware N N

Transcribed and Submitted by Marla Snow, January 2008