Transcribed 29 April 2005 by Stacey McDowell Dietiker

This transcription is meant to be a guide only. It is the transcriber's interpretation. Always refer to the original document (or microfilm) for your own interpretation.  NO CHANGES will be made to this transcription.  It has been transcribed to the best of the transcriber’s ability exactly as it is on the census record.  A transcription is an exact copy of the original record.  Therefore spellings of names and ages, etc. will not be changed.

1885 Iowa State Census

Leon Page 10

 

L#

D#

F#

NAME

Twp

Rng

Sec

Descrip

Age

Bday

1884

Sex

C

Marital

Occupation

Place of

Birth

County If

Iowa

Place of

Birth

Other

State

Place of

Birth

Other

Country

Father

Foreign

Or Native

Mother

Foreign

Or Native

Subject

To

Military

Duty

Entitled

To Vote

Alien

Taken

First

Papers

Alien

Not

Taken

First

Papers

Cannot

Read/

Write

Over

10

Can

Read

Not

Write

Over 10

Deaf

Dumb

Blind

Insane

Idiotic

1

60

60

Stockton John C

 

 

 

 

38

M

 

M

Printer

Des Moines

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Elsie A.

 

 

 

 

32

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Stella

 

 

 

 

9

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Lacon D.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

61

61

Alexander William A.

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

M

Drug Store

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Ida M.

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

62

62

Lorey Norris

 

 

 

 

55

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Hannah A.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

63

63

Lindsey Hiram A.

 

5

 

 

31

M

 

M

Painter

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Metta?

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Lovie C.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Laura

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Josiphene

 

 

 

 

0

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

64

64

Freedman Louis

 

 

 

Heaston’s Add.

36

M

 

M

Dry Goods Mer.

 

 

Other Countries (Russia crossed out)

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.Y.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Alfred

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Annie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

 

Mich.

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Rosa

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

David

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

S

Dry Goods Mer.

 

 

Other Countries

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

65

65

Bell John

 

 

 

 

45

M

 

M

Wagon Maker

 

Maryland

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Susan

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Rufy Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

S

 

 

 

Other Countries

(Switzerland

crossed out)

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

66

66

Avery Frank N.

 

1

 

 

58

M

 

M

Undertaker

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Martha E.

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Daniel F.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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