Transcribed 19 June 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 12

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Block Heaston’s Add.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Charles E.

 

 

 

 

13

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

James W.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Margarett E.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

73

73

Taylor Rubin

 

 

 

 

33

M

C

M

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

34

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

William

 

 

 

 

15

M

C

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

18

M

C

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Charles

 

 

 

 

11

M

C

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

8

M

C

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

74

74

Johnson George

 

 

 

 

55

M

C

S

Laborer

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Vennable James

 

 

 

 

36

M

C

W

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Samuel

 

 

 

 

18

M

C

 

 

 

Texas

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

75

75

Beavers Isaac N.

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Retired D. G. Mer.

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Nancy E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping House

Wappelo

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Novia S.

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Nora M.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Vivie M.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Elma O.

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

76

76

Boydston Alonzo H.

 

 

 

 

35

M

 

M

Editor

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

35

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Leo M.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Powshiek

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Eva A.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Mahaska

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Edith M.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Powshiek

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Walter R.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Powshiek

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

77

77

Penniwell Samuel C.

 

 

 

 

37

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Hila A.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping H

Vanburen

 

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Harry S.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Sarah C.

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Fishburn Sarah C.

 

 

 

 

68

F

 

W

 

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Guy L.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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