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 15

 

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 Lefler’s Add.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

93

93

Lindsey Milton

 

 

 

 

35

M

 

M

Teamster

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Lenora

 

 

 

 

29

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Bessie

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Effie

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

94

94

Slabtsell? Jasper

 

 

 

 

39

M

 

M

Butter & Egg Mer.

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lydia

 

 

 

 

34

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

95

95

Newlin Jesse B.

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Grocer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Rebecca A.

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Lista

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Jesse L.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

96

96

Orslan Nils N.

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

Boot & Shoe Manuf.

 

 

Norway

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Caroline

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Norway

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Hoag John M.

 

 

 

 

30

M

 

M

Minister

 

Mo.

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Ella

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

 

 

Wis.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

97

97

Layton James P.

 

 

 

 

51

M

 

M

Sewing Machine Agt.

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Fletcher

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Clerk D. G.

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

James R.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

John B.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Frederick C.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

98

98

Read Mary H.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

W

Teacher

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Charles E.

 

 

 

 

11

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Nannie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

99

Thompson Rebecca

 

 

 

 

63

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

W

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Addie

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Eva E.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Lottie M.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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