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 16

 

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

99

100

Anderson John W.

 

 

 

 

50

M

C

M

Barber Shop

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ellen

 

 

 

 

40

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Fred V.

 

 

 

 

11

M

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Jimmie

 

 

 

 

3

M

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

100

101

Art John W.

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Grocer

 

Ky.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lora E.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

James B.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

101

102

Bullock Noah P.

 

 

 

 

46

M

 

M

Attorney

 

Mich.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Martha R.

 

 

 

 

38

F

 

M

Keeping H.

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Maud

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Edward

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Martha

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Noah P.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

102

103

Barnes Thomas

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

M

Blacksmith

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Mattie J.

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Bertha A.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Edith

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Ringold

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

103

104

Cherry John

 

 

 

 

45

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Catharine

 

 

 

 

41

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

John L.

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Thomas N.

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Caroline A.

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Cary W.

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Martha L.

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Justus W.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Viola F.

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Harry

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

William H.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

104

105

Hamm Robert D.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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