Transcribed 21 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 18

 

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

 

 

Hamilton Lafayette

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Bass Lucy

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

S

Servant

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

111

112

Johnson Thomas

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Laborer

 

 

Eng.

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Eng.

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

112

113

McBee George

 

 

 

 

45

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Tenn.

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

6

 

 

Cynthia

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mo

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Phlinnary

 

 

 

 

21

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Sharpy

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Sarah

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

113

114

Ernest Elbert

 

 

 

 

51

M

 

M

 

 

S.C.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Emma J.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Ettie E.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

114

115

Howard Orange

 

 

 

 

75

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

N.H.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Loranda

 

 

 

 

65

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Vermont

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Moore Nancy

 

 

 

 

85

F

 

W

 

 

N.H.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

115

116

Osborn George E.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

M

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Addie M.

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Gracie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Bertha

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

116

117

Henderson Aaron

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Stock Dealer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Viola M.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Charles F.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Walter T.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

117

118

Jimmerman George

 

 

 

 

46

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Sarah E.

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Rebecca K.

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

William S.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Francis M.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Jacob L.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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