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 19

 

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

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Olliser?

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Dusky H.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

118

119

Wise Jackson

 

 

 

 

69

M

 

M

Retired Farmer

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

6

 

 

Elivra C.

 

 

 

 

71

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

119

120

Varga Francis

 

 

 

 

67

M

 

M

Loan & Abstract Office

 

 

Other Countries (Hungary crossed out)

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

42

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Stephen

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Attorney

Decatur

 

 

F

F

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

23

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Rosa

 

 

 

 

19

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Esther

 

 

 

 

17

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Nellie

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

120

121

Gipson (Gibson written over top) Thomas J.

 

 

 

 

40

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Mahala

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Frederick A.

 

 

 

 

9

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Margarett J.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Walter

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

121

122

Thompson Archibald B.

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

Teamster

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Ida C.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Arminta

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Vanburen

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

122

123

Garrett James H

 

 

 

 

57

M

 

M

 

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Fannie

 

 

 

 

45

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

123

124

Soaper Louisa H.

 

12

 

 

51

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Ken.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

John W.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

124

125

Peek Hiram

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

Teamster

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Oscar

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Francis

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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