Transcribed 21 April 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 2

 

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

1

 

 

Emily

 

 

 

 

40?

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Victoria

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Thomas

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

9

9

Somes Elmore

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Ills

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Jennie

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Mich.

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Pearly

 

 

 

 

2

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

10

10

Walker Elmira

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Washing

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Eliner

 

 

 

 

24

F

 

M

Washing

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

John

 

 

 

 

22

M

 

S

Laborer

Scott

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

George

 

 

 

 

18

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Chauncy

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Eva

 

 

 

 

12

F

 

S

 

 

Ill

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Emma

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

11

11

Tharp Charles

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

M

Teamster

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

Linn

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

William H

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

12

12

True Maria E.

 

 

 

 

64

F

 

M

 

 

Miss

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Maria G.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Robert W.?

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

S

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Charles S.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Boyer Nancy J

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

M

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

13

13

Taylor Wesley

 

 

 

 

28

M

C

M

Porter Hotel

 

Mo

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mollie

 

 

 

 

19

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Cohrane Julia

 

 

 

 

28

F

C

S

Servant

 

Mo

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

14

14

Zimmerman Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

W

Washing

 

Md

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Lena

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

S

Servant

 

Md

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Coffman Bessie

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

15

15

Beck  Charles W.

 

 

 

 

58

M

 

M

Co Recorder

 

Penn

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

40

F

 

M

Boarding House

 

Virginia

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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