Transcribed 28 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 20

 

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

 

 

Clyde

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Jiney

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Ruby

 

 

 

 

1

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

125

126

Wood Matthew H

 

 

 

 

51

M

 

M

Boot & Shoe Manuf

 

 

Eng.

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

Sisson

 

 

 

 

44

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

John H.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

Shoemaker

 

Ohio

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Charles E.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

Sarah H.

 

 

 

 

16

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

George A.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

F

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

126

127

Hamilton Samuel

 

15

 

 

53

M

 

M

Furniture Dealer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

John O.

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

S

Barber Shop

Ringold

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Byron F.

 

 

 

 

23

M

 

S

Barber Shop

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Fredrick P.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

127

128

Murdock Catharine

 

 

 

 

48

F

 

W

Keeping House

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Mary E.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Joseph

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

News Depot

 

Ill.

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Ethel A.

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

128

129

Lutz Charles

 

 

 

 

55

M

 

M

Brick Layer

 

Penn.

 

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

51

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

John B.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Robert W.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Farmer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Harry G.

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Nancy K.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

129

130

Crouse Stephen

 

 

 

 

48

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

|

 

 

27

 

 

Maria A.

 

 

 

 

43

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Effie G.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

130

131

Penniwell Solomon F.

 

 

 

 

36

M

 

M

Carpenter

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Amanda K.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Charles W.

 

 

 

 

10

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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