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 21

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

 

 

Daisy M.

 

 

 

 

5

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Ethel M.

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Thomas E.

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Oscar D.

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

131

132

Goen Ellen

 

 

 

Jordan’s Add

49

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

James

 

 

 

 

16

M

 

 

 

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

George B.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

133

Glaze William A.

 

 

 

 

26

M

 

M

Prop. Bus Line

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Sarah A.

 

 

 

 

27

F

 

M

Keeping H

Madison

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Edna E.

 

 

 

 

4

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Benjamin S.

 

 

 

 

2

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

132

134

Detrick Andrew J.

 

 

 

 

56

M

 

M

Real Estate Agt

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Susan M.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Eliza

 

 

 

 

31

F

 

S

 

Boone

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Clara

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Elizabeth M.

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

133

135

Simmons Milton P.?

 

 

 

 

36

M

C

M

Laborer

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Mollie

 

 

 

 

25

F

C

M

Keeping H

 

Mo.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Edna

 

 

 

 

7

F

C

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

134

136

Ellis William W.

 

 

 

Miles’ Add.

71

M

 

M

Real Estate Agt

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

Jennie R.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

N.J.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

William F.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

S

R R Brakeman

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Lennie

 

 

 

 

14

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

135

137

Gamill John C.

 

13

 

 

42

M

 

M

Stock Dealer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Mary A.

 

 

 

 

37

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

James N.

 

 

 

 

15

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lottie

 

 

 

 

13

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Isabelle

 

 

 

 

7

F

 

 

 

 

Neb.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Frederick

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Rufy

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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