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 22

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 Miles’ Add.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

Allen M.

 

 

 

 

27

M

 

S

Dept. Co. Treas.

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

136

138

Low Delilah

 

 

 

 

46

F

 

W

Keeping H

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Emma L.

 

 

 

 

20

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Eda V.

 

 

 

 

10

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

137

139

McCartney Chas. O.

 

 

 

 

25

M

 

M

Laborer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Sarah J.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

John F.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

138

140

Albaugh William H.

 

 

 

 

31

M

 

M

Attorney

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Mary L.

 

 

 

 

33

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Grace M.

 

 

 

 

8

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

James E.

 

 

 

 

6

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

 

Flora

 

 

 

 

3

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13

139

141

McClelland Josiah R.

 

 

 

 

61

M

 

M

Physician

 

Ky.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Amanda M.

 

 

 

 

54

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Tenn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Edgar B.

 

 

 

 

24

M

 

S

Grocer

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

16

 

 

Emma G?

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17

140

142

Lunbeck John B.?

 

 

 

 

69

M

 

M

Horticulturist

 

N.J.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Aurelia P.

 

 

 

 

61

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Virginia

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

 

 

Cora M.

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Clara A.

 

 

 

 

22

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

141

143

Mitten Uriah

 

 

 

 

59

M

 

M

Farmer

 

Ohio

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

Mary

 

 

 

 

55

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Canada

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Samantha

 

 

 

 

28

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ida

 

 

 

 

18

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

 

 

Lucy

 

 

 

 

15

F

 

S

 

 

Ind.

 

N

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26

142

144

Hamilton Joseph

 

 

 

 

53

M

 

M

D. G. Merchant

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

27

 

 

Lucy A.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

Ind.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Metta

 

 

 

 

21

F

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

John F.

 

 

 

 

19

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

George B.

 

 

 

 

14

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

 

 

Harvey D.

 

 

 

 

12

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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