Transcribed 29 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 23

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

143

145

Mitchell Samuel C.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Insurance Agt.

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

Nancy E.

 

 

 

 

36

F

 

M

Keeping House

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

Carson

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

 

Hugh

 

 

 

 

1

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

144

146

Sanger Adin W.

 

12

 

 

34

M

 

M

Teamster

 

Ind.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

Lillie

 

 

 

 

30

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Ill.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

Grant Harry

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

145

147

Harris John A.

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

M

Tomb Stone Manuf

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

Elizabeth S.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

 

 

Lou

 

 

 

 

6

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

 

Clay J.

 

 

 

 

4

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

146

148

Parrish Robert L.

 

 

 

 

33

M

 

M

Attorney

 

N.Y.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

13

 

 

Hymena V.

 

 

 

 

26

F

 

M

Keeping H

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14

 

 

Carl C.

 

 

 

 

7

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

 

 

Robert L.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16

147

149

Bashaw James R.

 

 

 

 

44

M

 

M

Jewelry Store

 

Virginia

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

17

 

 

Sarah T.

 

 

 

 

50

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

18

 

 

Clella

 

 

 

 

11

F

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19

148

150

Daugherty Edwin A.

 

 

 

 

34

M

 

M

Stock Dealer

 

Penn.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

 

Mary J.

 

 

 

 

25

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Penn.

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

21

 

 

John A.

 

 

 

 

8

M

 

 

 

Wappelo

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

22

 

 

William A.

 

 

 

 

5

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23

 

 

Nellie D.

 

 

 

 

3

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24

 

 

Ralph

 

 

 

 

0

M

 

 

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

25

149

151

Siltz Frank

 

 

 

 

54

M

 

M

R.R. Sec Foreman

 

 

Other Countries (Austria crossed out)

F

F

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

Sabina

 

 

 

 

59

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

 

Germany

F

F

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

27

150

152

Gibson Garrett

 

 

 

 

58

M

 

M

Laborer

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

|

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

Elizabeth

 

 

 

 

56

F

 

M

Keeping H

 

Indiana

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

 

Ulysus

 

 

 

 

20

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

|

 

 

 

 

 

 

30

 

 

Charles S.

 

 

 

 

17

M

 

S

 

Decatur

 

 

N

N

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

31

151

153

Gibson William C.

 

 

 

 

28

M

 

M

R.R. Sec. Foreman

 

Mo.

 

N

N

|

|

 

 

 

 

 

32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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